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Haftar's son-led brigade arrests al-Wakwak
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Grenade Attack Kills Two at Southern Philippines Mosque	1 07:11 Frank G [1747]
Israel Breaches Technical Fence in Wazzani, Combs Area	0 [1753]
Daesh Commander Killed In Kunar	0 [1738]
Nearly 20 Taliban, ISIS-K militants killed during the operations of Afghan, Coalition Forces	0 [1747]
Haftar's son-led brigade arrests al-Wakwak	1 07:12 Frank G [1776]
Scores of Houthi fighters killed in failed border attack	0 [1753]
Saudi-backed forces clash inside of western Yemen	0 [1750]
Kurdish forces destroy Ahrar Al-Sham base in new attack in Afrin	0 [1742]
Iraqi military kills several of Baghdadi’s close associates along the Syrian border	0 [1742]
No bomb on Abuja-Lagos Air Peace flight -- FAAN	0 [1743]
Nigerian Army troops kill 4 Boko Haram terrorists during gun battle in Borno	0 [1763]
ISIS Euphrates holdout: hundreds flee Kurds, emir killed	1 10:47 M. Murcek [1742]
Saudi-led coalition frees 7 Yemen rebels, but issues threat	0 [1744]
Turkish court convicts US consulate employee, releases on time served	0 [1746]
Egypt arrests activists after commemoration of uprising	0 [1757]
German police arrest 3 Iraqi refugees suspected of planning terror attack	1 04:13 g(r)omgoru [1742]
Palestinian teen girl tries to stab checkpoint guard, is shot dead – police	1 04:11 g(r)omgoru [1745]
Page 2: WoT Background
INSTEX: Europe Sets Up Transactions Channel With Iran	7 15:31 Besoeker [1748]
Turkey and Venezuela: The rise of a new alliance?	5 18:55 Thing From Snowy Mountain [1776]
Afghan forces still shrinking, security gaps growing	3 12:47 g(r)omgoru [1749]
Rouhani: Iran facing the toughest economic situation in 40 years	3 08:53 AlanC [1747]
Iran ships 30 tons of yellow cake to facility in Isfahan	0 [1756]
Turkish National Security Council renews call to eliminate terrorist threat in Syria	0 [1741]
C. Africa Republic peace talks stumble over militia amnesty	0 [1761]
Terrorists financing reduced in West Africa in 2018 -- ECOWAS	0 [1746]
'Avalanche of evidence' against El Chapo, prosecutors say at US trial	3 12:06 Besoeker [1753]
CPJ concerned by report that UAE 'Project Raven' surveilled journalists	1 05:13 Besoeker [1741]
US aid to Palestinian security services to end Friday	3 09:55 Procopius2k [1750]
World Council of Churches pulling observers from Hebron over security concerns	0 [1749]
Belgian prosecutors probe intimidation Jewish Museum attack lawyer	0 [1751]
Yezidi mother, 2 children freed from ISIS in Syria	0 [1743]
Hashd al-Shaabi 'primary threat' to US in Iraq: Intel chief	0 [1752]
Russia's Wagner history in Russian	2 13:01 Thing From Snowy Mountain [1750]
A Reason to Start Buying Nikes Again	9 17:23 swksvolFF [1772]
Ohio man indicted on charges of plotting synagogue attack	1 04:17 g(r)omgoru [1752]
Captured “Irish” jihadist tells of dying days of Islamic State ‘caliphate’	3 10:22 Frank G [1761]
Page 3: Non-WoT
American Bar Association rejects higher standards for law schools: They would hurt minority students	6 19:30 Procopius2k [1772]
Random Attacks In Brooklyn The Latest In String Of Hate Crimes Against Local Jewish Community	2 20:50 Bright Pebbles [1765]
After ghoulish allegations, a brain-preservation company seeks redemption	3 23:59 Beau [1773]
Amazingly, Economy Didn't Care About "Shutdown".	2 21:00 Bright Pebbles [1761]
China's military-run space station in Argentina is a 'black box'	0 [1747]
Model Admits She Made Up Russian Collusion Story about POTUS To Get Out Of Jail	0 [1737]
