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Pirates kidnap 12 crew members from Swiss shipping vessel in Nigerian waters
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Good belated morning	0 [1739]
Seven Philippine soldiers injured by NPA bomb	0 [1730]
Pirates kidnap 12 crew members from Swiss shipping vessel in Nigerian waters	0 [1764]
US airstrike kills 18 al-Shabab after US attacked in Somalia	0 [1744]
Military aircraft fires at Gaza cell launching arson balloons at Israel	0 [1753]
Police say they nabbed Palestinian on way to carry out attack in northern Israel	0 [1735]
Abu Sayyaf releases three Indonesian captives	0 [1732]
Scores of Turkish-backed rebels killed by YPG forces in Afrin (video)	1 01:07 lord garth [1748]
Jihadist drone strikes Syrian Army troops in northern Latakia	0 [1740]
Homs: Syrian Army restarts operation to clear ISIL’s desert pocket (video)	0 [1731]
Jihadist rebels attack important southwest Aleppo district	0 [1740]
Deir Ezzor: Albukamal secured by Syrian army, gov’t accuses Coalition of evacuating ISIS	0 [1741]
Egyptian leader in HTS rejects Russian-Turkish’s buffer zone in Idlib	1 00:33 DooDahMan [1740]
7 soldiers martyred in crossfire with militants in North Waziristan	0 [1735]
Seven Children Killed In A Taliban Explosion In Faryab: Officials	0 [1736]
Troops Under Siege In Uruzgan Need Urgent Help: MPs	0 [1742]
Iraqi forces seize abandoned Islamic State internet towers in Mosul	0 [1730]
UAE completes withdrawal of troops from Yemen’s Mahrah province	0 [1743]
Two injured after twin car bombs explode in Mogadishu	0 [1739]
Two handed life sentences in Thai supermarket bombing	0 [1731]
Roadside bombing kills 8 children in northern Afghanistan	0 [1741]
Page 2: WoT Background
Remember the last time?	2 08:20 g(r)omgoru [1730]
Child refugee arrivals on Greek islands soar, camp conditions dire: UN	3 22:09 Rob Crawford [1751]
OPEC and allies struggle to pump more oil as Iran supply falls	1 13:02 Sock Puppet of Doom [1734]
Hamas leaders host Egyptian delegation for Palestinian unity talks	0 [1732]
Turkey finance minister rolls out economic plan, worrying investors	0 [1746]
Strange friendships: Turkish FM slams US sanctions against Caracas (video)	2 17:38 gorb [1734]
ISIS chief Baghdadi masters art of disguise, but one mistake may end his luck	1 09:14 Bobby [1740]
Fatah accuses Hamas of colluding with Israeli government	1 07:36 Frank G [1739]
Libya urges ‘effective’ UN action to end Tripoli violence	1 13:14 g(r)omgoru [1738]
ISIS falsely claims responsibility for Ahwaz attack, Iranian opposition says	1 17:42 gorb [1738]
We are ready for war, but choose to walk path of peace: Pakistan Army	0 [1734]
Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief meeting review security of some key provinces	0 [1739]
Think tank: Iraq blocks on-leave Turkish soldiers return to northern base	0 [1730]
Iraqi parliament speaker arrives in Kurdistan to discuss govt formation	0 [1730]
Trump will suffer same fate as Saddam: Iran's Rouhani	0 [1733]
Why Western media silent on Ahvaz terrorist attack	1 00:26 lord garth [1726]
Iran summons European envoys over terrorist attacks in Ahvaz	1 07:39 Frank G [1728]
Ahvaz terror attack extension of anti-Iran plots by US puppets in region: Fearless Leader	0 [1733]
Rouhani vows 'crushing' response to slightest threat	0 [1735]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Brett Kavanaugh's Lawyer Beth Wilkinson Has Worked On Highly Controversial Cases Before	6 20:12 JohnQC [1754]
Trump administration plans to deny green cards to immigrants receiving benefits	1 16:03 Bright Pebbles [1728]
Michael Moore's 'Fahrenheit 11/9' Film Falls Flat At The Box Office	7 23:18 trailing wife [1756]
Trump administration moves to restrict visas, citizenship for immigrants on welfare	2 21:26 Anomalous Sources [1747]
Ben & Jerry's Founders Creating Democrat-Inspired Ice Cream Flavors to 'Take Back Congress'	13 23:38 Skidmark [1754]
4 Russian reconnaissance planes spotted north of Alaska	2 14:04 Zenobia Floger6220 [1732]
Cameroon soldiers kills at least seven suspected separatists in Bui	1 10:46 Bill Flaviting5467 [1729]
US won’t succeed in overthrowing Venezuelan government: Writer	12 16:26 P2kontheroad [1729]
PA expels 20 families from clan in Yatta after deadly gun battle	0 [1746]
Page 4: Opinion
Parents of Boys Should Be Outraged at Democrats	4 16:50 Clem [1742]
Palestinian Cleric: Israel Sends Rats to Eat Foundations of Al-Aqsa Mosque	2 14:31 Frank G [1743]
London Crime Wave: Police Launch Latest Murder Probe as Khan Pledges ‘Public Health' Plan to Stop Violence	4 16:09 Bright Pebbles [1761]
'Lingering stench': Trump promises more firings at Justice and FBI	2 12:55 trailing wife [1746]
California Now Allows Children To "Encourage" Parents To Commit Suicide	2 12:13 charger [1746]
Prediction: Kavanaugh will not be confirmed before the midterms, or worse.	18 21:37 trailing wife [1756]
AstraZeneca CEO warns of medicine shortages after Brexit: Sunday Times	2 19:02 Clem [1732]
Carolyn Glick: How Israel Defeated The PLO	2 12:12 charger [1744]
Patti 'MeToo' Davis, Reagan's daughter, says she's sexual assault survivor, and CRS	1 00:16 3dc [1730]
Book Review: Indianapolis	2 20:07 swksvolFF [1755]
Page 6: Politix
Democrats (now self-branding as a party for and about women) are having trouble attracting male voters.	6 15:28 Rambler in Virginia [1732]
Postal Service Contradicts Dem Candidate's Claim in Controversy Over Security Clearance Form	1 21:34 anymouse [1748]
Keith Ellison Runs Away From Crowd of Domestic Abuse Survivors	2 20:25 JohnQC [1754]
Christine Blasey Ford Hires Andrew McCabe Lawyer Who Was Iran Contra Assoc. Counsel	24 19:42 trailing wife [1755]
Firing Rosenstein obstruction of justice, lawmaker says	6 20:44 Anomalous Sources [1744]
Dan McLaughlin Self Identifies As Rube In This Tweet; Inspires Other Rubes To Do The Same	0 [1738]

