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Rebels strike western Syria’s primary power grid to leave millions without electricity
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Palestinian trio tries to smuggle pipe bombs into West Bank military court	2 07:29 g(r)omgoru [1741]
Rantburg Exclusive: 2/14/2018 SDF Battle Field Report And Afrin General Information	2 23:47 Injun Bucket8891 [1763]
PMFs injure, arrest army conscript, arrest police personnel in confrontations in Mosul	1 13:20 Frank G [1738]
Russian jets bomb airport visited by Turkish troops in Idlib	0 [1740]
Rebels strike western Syria’s primary power grid to leave millions without electricity	2 11:21 Mullah Richard [1769]
ISIS showcases new offensive in southern Damasus	2 18:16 Omeger Gray6606 [1776]
Baghdad Bombs & Bullets Bulletin	0 [1757]
4 personnel martyred in attack on FC vehicle in Quetta	0 [1747]
Suicide bomber arrested before attacking Lashkargh city with motorcycle bomb	0 [1753]
Pakistan seizes charities linked to Hafiz Saeed	0 [1751]
Army carries out military operations against aggression force over Tuesday	0 [1743]
Two Kenyan Al-Shabaab Fighters Executed For Spying For KDF	1 08:52 Frank G [1755]
One Dead, 3 Injured In IED Blast In Mogadishu, Says Spokesman	0 [1746]
Mercs Hurt in U.S. Syria Strikes Are Treated at Russian Defense Hospitals (video)	3 08:51 Besoeker [1745]
Page 2: WoT Background
It looks like Syrian, Russian, and Iranian troops are gearing up for another fight with the US	0 [1740]
Stockholm truck attacker pleads guilty as terrorism trial opens	0 [1734]
French court acquits man accused of hiding Paris attackers	5 10:30 trailing wife [1740]
Nigeria Begins Open Trial for Hundreds of Boko Haram Suspects	0 [1752]
Additional Kuwait conference pledges for Iraq reconstruction	0 [1747]
Iraqi official: tribal reconciliation should precede IS families repatriation	0 [1739]
Surrendering a Brussels mosque: A Saudi break with ultra-conservatism?	2 14:02 Abu Uluque [1741]
Saad Hariri rules out alliance with Hezbollah (video)	0 [1743]
US-Led Coalition ‘deliberately’ destroyed 90 percent of Raqqa -- Syria’s UN Envoy	7 22:15 newc [1763]
'How can a person disqualified to be MNA become party head,' Supreme Court asks	0 [1748]
TTP chief yet to approve Wali’s appointment	0 [1755]
Government takes over JuD seminary, dispensaries in Rawalpindi	0 [1743]
Afghan officials and Taliban talk despite wave of violence	0 [1739]
NATO aiming to deploy 3 thousand more troops to Afghanistan: Stoltenberg	0 [1739]
Pakistani terror groups launch multiple attacks in Jammu and Kashmir	0 [1748]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Doctors Without Borders fires 19 over sexual misconduct	5 17:32 Procopius2k [1761]
Ingo and Poldi, an unlikely pair of friends	1 10:21 trailing wife [1740]
Iraqi rescuers release Kirkuk toddler trapped inside cooking container	1 00:18 Raj [1747]
Israeli parliament rejects bill to recognize Armenian Genocide	2 06:47 Skidmark [1742]
US Army general says new recruits are not strong enough to throw grenades	18 17:36 Procopius2k [1765]
Cold War-era B-52 to outlive younger, sleeker rival Air Force bombers	9 18:28 Alaska Paul [1773]
'Missing' PIA plane: Senate body recommends extradition of airlines' former CEO from Germany	0 [1751]
Nephew allegedly kills uncle, injures aunt in 'honour killing'	0 [1746]
Mashal's family files appeal in PHC against acquittal of 26 men in murder case	0 [1745]
Govt wants de novo trial of Axact chief in fake degree case	0 [1749]
Zimbabwe: Matanga Confirmed Police Chief	0 [1751]
Nobody's Told Me What I Did Wrong - President Zuma	1 00:15 newc [1737]
South Africa: Police raid Gupta family home	0 [1740]
DRC violence risks 'spreading' as 22,000 flee in a week	3 21:06 SteveS [1769]
Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai dies	0 [1747]
Jacob Zuma resigns as South Africa's president	7 12:29 g(r)omgoru [1750]
North Korean hackers behind $81m cyber theft from Bangladesh Bank	0 [1738]
BNP begins hunger strike seeking Khaleda’s release	0 [1743]
Florida: Gunman in custody After Shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland	21 20:48 Betty Hatfield5124 [1755]
Page 4: Opinion
Ann Coulter: Anatomy of a coup	2 14:54 Sock Puppet of Doom [1740]
Sheryl Atkkinson and the Origins of "Fake News"	3 13:46 Sock Puppet of Doom [1736]
Princeton Ph.D. candidate: More Cops Means Less Crime, Analysis Shows	8 19:00 newc [1765]
Carter Page, Useful Idiot	9 14:04 Kofi Clutch9287 [1735]
Stomp the swamp	2 18:40 newc [1769]
Made in China. Like Barack Hussein's birth certificate, his portrait is the work of an untalented manipulator who hires other artists to paint his work	13 19:14 Skidmark [1759]
Clarity on banned groups	0 [1743]
Half-justice is injustice	0 [1753]
Twilight of the Gods: Russia's Viking Mercenaries in Syria	1 09:25 JohnQC [1735]
Analysis of Iran's batwing drones	0 [1740]
Erik Prince - An American Commando In Exile	0 [1737]
Page 6: Politix
That didn't take long: Obama Calls For Gun Control After School Shooting	11 23:45 JohnQC [1757]
Baltimore committee passes bill barring restaurants from serving kids soda	15 18:00 B. White5295 [1767]

    
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Who's in the News
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6	Govt of Pakistan
4	Islamic State
3	Govt of Syria
3	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
2	al-Shabaab (AQ)
2	Taliban
2	Sublime Porte
1	Commies
1	Hezbollah
1	Houthis
1	Boko Haram (ISIS)
1	Lashkar e-Taiba
1	TTP
1	Govt of Iraq
1	Govt of Iran Proxies
1	Govt of Iran
1	Govt of Saudi Arabia

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Two weeks of WOT

Thu 2018-02-15
Rebels strike western Syria’s primary power grid to leave millions without electricity

Wed 2018-02-14
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Tue 2018-02-13
Drone strike kills six Al Qaeda suspects in Yemen

Mon 2018-02-12
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Sun 2018-02-11
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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
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Sat 2018-02-03
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Fri 2018-02-02
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Thu 2018-02-01
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