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Kurds freeze independence vote, call for ceasefire
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Good morning	3 11:44 Shipman [11124]
Yemeni military checkpoint attack thwarted	0 [11131]
Syrian Army Combat Summary	0 [11125]
Turkish Army attacks Kurdish forces in northwest Aleppo	0 [11128]
Syrian Army bursts into northeast Hama with the aim of capturing Idlib airbase	0 [11129]
Bombs blow up all over Daraa killing, wounding rebels of every faction	0 [11124]
ISIS drone attack destroys Syrian Army ammo depot in Deir Ezzor	4 19:29 swksvolFF [11133]
Kurds freeze independence vote, call for ceasefire	3 18:44 Zhang Fei [11133]
ISIL accused of killing scores of Qaryatayn civilians	0 [11124]
Page 2: WoT Background
T-Rex visits Pakistan then India	1 06:31 Besoeker [11130]
INSANITY: Official Says UK Will Not Prosecute Returning ISIS Terrorists From Syria and Iraq	15 21:44 Barbara [11131]
Court seeks govt's detailed response in petition seeking trial of Ehsanullah Ehsan	0 [11125]
Pak senate chairman rejects Tillerson's statement, calls it 'unacceptable'	5 14:29 3dc [11128]
Tillerson in Pakistan with a tough message on 'safe havens'	1 05:25 g(r)omgoru [11129]
Forcibly converting Hindu girls after abduction is extremism not Islam, says Imran	0 [11126]
Myanmar will take back displaced Rohingyas	0 [11127]
Russian FM calls for halting terrorist migration after defeat in Syria, Iraq	0 [11125]
Syrian Army captures enough ISIS weapons to outfit entire division	0 [11126]
Iraqi Army denies claims of clashes with Kurdish Peshmerga near Syrian border	0 [11131]
Hashd al-Sha’abi commander calls for US forces withdrawal from Iraq	1 10:29 Chris [11127]
Mossad agent sentenced to death: Tehran prosecutor	0 [11128]
French president refuses to criticize Egypt's Sisi over human rights	0 [11131]
Iraq’s Kurdistan to hold fresh elections in 8 months	0 [11128]
Russia vetoes UNSC probe on chemical weapons use in Syria	0 [11128]
Palestinians welcome Corbyn's Balfour celebration snub	0 [11128]
UK activists face jail for 'disarming' Saudi-bound jets	0 [11130]
Stalled MILF peace deal crucial in Philippines ISIL fight	0 [11129]
5,600 IS gunnies 'have returned home'	3 16:40 Creling Pelosi3622 [11130]
Saudi Arabia will return to moderate, open Islam and 'will destroy extremist ideas', says crown prince	10 17:00 gorb [11135]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Trump's Lack of Diversity is Weakening National Security, Top Dem Argues	1 19:13 746 [11132]
Majority Of White Americans Say They Believe Whites Face Discrimination	0 [11125]
Tanker Raises Anchor, Finds Torpedo Off England	0 [11127]
Brother of Vegas shooter suspected of child porn possession	2 14:39 DarthVader [11125]
Las Vegas shooter's laptop missing its hard drive	2 17:32 DarthVader [11133]
2 dead after campus shooting at Grambling State University	5 14:07 g(r)omgoru [11127]
From Riches To Rags - The Latest Harvey Weinstein Story	3 10:51 rjschwarz [11129]
Miami Dolphins Hire A QB - It's Not Kaepernick	6 23:43 gorb [11129]
The Men Taking Classes to Unlearn Toxic Masculinity	8 13:38 Helmuth, Speaking for Flosing2348 [11127]
Five-year-old girl allegedly raped by teenage neighbour in Jacobabad	0 [11129]
MEPs demand probe into claims of sexual abuse in EU parliament	3 10:10 Abu Uluque [11127]
Clashes rage in Kenya as court ponders election delay	0 [11128]
Robert Mugabe 'would have turned down' WHO envoy post	2 20:42 SteveS [11128]
Witches are coming "out of the broom closet"	1 00:30 gorb [11127]
Say What? Study Says Alcohol Improves Foreign Language Skills	8 12:47 Vast Right Wing Conspiracy [11128]
200 more women share their James Toback stories after 38 accuse director of sexual harassment	4 21:18 KBK [11131]
Kathy Griffin Tells Australian Talk Show: ‘There's A Nazi In The Oval Office'	7 10:40 Chris [11127]
Professor Claims Math, Algebra And Geometry Promote ‘White Privilege’	25 23:55 Zenobia Floger6220 [11133]
Sears splits from Whirlpool after 100 years	2 14:55 Yosemite Sam [11124]
Singapore Airlines Signs $14 Billion Deal With Boeing During White House Diplomatic Visit	6 19:15 746 [11130]
Page 4: Opinion
The latest on the Niger ambush \| The American Legion's BurnPit	1 15:11 Besoeker [11122]
The FBI's Political Meddling	0 [11125]
Forget about Trump and the Russians. The real action is with the Awan brothers and Fusion GPS.	1 08:11 Bangkok Billy [11132]
What Happens When Very Few People Own Quite a Few Guns?	14 22:12 Glenmore [11131]
The evolving threat of militancy	0 [11124]
G-Men – Free Range International	1 13:28 newc [11126]
Page 6: Politix
Former Hillary Spox: "She May Have Known" About Dossier Funding	1 14:43 3dc [11127]
In the dead of night, Republicans vote to give lawsuit immunity to banks	11 13:35 trailing wife [11126]
The cost of a Fusion fake dossier	2 07:40 Bright Pebbles [11128]
'Couldn't get elected dog catcher!' Trump slams 'lightweight' and 'incompetent' Corker	4 15:10 gorb [11130]
Jeff Flake says he won't run for re-election in 2018	11 15:11 Fester Glerenter1110 [11132]
Fusion GPS Says Subpoena For Its Bank Records Will ‘Ruin’ Its Business, Endanger Its Clients	8 10:44 rjschwarz [11130]

    
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Who's in the News
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6	Islamic State
4	Govt of Iraq
4	Govt of Pakistan
2	al-Nusra
2	Govt of Saudi Arabia
2	Govt of Syria
1	Arab Spring
1	Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army
1	Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (IS)
1	Moro Islamic Liberation Front
1	Sublime Porte
1	Govt of Iran
1	TTP

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Two weeks of WOT

Wed 2017-10-25
Kurds freeze independence vote, call for ceasefire

Tue 2017-10-24
6 ISIS Big Turbans die trying to escape Diyala

Mon 2017-10-23
Filipino troops battling final 30 ISIS-linked gunmen in Marawi

Sun 2017-10-22
ARSA open to surrender, but only under UN supervision

Sat 2017-10-21
US drone strike targets al-Shabab after Somalia's 'deadliest attack'

Fri 2017-10-20
Iraq and Iran compel Kurdish withdrawal from Kirkuk

Thu 2017-10-19
TTP names successor to APS mastermind Umar Mansoor

Wed 2017-10-18
US-Backed Forces Say Have Captured Raqa from IS

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

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