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Insurgents call Rohingyas to arms for war in Myanmar
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Taliban commander who attacked Malala Yousafzai killed	2 09:52 gorb [1745]
US aircraft are striking stranded ISIS fighters if they try to take a leak	4 16:39 texhooey [1770]
Syrian Army seizes new points along Jordanian border	0 [1740]
Huge assault begins in east Damascus as Syrian Army troops rain missiles on enemy positions	1 16:01 Iblis [1737]
2 UN peacekeepers killed in Mali when convoy hits explosives	0 [1746]
France turns to armed drones in fight against Sahel militants	1 00:40 Skidmark [1738]
Palestinian security forces member charged with inciting violence	0 [1738]
Live: Raid in Mirpur militant den suspended, to resume in the morning	2 16:17 Shipman [1763]
Insurgents call Rohingyas to arms for war in Myanmar	0 [1765]
400 killed in Boko Haram attacks since April: Amnesty	1 09:51 Pappy [1739]
Four suspected IS militants killed in ‘encounter’	0 [1740]
‘Armed resistance from women, children’ in Marawi	0 [1740]
Bodies of 16 migrants found in Libya’s eastern desert	0 [1749]
Myanmar laying landmines near Bangladesh border	3 15:06 gorb [1742]
Syrian Army Combat Summary	0 [1744]
The Beatings Will Continue: Iraqi Edition	1 10:27 Frank G [1739]
Salahuddin Kombat Kronicle	0 [1739]
More Mosul Moslem Mayhem	0 [1739]
Baghdad Bomb and Bullet Bulletin	0 [1745]
Anbar Antix	0 [1739]
Page 2: WoT Background
Impoverished heart surgeon to lead new Syrian ‘national opposition army’ of 40+ rebel groups	1 01:18 g(r)omgoru [1741]
Afghan migrant accused of killing Freiburg student admits to lying about age	2 08:11 AlanC [1736]
Afghanistan to Double Special Forces in Fight against Taliban	0 [1750]
Aid Workers Fear Fallout from Israel Visa Suspension	2 19:17 Frank G [1756]
Three Turkish men’s ‘right to fair trial’ violated through unlawful coercion: Euro court	0 [1730]
Arab family evicted from east Jerusalem home purchased by Jews	3 15:59 Procopius2k [1747]
What does the Rohingya crisis look like in Myanmar newspapers?	0 [1737]
'Khawaja Izhar's attackers also involved in targeting police'	0 [1741]
‘Bored’ German intelligence agent played at being weekend jihadist	1 11:17 trailing wife [1742]
New Qatar port aims to 'break shackles' of boycott	1 10:29 Frank G [1738]
Many terrorist groups in South Asia responsible for extreme acts: FO on BRICS' security concern	0 [1738]
Yemen’s Houthi militias fear ‘coup,’ says ousted president Saleh	1 10:32 Frank G [1741]
Putin congratulates Assad over breaking of Dayr al-Zawr siege	0 [1739]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Want to escape hurricane Irma via airlines? Bring lots of CASH !	2 13:44 Procopius2k [1735]
Californians Give North Korea Congratulations On Achieving Their Dream Of Hydrogen Bomb	3 19:54 AlmostAnonymous5839 [1758]
Bill Would Block Universities in Ohio from Disinviting Controversial Speakers	0 [1738]
How North Korea could wipe out electrical networks across the US with a high-altitude EMP blast	9 19:57 Knuckles Slineger2610 [1762]
Ohio deputy shoots news photographer during traffic stop	6 15:05 Glenmore [1736]
House Intel subpoenas FBI, DOJ over Trump dossier	4 10:39 Frank G [1737]
Sheriff David Clarke Takes New Position in Pro-Trump Super PAC	5 11:17 Angaimble Fillmore2744 [1744]
Brexit Scaremongers in Retreat as British Manufacturing and Retail Sales Surge	5 12:37 Glomosing Omainter7636 [1745]
Gov. of Virgin Islands Uses Pending Natural Disaster as Potential Firearms Grab	7 19:35 Anomalous Sources [1754]
Outspoken East Tennessee white nationalist at Fort Sanders rally once active in Occupy, communist groups	2 15:32 Sock Puppet of Doom [1743]
Trump Signs Emergency Declaration For Florida, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands Ahead of Hurricane Irma	7 12:47 Charles [1738]
