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Russian, Syrian warplanes unleash all-out attack on ISIS in northeast Hama as army prepares to eliminate pocket
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Israeli stabbed to death in West Bank attack, assailant on the loose	0 [1737]
LAX Tests Facial Recognition to Speed Passenger Check-in	8 16:21 newc [1751]
Mother, daughter killed in 'accidental' hand grenade explosion in Panjgur	1 06:53 Frank G [1742]
JI local leader gunned down in Bannu	0 [1739]
Over 50 militants killed within minutes after being snagged by Russian airstrike trap in east Idlib	0 [1754]
Turkey-led forces roll back Kurdish frontier near border in Syria’s Afrin	2 15:04 Ulaigum Ebbineng7056 [1739]
Top Islamist commander torn apart by gunfire as unknown assassins conduct another hit in Idlib	1 09:12 E. Ebbomomble9848 [1734]
Syrian Army’s Republican Guard unleashes huge assault in south Aleppo	0 [1736]
Russian, Syrian warplanes unleash all-out attack on ISIS in northeast Hama as army prepares to eliminate pocket	0 [1766]
Top Houthi military officer found dead after attack	0 [1735]
Russian airstrikes kill 8 civilians in Syria’s Idlib	0 [1738]
Bomb blast kills 2 policemen in Egypt’s Sinai	0 [1744]
Zilzal-1 missile fired toward mercenaries' gatherings in Taiz	0 [1739]
At least 20 migrants found drowned near Spanish enclave of Melilla	0 [1739]
Pakistan arrests four of those involved in boat sinking accident off Libya	0 [1737]
Attacks by Syrian regime in Idlib kill 16 civilians Zoom	0 [1738]
3 notorious Abu Sayyaf surrender in Basilan	0 [1739]
Al-Qaeda Hostage Colombian Nun Turns to Pope Francis: ‘Do the Impossible’ to Free Me	0 [1749]
Terrorist surrenders to military authorities in Tamanrasset	0 [1737]
Roadside bomb fails to harm police patrol in southern Thailand	0 [1732]
Page 2: WoT Background
Erekat says US is pushing a Palestinian ‘coup,’ tells Nikki Haley to ‘shut up’	11 21:15 Frank G [1755]
Turkish troops to move into Manbij if Kurdish forces refuse to leave: deputy PM	1 21:01 Zhang Fei [1756]
More Islamic State nuts in UK than Brits fighting ISIS in Iraq and Syria	3 16:30 Raj [1736]
First communist consultant rearrested	1 08:26 Skidmark [1738]
Imran Khan defends Taliban against Western 'liberals' with 'thirst for blood'	1 16:38 g(r)omgoru [1748]
Path of IS cell survivor shows intersection of crime, terror	0 [1725]
Hamas 'Prepares for Imminent War' With Israel in Gaza	4 12:13 g(r)omgoru [1737]
The long knives are out for Trump's pick to head the IOM	3 06:46 g(r)omgoru [1740]
Page 3: Non-WoT
African asylum seekers told to leave Israel within 60 days	2 08:31 Skidmark [1725]
Father pardons man he saw rape his 17-year-old hearing-impaired daughter	4 23:46 Zenobia Floger6220 [1753]
Dow futures slide more than 200 points as Wall Street adds to Friday's losses	15 18:01 Zenobia Floger6220 [1751]
Cardi B: No Super Bowl halftime show until Colin Kaepernick on NFL roster	13 23:56 CrazyFool [1739]
Police Remove Activists Blocking Way to US Bank Stadium	5 21:05 ClemKadiddlehopper9000 [1744]
Zimbabwe: Mugabe, Chiwenga Duel Bombshell	0 [1728]
Nigeria: Head of Anti-Graft Court Charged With Accepting Bribe	0 [1731]
Zimbabwe: Exiled White Farmers Urged to Return Home As Agriculture Struggles	13 21:53 Sock Puppet of Doom [1754]
Parks supervisor made officers ‘offer up' wives for promotions: suit	0 [1727]
Maldives army surrounds parliament amidst political turmoil	0 [1738]
Costa Ricans vote for president	0 [1726]
FBI told state police not to wear body cameras for 2016 stop of refuge occupation leaders	4 22:55 Ulaigum Ebbineng7056 [1761]
Father, 42, and Daughter, 20, Arrested After Allegedly Having Baby Together	1 12:45 Vast Right Wing Conspiracy [1731]
Nigel the lonely gannet found dead beside his concrete love	0 [1730]
Page 4: Opinion
Fiat Chrysler takes flak for Ram truck Super Bowl ad featuring MLK speech	3 23:17 SteveS [1760]
WSJ Michael Mukasey: 'The Memo and the Mueller Probe’	5 15:48 Sock Puppet of Doom [1747]
OOPS: Steele took ‘Trump dossier' to the STATE DEPT under Obama too…	11 15:56 newc [1741]
Kim Strassel - Did Christopher Steele Really Snooker the FBI?	11 20:36 Seeking cure for ignorance [1760]
Trey Goudy: With Steele 'Dossier,' FBI Covered for Clinton and the Democrats	0 [1733]
The GOP memo proves the ‘deep state' is real	5 15:56 F. Ulerelet1030 [1736]
Page 6: Politix
Schiff goes full fertilizer	3 16:04 Deacon Blues [1737]
Lordy!: Adam Schiff's collusion with oligarch, Ukrainian arms dealer, exposed	1 14:33 Vast Right Wing Conspiracy [1740]
A second source has come forward confirming that Rosenstein threatened Nunes and House Intel Committee if they didn't stop investigation!	12 17:44 Zenobia Floger6220 [1741]
Head of Charlotte FBI Verbally Drop Kicks James Comey for Ruining Bureau (VIDEO)	3 13:53 Vast Right Wing Conspiracy [1741]
Exceptional Work by Sharyl Attkisson – Did FBI Violate Woods Procedures?…	6 16:50 AlanC [1756]
Peter Strzok Admitted to Obstruction of Justice (Again) in Newly Released Text Messages	5 21:59 Sock Puppet of Doom [1753]

