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ISIS sets ablaze Syria’s largest source of gas as Syrian Army closes on their positions
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Page 1: WoT Operations
Tunisian Held in Germany Linked to 2015 Tunis Museum Attack	0 [11126]
'Allahu Akbar" machete man gunned down at Louvre	9 18:23 Besoeker [11124]
Deadly fighting in Tripoli erupts. Again.	0 [11128]
'Most wanted' Lyari gang war commander Baba Ladla killed by Rangers	0 [11123]
Soddy soldier dies in fighting along border	0 [11127]
The Beatings Will Continue: Iraqi Edition	0 [11124]
Baghdad Bomb and Bullet Bulletin	0 [11125]
Rotherham child sex gang shout 'Allahu Akbar' in court as they are jailed for 80 years for abusing girls	8 21:47 Frank G [11126]
Five die and 15 wounded as LNA battles to take final Ganfouda position	0 [11126]
Hospital murders following deadly Gasr Ben Gashir clashes	0 [11123]
Sirte children injured playing with live rounds	0 [11128]
Pak shells forward areas in Nowshera	1 10:24 Shipman [11124]
ISIS uses captured Turkish Army equipment against Syrian Army in Aleppo	3 12:27 g(r)omgoru [11132]
ISIS executes six fighters for escaping battle with Syrian Army in Deir Ezzor	3 09:32 gorb [11125]
ISIS takes over new areas in East Qalamoun, threatens airbase	0 [11123]
ISIS sets ablaze Syria’s largest source of gas as Syrian Army closes on their positions	1 13:01 USN, Ret. [11131]
ISIS kills 30 rebel fighters in Deraa ambush	0 [11125]
5 ISIS loyalists killed, 5 wounded in separate drone strikes in Nangarhar	0 [11125]
Taliban leaders among 32 killed in clashes, Helmand officials claim	0 [11122]
Militants kidnap 2 doctors in Badghis province of Afghanistan	0 [11126]
Taliban kill pregnant woman, execute another girl for rejecting marriage proposal	0 [11123]
Another top ISIS leader Qari Munib banged in Nangarhar: MoD	0 [11123]
Two Philippine soldiers kidnapped by Maoist militants	0 [11125]
Page 2: WoT Background
'Legion of Brothers': The Green Berets' Secret War with the Taliban	1 22:28 Bangkok Billy [11132]
Houthis fingered for fuel sabotage plot	0 [11124]
Previous PPP govt blamed for not acting against JuD	0 [11125]
Trump Raids in Yemen Bolstering Al-Qaeda	7 17:25 Silentbrick [11128]
Saudi king agrees in call with Trump to support Syria, Yemen safe zones: White House	3 13:06 USN, Ret. [11129]
‘Trump has already done more than entire EU ever to curb mass migration’ -- Dutch "far-right" leader	0 [11125]
Pak epicenter of terrorism: Dr Jitendra	0 [11127]
Syrian Army willing to attack Turkey-backed FSA near Al-Bab	1 03:42 lord garth [11123]
Syria denounces Turkey’s illegal incursion into the country to the UN	0 [11129]
500 east Libyan fighters to go to Russia for treatment	8 21:50 james [11128]
UC Berkeley Receives $370 Million in Federal Funding, More Than Half Its Budget	11 14:04 M. Murcek [11125]
Erdogan tells off Merkel for using phrase 'Islamist terrorism'	6 22:12 Zenobia Floger6220 [11129]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Greece again on the brink	0 [11127]
Venezuela Is So Broke It Can't Even Export Oil	2 18:15 M. Murcek [11125]
Ocala Police: Man parked pickup truck on top of car to defend family	4 13:09 USN, Ret. [11125]
POTUS to order reg rollback Friday for finance industry starting with Dodd-Frank	1 18:58 newc [11124]
Comcast Employees Walk Off The Job In Philadelphia To Protest Trump Immigration Order…	0 [11126]
Jobs Report: 62.9%: Labor Force Participation Rate Improves in January; Those Not in Labor Force Declines by 736,000	3 14:14 gorb [11125]
Mattis puts North Korea 'on notice' of 'overwhelming' response to nuclear use	7 20:34 Mike Kozlowski [11131]
Betsy DeVos clears another hurdle in early morning Senate vote	5 13:04 Frank G [11128]
U.S. to issue new Iran sanctions, opening shot in get-tough strategy	0 [11125]
Japan readies package for Trump to help create 700,000 U.S. jobs	2 11:33 Abu Uluque [11124]
Morale at Homeland Security has 'skyrocketed' under Trump	0 [11122]
POTUS Meets With Harley-Davidson Executives	0 [11128]
USS Antietam guided-missile cruiser runs aground off Japan	8 20:24 ed in texas [11125]
An Alternate to Starbucks - How to Make the Perfect Cup of Coffee	10 21:09 Frank G [11130]
Two Ukrainian soldiers killed overnight as fighting in Donbass intensifies	0 [11125]
Topless women spark beach fury in Argentina	6 22:39 whitecollar redneck [11129]
Second teen arrested in Craigslist murder	0 [11122]
British singer Vera Lynn to release new album at 100	1 11:00 rjschwarz [11122]
POTUS taps Klingon veteran for agency's second in command	3 15:29 Frank G [11124]
Invasive wild pig populations continue to grow, spread through United States	16 20:53 DarthVader [11131]
Page 4: Opinion
Mayor of Berkeley apologizes, yet keeps digging the hole he has excavated	0 [11125]
Trump's Political Blitzkrieg	9 22:06 james [11130]
Mercer: President Trump Vs. The Democrat Dunce-Cap Lobby	0 [11123]
Can't Close	5 20:00 SteveS [11130]
The Left Underestimates Trump's Economic Plan	4 19:14 charger [11126]
Allen West: Andy Puzder Will Increase Opportunities for Black Americans	1 02:35 Besoeker [11126]
A War Between the U.S. and China Would Be World War III	9 19:07 Abu Uluque [11131]
'Blanco' on the Judge Gorsuch nomination	0 [11125]
Hollywood Moonbat Judd Apatow Cheers On Berkeley Rioters, Warns Trump Supporters "This Is Just The Beginning"…	3 10:57 rjschwarz [11125]
Page 6: Politix
Job Numbers Revised Downward for Nov-Dec - Unexpectedly	4 17:06 Dale [11126]
CNN'S Lemon and Robert Reich: Conservatives Masterminded the Berkley Riots	8 18:06 swksvolFF [11125]
Bill Clinton 1995 immigration Video	1 10:43 Abu Uluque [11123]
Gorsuch Nomination Sinks Never Trumpers Into Muddy Grave	7 12:06 Glenmore [11127]
Senate votes to kill Obama coal rules	1 02:10 Besoeker [11126]
Schumer And Leadership Team Refuse To Meet With Gorsuch	2 08:47 AlanC [11124]
Ex-Obama Official Suggests ‘Military Coup’ Against Trump	8 18:00 newc [11127]
Fillon bid for French presidency in chaos as MPs call on him to quit	0 [11126]
McCain calls Australian ambassador to express support after Trump exchange	12 18:14 newc [11125]