Senior DOD Official: Three Migrant Caravans Headed to U.S., One with 12,000	4 15:24 Alaska Paul [1740]
Retired colonel accused in Maduro drone 'attack' held in Venezuela: wife	0 [1746]
DR Congo seeks UN help against Rwanda rebels on border	0 [1743]
Russian lawmaker arrested on senate floor for murders	1 09:59 Cravick Angans2040 [1752]
Canadian soldiers suffer frostbite during training: equipment/leadership blamed	5 15:24 g(r)omgoru [1735]
Police: Man, ailing wife had ‘death party,' used meth for days before she died	1 07:21 ed in texas [1746]
Video shows woman kicked off plane for fat-shaming passengers	11 15:52 Zenobia Floger6220 [1748]
Bust of $100 mil Cocaine smuggling ring of TSA workers.	3 05:19 Besoeker [1736]
Page 4: Opinion
In Rare Moment Of Honesty, Democrats Finally Admit They Support Infanticide	4 23:40 Whiskey Mike [1757]
Foreign direct investment in SA rocketed by 446% in 2018 - these were the hottest sectors	1 09:10 Besoeker [1741]
Trump's Withdrawals From Afghanistan and Syria Are Hardly ‘A Gift to Putin'	7 18:59 ruprecht [1773]
Socialism Is The Fyre Festival Of Ideologies, And Stupid Millennials Are Falling For It Too	0 [1750]
What Big Media Learned This Week	1 07:40 Procopius2k [1744]
11 Reasons why Hillary Clinton Absolutely Should run for President	4 15:01 Zenobia Floger6220 [1745]
The Making of Juan Guaidó: How the US Regime Change Laboratory Created Venezuela's Coup Leader	1 13:19 Seeking Cure For Ignorance [1740]
U.S. private payrolls rise strongly; housing market struggling	2 02:33 Bright Pebbles [1736]
The Left would be wise to worry about its anti-Semitic wing	6 12:50 Zenobia Floger6220 [1742]
If Democrats Hadn't Embraced Crazy, Howard Schultz Wouldn't Be A Threat To Them	3 20:59 Bright Pebbles [1777]
Page 6: Politix
Rand Paul wins $580K in damages from neighbor who attacked him	4 17:37 Airandee [1789]
Christie Doesn't Rule Out Another Run for President: ‘I Love the Executive Branch'	7 16:46 NoMoreBS [1776]
Mueller now the victim: 'Russian Trolls Release Fake Dirt on Mueller'	2 09:18 Matt [1752]
Gov. Ralph Northam: Aborted ‘Infant' Saved if ‘Mother and Family Desired' in not, EXECUTED	5 19:34 Procopius2k [1758]
Russians Publish Confidential Mueller Docs	12 20:07 trailing wife [1772]
Dems Invite: ID Theft Illegals, errr Undocumented worker fired from Trump's club invited to SOTU	4 07:56 Besoeker [1740]
Local 98 leader Johnny Doc, Councilman Bobby Henon charged in sweeping conspiracy case	1 00:51 Bobby [1748]
Lindsey Graham Wants FBI Briefing On Roger Stone Raid	8 18:17 Silentbrick [1771]
Antifa Bites (the rest of this title would be redundant)	1 01:37 Rex Mundi [1745]
Loose-tongued Chris Christie downs tequila with Colbert before saying Trump threw him under a bus and that the President 'blew' the shutdown	2 17:09 swksvolFF [1781]
DC Antifa Leader Charged With ‘ethnic Intimidation’ Related To Attack On Marines	2 08:51 JohnQC [1754]

    
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Two weeks of WOT

Thu 2019-01-31
Haftar's son-led brigade arrests al-Wakwak

Wed 2019-01-30
Egypt police arrest 54 Muslim Brotherhood members, foil terrorist plot: Ministry

Tue 2019-01-29
Deir Ezzor: Hundreds of civilians, fighters flee IS stronghold in Syria

Mon 2019-01-28
Interior ministry: Six Islamic State militants apprehended in Mosul

Sun 2019-01-27
Bombs kill at least 19 outside cathedral in southern Philippines

Sat 2019-01-26
‘SOS’ call from Chinese embassy in Islamabad keeps law enforcers on their toes

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

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