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Breaking: Blind Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman Dies in Prison
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Breaking: Blind Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman Dies in Prison	13 20:00 Rex Mundi [1791]
Hundreds of migrants storm Spain's Ceuta, clashing with police	7 15:19 Omomort Cheager7040 [1753]
3 soldiers killed, 4 injured during raid in Egypt's central Sinai	0 [1748]
11 dead as Nigerian troops repel Boko Haram suicide bombers	0 [1756]
Syrian regulars continue advance on Palmyra	0 [1746]
Baghdad Bomb and Bullet Bulletin	0 [1744]
Syrian regime 'destroys six hospitals' in Daraa city	0 [1741]
UAE Soldier Killed Fighting in Yemen	0 [1746]
41 Fighters Executed in Syria Jihadist Infighting	1 07:28 Victor Emmanuel Uneremp2018 [1744]
Russia bombs ISIS positions in Raqqa	0 [1743]
Militant arrested, 2 cops hurt in grenade attack	0 [1751]
Turkey car bomb kills child, wounds 17	0 [1747]
Hand grenade attack on compound of Union Council Nazim in Peshawar	0 [1739]
Terrorists behind Lahore bombing arrested, claims CM Punjab	0 [1749]
Top Haqqani network leader killed in Afghan forces coordinated attack	2 07:40 Pappy [1744]
ISIS leader among 12 killed during Shaheen-25 operations in Nangarhar	0 [1741]
2 Afghan civilians killed in Pakistani artillery shelling in Kunar	0 [1745]
Pakistani forces kill, arrest dozens after IS shrine bombing	0 [1743]
Police arrest a man at Heathrow on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts	0 [1748]
Page 2: WoT Background
Nine people flee U.S. border patrol to seek asylum in Canada	11 22:15 Alaska Paul [1761]
Dutch Muslim who preached ‘harmony’ unmasked as ‘rabid anti-Semite’	2 08:29 Mullah Richard [1736]
Terrorism makes January Israel’s bloodiest month since June	1 03:26 g(r)omgoru [1750]
Lawmakers probe US funding for Soros groups, left-wing causes in Europe	6 21:58 gorb [1756]
Presidential system 'will help Turkish economy'	2 08:10 AlanC [1740]
Canada gov’t bid for ‘anti-Islamophobia’ motion stalls	2 12:41 Canuckistan sniper [1749]
Charter changes are for the nation, not myself. Honest. Erdogan	2 08:17 Procopius2k [1747]
Turkey Recalls Clerics, Denies Wrongdoing in Germany Spy Case	0 [1738]
IS Leaders Leaving Syria's Raqa, Pentagon Says	0 [1740]
US-led coalition trains 5,000 Iraqi forces to join anti-ISIS campaign in Mosul	7 13:10 Pappy [1753]
Unmanned entrance: Reports reveal how Sehwan bomber entered the shrine	0 [1740]
Not favoring govt collapse but serious reforms need: Sayyaf	0 [1736]
Seoul to announce assassination of Kim Jong-Un's half-brother to North Koreans over LOUDSPEAKERS at the border if autopsy finds he was poisoned	0 [1734]
Pakistan army summons Afghan diplomats, demand actions against 76 terrorists	0 [1747]
Malaysian authorities refuse to release Kim Jong-nam’s body until family provides DNA samples	0 [1737]
Kim assassination: Indonesian suspect thought she was part of a comedy show prank, police say	2 14:47 ed in texas [1743]
Page 3: Non-WoT
AeroVironment Advances Research with Farmers and University Partners; Adds Multi-Crop Support	0 [1734]
CBS: Petraeus out of running to replace Flynn	3 18:57 SteveS [1763]
Electronic devices searched at US border crossings	5 18:26 trailing wife [1743]
Trump hints at 'big order' of F/A-18 Super Hornets instead of some F-35s	6 22:56 rammer [1767]
Urban Radio Netwok: DJT holding a Mar-a-Lago 'campaign rally.'	3 22:21 JohnQC [1777]
After drug war contracting boom, Mexican prisons stand idle	4 15:30 Pappy [1739]
Univ of Wis Students Demand Free Tuition for Black Students, Including Convicts	13 22:24 JohnQC [1757]
At Red Flag ‘It's Tough To Be Legacy Aircraft In An LO World'	10 19:04 magpie [1759]
N. Korea upset over delay in returning Jong-nam's body	5 11:17 g(r)omgoru [1734]
Spain's Princess Cristina cleared of corruption charges	0 [1731]
US scientists find conditions for life on Ceres	1 18:15 Crinegum Ulaigum2776 [1734]
Baby left inside locked car at Texas movie theater, parents not arrested due to culture	5 23:12 gorb [1777]
VA Study Confirms High Cure Rates With New Hepatitis C Drugs	0 [1730]
Pakistani pair set to hang in Singapore for gruesome murder	0 [1739]
How Indonesia Found Itself Facing A Constitutional Crisis	0 [1738]
Chicago gang members say more police won't stop the murders	5 15:27 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [1736]
Page 4: Opinion
Proximity to clogged highways could increase risk of Alzheimer's, dementia (Video)	8 18:04 AlmostAnonymous5839 [1743]
Trump's team in disarray, McShame tells Europe	10 18:46 Crusader [1765]
The Trump-Netanyahu alliance	3 20:05 Seeking cure for ignorance [1774]
Dr. Hendrik Verwoerd: Why He Still Matters, 50 years on.	4 13:16 Pappy [1737]
Give it a chance	0 [1738]
Trump team refutes report on proposal for National Guard immigrant roundup	4 09:49 Skidmark [1748]
The ban on fun	0 [1758]
Staying the course after Sehwan	0 [1749]
Attack on a place of peace	0 [1749]
This Week in Guns, February 18th, 2017	8 20:21 Chantry [1761]
NY: As refugee contractors begin to run out of federal money, they turn to state legislatures looking for millions	1 01:56 Thinetle Spains4134 [1746]
When President Obama's National Security Advisor Lied, The Media Laughed	0 [1741]
Page 6: Politix
UNC condemns flyer inciting violence against Trump supporters	3 15:39 Glenmore [1746]
The looniest attack on Trump yet: Doctor writes that the president may have SYPHILIS – just like Al Capone – but admits he can't diagnose him 'from a distance'	8 16:46 Boss Uninenter7340 [1735]
Pope Francis: ‘Muslim Terrorism Does Not Exist'	15 19:12 james [1764]
House Takes First Step In Allowing States To Defund Planned Parenthood	1 11:41 trailing wife [1732]
It's a bloodbath at the State Department	14 16:26 JohnQC [1743]
Anti-Trump Reporter Gets Unwelcome Surprise	10 22:44 Alaska Paul [1752]
Evan McMullin: President Donald Trump Is a ‘Domestic Enemy’	7 12:20 charger [1740]