    
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5	Islamic State
5	Govt of Iran
4	Sublime Porte
2	al-Shabaab (AQ)
2	Taliban
2	Govt of Syria
2	Hamas
2	Commies
1	Moslem Colonists
1	PLO
1	Palestinian Authority
1	Pirates
1	TTP
1	Thai Insurgency
1	al-Nusra
1	Arab Spring
1	Fatah
1	Govt of Iraq
1	Govt of Pakistan
1	Houthis
1	Abu Sayyaf (ISIS)

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Two weeks of WOT

Sun 2018-09-23
Pirates kidnap 12 crew members from Swiss shipping vessel in Nigerian waters

Sat 2018-09-22
12 Killed, 14 Wounded in Mozambique Jihadist Attacks

Fri 2018-09-21
Israel arrests 10 East Jerusalemites suspected of leading Temple Mount clashes

Thu 2018-09-20
Sweida: ISIS faces dehydration as Syrian Army seizes last water source in Al-Safa

Wed 2018-09-19
Syria Shoots Down Russian Jet, Moscow Threatens Retaliation ‐ Against Israel

Tue 2018-09-18
Report: Syria mistakenly downs Russian plane as it attempts to repel alleged Israeli strike

Mon 2018-09-17
Boko Haram gang members sentenced to ten years for murder -- community outraged

Sun 2018-09-16
Ethiopian Air Force Conducts Airstrike Against Al-Shabaab In Somalia

Sat 2018-09-15
Man Drives Car into Crowd in Southern France, Wounding Two

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

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