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Day 2: Armed man holding hostages at Colleyville, Texas, synagogue demands release of convicted terrorist 'sister'
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Good Morning	9 22:53 Percy Snomoper7500 [1783]
Egypt arrests member of US-designated terror group after plane’s emergency landing	4 15:26 Greng Black3494 [1758]
IED explosion rocks Syrian opposition headquarters in Afrin	0 [1759]
Philippine Troops Kill 4 Blamed for Fatal Bus Bombing	0 [1757]
At least 108 civilians killed this month in Tigray airstrikes: UN	0 [1746]
Day 2: Armed man holding hostages at Colleyville, Texas, synagogue demands release of convicted terrorist 'sister'. He's dead now	37 23:11 Merrick Ferret [1830]
Villagers protest against Iranian factions presence in Syria's Deir ez-Zor	0 [1760]
Two ISIS women, a Russian and a Tunisian, sent to custody after unsuccessful escape attempt from al-Hole	0 [1755]
Bomb found at New Delhi flower market	3 15:24 Greng Black3494 [1743]
Tunisian court, specializing in terrorism, sentences nine defendants to death	0 [1744]
Arab Coalition conducted more than 60 military operations targeting Houthi militia in Marib and al-Bayda	0 [1754]
At least six people shot outside Oregon concert; suspect not in custody	7 17:30 Frank G [1751]
Houthis reject United Nations request to release UAE-flagged vessel they seized earlier this month	0 [1751]
Turkish occupation launches new artillery attacks on Tal Tamir and Abu Rasin	0 [1755]
Two Palestinians wounded, five others arrested south of Bethlehem	0 [1757]
Suspect in financing terrorists in Syria and Iraq detained in Moscow	0 [1754]
An explosion targets a Turkish convoy in the Zelikan of Kurdistan	0 [1748]
Security forces seize two rockets set to target a Turkish base in Nineveh; source	0 [1749]
Demonstrators block a main road in Dhi Qar	0 [1754]
After the drone attack on Balad base, Coalition: we have no personnel in the base	0 [1750]
Bodies of IS Fighters Left to Rot in Libya for Years	2 10:08 Abu Uluque [1759]
Three LeT associates held with arms and ammunition in Bandipora	0 [1761]
South-West Outfit, Amotekun Arrests 17 Bandits Who Stormed Ondo Community	0 [1794]
Boko Haram Terrorists, ISWAP Fighters Wreck Havoc In Borno	0 [1800]
Five Killed, Many Injured, Houses Burnt As Herdsmen Attack Ogun Community	0 [1795]
Large-scale Iranian air defence drill in Kermanshah Province	0 [1794]
Page 2: WoT Background
Israel signs secret deal to transfer natural gas to Lebanon — TV	1 08:28 Deacon Blues [1756]
Twitter bans account linked to Iran’s leader over video threatening Trump	2 13:21 Whiskey Mike [1754]
SDF warn of ISIS financing operations in Rojava	0 [1755]
Al-Shabab Fears Somalia's Military Court, Judge Says	0 [1755]
Rights of Afghan Women, Girls ‘Under Attack': UN	7 15:21 Greng Black3494 [1753]
Islamic Emirate Faces Shortage of Professional Staff: Report	2 09:04 Skidmark [1747]
There is no need for foreign manpower in Afghanistan: Karzai reacted to Imran Khan's statements	0 [1747]
Islamic Dawa Party renews confidence in Al-Maliki	0 [1756]
No technocrats in the new government, source says	0 [1759]
Hbeish Says 'Almost Certain' Hariri Won't Run in Elections	0 [1746]
Hizbullah and Amal Announce Return to Cabinet	0 [1747]
Ondo Women Protest Half-naked Over Insecurity	5 15:39 Warthog [1786]
NSCDC Rivers Anti-vandals Unit Suspended After Governor Wike's Outburst	1 07:25 Frank G [1744]
Algeria prepares for war with Morocco, panics due to Israel - report	1 13:17 Whiskey Mike [1792]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Taiwan Adds Minelaying Ships to Defenses Against China	0 [1740]
Philadelphia carjackers shot by legally armed drivers 3 separate times so far in 2022	6 16:14 DarthVader [1786]
The Dimming, Full Length Climate Engineering Documentary	6 17:02 Ebbemp Glolusing8629 [1756]
New video shows 20-year-old man fatally shot by police officer trying to stop him as he was driving a construction backhoe into cars and homes in New Jersey	9 18:11 Frank G [1751]
Hundreds of thousands of NYC tenants face eviction as state's pandemic-era moratorium ends Saturday: Housing Court has 200,000 pending cases that can begin Tuesday	9 15:52 Mullah Richard [1749]
Rapper Wavy Navy Pooh killed in drive-by shooting in Miami	7 22:46 Percy Snomoper7500 [1774]
Deranged man pushes Asian woman to death at Times Square subway station	9 17:38 Blackbeard Barnsmell6454 [1751]
North Korean hackers stole $400 mln in cryptocurrency in 2021: Chainalysis	0 [1752]
Philippines will acquire a shore-based anti-ship missile system from India	3 04:48 Dron66046 [1739]
Violent unrest in Kazakhstan that began with peaceful protests over energy prices has left 225 people dead	0 [1743]
Russia’s defense ministry says the troops that were deployed to Kazakhstan as violent demonstrations shook the country have returned home	2 11:00 M. Murcek [1739]
Two members of former Kazakh president NursultanNazarbayev’s extended family have resigned from the leadership of state oil and gas shipping companies	1 09:59 Merrick Ferret [1752]
White House: Russia Prepping Pretext for Ukraine Invasion	3 06:51 Procopius2k [1746]
US West Coast On Alert Over Volcanic Eruption In Tonga	6 15:47 Deacon Blues [1750]
Jan. 6 Defendant Says FBI Tried to Recruit Him to Spy on Oath Keepers	0 [1740]
How Google RIGGED the online ad market: US tech giant is accused of manipulating ad auctions to increase Google's win rates and allocate ad spend to preferred clients - losing publishers up to 40% of revenue while raking in $370m-a-year	1 10:09 Merrick Ferret [1747]
Huge chemical fire erupts in New Jersey with 100,000 pounds of CHLORINE pellets 'affected' and residents told to shut windows	3 15:13 Greng Black3494 [1742]
Fed-Ex proposes to install laser-based missile defense system on its cargo planes as a countermeasure against heat-seeking missiles	6 18:49 CrazyFool [1764]
Beijing clears US bombs before constructing China-Laos railway	13 20:38 CrazyFool [1776]
Given the 1000's of ships hauling cargo to the USA. Why do we still have shortages?	10 16:14 NoMoreBS [1746]
Page 4: Opinion
Kamala Harris So Disliked Nation Considering Hillary Clinton	3 19:37 Procopius2k [1772]
Supreme Court Sets Dangerous Precedent Of Letting The American People Make Medical Decisions For Themselves	6 15:56 Mullah Richard [1753]
Andrew C. McCarthy: Seditious Conspiracy Is the Wrong Charge in the Capitol-Riot Prosecutions	8 22:27 Merrick Ferret [1775]
Reshaping the geopolitics of Middle East	4 22:49 Merrick Ferret [1764]
Kazakhstan: Losses of Black January	0 [1746]
HOW TO GET HOSPITALIZED WITH COVID-19	16 19:48 Merrick Ferret [1763]
Page 6: Politix
New Virginia AG Fires 30 Staff Members Prior To Taking Office	4 11:12 CrazyFool [1743]
Andrew Giuliani hit in face with flower pot near Penn Station	3 09:26 Skidmark [1751]
Crimefighter exodus: Manhattan prosecutors flee DA office after Bragg takes helm	0 [1752]
Meidas Touch, a political operative group operating on behalf of Democrats takes credit for pressuring @DIRECTV into canceling @OANN.	6 09:41 Frank G [1789]
Virginia Gov. Northam pardons Democrat who was convicted for a child sex crime by describing the offender’s act as an “interaction” w/the minor	5 15:17 Greng Black3494 [1745]
Admin Threatens to Rescind COVID Funding From Arizona Over Anti-Mask Mandate Rules	6 11:22 Merrick Ferret [1750]

