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Iraq’s President Barham Saleh assigns Mouhammed Tawfiq Allawi with forming a new government
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Page 1: WoT Operations
London stabbing: Police shoot man after ‘terrorist-related' incident in Streatham, Update: another known wolf recently released early from prison	9 22:39 Lex [1774]
Israel strikes Gaza, suspends cement imports after rocket fire	0 [1752]
Afghan Mother, 2 Children 'Killed by Airstrike': Local Officials	1 08:01 Frank G [1779]
Afghan Forces Retake Guzargah-e-Noor District of Baghlan	0 [1748]
Syrian Army captures several towns to expand west towards #Idlib city	0 [1742]
Yemeni gov't forces launched massive counter-offensive to reenter #Sanaa	0 [1747]
Iraqi Protesters in #Basra reiterate their rejection of the appointment of Muhammed Tawfiq Allawi as new prime minister	1 07:48 b [1752]
Protesters totally block #AlNajaf bridge in #Diwaniyah	0 [1746]
Protesters call on their brothers in #Nasiriyah to urgently head to #Baghdad to help them counter the "terrorist gangs" of Muqtada al-Sadr	0 [1753]
#Iraqi protesters call on the #US and the #EuropeanUnion to place Muqtada al-Sadr and his militias on the global terror list	3 11:31 Chris [1752]
#Protesters march in #Lebanon to reject new #government	0 [1744]
Iraq’s President Barham Saleh assigns Mouhammed Tawfiq Allawi with forming a new government	6 20:10 SteveS [1812]
Iraq’s newly-appointed Prime Minister Mohammed Allawi says that he will hold early internationally-monitored elections	1 07:55 Frank G [1753]
Suicide attacks by extremist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham target Syrian pro-government forces in Aleppo	0 [1747]
Iranian man charged with laundering more than $115 mln to Iran, lying to FBI	7 07:56 AlanC [1756]
France arrests Syrian Islamist on war crimes charges	0 [1778]
Page 2: WoT Background
Left rallies in Tel Aviv against ‘apartheid,' ‘transfer' plan	2 10:42 Raj [1745]
German lawyer sues Expedia for denying service to Israeli	2 19:28 Barbara [1753]
Four new cases of polio in Pak	2 11:04 Skidmark [1750]
Rejecting new PM #MohamedAllawi, a protester in #Najaf says Allawi was chosen by #Iran-backed #HadiAlAmiri	0 [1749]
#Turkish president meets #Hamas political chief	0 [1746]
The Arab League rejects US President Donald Trump’s Middle East plan, calling it ‘unfair’ to Palestinians	2 09:22 Chris [1756]
Lebanese government has received a central bank circular aimed at regulating relationships between banks and their customers	0 [1738]
Syrians fighting in Libya on Turkey’s behalf not backed by opposition: Al-Bahra	0 [1747]
OPEC oil output plunges in January to a multi-year low as Saudi Arabia and other Gulf members overdeliver	17 20:59 Lex [1783]
Haaretz: Secret Israeli Document Reveals Plan to Keep Arabs Off Their Lands	2 11:07 Skidmark [1748]
Mila, The French Schoolgirl Who Insulted Islam, Is Told By Police To Go Into Hiding	11 11:13 Elmerert Hupens2660 [1763]
Egyptian court sentences terrorist leader Ashmawy, 36 others to death over 54 assassinations	0 [1760]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Israel border closure due to coronavirus 'like Holocaust' – Chinese embassy	5 23:51 gorb [1779]
There's One Glaring Absence From The Super Bowl - Colin Kaepernick	6 19:00 jpal [1744]
Australia turns to American for sperm donors after massive shortage of Aussie blokes	0 [1740]
Latest on the coronavirus spreading in China and beyond	0 [1744]
Ukrainiain 'SOB' Who Got Fired' Files Criminal Complaint Against Biden For Abuse Of Power	3 08:23 JohnQC [1755]
China Angry at U.S. Coronavirus Virus Travel Restrictions: 'Not a Gesture of Goodwill'	16 23:22 Beau [1768]
Author Predicted How And Where The WuFlu Would Emerge A Decade Ago	4 15:54 trailing wife [1738]
Meghan-Minx Hits the (Not so) Big Time: Scores "Canadian reality show about second weddings" @ $588/day	3 12:35 M. Murcek [1755]
Des Moines Register, Partners Cancel Release Of Iowa Poll Over Respondent Concerns	15 16:15 trailing wife [1748]
ADV Youtube Channel Guys on the Coronavirus	9 19:20 Frank G [1738]
Happy Groundhog Day!	7 17:53 Rob Crawford [1739]
Pentagon approves MCAS Miramar for large-scale coronavirus quarantine	3 23:53 Texhooey [1770]
4 young boys who trespassed on Hindu temple in Chhachhro set free	0 [1751]
China reports outbreak of deadly bird flu among chickens in Hunan province, close to coronavirus epicentre of Wuhan	6 23:58 Caesar Shinelet1719 [1769]
Not All F-35 News is Bad	4 20:12 USN, Ret. [1771]
Page 4: Opinion
CNN Condemns D-Day Soldiers For Lack Of Diversity	6 16:17 Raj [1746]
Rush - 'The People in Washington Don't Care About Public Opinion' (video)	2 11:09 Cesare [1754]
Victor David Hanson - The Cult of West-Shaming	1 08:54 Lex [1755]
Is Hillary Clinton angling to become vice president?	12 20:14 Lex [1779]
What's the connection between climate change and infectious diseases?	17 20:18 Alaska Paul [1777]
Lawrence O'Donnell: Trump may have killed Soleimani "to influence Bolton not to testify to the Senate"	6 15:29 Bright Pebbles [1746]
Sarah Hoyt: UNDER THE WEATHER	5 13:25 3dc [1755]
Biden Praises ‘Profound' Question Comparing Trump's Border Policies to Holocaust	7 11:30 Skidmark [1752]
Mike Huckabee: Lindsey Graham Should Investigate Hunter Biden, ‘Whistleblower,' and Dossier	5 19:25 charger [1755]
The fall of Qasem Soleimani and the Mahdi Doctrine	0 [1770]
The Great 6.5 Shoot-Out	1 10:53 Mercutio [1756]
Brexit REMOANERS: "The repeated stamping of a tiny foot in a vast and empty auditorium"	6 14:22 AlanC [1752]
Democracy And Tyranny	2 14:11 magpie [1748]
Page 6: Politix
Dem leaders signal they won't accept Trump acquittal as legitimate	31 20:45 Frank G [1778]
‘Out Of The Political Closet’: Bill Kristol Says He’s A Democrat Now	18 23:31 Caesar Shinelet1719 [1780]
Lil' Big Man Bill Maher Talks Tuff, Rants For Ruff Boyz: They're not Soyboys! That's Bernie's "ARMY" of "bunch of badass motherf----rs who will get in the streets"	18 19:39 ruprecht [1752]
Ratshita in Ioway, 4 Bernie: "[I'M not classy]. I'll boo Hillary. BOO!"	2 12:07 PBMcL [1746]

