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US-backed Syria force says seizes Raqa Old City from IS
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Coalition airstrike destroys Houthi ballistic missile platform	2 13:13 Pappy [1733]
Boko Haram members kill 18 people in northeast Nigeria	0 [1735]
Cop killed, 7 hurt in ambush	0 [1741]
Anti-Taliban tribal elder among three killed in blast	0 [1733]
Eight People Killed, 20 Hurt In Blasts In Bari Region	0 [1741]
28 die in airstrikes in Herat, Logar	0 [1727]
Houthis continue attacks in Taiz	0 [1740]
Syrian Army Combat Summary	0 [1728]
Russian jets destroy 900 terrorist targets across Syria in one week	0 [1721]
Kurdish, Assyrian forces clash in Qamishli City	0 [1735]
Jihadist rebels launch surprise assault in west Aleppo	0 [1728]
ISIL mass retreating to Deir Ezzor for epic battle	0 [1727]
US-backed Syria force says seizes Raqa Old City from IS	0 [1756]
Myanmar military says death toll in clashes almost 400	0 [1732]
Page 2: WoT Background
Nikki Haley: Hamas Boast of Iranian Support a ‘Stunning Admission'	6 16:01 Mullah Richard [1739]
Hungarian President Orban Sends The EU A Bill For Their Border Fence	0 [1735]
UN sees ISIS defeats in Syria by October, elections possible in a year	2 16:49 chris [1748]
Benazir Bhutto’s party remained ‘disinterested’ in murder trial	0 [1730]
Benazir's murder could have been prevented with appropriate security measures: ATC	0 [1735]
Afghan president reaches out in peace to Pakistan	0 [1732]
Qadri returns from London: ‘Metro leaks’ to end politics of Shahbaz	0 [1737]
Senior police officers convicted in Benazir murder case given B-class cells in Adiala	0 [1734]
JUI-F stages anti-Trump rallies	0 [1742]
UK to Send More Troops to Iraq to Bolster Anti-IS Fight	0 [1732]
Two More Germans Arrested in Turkey 'for Political Reasons'	0 [1738]
Finnish police release one more held over Aug 18 knife attack	2 10:44 Zenobia Floger6220 [1731]
Turkey's Erdogan slams US indictments as 'scandalous'	1 08:24 Procopius2k [1727]
Israel tells UNIFIL Lebanese officer working as Hezbollah mole	0 [1728]
NY Times details Hezbollah's spread throughout Middle East	0 [1741]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Suspects in custody in shooting of 2 St. Louis police officers and bystander	0 [1729]
The County Durham men who drew the Mason-Dixon Line	4 16:07 trailing wife [1755]
Mark Steyn: Dem IT Scandal Is Worse than Russia and Nobody's Interested in It	4 13:25 Pappy [1726]
POTUS uncovers evidence of DACA loophole hidden by Soetoro	0 [1733]
Ex-Contractor in ~~Leak~~ Treason Case Wants FBI Admission Suppressed	5 16:36 Procopius2k [1742]
10-year-old boy allegedly raped, murdered in Karachi	0 [1734]
Kendall Jenner gets named fashion icon of the decade, Twitter calls it 'tragic'	0 [1733]
Millions of Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha 2017	3 16:04 Mullah Richard [1742]
Kenyans on social media react to ruling annulling polls	1 08:27 AlanC [1738]
Vladimir Putin says pressure on North Korea 'futile'	3 11:33 Iblis [1736]
First foreign victim of Terrain Hotel attack testifies	1 14:40 Skidmark [1730]
Fleet of MONSTER TRUCKS roll in to flood-hit Texas and save stranded survivors	1 10:53 swksvolFF [1730]
Jail term for US man who illegally shared nuclear tech	2 14:38 Skidmark [1740]
Page 4: Opinion
The Daily Show's Trevor Noah described the far-left extremist movement Antifa as "Vegan ISIS"	6 16:34 Procopius2k [1749]
Congressional Intelligence Committees - Klingon Handmaidens ?	3 16:36 Seeking cure for ignorance [1748]
Preemptive Strikes and Preventive Wars: A Historian's Perspective	9 18:27 Richard Aubrey [1753]
Federal Judge Blocks Texas Dismemberment Abortion Ban	5 16:53 NoMoreBS [1763]
POTUS: Comey Drafting Premature Exoneration Statement for Clinton Proof of ‘Rigged System'	1 10:33 JohnQC [1740]
ISIS crisis: Setbacks bring change to media strategy	0 [1737]
Holy men -- theirs and ours	0 [1738]
PFLP In Germany	0 [1739]
This Week in Guns, September 2nd, 2017	3 14:50 Skidmark [1738]
Page 6: Politix
Business is good	4 15:28 Raj [1745]
Awan Asks Judge To Remove GPS, Citing Possible Emergency With Kids In Pakistan	6 13:41 Pappy [1736]
Man Sentenced For Laundering Mexican Money To Democratic Mayoral Candidate	1 12:18 Abu Uluque [1731]
DHS Formally Calls Activities Of Antifa ‘Domestic Terrorist Violence'	11 21:27 Pappy [1747]
A Beating in Berkeley	4 11:04 JohnQC [1745]

    
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                        16:36 Seeking cure for ignorance

                        16:36 Procopius2k

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                        16:13 ed in texas

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                        16:07 Mullah Richard

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                        15:59 ed in texas

                        15:46 SteveS

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                        14:57 Rambler in Virginia

                        14:50 Skidmark

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                        14:42 Skidmark

Who's in the News
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6	Govt of Pakistan
5	Islamic State
2	Hezbollah
2	Antifa
2	Commies
2	Houthis
2	Moslem Colonists
2	Sublime Porte
1	Harakah al-Yaqin
1	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
1	TTP
1	Boko Haram (ISIS)
1	Jamaat-e-Ulema Islami
1	al-Nusra
1	PFLP
1	al-Shabaab (AQ)
1	Govt of Saudi Arabia
1	Govt of Syria
1	Hamas

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Two weeks of WOT

Sat 2017-09-02
US-backed Syria force says seizes Raqa Old City from IS

Fri 2017-09-01
Nearly 50,000 Rohingya flee violence in Myanmar

Thu 2017-08-31
At Least 18,500 Rohingya Flee to Bangladesh as Rakhine Unrest Rages

Wed 2017-08-30
Rohingya Men Fight against Myanmar's Forces, 6000 stranded at Bangla border

Tue 2017-08-29
Houthi militias prevent Saleh loyalists from leaving Yemen capital

Mon 2017-08-28
Turkish Army invades northern Syria, launches attack on Kurdish-held border town

Sun 2017-08-27
Iraq forces recapture city of Tal Afar from ISIS

Sat 2017-08-26
'Terror attack’ in Brussels: Machete-waving ‘terrorist’ is shot dead as he attacks soldiers shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’ near street where ISIS called for vehicle attacks

Fri 2017-08-25
'Islamist terror cell' with a hoard of bombs blow themselves up rather than surrender to Russian police

Thu 2017-08-24
Iraqi forces recapture more of Tal Afar, the last refuge

Wed 2017-08-23
Yemen: At least 30 dead as air strike hits hotel

Tue 2017-08-22
Somali extremist group confirms killing of senior commander

Mon 2017-08-21
It's over-ish: Las Ramblas van terrorist shot dead wearing explosive belt 'and screaming Allahu Akbar' west of Barcelona

Sun 2017-08-20
Kenya Says Police Killed Most Wanted Al Shabaab Commander

Sat 2017-08-19
War crimes suspect Mahmoud Warfali arrested on Hafter’s orders

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