With just 4 universities in top 1,000, Pakistan falls in world rankings this year	6 19:52 ed in texas [1766]
Ex-judge’s son falls to death after escaping arrest	1 00:55 Skidmark [1733]
Corpse found in water identified as mob family member	11 16:01 Procopius2k [1742]
North Korea: 'More gift packages' coming for the US	5 08:17 Besoeker [1740]
Lesotho army commander 'shot dead' by soldiers	3 20:00 AlmostAnonymous5839 [1749]
Azerbaijan accused of $2.9bn money-laundering scheme	3 08:54 Besoeker [1740]
Brazil police raid home of Olympic committee chief	6 12:03 Capsu78 [1744]
Russian-North Korea projects foundering because of missile tests	3 14:54 magpie [1738]
North Korean mountain above nuclear bomb test site is at risk of COLLAPSING	12 19:55 ed in texas [1758]
ACLU to Trump: Only Congress can authorize North Korea military action	8 18:10 texhooey [1759]
Engineers 20 years ago warned of Houston flooding risk	5 20:03 ed in texas [1751]
Page 4: Opinion
Victor Davis Hanson: Virtual Virtue	4 15:39 Sock Puppet of Doom [1736]
Univ. of PA Scandal Erupts over the Promotion of ‘Bourgeois' Behavior	8 19:32 Fred [1754]
Microaggressions, Invisibility and Reality	1 15:23 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [1732]
DACA Was Only One Part of Soetoro's Seizure of Congressional Power	3 12:35 Besoeker [1737]
A shameful debate on incest in Turkey	1 01:13 gorb [1755]
The reality of confronting Kim Jong-Un	2 15:48 Sock Puppet of Doom [1742]
Aung San Suu Kyi turns blind eye to ethnic cleansing	6 20:40 phil_b [1765]
Foto of swimming Kitteh provides relief from Texas Travails	1 20:06 ed in texas [1752]
Proof that investigating Trump is starting to backfire for Democrats	10 10:34 DarthVader [1741]
Page 6: Politix
Kasich calls on 'reasonable Pubs & Dems' to solve DACA.... for the kids	8 23:40 Bobby [1756]
John McCain Said He Was Against Obama's #DACA Executive Order, But Attacks Trump's For Ending It	17 20:04 Anomalous Sources [1764]
Hillary Clinton ready to pick up big bucks for explaining why she's a big loser	11 12:46 lord garth [1739]
Obama makes rare re-entry into politics for 'Dreamers'	11 16:01 charger [1735]

    
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                        19:52 ed in texas

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                        19:38 Frank G

                        19:35 Anomalous Sources

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                        19:32 Fred

                        19:28 John Frum

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                        18:10 texhooey

                        16:39 texhooey

                        16:39 Silentbrick

                        16:17 Shipman 

                        16:13 regular joe

                        16:08 Procopius2k

Who's in the News
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7	Islamic State
5	Commies
3	Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army
3	Govt of Syria
2	Moslem Colonists
2	Sublime Porte
2	Govt of Pakistan
1	TTP
1	al-Qaeda in North Africa
1	Antifa
1	Boko Haram (ISIS)
1	Govt of Qatar (MB)
1	Houthis
1	Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (IS)
1	Maute group (IS)
1	Palestinian Authority

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Two weeks of WOT

Wed 2017-09-06
Insurgents call Rohingyas to arms for war in Myanmar

Tue 2017-09-05
US-backed Syrian militias seize Great Mosque of Raqqah from Daesh

Mon 2017-09-04
US Coalition bombs ISIL convoy heading to Deir Ezzor from Lebanon, claims 85 dead

Sun 2017-09-03
Arson attacks push thousands more Rohingya from Myanmar

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

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