    
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3	Taliban
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2	Houthis
2	Govt of Syria
1	Lashkar e-Taiba
1	Moslem Colonists
1	Sublime Porte
1	Commies

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Two weeks of WOT

Fri 2017-02-03
ISIS sets ablaze Syria’s largest source of gas as Syrian Army closes on their positions

Thu 2017-02-02
German Report: Iran Tested Nuclear-Capable Cruise Missile

Wed 2017-02-01
US: Female Al-Qaeda combatants killed in Yemen raid

Tue 2017-01-31
ISIS makes another attempt at seizing east Damascus airbase

Mon 2017-01-30
5 killed, dozens injured in Canada mosque shooting

Sun 2017-01-29
10 ISIS and Lashkar-e-Islam militants killed in Nangarhar

Sat 2017-01-28
90 ISIS bodies found in southwest of Sirte

Fri 2017-01-27
Yemen’s Rebels Seize 3 Trucks Carrying Aid to Al-Bayda

Thu 2017-01-26
Libyan Army captures Ganfouda district

Wed 2017-01-25
Jabhat Fateh Al-Sham (Nusra) expels Jund Al-Aqsa from its ranks

Tue 2017-01-24
Yemen army claims control of port city of Mokha

Mon 2017-01-23
Nearly 70 killed in fresh Yemen fighting

Sun 2017-01-22
Suicide bombers blow themselves up in Saudi Arabia

Sat 2017-01-21
Over 100 Al Qaeda fighters killed in 'major' US air strike in Syria

Fri 2017-01-20
Over 80 IS Fighters Killed in U.S. Strikes in Libya

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