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Terror leaders Hapilon (Abu Sayyaf), Maute (Maute Group) gunned down in Marawi
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Iraq seizes Kirkuk from Kurds leaving two US allies locked in conflict and bringing end to move for independence	7 22:18 Zhang Fei [1781]
Mogadishu bombing: al-Shabaab behind deadly blast, officials say	0 [1770]
Houthis reinforce line near Taiz	0 [1749]
Syrian Army Combat Summary	0 [1748]
7 die as Bad Guys knock over Sinai bank	0 [1748]
8 ISIS Bad Guys smoked in Kunar	0 [1746]
Taliban leader captured in Samangan	0 [1743]
Iraqi forces attack Kurd positions in Ninevah	0 [1742]
2 Iraqi militia die in bomb attack in Babil	0 [1743]
New deadly clash erupt among Taliban-ISIS after Akhundzada’s call for ceasefire	0 [1740]
Four Houthi field commanders killed opposite Najran	0 [1744]
US-backed fighters seize infamous Raqqa roundabout from ISIS	0 [1750]
Drone strikes target ISIS training camps in Yemen	0 [1747]
Qatari security forces storm Sultan bin Suhaim’s palace in Doha	1 14:40 USN, Ret. [1755]
Iraqi forces seize territory from Kurds in independence dispute	0 [1744]
Suspected US drone strikes near Kurram Agency kill 5	0 [1742]
Terror leaders Hapilon (Abu Sayyaf), Maute (Maute Group) gunned down in Marawi	2 20:09 Frank G [1794]
Bergdahl pleads guilty to desertion; sentencing on 23 Oct	15 23:14 gorb [1765]
‘Chelsea bomber’ convicted of attack that injured dozens	0 [1746]
Israel destroys anti-aircraft battery in Syria after it fires at IDF jets	0 [1756]
Page 2: WoT Background
Malta journalist death: Caruana Galizia's son denounces 'mafia state'	4 18:10 swksvolFF [1781]
Real Wimmins liberation in Syria	2 14:36 Skidmark [1741]
Bomb kills reporter who covered Malta’s ‘Panama Papers’ link	2 08:48 Procopius2k [1739]
Trump: ‘Total termination’ of Iran nuclear deal possible	1 19:34 Skidmark [1761]
Saudi King receives Kuwaiti Emir to discuss issues of common concern	1 22:21 rammer [1780]
King Salman stresses kingdom’s support for united Iraq in phone call to Abadi	2 15:08 Abu Uluque [1733]
‘JUI-F creating hurdles to Fata-KP merger’	0 [1746]
Pakistan elected as member state of UN Human Rights Council	0 [1744]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Las Vegas security guard unheard from after visit to urgent-care clinic	7 17:41 swksvolFF [1737]
Cornell Black Students group apologizes for complaining about African and Caribbean students	10 22:24 Anomalous Sources [1763]
POTUS dismantles Soetoro's ‘imperial' presidency, rescinds dubious orders	4 13:27 gorb [1737]
Air Force Punishes Colonel Who Refused to Affirm Gaystopo Marriage	7 22:01 Anomalous Sources [1771]
President Trump Doesn't Expect Ginsburg And Sotomayor To Make It Through His First Term	4 21:57 Anomalous Sources [1760]
Egyptian attacker arrested for scarring female victim in ‘revenge attack’	2 10:09 Skidmark [1742]
Sudanese diplomat arrested in New York for groping woman called back to Khartoum	1 10:12 Skidmark [1738]
Baboon burglars: Tribe of monkeys loot a fruit truck in Algeria	7 14:41 Skidmark [1743]
PML-N MPA’s son manhandles THQ hospital medical superintendent	0 [1735]
Punjab govt dismisses advocate who slapped police official outside court	0 [1748]
Teenage girl stabbed by Karachi Ripper	0 [1749]
Woman, 64, among 8 dead, 11 wounded in weekend gun violence	1 07:46 Besoeker [1740]
Page 4: Opinion
Four GOP Senators Standing in the Way of Progress	3 13:31 gorb [1739]
Was it the Kurds who brought foreigners to Iraq?	0 [1743]
Threats of war and the memory of Aoun asylum	1 02:15 g(r)omgoru [1756]
Who is driving Qatar into suffocating, costly isolation?	1 22:15 rammer [1776]
ISKP: another emerging giant?	0 [1759]
Page 6: Politix
The Method to Trump's ‘Madness'	3 18:05 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [1764]
FBI uncovered Russian bribery plot before Soetoro approved nuclear deal with Moscow	5 22:03 Anomalous Sources [1770]
Then FBI Director Comey began drafting Clinton statement months in advance	6 22:08 Anomalous Sources [1760]
Trump Dossier Firm Says It Won’t Comply With House Subpoenas	8 19:39 Skidmark [1762]
Hillary Clinton accuses WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange of colluding with Russia	7 21:37 Frank G [1750]
Hillary Clinton: Misogyny is 'endemic'	8 23:29 gorb [1761]
Hillary Clinton defends kneeling NFL players, says 'that's not against our anthem or flag'	8 16:56 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [1733]
Durbin: If Democrats ‘Overdo It’ by Being too Liberal, We Can Lose to Trump	5 13:36 gorb [1748]
Judge refuses to throw out case against Menendez	3 22:06 Anomalous Sources [1761]

    
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Who's in the News
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5	Govt of Iraq
4	Islamic State
4	Govt of Pakistan
3	Taliban
2	Govt of Syria
2	Govt of Qatar (MB)
2	Govt of Saudi Arabia
2	Houthis
1	al-Shabaab (AQ)
1	Govt of Iran
1	Maute group (IS)
1	Moslem Colonists
1	Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (IS)
1	Hezbollah

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Two weeks of WOT

Tue 2017-10-17
Terror leaders Hapilon (Abu Sayyaf), Maute (Maute Group) gunned down in Marawi

Mon 2017-10-16
The "War after ISIS" begins in Iraq

Sun 2017-10-15
Report: U.S. Coalition Cuts Islamic State Revenues over 90 Percent

Sat 2017-10-14
Iraqi forces move to begin operations against Kurds

Fri 2017-10-13
Iraq PM Denies Attack Plan as Tensions Rise with Kurds

Thu 2017-10-12
British jihadi Sally Jones killed by US drone strike fleeing ISIS hell

Wed 2017-10-11
Bangladesh arrests top leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami

Tue 2017-10-10
Nusra Front, Islamic State clash in Syria's Hama province

Mon 2017-10-09
Syrian rebels capture ISIS HQ in Deir Ezzor

Sun 2017-10-08
Two Saudi guards killed in attack on royal palace in Jeddah

Sat 2017-10-07
Driver 'deliberately mows down pedestrians' outside London Museum

Fri 2017-10-06
Iraqi premier claims victory against Islamic State in Hawija

Thu 2017-10-05
3 Special Forces Troops Killed and 2 Are Wounded in an Ambush in Niger

Wed 2017-10-04
Daesh defense line collapses in Hawijah as Iraqi forces liberate more villages

Tue 2017-10-03
Key ISIS member Qari Zahid killed in US drone strike in East of Afghanistan

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