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IRGC Commander & "Soleimani Ally" Shot Dead By Masked Assassins On Motorcycle
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
IRGC Commander & ‘Soleimani Ally’ Shot Dead By Masked Assassins On Motorcycle	19 21:21 Whiskey Mike [1830]
Russian air strikes in Syria kill 12 civilians: monitor	5 17:03 swksvolFF [1745]
Firing live bullets at the #Iraqi demonstrators in #Karbala	3 12:44 Mullah Richard [1740]
#Iraq: Tribes Reject Parliament's Efforts to Oust US Forces	2 08:31 b [1739]
Security troops chase protesters at #alDoura region, south of #Baghdad	0 [1747]
Protesters reportedly arrest members of Iran-backed militias, as they take control over #AlKhilani Square in #Baghdad	3 12:08 Skidmark [1742]
Security troops fire live ammunition against protesters in #Zaafaraniya region, southeast of #Baghdad	0 [1742]
Protesters block #Palestine Street using tyres, set on fire, in central #Baghdad	3 11:42 g(r)omgoru [1743]
Iraqi military says missile attack near #US embassy launched from southeast #Iraq	3 15:21 Mercutio [1749]
Syrian fighters abandon Libyan War, flee towards Italy	1 08:46 Mercutio [1736]
Syrian Army reinforcements pour into #Idlib after jihadist attacks	0 [1744]
Israeli F-35 accidentally reveals location over secret nuclear facility	3 12:22 Skidmark [1746]
Iraqi Air Force destroys ISIS base in northeast #Iraq	0 [1744]
Fighters from the city of Garyan have called for war against the #Turkish intervention and invasion and the #GNA’s alliance with #Syrian #terrorists #mercenaries.	0 [1743]
The silly attempt of the #GNA #Syrian terrorist militia attack on Salah Aldin resulted in a humiliating defeat with many dead and equipment lost	0 [1740]
Tunisian security Carthage Airport arrest #GNA criminal, Firas al-Wahshi, one of the largest militia leaders in Zawiya, after he tried to enter with a Turkish passport	2 15:57 swksvolFF [1738]
Shi'ite Militias Threaten Iraqi President With Expulsion If He Meets With President #Trump	2 15:19 Mercutio [1749]
Taliban Closes Health Centers In Nangarhar Districts	1 06:54 M. Murcek [1744]
At least 10 killed since Sunday as protests endure	0 [1738]
US forces prevent Russian military patrol on Syria-Kurdistan Region border: reports	0 [1745]
Page 2: WoT Background
More US troops evacuated with possible injuries from Iran missiles	3 21:41 Goober Tingle7365 [1768]
Iraq to 'Stop' Iran Gas Transfers if US Waiver Ends	0 [1739]
Turkey Blocks Cyprus from World Disarmament Body Session	0 [1745]
Iran acknowledges Russian-made missiles targeted Ukraine jet	0 [1740]
Canada, Iran at odds over who should analyse downed plane's black boxes	0 [1747]
South Korea to deploy anti-piracy unit to the Strait of Hormuz	0 [1757]
Khost Resident Claims NDS Killed Four Members of His Family	0 [1748]
Lebanon announces formation of new government	0 [1739]
Russian military deployed S-400 system near Iraqi border, tracked F-35s: media	6 13:35 Silentbrick [1745]
Netanyahu compares Iran to Nazis, vows Israel will never be ‘defenseless in face of enemies’	0 [1744]
The #MuslimBrotherhood has been leading our political movement but at great cost some many wars and so much blood was spilled to serve them though they have no public support and they have benefited by having no election	3 21:32 Woodrow [1777]
#GNA injured fighter in Germany protesting inform of (#Berlinconference) always with the #ISIS fingers	1 12:46 Mullah Richard [1738]
We Are Willing to Sacrifice Our Lives and Our Children for the Sake of the Ottoman Caliphate	5 20:03 Fat Bob Javish1936 [1767]
United #Islamic Superpower Based On Shari'a Comprising 61 Countries And With #Istanbul As Capitalhttp://	3 08:56 Mercutio [1744]
New Qods Force Commander Esmail Ghaani: We will avenge Soleimani’s Blood with the Efforts of All Free Men Around the World	3 12:09 gorb [1742]
Senior Fatah Official Calls For #Terrorist Attack: 'One Shot Will Disrupt The Ceremony, One Corpse Will Have It Cancelled'	0 [1739]
Turkish Opposition MP: Parliamentary Religious Ruling Calling ‘For #Women To Be Raised As The Respected Wives Of Men’ Goes Against ‘Fundamental Qualities Of The Republic	0 [1743]
9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed appears in Guantanamo courtroom as trial approaches	12 19:17 Squinty B. Hayes1124 [1764]
Iranian lawmaker announces a $3 million cash reward for 'whoever kills Trump'	8 15:36 Mercutio [1754]
Norway Government Collapses Over ISIS Bride Repatriation	5 10:21 Bright Pebbles [1740]
Meet New ISIS chief Amir Mohammed Abdul Rahman al-Mawli al-Salbi.	0 [1742]
Top Cop Involved in Failed ‘Asian’ Rape Gang Investigation Promoted to Chief of Child Exploitation Unit	8 15:34 Mercutio [1746]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Monty Python's Terry Jones passes away	9 21:36 Woodrow [1756]
Chinese national arrested for smuggling Harvard cancer research in a sock	3 16:43 Raj [1742]
U. Oklahoma race workshop led by consultant who claims being on time is ‘white supremacy'	8 18:45 gorb [1753]
'Hate Group' Lawsuit Clears Hurdle, Judeo-Christian Group Warns SPLC 'Day of Reckoning' Is Coming	2 14:06 magpie [1750]
Franklin Armory Binary 10/22 Rifle Video	1 09:55 M. Murcek [1733]
Pope Francis Calls Marxist Economic Summit	9 19:56 DooDahMan [1766]
What happens when we're too old to be 'useful'?	15 21:47 James [1770]
Russia gets new government in what Putin calls major shake-up	3 12:39 Skidmark [1740]
Main suspect in Nowshera minor girl murder case confesses to crime	0 [1739]
California inmate kills convicted child molester after beating him over the head with cane	6 21:43 James [1760]
Popular Mechanics: Watch The First-Ever Video of Atoms Bonding Together	4 22:01 James [1760]
Police fatally shoot man who held frying pan, cleaver	3 17:32 swksvolFF [1738]
Alaskaman filmed extracting tooth while on hoverboard convicted on 46 counts	0 [1739]
Page 4: Opinion
Marines to call for end of iconic machine gun: M2 'Ma Deuce' will soon be replaced	7 21:27 Whiskey Mike [1774]
New, Much Deadlier AR-16 Introduced	2 09:06 Mercutio [1743]
The Windsors Blackmailed by their Daughter-in-Law	12 22:46 trailing wife [1769]
The Secret Sauce of the Democrats' Impeachment Strategy	12 18:42 Barbara [1743]
Obama, John Brennen and Spygate: It was the Russians, the Russians I tell YOU	2 10:16 rjschwarz [1742]
2nd Amendment Sanctuaries Are Acts Of Faithlessness In Government	9 12:56 JohnQC [1735]
Iran's Unpardonable and Unpardoned Incompetence Exposes Same in America's Ruling Class	3 08:00 Raj [1751]
‘Nobody likes him': Hillary Clinton rips Bernie Sanders and accuses him of supporting sexist attacks	9 15:26 swksvolFF [1739]
Page 6: Politix
Whistleblower Was Overheard in '17 Discussing With Ally How to Remove Trump	6 21:48 Woodrow [1773]
Expose2020 Part 3:VERITAS Outs Yet ANOTHER Bernie-Bolshie Gulag Freak: I'll get armed, I want to learn to shoot I'm ready for the f***ing revolution"	9 17:46 trailing wife [1748]
Senate approves impeachment trial rules, rejecting witnesses	3 16:26 charger [1738]
Hunter Biden must appear in court after missing deadline in child support case	13 17:01 JohnQC [1747]
Book Bombshell: James Biden's Firm Got $1.5 Billion in Government Contracts Despite Zero Experience	8 23:56 Bertie Ebberese4823 [1778]
Jerry Nadler Suggests Having No Impeachment Witnesses Preferable to Hunter Biden Testifying	5 16:31 charger [1742]
Rep. Pete Olson endorses Pierce Bush for soon-to-be-vacant Congressional seat in Fort Bend County	11 19:48 DooDahMan [1779]
Murkowski says she’ll vote against impeachment witnesses Tuesday. That’s not her final answer	5 22:15 James [1781]
Romney pledges 'open mind' ahead of impeachment trial	12 18:11 Thaise Guelph8492 [1739]
Buttigieg urges Iowa audience to get excited after awkward silence	9 17:25 Glish Slineting4769 [1750]
Occasional-Cortex: All Your Power Are Belong to... ME!!	7 12:21 g(r)omgoru [1743]

