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Car drives into German carnival parade, around 30 injured
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Car drives into German carnival parade, around 30 injured	6 18:55 anon1 [1833]
Israel strikes Gaza and Syria after Palestinian rocket attacks	3 14:05 Chris [1774]
Palestinians respond to coronavirus	5 11:52 ptah [1774]
Israeli forces kill Palestinian near Gaza fence, wound two others	1 03:16 Besoeker [1772]
Libya National Army say 16 Turkish soldiers killed in fighting	0 [1763]
Iran sentences alleged US spies to up to 10 years in prison	0 [1755]
2 Confirmed Attacks on Afghan Forces on Second Day of RIV	0 [1779]
Two people are wounded after a bomb exploded in a residential building in the Lebanese city of Tripoli	0 [1767]
Iran has reportedly sentenced to death three citizens, who were arrested during last November’s anti-government protests	1 09:20 mossomo [1755]
Iraqi security forces kill one person and wound seven as they opened fire on protesters in Baghdad	0 [1761]
Several Turkish troops are wounded in Syria’s Idlib province after pro-Damascus forces targeted a Turkish military convoy	0 [1754]
Russia attacks Turkish posts, convoys, and soldiers directly	1 17:44 Sock Puppet of Doom [1799]
More reports of Turkish soldiers deaths as Syrian Government Forces shelled a convoy near Jabal Al Zawiya	0 [1767]
6 Coronavirus cases tested positive among Iranian militants fighting for Assad regime in Sayyidah Zaynab	9 17:00 Thimp Clusort2035 [1754]
Israel claims air strikes near Syrian capital Damascus	1 09:36 b [1766]
NAF neutralises ISWAP leaders in Borno	0 [1764]
Three Mali soldiers killed in suspected jihadist attack	0 [1759]
Boko Haram attack in Garkida leaves 1 soldier dead	0 [1771]
CTD shoots dead five terrorists in Peshawar	2 17:28 Skidmark [1763]
Yemeni Revolutionaries Unveil New Missile Systems that ‘Will Change Course of Battle’	1 04:09 Bertie Spiger6648 [1767]
Palestine’s Islamic Jihad Says Fighter Martyred in Israeli ‘Savage Crime’ at Gaza Fence	0 [1769]
Aggression coalition’s jets wage 6 raids on Jawf, Sanaa	0 [1764]
Morocco: Thousands of persons demonstrate in Casablanca against social inequalities	0 [1758]
Enemy tank blasted in Daman district	4 17:29 Skidmark [1784]
8 police killed as post overrun in Lashkergah	0 [1766]
ICC wanted Kushayb fled to Central African Republic	0 [1763]
US Conducts An Airstrike In Southern Somalia	3 19:10 jpal [1797]
Page 2: WoT Background
France: Macron Vows Crackdown on Political Islam	12 23:03 Canuckistan sniper [1804]
Five things to know about emerging US, Taliban peace deal	5 23:21 Count Galeazzo Untervehr7098 [1778]
Syria's Kurds renew appeal for aid to judge Islamic State militants	0 [1759]
Pope Francis warns against ‘unfair’ solutions to end Israel-Palestine conflict	3 14:13 newc [1751]
Boko Haram bill an insult to Nigerians -- Plateau Senator	0 [1754]
Govt making efforts to arrest Ehsanullah Ehsan: Ijaz Shah	0 [1769]
Afghan peace process: ‘Treaty to be signed in Pakistan’s presence’	0 [1750]
Rouhani: US Sanctions Like Coronavirus, ‘Panic More than Reality’	2 11:11 Skidmark [1757]
AQAP confirms death of leader Qassim al-Rimi	0 [1765]
Iran conservatives prevail in polls marked by low turnout	0 [1745]
Hamdok forms committee to probe police crackdown on protesters	0 [1763]
Count the martyrs: UK to review funds for Palestinian schools whose books incite	0 [1755]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Desperate white South African farmers fleeing 'race hate' murders who rushed for protection visas in Australia have their claims rejected	1 23:11 gorb [1787]
Iraq reports first coronavirus case in Iranian student	0 [1747]
Harvey Weinstein is found guilty of criminal sexual assault and rape and faces up to 25 years in prison BUT is cleared of the three most serious charges in landmark #MeToo trial	4 22:18 Count Galeazzo Untervehr7098 [1789]
High-Income Taxpayers Now Confronted At Home By IRS Agents	6 13:46 Matt [1754]
Coronavirus Threatens Italian Cycling Races	1 10:29 Skidmark [1753]
Trump at Taj Mahal	9 13:27 Dron66046 [1755]
Trump Family India Visit Live Update	2 09:41 Dron66046 [1762]
Riots at Trump visits India	1 09:48 b [1757]
Iran's semiofficial ILNA news agency is reporting that the death toll from the new coronavirus in the city of Qom is 50.	6 15:53 g(r)omgoru [1752]
Black Robed Tyrant abruptly changes course on UNC Confederate statue decision	4 11:22 Lex [1759]
Breitbart update on the passing of DHS whistle blower Philip Haney	7 19:42 Goober Tingle7365 [1788]
Venice cancels carnival for cornoa-virus	0 [1754]
Jussie Smollett to appear in court on renewed felony charges	2 11:34 Skidmark [1766]
Photos of one of Milan's largest supermarkets after the virus broke out.	7 16:29 swksvolFF [1765]
Turkey closes border with Iran due to coronavirus outbreak	1 17:40 Skidmark [1791]
52 thousand Italians in quarantine per outbreak of #Coronavirus in 11 cities	1 17:41 Skidmark [1795]
Many injured, bus burnt as football fans clash	3 08:30 Raj [1748]
I don’t feel like a dictator, says Togo’s president seeking fourth term in office	0 [1761]
Man arrested after shooting dead wife, friend over 'honour' in Multan Listen	3 17:31 Rambler in Virginia [1761]
Pakistan seals Taftan border crossing after coronavirus outbreak in Iran	0 [1752]
Xi: Situation is grim!	16 17:45 Skidmark [1781]
China reports 648 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infection, 97 new deaths	4 19:21 jpal [1789]
Canary Island airport operations 'paralyzed' due to massive dust storm visible from space	1 11:40 Skidmark [1748]
Several dead in Turkey after earthquake hits Iran border area	2 15:56 Glenmore [1773]
Belgian carnival organizers reject Israel’s call to cancel anti-Semitic parade	6 10:51 SteveS [1762]
Page 4: Opinion
How the 'Interpreter' Scam Brought 75,000 Iraqis and Afghans to America	7 16:34 Dron66046 [1771]
Battle of Iwo Jima's Last Living Medal of Honor Recipient Still Working for Military Families	6 13:30 AlanC [1764]
President Trump Is Going To "Lie" To Win In 2020	11 17:38 JohnQC [1793]
ICE ignores California laws and arrests illegal aliens at the courthouse door	1 17:49 charger [1787]
Wretchard: Iran has just become a major Coronavirus epicenter. Watch the Middle East and Eurasia closely now	9 15:55 g(r)omgoru [1752]
Iranian cleric blames Trump for coronavirus outbreak in Qom	2 15:30 Bobby [1761]
Keeping Africa on the brink of starvation	5 12:24 Lex [1762]
The Loser Establishment Is Rightfully Terrified of Ric Grenell	2 17:47 JohnQC [1784]
Incredible. Top Intel Official Who Briefed Congress Overstated Russian Interference in 2020 Election to Help Trump	2 12:28 Lex [1756]
Dems Reportedly Severely Butt Hurt over Orange Man's Firing of DNI	4 17:46 JohnQC [1772]
AOC’s war on fellow Democrats likely to eliminate her House seat	7 13:45 Thaith Elmeresing6163 [1775]
Page 6: Politix
Impeachment Witness Marie Yovanovitch Inks Seven Figure Book Deal	3 18:14 Raj [1784]
More sleeping with sources in the swamp: Trump-hating DIA analyst pleads guilty to leaks to honeytrap reporter	4 17:30 JohnQC [1767]
Liberal Tears Flow At MSNBC After Bernie Win	18 20:17 ruprecht [1797]
Judge denies Roger Stone motion to remove her from case over comments about jury	4 11:20 Skidmark [1762]
Richard Grenell Begins Overhauling Intelligence Office	3 17:24 JohnQC [1758]
Sanders says AIPAC gives platform to ‘express bigotry,’ won’t go to conference	8 14:53 lord garth [1757]
Incest? - Omar Blames the Jews	8 17:11 JohnQC [1772]

