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Iran seizes another oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz as Gulf crisis erupts
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Iran seizes another oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz as Gulf crisis erupts	5 14:16 Dron66046 [11132]
SAS hero with shotgun 'kills five ISIS fighters including two wearing suicide vests in just seven seconds during raid on jihadi bomb factory in Iraq'	16 16:41 The peanut gallery [11130]
19 Suspected Wanted Terrorists Arrested During The Night In The West Bank, Another Near Nablus	0 [11130]
Hamas stopped an infiltration into Israel - Gaza report	0 [11130]
Car bomb kills 10 in Syrian town near Turkish border	0 [11128]
Pakistan is ready to take any step for the safety and security of the Kingdom	6 08:34 Chereting Pelosi1889 [11129]
Egypt forces kill group of terrorists in North Sinai, four policemen wounded: Ministry	0 [11132]
Airstrikes target Taliban militants in 4 provinces	6 13:52 trailing wife [11128]
Special Forces kill 20 Taliban militants, destroy weapons cache in Farah	0 [11136]
Foreign trainer among 19 killed, wounded as airstrike targets terrorists training camp in Faryab	1 10:39 Dron66046 [11133]
Special Forces destroy one of the biggest bomb-making factories of Taliban in Ghazni	0 [11131]
More than 100 militants killed, wounded in deadly assaults of the Afghan, U.S. forces in Paktika	0 [11132]
Damaged Power Lines Cause Severe Electricity Cut in 11 Provinces	0 [11128]
Airstrike kills Taliban’s shadow governor for Samangan and his comrades	0 [11131]
10 Dead, Scores Wounded In Al-Shabab Attacks In Somalia	0 [11130]
Libya's Presidential Council condemns mass killings in Tarhouna	0 [11127]
Iraqi army destroys Islamic State arms depot in Diyala	0 [11135]
Iraqi police arrest four Islamic State jihadists in Mosul	0 [11133]
Page 2: WoT Background
Merkel Caused ‘Massive Security Risk' With 300,000 Unidentified Migrants	8 17:08 Bright Pebbles [11134]
Donald Trump authorizes Strategic Petroleum Reserve to release oil	8 16:56 trailing wife [11131]
Saudi races to restore oil supply after strike blamed on Iran	11 22:48 Zhang Fei [11128]
Hamza bin Laden killed in U.S. raid in the Afghanistan/Pakistan region: White House	5 19:39 SteveS [11132]
In depth report: Saudi oil facility attacks may have come from Iraq	3 12:49 NoMoreBS [11130]
SPLM-N Agar forms peace negotiating team, says ready to coordinate with al-Hilu group	0 [11130]
Expelled aid groups can return to Sudan: official	1 08:40 Chereting Pelosi1889 [11133]
Sudan interim constitution will only be amended after peace signed with all rebels	0 [11136]
Libya's Presidential Council welcomes UNSMIL's mandate extension	0 [11130]
Russian mercenaries are helping Haftar in eastern Libya	0 [11127]
Imran Khan doesn’t rule out potential Pakistan-India war going nuclear	3 10:55 Clyde Dribble8052 [11131]
Russian forces allegedly amassing in southern Idlib for new offensive	2 17:08 trailing wife [11132]
What happened in Syria was planned by terrorist organizations: Egypt’s Sisi	0 [11127]
Thousands of displaced Syrians return home in Hama, Idlib after Syrian Army operation	0 [11126]
Russian Su-35 arrives in Turkey amid potential purchase	2 11:08 USN, Ret. [11126]
Powerful pro-gov’t force vows to capture SDF-held areas in Deir Ezzor	0 [11136]
OIC foreign ministers reject Netanyahu annexation pledge	0 [11128]
Syrian president issues new amnesty, reduces sentences	0 [11128]
Kurdish-led SDF operating as part of US, Israeli ‘schemes’: Syrian gov't to UN	0 [11130]
IDP camps in Sulaimani closed as families return home	0 [11126]
Iraq denies attack on Saudi Aramco facility originated from its territory	2 04:56 3dc [11127]
Saudi-Iran Careen Toward Potential Conflict, U.S. Blames Iran For Attack	0 [11128]
Amnesty International calls for removal of communications blackout in occupied Kashmir	4 13:32 chris [11128]
Turkey says delivery of second S-400 battery complete	0 [11130]
Palestinians fail in bid to join yet another U.N. agency	2 07:44 M. Murcek [11127]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Hand-drawn swastika found in Department of Homeland Security HQ	8 18:38 Omolulet White7049 [11130]
Minnesota synagogue fire doesn't appear to be a hate crime	5 13:43 Dron66046 [11132]
John Bolton returns to PACs and endorses 5 incumbents	0 [11126]
Tear gas, Molotovs and brawls mark 99th day of Hong Kong protests	0 [11131]
Still reeling from Dorian, Bahamas hit by tropical storm	1 08:35 M. Murcek [11127]
Ex-football player accused of pulling a ‘Jussie Smollett’ in Georgia	14 16:22 Bobby [11125]
Long Island judge pleads guilty to raiding neighbor’s dirty panties	13 17:08 Clyde Dribble8052 [11129]
Page 4: Opinion
MEET THE QUDS 1	1 16:35 Abu Uluque [11131]
Our democracy is being overthrown by the EU's Hideous Strength	5 12:24 Skidmark [11130]
A clear and blatant Act of War!	18 22:21 Zhang Fei [11132]
S-400 purchase could severely limit Turkey’s future airpower	4 14:35 magpie [11128]
Chicagoans aren’t born cynics. We’ve just had it beaten into us from birth with stories like this one	4 03:14 M. Murcek [11130]
Page 6: Politix
Election committee blocks left-wing plan to bus Arab voters	6 18:50 trailing wife [11129]
Beto The Furry Is Less Amusing When He Calls For Violence Against American Citizens	11 14:49 Varmint Splat1454 [11129]
Latest Kavanaugh Accuser Was Hillary's Lawyer in Clinton Impeachment	30 22:08 Mullah Richard [11130]
US Senator calls on Trump to bomb Iran to ‘break the regime’s back’	23 21:43 Lex [11129]
Jackson Lee: We’re Investigating to ‘Educate the Public,’ and Find Facts	18 21:57 ruprecht [11130]