    
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Who's in the News
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6	Govt of Iraq
4	Commies
3	Moslem Colonists
2	Hezbollah
2	Govt of Iran
2	Hamas
2	Taliban
2	al-Nusra
1	Houthis
1	Antifa
1	Muslim Brotherhood
1	Palestinian Authority
1	Sublime Porte
1	Govt of Pakistan
1	al-Qaeda in North Africa
1	Govt of Iran Proxies

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Two weeks of WOT

Sun 2020-02-02
Iraq’s President Barham Saleh assigns Mouhammed Tawfiq Allawi with forming a new government

Sat 2020-02-01
Qassim al-Rimi, the head of al-Qaeda’s affiliate in Yemen tits up.

Fri 2020-01-31
Senate Votes 51-49 Against Witnesses and Documents

Thu 2020-01-30
#Hamas rejects ‘conspiracies’ as #Trump unveils Mideast plan

Wed 2020-01-29
Turkish tanks and troops have just arrived at the port of Tripoli. In violation of the arms embargo

Tue 2020-01-28
Iran foreign minister calls Trump peace plan for Middle East 'delusional'

Mon 2020-01-27
USAF E-11A down in Taliban area.

Sun 2020-01-26
JeM’s Kashmir chief among 3 killed in Pulwama encounter: Army

Sat 2020-01-25
AlSadr orders his followers to withdraw from #TahrirSquare and dismantle the tents

Fri 2020-01-24
PLA mobilized to deal with Wuhan

Thu 2020-01-23
UN calls for strengthening international support for the Palestinians

Wed 2020-01-22
IRGC Commander & "Soleimani Ally" Shot Dead By Masked Assassins On Motorcycle

Tue 2020-01-21
Several civilians killed by female suicide bomber in western Chad

Mon 2020-01-20
Iraqi counter-terrorism forces arrest high-ranking ISIS official in Fallujah

Sun 2020-01-19
Protesters burn the Hezbollah headquarters in Iraq

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