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Heavy fighting between Turkish/SNA and YPG/SDF
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
62 Killed In Nangarhar Mosque Bombing	1 19:17 Dron66046 [1778]
Heavy fighting between Turkish/SNA and YPG/SDF. Erdogan's word not worth a wooden nickle.	22 22:38 trailing wife [1812]
3 Palestinians nabbed in West Bank with explosives — Border Police	0 [1745]
IDF downs drone flown in from Gaza Strip	0 [1746]
Driver tries to ram IDF troops in West Bank; is shot, badly injured — police	2 22:46 james [1781]
Prominent Iraqi Blogger Snatched from Home	0 [1751]
Syria Kurds call for civilian exit as Turkey encircles Ras Al-Ain	0 [1745]
Al-Nusra terrorists launch 22 attacks on safe areas in different provinces	1 04:11 g(r)omgoru [1746]
Haftar’s UAE-backed airforce has conducted an airstrike on a location for the Ministry of Interior in Ben Ashour Street in #Tripoli	0 [1748]
Counterterrorism Force confirms arrest of an ISIS operative in Sirte	0 [1747]
Pro-Turkey factions shell positions of Kurdish forces in conjunction with renewed clashes on areas west of Al-Bab	0 [1751]
Rockets target a civilian car in the north of Hama in conjunction with aerial bombardment by barrel bombs	0 [1770]
About 20 citizens were injured by gunsex against the backdrop of celebrations of the deal between U.S. and Turkey	0 [1758]
Iraq detains ISIS militants fleeing SDF prisons	0 [1751]
SDF will not hand over ISIS detainees to Syria, Turkey: commander	2 05:35 Dron66046 [1753]
Syrian Kurds accuse Turkey of using banned weapons against civilians	0 [1768]
Border Patrol Arrests Sex Offender ‐ Living in Escondido but Ilegal	1 08:15 Snumble Phosh3957 [1748]
Airstrikes kill 33 Taliban and ISIS militants in 7 provinces	0 [1750]
Large Scale Operation Launched In Baghlan	0 [1750]
NDS Special Forces kill facilitator of Taliban explosions in Takhar province	0 [1748]
Govt Employee Killed In Rocket Attack In Kabul	0 [1748]
Logar: 23 Talibs toes up, Afghan SF destroy tunnel, caches, compounds and more, Talibs start winter vacation	0 [1745]
Turkey’s Syria incursion displaces over 300,000	0 [1748]
Pence: Turkey, US agree to hudna in Syria, Kurds agree	0 [1744]
Page 2: WoT Background
Russia Says Turks Can Stay in Syria Temporarily	3 14:41 g(r)omgoru [1757]
FATF: Can Pakistan avoid global watchdog's terror 'black list?'	4 10:10 jpal [1762]
Iran-backed militias used snipers in Iraq to help quell recent protests – report	0 [1758]
Babis calls for joint European measures against Turkish regime due to its aggression on Syrian territory	0 [1748]
Highlighting Nigeria's abusive 'Islamic schools' challenge	0 [1749]
Residents of Tarhuna city held a funeral prayer today for 14 pro-Haftar gunmen killed in south #Tripoli clashes	0 [1744]
Libya complains to Moscow about Russian mercenaries fighting for Haftar's forces	0 [1757]
Turkish offensive anchored in Erdogan’s expansionist illusions	5 15:36 Vernal Hatrick [1749]
#Russia, #Iran say ready to facilitate talks between #Syria, #Turkey and #Kurds	1 08:43 Mercutio [1743]
Syria will respond through all legitimate means to Turkish aggression: Assad	0 [1751]
UN decries 'unprecedented' civilian casualties in Afghanistan	4 23:08 SteveS [1772]
Iran plans to spend 300mn Euros to build 200 large cargo ships	1 01:17 Phomose Pheresh4103 [1750]
Hamas blasts rush by Arab states to normalize Israel ties	0 [1743]
UNRWA announces new relief projects for Palestinian refugees in Lebanon	1 12:41 Dron66046 [1754]
Orban warns Hungary will 'use force' to fend off a new wave of migrants	1 12:17 rjschwarz [1751]
Page 3: Non-WoT
In a first, Mexico deports 311 Indians trying to sneak into US	14 22:35 bbrewer126 [1770]
A Fan Raised Almost $43K to Hand Out	2 12:01 Bright Pebbles [1748]
N.B.A. Commissioner: China Asked Us to Fire Daryl Morey	3 16:43 Elmerert Hupens2660 [1737]
Hundreds Charged Worldwide in the Takedown of the Largest Darknet Child Pornography Website, Which was Funded by Bitcoin	13 20:27 Vernal Hatrick [1775]
Pres. Trump Administration Cracks Down on Chinese Diplomats in U.S.	1 07:35 Bobby [1749]
VP Pence announces CEASEFIRE agreement with Turkey – [VIDEO]	1 08:17 Deacon Blues [1753]
Black high school security guard fired for telling student not to call him the N-word	7 23:59 Captain Hupinesh4743 [1761]
Sudan hopes for return of foreign businesses	0 [1747]
India’s ‘miracle baby’ making recovery in hospital	1 08:54 Dron66046 [1749]
LHC asks ACE to take action against home dept officials	0 [1740]
Man handed double death penalty for raping, murdering a child in Lahore	0 [1749]
NASA eyeing inflatable space lodges for moon, Mars and beyond	6 12:19 rjschwarz [1746]
Venezuela wins seat on UN Human Rights Council	10 11:32 Daniel [1750]
Students protest peacefully in Barcelona against sentencing of separatists leaders	0 [1743]
Ex-Nazi guard accused of 5,230 murders appears in German court	1 08:30 Bobby [1746]
Tired of your shit rebellion.	5 12:23 Bright Pebbles [1743]
China building full sized flat tops.	14 22:58 james [1769]
An Active Brain is Ultimately Debilitating	8 23:09 james [1769]
Page 4: Opinion
Pete Buttigieg says it's a 'kind of sin' to deny global warming	14 23:45 newc [1774]
The Totalitarian American Left	5 17:57 g(r)omgoru [1769]
RNC Raising Money to Fund More Dem Debates	3 20:01 SteveS [1763]
Finally, a rebellion against Extinction Rebellion	6 10:18 magpie [1751]
Judge Finds Serious ‘Disconnect' in ATF's Classification of AR-15 Lower Receivers as ‘Firearms'	7 22:07 trailing wife [1782]
Dem senator rips Trump's 'let them fight' remarks: 'Enough is enough'	11 17:08 charger [1755]
Chinese Chequers and Other Spectator Games	4 08:55 Lex [1757]
'Dirtiest Jobs' Mike Rowe Burns Dems With His Post-Debate Observations	0 [1746]
SEAL admiral who oversaw bin Laden raid says 'Our Republic Is Under Attack' from Trump	26 20:11 SteveS [1784]
It has started: Anti-impeachment protest forming	9 12:55 Abu Uluque [1757]
Democratic Party presidential candidates are unqualified...and weird	8 13:11 Abu Uluque [1751]
Page 6: Politix
Hiillary claims Tulsi Gabbard is a Russian Asset (not from a satire site)	9 23:37 JohnQC [1774]
"I got nothing." - Loser Dem candidate Sen. Michael Bennett figures it out	4 17:15 trailing wife [1741]
Six Takeaways from the Fourth Dem Debate	7 13:30 JohnQC [1755]
What it would take for Hunter Biden's story to check out	8 12:05 Abu Uluque [1745]
CNN and the New York Times skip climate change in the fourth Democratic debate	5 17:07 BrerRabbit [1748]

