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Four Migrants Critical after Being Shot in Calais Brawl
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Iraqi army says foreign IS members extradited to Justice Ministry to stand trials	0 [1736]
Border guards personnel killed, injured in bomb explosion, west of Anbar	0 [1731]
Baghdad Bomb & Bullet Bulletin: tribals clash, 5 passers by kaboomed	0 [1740]
Kirkuk Kleen-up: 3 turbans premanently unwound, retired teacher murdered	0 [1732]
7 Islamic State militants killed as troops repulse attack near Syrian borders	0 [1742]
New protests erupt across cities and towns in Iran	0 [1730]
Iraqi forces arrest ISIS oil chief near Syrian border	0 [1733]
Houthi missile strike kills scores of Saudi-backed fighters in Taiz	0 [1738]
American ISIS fighter killed in southwest Syria	0 [1741]
UAE-backed forces advance along Yemen’s western coast	0 [1731]
Turkish-backed rebels uncover YPG tunnel system in north Afrin	1 00:07 3dc [1736]
Four Migrants Critical after Being Shot in Calais Brawl	0 [1766]
3 Turkish Soldiers Killed in PKK Attacks in Iraq, Turkey	0 [1737]
Reports: Israel bombed Islamic State positions in southern Syria	0 [1739]
Settler indicted for attempting to run over Palestinian	1 07:18 Frank G [1730]
Turkish airstrikes kill 49 Kurdish militants in northern Iraq: Army	2 17:40 Zhang Fei [1735]
Russia Says Killed IS Member Plotting Election Attack	1 00:49 Canuckistan sniper [1732]
Suicide Bombers Target NE Nigeria in Boko Haram 'Fight-Back'	0 [1736]
Page 2: WoT Background
France to finance exports to Iran to sidestep US sanctions	1 01:07 Besoeker [1738]
Arab Coalition says they have no self-interest in Yemen, sole aim is stability	0 [1734]
Jordan cuts ties with North Korea ‘in line with the policies of its allies’	0 [1732]
Hamas, Fatah miss another reconciliation deadline as deal withers	1 06:49 Frank G [1735]
Germany Sharply Caps Refugee Family Reunions	0 [1736]
UN agency asks Arab nations for funds after US aid cut	2 08:51 Mike Kozlowski [1732]
This Custom-Made Jihadi Encryption App Hides Messages in Images	2 14:46 SteveS [1732]
British 15-year-old gained access to intelligence operations in Afghanistan and Iran by pretending to be head of CIA, court hears	5 11:27 Classical_Liberal [1745]
Head of German intelligence agency says the return of brainwashed ISIS families poses a 'massive danger'	0 [1727]
Pakistani Unconventional Warfare Against Afghanistan	0 [1734]
Mali: Another Record Breaking Year	0 [1735]
Illegal immigrant accused of molesting child, giving her herpes	2 06:51 Frank G [1733]
Page 3: Non-WoT
US Engulfed In The Most Corrupt Scandal In History & All Roads Lead Back To Obama	0 [1744]
Changing This Civil War Relic In The Fourteenth Amendment Would Mean An End To ‘Anchor Babies'	3 16:57 Vast Right Wing Conspiracy [1731]
Economy to grow at 5.4% rate in first quarter, Atlanta Fed tracker shows (video)	6 13:34 Woodrow [1735]
Democratic Mayor Busted For Accepting Illegal Russian Checks	2 10:14 Raj [1733]
77 Northern California businesses raided by ICE	4 15:09 746 [1730]
U.S. Is Heinous Enemy of Peace, War Maniac	0 [1728]
'Law & Order: SVU' Depicts Brutal Rape of Conservative Pundit Resembling Ann Coulter	3 13:30 Woodrow [1738]
Apple breaks record for biggest ever company profit despite iPhone sales fall	1 11:24 Iblis [1736]
