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Hosni Mubarak sleeps with the pharaohs
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
US takes out Somali terrorist in 9th precision airstrike this month	2 17:55 jpal [1769]
Six said killed in Israeli strikes on Islamic Jihad sites in Syria Sunday night	0 [1796]
Precarious calm appears to hold on Gaza border after reported truce	3 10:29 Dale [1777]
Turkey deploys more troops, sets up new observation posts in Idlib: war monitor	0 [1763]
3 Incidents Confirmed on Third Day of RIV	0 [1760]
25 more Iranian militants fighting for Assad regime are suspected of being infected with Coronavirus	2 07:12 Mercutio [1750]
Turkish soldiers allegedly killed in new Syrian-Russian air attack in Idlib	0 [1755]
Turkey is transferring weapons to #Libya via Misrata Port: LNA	1 07:10 Mercutio [1759]
Jihadist defenses collapse in southern Idlib as Syrian Army advances across Jabal Al-Zawiya	0 [1753]
Jihadist special forces unit completely wiped out by Syrian Army in Idlib	1 08:15 Cesare [1744]
Iraqi forces kill 3 terrorists with close connections to ISIS leader	0 [1760]
Turkish-backed militants launch new attack in eastern #Idlib	0 [1752]
Israel attempted to assassinate Islamic Jihad leader in Syria: Netanyahu	2 19:35 jpal [1751]
Protesters set tyres on fire at Tammuz Square against reinstating Wasit governor	2 09:41 Frank G [1769]
IDF "we are currently hitting PIJ strategical positions"	0 [1753]
Palestinian #Islamic Jihad says it has ended its ‘military response’	2 14:20 Mullah Richard [1748]
Libya’s rival camps announce they have suspended their participation in UN-sponsored peace talks	0 [1746]
Cartel Gunmen Attack Mexican Border City Military Building	1 14:38 Skidmark [1762]
$18 Million in Meth, Heroin, Cocaine Seized at Texas Border Crossing	12 21:01 Frank G [1791]
Page 2: WoT Background
More than 50 JCCs nationwide receive emailed bomb threats	0 [1747]
In shakeup, virulently anti-Semitic Malaysian PM submits resignation	2 22:07 trailing wife [1791]
Mobile Phone Services Restored as Afghan Truce Holds	1 14:40 Skidmark [1750]
US Presses Yemen's Huthis to Drop Baha'i Charges	0 [1758]
Russian military to conduct observation flight over #Turkey	1 07:09 Mercutio [1747]
Image claiming to show aftermath of Russian airstrike on Turkish convoy is from at least 2015	0 [1745]
Iraq Christians fear future holds ‘total extinction,’ ISIS resurgence	0 [1750]
Algerian prosecutor is seeking a year’s prison sentence for Fodil Boumala, a leading figure in the country’s protest movement	0 [1754]
France is looking at options to help #Lebanon recover from its financial crisis	3 13:09 swksvolFF [1762]
#US warns it will do everything possible ‘to deter the Shia militias’ aligned to #Iran from attacking US interests in #Iraq	2 06:48 Procopius2k [1752]
Burqa-wearing man steals nearly $1 million in jewelry from Piaget in Hudson Yards	1 09:29 Raj [1748]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Sophisticated Soviet spy radio discovered buried in former forest in Germany	5 20:25 Classical_Liberal [1751]
So it turns out tofu and all these other vegan foods are ruining the planet	9 16:19 DarthVader [1753]
Girl, 11, brings her loaded AR-15 assault weapon to hearing in Idaho in support of a proposed law that would allow visitors to carry concealed weapons because she 'can responsibly handle them'	7 22:11 Goober Tingle7365 [1781]
New York health officials warn over circumcision ritual after four cases of herpes in babies were linked to procedures performed by Rabbis	3 18:27 Texhooey [1748]
At least 37 migrants rescued from Texas stash house where human traffickers held them against their will	0 [1760]
Iran's deputy HEALTH minister tests positive for coronavirus after looking shaky and unwell - but regime still refuses to close pilgrim city as death toll rises to 15 and cases are exported around the Middle East	4 14:12 magpie [1758]
Line of people signing up for Medicaid and food stamps VANISHES as Donald Trump's administration brings in crackdown on green cards for people claiming benefits	2 15:56 Bright Pebbles [1758]
World planking record set by ex-marine, aged 62	0 [1749]
Coronavirus: The race to find the source in wildlife	1 15:18 Woodrow [1747]
Coronavirus: Why did infections shoot up in South Korea?	1 10:58 rjschwarz [1745]
Hosni Mubarak, Egyptian president ousted during Arab spring, sleeps with the pharaohs	1 09:36 Raj [1793]
Whitney Houston hologram tour set to begin in Europe	8 15:12 rjschwarz [1753]
