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US says Jerusalem embassy to open in May, Palestinians furious
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Rantburg Exclusive: SDF Battlefield Report 2/23/2018 Military Vehicle Hit on the Run	3 17:32 Old Patriot [1737]
Turkish court rules 3 academics committed terror propaganda	1 12:36 DooDahMan [1740]
One killed, 2 wounded in southern Baghdad bomb blast	0 [1739]
Turkey Gives Life Sentences to 2013 Car Bomb Suspect	0 [1738]
Double bombing rocks Somalia's Mogadishu	0 [1740]
Afrin Activities: Turks advance slightly into kill box, explain sensitive and gentle shelling of aid convoy	1 16:37 Fester Angose3336 [1746]
Damascus/E. Ghouta Tit-for-Tat rains death and destruction on both sides	0 [1751]
Man killed, four injured in cross-border firing by Indian forces	0 [1744]
Couple jailed for planning Isis-inspired bomb attack in UK after meeting on dating site	0 [1744]
2 Palestinians wounded by IDF fire during riots along Gaza fence	1 08:08 Frank G [1739]
Page 2: WoT Background
Afghan Govt To Close Taliban Qatar Office	0 [1731]
Trump says Russia, Iran behavior in Syria a ‘disgrace’	2 13:38 H.R. McMaster [1736]
Erdogan sends stern warning to US over their role in Syria	9 23:53 Eohippus Uluth3132 [1756]
KP govt to approve Rs277m grant for Darul Uloom Haqqania	1 11:04 M. Murcek [1734]
Video of woman shoved by policeman in Iran sparks criticism on social media	0 [1733]
Fates Vary of Foreign Jihadists Held in Iraq and Syria	1 08:40 Frank G [1744]
US says Jerusalem embassy to open in May, Palestinians furious	5 20:49 newc [1784]
Myanmar bulldozes what is left of Rohingya Muslim villages	3 17:28 Fester Angose3336 [1735]
I fought ISIS in their capital of evil for six months using skills I learned on Call of Duty	1 01:53 newc [1741]
Page 3: Non-WoT
FBI wiretap: Sean Miller Discussed Paying Deandre Ayton $100K to Commit to Arizona	3 21:26 Rob Crawford [1753]
FBI call warning about Cruz says he's into ISIS, mentally slow [transcript]	13 18:09 Old Patriot [1750]
California Sets Up 24-Hour Hotline to Report 20-Pound Rodent Sightings	17 22:53 trailing wife [1770]
POTUS Announces Plans to Name U.S. Ship ‘Canberra' in Honor of WWII Australian Ship	3 17:33 magpie [1736]
Florida Gov. Rick Scott Pushes Gun Confiscation Orders, Opposes Arming Teachers	6 22:49 trailing wife [1764]
Bad Guy in critical condition after attempted robbery in Tulsa	4 10:02 Warthog [1739]
LevinTV host Mark Levin's Fox News show premieres this Sunday	1 09:19 Frank G [1731]
Hero dog takes bullet for teenager in Des Moines home invasion	2 19:29 swksvolFF [1752]
Gertz: China ASAT Test Part of Growing Space War Threat	0 [1743]
Freezing Navy EA-18G Crew In Ice Filled Cockpit Navigated Home Using Their Smart Watches	5 11:23 SteveS [1736]
Zimbabwe: Mugabe Breathes Fire Over Mnangagwa Rule	3 18:21 Old Patriot [1760]
Lebanon 'detains suspect' in Joanna Demafelis' murder in Kuwait	0 [1744]
Trump announces 'heaviest ever' North Korea sanctions	3 18:24 Old Patriot [1765]
Police given three weeks to arrest key suspect in stripping case	1 16:59 Skidmark [1734]
Two doctors get death for killing colleague	2 09:34 Skidmark [1731]
Maldives warns India to 'refrain' from interfering in political crisis	1 11:25 M. Murcek [1734]
Mother of three, suspected paramour gunned down 'for honour' in Shikarpur	0 [1741]
Cash-strapped Venezuela faces eviction from Miami consulate	5 15:38 M. Murcek [1733]
Four sheriff's deputies hid during Florida school shooting ~~(Unconfirmed)~~	2 14:28 M. Murcek [1740]
Students in Louisiana thought this math symbol looked like a gun. Police were called	9 19:15 swksvolFF [1751]
Satellite just launched by SpaceX more interesting than presented	0 [1746]
Page 4: Opinion
The answer to the problem of gun violence cannot just be “more guns.”	13 19:13 Omeger Gray6606 [1763]
Trudeau's India trip is a total disaster ‐ and he has only himself to blame	4 18:42 Old Patriot [1765]
This Week in Guns, February 24th, 2018	2 11:47 Alaska Paul [1733]
NRA Members Vow To Boycott Companies That Have Ditched Gun Rights Group	14 17:44 Blossom Hupager6063 [1767]
How the civilized caused eastern Ghouta crime	0 [1736]
Unrolled thread from @TheLastRefuge2 - This is where it gets ugly, very ugly	9 17:13 746 [1727]
Page 6: Politix
Holder and Soetoro playing 'impeach Trump' in Pennsylvania	3 12:17 Procopius2k [1743]
Reporters Told To Not Report On Soetoro Speech	5 17:32 Bobby [1730]
When Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel Was Accused of Corruption, He Responded: ‘Lions Don't Care About the Opinions of Sheep'	10 20:58 Elmerert Hupens2660 [1770]
McCain associate takes Fifth on Trump dossier questions	2 16:18 M. Murcek [1736]
CA Dems Will Have 24-Hour Sexual Assault Hotline at Party Convention	6 13:29 BrerRabbit [1735]
NBC News Op-Ed: Efforts to Colonize Mars Driven by ‘Male Entitlement,’ ‘Patriarchy’	10 23:16 Frank G [1764]
Texas Democrat Found Guilty on All Charges in Fraud Trial	1 10:09 Warthog [1741]
Pittsburgh Jewish Federation Bans Free Beacon After Publication of Dem Candidate’s Comments on Israel	6 11:46 M. Murcek [1736]

    
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1	al-Shabaab (AQ)
1	Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army
1	Govt of Iran
1	Hamas
1	Jamaat-e-Ulema Islami
1	Palestinian Authority

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Two weeks of WOT

Sat 2018-02-24
US says Jerusalem embassy to open in May, Palestinians furious

Fri 2018-02-23
Deputy of Islamic State’s Baghdadi killed in Iraqi airstrike: Intelligence source

Thu 2018-02-22
Mali Blast Kills Two French Soldiers

Wed 2018-02-21
SWAT force arrests senior IS, Al-Qaeda commander in central Ramadi

Tue 2018-02-20
9 abducted civilians found dead in Afghanistan

Mon 2018-02-19
Syrian Army deploys entire artillery division of howitzers, field guns, mortars and Grad rocket launchers for east Damascus battle

Sun 2018-02-18
Drone strike kills 2 al-Qaeda suspects in Yemen

Sat 2018-02-17
Senior IS Leader Returned to Iraq from Turkey

Fri 2018-02-16
Syria's Idlib IS-Free after 'Surrender' Tuesday

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

Wed 2018-02-14
'White powder' sent to Pres.Obama's DC office just 24 hours after Don & Vanessa Trump got similar package

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

Mon 2018-02-12
Sword-wielding man injures 4 worshipers at Indonesian church

Sun 2018-02-11
Jaish-e-Mohammad targets sleeping families at Sunjuwan Army camp, kills two soldiers

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

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