    
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Who's in the News
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6	Islamic State
5	Tin Hat Dictators, Presidents for Life, & Kleptocrats
3	Sublime Porte
3	Taliban/IEA
3	Commies
3	Govt of Iran
3	Govt of Iraq
2	Houthis
2	Hezbollah
2	Govt of Iran Proxies
2	Banditti
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1	Boko Haram (ISIS)
1	Fulani Herdsmen (Boko Haram)
1	Lashkar e-Taiba
1	Mob Rule
1	Muslim Brotherhood
1	Ottoman Proxies
1	PLO
1	al-Qaeda
1	al-Shabaab (AQ)

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Two weeks of WOT

Sun 2022-01-16
Day 2: Armed man holding hostages at Colleyville, Texas, synagogue demands release of convicted terrorist 'sister'

Sat 2022-01-15
Authorities in hours-long standoff at Colleyville synagogue, no injuries reported

Fri 2022-01-14
IRGC launched solid-fuel satellite rocket into space

Thu 2022-01-13
TTP spokesperson Muhammad Khorasani killed in axe attack

Wed 2022-01-12
Lebanon’s currency has lost more than 15 percent of its value since the start of the year

Tue 2022-01-11
FBI Refuses To Say How Many Informants Were Involved In Jan. 6 Violence

Mon 2022-01-10
Turkish FM: Our Forces in Libya aren't a 'Foreign Power'

Sun 2022-01-09
Gunmen kill 140 people in Nigeria: residents

Sat 2022-01-08
Wannabe terrorist in failed bid to join Syrian jihad jailed for 12 years

Fri 2022-01-07
Bandits Attack Five Zamfara Communities, Kill Many Residents

Thu 2022-01-06
UN peacekeepers' convoy attacked in south Lebanon

Wed 2022-01-05
Government falls in Kazakhstan

Tue 2022-01-04
Iran Vows Revenge unless Trump Tried for Soleimani Killing

Mon 2022-01-03
Bandits Kidnap 18, Kill One Along Kaduna Birnin Gwari Road

Sun 2022-01-02
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