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TTP splinter group chief Khan Said ‘Sajna’ reported killed in US drone strike in Afghanistan
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Flurry Of Aircraft Shoot-Downs And Counter-Strikes Erupt Across Israel And Syria	5 22:16 Zhang Fei [1758]
Two IAF pilots hurt after F-16 downed during retaliatory strike in Syria	10 16:32 magpie [1736]
Rantburg Exclusive: (Impressive Video) YPG Pounds Turkish Position With Russian BM-21 Grad	3 12:38 Omeger Gray6606 [1734]
Rantburg Exclusive: Attack on US Advisers May Have Included Russian Contractors	3 13:03 Elminert Sloter6994 [1737]
Diyala Desperados: 3 turbans sentenced, 9 casualties	0 [1736]
15 people, including security personnel, killed, wounded in suicide bombing in Ramadi	0 [1742]
Military intelligence arrests two Islamic State members in operation in Kirkuk	0 [1736]
Baghdad Bomb & Bullet Bulletin: 3 bombs, 10 casualties, and a sniper hunt	0 [1738]
Two militants killed in Tuz Khurmatu purge: Iraq command	0 [1738]
Turkey detains pro-Kurdish leaders ahead of congress	0 [1740]
TTP splinter group chief Khan Said ‘Sajna’ reported killed in US drone strike in Afghanistan	0 [1768]
Army kills, injures dozens of Saudi soldiers, mercenaries in attacks over Thursday	2 11:49 Frozen Al [1733]
2 Saudi-paid commanders killed, 2 injured in Jawf, Marib	0 [1739]
Al Shabaab Carries Out A Massive Attack In Kenya	0 [1750]
25 Ethiopian refugees missing after forced into Yemen sea	5 08:38 Skidmark [1736]
Turkey bombs US-backed militants in northern Syria	0 [1749]
ISIS fighters move to Syria’s Idlib, clash with factions	0 [1737]
At least two killed, 37 wounded by twin mosque bombing in Libya’s Benghazi	0 [1736]
Egypt begins security operation against ‘terrorists’, closes Gaza border	0 [1736]
11 ISIS militants including 2 local leaders killed in Nangarhar operations	0 [1740]
Haqqani network members likely killed in North Waziristan drone strike	0 [1732]
Arab coalition forces destroy Houthi missile targeting Al-Mukha in Yemen	0 [1734]
Turkish warplanes strike Kurdish militia targets in Syria: Army	0 [1738]
Iraqi Kurds accused of carrying out ‘mass executions’ of IS suspects	0 [1731]
Armed Palestinian teen caught trying to enter settlement	1 07:11 Frank G [1731]
US forces in Afghanistan attack anti-China militants	2 14:55 AlanC [1735]
A10 in action	15 19:44 newc [1756]
Page 2: WoT Background
Iranian copies of RQ-170 used in today's attack	4 23:01 Thing From Snowy Mountain [1751]
UN agency for Palestinian refugees fundraises after US cuts	1 07:28 AlanC [1726]
Oil Falls Further Amid Fears of Surging U.S. Output	0 [1732]
Al-Qaeda Terrorists Mock Islamic State for ‘Fleeing to Turkey and Leaving Women to Defend Their Honor’	0 [1737]
US sanctions three people, three firms for supporting Islamic State	2 13:23 Shavitch Throlutch2641 [1735]
Naqeeb murder case: Police to provide protection to two witnesses following court's order	0 [1739]
IHC annoyed by lack of progress on Faizabad sit-in; warns officials of contempt proceedings	0 [1729]
Lebanon vows to fully use oil and gas field disputed by Israel	1 09:41 Skidmark [1733]
US has no plan to contribute to rebuilding post-Daesh Iraq	0 [1731]
Saudi Arabia condemns chemical weapon use on Eastern Ghouta by Assad regime	0 [1727]
US appeals court voids verdict over Arab Bank and Hamas	0 [1735]
UN Palestinian agency faces 'existential crisis'	2 11:15 Procopius2k [1728]
Hamas leaders in Cairo to discuss reconciliation, security, and humanitarian conditions in Gaza	0 [1738]
Page 3: Non-WoT