Silk road gets bumpy	0 [1758]
Tom Cotton demands 'answers' after China state newspaper says coronavirus originated outside wildlife market	1 00:49 Besoeker [1759]
Something a little lighter - ALPIN DRUMS - Blechlawine	5 22:25 USN, Ret. [1772]
Italian hikers rescued in Alaska after visiting infamous bus	7 18:14 Alaska Paul [1764]
Investors eye bleach, food and tissues as virus fears intensify	4 15:38 mossomo [1749]
75 years ago today the Iwo Jima flag raising photo was taken.	1 04:25 Mike Kozlowski [1746]
LHC to hear arguments on petition against holding of Aurat March	0 [1758]
China Reports 508 New Confirmed Cases Of Coronavirus On Mainland On Feb 24 Vs 409 On Feb 23	2 09:18 Frank G [1769]
Chief of #Tehran Prevention Police said 500,000 masks hoarded by an #Iranian man and his #Chinese wife have been discovered in a home parking in eastern Tehran	2 12:10 Seeking Cure For Ignorance [1746]
Coronavirus round up: China: Total Confirmed Coronavirus Cases Rise To 77150	11 17:07 Glenmore [1756]
Kuwait has suspended flights to and from #Iraq over #coronavirus fears	1 13:25 Whiskey Mike [1744]
Runner crawls nearly 11 hours after breaking leg in freezing national park	3 19:58 swksvolFF [1749]
College student plunges 80 feet from cliff in Slippery Rock Township	9 13:21 Frank G [1763]
Harvard University Professor and Two Chinese Nationals Charged in Three Separate China Related Cases	2 05:29 Bright Pebbles [1769]
Remdesivir antiviral being investigated in two trials to treat Covid-19	3 07:46 Sock Puppet of Doom [1750]
Page 4: Opinion
Turkey's Problems in Libya (Dunnigan's Analysis at Strategypage)	1 16:17 Chris [1751]
Check In To Charleston, South Carolina	6 17:56 Beavis [1748]
Cowboy Gun Reviews: Cimarron Frontier & Pietta 1873	2 12:14 JohnQC [1761]
Lesbian activist is leaving the Democratic party over insane transgender radicalism	6 17:26 charger [1753]
Weinstein Cleared Of All Charges After Revealing He Was Born This Way	2 12:12 JohnQC [1755]
Salon Update: President Trump shows 'more evidence of cognitive decline,' psychiatric expert says	16 16:00 Silentbrick [1748]
A Shining City On The Hill	0 [1755]
Coronavirus: Rush Gets One Wrong	18 14:06 European Conservative [1758]
Pandemics and Preparation the North Korean Way	1 00:24 Besoeker [1764]
CIA fakes story about its own corrupt deeds dealing with Iranian terrorist org Jundallah and Abdolmalek Rigi. Plants stories in mainstream media to edit the historical record to create sources for Wikipedia.	3 14:43 Herb McCoy [1751]
Page 6: Politix
Debate Tonight Feb 25 in Charleston SC	15 21:26 Lex [1778]
GOP Ex-Congressman Joe Walsh Will Conserve Conservatism by Voting for the Socialist	3 21:43 Lex [1775]
Virginia Democrats Nix Sheriff Pay Raise Amid Gun Control Debate	3 15:36 Procopius2k [1759]
ALERT: Coronavirus merges with Trump Derangement Syndrome	16 21:52 Count Galeazzo Untervehr7098 [1791]
Exploding Cigar II: Florida's Democrats panic after Bernie Sanders blows a kiss to Castro	15 17:34 charger [1744]
FBI Agent Faulted In FISA Report For ‘Significant’ Errors Has Finally Been Identified	7 16:52 JohnQC [1761]
CNN details ’emotional moment’ a 9-year-old asks Pete Buttigieg for help coming out as ‘gay’	9 21:55 European Conservative [1771]
Public School 'History' Lesson Compares Trump to Soviets, Nazis	6 13:03 Bright Pebbles [1755]
'Berkeley of the East' seeks to ban fossil fuels as part of sweeping climate plan	13 13:08 Silentbrick [1747]
Biden backs off calling South Carolina his ‘firewall’	2 21:52 Anomalous Sources [1782]
5 times the Navy SEAL admiral who oversaw the Osama bin Laden raid has lambasted Trump	9 17:59 Thing From Snowy Mountain [1762]
Sotomayor Has Issues With Blisters	11 23:41 Maggie Clong8696 [1804]

    
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Who's in the News
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8	Sublime Porte
5	Islamic Jihad (Palestian)
4	Commies
2	Arab Spring
2	Govt of Iraq
2	Islamic State
2	Narcos
2	Taliban
1	al-Shabaab (AQ)
1	Govt of Iran
1	Govt of Iran Proxies
1	Govt of Pakistan
1	Hezbollah
1	Houthis
1	Human Trafficking
1	Jundullah

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Tue 2020-02-25
Hosni Mubarak sleeps with the pharaohs

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

Sun 2020-02-23
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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

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