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300 ISIS fighters stranded in the desert, as bait to target jihadists
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Rumors Fly That Russia Has Dropped "The Father of All Bombs" in Syria	15 18:36 Skidmark [11128]
US drone strike leaves 11 Taliban insurgents dead in Nangarhar province	0 [11131]
Taliban leader among 7 killed, wounded in Maidan Wardak airstrike	0 [11127]
Three militants including their commander mysteriously killed in Nangarhar	0 [11127]
Young man surrenders to police after forced by father to carry out suicide attack	0 [11125]
Russian airstrike kills around 40 ISIL militants in Syria, including one ‘linked to’ 2015 Paris attacks	0 [11124]
Three detained for ‘recruiting militants for ISIL’ in Turkey’s south	0 [11126]
174 Turkish ISIL militants surrendered in Iraq after liberation of Mosul, Tal Afar	0 [11124]
Werfalli defies arrest warrant and executes 5 prisoners	0 [11124]
Military courts hand death sentence to 4 terrorists, confirms COAS	0 [11126]
Russia claims killing of IS 'minister of war' in Syria	0 [11126]
300 ISIS fighters stranded in the desert, as bait to target jihadists	1 10:47 Frank G [11129]
Page 2: WoT Background
Houthis drown Sanaa with Iranian slogans to mark Eid al-Ghadeer	0 [11124]
US-backed SDF to announce operation in Syria’s Deir al-Zor	0 [11127]
Documentary exposing Iranian regime involvement in September 11	2 04:41 g(r)omgoru [11128]
Ethnic tensions begin to show over teaching of Kurdish in Raqqa	0 [11124]
CHP lawmaker faces probe after Erdogan criticizes his remarks over armed drone attacks	0 [11126]
Benghazi port to open in October	0 [11126]
No UN blue berets for Libya insists UNSMIL	0 [11125]
RAB finds blueprint for attack on multi-storey in busted Mirpur den	0 [11124]
Thousands in Pakistan protest 'genocide' of Rohingya Muslims	0 [11127]
Elders 'ban' musical gatherings in Landi Kotal	0 [11130]
JI sets deadline for expelling Myanmar ambassador	0 [11124]
Home secy told to decide JuD leaders representation by 11th	0 [11127]
An old American rifle gains prominence in Islamic State propaganda footage	1 06:17 Herb McCoy7309 [11124]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Son of Fox News host Eric Bolling dies just one day after his father was fired by FOX	0 [11122]
RIP, Jerry Pournelle	2 18:50 Seeking cure for ignorance [11129]
Helicopter crash kills country singer Troy Gentry and pilot	0 [11126]
After Sexual Abuse Allegations, Fox News Releases Eric Bolling, Cancels ‘The Specialists'	1 01:55 Besoeker [11124]
Robert Mueller targets Priebus, Spicer, Hicks, Three other White House Aides in Russia Probe	1 14:48 AlanC [11126]
Author John le Carré Brings George Smiley Back in 'A Legacy of Spies'	5 13:32 trailing wife [11127]
Former Special Operations Service Members Save Lives, Support Harvey Recovery	2 17:57 ThBlack Bart Cromotch7868 [11125]
Organizer Of Protest That Left 5 Cops Dead Arrested For Felony Theft	4 22:51 trailing wife [11131]
Tanzania's Tundu Lissu recovering after gun attack	0 [11126]
Irma heads to Florida, kills 22 across Caribbean	3 18:40 Elmoluper Speatch4876 [11125]
US adds launchers to THAAD as dozens hurt in S. Korea protests	3 18:44 Skidmark [11127]
China bank downgraded to junk status	0 [11128]
12-Year-Old Boy Who Transitioned To Female Changes His Mind Two Years Later	7 13:56 Rambler in Virginia [11125]
Professors arrested during pro-DACA protest in Boston	0 [11125]
Meet Equifax's Chief Security Officer!	7 18:51 Skidmark [11133]
Buried in backlog, Feds give top-secret clearances to murderers, rapists	0 [11126]
Richard Branson emerges from wine-cellar	0 [11124]
2 A-10s Crash in Nevada, Pilots Eject, Air Force Says	1 08:03 ed in texas [11123]
The Air Force's 'rods from god' could hit with the force a nuclear weapon ‐ but with no fallout	12 23:28 Hupomosh Schwarzeneggar6560 [11128]
Mexico earthquake: Tsunami alert as magnitude 8.1 tremor shakes buildings in the capital	2 18:56 Skidmark [11126]
Page 4: Opinion
The Trump Dossier Is Fake -- And Here Are The Reasons Why	0 [11126]
Retired CIA SES: A Second Look at the Steele Dossier - Knowing what we know now	4 21:15 Daniel [11134]
Russia and China: The Bodyguards of Kim Jong-Un	2 06:39 Herb McCoy7309 [11128]
Trump was right again about voter fraud, this time from New Hampshire	1 01:59 DooDahMan [11128]
The Radical Republicans: The ANTIFA of 1865	3 23:53 Zenobia Floger6220 [11125]
Hartford Warns It Will Be Broke In 60 Days	7 21:03 Airandee [11130]
This Week in Guns, September 9th, 2017	1 18:59 Skidmark [11128]
AKP’s 2019 campaign labels CHP pro-terrorist	0 [11125]
Our Afghanistan policy	0 [11126]
Tolerance threshold for militancy	1 19:01 Skidmark [11129]
No, Eric Holder, The Dreamers Aren't Americans. That's The Point	6 14:32 AlanC [11126]
Page 6: Politix
Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.): We'll Shut Down The Gov't In Dec Until The DREAM Act Passes	8 23:51 Zhang Fei [11126]
Imran Awan Still Has A Copy Of Congressional Data Linked To Wasserman Schultz	3 13:33 magpie [11128]
Trump not worried if deal with Dems upsets GOP, says White House	8 12:40 charger [11124]
Environmentalists File New Challenges to Trump’s Border Wall Prototypes	3 14:52 PBMcL [11125]
Tim Kaine: ‘I Don’t Know Enough About Antifa’	4 17:45 Barbara [11123]
No plans to charge Lois Lerner in IRS scandal	5 19:54 Procopius2k [11125]

    
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3	Arab Spring
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1	Commies
1	Govt of Iran
1	Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (IS)
1	Antifa
1	Jamaat-e-Islami

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Two weeks of WOT

Sat 2017-09-09
300 ISIS fighters stranded in the desert, as bait to target jihadists

Fri 2017-09-08
US warplanes takes out ISIS members running to stranded convoy

Thu 2017-09-07
Two arrested after 'bomb factory' discovered near Paris

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

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