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Israel deploys 'Iron Dome' after Syria warns of retaliatory strike on Ben Gurion airport
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
5 senior Taliban leaders killed in Faryab operations	0 [1746]
Scores of militants killed in Afghan, Coalition Forces operations	0 [1760]
3 suicide bombers including two Pakistanis arrested in Nangarhar	0 [1755]
Member of Sudan intelligence service killed in clash with army troops	0 [1757]
Dozens killed in failed ISIS counterattack in east Syria	0 [1760]
Arab Coalition: Houthis blocking passage of four aid ships since 34 days	0 [1754]
Israel deploys 'Iron Dome' after Syria warns of retaliatory strike on Ben Gurion airport	0 [1777]
3 killed, dozens injured as bombing spree hits militant-held towns in northwest Syria	0 [1761]
3 killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfights’ in one night	0 [1766]
Ugandan Police Contingent Deployed To Somalia Under AMISOM	0 [1761]
Sudan protests spread as death toll rises to 29	0 [1756]
Afghan spy agency claims killing Taliban base attack mastermind	0 [1763]
Russia Confirms 'Private Security Companies' Operating Amid Unrest In Sudan	0 [1756]
Page 2: WoT Background
Iraqi Airspace Is Open For Israel To Strike Iran	2 18:37 jpal [1779]
Taliban names cofounder as head of political office in Qatar	0 [1749]
Judge dismisses lawsuit against Arkansas' anti-BDS law	5 17:19 Bright Pebbles [1769]
Israeli court freezes Arafat property in east Jerusalem	0 [1756]
Iranian TV anchor, Marzieh Hashemi, released from US jail	2 11:43 SteveS [1752]
As protests rage, Bashir welcomes support from South Sudan	0 [1749]
Yemeni nation determined to withstand Saudi-led oppression: Houthi	0 [1748]
Misrata elders demand end to security arrangements obstructors; reiterate rejection to military rule	0 [1751]
Haftar's spokesman calls UN envoy to Libya "opponent"	0 [1747]
Libyan Interim Government's PM accuses Awqaf Authority of following foreign dictations	0 [1754]
Hamas rejects Qatari aid over conditions laid down by Israel	0 [1761]
ATC declares Naqeebullah Mehsud and others innocent, quashes cases against them	0 [1752]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Mendel Mann's - 'Seeds in the Desert' - Soon to be released	1 15:11 magpie [1748]
U.S. to start returning asylum seekers to Mexico on Friday	2 08:08 Frank G [1749]
U.S. warships pass through Taiwan Strait amid China tensions	0 [1758]
U.S. Department of Defense and Priceline team up to create travel booking site for military	2 08:41 Jack Greagum5721 [1754]
Australian woman bitten by snake in toilet	14 20:36 swksvolFF [1780]
POTUS nominates 51 judges at once, enough to fill one-third of all court vacancies	2 19:18 magpie [1773]
White House Preparing Draft Of Emergency Declaration For The Border Wall	4 22:22 Anomalous Sources [1767]
China, Russia Building Super-EMP Bombs for ‘Blackout Warfare'	11 22:33 3dc [1782]
Ohio Steel Mill, Idled from Free Trade, to Reopen Thanks to Trump's Tariffs	0 [1749]
He SO MAD! NBC op-ed writer FLIPS when called out for claiming that wearing a MAGA hat aligns people with LITERAL Nazis	11 15:27 g(r)omgoru [1749]
US, UK say Venezuela’s Maduro ‘illegitimate’, Russia and Turkey express support	3 01:51 newc [1745]
US fomenting a civil war, coup in Venezuela	6 10:40 Creling Pelosi3622 [1747]
Ukraine's Viktor Yanukovich gets 13-year jail term for 'treason'	0 [1746]
Felix Tshisekedi sworn in as DR Congo president	1 11:51 SteveS [1758]
US jobless benefits claims hit lowest since 1969	2 23:10 Bobby [1784]
Padrino Lopez: FAN reiterates that it will not recognize a "parallel government"	0 [1750]
