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Turkish-backed rebels issue urgent plea for help from available forces in Idlib
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Diyala dead and otherwise dudes: 3 turbans toes up, 3 turbans tied up, infiltration foiled	0 [1739]
Three pipe bombs found next to Border Police post in West Bank	0 [1737]
Palestinian media says youths crossed border, set fire to IDF listening post	0 [1745]
American man said held in Iran on unspecified charges	5 20:34 Rob Crawford [1765]
Israel nabs suspected Givat Assaf terrorist after nearly month-long manhunt	1 07:14 Frank G [1736]
Hamas arrests 45 ‘collaborators’ in Israeli special forces op that went awry	0 [1735]
Australia police examining suspicious packages at 10 consulates	0 [1742]
2 killed, over 20 wounded in an explosion in Khost province	0 [1742]
Several militants killed in separate airstrikes of Coalition and Afghan Special Forces	0 [1735]
145 Taliban Killed In Kandahar And Faryab Ongoing Operations	1 13:06 Woodrow [1728]
ISIS suicide bomber kills 5 in Syria’s Raqqa: monitor	0 [1739]
Massive Saudi military convoy heads to Yemeni border for new offensive	1 07:15 Frank G [1731]
Saudi Coalition captures strategic mountain in northern Yemen	0 [1745]
Turkish-backed rebels issue urgent plea for help from available forces in Idlib	2 07:22 Frank G [1773]
US military says it kills six militants in an air strike in Somalia	0 [1726]
US says airstrikes in Somalia kill 4 al-Shabab militants	0 [1743]
IS counterattack in Syria leaves 32 dead,but then SDF backed by Coalition reverse their gains	0 [1744]
Car bomb blast kills two police in Iraq’s Tikrit	0 [1736]
Russian military police starts patrols around Syria’s Manbij	0 [1736]
Saudi raid on Qatif village results in several wanted persons killed	0 [1732]
Most wanted Malaysian militant no longer thought dead	1 09:01 Angaise Munster4169 [1733]
Bombs hurt soldiers, student in southern Thailand	0 [1735]
Page 2: WoT Background
Turkey to ask US to hand over military bases in Syria: Hurriyet	4 14:22 Alaska Paul [1728]
Taliban leaders to meet U.S. officials in Qatar on Wednesday	0 [1726]
5 ISIS militants, families returned to Kazakhstan with US mediation: SDF	0 [1729]
Turkey trial to open into Russian ambassador's 2016 killing	0 [1746]
Yezidis from Shingal tell kin they are still held by ISIS in Syria	0 [1733]
US relocates large force to Kirkuk military base: Peshmerga	0 [1735]
Turkish opposition backs new Syria operation	0 [1734]
Russia joins Syrian effort to secure release of Hannibal Gaddafi	0 [1746]
‘We will attack anytime we see a threat to Israel in Syria’ -- Israeli ambassador	0 [1739]
Hariri rejects proposed 32 minister gov’t because ‘Hezbollah is behind it’	0 [1736]
Bolton fires back at Erdogan, claims NYT op-ed was ‘offensive’	0 [1742]
Turkish official claims Turkey is the ‘only friend’ of the Kurds	8 13:40 jvalentour [1734]
Sudan protest hub: Defiant protesters march in Gadarif	0 [1730]
India's lower house passes citizenship bill that excludes Muslims	0 [1750]
Puntland elets Saed Deni as new president following election in Garowe	0 [1728]
Trial of alleged Czech drug smuggler completed at Lahore court	0 [1730]
Hostile agencies behind terrorism: Langove	0 [1730]
Pakistan will 'do all' to help end bloodshed in Afghanistan, Qureshi tells special envoy	0 [1732]
Famous Turkish actor accused of inciting armed revolt in TV comments	1 09:48 AlanC [1735]
EU puts Iran intelligence unit and two staff on terrorism list, freezes assets	0 [1736]
Dutch Minister: Iran behind two assassinations in the Netherlands	0 [1737]
Al-Qaeda Mufti Abu Hafs sheds light on Iran, Qatar influence on extremist groups	1 07:51 Chereting Pelosi1889 [1741]
US State Department envoy working on Qatar crisis resigns	3 13:54 Abu Uluque [1726]
Page 3: Non-WoT
How author Brad Meltzer uncovered the secret plot to kill George Washington	0 [1736]
Justice Ginsburg misses second day in a row at Supreme Court	21 19:23 Frank G [1756]
Toronto police reminder - please remove clothes from corpse before making box donation	3 19:23 magpie [1758]
Jogger was attacked by a dog ‐ and bitten by the dog's owner, California police say	2 23:03 Slutle Glaviger2965 [1754]
Shell of hopper for StarShip 2nd stage complete!	1 16:54 Cheaderhead [1748]
Investigating Jammeh's reign of terror: Gambia commission kicks off	0 [1729]
Top Court validates Rajoelina's election as Madagascar president	0 [1738]
Red Lobster Caves to Left-Wing Blacklist Campaign, Pulls Ads from Tucker Carlson's Show	8 19:06 SteveS [1755]
Attacker hurts 20 children with hammer at Beijing school	1 09:43 Frank G [1734]
What is behind the sharp fall in number of Filipino workers in the Middle East?	1 13:22 swksvolFF [1736]
Teen girl, 12-year-old sister arrested for brutally killing their mom	1 05:44 Procopius2k [1733]
Inmate insists syringes pulled from rectum aren’t his: cops	4 13:40 gorb [1731]
Page 4: Opinion
Instant Fact-Check From Fox News' Shepard Smith After Oval Office Speech	6 23:40 gorb [1767]
Breath Test gagets measure metabolism, tell you what to eat	7 21:44 texhooey [1754]
The Personality Trait That Makes People Feel (un)Comfortable Around You	5 18:52 charger [1764]
Disappointed Soldier Was Looking Forward To Hanging Out In Syria For Another 20, 30 Years	3 08:03 Besoeker [1745]
Ignominious Ingrates	2 21:13 Bright Pebbles [1762]
Tucker Carlson: We Are Ruled By Mercenaries Who Feel No Long-Term Obligation To The People They Rule	1 16:16 Bobby [1754]
Report: Louis Farrakhan Won't Rule Out 2020 Run	1 13:47 gorb [1746]
Democrats Can Fund the World, but Not the Wall	1 08:40 JohnQC [1733]
Rep. Tim Ryan: China Is Coming At Us; They Have Detailed, Long-Term Programs	3 17:21 charger [1749]
President Trump Oval Office Address: Border Security ‘A Choice Between Right and Wrong'	3 13:07 M. Night Shyamalan [1747]
China's Demographic Crisis	10 21:10 Bright Pebbles [1747]
Page 6: Politix
Rosenstein plans to leave Justice Dept. shortly after Barr confirmed	9 16:02 Bobby [1760]
Ocasio-Cortez attending Sundance to see documentary about herself	6 15:02 SR-71 [1732]
And now, The New York Times scandal	0 [1732]
‘This is gold'! Fed-up Kellyanne Conway lays into ‘smarta**' Jim Acosta [video]	2 13:51 gorb [1735]

    
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7	Sublime Porte
6	Islamic State
3	Hamas
3	Taliban
3	Govt of Iran
3	Govt of Pakistan
2	al-Shabaab (AQ)
2	Commies
2	Houthis
1	Govt of Sudan
1	Hezbollah
1	Abu Sayyaf (ISIS)
1	Govt of Qatar (MB)
1	Govt of Iran Proxies
1	Arab Spring
1	Thai Insurgency
1	al-Qaeda
1	Govt of Syria

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