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Sweida: Syrian Army advances 3.5km deep into ISIS-held territory
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Alleged Italian IS Member Held in Syria, Say Kurds	1 08:33 Frank G [1745]
Syria-Bound Swiss Man Held in Bulgaria on Terror Charges	1 20:59 chris [1761]
Battle map update of northeast Latakia as Syrian Army prepares to launch offensive	1 08:10 lord garth [1741]
YPG wrecks havoc on Turkish-backed rebels in Afrin	0 [1735]
US-backed forces break into ISIL’s last Euphrates stronghold – map & video	1 17:01 Thregum Greath3827 [1738]
Aleppo: Turkey’s pet turbans tie up civilians, more turbans shell Aleppo, kill child	0 [1736]
Sweida: Syrian Army advances 3.5km deep into ISIS-held territory	0 [1771]
Hama-Idib axis: SAA hits heavily with missiles and artillery, big turban permanently unwound	0 [1736]
Palestinian teen caught with knife at Tomb of the Patriarchs	0 [1731]
Turkish teenager who plotted to blow up gay club in Frankfurt arrested	0 [1741]
US marines conduct big drills with rebels in southern Syria	1 16:16 Zhang Fei [1741]
Syria and Jordan begin talks on opening vital border crossing	0 [1741]
Kirkuk combat chronicle: turbans kidnap 2, 4 dead fighters found	0 [1735]
Activists: Turkey beefing up its troops in Syria’s Idlib	0 [1736]
Two Islamic State members arrested in Anbar’s Fallujah	0 [1739]
Six Islamic State members arrested, west of Mosul: Interior Ministry	0 [1740]
Nigerian soldiers battle Boko Haram in Damasak, kill many	0 [1733]
Video: U.S. airstrikes leave at least 30 Taliban dead in Ghazni province	0 [1745]
Local Taliban leaders, militants suffer heavy casualties in Baghlan	0 [1738]
Taliban’s spy chief for southeastern provinces among 7 key militants killed	0 [1743]
Saudi Arabian defence forces destroy Houthi ballistic missile fired towards Najran	1 00:24 3dc [1740]
Rival Iraqi factions make coalition deal and end Al-Abadi’s prime minister hopes	0 [1738]
NAF neutralises Boko Haram vehicle, fighters in Borno	0 [1744]
Two Thai rangers gunned down in Pattani ambush	0 [1728]
IDF says it detonated large bomb placed on Gaza fence, foiling attack	0 [1733]
Page 2: WoT Background
Somali Muslim Cop Who Shot Woman Was Hired AFTER Being Found ‘Unable to Handle Stress' of Job	10 21:25 Regular joe [1759]
German minister says refugee deal reached with Italy	2 14:25 Clem [1734]
Haley threatens Russia, Syria, Iran over alleged chemical weapons threat	1 19:34 charger [1732]
White Helmets carry out strictly humanitarian missions in Syria – Pentagon	0 [1733]
Armenia is sending 100 soldiers to Syria as part of humanitarian mission	0 [1735]
Israel sells Saudi Arabia Iron Dome...or not	1 14:01 Skidmark [1733]
Spain will go ahead with arms deal with Saudi Arabia	4 10:11 Mullah Richard [1730]
Erbil will not ‘hand over’ Kurdish dissidents to Iran: KRG	0 [1735]
Main highway connecting Jalalabad with Torkham reopens	0 [1737]
Finland 'Will Not Deport' Afghan Families With Children	3 12:27 Procopius2k [1731]
Nimroz Identified As Key Human Trafficking Route	1 11:00 Skidmark [1741]
Arab coalition member state officials review efforts to ease Yemeni suffering caused by Houthis	0 [1737]
Iranian tankers stranded by threat of US sanctions	6 11:14 Skidmark [1730]
Dalai Lama: ‘Europe Belongs to Europeans', Refugees Should Return and Rebuild Homelands	4 12:25 Procopius2k [1731]
Kerry goes rogue again, talks with Iran about nuke deal	10 22:45 Ebbavirt Clunk4147 [1760]
Israel reopens sole Gaza crossing for people after punitive closure	0 [1731]
Page 3: Non-WoT
New Mexico observatory's sudden closure sparks wild speculation	13 23:34 Thing From Snowy Mountain [1764]
Austrian invents flatulence filters - With 'Bodykat' bloating and odours are gone.	7 19:36 charger [1735]
It's science: Staring at boobs is just one of six easy ways men can live longer	10 18:21 Glenmore [1742]
California man steps in front of machete to save woman at Starbucks	7 22:35 Ebbavirt Clunk4147 [1758]
Your Semi-Annual Sob Story About Underpaid US Teachers	20 23:43 SR-71 [1759]
Typhoon Mangkhut about to hit northern Philippines	0 [1744]
Hurricane Florence in real time	2 10:08 Skidmark [1731]
Cops: Man Duped Caregivers Into Diaper Changes	3 23:23 Neville Turkeyneck3487 [1760]
3,677 sex abuse cases in German Catholic Church, study finds	2 13:26 Tom [1738]
Secessionists exploit red states' 'deep hatred for California' in bid to exit union	12 14:23 Frank G [1726]
Infographic - New Chinese state after 2018 restructuring	0 [1728]
Putin addresses joint Chinese Russian forces	2 15:53 Lampedusa Unemp9285 [1732]
Man wanted for urinating on flags at veterans cemetery	1 07:35 Besoeker [1732]
US blacklists North Korean-controlled firms in China, Russia	0 [1725]
Ex-detective ran Brooklyn, Queens prostitution ring in which 7 NYPD officers charged	1 03:17 Procopius2k [1734]
Waffle Houses canary in the coal mine in the south	1 01:43 Skidmark [1733]
Incredible DigitalGlobe images of Vostok 2018	0 [1733]
Turkey's inflation is a result of wrong central bank steps, Erdogan says	2 16:59 Bright Pebbles [1732]
Italy's first sex doll brothel raided by police, SHUT DOWN just 9 days after opening amid fears dolls not cleaned properly after use	9 21:46 KBK [1752]
Robots can become 'racist and sexist' all on their own, study finds	4 11:42 rjschwarz [1730]
Red on red: University LGBT society disbanded after arguing feminists need to be 'reeducated' in gulags	8 19:37 charger [1736]
Stunning footage shows the Northern Lights bursting with colour over Lapland as scientists reveal the spectacular light show is MORE colourful because of a change in the sun's atmosphere	3 12:57 746 [1729]
Page 4: Opinion
Karin McQuillen: Why Black Voters Are Turning to Trump	2 16:15 Procopius2k [1728]
NFL Owner Blasts President Trump On His National Anthem Stance	8 21:42 Silentbrick [1756]
Rage, Rage, Against the Dying of the Dream	1 19:54 charger [1759]
Spengler: Chutzpah in Strasbourg	1 14:21 Clem [1728]
Mercer: Yellow Journalism of Yellow-Bellied Bob Woodward & the NYT	0 [1733]
Iran steps up quest to dominate Iraq with attack on Kurds	0 [1740]
Shift to right leaves Europe in an uncomfortable position	0 [1737]
Page 6: Politix
EU to give internet firms 1 hour to remove extremist content	5 23:33 Rob Crawford [1760]
Europe just voted to wreck the internet, spying on everything and censoring vast swathes of our communications	2 14:17 Frank G [1740]
Today's Alexandria	2 22:35 Seeking Cure For Ignorance [1750]
Michelle Obama Re-Emerges, Announces Major Plans Ahead of 2020 Election	12 14:26 CrazyFool [1735]
Democratic socialist Julia Salazar beats incumbent in N.Y. senate primary	0 [1739]
It's not a tax problem, It's a spending problem	2 21:32 trailing wife [1759]
Feinstein accuses Kavanaugh of sexual mis-behavior with a girl when in high school	30 21:08 Airandee [1754]
Farzad Fazeli	9 19:50 charger [1763]
Bolivia is following Venezuela and Nicaragua - and that’s toward totalitarian rule	8 19:58 charger [1750]
So much for... 'a few bad FBI apples'	10 19:46 charger [1756]

