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Election Council Rejects Erdogan's Party Demand for Full Istanbul Recount
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Libyan war escalates amid lack of U.S strategy for secret missions in Africa	8 13:53 Whiskey Mike [11127]
Britain and Jordan's secret war in Libya	0 [11124]
Turkey Detains Dozens More over Alleged Coup Ties	1 06:53 Pholuse Darling of the Texans9111 [11125]
IDF arrests three Palestinians who breached border with Gaza	0 [11124]
Libya death toll rises, Islamist militants exploit chaos: Reuters report	0 [11129]
Infiltration attempt by 445 persons into Libya foiled	0 [11125]
Seven people killed in North Sinai suicide bombing	0 [11126]
Taliban militant surrender to Afghan police after killing his commander in Faryab	2 19:52 Frank G [11130]
Afghan Special Forces destroy Taliban prison, arms and explosives depots in Kunduz	0 [11126]
Arrest of female Al Qaeda operatives sparks furor among Helmand residents	0 [11125]
13 militants killed in coalition airstrikes in Southeast of Afghanistan	0 [11125]
Twin explosions kill at least 9 in northern Syria city - reports	0 [11124]
Villagers in Kurdistan Region ‘terrified’ by Turkish bombardment: mukhtar	0 [11125]
Iraqi troops kill four Islamic State militants in Anbar province	0 [11128]
Bomb blast kills Iraqi soldier, wounds two others in Diyala	0 [11124]
Yoot pled guilty, gets 20 years in Texas state prison for plotting ISIS-inspired mass shooting at Texas shopping mall	0 [11127]
Taliban agree to meet Afghan govt officials in Qatar	0 [11130]
Polio worker shot dead in Mohmand	0 [11124]
Sudan opposition says 20 killed since rally at army HQ held	0 [11127]
2,000 flee Nigeria village ahead of army offensive against Boko Haram	0 [11128]
3 foreign jihadists who attacked a Syrian army checkpoint in North Hama	0 [11127]
Syrian Army launches massive assault across northwest Syria after jihadist ambush	1 12:59 lord garth [11126]
Syrian Army attacks jihadist HQ in northwestern Aleppo	0 [11125]
Contractor previously thought killed in Taliban suicide car bombing in Afghanistan Monday found alive	0 [11126]
Page 2: WoT Background
Election Council Rejects Erdogan's Party Demand for Full Istanbul Recount	3 12:36 Bright Pebbles [11128]
In Haftar, Analysts Sees 'Moscow's Man' in Libya	2 12:20 trailing wife [11128]
Airbnb to cancel its ban on West Bank settlement listings	0 [11127]
Pompeo, in testimony to Senate, refuses to back two-state solution	1 08:50 Procopius2k [11127]
German ISIS woman on trial accused of letting Yezidi 'slave' girl die of thirst	0 [11127]
US in Syria: From ‘Manbij Roadmap’ to Rojava ‘safe zone’	0 [11124]
Iraq receives new batch of Russian T-90 battle tanks	3 09:02 DarthVader [11124]
Hundreds of Bangladeshi 'extremists' to surrender	0 [11127]
Fazlur Rehman, Nawaz discuss 'shared concern' on inflation, economy	0 [11128]
Cancellation of Lakhvi’s bail in Mumbai attacks case sought	0 [11130]
Algeria’s upper house speaker Abdelkader Bensalah appointed as interim president	0 [11125]
Crystal meth and crowded jails: Problems mount in Iraqi oil city	2 12:02 Mullah Richard [11126]
French book reveals how Qatar funded Muslim Brotherhood mosques in Europe	1 07:27 Raj [11124]
Ahead of Indian elections, Modi’s party vows to strip Kashmir of special rights	0 [11126]
AP report reveals Houthis blocked shipment of cholera vaccines for almost a year	0 [11126]
Iran’s Suleimani will be viewed the same way as Al-Baghdadi: Pompeo	0 [11122]
Iranian commander issues stern warning to US about staying away from IRGC Navy	2 10:34 Mullah Richard [11124]
Netanyahu has won the election, according to updated/revised exit polls on all of Israel's TV channels	2 11:04 g(r)omgoru [11123]