    
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6	Govt of Iran
6	Taliban
4	Sublime Porte
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4	Govt of Syria
4	Arab Spring
3	Govt of Iran Proxies
2	Govt of Sudan
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1	al-Qaeda
1	al-Shabaab (AQ)
1	Commies
1	Govt of Iraq
1	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
1	Govt of Pakistan
1	Hamas
1	Houthis
1	Moslem Colonists
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Two weeks of WOT

Mon 2019-09-16
Iran seizes another oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz as Gulf crisis erupts

Sun 2019-09-15
Turkey orders arrest of 223 military personnel over suspected Gulen links: State media

Sat 2019-09-14
Parliament to discuss removal of U.S. forces from Iraq in new session

Fri 2019-09-13
Over 2,000 militants fled to Turkey from Idlib: Al-Watan

Thu 2019-09-12
Illegal Alien Sentenced to Six Years for Having Enough Fentanyl to Kill Half a Million Americans

Wed 2019-09-11
18 Years Ago...

Tue 2019-09-10
Bolton FIRED!

Mon 2019-09-09
Inner Harbor buildings evacuated in downtown Baltimore after vehicle found with 1,000 gallons of gasoline

Sun 2019-09-08
Pakistan denies Indian president's request to use its airspace for overflight

Sat 2019-09-07
Taliban loses deputy intelligence chief, dozens of militants in Farah city clash

Fri 2019-09-06
Comrade Robert ''Bob'' Mugabe Finally Croaks at 95

Thu 2019-09-05
Arrested Terrorist Admits Being Pak National, Says Many Waiting At Launching Pads

Wed 2019-09-04
Libya's Coast Guard rescues over 100 migrants off the coast of Sabratha

Tue 2019-09-03
Saudi-led airstrikes on Yemen rebel-run prison kill over 100

Mon 2019-09-02
Haftar's forces strike Murzuq in southern Libya

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