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Trump: Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s number one replacement has been terminated by American troops.
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Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Trump: Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s number one replacement has been terminated by American troops.	15 22:59 European Conservative [1821]
IDF arrests 19 Palestinian suspects in overnight West Bank raids	0 [1755]
IDF nabs Palestinians suspected of injuring officer in car stoning	0 [1756]
3 civilians injured in Indian shelling from across LoC	0 [1758]
Rohingya man arrested in Bangladesh after $5m drug haul	4 20:02 Bright Pebbles [1784]
Lebanese army arrests several protesters in Sidon as roadblocks continue	0 [1751]
Turkey detains 20 foreigners seen tied to ISIS	0 [1754]
Iraq declares a curfew in the capital	0 [1760]
US took two men prisoner during the raid on ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi	2 22:41 trailing wife [1776]
Iraqi minister of defense says a missile fell near Taji camp	0 [1759]
3 Afghan Women Killed In Pakistani Shelling	3 08:36 Skidmark [1763]
al-Baghdadi’s body was disposed of at sea by the US military	0 [1758]
Police: Taliban Pushed Back In Kunduz	0 [1754]
Yoot attempts to stab police in Jerusalem’s Old City	0 [1750]
Former far-right politician shoots 2 outside French mosque	0 [1760]
18 Taliban militants killed in Balkh and Faryab clashes	0 [1754]
Special Forces kill, detain 10 Taliban and ISIS militants in Kabul and 5 other provinces	0 [1755]
Airstrikes kill 31 Taliban and ISIS militants in 6 provinces	0 [1756]
33 Maoist militants, 181 supporters surrender in Caraga	0 [1756]
Page 2: WoT Background
Exit stage left for Lebanon's PM.	0 [1761]
Group Demands Docs Related to Qatar's Suspected Infiltration of U.S. Public Schools	2 11:28 jpal [1762]
Susan Rice Huffs: Trump Didn't Extend ‘Common Courtesy' of Telling Obama About Al-Baghdadi Mission	23 19:43 Procopius2k [1778]
Masked Iraqi security forces open fire on protesters, killing 18: report	0 [1760]
'No retreating now,' says Fazl as JUI-F's Azadi March enters Punjab	1 01:27 Lex [1757]
Iraqi cleric al-Sadr calls for early election	0 [1763]
al-Baghdadi’s underpants were obtained by an undercover source and DNA tested to prove his identity	11 18:05 bbrewer126 [1763]
Netanyahu says Iran seeking to fire missiles at Israel from Yemen	2 18:42 chris [1769]
Al-Bunyan Al-Marsous: Haftar's Tripoli offensive is no less dangerous than ISIS	0 [1758]
Ministry of Transport is to resume flights at #Tripoli’s Mitiga Airport	0 [1749]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Syrian soldiers and Turkish military clash for first time since offensive	4 18:43 chris [1754]
Lt. Col. Alex Vindman's opening statement to impeachment inquiry about Trump-Ukraine call	25 23:43 JohnQC [1775]
Sessions strongly considering bid for old Senate seat in Alabama	4 13:42 jpal [1763]
Destroyer USS John McCain Damaged in 2017 Collision with Merchant Ship Returns to Fleet	6 16:29 swksvolFF [1749]
Suleman Shahbaz declared proclaimed offender in money laundering case	0 [1758]
Chile's Pinera faces new protests after firing ministers	0 [1751]
European Union member states agree to postpone Brexit for up to three months until January 31	9 21:21 European Conservative [1777]
Christians, Muslims, Jews unite against assisted suicide	4 17:42 jpal [1749]
An earthquake of 6.7 magnitude struck 58 kilometers southwest of Davao in southern Philippines on Tuesday	0 [1753]
Iranian beauty queen Bahareh Zare Bahari, stranded in a Philippines airport for weeks after Iran issued arrest warrant says case against her is fake	2 19:47 jpal [1768]
Libyan Education Ministry cancels salaries of 152.000 employees	3 10:31 jpal [1745]