    
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Who's in the News
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5	Govt of Iran
4	Govt of Iran Proxies
4	Taliban
4	Sublime Porte
3	Islamic Jihad (Palestian)
2	Boko Haram (ISIS)
2	Govt of Sudan
2	Islamic State
2	Moslem Colonists
2	Govt of Pakistan
2	Houthis
2	Govt of Iraq
1	Tin Hat Dictators, Presidents for Life, & Kleptocrats
1	al-Qaeda in North Africa
1	al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
1	al-Shabaab (AQ)
1	Hezbollah
1	Commies
1	Palestinian Authority
1	Salafists
1	TTP
1	Arab Spring

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Two weeks of WOT

Mon 2020-02-24
Car drives into German carnival parade, around 30 injured

Sun 2020-02-23
Last year Hezbollah received ~$700 million in funding

Sat 2020-02-22
Erdogan confirms the presence of pro-Turkish Syrian fighters in Libya

Fri 2020-02-21
Missile intercept by #Saudi forces in #Yanbu

Thu 2020-02-20
Turkey asks NATO to provide air support for the operation in Idlib

Wed 2020-02-19
Ashraf Ghani declared winner of Afghan presidential poll, Abdullah rejects results

Tue 2020-02-18
LNA claims to destroy Turkish arms ship in Tripoli harbor.

Mon 2020-02-17
24 Killed In Brutal Terror Attack On Burkina Faso Church; Local Pastor Targeted

Sun 2020-02-16
Switzerland Thwarts Major Islamic State Terror Attack

Sat 2020-02-15
Six Cartel Kidnappers Busted with Mexican Border City Victim in Trunk

Fri 2020-02-14
US navy ship seizes 150 Iranian-manufactured anti-tank guided missiles after boarding a vessel in the Arabian Sea

Thu 2020-02-13
Hafiz Saeed sentenced to five-and-a-half years in prison for terror financing

Wed 2020-02-12
Sudan will hand over Omar al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court

Tue 2020-02-11
Russians bomb a joint Turkish & Jihadi column

Mon 2020-02-10
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