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Islamic Jihad chief says Gaza groups can fire 1,000 rockets a day at Israel
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Military opens investigation after a Marine patrolling US-Mexico border 'is attacked by three people inside his vehicle during a nighttime ambush'	13 23:13 Large Theaque4013 [1782]
Islamic Jihad chief says Gaza groups can fire 1,000 rockets a day at Israel while at border fence the usual rioters riot	2 20:25 Anomalous Sources [1769]
Islamic Jihad chief says Gaza groups can fire 1,000 rockets a day at Israel	3 10:36 Skidmark [1792]
260,000 Muslims pray peacefully at Al-Aqsa Mosque after terror attacks	5 12:25 Dron66046 [1766]
Dutch hostage killed while trying to escape from militants in Philippines	3 12:29 Dron66046 [1752]
Bala Murghab District Once Again ‘Falls To Taliban’	0 [1753]
Afghan Special Forces rescue 33 more people from a Taliban prison in Helmand	1 02:04 Dron66046 [1744]
Taliban militants suffer casualties in Helmand and Kandahar airstrikes	1 14:44 Dron66046 [1746]
Taliban and ISIS militants suffer casualties in an infighting in Nangarhar	0 [1746]
Afghan Special Forces storm Taliban leadership’s compound in Farah province	0 [1754]
Heavy Explosion Rocks Kabul: 4 Civilians Killed, 4 American Troops Wounded	0 [1766]
Scores of Taliban fighters killed after attacking ANDSF checkpoint in Wardak	0 [1758]
More than 1,000 dunams of crops burn in Kirkuk	5 07:49 AlanC [1767]
Misrata operations room busts ISIS terrorist	0 [1744]
1 killed in 'gunfight' with BGB in Dinajpur	1 04:35 Skidmark [1755]
Yaba kingpin Saiful killed in Teknaf ‘gunfight’	0 [1745]
Six dead in IS-claimed blast at Kabul military academy	0 [1745]
Page 2: WoT Background
Spain's capitulation: Seville will have its first mosque in 700 years after the Reconquista	3 19:47 Elmating Unusogum5874 [1785]
Dutch anti-Islam lawmaker Wilders says Twitter blocks his account	0 [1748]
Netanyahu fails to form coalition; MKs vote for new elections on September 17	0 [1749]
In first, Dutch government calls fighting anti-Semitism a national priority	0 [1751]
Oil falls over 3% on fresh trade worries, posts biggest monthly drop in six months	7 19:51 Cleager Schwarzeneggar4244 [1776]
US says countries buying Iranian oil will be subject to sanctions	0 [1745]
Russia says it's Turkey's duty to halt fighting in Syria's Idlib	0 [1746]
UN atomic watchdog raises questions of Iran’s centrifuge use	0 [1765]
Turkish economy shrinks again as currency crisis bites	0 [1751]
Sopko Counts Daesh As A Big Challenge In Afghanistan	0 [1737]
No ceasefire declared during Eid days: Taliban	0 [1749]
Concerns Mount Over Sharp Increase In Attacks In Kabul	0 [1745]
PMF military parade, burning flags at Quds day rally in Baghdad	0 [1753]
Protesters set fire to US embassy in Honduras	4 18:39 Skidmark [1768]
Assange showing symptoms of 'psychological torture': UN	4 11:27 Speamp Glurong6867 [1741]
Lebanon agrees to talks with Israel over maritime dispute	0 [1748]
Hezbollah chief warns war against Iran would 'engulf region'	0 [1748]
Defiant demonstrators vow to continue Khartoum sit-in	0 [1746]
Houthi leader leads Death to America chant!	0 [1745]
Iran accuses Saudi Arabia of 'sowing division'	0 [1746]
Taliban claim ‘progress’ at Afghan talks	0 [1749]
Muslim countries urged to play role on Al-Quds issue	1 02:06 newc [1749]
Leadership structure of IRGC	0 [1743]
View inside Iranian missile base	3 11:03 Skidmark [1748]
Danish Muslims feel backlash as immigration becomes election issue	2 08:40 Procopius2k [1746]
Page 3: Non-WoT
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives at secretive Bilderberg conference in Switzerland despite NOT being on the guestlist as Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner is also due to attend	1 22:40 Injun Bucket8891 [1759]
Wild eyed televangelist Kenneth Copeland appears unhinged in interview where he defends his $760million fortune and says he needs to use THREE private jets because 'demonic environment on commercial flights are not good for a preacher'	1 20:18 Procopius2k [1773]
Moment superhero Texas teacher runs barefoot down the street with a cape billowing behind her to warn parents of an approaching tornado	0 [1737]
Explosion at Russian TNT factory injures 38 and sees giant mushroom cloud erupt into the sky, as state of emergency is declared amid panic from nearby residents	0 [1748]
San Francisco Dungeon launching 'Rat Bar' pop-up where you can pay to drink with live rodents	6 16:15 Thrusoling Thromolet5134 [1741]
"London isn't an English city anymore": Brexit supporter John Cleese hot take sparks Twitter firestorm	4 11:53 Abu Uluque [1748]
Ingenious way tradie opens his beer without a bottle opener goes viral - as his mates watch on in disbelief	0 [1730]
DoD bought phony military gear made in China, including counter-night vision clothing that didn't actually work	0 [1746]
Dollar stores warn they will have to raise prices over tariffs	7 15:29 M. Murcek [1748]
GM Sends Manufacturing Jobs to South Korea as U.S. Workers Are Laid Off	8 13:17 Spomble Darling of the Antelope1454 [1740]
Pompeo to Germany: Use Huawei and lose access to our data	1 13:42 Abu Uluque [1755]
Russian tanker supplying NKor oil	0 [1741]
Huawei cancels all links and connections with Americans	2 12:28 Clerelet Ulolutch9882 [1748]
DR Congo: Mourners pay tribute to late opposition leader	0 [1742]
Hungary scraps parallel justice system plans after EU failure	1 11:07 Skidmark [1750]
Police: Multiple people hurt in Virginia Beach shooting (12 dead)	3 10:44 M. Murcek [1747]
Four shot dead in honour-related clash in Bannu	0 [1749]
North Korea Threatens Force to Curb ‘Evil American Ambition’	0 [1735]
Dad busted for marrying his daughter after ‘jealous competition’ with half-sister	4 18:44 Skidmark [1768]
Gangbangers ordered to inflict ‘damage’ before slay of ‘Junior’ Guzman-Feliz	5 12:32 Frank G [1745]
Teen faces child porn charges for sending pals her own sex tape	4 15:15 Dron66046 [1739]
Brass knuckles are now legal in Texas after Republicans voted to remove them from banned list for self defense	5 11:11 Skidmark [1740]
China imposes hefty tariffs on 1000s of made-in-US products, including condoms, wine, phones	5 11:17 Skidmark [1738]
Tech giants including WhatsApp, Apple and Google urge GCHQ to scrap plans to spy on encrypted chats	2 08:26 Procopius2k [1744]
Somali-American Minneapolis cop who shot dead an unarmed yoga instructor, 40, is requesting no jail time despite being convicted of her murder	11 18:15 Clerelet Ulolutch9882 [1770]
Page 4: Opinion
Hillary Clinton To Give Keynote Speech On Winning Elections	0 [1749]
Twist on evolutionary theory could help explain racism and other forms of prejudice	0 [1740]
Dallas News Pulls the Plug on Beto	5 21:44 Frank G [1776]
Students, Here's A Plan To Solve Your Debt Problem	6 19:33 Skidmark [1770]
Chemotherapy for the Republic	2 11:48 Procopius2k [1745]
Federal Rats Are Fleeing the Sinking Collusion Ship	2 12:30 Clerelet Ulolutch9882 [1746]
Could Prostitution Be Next to Be Decriminalized?	11 20:08 Cleager Schwarzeneggar4244 [1783]
Barr Unloads On Collusion Conspiracy Theory: ‘This Whole Idea That Trump Was In Cahoots With The Russians Is Bogus'	3 14:07 PBMcL [1739]
A short, non-Hollywood movie made by Delta baggage handlers in Georgia a few years back.	4 21:08 Hupiper Chise7156 [1771]
China ready to play Rare Earth cards.	14 21:42 Frank G [1792]
Page 6: Politix
Orange Man Tariff Bad	4 19:29 SteveS [1773]
Legal pot a gov signature away in Illinois	5 12:21 Abu Uluque [1732]
John Kasich Admits: ‘No Path Right Now for Me’ to Run in 2020	7 15:44 Slats B. Hayes1535 [1749]
Barack Obama: Too Easy to ‘Buy Machine Guns’ in America	8 12:23 Abu Uluque [1746]
Elizabeth Warren compared to Rachel Dolezal	2 11:39 Skidmark [1747]
‘Sugar taxes’ could finally get people to eat less junk food	7 15:36 M. Murcek [1747]
If the MSM is selling, I'm not buying...	0 [1753]

