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Unconfirmed reports that key Abu Sayyaf leader killed in Philippines
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Page 1: WoT Operations
Tunisian court sentences seven terrorists to life for deadly 2015 attacks: prosecutors	0 [1748]
Unconfirmed reports that key Abu Sayyaf leader killed in Philippines	3 16:04 Bright Pebbles [1804]
Canadian who killed 6 at Quebec mosque gets life, no parole for 40 years	0 [1742]
Taliban Intelligence Chief Killed In Helmand Airstrike	0 [1738]
Explosion local ISIS-K commander dead in Kunar province	0 [1740]
Pro-Haftar forces seize largest Libyan oil field -- map	0 [1747]
Houthi forces unleash several missiles on southern Saudi Arabia	0 [1746]
High ranking jihadist commander assassinated in southern Idlib	0 [1734]
Houthi forces retake several areas along Saudi border	0 [1735]
Russian soldier killed by Turkish-backed rebels in Hama	0 [1748]
Afghan Special Forces storm Taliban prison in Kunduz province	0 [1750]
Afghan Special Forces kill 2 senior Taliban leaders in Nangarhar province	0 [1739]
Egypt hangs 3 ‘political detainees’ convicted of murdering the son of a judge	0 [1744]
Palestinians say two teenagers shot and killed in Gaza border protest	0 [1753]
US and Australian authorities intercept 1.7 tons of methamphetamine bound for Australia from Los Angeles/Long Beach Seaport	3 12:43 Rob Crawford [1738]
Sawakjaan thought to be new IS leader in Philippines	0 [1745]
Myanmar villagers flee fresh Rakhine State fighting, enter Bangladesh	0 [1737]
ISIS executes three young Iraqi men in Saladin	0 [1741]
Hashd raid commander’s HQ for vowing to avenge novelist Mushthoub’s death	0 [1747]
Five suspects in Philippine cathedral attack surrender	0 [1745]
Page 2: WoT Background
Iraq's Shiite militants vow to oust US troops ‐ by law or force	2 20:37 lord garth [1769]
Guantanamo Prison Looms as Option as IS Fight Ends	2 13:46 SteveS [1758]
U.S. Envoy Says 'Long Way To Go' Before Peace Deal With Afghan Taliban	2 11:12 Besoeker [1740]
In message to Hezbollah, UN tells Lebanon to stay out of foreign conflicts	0 [1737]
Group of Kuwaiti businessmen said to visit Israel, with approval by PM’s office	0 [1745]
Turkey wants to turn Nusra into Syrian political group: opposition official	0 [1744]
Kurdish-led forces ready for push on last IS pocket	0 [1738]
Foreigners Make Up 80 Percent of Swiss Prison Inmates	2 12:15 charger [1740]
Russia says Israel must limit attacks on targets in Syria	0 [1741]
German Isis member regrets joining terror group	2 08:12 Besoeker [1745]
Baqa al-Gharbiya resident accused of espionage	0 [1743]
Iraq inks deal for another year of electricity imports from Iran	0 [1748]
Iran unveils new ballistic missile in secret ‘underground city’ facility	2 10:58 SteveS [1747]
Page 3: Non-WoT
M249 SAW 700 round burst and burn-down (video)	3 21:08 SteveS [1756]
Pilot in Deadly California House Crash Had Been Disciplined by FAA	5 14:50 james [1748]
ICE agents in North Carolina arrest hundreds of illegal immigrants	1 13:46 Glusotle Sninetle1364 [1757]
World's biggest intelligence headquarters opens in Berlin	7 21:43 Vespasian Unairt7733 [1769]
Amazon exploring potential alternatives to New York HQ: source	1 12:54 PBMcL [1741]
Opposition leader Guaido refuses to rule out US intervention in Venezuela	4 14:56 Abu Uluque [1739]
US-backed aid package filled with ‘poison of humiliation’ -- Maduro	4 14:12 Tyranysaurus Clavith3514 [1739]
Ramsha’s ‘killer’ evaded arrest for 20 years before police dared to lay hands on him	0 [1740]
Lyft driver charged with kidnapping, raping intoxicated female passenger	0 [1738]