Amazon reports nearly $2 billion in profit, blowing past Wall Street expectations for holiday quarter	1 13:02 magpie [1736]
Fidel Castro's oldest son Diaz-Balart calls it quits	2 08:54 Mike Kozlowski [1737]
The Intercept On the FTC: Tech Companies Are Under Pressure Everywhere Except Where It Matters	0 [1739]
Ex-Cop Testifies That Baltimore Police Carried Fake Guns To Plant On Suspects	6 17:57 U. Slirt7126 [1738]
Powerful blast reported in Turkish capital	0 [1735]
No. 3 U.S. diplomat quits in latest departure under Trump	11 14:31 Whiskey Mike [1739]
The Air Force Turned Off GPS To Rehearse a War Without It	9 10:46 U. Slirt7126 [1739]
Hacking Team Is Still Alive Thanks to a Mysterious Investor From Saudi Arabia	0 [1739]
New Tool Automatically Finds and Hacks Vulnerable Internet-Connected Devices	2 07:56 Skidmark [1735]
Coroner Defies Court Order To Release Autopsy Of Vegas Mass Murderer Paddock	13 15:24 AlanC [1730]
A North Korea oops.	2 08:10 Skidmark [1732]
It takes two hands to handle a whopper	3 13:13 Woodrow [1726]
TSA confiscated record number of guns from carry-on bags in 2017	1 08:12 Skidmark [1734]
Page 4: Opinion
Kissinger: 'Temptation to Deal' with North Korea 'with a Pre-emptive Attack is Strong'	13 17:51 g(r)omgoru [1733]
In their love for illegals, Democrats pitch the black community overboard	9 20:34 Zenobia Floger6220 [1752]
White House worried FBI director could quit over Nunes memo release	18 21:54 3dc [1768]
New FBI messages reveal agents sought way to evade federal record requirements	9 20:29 3dc [1760]
The new Hitler of the Middle East	4 12:58 magpie [1728]
On systematic ignorance during Islamic awakening	0 [1740]
Hezbollah returns to Lebanon: This is where the next conflict could erupt	3 11:07 Abu Uluque [1749]
Is US bailing on Syrian Kurds?	3 08:01 Spager Thirong8477 [1734]
The DACAnschluss: When Idealism and State Sovereignty Collide, the Result is a Threat to National Security	2 10:58 Abu Uluque [1745]
US officials estimate Taliban strength at a minimum of 60,000 fighters	0 [1738]
The coming crash as men and women go their own way	3 11:19 JohnQC [1740]
Yemen: Déjà Vu All Over Again	1 03:23 newc [1736]
Page 6: Politix
The MEMO at link.	41 22:49 Unart Glusong4283 [1763]
Panetta: 'Constitutional crisis' if Trump OKs memo's release over FBI objections	19 16:20 3dc [1726]
Nashville Mayor Megan Barry: I had an affair with my former head of security	13 18:40 JohnQC [1739]
The ACLU Attacks Trump for Saying ‘America’ a Lot in His SOTU	7 19:50 Mike Kozlowski [1769]
MSNBC Analyst: Democrats Will ‘Definitely’ Attempt Impeachment if They Take Congress	2 11:14 JohnQC [1740]
FBI Director Wray Demanding 'All Names Redacted' From FISA Memo	14 17:26 PBMcL [1731]
Liberals Tweet With Glee After GOP Train Crash, Death Of 28 Year Old Man	2 16:51 Vast Right Wing Conspiracy [1743]

    
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1	Houthis
1	Hezbollah
1	Palestinian Authority
1	South Yemen Resistance
1	Govt of Saudi Arabia
1	Boko Haram (ISIS)

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Two weeks of WOT

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

Mon 2018-01-22
Tunisian forces kill top aide of Al Qaeda leader in Maghreb

Sun 2018-01-21
Seven Niger troops killed in Boko Haram attack

Sat 2018-01-20
Lebanon foils ISIS plans to attack places of worship, government buildings

Fri 2018-01-19
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