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Haftar's forces strike Murzuq in southern Libya
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Airstrikes kill 27 Taliban militants in Kunduz and other provinces	4 22:25 Glenmore [1768]
Afghan Special Forces destroy multiple caches of weapons of Taliban	2 19:51 jpal [1764]
Badakhshan: Niazi, one of Afghanistan’s most powerful Jihadi commanders in North-east killed in a blast	0 [1754]
Taliban bomb kills 8 civilians including women and children in Balkh	0 [1750]
Baghlan: Afghan forces repel Taliban attack on Pul-e Khumri city with aid of locals; highways closed; 2nd N. Afghan city attacked	0 [1757]
Ghazni: Special Forces storm a facility run by Pakistani nationals to treat Taliban militants	0 [1749]
Special Forces fully clear Kunduz city, kill at least 56 Taliban militants	0 [1745]
Airstrike destroys captured Humvee APC, inflicts casualties on 7 Taliban militants in Farah	0 [1742]
Top Taliban leader succumbs to injuries in a Peshawar hospital	5 23:35 Vernal Hatrick [1768]
More than 50 Taliban militants killed, wounded in Faryab airstrikes	0 [1753]
Turkish airstrike kills 5 PKK fighters in Duhok: defense ministry	0 [1748]
Iraqi citizen killed in armed attack north of Baghdad	0 [1752]
Iraqi military arrests two Islamic State terrorists in Mosul	0 [1749]
Bomb explosion kills Iraqi farmer in Diyala province	0 [1752]
Saudi-led airstrikes kill at least 100 in rebel-run prison	0 [1751]
Hezbollah attacks near Avivim, Israel, scene of notorious 1970 school bus rocket attack	0 [1747]
CBP Seizes $2.9 Million Worth Of Crystal Meth In Texas	8 21:59 SteveS [1765]
Myanmar army says it will punish soldiers in Rohingya atrocities probe	0 [1753]
Saudi-led coalition bombs Yemen prison, scores killed	0 [1753]
Syrian Army reinforcements pour into west Aleppo amid reports of new offensive	0 [1749]
US bombs jihadist group near Idlib city, dozens killed	0 [1751]
Haftar's forces strike Murzuq in southern Libya	2 11:23 jpal [1785]
Sirte Protection Force declares state of high alert after detecting suspicious military movements in the area	1 10:26 ed in texas [1751]
Renewed rocket attacks on Tripoli’s Mitiga Airport injure Hajjis	0 [1754]
So called #IDF wounded soldiers evacuated by Helicopter following #Hezbollah ATGM attack were in fact dummies; US peace envoy backs Israel	0 [1738]
Belgian ISIS butcher dubbed 'the executioner of Raqqa' who beheaded more than 100 people in terror stronghold while claiming benefits in Britain is captured in Syria	7 17:14 Galactic Coordinator tse Tung3226 [1772]
Page 2: WoT Background
Khalilzad concludes talks in Doha saying ‘U.S. at the threshold of an agreement with Taliban’	0 [1741]
Qatar announces drastic cut in funding for Gazan fuel — report	2 15:42 Roger Smith [1735]
French prosecutor: Knife attack suspect in ‘psychotic state’	4 17:40 Galactic Coordinator tse Tung3226 [1769]
Seventh Illegal Alien Arrested In Montgomery County On Sexual Abuse Charges	4 17:57 M. Murcek [1758]
Iran unveils new reconnaissance and attack drone	0 [1750]
Geagea rejects placing Lebanon in ‘a devastating war’ amid regional tensions	0 [1736]
Bahrain’s Foreign Ministry instructs its citizens to leave Lebanon immediately	0 [1733]
Pillion riding to be banned in Karachi from eve of 9th Muharram, says Sindh CM	3 20:33 SteveS [1771]
Pakistan to provide consular access to Indian spy Jadhav on Monday: FO	1 04:36 Dron66046 [1736]
UN mission in #Libya vows to lodge case of Tripoli's Mitiga Airport attacks at the ICC	0 [1730]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Rage Against The Regime – Hong Kong Demonstrators Keep Resisting Beijing Authoritarian Dictates…	2 13:10 Ebbuns Borgia3791 [1731]
Epstein disappearances begin, Jean-Luc Brunel cannot be found	9 23:31 Vernal Hatrick [1758]
China plans more support for its economy	2 10:12 DarthVader [1734]
Hollywood star Penelope Cruz: Tech making ‘our brains explode’	8 18:16 ruprecht [1756]
Argentina cenbank tightens FX market access	0 [1735]
Constable allegedly kills two in hospital’s emergency ward in Rawalpindi	0 [1741]
ATM robber whose video went viral dies in police custody in Rahim Yar Khan	0 [1746]
Flights cancelled after Hong Kong protesters target airport	0 [1733]
SpaceX pondering.	1 01:37 Skidmark [1740]
Abaco islands: Storm surge has essentially plunged the entire island under water	3 17:54 M. Murcek [1757]
Catastrophic 185 MPH Hurricane Dorian Makes Landfall in Bahamas	4 18:37 The peanut gallery [1772]
Seth Ator, 36, reportedly identified as Texas shooter	5 14:20 M. Murcek [1735]
25 Shot, 7 Killed, During First Half of Labor Day Weekend in Chicago	5 16:28 SteveS [1735]
Anderson Davis, 17-month-old shot in Texas rampage, expected to survive	0 [1737]
Page 4: Opinion
Trump - or What? (VDH)	4 13:43 ruprecht [1745]
Snopes Introduces New 'Factually Inaccurate But Morally Right' Fact Check Result	5 13:51 Dron66046 [1739]
The Key Role Pakistan Is Playing In U.S.-Taliban Talks	4 16:54 chris [1762]
WaPo publishes op ed praising Trump policy re: China	1 09:30 Bobby [1744]
SF streets are a tragedy waiting to happen. Do we have the will to head it off?	6 16:59 Mercutio [1758]
Beijing's worst nightmare from Hong Kong is on the horizon	5 07:37 M. Murcek [1746]
General Flynn's New Attorney Accuses Mueller's Team Of Misconduct And The New York Times Suffers Fecal Incontinence	2 16:24 JohnQC [1745]
U-2 spy planes have lurked all over the world for 64 years ‐ here's how the Dragon Lady keeps an eye on the battlefield	5 14:51 Dron66046 [1731]
Page 6: Politix
IG report backs whistleblower fired after flagging Stefan Halper contracts	3 21:01 Daniel [1764]
Lindsey Graham open to putting Obama under oath in probe into Russia investigation origins	9 15:39 NoMoreBS [1736]
O'Rourke Assures Everyone: Yes, I Will Take Your Guns Away…	11 19:11 Procopius2k [1756]
Deep State's Page, Strzok Conducted FBI's Review to Classify Comey's Memos	5 11:05 gorb [1740]
Beetle Drops F-Bomb On Live CNN Interview	7 15:46 NoMoreBS [1740]
Ginsburg On Cancer Treatment: ‘I’m On My Way To Being Very Well’	20 20:55 Daniel [1761]

