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Islamic State sets oil wells on fire, urges militants evacuate villages in Hawija
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
The Benghazi Attack Is Finally Being Properly Prosecuted	2 19:42 Skidmark [11128]
Iraqi military preparing to take control of Kurdish borders	2 21:32 newc [11133]
Turkish military kills three PKK militants in northern Iraq near border	0 [11126]
IDF captures West Bank cell attempting to plant roadside bomb	0 [11126]
Fresh Saudi airstrikes leave over dozen civilians dead in Yemen	2 12:40 Frank G [11129]
Syrian army captures key supply route in Deir Az Zor	0 [11129]
Iraq imposes flight ban on Kurdish region after poll	0 [11129]
Four IS militants killed in army airstrikes in northeastern Diyala	0 [11130]
Islamic State sets oil wells on fire, urges militants evacuate villages in Hawija	0 [11136]
Eight Islamic State suicide attackers killed west of Ramadi	0 [11129]
200 IS members killed on first day of Hawija offensive’s second phase	0 [11125]
Three injured in explosion near Ring Road in Peshawar	0 [11130]
6 killed as suicide bomber blows up near Shia mosque in Kabul	0 [11125]
Soldier among 3 killed in Indian shelling across LoC: ISPR	0 [11125]
Pakistan to Give U.S. List of Terrorists Next Month	2 11:23 Pappy [11126]
US hits ISIS in Libya a second time in less than a week	0 [11126]
Page 2: WoT Background
Hamas approves prisoner swap deal proposed by Egypt	0 [11128]
Israel observes Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year	0 [11125]
Swiss Parliament Votes to Ban Foreign-Funded Mosques and Arabic Preaching	10 23:15 Zenobia Floger6220 [11132]
Syria to consider granting Kurds greater autonomy	2 12:47 magpie [11123]
PM Abadi congratulates Iraqi troops on liberating region from IS in Kirkuk	0 [11126]
Former minister Gazeen Marri detained in Quetta jail under MPO	0 [11130]
NA body protests 'IB list' of lawmakers allegedly in touch with banned outfits	0 [11130]
FIA seeks capital punishment in Benazir case, says ATC passed verdict 'in a hurry'	0 [11128]
NAB team visits Jati Umra to serve Sharif children's arrest warrants, returns unsuccessful	0 [11127]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Crowley Provides Update on Relief Effort in Puerto Rico	0 [11124]
Packers quarterback: Protests are about unity in the face of Trump's divisiveness	12 22:50 Sgt.D.T. [11132]
Protest and pay! NBA sends memo to all 30 teams warning players they MUST stand for national anthem or face discipline - but says they may give a pregame 'message of unity' if they wish	4 13:39 746 [11125]
Europe wary but muted ahead of Catalonia's independence vote	1 12:22 rjschwarz [11129]
Turkey: warrants issued for 117 officers over failed coup	2 18:06 SteveS [11127]
US military chief Dunford: China is main threat to security	1 05:57 Procopius2k [11134]
Lockheed Martin hails 'hypersonic revolution' amid claims it has begun secret tests of Mach 6 SR-72 update to Blackbird spy plane	5 20:21 Anomalous Sources [11129]
Moscow says ready to cooperate with Pyongyang to resolve missile crisis	2 12:12 PBMcL [11128]
Dissident FARC leader killed in Colombian air force operation	0 [11129]
NAB files reference over recruitment of hundreds of 'fake' teachers in Balochistan	0 [11129]
SHC stays proceedings in Jamshoro 'blasphemy' case	0 [11126]
The Trumps got invited to the Dr. Seuss museum after Melania's book drama	4 23:59 Zenobia Floger6220 [11134]
TN Titans’ Delanie Walker Tells Fans to Stay Home	11 18:01 SteveS [11127]
Saudi man arrested for threatening to attack and 'burn' women drivers	1 02:48 Victor Emmanuel Ebbaise1246 [11131]
Officers used excessive force after I punched my lawyer in face, killer claims	1 02:29 Victor Emmanuel Ebbaise1246 [11129]
Nicholas Kristof Repeats North Korean Propaganda on Social Media	4 12:54 magpie [11126]
Black, Fat And Muslim: Detroit Model Doesn’t Mind Making People Uncomfortable	7 14:44 M. Murcek [11129]
‘We stand for the Pledge,’ teacher tells 6-year-old who took a knee in class	5 15:16 Silentbrick [11127]
U.S. cuts embassy staff in Cuba, warns citizens not to visit	9 21:45 Regular joe [11128]
A single genetic glitch may explain how Zika became so dangerous	6 04:04 g(r)omgoru [11128]
Chinese scientists edit human embryo	6 19:35 newc [11130]
Page 4: Opinion
President Trump questioning having family as staff	4 08:55 g(r)omgoru [11131]
End the NFL	11 22:00 Hupeting Sforza8196 [11128]
Jackie Mason is the Voice of Reason (Video)	1 20:49 newc [11132]
Blacks, Crime, and the Bended Knee	3 14:59 Clem [11129]
Westboro Baptist Cult Nutters Join NFL #TakeAKnee Protest Nutters	6 15:01 Pappy [11125]
This Week in Guns, September 30th, 2017	0 [11123]
Khawaja Asif’s correct stand	0 [11127]
Page 6: Politix
Distrust of Senate grows within GOP - Tax Bill in Question	3 15:04 Pappy [11131]
'Something close to genocide': San Juan mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz begs for more relief	13 19:57 Frank G [11130]
Big Brother's Cashless Scheme	6 17:35 Clem [11128]
Liberal Oppo Group Behind False Claim That Jared Kushner Registered To Vote As A Woman	3 08:07 Frank G [11130]
Cambridge says it ‘did not authorize’ rejection of Melania Trump’s book donation	5 17:56 Frank G [11130]
Julian Assange Says He Will Provide Evidence Russia Narrative Is False in Exchange for Pardon	3 20:00 newc [11132]
Trump's tax plan is ALREADY in trouble with his own party	7 20:27 newc [11130]

    
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Sat 2017-09-30
Islamic State sets oil wells on fire, urges militants evacuate villages in Hawija

Fri 2017-09-29
Lebanon Military Tribunal sentences Takfiri preacher to death

Thu 2017-09-28
Al-Qaeda leadership, dozens of jihadists wiped out by Russian missile strike in Idlib

Wed 2017-09-27
Palestinians admitted Interpol membership

Tue 2017-09-26
US drone targets ISIS vehicle in Nangarhar leaving 5 dead

Mon 2017-09-25
Tennessee Church Shooter Suspect Identified As 25-Year-Old From Sudan

Sun 2017-09-24
Saudi FM: We demand Qatar abide by Riyadh agreement promises

Sat 2017-09-23
ISIS virtually annihilated in Raqqa city as Kurdish forces begin final push

Fri 2017-09-22
8 members of Pak-based Lashkar-e-Taiba killed in Helmand airstrikes

Thu 2017-09-21
Syrian Army kills Al-Qaeda emir of Aleppo in northern Hama

Wed 2017-09-20
RAF Drone Stops Islamic State Public Execution

Tue 2017-09-19
Al-Qaeda battles it out with ISIS across Idlib province

Mon 2017-09-18
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Sun 2017-09-17
Egypt court upholds ex-president Morsi's life sentence

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Lebanon arrests 19 people suspected of belonging to ISIS

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