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Firefighters extinguish day’s fifth blaze caused by incendiary balloon in southern Israel
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
HTS cracks down on ISIS sleeper cells inside Idlib	0 [1746]
Syrian forces recover Roman era artifacts stolen by Daesh in Palmyra	0 [1740]
Afrin: YPG kills 2 Turkish-backed rebels in new ambush	0 [1740]
Deir Ezzor: SDF push ISIS on eastern bank of Euphrates, reinforce oil field facing Syrian army forces	0 [1741]
Tens of former rebels settle legal cases with Syrian gov’t in Quneitra after military draft decree	0 [1748]
Iranian terrorists lurk abroad in guise of diplomats, dissidents report	2 01:14 Skidmark [1743]
Gazans scale back border protests as Egypt renews cease-fire efforts	0 [1752]
Firefighters extinguish day’s fifth blaze caused by incendiary balloon in southern Israel	0 [1759]
NATO soldier killed in Taliban-claimed attack in Afghanistan	0 [1743]
Iraqi court sentences militant to death 3 times over terrorism charges	0 [1739]
Iraqi family killed as unidentified gunmen storm house in Diyala	0 [1750]
Four Iraqi police personnel killed in two Islamic State attacks in Mosul	0 [1738]
Pakistan has reportedly released Taliban co-founder Mullah Baradar from jail	0 [1743]
Syrians Trafficker Killed in Clash with ISF	0 [1755]
Saudi air raid 'kills four, including child', in Yemen	0 [1754]
Nigeria imposes curfew in Kaduna after deadly communal violence	0 [1741]
Chaotic scenes in Sanaa as Houthi factions fight each other	0 [1744]
Algeria detains 17 for providing information to al-Qaeda cell	0 [1739]
Israel says Hezbollah set up Lebanon post under NGO guise	0 [1745]
Hundreds of migrants storm barrier between Spain and North Africa	0 [1737]
Palestinian who stabbed Israeli soldier is shot dead	0 [1746]
Jaish al-Adl militias claim responsibility for Iran troops’ abduction	0 [1738]
Page 2: WoT Background
New battle map of Syrian War: October 2018	0 [1736]
Trump Said To Question Netanyahu Commitment To Peace, Threaten To Get ‘Tough'	2 17:43 Ptah [1738]
Israel releases PA official on condition he remain under house arrest for week	2 14:07 Skidmark [1739]
Khashoggi case has put Saudi prince right where Erdoğan wants him	5 11:28 Eohippus Dribble5682 [1748]
Afghanistan polls have no legitimacy: Fazl	0 [1734]
Administrative control of Swat handed over to civil govt after 11 years	1 14:09 Skidmark [1731]
Treason allegations against me are 'unimaginable', Nawaz tells LHC	1 10:04 Frank G [1737]
Cameroon: 17 suspected separatists killed in Ndop	0 [1740]
Gen. Raziq’s brother appointed as new police chief of Kandahar	0 [1733]
Barzani Makes Comeback on Both Kurd, Iraq Fronts	0 [1746]
Cameroon's Paul Biya 'easily' wins seventh term as president	0 [1739]
Border tensions boil over as France 'dumps' migrants in Italy	0 [1739]
US in 'fact-finding phase' on Khashoggi: White House adviser Kushner	0 [1744]
Imran Khan leaves for Saudi conference saying Pakistan "desperate" for loans	4 11:08 AlanC [1735]
Saudi crown prince meets US's Mnuchin, Saudi state TV says	0 [1734]
Saudi operative wore Khashoggi’s clothes, acted as decoy to fool Turkish police	3 12:07 Eohippus Dribble5682 [1736]
Turkey says does not want Saudi relations hurt by Khashoggi case	1 02:06 gorb [1729]
Page 3: Non-WoT
How Ft. Worth Saved on Health Care Costs	7 20:36 trailing wife [1754]
‘NASA is hiding life on Mars': Here's what's really going on in red planet ‘explosion' IMAGES	13 17:43 Shart the Low-priced4103 [1735]
Donald Trump Challenges Media to Bring Cameras and Investigate Caravan	10 21:38 Frank G [1767]
The Trump Administration Wants to Make It Easier to Offer Retirement Benefits	5 11:53 warthogswife [1733]
Joachim Ronneberg, Leader of Raid That Thwarted a Nazi Atomic Bomb, Dies at 99	3 19:20 Cheaderhead [1754]
India walking a tightrope with US and Russian defense systems	2 17:48 Shart the Low-priced4103 [1748]
China seeks framework for November deal with Trump	1 01:24 Skidmark [1749]
Case against man for raping child	0 [1736]
Karachi rickshaw driver succumbs to wounds after self-immolation attempt against 'police extortion'	1 07:28 Procopius2k [1734]
Domestic worker torture case: 11-year-old records statement before civil judge	0 [1730]
NYPD Sergeant Accused of Stuffing Her Panties In Detective's Mouth	1 08:28 Skidmark [1734]
Second French Priest Commits Suicide after Abuse Claims	0 [1731]
'Potentially catastrophic' Hurricane Willa barrels towards Mexico	5 13:34 Airandee [1746]
Trump says US to start cutting aid as migrant caravan rolls on	0 [1734]
US warships pass through Taiwan Strait amid China tensions	0 [1738]
Lee-Enfield Rifle: The Long Arm of the British Empire and the story of Lachhiman Gurung	2 19:13 Cheaderhead [1757]
Wells Fargo to pay $65M settlement related to faulty sales practices	3 07:53 Woodrow [1733]
‘Big operation’ financed by ‘rich American Jews’ brought me down -- Ex-Israeli PM Olmert	5 21:22 trailing wife [1768]
NYPD suspends body cameras for cops after device explodes	1 01:41 Skidmark [1743]
Italians slam ‘filthy’ opinion piece comparing Brexit to Germany’s Nazi regime	1 01:41 Sonny Lumumba7455 [1735]
Islam scholar Tariq Ramadan claims ‘sex was consensual’ in French rape case	1 01:39 Sonny Lumumba7455 [1738]
Page 4: Opinion
What Weapons Will The US Build After The INF Treaty?	4 19:25 Cheaderhead [1763]
Ben Stein: Mitch McConnell restaurant hecklers 'exactly how the Nazis started out'	5 11:53 Frank G [1745]
Obama Again Makes Point Economic Boom Began With Him	10 21:36 Frank G [1853]
Donald Trump is Finished	4 15:55 magpie [1741]
Pets and Pakistani predators in Britain	1 09:44 Skidmark [1740]
‘Muslim Brotherhood’ is a global threat: US Expert	0 [1740]
Page 6: Politix
Official School Records Support Claims That Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) Married Her Brother	2 22:02 Anomalous Sources [1752]
Bernie Sanders On The Blue Wave: ‘I Don't Believe It'	8 12:06 warthogswife [1731]
Revealed: EU's attempt to control Britain's tax policies after Brexit	3 11:23 Abu Uluque [1735]
Internet Censorship of Conservatives Partially Funded by the Chinese Government	2 07:19 Procopius2k [1732]
Illinois Democrat Sean Casten Calls for ‘Complete Elimination' of Tax Cuts	9 14:38 ranture [1739]
Creepy Porn Lawyer ordered to pay $4,850,000 to attorney at his law firm	4 19:07 Roger29 Palms [1759]
Transgender activists slam US govt plan to define gender as ‘male’ and ‘female’ based on biology	17 20:37 Bobby [1760]
Brooklyn witches curse Kavanaugh	7 21:44 USN, Ret. [1763]

