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Baghdadi's aide was key to his capture - Iraqi intelligence sources
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
President Trump releases photo of hero dog injured in Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi raid	6 22:49 746 [1783]
Baghdadi's aide was key to his capture - Iraqi intelligence sources	10 13:12 swksvolFF [1791]
Taliban Attack Thwarted in Faryab, Say Afghan Forces	0 [1753]
German embassy worker allegedly sold visas to Lebanese clan — report	2 08:49 Chereting Pelosi1889 [1754]
Special Forces kill, detain 4 Taliban militants; destroy caches of weapons in 3 provinces	0 [1762]
Turkish army says 1 killed in north Syria amid shaky truce	0 [1757]
Clashes between Turkish forces and Syrian army in north Syria: Syrian news agency	0 [1755]
Syrian Kurds say Islamic State spokesman killed in fresh raid	0 [1767]
Over 40 skulls found at altar in den of Mexico cartel suspects	8 14:06 SteveS [1748]
Director of the Ambulance Service Office of Tripoli International Airport killed in shelling	2 08:53 USN, Ret. [1762]
Libyan Army captures eight fighters from Haftar's forces in southern Tripoli	0 [1751]
Eight migrants found in refrigerated lorry in France	2 13:22 Shavising Fillmore8488 [1763]
Afghan Troops Clash With Pakistani Forces on Durand Line -- Source	0 [1759]
Page 2: WoT Background
ISIS Already Has a New Leader, But Baghdadi May Not Have Been Running ISIS Anyway	17 23:13 Nguard [1786]
Saddam Hussein’s former army officer Abdullah Qadarsh is new chief of Islamic State	2 18:46 Frank G [1776]
Australian police get shoot-to-kill power for car-ramming attacks	1 17:48 swksvolFF [1747]
US AFRICOM says it eliminated 25% of ISIS militants in Libya	0 [1747]
Libyan Navy refutes German NGO claims of threatening its vessel	0 [1743]
Germany's far-right AfD doubles vote in state poll	12 21:50 Fat Bob Javish1936 [1781]
Draft Saudi-brokered deal aims to end south Yemen power struggle	0 [1753]
Iraqi students join thousands in ongoing anti-gov't protests	0 [1742]
Lebanese protesters successfully form human chain across country	0 [1753]
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s remains will be ‘disposed of properly’	6 14:03 g(r)omgoru [1753]
Four Iraqi parliamentarians resign in anger at the government’s perceived failure to respond to mass protests	1 13:02 M. Murcek [1754]
JUI-F leader Mufti Kifayatullah taken into custody in Islamabad	0 [1740]
Khalilzad in Kabul to brief Afghan government on peace process	0 [1749]
Pakistan denies airspace request for Modi's visit to Saudi Arabia	1 17:10 SteveS [1750]
JUI-F's 'Azadi March' sets out for Islamabad from Karachi's Sohrab Goth area	0 [1746]
Russian ISIS women appeal to Putin to bring them home	9 10:32 charger [1765]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Mass Shooting at Texas A&M University homecoming, 16 shot, shooter ESCAPED	11 22:45 Texhooey [1774]
Newt Gingrich: I was wrong about China	11 15:56 M. Murcek [1747]
News from the District: Pres. Trump draws boos when introduced to crowd at World Series	5 20:04 Abu Uluque [1780]
FBI Love Triangle ‐ FBI Director McCabe Had Affair With Top FBI Lawyer Lisa Page, Who Also Had Affair With FBI Boss Strzok (Video)	20 19:39 USN, Ret. [1777]
More than 150 new leishmaniasis cases confirmed at Tawergha General Hospital	0 [1765]
Colombians vote in first local elections since 2016 peace deal	0 [1750]
Thousands rally in Barcelona calling for Spanish unity	0 [1742]
Millions without power as California wildfires rage	12 22:51 746 [1778]
Algeria registers 22 candidates for presidential vote	1 16:43 Skidmark [1752]
Bolivia president Morales says rivals preparing 'coup'	1 01:56 newc [1746]
Mozambique's president Nyusi wins second term, opposition rejects results	1 02:00 newc [1743]
Page 4: Opinion
Rahm Emanuel: Face It. Medicare For All Is A Pipe Dream	3 20:58 Skidmark [1778]
Small oil-and-gas companies get cold shoulder from large banks	2 16:11 Bright Pebbles [1769]
VDH: Our Bankrupt Nomenklatura	1 13:38 3dc [1749]
Overnight attack that killed Al-Baghdadi raises many questions	8 17:41 swksvolFF [1758]
The Untold History of Hillary Clinton's Vitriol for Tulsi Gabbard By David Helfrich, JD	5 22:56 JohnQC [1806]
Washington Post Writes Glowing Obituary About A Terrorist	2 04:19 Dron66046 [1766]
Page 6: Politix
Joe Biden: Cops Don't Pull Over White Girls	9 17:51 swksvolFF [1759]
Soetoro's Klingon Deputy Director: Trump Shouldn't Have Been Disrespectful About Killing Of Baghdadi	11 14:29 rjschwarz [1757]
Another Dem (Guam) Is Under Investigation for Alleged Relationship with Staffer	2 17:54 Shaken Apple Fritter3867 [1753]
Here's the price Mitt Romney is paying for standing against Trump	7 21:25 swksvolFF [1768]
Roger Stone Says You're ‘Naive' If You Think A Trump Senate Acquittal Is Automatic.	2 11:05 JohnQC [1760]
Rep. Katie Hill to resign amid allegations of inappropriate relationships with staffers	7 12:07 JohnQC [1755]
GOP Rep. Thornberry: Trump's ISIS Rhetoric ‘Uncomfortable to Hear'	16 15:37 Dron66046 [1751]
Trump says he kept details of ISIS operation from Pelosi to avoid leaks	18 22:04 3dc [1771]
Former Rep. John Conyers (D-Corrupt) , founding member of Congressional Black Caucus, dies at 90	4 22:26 JohnQC [1776]
Clapper: We Should Be Worried Because al-Baghdadi's Death Could 'Galvanize' ISIS	14 17:45 Bobby [1755]
Klobuchar says Trump's foreign policy still a "disaster" despite al-Baghdadi raid	4 12:20 JohnQC [1750]
Joe Biden Snubs Trump When Offering Congratulations for al-Baghdadi Raid	0 [1755]

    
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                        21:00 Skidmark

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                        20:39 Rob Crawford

                        20:04 Abu Uluque

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                        19:39 USN, Ret.

                        19:27 3dc

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2	Sublime Porte
2	Human Trafficking
2	Govt of Iraq
1	Hezbollah
1	Narcos
1	Commies

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Mon 2019-10-28
Baghdadi's aide was key to his capture - Iraqi intelligence sources

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Sat 2019-10-26
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Fri 2019-10-25
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Thu 2019-10-24
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Wed 2019-10-23
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Tue 2019-10-22
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Mon 2019-10-21
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Sun 2019-10-20
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Sat 2019-10-19
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Fri 2019-10-18
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Thu 2019-10-17
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Wed 2019-10-16
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Mon 2019-10-14
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