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Iran launches satellite into space
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Page 1: WoT Operations
Deadly explosion in Syria's Manbij kills four US soldiers, injures three	6 22:16 Neville Dark Lord of the Wee Folk7365 [11134]
U.S.-Backed Fighters Seize East Syria Village from IS	0 [11130]
Turkey orders arrest of nearly 200 people over suspected Gulen ties, Hurriyet says	6 14:53 magpie [11128]
7 Taliban killed in Afghan, Coalition Forces operations in South of Afghanistan	0 [11127]
Magnetic bomb explosion leaves one dead in Kabul city	0 [11124]
Brussels Jewish Museum Gunman Linked to Other Jihadists	0 [11125]
3 policemen injured in armed attack by Islamic State on Iraqi checkpoint	0 [11131]
Iraqi troops arrest IS terrorist, dismantle 55 explosives in Anbar	0 [11127]
Bengali citizen killed in bomb blast in Iraq’s Erbil	0 [11128]
Man gets life sentence in Iraq for supplying IS militants with money	0 [11132]
Taliban claim Kabul truck bomb attack, warn more to follow	0 [11130]
Security forces kill 2 'IS militants' linked to 2013 abduction of Yousuf Raza Gilani's son	0 [11127]
Yemeni forces strike military base in southwestern Saudi Arabia	0 [11127]
Iran launches satellite into space	7 22:46 newc [11137]
Al Shabaab Claims Attack In Kenyan Capital	1 08:28 Woodrow [11129]
Haftar launches fresh military operation on the pretext of "securing" south Libya	0 [11130]
Boko Haram: Many killed as troops retake Rann after bloody battle	0 [11131]
Spain arrests 17 in ongoing anti-terror operation	0 [11125]
Germany Arrests German-Afghan Army Adviser for 'Spying for Iran'	0 [11130]
Page 2: WoT Background
Syrian Kurds will accept safe zone if run by UN or coalition: official	0 [11127]
Iraq under Iranian, US pressures regarding the retention of Shia force	0 [11128]
Number of homicide police in London plummets as crime rises	3 11:41 Procopius2k [11127]
Jordan agrees to host Yemen talks about prisoner exchange	0 [11130]
Turkish Aid Body Provides Health Support In Somaliland	0 [11131]
Rival groups refuse to meet in Yemen's Hodeidah, UN says	0 [11130]
Palestine launches bid for full UN membership despite US veto	0 [11126]
Erdogan: Turkey to set up 'security zone' in Syria	0 [11129]
Turkey-Based Muslim Brotherhood TV Channels -- An Emerging Hotbed Of Extremism, Jihadi Ideology, And Antisemitism	0 [11126]
Infographic: French troops deployed worldwide	0 [11130]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Video shows women dancing on roof of SUV on St. Louis highway	2 10:04 Fat Bob tse Tung1475 [11129]
Green Berets Targeted After Anonymous Email Exposed Lowered Standards	2 16:51 Mike Kozlowski [11132]
CNN analyst tells black SiriusXM radio host David Webb to check his 'white privilege'	2 12:11 DarthVader [11129]
China Asks State Firms to Avoid Travel to U.S. and Its Allies	2 12:07 Procopius2k [11131]
Gillette Now Including Free Manly Side Bag With Every Purchase	21 23:20 Silentbrick [11130]
FBI ran website sharing thousands of child porn images	5 11:50 Procopius2k [11130]
Free Cheese	5 08:59 Chris [11127]
London mosque secretly agrees to host Holocaust exhibition	2 11:58 Flenter Gletle1338 [11132]
Mausers for the Masses: The Budget Master M18 For The Masses (VIDEO)	2 07:10 M. Murcek [11129]
‘Launching new airline easier than reviving PIA’	2 08:41 Frank G [11126]
SC asks govt, civil society and religious scholars to tackle issue of increasing population	3 15:22 Speamble Elmeack5265 [11129]
Would-be bride, four other women die as mysterious fire engulfs Rawalpindi home	0 [11126]
Venezuela: Oficialismo calls march for January 23	0 [11129]
Maduro announced military exercises between February 10 and 15	3 17:02 SteveS [11131]
Venezuela: Parliament approved decree of amnesties and guarantees for those who defend the Constitution	0 [11130]
Venezuela: National Assembly declares the "usurpation" of the Presidency of the Republic	1 01:00 newc [11133]
Zimbabwe soldiers patrol streets after deadly protests	0 [11130]
Cote d'Ivoire: ICC Trial Chamber I acquits Laurent Gbagbo and Charles Bl Goud From All Charges	0 [11127]
Gabon: Ailing President Bongo Arrives Back in Gabon, but Not for Long	0 [11131]
Zimbabwe: Finance Minister Ncube Open to Cannabis Exports As Zimbabwe Battles Forex Crunch	0 [11130]
OH: 2 pounds of fentanyl seized in Cleveland	0 [11127]
West Bank Palestinians strike against PA’s social security law	1 13:48 Frank G [11127]
Page 4: Opinion
Is General Motors becoming China Motors? (video)	2 15:18 Besoeker [11127]
Worse than you thought: inside the secret Fitzgerald probe the Navy doesn't want you to read	8 17:10 Richard Aubrey [11131]
Huawei Technologies Linked to Chinese Communist Party, Intelligence Services	4 12:27 Abu Uluque [11131]
Dem Rep. Speier on Trump Discussing Pulling Out of NATO: ‘Ground' for Impeachment or 25th Amendment	14 15:10 rjschwarz [11130]
Stratagems to assist in the understanding of Chinese politics, war, and civil interation	2 11:56 Procopius2k [11130]
Lisa Page and the FBI: the Gift that Keeps on Giving	0 [11127]
The Coup Against Trump Has Failed ‐ Is the Worm About to Turn?	4 18:26 NoMOreBS [11135]
Fighting in the Shadows	0 [11129]
Judge denies 'essential' federal workers' request to be paid during the shutdown	29 23:52 Whiskey Mike [11137]
Former Top FBI Attorney James Baker Under Investigation for Leaking Classified Info on Trump (Video)	0 [11129]
Trump's shutdown trap?	11 15:07 rjschwarz [11129]
Page 6: Politix
Pelosi asks Trump to reschedule SOTU because of the shutdown	19 23:42 Whiskey Mike [11127]
'Security concerns' - Speaker Pelosi urges POTUS to delay of State of the Union address	8 19:57 Frank G [11134]
Boxcar Abrams and Andy Gillum target Trump in 2020	5 18:36 NoMOreBS [11136]
UH OH: Federal court orders DISCOVERY on Clinton Email and Benghazi Scandal of top Obama officials!	3 12:11 Procopius2k [11129]
Maxine Waters meets with CBS News representatives over lack of black 2020 reporters	4 10:02 Frank G [11132]
McCaskill Joins MSNBC, NBC as Political Analyst	3 10:24 M. Murcek [11132]
After Comey was fired, Ohr became FBI cut-out for terminated source Christopher Steele	1 00:31 Besoeker [11130]
Women’s March names 3 Jewish women to its steering committee	2 07:07 Frank G [11127]
As shutdown bites, Trump foots bill for fast food feast	5 16:55 SteveS [11129]
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is entering the 2020 race for president	0 [11128]
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will be the first female US president	8 20:19 SR-71 [11128]
Judge bans citizenship question in 2020 census, says Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross 'violated public trust'	15 19:55 Frank G [11132]

