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Egypt police arrest 54 Muslim Brotherhood members, foil terrorist plot: Ministry
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
West Bank: 12 tied up for terror, 1 more for carrying bomb	0 [1754]
Idlib: gov’t kills 11 Al Nusra, boomerette gets 2 more, fragile truce threatened	0 [1749]
Palestinian said critically wounded amid clashes on Gaza border	0 [1755]
Egypt police arrest 54 Muslim Brotherhood members, foil terrorist plot: Ministry	0 [1785]
Two blasts heard near police station in southeast Iran: Mehr	0 [1754]
9 Islamic State militants arrested in Sulaymaniyah: Security center	0 [1746]
Six aides to IS chief Baghdadi killed in airstrike on Iraq’s Anbar	0 [1750]
Iraq security kill terrorist, arrest 8 in Diyala province	0 [1752]
NAF Alpha jets destroy terrorists’ hideout in Limberi, Borno	0 [1762]
3 Ugandans held over attacks in Mozambique's gas-rich north	0 [1750]
Sudan top spy orders release of detainees held in protests	0 [1750]
SDF troops completely overwhelm ISIS to capture key town in eastern Euphrates region	0 [1751]
Kurdish forces ambush Turkish Army, rebels in Afrin	1 09:11 Raj [1754]
Suspected robber killed in ‘gunfight’ in Feni	0 [1745]
12 terror suspects arrested in Dadaab	0 [1750]
4 Garissa University terror attack suspects have a case to answer	0 [1754]
Border agents seize bags of guns, ammo left on Texas ranch	0 [1753]
husband and wife killed in officer-involved shooting in SE Houston	2 08:37 Procopius2k [1749]
8 police staff, one civilian martyred in Balochistan suicide and gun attack	0 [1750]
6 of a family killed in Bannu 'mortar shell' explosion	0 [1749]
23 ISIS-K and Taliban militants killed in Afghan and Coalition Forces operations	0 [1755]
Afghan Commandos rescue 38 people including security personnel from a Taliban prison	0 [1759]
NDS Special Forces bust gang of foreign terrorists in Nimroz province	0 [1751]
Duterte blames suicide bomber, wife for cathedral bombing	0 [1744]
Page 2: WoT Background
Germany: 38,000 illegal immigrants caught by Federal Police	4 15:47 g(r)omgoru [1771]
U.S. Says IS Still Has 'Thousands' of Fighters, Seeking Comeback	3 21:44 gorb [1767]
Amnesty calls on web giants Airbnb, TripAdvisor to boycott West Bank settlements	2 09:36 g(r)omgoru [1758]
Abbas accepts Hamdallah’s resignation, asks government to stay on for transition	0 [1746]
Iran attacks Israel in cybersphere ‘daily,’ Netanyahu charges	0 [1752]
Send us Bitcoin, cash-strapped Hamas pleads	0 [1741]
Fresh anti-Israel protest roils LGBTQ conference	6 11:17 lord garth [1759]
Roseanne Barr: ‘We Have Hamas in Congress'	7 17:35 Dr. Zira [1774]
Sudan general says army ready to face any enemy threat	0 [1749]
Alleged children of ISIS fighters to be returned to Tunisia	0 [1747]
Syrian Kurds reluctantly choose Assad over Erdogan: report	0 [1745]
France becomes first European nation to repatriate arrested ISIS fighters in Syria	0 [1741]
Turkish-backed rebels prepare to fight one another in Afrin	0 [1748]
Assad will likely retake all of Syria: US intel chief	0 [1745]
Kurdish group says US trying to make deal with Turkey on NE Syria	0 [1743]
Pakistan’s top court upholds Asia Bibi blasphemy acquittal	1 11:52 M. Murcek [1750]
‘Courtesy phone call’ adds to confusion in Sahiwal killings case	0 [1756]
Bill being drafted to declare enforced disappearance criminal offence: Mazari	0 [1744]
Senate panel rejects JIT, demands govt form judicial commission to probe Sahiwal incident	0 [1742]
Iran denies any intention of boosting range of missiles	0 [1744]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Co-founder of Satanic Temple: Pence 'really scares me'	0 [1745]
$840M in gold bars prepared for loading onto Russian jet at Venezuelan airport	12 19:04 Frank G [1760]
