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Iraqi President Salih says PM Abdul-Mahdi willing to resign, vows early polls
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
IDF responds to Gaza rocket fire, strikes two Hamas posts	2 20:25 jpal [1775]
US Conducts First NE Syria Border Patrol since Pullback	1 19:09 Richard Aubrey [1781]
Hizbullah Fires Missile at Israeli Drone over Nabatiyeh	0 [1756]
Special Forces kill, detain 38 Taliban militants in Daykundi and Wardak provinces	1 17:41 jpal [1784]
31 Taliban militants, civilians killed, wounded as explosives-laden vehicle goes off in Jawzjan	0 [1751]
3 injured in bombing in Hasakah city	0 [1753]
Five dead in Afrin blast	0 [1758]
1971 WAR CRIMES: SC upholds Jamaat leader Azhar’s death penalty	3 10:29 Skidmark [1782]
Syrian Army reinforcements pour into northwest Hasakah to halt militant advance	0 [1770]
All Israeli air defenses on alert amid fears of possible Iranian attack	0 [1758]
18 Syrian soldiers captured by militants in northern Syria have been released	0 [1770]
Russian air defenses intercept enemy objects over Latakia	0 [1760]
Turkish-backed militants handover 11 towns to Russian military in Al-Raqqa	1 15:34 g(r)omgoru [1763]
8 civilians killed, 14 injured in suspected YPG attack in Syria's Afrin	0 [1752]
Mosque evacuated over bomb threat in Germany's Cologne	5 17:37 Regular joe [1786]
Iraqi President Salih says PM Abdul-Mahdi willing to resign, vows early polls	0 [1786]
Page 2: WoT Background
412 SDF fighters killed in Turkey's northern Syria offensive: senior Kurdish official	0 [1752]
New ISIS Supremo is Abdullah Qardash	10 17:31 Angens Turkeyneck2026 [1777]
Iraq ready to bring ISIS members once active on its soil to justice: FM	0 [1762]
SDF reject call for fighters to join Syrian army	0 [1753]
Senate Democrats block defense spending bill over Trump wall	2 12:14 Lex [1745]
Kurdish general reveals details about who sold Baghdadi out to US	17 18:38 Dron66046 [1782]
Pakistan hissy fit over India's 'illegal' bifurcation of occupied Kashmir	0 [1756]
Afghanistan’s use of media for levelling allegation against Pakistan regretted	0 [1754]
Shops shuttered, streets deserted as occupied Kashmir loses special status and is divided	0 [1757]
US releases video, photos of Baghdadi raid; warns of likely retribution attack	0 [1755]
JUI-F march led by Fazlur Rehman enters #Islamabad	11 14:11 Dron66046 [1757]
FETÖ suspect's confessions reveal army infiltration scheme	0 [1751]
Turkish religious authority promotes Jerusalem for pilgrims	0 [1765]
100,000 people killed in Yemen's civil war since 2015, report says	0 [1754]
French Senate bans mothers wearing headscarves from school trips	0 [1753]
Page 3: Non-WoT
First Common Core High School Grads Worst-Prepared For College In 15 Years	23 19:42 Rob Crawford [1789]
Orange Man takes up new permanent residence in Florida	12 13:10 JohnQC [1749]
Seniors at California complex ‘abandoned' during blackout	7 16:03 bbrewer126 [1760]
Catherine Herridge, Fox News Veteran, Moves to CBS News	11 14:05 Capsu78 [1769]
Georgia State Lawmaker Proposes Making Gender Transition Surgery for Minors a Felony	7 12:38 Lex [1747]
Utah sees record cold of -43.6 ºF – ‘Perhaps the lowest October temperature ever recorded' in continental U.S.	11 16:09 DarthVader [1750]
Foreign minister admits some female workers tortured in Saudi Arabia	1 03:39 Dron66046 [1745]
Russian military base in Armenia to double combat potential after delivery of new weapons	1 09:29 Pancho Flerens6518 [1751]
Chinese military debuts most advanced ballistic missile	3 10:04 Frank G [1742]
Government leaks data again...	1 08:47 Bobby at the kids place [1761]
73 killed in Tezgam train inferno near Rahim Yar Khan	0 [1751]
Sukkur prayer leader arrested for allegedly raping minor student	0 [1762]
North Korea fires 2 unidentified projectiles. Guam still safe	0 [1748]
2 killed in Bolivia clashes amid election dispute	0 [1750]
Page 4: Opinion
Germany's Giant Windmills Are Wildly Unpopular	6 16:07 Abu Uluque [1754]
The fast track to a life well lived is feeling grateful	8 11:58 Bobby [1757]
‘There's no model for this': Impeachment timeline crashes into Democratic primary	7 17:55 Bright Pebbles [1789]
Mark Levin: 'We have found the rat's nest'	1 12:52 JohnQC [1766]
Man Identifying As 6-Year-Old Crushes Game-Winning Homer In Tee-Ball Championship	0 [1751]
Former CIA Acting Director on Impeachment Inquiry: ‘Thank God for the Deep State'	7 17:25 Angens Turkeyneck2026 [1753]
George Washington, Spymaster Extraordinaire	4 14:40 Matt [1756]
Protests in Iraq, Lebanon threaten Iran's regional influence	1 11:03 Frank G [1767]
Page 6: Politix
Anti-Trump legal Trolls in whistleblower case reminiscent of 2017 Russia windup	1 13:48 Mullah Richard [1758]
Joe Biden Repeatedly Asked Federal Agencies To Do What His Son's Lobbying Clients Wanted	3 17:56 Bright Pebbles [1770]
Arizona Democratic chair criticized for saying Trump has 'aligned himself with ISIS'	0 [1740]
Bolton will not voluntarily testify, says his lawyer	6 15:23 Silentbrick [1760]
Joe Manchin Says He Wouldn't Support A Bernie Sanders Presidency, Even Against Trump	5 12:46 Lex [1754]
Shitshow: Dem Congresscritter Dresses as Batgirl for Committee Hearing	12 20:07 Spuper Ebbater2996 [1777]
CA: Under the Weather(Underground) - SF DA Soros Candidate opposed	2 13:03 Lex [1752]
Senate GOP Shifts Tone On Impeachment	15 18:09 Frank G [1770]
9th Circus Court blocks Trump immigration rules for LAPD grant	9 16:42 NoMoreBS [1742]
I am leaving because of a misogynistic culture that gleefully consumed my naked pictures	22 17:27 Angens Turkeyneck2026 [1764]

    
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                        18:33 Lex

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                        18:16 Frank G

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                        18:07 Rex Mundi

                        17:58 Bright Pebbles

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                        17:54 Frank G

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                        17:41 jpal

                        17:38 g(r)omgoru PB

                        17:37 Regular joe

                        17:33 Lex

                        17:31 Angens Turkeyneck2026

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Who's in the News
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9	Sublime Porte
4	Commies
3	Islamic State
2	Govt of Iraq
2	Govt of Pakistan
2	Moslem Colonists
2	Taliban
2	Govt of Iran
1	al-Nusra
1	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
1	Govt of Saudi Arabia
1	Govt of Syria
1	Hamas
1	Hezbollah
1	Houthis
1	Jamaat-e-Islami
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Two weeks of WOT

Fri 2019-11-01
Iraqi President Salih says PM Abdul-Mahdi willing to resign, vows early polls

Thu 2019-10-31
Confirmed: The Emir is dead! Long live the new Emir!

Wed 2019-10-30
Islamic State Promises Big Announcement

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
DOJ Review of Russia Probe Origins Is Now Criminal Investigation

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

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