    
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13	Sublime Porte
7	Commies
5	Taliban
3	Islamic State
3	Arab Spring
2	Hamas
1	al-Nusra
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1	Govt of Iran Proxies
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1	Govt of Sudan
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Two weeks of WOT

Fri 2019-10-18
Heavy fighting between Turkish/SNA and YPG/SDF

Thu 2019-10-17
Pence announces ceasefire at the US Embassy in Turkey.

Wed 2019-10-16
Spain, Sweden, Canada, UK halting sales of military material to Ankara

Tue 2019-10-15
Notre-Dame plot: Five women jailed over foiled car bomb attack

Mon 2019-10-14
Trump tells Pentagon to begin withdrawing remaining troops from northern Syria

Sun 2019-10-13
Syria now considers itself at war with Turkey!

Sat 2019-10-12
Palestinians riot on Gaza border; 49 said wounded

Fri 2019-10-11
Orange Man confirms bomb maker and terrorist Ibrahim al-Asiri is Tango Uniform

Thu 2019-10-10
2 ISIS 'Beatles' transferred from Syrian prison to US military custody

Wed 2019-10-09
Possible terror attack with automatic guns in Halle (Germany)

Tue 2019-10-08
Turkey starts bombing Kurds

Mon 2019-10-07
Iraqi premier rejects resignation of seven ministers, Baghdad governor steps down

Sun 2019-10-06
91 protesters killed by Iraqi police over week of demonstrations

Sat 2019-10-05
Masked gunmen attack TV stations reporting the protests in Iraq

Fri 2019-10-04
At least 35 Russian mercenaries killed fighting for Haftar in Libya

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