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UN Security Council unanimously votes in favor of Syria ceasefire resolution
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
IAF Pilot error determined as cause of fighter jet crash	5 20:57 Skidmark [1762]
Good morning	9 21:54 Ulaigum Ebbineng7056 [1754]
D.C. Metro Cop Sentenced for Islamic State Support	3 14:53 Sock Puppet of Doom [1741]
Three Islamic State members killed as Iraqi troops repel attack, southeast of Mosul	0 [1743]
One killed, six others wounded in two bomb blasts in Baghdad	0 [1737]
Arson and gunfire across southern Thailand overnight	0 [1749]
Three bombs hit capital of Myanmar's Rakhine state	2 17:46 Skidmark [1737]
Strikes on Syria’s Eastern Ghouta kill 21 civilians, death toll rises to 500	1 04:50 Thomonter Thusolet9121 [1746]
Nigeria: State Successful in Henry Okah Case As Sentence, Convictions Reinstated	0 [1740]
Death Toll Mounts After Mogadishu Palace Attack	3 12:17 AlanC [1737]
Afghan army soldiers suffer heavy casualties in Farah military base attack	0 [1743]
Rantburg Exclusive: SDF Battle Field Report 2/24/2018, Erdogan Blocks the Mighty Euphrates River, Threatens Greece, Cyprus and An Italian Vessel	1 00:28 3dc [1740]
Foreigner among three killed in Nangarhar clash	0 [1737]
Ghani vows relentless war against terror groups after recent attacks	0 [1737]
ISIS local leader among 3 killed in US drone strikes in Kunar province	0 [1739]
Daesh attack kills 14, injures 40 in Yemen's Aden	0 [1738]
Latest clashes show Marawi gunmen seek new base	1 09:27 Frank G [1745]
Page 2: WoT Background
'The West used lizards to spy on Iran'	8 23:13 Elmerert Hupens2660 [1755]
Ynet interviews Palestinian prisoners released after serving long sentences in Israel for terrorism	0 [1735]
Benghazi Surviver Awarded Defender Of The Constitution Award By CPAC	0 [1742]
Pakistan will expedite steps to curb terror financing: interior minister	1 09:38 Frank G [1736]
Youth behind sit-in over Naqeeb’s killing found shot dead	2 14:10 Skidmark [1746]
Calls in Tunisia to hold minister accountable for financing terrorism with Qatari funds	0 [1739]
Malaysia scholars deny forming body to monitor Two Holy Mosques	1 12:22 AlanC [1744]
More than 20 Red Cross workers leave organization over sexual misconduct	0 [1741]
Hezbollah chief warns Lebanese nation against voting for pro-US candidates	1 10:13 Frank G [1742]
UN Security Council unanimously votes in favor of Syria ceasefire resolution	3 13:16 magpie [1759]
Page 3: Non-WoT
World's fishing fleets mapped from orbit	2 09:37 Skidmark [1738]
Europe braces for frigid temperatures	4 16:50 swksvolFF [1739]
POTUS Favors 24% Increase In Steel, Aluminum Tariffs	21 22:12 Thing From Snowy Mountain [1761]
Texas Charter School To Put A Police Substation On Campus	1 09:40 Skidmark [1743]
Russian Mercenaries On US Strikes In Syria: ‘They Beat Our A** Like We Were Little Pieces Of S*'	17 16:09 Abu Uluque [1736]
Italian riot police vs. Antifa - Forza!	4 14:31 rjschwarz [1739]
Egypt court fines leading activist over insulting judiciary	0 [1743]
Both suspects in murder of Filipina maid found in Kuwait freezer arrested	0 [1737]
'Just Give Us Our Benefits, ' Mugabe Tells Mnangagwa	3 10:22 Raj [1735]
South Africa: Ngcobo Massacre - Seven Suspects Dead After Police ~~Massacre~~ Shootout	3 17:50 Skidmark [1738]
Russian icebreaker beats record for nuclear propulsion plant longevity	0 [1745]
China to topple United States as biggest nuclear-energy nation	0 [1736]
Are you susceptible to brainwashing?	8 14:34 rjschwarz [1740]
1 detained, 4 at large in child sex abuse case in Chelyabinsk, Russia	0 [1737]
Biblical prophet's tomb blown up by Isis reveals the inscribed remains of a once opulent palace belonging to 'the king of the world' who ruled Assyria 2,700 years ago	3 11:09 Sock Puppet of Doom [1734]
The Return of the Commissars	0 [1736]
Plan to modernize air and space systems takes Air Force out of its comfort zone	2 17:52 Skidmark [1743]
Ocean mining: The secret on the ocean floor	0 [1745]
Page 4: Opinion
London sees 20% rise in rape reports in a year, police say "we don't understand the causes"	6 16:49 Zenobia Floger6220 [1749]
Three Quarters Of Young Americans Couldn't Join The Military If They Wanted To	11 20:56 SteveS [1764]
Note to Corporations Hell-Bent on Virtue Signaling: Shut Up and Sell Me Coffee	6 13:12 Frozen Al [1740]
Central Intelligence Agency - Regime Change 101	5 14:56 Besoeker [1739]
Irony of Ironies: China Lectures US on Human Rights	1 08:22 Procopius2k [1736]
Eastern Ghouta for Dummies	1 06:01 g(r)omgoru [1734]
The return of society to moderation	1 01:43 newc [1754]
Why are world leaders backing this brutal attack against Kurdish Afrin?	1 03:45 g(r)omgoru [1743]
Phil Robertson tells Hannity that Hillary Clinton and Christopher Steele are controlled by the Devil	5 17:57 Skidmark [1737]
Mike Rowe's Thoughts On The Florida Shooting Are The Best You Will Hear From Anyone	2 15:15 Frank G [1740]
The Donald speaks at CPAC	0 [1733]
Analysis: ISIS hasn’t been defeated	1 15:22 Anomalous Sources [1737]
Page 6: Politix
Republicans Refute ‘Point by Point' Democratic Memo on Dossier	0 [1739]
Copy of Redacted Democratic FISA Memo	10 18:24 Zenobia Floger6220 [1771]
Obama administration ‘concerned' about sharing intel with Trump	8 14:46 Sock Puppet of Doom [1738]
Hundreds rally in DC for rights of ~~unions~~ working class ahead of Supreme Court vote	5 19:55 Airandee [1751]
Kushner will turn on Trump after indictment in Russia probe: Wolff	8 14:48 Sock Puppet of Doom [1740]

    
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Who's in the News
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6	Islamic State
3	Govt of Syria
3	Commies
2	Govt of Pakistan
2	Taliban
2	Govt of Saudi Arabia
1	Haqqani Network
1	Hezbollah
1	Arab Spring
1	MEND
1	Maute group (IS)
1	Moslem Colonists
1	Govt of Iran
1	al-Shabaab (AQ)
1	Govt of Qatar (MB)
1	Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army

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Two weeks of WOT

Sun 2018-02-25
UN Security Council unanimously votes in favor of Syria ceasefire resolution

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

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