Doctor pleads guilty to sending 9,000 threatening texts to ex-Tinder date	3 14:05 jpal [1752]
Judge Reverses Self & Allows Nick Sandmann to Sue WaPo Scum	13 15:40 Lex [1758]
Page 4: Opinion
Is China Going Broke and Taking the World With It? Trade war and finance - China Uncensored	9 19:52 Bright Pebbles [1784]
Eight takeaways from the Baghdadi raid	1 17:54 swksvolFF [1767]
How America's justice system is beginning to crumble	7 18:53 chris [1773]
The Walls are Closing In ‐ but Not on Trump	1 06:30 Besoeker [1750]
Twenty Years Too Early, Ten Years Too Late and the Relic From Rome	5 20:46 Bright Pebbles [1777]
CNN Uncovers Evidence Hero Dog Sniffed Dozens Of Butts Back In College	4 20:32 Frank G [1760]
Chicago Mayor Learning that Eventually, You Run Out of Other People's Money	4 08:02 M. Murcek [1748]
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, rapist, led genocidal 'caliphate,' died in tunnel	4 15:34 jpal [1778]
Why the 'Woke' Corporations Back China	3 15:47 swksvolFF [1756]
Dem Position on Impeachment: 'I Killed my Parents, and Now I Ask for Mercy on the Grounds That I'm an Orphan'	5 13:11 Abu Uluque [1756]
Never Forget -- ISIS Terror Leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Was Held at US Prison Camp Bucca in 2009 Until Obama White House Agreed to Let Him Go	9 17:44 Deacon Blues [1757]
Washington Post Calls al-Baghdadi ''Austere Religious Scholar''	7 10:42 Angens Turkeyneck2026 [1749]
Page 6: Politix
Dan Crenshaw challenges entire premise of Ukraine impeachment efforts	3 16:08 JohnQC [1750]
House Dems To Vote On Resolution Formalizing Impeachment Proceedings	4 17:17 Alaska Paul [1753]
Lawyer for CIA official accusing Trump on Ukraine worked with Biden on 2007 whistleblower complaint	0 [1753]
NPR Praises Terrorist Baghdadi: ‘He Was a Real Leader,' ‘A Movement We've Never Seen Before'	8 18:59 chris [1785]
Kamikaze Schumer Wants to Repeal Private Health Insurance	2 14:30 charger [1750]
Pelosi Says House Will Vote On Resolution For Impeachment	10 20:47 Bright Pebbles [1768]
Silicon Valley Groups Host ‘Poverty Simulation’	7 17:25 Thrash Omereter1637 [1745]
Kamala Harris Appears To Blame Racism, Sexism For Struggling Campaign	14 18:37 Daniel [1766]
Katie Hill Says She’s ‘Sorry’ That Her ‘Imperfections’ Were ‘Weaponized’ After Nude Photos, Alleged Sexual Affair With Staffer Leaks	9 12:41 49 Pan [1756]
Joe Biden Denied Communion In South Carolina Over Views On Abortion	4 15:53 jpal [1752]
Mitt Romney Says Voters Tell Him He’s Being Too Tough On Trump	11 18:56 chris [1775]
GOP incumbent whom Katie Horn Puppy Hill defeated is considering run for her seat	5 17:20 swksvolFF [1763]
Former Sen. Kay Hagan ‘unexpectedly’ dead at 66	3 10:40 Mullah Richard [1762]

    
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Two weeks of WOT

Tue 2019-10-29
Trump: Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s number one replacement has been terminated by American troops.

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

Sun 2019-10-27
ISIS Leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Killed

Sat 2019-10-26
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Fri 2019-10-25
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Thu 2019-10-24
California authorities seize enough fentanyl to make 4 million lethal doses

Wed 2019-10-23
Senior ISIS leader surrenders to Afghan forces in Nangarhar province

Tue 2019-10-22
Mexico sends in troops after failed 'El Chapo' son arrest

Mon 2019-10-21
Spokesman: Governor of Wardak Survives Car Bomb

Sun 2019-10-20
Kurdish politician appeals to Israel for help in northern Syria

Sat 2019-10-19
Blasts collapse roof at Afghan mosque, killing at least 62 at Friday prayers

Fri 2019-10-18
Heavy fighting between Turkish/SNA and YPG/SDF

Thu 2019-10-17
Pence announces ceasefire at the US Embassy in Turkey.

Wed 2019-10-16
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