U.S. federal contractors fight for back pay after shutdown	6 15:58 Procopius2k [1771]
Ruth Bader Ginsburg watch nears the end of its second month	19 17:30 Besoeker [1775]
Five migrants dead, 130 missing after boats sink near Djibouti	0 [1750]
A Time For Swine or How To Get Booted From A United Airline Flight	3 10:58 Mike Kozlowski [1749]
US spy chief contradicts Trump's claims of progress with North Korea	3 15:12 magpie [1778]
Iraq is 13th among world’s most corrupt: Transparency Int’l report	4 18:44 Frozen Al [1776]
Antifa Member Shot To Death After Drawing Down on Eugene, OR Cops in School	9 20:54 Airandee [1768]
It wasn't s3men in one cop's water bottle – it was just mold	2 05:15 g(r)omgoru [1744]
Attorney General announced precautionary measures against Juan Guaido	1 04:57 Mike Kozlowski [1753]
Russia says that Venezuela must pay the debt on time	1 09:48 Bobby [1752]
Cops beg people not to commit crimes during polar vortex	4 19:03 magpie [1765]
Trump’s ‘Space Force’ may be in jeopardy	0 [1755]
Harasser headmaster loses job after Punjab ombudsperson finds him guilty	1 21:11 Shererong Poodle4324 [1763]
Patient’s mother raped at Lahore's Mayo Hospital	0 [1749]
AJK PM orders repair of minorities’ places of worship	0 [1742]
Brazil’s grief turns to anger as death toll from dam disaster hits 60	1 20:32 Spamp G-line8383 [1765]
Guaido calls for new protests in Venezuela, Pope fears bloodbath	2 06:26 Procopius2k [1751]
White House warns against 'harm' to Venezuela opposition leader Guaido	0 [1757]
Page 4: Opinion
Two Cheers for Inequality	4 18:00 Bright Pebbles [1766]
Settling Kurdish Self-Determination in Northeast Syria	0 [1747]
The Number Of Jobs Lost To Obama-Era Anti-Franchise Rules Is Staggering	2 09:00 AlanC [1747]
Roger Stone: CNN'S 'Jake Tapper Looks Light in The Loafers	1 09:44 JohnQC [1746]
Some angry Democrats consider recruiting a challenger for Ocasio-Cortez	1 13:25 swksvolFF [1747]
I Think My Dog's a Democrat - Bryan Lewis Video	3 09:48 g(r)omgoru [1741]
Why is Russia backing Maduro?	6 11:01 Alaska Paul [1745]
Terry Garlock - Sometimes the herd is wrong	3 12:12 Whiskey Mike [1747]
Aristotle's (384BC – 322BC) Political Theory	1 12:33 Whitle McGurque7921 [1755]
VDH: The Progressive Race to the Bottom	3 07:25 Bright Pebbles [1743]
Your Complete Guide to the N.Y. Times' Support of U.S.-Backed Coups in Latin America	0 [1744]
100% Renewable Energy Busts Budget (Unexpectedly)	2 10:28 Warthog [1741]
Page 6: Politix
More and More Dems Come Out To Support The Border Wall	6 18:31 JohnQC [1761]
Lawmakers hopeful of agreement that would prevent shutdown	3 08:22 CrazyFool [1746]
Starbucks CEO tells The View ladies just how CRAZY Democrats have become… [VIDEO]	6 22:01 gorb [1756]
How The Roger Stone Indictment Undermines Robert Mueller's Probe	0 [1746]
Dem-Controlled House Committee to Eliminate ‘So Help You God' From Witness Oath	4 07:29 M. Murcek [1740]
Footage Of Shirtless Bernie Sanders Drunkenly Singing With Soviets In ‘88 Surfaces	1 09:12 JohnQC [1739]
This Is Great! McCarthy Ticks Off Schiff	8 18:24 JohnQC [1765]
FBI investigation into Chicago corruption secretly recorded the boss of bosses in Illinois politics	1 08:43 JohnQC [1746]

    
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Who's in the News
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9	Islamic State
7	Commies
6	Govt of Pakistan
3	al-Shabaab (AQ)
3	Sublime Porte
2	Govt of Iran
2	Govt of Sudan
2	Govt of Syria
2	Hamas
2	Muslim Brotherhood
1	Moslem Colonists
1	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
1	Palestinian Authority
1	Abu Sayyaf (ISIS)
1	Taliban
1	al-Nusra
1	Boko Haram (ISIS)

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