    
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Who's in the News
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8	Commies
7	Islamic State
4	Sublime Porte
2	Moslem Colonists
2	Govt of Iran
2	Govt of Pakistan
2	Houthis
2	Taliban
2	Tin Hat Dictators, Presidents for Life, & Kleptocrats
1	Muslim Brotherhood
1	Narcos
1	PLO
1	Palestinian Authority
1	Arab Spring
1	al-Shabaab (AQ)
1	Govt of Iraq
1	Boko Haram (ISIS)

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Two weeks of WOT

Wed 2019-01-16
Iran launches satellite into space

Tue 2019-01-15
Explosions, gunfire erupt at Kenyan hotel in possible terror attack

Mon 2019-01-14
Sudan Opposition Call for More Protests 'To Shake the Tyrant's Throne'

Sun 2019-01-13
Report: Nasrallah suffers heart attack

Sat 2019-01-12
12 civilians killed in jihadist attack in Burkina Faso

Fri 2019-01-11
Jihadists take control of Idlib province after collapse of Turkish-backed rebels

Thu 2019-01-10
Turkish-backed rebels surrender last positions in southwest Idlib

Wed 2019-01-09
Turkish-backed rebels issue urgent plea for help from available forces in Idlib

Tue 2019-01-08
Israel said to block latest Qatari cash transfer to Gaza

Mon 2019-01-07
SDF troops capture ISIS stronghold east of Euphrates

Sun 2019-01-06
Turkey asks US for help in fighting ISIS in Syria

Sat 2019-01-05
Over 500 militants killed as infighting spreads in Syria: Report

Fri 2019-01-04
Niger troops kill more than 280 Boko Haram fighters this week: Government

Thu 2019-01-03
Turkey’s planned invasion impeded by new jihadist offensive in Aleppo

Wed 2019-01-02
Sisi supporters try to amend Egypt's constitution to let him remain in power

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