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Taliban kill 30 policemen in Farah province
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Heavy clashes reported among Afghan forces and Taliban in Kunduz	0 [1738]
Dead body of a senior Pakistani police official found in Nangarhar	2 23:21 Zenobia Floger6220 [1778]
U.S. airstrikes kill 5 militants in Ghazni, 40 BM-1 warheads seized in Logar	1 11:07 Besoeker [1748]
Hezbollah Money Laundering Has a 'Safe' Home In 'Germany'	3 09:29 trailing wife [1740]
Palestinian reported killed in Gaza border clashes	0 [1733]
Islamic State group suspect arrested, charged in Germany	0 [1745]
Taliban kill 30 policemen in Farah province	0 [1760]
Two Argentines with suspected ties to Hezbollah arrested ahead of G20	0 [1748]
Houthi militias target number of facilities in Hodeidah, breach truce	0 [1750]
Pakistan: Two killed, several injured after blast rocks Karachi	0 [1746]
US-backed forces resume offensive against Daesh in southeast Deir Ezzor	0 [1748]
Syrian Army inches closer to large volcano under Daesh control	0 [1746]
Houthi forces kill several Saudi Coalition fighters at military camp	0 [1747]
Page 2: WoT Background
NSC orders Afghan forces to increase raids against Taliban	0 [1734]
U.S. Envoy Warns: Iran May Create Islamic State-Like Terror Group	0 [1743]
Pushing for global recognition, Abbas’s PA to join UN body, 10 int’l conventions	2 07:53 AlanC [1751]
CIA says Saudi crown prince ordered Khashoggi's murder	9 21:18 newc [1762]
Khashoggi, South African arms and the Saudis - explained (short video)	0 [1744]
Syrian stabber shot by Dutch police was seeking Jewish and Christian victims	1 02:12 Richard Aubrey [1741]
Three absconders surrender in Naqeeb murder case	0 [1738]
Aasia released to please the West, says Fazl	0 [1731]
Julian Assange charged in US: WikiLeaks	0 [1732]
SC censures intelligence agency for failing to provide financial details of Faizabad sit-in leaders	0 [1733]
Houthis indulge in widespread cultural vandalism of Yemen’s most historic sites	2 17:16 jpal [1736]
UN passes resolution condemning Iran’s human rights record	0 [1737]
Russia: It’s not acceptable to politicize Khashoggi’s case	1 05:44 Dale [1739]
Khalid bin Salman on WaPo claims: I never suggested Turkey trip to Khashoggi	0 [1738]
Has Qatar groomed a terrorist to be a Somali district's president?	0 [1736]
Head of international think tank calls for Haftar’s dismissal	0 [1736]
Pause in Saudi raids on Hudaydah aimed at buying time: Houthi	0 [1733]
Netanyahu becomes Israel military affairs minister after Lieberman’s resignation	1 00:53 newc [1740]
In first, US endorses Israeli occupation of Golan, votes against 9 anti-Israel resolutions	7 21:35 newc [1766]
Yemen warring parties close to prisoner swap deal, vow to attend Sweden peace talks: UN	0 [1736]
CIA concludes Saudi crown prince ordered Khashoggi assassination: Washington Post	3 16:20 Pholugum Lumplump7518 [1736]
German gov’t may deport Syrian refugees that commit crimes	0 [1740]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Channing Dungey, ABC executive who canceled Roseanne, is stepping down	0 [1738]
Argentinian submarine found in the Atlantic a year after going missing	5 18:26 Alaska Paul [1753]
Senate bill takes aim at illegal robocalls	16 23:06 james [1752]
CBP commissioner nearly clobbered with rock at border	0 [1748]
UN rights expert warns Brexit could push more Brits into poverty	3 13:05 Alaska Paul [1743]
Accidents and anger at anti-Macron ‘yellow vest' road blocks across France	0 [1745]
Train kills 10 cows as residents invade site with cutlasses	4 18:04 jpal [1759]
Sweden may become latest country to annul child marriages	1 21:45 trailing wife [1764]
House Democrats Outline Gun Control Agenda for 116th Congress	3 21:33 Anomalous Sources [1759]
ELN Now Present in Half of Venezuela	0 [1741]
Wells Fargo Banker Worked in Sinaloa Cartel Money Laundering Scheme, Say Feds	2 12:30 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [1736]
National Guard soldier arrested, charged with smuggling Mexican nationals into US	5 16:06 charger [1737]
N. Korea to expel US citizen who 'illegally entered' country: KCNA	2 18:08 jpal [1762]
Tijuana Overflowing with ~~migrants~~ colonists	1 16:11 Deacon Blues [1731]
Passenger sets luggage on fire to protest cancelled flight	0 [1736]
Khmer Rouge leaders found guilty of genocide in landmark ruling	0 [1743]
Brothers allegedly murder sister, cousin in suspected honour killing in Shangla	0 [1738]
Chilli, punches thrown as Sri Lanka parliament brawls for second day	2 11:31 PBMcL [1734]
Passengers in Zimbabwe caught in bus fire; 40 killed	1 19:49 Burma Shave [1763]
MPs pass no-trust motion against Rajapakse	0 [1729]
Kentucky bars state contractors from involvement in Israel boycotts	1 05:55 Dale [1740]
Page 4: Opinion
InSight's Mexico Profile	1 12:47 746 [1740]
What the Dutch Can Teach Us About Wildfires	12 21:24 Raj [1768]
Shame on Fox News for Joining the CNN-Acosta Farce	5 21:28 newc [1767]
UN Furious That President Trump Protects the American Taxpayer from Communist Thieves	1 10:01 JohnQC [1728]
Why Netanyahu may be quietly celebrating the loss of his defense minister	0 [1746]
How The WAPO Idiotically Tried To Use Elvis's Medal Of Freedom As Proof Of Trump's Racism	0 [1726]
We Were Made for Civil War	9 22:22 newc [1770]
The mayor of Livermore California explains Trump's popularity and success.	4 21:53 newc [1765]
Spies Without Borders - How the FSB Infiltrated the International Visa System	0 [1739]
Page 6: Politix
Sending Fethullah Gulen To Turkey Would Be A National Disgrace	2 14:23 SteveS [1733]
California Dem Swalwell Warns Gun Owners Gov't Could NUKE them if they don't comply with gun ban	12 19:05 Alaska Paul [1769]
The Bishops In Their Labyrinth	6 23:41 james [1759]
Democrat Stacey Abrams ends bid to be Georgia governor	5 14:40 M. Murcek [1738]

    
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                        21:33 Anomalous Sources

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                        20:54 Anguper Hupomosing9418

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                        18:19 Anomalous Sources

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Who's in the News
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5	Houthis
4	Govt of Saudi Arabia
4	Commies
3	Moslem Colonists
3	Taliban
3	Islamic State
2	Hezbollah
2	Govt of Pakistan
2	Hamas
1	Govt of Qatar (MB)
1	Govt of Iran
1	Narcos
1	Palestinian Authority
1	TTP
1	Arab Spring
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Sat 2018-11-17
Taliban kill 30 policemen in Farah province

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Wed 2018-11-14
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Tue 2018-11-13
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Mon 2018-11-12
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Sat 2018-11-10
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Fri 2018-11-09
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Thu 2018-11-08
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Wed 2018-11-07
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