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Chlorine gas dropped in rebel-held territory of Idlib, Syria
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Israeli security forces find and kill Havat Gilad terrorist	1 19:38 Frank G [1756]
Kirkuk Clearances Continue: 6 ISIS turbans permanently unwound, 2 police casualties	0 [1736]
Foreign ISIS children tested, ISIS relatives forcibly encamped in Daquq	1 20:10 Frank G [1755]
Baghdad Bomb & Bullet Bulletin: 11 innocent casualties, ISIS turban nabbed	0 [1745]
Five suicide attackers killed during operation, south of Nineveh	0 [1734]
6 paramilitary personnel killed in armed attack against checkpoint in Diyala	0 [1742]
4 suspected Afghan spies arrested in Balochistan, Pak officials claim	0 [1748]
Nangahar Nastiness: Taliban big turbans arrested, ISIS turbans permanently unwound	0 [1739]
Govt Says Eight Arrested In Connection With Kabul Attacks	0 [1743]
Chlorine gas dropped in rebel-held territory of Idlib, Syria	3 08:41 Frank G [1764]
Yemen War: 7 civilians killed, 60 injured in 46 Saudi's airstrikes over 24 hours	0 [1735]
Nigerian forces kill Shiite scholar "Sheikh Qaseem Sokoto" in a peaceful Free Zakzaky protest	0 [1738]
Syrian Army looses artillery fire on Turkish forces in south Aleppo, casualties reported	4 20:22 B. Poodle6475 [1751]
Jihadist rebels capture town from Syrian Army in east Idlib amid renewed push	0 [1738]
Syrian Army allows massive YPG convoy to travel to Afrin from their lines	9 22:27 trailing wife [1762]
Syrian Army liberates 5 towns in ISIL’s northeast Hama pocket	0 [1737]
Yemen army fires ballistic missile toward Saudi military base	0 [1740]
6 Saudi aggression airstrikes hit Asir	1 20:02 Frank G [1755]
Saudi army, mercenaries’ gatherings targeted in Asir	0 [1742]
Two Ontario residents held captive in Syria by an al-Qaeda affiliate have been freed	0 [1737]
Jammu And Kashmir Police Arrests Five Jaish-e-Mohammad Over Ground Workers For Awantipora Attacks	0 [1746]
Armed man shot trying to enter Iran presidency -- reports	0 [1741]
2 more Abu Sayyaf members lay down arms	0 [1743]
Russian pilot MAJ Roman Filipov saved the last round for himself rather than be captured	16 22:55 Blackbeard Bumble5724 [1762]
NPA finance officer nabbed in Butuan City	0 [1735]
Two more Abu Sayyaf rebels surrender in Basilan	0 [1751]
Page 2: WoT Background
Germany Sold Technology to Iran for Use in Syrian Chemical Attacks	3 10:14 Thing From Snowy Mountain [1740]
Trump Admin Thwarts Irish Effort to Boycott Israel, Criminalize Trade	5 07:35 Procopius2k [1757]
Iraq releases list of 60 'terror suspects', but does not include Baghdadi	1 10:41 Sock Puppet of Doom [1745]
For Afrin, locals mobilise to defend against Turkey	0 [1738]
Iraqi gov’t confirms US military drawdown following ISIS defeat	0 [1737]
Turkey arrests hundreds in ongoing crackdown on Afrin critics	0 [1736]
Manbij Military Council vows to resist possible Turkish invasion	0 [1735]
Turkey 'ready' to discuss ties with Netherlands	0 [1737]
Erdogan, Pope talk joint efforts against Islamophobia	4 15:20 newc [1741]
UK court: ISIS-supporting teacher showed terrorist propaganda clips to kids	0 [1735]
Rangpur communal attack: Accused ‘confesses’ to his part	0 [1740]
Abbottabad files reveal how Iran, Assad recruited al-Qaeda militants	1 08:18 AlanC [1752]
Battle over bodies rages quietly in Iraq's Mosul long after Islamic State defeat	0 [1741]
Islamic State, al-Qaeda Support Fuels Attacks in West Africa	0 [1737]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Super Bowl Win Draws 103.4M Viewers, Smallest Audience In Nine Years	2 19:23 swksvolFF [1766]
Chemical found in McDonald's fries may be cure for baldness, study finds	11 20:51 Anomalous Sources [1761]
Forcing bakers to make gay wedding cakes violates free speech, California judge rules	1 21:14 Frank G [1753]
Contractor awarded $156 million to provide 30 million meals to Puerto Rico only delivered 50,000	19 21:09 Frank G [1754]
Department of Justice IG poised to reignite war over FBI's Clinton case	1 13:16 g(r)omgoru [1734]
Hold the Presses! Donald Trump Fails to Hold Melania's Hand	0 [1739]
'YOU'RE IGNORANT' Brit doctors and nurses hit back at Donald Trump after he slammed ‘broke' NHS	9 17:25 newc [1745]
SpaceX to light a big candle today	15 18:43 Woodrow [1731]
Please bring on the brass	2 09:12 Besoeker [1737]
Colts Linebacker Edwin Jackson and companion killed by drunken illegal driver	3 07:30 Procopius2k [1732]
CEO of Border Wall Construction Company: ‘I Really Believe We'll Change History'	3 08:48 Frank G [1745]
Trump on North Korea: ‘We have no road left'	0 [1742]
Terrifying 'Sea Hunter' drone warship: Self-driving 132ft vessel can spend 3 months scouring oceans for hostile submarines WITHOUT a crew will be put in action by the US Navy this year	10 16:57 B. Poodle6475 [1740]
Maldives declares state of emergency as crisis deepens	3 21:16 Frank G [1759]
No One To Interfere In A Marriage: India Top Court	0 [1738]
Conservationist Esmond Bradley Martin - The ivory oligarchs finally got him	0 [1736]
Newsweek Guts Its Top Edit Staff Amid Legal Turmoil	6 14:42 Bright Pebbles [1732]
Page 4: Opinion
New Obama-Sponsored Dossier Discovered Meant to Damage Trump	3 14:29 3dc [1725]
Will The Conspiracy Against Trump And American Democracy Go Unpunished?	10 20:16 Betty Hatfield5124 [1764]
DOJ Documents Show Carter Page aka 'Male-1' Helped FBI Catch Russian Spies	6 14:59 Besoeker [1733]
Nigel Farage: Immigration ‘Population Crisis' Causing Problems for Britain's Public Healthcare	1 03:51 Bright Pebbles [1734]
The Nunes Memo: Just an Opening Act	0 [1742]
Series of 2018 Republican campaign adverts made last week (video)	0 [1733]
Dow Jones drops by about 500 points during Trump tax speech	6 12:40 49 Pan [1732]
Upcoming OIG Report Likely To Trigger Second Special Counsel; Comey, Lynch And Clinton In Crosshairs	5 15:46 Vast Right Wing Conspiracy [1736]
Xinjiang: Life in a surveillance state	1 14:45 Bright Pebbles [1739]
Whoopi Goldberg Refuses To Say Trump's Name Because He's Not A Legitimate President…	6 11:47 Abu Uluque [1738]
Page 6: Politix
Hilllary Clinton: Women Will Bear The Brunt 'Climate Change'	4 22:54 rjschwarz [1768]
Comey tweets, Got to dress up for a family event tonight and was proud to wear my FBI cufflinks.	9 18:50 Regular joe [1734]
In March 2016 Carter Page Was an FBI Employee – In October 2016 FBI Told FISA Court He's a Spy…	8 11:02 Bobby [1748]
Ex-FBI agent lands at CNN after blaming bureau departure on political attacks	2 15:06 Besoeker [1743]
Dem Lawmaker Introduces Bill to Make Intimidating or Attacking ~~Presidents~~ Journalists a Federal Crime	12 23:47 CrazyFool [1761]
The 2014 Dianne Feinstein - CIA 'monitoring' story that just..... went away?	2 10:24 JohnQC [1740]
It Gets Worse	3 18:01 Sock Puppet of Doom [1741]