    
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Who's in the News
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3	Commies
3	Govt of Saudi Arabia
2	Hamas
2	Sublime Porte
2	Govt of Iraq
2	Taliban
2	Houthis
2	Islamic State
2	Govt of Pakistan
2	Moslem Colonists
1	al-Qaeda
1	Govt of Syria
1	Hezbollah
1	Jamaat-e-Ulema Islami
1	Jundullah
1	Muslim Brotherhood
1	Palestinian Authority
1	TTP
1	Tin Hat Dictators, Presidents for Life,
1	Tin Hat Dictators, Presidents for Life, & Kleptocrats
1	al-Nusra

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Two weeks of WOT

Tue 2018-10-23
Firefighters extinguish day’s fifth blaze caused by incendiary balloon in southern Israel

Mon 2018-10-22
US brigadier general recovering from at least one gunshot wound in Afghanistan attack

Sun 2018-10-21
US charges Chicago man with online recruiting for Islamic State

Sat 2018-10-20
Anjem Choudary Released from Prison

Fri 2018-10-19
ISIS Returns: Sick terrorists take 700 hostage - Putin issues warning

Thu 2018-10-18
Afghan guards open fire at Afghan-NATO meeting in Kandahar, injuring 2 Americans - reports

Wed 2018-10-17
Mastermind behind Ahvaz terrorist attack killed in Iraq’s Diyala, IRGC says

Tue 2018-10-16
Trump says 'rogue killers' may be behind Khashoggi disappearance

Mon 2018-10-15
Jihadist rebels reinforce front-lines near Idlib buffer zone, no withdrawal

Sun 2018-10-14
4 ISIS militants blown up by own explosives in Kunar province

Sat 2018-10-13
Indian troops kill key Kashmiri fighter in Handwara siege

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

Thu 2018-10-11
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Wed 2018-10-10
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