    
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                        23:46 Zenobia Floger6220

                        23:22 Scooter McGruder

                        23:17 SteveS

                        22:55 Ulaigum Ebbineng7056

                        21:59 Sock Puppet of Doom

                        21:53 Sock Puppet of Doom

                        21:48 Sock Puppet of Doom

                        21:15 Frank G

                        21:05 ClemKadiddlehopper9000

                        21:01 Zhang Fei

                        20:36 Seeking cure for ignorance

                        20:31 Mike Kozlowski

                        20:13 Jefe101

                        18:34 ed in texas

                        18:01 Zenobia Floger6220

                        17:44 Zenobia Floger6220

                        17:16 Besoeker

                        17:10 Besoeker

                        17:07 Zenobia Floger6220

                        16:50 AlanC

                        16:49 Vast Right Wing Conspiracy

                        16:46 DooDahMan

                        16:38 g(r)omgoru

Who's in the News
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3	Islamic State
3	Govt of Syria
3	Moslem Colonists
2	Houthis
2	Sublime Porte
2	Govt of Pakistan
1	Abu Sayyaf (ISIS)
1	Jamaat-e-Islami
1	al-Qaeda in North Africa
1	PLO
1	Thai Insurgency
1	al-Nusra
1	Ahrar al-Sham (Salafists)
1	Commies
1	Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (IS)
1	al-Qaeda in Mali/Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen
1	Hamas

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Two weeks of WOT

Mon 2018-02-05
Russian, Syrian warplanes unleash all-out attack on ISIS in northeast Hama as army prepares to eliminate pocket

Sun 2018-02-04
Bomb blast kills top military commander in S. Yemen Zoom

Sat 2018-02-03
Ahrar Al-Sham’s top commander in northern Idlib has been assassinated

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

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