a bank run in Iran	0 [1731]
Russian offering info on Trump bilked U.S. spies out of money	1 21:33 Ulaigum Ebbineng7056 [1751]
Igloos built by migrants warm hearts in Italian Alps village	5 15:00 Procopius2k [1730]
#MeToo Fallout:	7 13:41 charger [1728]
'Sinking' Pacific nation is getting bigger: study	5 15:12 SteveS [1736]
Big North Korean Military Parade	1 12:47 Abu Uluque [1733]
Chinese Tanker Had A Container Full Of Dead Americans	13 14:00 Mike Kozlowski [1732]
Only U.S. Heavy Icebreaker Is Falling Apart On Antarctic Mission	6 21:09 james [1750]
Trump orders Pentagon to ready 'FATHER OF ALL BOMBS' for use against North Korea	10 19:50 Anomalous Sources [1755]
33 pounds of fentanyl – enough to wipe out Massachusetts – seized in Boston	10 21:20 Procopius2k [1753]
IHC orders 12-year-old Christian girl abducted for marriage returned to her parents	0 [1728]
US intel community reportedly tried to purchase documents or something from the Russians	6 20:59 Frank G [1761]
Sun to likely enter cooldown phase in next 30 years, but global warming to persist	4 13:20 ed in texas [1727]
Knife killings soar to highest level since start of the decade in England and Wales	2 08:11 Jeremiah Crusotch8993 [1734]
Worldwide tequila shortage looms	6 13:21 M. Murcek [1737]
32 senators want to know if US regulators halted Equifax probe	3 17:23 magpie [1740]
Page 4: Opinion
Our Radicalized Media: A Clear And Present Danger	5 20:46 Ulaigum Ebbineng7056 [1763]
Rob Porter and the FBI	1 08:53 Besoeker [1734]
Tucker Carlson: Carter Page Contacted Trump Campaign After FISA Warrant Was Granted	2 12:49 Sock Puppet of Doom [1737]
Steele Dossier's ‘Coincidences' Keep Piling Up	0 [1730]
Confirmed: Clinton operative Sidney Blumenthal helped spread Russia collusion fever before the election	0 [1733]
This Week in Guns, February 10th, 2018	8 23:09 Zenobia Floger6220 [1754]
Nation without joy	0 [1734]
Mashal Khan verdict	0 [1739]
Invention of the term ‘preacher’ in Muslim societies	3 13:11 trailing wife [1738]
For US in Syria, end game gets murkier as IS shrinks	4 21:54 newc [1771]
The OODA Loop President	6 12:28 Frank G [1728]
Page 6: Politix
Former State Dept. Official: I Fed Oppo Research from Sidney Blumenthal to Christopher Steele	4 23:46 Zenobia Floger6220 [1752]
2nd White House aide resigns amid domestic abuse allegations	7 17:24 Frank G [1729]
Rachel Brand, No. 3 official at DOJ, is stepping down-going to Walmart	12 17:56 Raj [1744]

    
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Who's in the News
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7	Islamic State
5	Govt of Syria
4	Govt of Pakistan
4	Sublime Porte
3	Houthis
2	Hamas
2	Commies
1	Govt of Saudi Arabia
1	Govt of Iraq
1	Govt of Iran
1	Haqqani Network
1	East Turkestan Islamic Movement
1	Arab Spring
1	Jamaat-e-Ulema Islami
1	Narcos
1	Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (IS)
1	TTP
1	Taliban
1	al-Shabaab (AQ)

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Two weeks of WOT

Sat 2018-02-10
TTP splinter group chief Khan Said ‘Sajna’ reported killed in US drone strike in Afghanistan

Fri 2018-02-09
Houthi leader killed in precision strike along with 35 others

Thu 2018-02-08
US kills more than 100 Assad regime fighters in largest deliberate strike against Syrian government forces

Wed 2018-02-07
Israelis kill Ahmad Nasser Jarrar, terrorist behind murder of Rabbi Raziel Shevah

Tue 2018-02-06
Chlorine gas dropped in rebel-held territory of Idlib, Syria

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

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