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Ceasefire Goes Into Effect In South Following Unprecedented Rocket Barrage
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Deir Ezzor: Iraqi paramilitaries reinforce border and target ISIS, Kurds redeploy from Raqqa, US coalition evacuates ISIS turbans	0 [1756]
Syrian Army mass reinforces northern Syria in response to Turkey’s upcoming Euphrates operation	0 [1751]
Hama-Idlib axis adventures: Syrian army clashes with turbans as buffer zone agreement continues to collapse	0 [1757]
Syrian Army keeps advancing in southern Syria after fierce battle with Daesh	0 [1746]
IDF Strikes 160 Targets In Gaza Strip After Almost 500 Rockets Fired	1 07:11 Frank G [1764]
Ceasefire Goes Into Effect In South Following Unprecedented Rocket Barrage	2 08:29 AlanC [1779]
Migrants Reach Britain in Stolen French Fishing Boat	0 [1747]
Iraqi forces destroy 10 Islamic State hotbeds in Diyala	0 [1750]
Thousands of Afghans flee fighting in Hazara districts	1 22:34 Ramiro Martinez [1790]
Dozens of Houthis killed and injured in last stronghold in Dhale governorate	0 [1750]
Saudi Arabia executes ISIS member who killed his cousin	0 [1753]
Iranian migrants steal French boat and sail to Britain, another boat sinks off Turkey	0 [1748]
Al-Shabab Executes Foreign Fighter In Southern Somalia	0 [1753]
Warplanes target main entrance to Yemen’s port city of Hudaydah	0 [1752]
Jordan jails 10 for IS-claimed Karak attack	0 [1750]
Page 2: WoT Background
Former US-backed rebel commander revealed to be Syrian Army spy	2 13:00 Thing From Snowy Mountain [1753]
Russian naval fleet leaves Syrian waters for Atlantic	0 [1761]
Michigan airport stabber convicted in terrorism case	1 12:44 Abu Uluque [1736]
U.S. Targets Hizbullah 'Iraq Network' with New Sanctions	0 [1748]
Israel envoy sounds rocket siren as UN debates Gaza violence	0 [1749]
Saudi 'kill team's' luggage contained syringes, scissors: report	4 21:38 gorb [1771]
Top military brass reiterates support for institutions to ensure 'writ of the state'	0 [1748]
PM Khan reaffirms resolve to respect Aasia Bibi judgement in call with EU parliament chief	0 [1739]
Kuwait: OPEC expects surplus of 1 mln barrels per day by 2019	0 [1740]
Will Nikki Haley block diplomatic immunity to Qatar hacking ringleader?	0 [1748]
Ethiopia arrests ex-head of army firm in crackdown on security services	0 [1739]
Sweden ready to host Yemen peace talks	0 [1740]
Lebanon’s Hariri blames Hezbollah for obstructing government formation	0 [1748]
Amnesty calls on Iran to disclose fate of hundreds of detained Ahwazi Arabs	0 [1757]
‘Impeccable Iranian intelligence services will foil Saudi murder plots’	3 19:08 Frank G [1777]
Lebanese army forces detain man suspected of providing intelligence to Israel	0 [1741]
People stage protest against Nigerian army’s killing of Muslims	0 [1738]
UN aid chief demands cessation of hostilities around Yemen's Hudaydah	3 10:34 SteveS [1749]
Trump's America First policy only brought US global backlash: Zarif	4 10:30 Pheresh Stalin6620 [1743]
US designates son of Hezbollah leader as 'global terrorist'	0 [1757]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Snipes: I Haven't Made a Decision on Whether I'll Resign After Recount	11 17:22 Caesar Crinesh9252 [1775]
Paradise, CA: Before and after fotos of the town's wildfire destruction	4 18:44 gorb [1765]
Men afraid to mentor young female lawyers, solicitor chief claims	12 20:06 Zenobia Floger6220 [1774]
UN welcomes Iraq’s delivery of properties, national archives to Kuwait	0 [1746]
US colleges attracting fewer new students from abroad	2 08:25 Chereting Pelosi1889 [1744]
Gender-based violence court in Lahore sentences child rapist to life in prison	0 [1753]
Sri Lanka Supreme Court restores sacked parliament	0 [1757]
UK says it has reached draft Brexit deal with EU	1 00:31 Raj [1752]
Trump says US aware of all North Korean nuclear work	1 09:54 Glenmore [1742]
Thugs wield machete in broad daylight in Birmingham	5 23:59 Zenobia Floger6220 [1772]
Melania Trump publicly calls for White House aide's firing	7 18:21 Snavimble Bucket1794 [1769]
Neomi Rao nominated to Kavanaugh's old position	2 09:46 Besoeker [1745]
Authorities announce arrests in slaying of 8 family members in Piketon, Ohio	1 11:23 JohnQC [1748]
Amazon confirms New York City and Northern Virginia for new headquarters	5 12:33 Abu Uluque [1740]
Page 4: Opinion
What a circus! Baraboo WI High School Students Appear to Perform Nazi Salute	9 18:43 Abu Uluque [1771]
Victor Davis Hanson: The Present American Revolution	0 [1756]
OSU Football Coach Mike Gundy Slams ‘Liberalism' and ‘Snowflake' Student Transfers	1 10:48 USN, Ret. [1755]
Social Media Linked To Loneliness And Depression, New Study Finds	1 06:29 Procopius2k [1751]
Facebook Unveils New Bigot Recognition Technology	10 21:03 Frank G [1767]
Filmmaker Horowitz Embedded Himself In The Migrant Caravan	7 17:38 Shuse tse Tung7716 [1771]
Countdown to mullahs’ belligerence begins	1 08:53 AlanC [1736]
Page 6: Politix
CNN file suit against Trump administration for taking reporter's pass	10 19:53 rjschwarz [1780]
Bush should be punished, not awarded medal: Analyst	5 10:52 JohnQC [1743]
UH-OH: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's First Appearance In D.C. Is At A PROTEST Against Nancy Pelosi ‐ And Leftists AREN'T Happy	15 21:54 gorb [1783]
Obama Appointed Fed Judge Orders GA Sec State Review All Provisional Ballots, Postpone Certifying Election	5 19:21 Zenobia Floger6220 [1774]