    
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Who's in the News
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7	Moslem Colonists
6	Islamic State
5	Tin Hat Dictators, Presidents for Life,
5	Govt of Syria
4	Govt of Iran
4	Sublime Porte
3	Govt of Saudi Arabia
3	Commies
3	Taliban
2	Hamas
2	Boko Haram (ISIS)
2	Human Trafficking
1	Thai Insurgency
1	Govt of Iraq
1	Houthis

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Two weeks of WOT

Fri 2018-09-14
Sweida: Syrian Army advances 3.5km deep into ISIS-held territory

Thu 2018-09-13
Mosul clearance continues: turban cell tied up, 13 more died tired, 3 innocents kaboomed

Wed 2018-09-12
Nangarhar: Momand Dara district jacket wallah causes 160 casualties, Taliban say wasn’t them

Tue 2018-09-11
9/11/2018: On this day, we remember

Mon 2018-09-10
84 dead in fighting in Yemen's Hodeida after talks fail

Sun 2018-09-09
Battle for Idlib & Hama finally begins

Sat 2018-09-08
Syrian army advances in al-Safa, killing over 40 turbans, 1000+ trapped on volcano

Fri 2018-09-07
Houthis fire missiles toward two southern Saudi airports, hit one

Thu 2018-09-06
Two major Syrian Army divisions head toward Hama for upcoming offensive

Wed 2018-09-05
Al Qaeda trying to regain primacy as Islamic State loses ground: NATO

Tue 2018-09-04
Jalaluddin Haqqani joins the Choir Eternal

Mon 2018-09-03
Islamists militants in northeast Nigeria kill up to 30 48 soldiers: Sources

Sun 2018-09-02
Yemen’s army imposes full control over Saada’s Al-Zaher directorate

Sat 2018-09-01
Dutch police shoot suspect after he stabs two people at an Amsterdam train station

Fri 2018-08-31
ISIS leader Yasir Khurasani killed with 5 comrades in Nangarhar drone strike

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