Crowd cheers as two pedophiles are executed in Yemen	6 11:58 AlanC [1743]
Five suspects, ages 12 to 16, busted in fatal shooting of Nashville musician Kyle Yorlets	3 13:06 Roger Smith [1738]
Wedding descends into brawl after groom hits on teen waitress	9 19:59 trailing wife [1762]
Finland's basic income trial boosts happiness but not employment	2 16:12 Bright Pebbles [1771]
Iraq to unify customs fees, lift customs points with Kurdistan this month	0 [1744]
Interview: The current state and future of Kurdistan’s natural gas	0 [1757]
Page 4: Opinion
Islam: The West's 'Most Formidable and Persistent Enemy'	3 16:20 Bright Pebbles [1767]
John Roberts picks up slack for absent RBG, votes to BLOCK Louisiana abortion law	15 14:58 james [1743]
POTUS Moving Away From Emergency Declaration At Border, Might Use 'Legal Executive Authority' Instead	5 15:14 swksvolFF [1747]
The ‘Notorious' Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Her New Cult Following	4 13:55 SteveS [1745]
Understanding Modern African Horrors by Way of the Indian Ocean Slave Trade	3 14:56 g(r)omgoru [1736]
Page 6: Politix
James Clapper Rips ‘Truly Cringeworthy' Whitaker Testimony: It Was ‘Amateur Hour'	6 21:45 Vespasian Unairt7733 [1764]
The Schiff-Simpson Meeting	4 16:22 Glusotle Sninetle1364 [1764]
Pelosi Stacks Climate Committee with Dems Backed by Energy Interests	3 09:17 Besoeker [1750]
House GOP Plans Sustained Effort to Expose Leftist Democrats on Abortion	3 12:04 charger [1738]
Likely deal would give Trump fraction of desired wall money	4 10:05 Besoeker [1743]
Acting AG Whitaker tells Democrat 'I Am Not Your Puppet (video)	13 19:37 Lampedusa Claper2037 [1769]
Mayoral task force recommends paying struggling Chicagoans $1,000 a month	8 21:02 Gremble Glineter3722 [1762]
Dem Al Green Forgets Blackface People are Dems, Blames Trump For Bigotry	6 18:54 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [1763]
Nancy Pelosi recognizes Juan Guaidó as President in Charge of Venezuela	2 16:17 Glusotle Sninetle1364 [1763]
John Dingell, longest-serving member of Congress, dies at 92	2 13:12 JohnQC [1742]
Kellyanne Conway Speaks About Alleged Assault At Restaurant	4 11:28 Besoeker [1741]
Second woman accuses Virginia's Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax of sexual assault	7 18:06 Neville Dark Lord of the Wee Folk7365 [1770]

    
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6	Islamic State
4	Taliban
3	Moslem Colonists
3	Houthis
3	Abu Sayyaf (ISIS)
2	Hamas
2	Commies
2	Govt of Iran
2	Govt of Iran Proxies
2	Sublime Porte
1	Govt of Syria
1	Govt of Iraq
1	Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army
1	Muslim Brotherhood
1	Narcos
1	al-Nusra
1	Arab Spring
1	Hezbollah

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Sat 2019-02-09
Unconfirmed reports that key Abu Sayyaf leader killed in Philippines

Fri 2019-02-08
Islamic State leader survives coup attempt

Thu 2019-02-07
Sanaa University launches weekly lectures to ‘analyze’ Houthi leader speeches

Wed 2019-02-06
Turkish-backed rebel groups use heavy weapons to attack one another in Afrin

Tue 2019-02-05
German ISIS terrorist that starred in mass execution video of Syrian soldiers wants to go home (video)

Mon 2019-02-04
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Sun 2019-02-03
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Sat 2019-02-02
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Fri 2019-02-01
Syrian Army unleashes large-scale attack across northern Hama

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

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