    
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                        20:55 Daniel

                        20:33 SteveS

                        20:17 jpal

                        20:05 jpal

                        19:51 jpal

                        19:11 Procopius2k

                        18:37 The peanut gallery

                        18:32 Whiskey Mike

                        18:16 ruprecht

                        18:06 Injun Bucket8891

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                        17:57 M. Murcek

                        17:54 M. Murcek

                        17:40 Galactic Coordinator tse Tung3226

                        17:30 M. Murcek

                        17:14 Galactic Coordinator tse Tung3226

                        16:59 Mercutio

                        16:54 chris

                        16:48 chris

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11	Taliban
4	Hezbollah
4	Arab Spring
3	Commies
3	Govt of Pakistan
2	Houthis
2	Islamic State
1	al-Qaeda
1	Moslem Colonists
1	Narcos
1	Sublime Porte
1	Govt of Iran
1	al-Nusra
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Two weeks of WOT

Mon 2019-09-02
Haftar's forces strike Murzuq in southern Libya

Sun 2019-09-01
Live blog at this link on IDF vs Hezbollah current battle.

Sat 2019-08-31
Islamic State claims suicide bomb attack on separatist fighters in Yemen's Aden

Fri 2019-08-30
28 Taliban militants killed, wounded in Balkh operations

Thu 2019-08-29
Israel Police Arrest Palestinian Trying To Enter Court With Pipe Bomb

Wed 2019-08-28
Drone belonging to #Haftar destroys an ambulance

Tue 2019-08-27
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Mon 2019-08-26
IED exploded outside holding area of Pak Consulate General in Jalalabad

Sun 2019-08-25
Taliban militants kidnap a member of Provincial Council from Samangan-Baghlan Highway

Sat 2019-08-24
Afghan Special Forces storm the hideout of a key ISIS facilitator of suicide bombings

Fri 2019-08-23
Gaddafi-loyal commander killed by pro-Haftar forces

Thu 2019-08-22
Iran moves to strike 4 zeroes from its battered currency

Wed 2019-08-21
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Tue 2019-08-20
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Mon 2019-08-19
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