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Easing frayed ties, Turkish court allows US pastor to go free
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
3 soldiers martyred, 5 wounded as roadside bomb explodes in South Waziristan	0 [1745]
US-backed forces capture Canadian, Turkish, German ISIS fighters	3 18:14 Roger29 Palms [1771]
Russian military thwarts terrorist attempt to kidnap families of pilots in Syria	0 [1749]
ISIS launches surprise attack against Syrian Army in east Deir Ezzor	2 18:17 Roger29 Palms [1772]
Iraqi Army strengthens positions along Syrian border	0 [1747]
Israel Destroys Hamas 'Attack Tunnel' from Gaza	0 [1745]
Israeli Soldier Stabbed by Palestinian in West Bank	1 02:27 g(r)omgoru [1736]
Kurdish, Iraqi Forces Arrest IS Financiers	0 [1747]
Egyptian military court sentences 17 to death for ISIS church attacks	0 [1738]
U.S. airstrikes inflict casualties on Taliban, destroy 3 APCs in Faryab	0 [1742]
Children among 9 killed, wounded in separate IED explosions	0 [1753]
Several dead as airstrikes target gathering of Taliban leaders in Wardak	6 14:57 Thaviter Gleash6830 [1751]
Page 2: WoT Background
Easing frayed ties, Turkish court allows US pastor to go free	5 22:25 746 [1798]
Swedish friendship ship docks in Herzliya	2 11:29 lord garth [1741]
Doctor who helped find Bin Laden ‘unwell’ in tiny cell	7 23:53 Woodrow [1775]
Haftar’s forces spokesman: Libyans won’t vote for constitution	0 [1742]
ATC gives police final extension to submit report on absconders in Naqeeb murder case	0 [1745]
Thai authorities to deport 70 Pakistani asylum seekers	0 [1747]
Turkey to reopen Mosul consulate for first time in years	0 [1747]
Iran Summons German Envoy over Extradition of 'Bomb Plot' Diplomat	1 07:14 Frank G [1750]
U.N. Envoy 'No Longer Acceptable' for Palestinians	6 13:54 Tom [1734]
President Sisi says Egypt wants terrorist El-Ashmawi to face justice on its soil	0 [1756]
Egypt to give legal status to 120 unlicensed churches	0 [1746]
Iran’s Khamenei orders officials to resolve economic crisis	4 09:07 Frank G [1746]
Internal conflicts, assassinations, and tank attacks between Houthis on the rise	4 09:00 AlanC [1741]
75 Taliban militants including their 5 commanders join peace process in Nangarhar	0 [1731]
US won’t give ‘one single dollar’ for Syria reconstruction until Iranian forces are out -- Pompeo	7 18:30 Thing From Snowy Mountain [1771]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Another Space Telescope is failing: Chandra!	5 21:07 Procopius2k [1775]
Ebola cases spike as nervous communities stop cooperating with health care workers	3 14:01 Alaska Paul [1746]
Germany protects car industry as EU goes for JUST 15% cut in co2 car emissions by 2025 - 35% by 2030.	2 18:27 magpie [1771]
Atlas Robot - Boston Dynamics - Jumps Log, Leaps Up Steps	13 21:09 Procopius2k [1778]
Senator announces to boycott in camera meetings to discuss blasphemy law	2 10:16 Frank G [1736]
LHC sets aside death sentence handed to PML-N MNA Abid Raza, 3 others in murder case	0 [1742]
Malaysia to abolish death penalty	1 09:50 Sock Puppet of Doom [1732]
Justice Shaukat Siddiqui removed as Islamabad High Court judge	0 [1741]
Russia hopes USA will be understanding about "Soyuz" incident	7 22:36 Injun Bucket8891 [1762]
Transgender prison inmate who sexually assaulted women jailed for life	5 09:56 Skidmark [1742]
Hurricane Michael shuts in 40% off Gulf of Mexico oil production	3 13:36 Silentbrick [1732]
NY prosecutor drops part of sex assault case against Harvey Weinstein	1 02:34 g(r)omgoru [1739]
Washington Supreme Court rules death penalty unconstitutional, changes death sentences to life	10 21:13 Procopius2k [1763]
NASA ready to leave ISS crew-less if Soyuz not cleared by 2019	3 11:26 jpal [1743]
Page 4: Opinion
Run, Hillary, Run	3 20:58 Frank G [1769]
Sgt. Mom: Fallout	4 08:20 M. Murcek [1738]
Sarah Hoyt: Knowing Them By Their Fruits	3 20:53 Frank G [1770]
Yes, Virginia, Democrats ARE a mob	2 10:16 Abu Uluque [1738]
The Left's Next Big Thing	14 23:10 JohnQC [1780]
Mitch McConnell rams through 15 more federal judges	8 22:41 Injun Bucket8891 [1765]
What lies beneath India’s ‘sudden’ cancellation of talks with Pakistan?	7 20:10 DooDahMan [1768]
Memo To California Gop: Vote Socialist?	7 22:44 Injun Bucket8891 [1765]
Page 6: Politix
Today's Alexandria	4 19:56 M. Murcek [1768]
Ouch	6 16:14 g(r)omgoru [1733]
Trump defies California senators with 9th Circuit judge nominations	10 16:35 Procopius2k [1746]
Staffers for TN Senate Candidate Phil Bredesen Caught on Tape Admitting He Lied About Supporting Kavanaugh	7 11:15 Silentbrick [1738]
Democrats' Arizona Senate Nominee Caught on Tape Bashing...Arizona	4 16:06 M. Murcek [1743]
‘Mentally ill’, ‘illiterate’, ‘incel’: Liberals vent fury as Kanye West visits Trump in White House	12 19:15 Anomalous Sources [1767]

    
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5	Govt of Pakistan
4	Taliban
3	Islamic State
2	Arab Spring
2	Govt of Iran
2	Sublime Porte
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1	Palestinian Authority
1	Salafists
1	TTP
1	Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (IS)
1	Govt of Iraq
1	al-Qaeda
1	Govt of Syria
1	Houthis

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Two weeks of WOT

Fri 2018-10-12
Easing frayed ties, Turkish court allows US pastor to go free

Thu 2018-10-11
Afghan officials get 20 years for handing secrets to Pakistan

Wed 2018-10-10
Turkey to search Saudi Consulate for missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi

Tue 2018-10-09
Nikki Haley Resigns As US Ambassador To The UN

Mon 2018-10-08
IDF fires at Gazans launching incendiary balloons at Israel

Sun 2018-10-07
Defying Israeli occupation, Golan Druze pledge loyalty to Syria’s Assad

Sat 2018-10-06
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Fri 2018-10-05
Yemeni army advances further into Saada amid violent clashes with Houthis

Thu 2018-10-04
15 terrorists killed in shootout with police in North Sinai: Egypt's interior ministry

Wed 2018-10-03
'Ricin poison' packages sent to Pentagon

Tue 2018-10-02
21 ISIS militants killed in drone strikes in Nangarhar province

Mon 2018-10-01
Houthi naval force targets Saudi patrol boats inside Jizan Port

Sun 2018-09-30
Chad troops kill 17 Boko Haram fighters after Lake Chad attack

Sat 2018-09-29
Tajikistan national among 48 killed, wounded in Kunduz operations

Fri 2018-09-28
Rockets fired on Ghazni city during President Ghani’s visit

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