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Taliban attack on Afghan security base kills over 100
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Girls' School Torched In Farah	0 [1754]
Afghan Air Force conduct night airstrikes in Uruzgan leaving 30 militants dead	1 13:54 Barbara [1749]
Unidentified gunmen shoot Iraqi civilian dead in Baghdad	0 [1746]
3 terrorists arrested over targeting citizens, security forces in Fallujah	0 [1748]
Suicide attack on Kurdish-US convoy in Syria kills 5 — monitor	0 [1746]
Kenya stops another suspected al Shabaab attack - police	0 [1737]
Egypt court commutes death sentences to life in prison for six convicted terrorists	2 10:08 jpal [1748]
Hamas claims to foil Israeli attempt to spy on one of its Gaza leaders	0 [1753]
IDF: Palestinian tries to stab soldier in northern West Bank, is shot	0 [1747]
Warring parties sign ceasefire agreement in Libyan capital	0 [1746]
Fierce tribal clashes erupts in Middle Shabelle region	0 [1761]
Taliban hold talks with Khalilzad in Qatar, hours after attack on security base	0 [1753]
Sudan police confront protesters as Bashir rejects accusations	0 [1744]
4 suspects on terror list surrender to police in Isiolo	0 [1756]
Iran re-arrests labor protest leader Esmail Bakhshi	0 [1747]
Israeli military strikes Iranian targets in Syria, kills 11 21	0 [1732]
Taliban attack on Afghan security base kills over 100	0 [1790]
ISIS claims deadly suicide attack on Kurdish-US convoy in Syria	0 [1749]
South African, European demining experts killed in Yemen	0 [1739]
Two Buddhist monks gunned down in Thai south	0 [1746]
Page 2: WoT Background
Joint US-Israeli anti-ballistic missile system hits the mark	5 18:36 The peanut gallery [1777]
Boat with migrants rescued off Libya looks for port to dock	2 11:18 Abu Uluque [1764]
Israel puts kibosh on PA event at East Jerusalem hospital	0 [1742]
Germany bans Iranian airline that US says delivers arms and terrorists to Syria	0 [1745]
Jewish museum attack victims shot with 'surgical' precision	1 07:53 Woodrow [1740]
Iran does not allow any coalition against its interests: Deputy FM	1 08:17 Dino Glesh2135 [1751]
Iran fails to find any buyers for crude offered on exchange	1 02:21 Chris [1747]
Turkey’s Erdogan calls on companies to lower price to help consumers	4 18:12 Glolush Whusotch4899 [1773]
Islam, Judaism leaders to discuss interfaith ties with Pope Francis in Abu Dhabi	0 [1743]
Qatar’s emir to receive Sudan’s Bashir in Doha on Wednesday	0 [1747]
Erdogan Says Syria ‘Safe Zone’ Will Not Harbor Kurdish Separatists	1 02:27 Chris [1748]
Filipino Muslims vote on self-government in Bangsamoro plebiscite	1 13:52 Abu Uluque [1743]
Germany deports record number of refugees to other EU states	6 17:22 Tyranysaurus McGurque5763 [1771]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Non-Gov't St. Louis Diaper Bank will provide feminine hygiene products to low-income women	4 13:45 AlanC [1743]
Bret Baier and family 'banged up, but alive' after car crash	2 09:34 Warthog [1757]
Clay Martin Presents The Genzow HatchetHawk from Spyderco (video)	0 [1749]
Gigi Wu: 'Bikini hiker' dies on solo Taiwan climb despite search efforts	2 10:13 746 [1755]
China confirms the birth of gene-edited babies and vows to punish scientist He Jiankui	4 10:55 g(r)omgoru [1751]
Surprise, surprise	10 18:24 Frank G [1787]
North Korean base serves as missile headquarters, according to think tank	0 [1745]
Reduction in Force in Federal Government	7 21:34 trailing wife [1785]
China’s birth rate falls to lowest in 70 years	0 [1749]
Zimbabwe court rules against Internet shutdown	0 [1744]
Venezuela's top court declares parliament leadership illegitmate	0 [1747]
Colombia's ELN rebels want government return 'guarantees'	0 [1742]
Solórzano demands respect for military detainees who rose in Cotiza	0 [1745]
Guaido declares that the decision of the TSJ is a	0 [1737]
Russia rejects US demand to destroy new missile system	0 [1743]
UK, EU impose sanctions against Russia’s GRU military intelligence agency	0 [1754]
Pilot and co-pilot people killed in DC-3 crash in Wayne County Ohio	5 16:15 Bright Pebbles [1750]
Flight attendant says overweight passenger forced her to wipe his butt	0 [1745]
China ponders massive canals to link Yangtze and Pearl Rivers	0 [1741]
High and rising stakes for Trump-Kim sequel summit	0 [1748]
Many wild coffee species threatened with extinction.	0 [1745]
Sudan Seeks to Boost Oil Investments with US	1 09:21 Chereting Pelosi1889 [1743]
Main reason why Putin is playing with Abe is desire to wreck US-Japan alliance.	11 20:16 Procopius2k [1769]
Page 4: Opinion
Pipeline to Disaster - Tapping Gasoline Pipelines in Mexico	0 [1751]
Ben Freeman: Foreign Money Flowing into Washington Keeps U.S. in Prolonged Wars	2 08:42 M. Murcek [1751]
Tribal Leader and Alleged Vietnam Vet Nathan Phillips Lied. The Media Bought It.	17 19:40 swksvolFF [1783]
Chip, Joanna Gaines Hired To Install Shiplap On Border Wall	1 09:21 JohnQC [1753]
DOJ: Majority of guns used in crimes were obtained ILLEGALLY	4 13:54 AlanC [1749]
People Who Get Social Security Benefits Without Having Children Are Free Riders	17 17:18 Vernal Hatrack2366 [1766]
CNN Legal Analyst Worries BuzzFeed Foul-Up Makes The Media Look Like A Bunch Of Leftists Looking To Take Out Trump	14 20:12 ruprecht [1771]
Israeli Strikes In Syria Reveal New Battlefield For Post-Civil War Era	0 [1758]
When Israel prepared to conquer Baghdad	2 06:58 3dc [1767]
David Goldman: US-China deal will boost stocks, but look for rotation to cap goods	0 [1761]
Trump hasn't been all bad for the EU	3 15:58 Bright Pebbles [1767]
Page 6: Politix
AOC says millennials like her believe 'the world is gonna end in 12 YEARS' if climate change is ignored	21 22:04 SteveS [1772]
Joe Biden: GOP Stole Florida and Georgia Governorships with ‘Voter ID Laws'	10 19:09 Tyranysaurus McGurque5763 [1773]
Women’s March looks to counter anti-BDS laws in new policy agenda	0 [1739]
Trump says ‘no amnesty for Dreamers,’ warns Pelosi	8 18:48 Frank G [1776]