    
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                        20:06 Zenobia Floger6220

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                        18:44 gorb

                        18:43 Abu Uluque

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                        18:05 AlanC

                        17:38 Shuse tse Tung7716

                        17:22 Caesar Crinesh9252

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5	Islamic State
4	Govt of Iran
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3	Hamas
3	Hezbollah
3	Moslem Colonists
2	Govt of Pakistan
1	Govt of Syria
1	Govt of Iraq
1	Taliban
1	Govt of Iran Proxies
1	Islamic Movement of Nigeria (Iran)
1	Commies
1	al-Shabaab (AQ)
1	Sublime Porte
1	Govt of Saudi Arabia
1	Govt of Qatar (MB)

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Two weeks of WOT

Wed 2018-11-14
Ceasefire Goes Into Effect In South Following Unprecedented Rocket Barrage

Tue 2018-11-13
Gaza factions agree to cease fire if Israel halts attack - Palestinian official

Mon 2018-11-12
IAF have begun air strikes on Gaza.

Sun 2018-11-11
Yemeni forces 'seize Hodeidah's main hospital' amid air raids

Sat 2018-11-10
Yemeni forces, Saudi-led coalition launch 'vast' Hodeidah push

Fri 2018-11-09
One dead after Melbourne knife attack being treated as terrorism - ISIS claims actions of known wolf

Thu 2018-11-08
Syrian Man Gets Life in Prison for Making Parts in IEDs Used Against U.S.

Wed 2018-11-07
Trump says Attorney General Jeff Sessions resigns

Tue 2018-11-06
Election Day open thread

Mon 2018-11-05
U.S. jet fighters kill 25 Islamic State militants in Kirkuk

Sun 2018-11-04
US soldier killed in ‘apparent insider attack’ in Kabul -- NATO

Sat 2018-11-03
Mass grave with 1,500 bodies unearthed in Raqqa city

Fri 2018-11-02
Foreigners among 68 militants killed, wounded in Afghan, U.S. forces operations

Thu 2018-11-01
Nigerian Shia group says 42 killed when security forces fired upon protests

Wed 2018-10-31
Mil Times Follow-up article: 5 freed from Gitmo in exchange for Bergdahl join Taliban's political office in Qatar

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