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Syria Shoots Down Russian Jet, Moscow Threatens Retaliation ‐ Against Israel
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Page 1: WoT Operations
Syria Shoots Down Russian Jet, Moscow Threatens Retaliation ‐ Against Israel	12 22:04 Fred [1791]
Top Ain el-Hilweh Extremist in Army's Custody	0 [1750]
Libya Rivals Clash South of Capital, Causing Blackouts	0 [1753]
Palestinians say 2 killed in fresh Gaza border clash	0 [1742]
Palestinian attempts Yom Kippur stabbing in Jerusalem, is killed — police	0 [1748]
47 militants killed, wounded in separate operations of the Afghan, U.S. forces	0 [1740]
26 ISIS militants arrested in Kabul city for planning attacks during Ashura Day	0 [1754]
Pakistani national among 7 arrested on charges of arms smuggle Monday	0 [1748]
Foreign forces storm ISIS hideouts in Kunar province	0 [1738]
Taliban launch deadly attacks on security posts in Farah province Monday	0 [1758]
All eyes on Hodeidah as Saudi-backed forces prepare to storm strategic port	0 [1738]
Saudi Coalition warship kills 18 fishermen off Yemeni coast	1 20:49 chris [1769]
Syrian Army fully reverses ISIL’s gains in east Homs	0 [1748]
Suweida: Syrian Army foils major ISIS attack in southern Syria	0 [1754]
Idlib peacening continues: Turkey ups fighters, Russia not mad about shootdown, jihadi groups refuse to leave	0 [1759]
Kirkuk combat chronicle: 5 cops kaboomed on bus, 6 turbans airstruck, bus kaboom gets 16 cops	0 [1743]
Salahuddin province proceedings: 3 tribals kaboomed, 3 turbans permanently unwound	0 [1742]
Aerial bombardment destroys 3 Islamic State armored vehicles, tunnel in Anbar	0 [1740]
Four people wounded in mortar missile in Diyala: Source	0 [1743]
Mosul clearance continues: 4 turbans tied up, 6 innocents kaboomed	0 [1746]
Three people injured in bus explosion, north of Baghdad	0 [1743]
Page 2: WoT Background
President says he's considering a permanent American base in Poland after NATO ally offers to put $2 billion toward it	12 21:46 trailing wife [1761]
Egypt's Shoukry discusses latest developments in Palestine with Fatah's El-Ahmed	0 [1742]
Top German spy ousted after clash with Merkel over anti-migrant riots	7 11:07 Bugs Stalin6286 [1743]
Putin absolves Israel in downing of spy plane, but warns PM: Don’t let it recur	0 [1743]
Noor warns of unprecedented uprising over the arrest of Herat protesters	0 [1740]
US aircraft carrier Truman crosses Atlantic after threats to Syria – monitor	0 [1735]
Hundreds of Syrians return home from Lebanon	0 [1737]
Algeria’s air force chief fired amid military shake-up	0 [1733]
Saudi cabinet calls for joint efforts to ‘counter Iranian terrorism’	0 [1737]
Khan al-Ahmar: The West Bank village facing demolition (opens to video)	0 [1748]
Sweden refuses to depοrt Ρalestinian who firebοmbed a synagοgue for fear he will be Ιsraeli target	5 11:29 DarthVader [1741]
Page 3: Non-WoT
China's second-in-command: We're facing 'greater difficulties' in keeping economy stable	2 14:14 Bright Pebbles [1749]
'Very Exciting!' President Trump Praises Kim Jong Un for Pledge to Denuclearize	4 21:28 mossomo [1771]
Feds Spend $1,009,762 Training ‘Social Justice' Math Teachers	4 21:31 mossomo [1775]
Why college students don't vote absentee? They don't know where to buy a postage stamp	3 21:24 mossomo [1765]
SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell: ‘We would launch a weapon to defend the U.S.’	4 08:16 Phusoper Poodle1937 [1740]
Japanese successfully shot down a missile with Aegis test readying ground based Aegis defense.	1 22:05 trailing wife [1761]
GOP candidate scores upset win in Texas state Senate runoff	2 16:07 Frank G [1746]
Afghanistan’s exports reach $56 million via established air corridors	0 [1745]
Pakistan-born Afghan refugees to be granted nationality	0 [1732]
Man arrested for ‘yanking' dog leash he used to control wife with dementia at fair: police	0 [1750]
1.7 million chickens drown in Hurricane Florence flooding	5 16:00 Zenobia Floger6220 [1740]
Page 4: Opinion
Is Germany Colluding With Islamic Terrorists?	2 14:36 Procopius2k [1743]
Pope Francis Likens Himself to Suffering Christ, Who Responded to Satan with Silence	3 23:33 Silentbrick [1771]
The Kavanaugh accusation: "In war, truth is the first casualty"	3 14:38 Procopius2k [1754]
Daniel Pipes: German and Austrian Media Outrage Me	1 11:34 g(r)omgoru [1751]
'Believe Women' Is Perilous Baloney	4 14:39 Procopius2k [1735]
We Need To Know If Intelligence Agencies Covered Up The 1996 Crash Of TWA 800	5 16:10 Thrick Ebbing5086 [1741]
Ex-Blackwater CEO's plan to end the war in Afghanistan (video)	1 03:05 newc [1734]
Stanford Doctors: It's Time To Ban All Semi-Automatic Firearms	23 22:01 trailing wife [1763]
Page 6: Politix
Grassley To Ford - Show Up At 10:00 AM On Monday Or STFU	3 16:08 3dc [1738]
The difference between semi-illiterate stripper and psychology professor	19 17:50 rjschwarz [1748]
Hillary Clinton: Trump will 'wholesale fire people' after midterm election	17 22:59 JohnQC [1768]
Now top federal official in charge of Florence response faces prosecution for having 'caravan' of government cars help him leave D.C. on Thursdays to spend weekends in North Carolina	5 21:47 KBK [1782]
City Hall deal for Obama Center in Jackson Park: 99 years for $10	4 14:28 Bright Pebbles [1747]
Is Dianne Feinstein the Most Corrupt Senator in the United States?	6 14:54 3dc [1744]
Brett Kavanaugh's Wife Hands Out Cupcakes to Reporters Besieging Her House	14 21:48 KBK [1760]
Democrats and Deep State howl from the swamp about declassification	10 23:27 Lone Ranger [1772]
'Impossible to Fire' State Dept. Bureaucrat Admits Working for Socialist Group on Gov't Time	4 14:54 Procopius2k [1740]
Hillary Clinton: FBI investigation into Kavanaugh could be done quickly	14 22:43 crazyhorse [1766]
Feinstein on Allegations Against Kavanaugh: ‘I Can't Say That Everything Is Truthful'	9 12:05 3dc [1741]
Lindsey Graham on Kavangh accuser's poly: 'Who Paid For It?'	20 22:10 Ebbavirt Clunk4147 [1771]
Former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe to publish book	6 15:49 magpie [1745]
Bob Woodward: Revealing My Sources ‘Might Get Somebody Killed'	7 15:02 Tom [1743]