    
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                        18:54 Raj

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                        18:36 The peanut gallery

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                        18:12 Glolush Whusotch4899

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Who's in the News
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10	Commies
5	Islamic State
5	Govt of Iran
3	Taliban
2	al-Shabaab (AQ)
2	Govt of Sudan
2	Sublime Porte
1	Hamas
1	Houthis
1	Human Trafficking
1	Govt of Qatar (MB)
1	Moslem Colonists
1	Palestinian Authority
1	Arab Spring
1	Govt of Iran Proxies
1	Thai Insurgency
1	Govt of Syria

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Tue 2019-01-22
Taliban attack on Afghan security base kills over 100

Mon 2019-01-21
Syria war: Israeli jets target Iranian positions around Damascus

Sun 2019-01-20
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Sat 2019-01-19
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Fri 2019-01-18
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Thu 2019-01-17
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Wed 2019-01-16
Iran launches satellite into space

Wed 2019-01-16
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Tue 2019-01-15
Explosions, gunfire erupt at Kenyan hotel in possible terror attack

Mon 2019-01-14
Sudan Opposition Call for More Protests 'To Shake the Tyrant's Throne'

Sun 2019-01-13
Report: Nasrallah suffers heart attack

Sat 2019-01-12
12 civilians killed in jihadist attack in Burkina Faso

Fri 2019-01-11
Jihadists take control of Idlib province after collapse of Turkish-backed rebels

Thu 2019-01-10
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Wed 2019-01-09
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Tue 2019-01-08
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