    
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Who's in the News
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9	Govt of Iran
7	Sublime Porte
6	Govt of Iraq
3	Govt of Iran Proxies
3	Arab Spring
3	Islamic State
1	al-Nusra
1	al-Qaeda
1	Commies
1	Fatah
1	Govt of Syria
1	Hezbollah
1	Moslem Colonists
1	Taliban

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Two weeks of WOT

Wed 2020-01-22
IRGC Commander & "Soleimani Ally" Shot Dead By Masked Assassins On Motorcycle

Tue 2020-01-21
Several civilians killed by female suicide bomber in western Chad

Mon 2020-01-20
Iraqi counter-terrorism forces arrest high-ranking ISIS official in Fallujah

Sun 2020-01-19
Protesters burn the Hezbollah headquarters in Iraq

Sat 2020-01-18
Taliban open to 10-day ceasefire with US troops in Afghanistan

Fri 2020-01-17
Iraqi police arrest ISIS religious official in eastern Mosul

Thu 2020-01-16
Five killed as Sudan crushes revolt by security agents

Wed 2020-01-15
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Tue 2020-01-14
Project Veritas #Expose2020 Part 1: Bernie Sanders Field Organizer Suggests Gulags to Help ‘Nazified’ Trump Voters

Mon 2020-01-13
Corey Booker Throws In The Towel

Sun 2020-01-12
Detention of UK's ambassador to Tehran (released an hour later)

Sat 2020-01-11
Iran fesses up, admits they shot down airliner

Fri 2020-01-10
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