    
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9	Islamic State
2	Commies
2	Govt of Syria
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1	Hamas
1	Houthis
1	Jamaat-e-Islami
1	Moslem Colonists
1	Taliban
1	al-Qaeda
1	Arab Spring
1	Fatah
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Two weeks of WOT

Wed 2018-09-19
Syria Shoots Down Russian Jet, Moscow Threatens Retaliation ‐ Against Israel

Tue 2018-09-18
Report: Syria mistakenly downs Russian plane as it attempts to repel alleged Israeli strike

Mon 2018-09-17
Boko Haram gang members sentenced to ten years for murder -- community outraged

Sun 2018-09-16
Ethiopian Air Force Conducts Airstrike Against Al-Shabaab In Somalia

Sat 2018-09-15
Man Drives Car into Crowd in Southern France, Wounding Two

Fri 2018-09-14
Sweida: Syrian Army advances 3.5km deep into ISIS-held territory

Thu 2018-09-13
Mosul clearance continues: turban cell tied up, 13 more died tired, 3 innocents kaboomed

Wed 2018-09-12
Nangarhar: Momand Dara district jacket wallah causes 160 casualties, Taliban say wasn’t them

Tue 2018-09-11
9/11/2018: On this day, we remember

Mon 2018-09-10
84 dead in fighting in Yemen's Hodeida after talks fail

Sun 2018-09-09
Battle for Idlib & Hama finally begins

Sat 2018-09-08
Syrian army advances in al-Safa, killing over 40 turbans, 1000+ trapped on volcano

Fri 2018-09-07
Houthis fire missiles toward two southern Saudi airports, hit one

Thu 2018-09-06
Two major Syrian Army divisions head toward Hama for upcoming offensive

Wed 2018-09-05
Al Qaeda trying to regain primacy as Islamic State loses ground: NATO

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