    
                23:13 Large Theaque4013

                        22:56 Large Theaque4013

                        22:40 Injun Bucket8891

                        21:44 Frank G

                        21:42 Frank G

                        21:33 Hupiper Chise7156

                        21:08 Hupiper Chise7156

                        20:45 Phaick Uneretle6310

                        20:25 Anomalous Sources

                        20:18 Procopius2k

                        20:08 Cleager Schwarzeneggar4244

                        19:51 Cleager Schwarzeneggar4244

                        19:47 Elmating Unusogum5874

                        19:38 SteveS

                        19:33 Skidmark

                        19:29 SteveS

                        19:26 The peanut gallery

                        19:23 USN, Ret.

                        19:13 bbrewer126

                        18:44 Skidmark

                        18:39 Skidmark

                        18:36 Skidmark

                        18:15 Clerelet Ulolutch9882

                        18:03 The peanut gallery

Who's in the News
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8	Commies
8	Taliban
4	Moslem Colonists
4	Govt of Iran
3	Islamic State
3	Narcos
2	Islamic Jihad (Palestian)
2	Sublime Porte
1	Houthis
1	Abu Sayyaf (ISIS)
1	Govt of Iran Proxies
1	Govt of Iraq
1	Govt of Saudi Arabia
1	Govt of Sudan
1	Hezbollah

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