WALSH: A Feminist Sexually Assaulted A Man On Camera At The Women's March And Nobody Cares	1 08:12 Jack Greagum5721 [1750]
On the Horns of a Dilemma - Addressing Chinese Security Engagement in East Africa	2 08:38 Procopius2k [1760]
Investigators: Private Electrical System To Blame For 2017 Tubbs Fire In Sonoma County	0 [1749]
Major far-left forum gets triggered, has Pinochet helicopter flashbacks as Venezuelans take to the streets against Maduro's government and the US recognizes another person as President	7 19:16 Frank G [1783]
Page 4: Opinion
Holding Obama Accountable for Syria And why Trump's military pullout represents not a new direction in foreign affairs but a coarse coda to a decade of institutional error	2 21:49 magpie [1761]
When Nancy Pelosi wins, Americans lose	4 23:01 Bobby [1761]
Venezuela's defaulted bonds gain luster on regime change hopes, says economist	9 20:53 magpie [1770]
The Most Important Oil Factor In 2019	0 [1741]
France is preparing for the worst over Brexit, finance minister says	1 14:47 Bright Pebbles [1754]
The risk of a catastrophic US intervention in Venezuela is real	15 14:20 rjschwarz [1748]
Terror-Linked Muslim Group Pressures Amazon Into Yanking Products, Facilitating Islamic Practices	1 08:14 AlanC [1762]
Mike Rowe Exposes The ‘Dirty' Truth About America's Skills Gap And Flatlining Workforce	3 08:43 AlanC [1745]
Tucker Fires Back at Wilbur Ross For Asking Why Furloughed Employees Don't Get Loans	3 09:48 M. Murcek [1747]
Cardinal Müller Warns of 'Mafia-Like' Homosexual Network Wreaking Havoc in the Church	4 13:38 746 [1752]
Page 6: Politix
Pres. Trump associate Stone arrested, faces obstruction charge - Nothing about Russians	15 23:38 JohnQC [1788]
Michael Moore Calls on All Federal Workers to Stay Home	9 20:46 Barbara [1772]
Talks start as Senate rejects 2 plans for ending shutdown	0 [1754]
With Trump on board, Congress is in position to actually pass major healthcare legislation	2 14:29 Beavis [1748]
Schumer Shoots Down Bill to Pay Coast Guard	0 [1751]
Huffington Post shutters its opinion and health sections	7 17:28 Vernal Hatrack2366 [1765]
Whistleblower Evidence Shows Kamala Harris Covered Up Illegal Wiretaps	10 20:49 Barbara [1774]
Nicholas Sandmann's family hires 'attorney for the damned' specializing in libel, slander	10 13:10 Abu Uluque [1748]
Video: House Democrats block Republicans' attempts to pay federal workers during the government shutdown	0 [1746]
NBC Tries To Smear Covington Catholic Again. There's Just One Big Problem. Well, Two.	8 19:41 Anomalous Sources [1775]

    
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1	Govt of Syria
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1	Islamic State
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Two weeks of WOT

Fri 2019-01-25
Israel deploys 'Iron Dome' after Syria warns of retaliatory strike on Ben Gurion airport

Thu 2019-01-24
Iraqi forces eliminate 43 ISIS terrorists along Syrian border

Wed 2019-01-23
Syria Threatens To Attack Ben-Gurion, Return To Occupied Golan

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
Syrian air defence repels Israeli attack in south: State media

Sat 2019-01-19
Libyan forces say Al-Qaeda commander killed in southern op

Fri 2019-01-18
Militants stalked Xulhaz through LGBTQ platforms

Thu 2019-01-17
Pakistan Releases Senior Taliban Jihadi Days After Arrest

Wed 2019-01-16
Deadly explosion in Syria's Manbij kills four US soldiers, injures three

Wed 2019-01-16
Iran launches satellite into space

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

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