Hamas's English-language media service would like you to know they oppose the Trump administration's designation of Iran's IRGC as a Foreign Terrorist Organization	1 07:19 chris [11123]
Libya national conference postponed due to fighting: UN	1 08:20 ed in texas [11127]
Secret Service stuck Zhang's thumbdrive into their computer	8 13:48 DarthVader [11127]
IRGC-led, Iraqi Harakat al-Nujaba announces it supports the IRGC against the US designation	0 [11125]
Standard Chartered Bank Admits to Illegally Processing Transactions in Violation of Iranian Sanctions and Agrees to Pay More Than $1 Billion	0 [11124]
Iraq says U.S. decision on Iran's Guards 'could have negative repercussions'	1 08:45 Procopius2k [11123]
US Navy carrying out a test of a new ship-based Laser Weapon System (LaWS) in the Persian Gulf	3 20:22 Shalet Hupogum8711 [11130]
Austria cut out of European intel sharing due to coziness with Moscow	0 [11126]
Israeli pilots are once again flying alongside pilots from the United Arab Emirates.	0 [11126]
Page 3: Non-WoT
'Call Before You Dig' - 1 dead, 15 injured in North Carolina gas explosion	1 14:39 M. Murcek [11126]
Israel's Beresheet poised to make history with moon landing	3 19:58 Jumbo Pelosi7296 [11130]
Russia is talking about scrapping its only aircraft carrier, putting the troubled ship out of its misery	5 23:18 USN, Ret. [11130]
Canada to reject refugees with claims in other countries	1 14:51 trailing wife [11130]
Wreckage of missing Japan's F-35 fighter jet found, pilot remains missing	0 [11132]
Feds charge 2 dozen in billion dollar Medicare brace scam	2 08:16 Besoeker [11125]
New poll finds Palestinians deeply distrust their leaders	5 19:46 Frank G [11132]
Rehman Bhola warned of 'consequences' if Baldia factory didn't pay Rs250m extortion: witness tells ATC	0 [11128]
Smallville actor Allison Mack pleads guilty in sex trafficking case	0 [11127]
Reforms have increased Pakistan’s tax collection, bribe rates: IMF	0 [11128]
Three factory workers die after falling into chicken feed pit filled with toxic waste	4 10:40 swksvolFF [11126]
North Korea summons ambassadors from Beijing, Moscow	7 13:14 lord garth [11127]
Pompeo says #Egypt's purchase of Russian Su-35s will lead to sanctions	3 14:12 DarthVader [11135]
Pompeo acknowledges N.K. leader is 'tyrant'	1 08:35 Procopius2k [11125]
We are about to start losing entire Ukraine in less than two weeks	0 [11128]
Boise residents sue the Air Force over proposed training above Idaho cities	10 19:48 Frank G [11127]
One week of all global ADS-B aircraft traffic	0 [11125]
UK: Youth worker sacked for raising alarm about paedophile boss	0 [11126]
Page 4: Opinion
Why the Media Hates Saudi Arabia	6 22:10 rjschwarz [11132]
Russian's Sewa Security Services a Private Military Company (PMC)	0 [11127]
Page 6: Politix
How Germany is pretending to meet its NATO spending.	5 23:14 USN, Ret. [11128]
Barr: You bet I'll be looking into how this Russia investigation started	4 22:11 rjschwarz [11128]
Barr forms team to probe FBI actions in Russia investigation (video)	6 22:12 rjschwarz [11130]

    
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Who's in the News
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6	Islamic State
4	Taliban
4	Sublime Porte
3	Commies
3	Govt of Iran
3	Arab Spring
2	Govt of Iraq
2	al-Nusra
2	Hamas
1	Lashkar e-Taiba
1	al-Qaeda
1	Boko Haram (ISIS)
1	Govt of Iran Proxies
1	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
1	Govt of Pakistan
1	Govt of Qatar (MB)
1	Govt of Sudan
1	Govt of Syria
1	Houthis
1	Jamaat-e-Ulema Islami

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