    
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Who's in the News
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8	Islamic State
5	Sublime Porte
4	Govt of Syria
4	Houthis
3	Commies
2	Abu Sayyaf (ISIS)
2	Govt of Iran
2	al-Nusra
1	al-Qaeda in Mali/Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen
1	Govt of Iran Proxies
1	Govt of Iraq
1	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
1	Hamas
1	Jaish-e-Mohammad
1	Taliban
1	al-Qaeda

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Two weeks of WOT

Tue 2018-02-06
Chlorine gas dropped in rebel-held territory of Idlib, Syria

Mon 2018-02-05
Russian, Syrian warplanes unleash all-out attack on ISIS in northeast Hama as army prepares to eliminate pocket

Sun 2018-02-04
Bomb blast kills top military commander in S. Yemen Zoom

Sat 2018-02-03
Ahrar Al-Sham’s top commander in northern Idlib has been assassinated

Fri 2018-02-02
Four Migrants Critical after Being Shot in Calais Brawl

Thu 2018-02-01
Robert Mueller Requests Postponement of General Mike Flynn Sentencing… It was a set up

Wed 2018-01-31
Southwest State Confirms The Death Of Burhakabo Military Commander

Tue 2018-01-30
Iraqi court sentences Al-Qaeda member to death over executing eight civilians in 2007

Mon 2018-01-29
McCabe Resigns

Sun 2018-01-28
Top Houthi leader killed in Sanaa by unknown individuals

Sat 2018-01-27
Taliban kill ~~40 63 90~~ 95 with ambulance bomb in Afghan capital Kabul

Fri 2018-01-26
Mosul clean up continues: 21 turbans permanently unwound, 9 more jugged

Thu 2018-01-25
Double car bombing kills 33 in Benghazi

Wed 2018-01-24
Two suicide attackers, Islamic State member killed as troops repel attack in Baghdad

Tue 2018-01-23
1.5K al-Nusra troops surrounded in Idlib

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