    
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4	Commies
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1	Haqqani Network
1	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
1	Boko Haram
1	Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (IS)

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Two weeks of WOT

Sat 2017-02-18
Breaking: Blind Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman Dies in Prison

Fri 2017-02-17
At least 70 dead as bomb rips through Lal Shahbaz shrine in Sehwan, Sindh

Thu 2017-02-16
Iran's Rouhani in Kuwait to soothe Gulf ties

Wed 2017-02-15
Report: Turkey arrests alleged Reina nightclub attack planner

Tue 2017-02-14
Islamic State leadership targeted in air strike, Baghdadi fate unclear: Iraqi military

Mon 2017-02-13
Tahrir al-Sham: Al-Qaeda's latest incarnation in Syria

Sun 2017-02-12
72 convicted of terrorism from 'Trump 7' mostly Muslim countries

Sat 2017-02-11
Queens ISIS wannabe pleads guilty to attacking FBI agent with a knife in the name of the terror group

Fri 2017-02-10
Members of UK sex grooming gang face deportation to Pakistan

Thu 2017-02-09
Man sentenced to 30 years for ISIS support in Texas shooting

Wed 2017-02-08
100 Syrian Refugees Rush into Country After Seattle Judge Halts Trump Executive Order

Tue 2017-02-07
Firing in Afghan consulate in Karachi leaves diplomat dead

Mon 2017-02-06
Senior Hamas Commander Dies in ‘Work Accident’

Sun 2017-02-05
Syrian Democratic Forces launch new anti-ISIS operation in eastern Raqqa

Sat 2017-02-04
Louvre terror attack: Egyptian man, 'who arrived in France in January' shot five times after attacking soldier with machete

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