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Hazim Al-Halafi, a senior commander of Saraya Al-Salam dead
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Page 1: WoT Operations
Libya GNA refutes claims it hired Syria mercenaries	3 10:39 lord garth [1749]
Hazim Al-Halafi, a senior commander of Saraya Al-Salam dead	4 21:59 Whiskey Mike [1796]
Illinois government contractor, 57, is kidnapped in Afghanistan by Taliban-affiliated Haqqani militants	2 12:27 Ho Chi Ebbith1658 [1759]
Clashes in Iraq's Najaf kill 6 after cleric's followers storm protest camp	0 [1752]
French Police Clear Last Migrant Camp in North Paris	2 21:54 Blossom Glesh7427 [1783]
Taliban kidnaps a US contractor in southeastern Afghanistan	0 [1760]
Palestinians fire 2 mortars into Israel; IDF hits targets in southern Gaza after a busy day	3 17:15 g(r)omgoru PB [1753]
Syria: Israeli strikes target bases near Damascus, claims to intercept missiles	0 [1750]
14 wounded, 1 seriously, in suspected car-ramming terror attack in Jerusalem, clashes in Hebron leave one dead	3 22:50 trailing wife [1790]
New defense system aims to stop balloon bombs	6 10:29 Alaska Paul [1751]
Page 2: WoT Background
Homeland Security Suspends Enrollment of New Yorkers in Global Entry	2 13:42 Abu Uluque [1768]
Turkey tells Syrian rebels they will fight Russians in Libya – report	4 22:15 trailing wife [1777]
US halts anti-PKK drone intelligence sharing with Turkey	2 13:27 Lex [1763]
Baghdad tells military officials to minimize reliance on US	1 19:17 Procopius2k [1765]
Iraqi PM-designate reaches out to anti-government protesters	0 [1745]
After Trump plan, Khamenei to fund Palestinian terror groups ‘as much as we can’	2 19:52 Barbara [1742]
Page 3: Non-WoT
NASA astronaut Christina Koch gives an ecstatic thumbs up as she touches down safely in Kazakhstan after setting new female space record for 328-DAY stint aboard the ISS	4 17:30 swksvolFF [1752]
Venezuela rounds up US oil executives as Guaidó visits DC	0 [1762]
Space Force will NOT be called spacemen: Vice-Commander of new branch of the military reveals officials are yet to decide what service members will be known as	14 21:51 Glenmore [1775]
World Health Organization appeals for £520million to fight the deadly coronavirus that has killed 565 people as leading statistician predicts 3,000 more will die by the end of February	7 17:19 swksvolFF [1757]
Pentagon Adds ~~Fort Myer, VA~~ Another Base for Quarantining Coronavirus Evacuees	2 10:11 Skidmark [1758]
For 1st time in Iowa history, mosques are serving as caucus sites	3 17:25 Woodrow [1756]
Anti-Semitic incidents rise to fresh record in UK	0 [1748]
LA Looks At Seizing Private Apartment Building To Prevent Gentrification	1 09:30 Procopius2k [1742]
Scotland finance minister Derek Mackay resigns after texts to ‘cute' 16-year-old boy reported	2 08:18 Clyde Whesing6325 [1765]
MINI MIKE Stood on a Box to Raise Hisself Up vs De Blasio; Snarky Toulouse-Lautrec Comment: "Does he paint?"	3 18:05 Lex [1752]
EXPRESS PANDA! Chinese housewife protects self from corona virus by using remote-controlled car to go food shopping	2 10:17 Skidmark [1757]
Florida man repeatedly tased by wife after he asks for separation	7 15:16 g(r)omgoru [1744]
Alarm over BBC future as UK proposes fee changes	14 11:11 Abu Uluque [1748]
Asia stocks surge after Trump acquitted, China virus aid	0 [1758]
Environmental group ~~led~~ figureheaded by Greta Thungberg boots out pro-BDS German party	4 12:32 Skidmark [1785]
Ten more test positive for coronavirus on cruise ship filled with Americans	15 17:22 swksvolFF [1745]
Prominent evangelical group to announce $50 million battleground ad buy	0 [1751]
Read the full transcript of Trump’s State of the Union speech at Congress	0 [1745]
Watch: Kim Guilfoyle Step To Guard Donald Trump, Jr From Possible Attack	2 09:36 DarthVader [1749]
Kirk Douglas, Indomitable Icon of Hollywood's Golden Age, Dies at 103	7 23:50 Blossom Glesh7427 [1786]
Fungus that EATS radiation found thriving inside the Chernobyl nuclear reactor could be used like a 'sun block' for humans to protect against deadly rays	10 11:37 DarthVader [1754]
Chinese baby born to a Wuhan coronavirus patient is diagnosed with the disease, prompting fears that the killer infection can be transmitted in the WOMB	7 20:26 Lex [1783]
Page 4: Opinion
24,000++ Dead – The Real China Numbers Are Dramatically Higher	10 13:54 g(r)omgoru [1755]
Romney shocks GOP with vote to convict	25 20:34 Lex [1781]
Chris Matthews Floats Adam Schiff as Possible 2020 Dem Nominee	11 17:57 Lex [1757]
Three Glorious Days of Democrat Agony	24 23:05 Lex [1781]
Renewable Energy Fairy Tales	2 11:21 Skidmark [1755]
U. of Montana Faces Leftist Uproar After White Student Wins MLK Essay Contest	9 17:24 Frank G [1753]
Nancy Pelosi should resign - Jonathan Turley	19 13:21 Lex [1760]
Page 6: Politix
House To Vote On Bill Designed To Nullify Right To Work Laws	10 22:13 trailing wife [1780]
Warren Campaign Pulls Back On Ad Spending, soon returning to reservation	17 21:40 Blossom Glesh7427 [1788]
McConnell Triumphant: Immediately After Impeachment Acquittal Files Cloture On More Judges To Remake Judiciary	7 11:42 49 Pan [1751]
Nancy Pelosi was caught on camera PRACTICING 'the rip"	4 18:06 Blossom Glesh7427 [1745]
Grassley, Johnson Seek Hunter Biden's Travel Records From Secret Service	3 13:50 Tom [1751]
'Voted to betray': Clinton slams Senate Republicans after Trump acquittal	9 20:22 Barbara [1778]
And there it is. The single largest donor of Shadow Inc., the company behind the failed Iowa Caucus app, is George Soros.	4 13:48 Mullah Richard [1753]
Trump has top news anchors over for lunch - and eats them alive	3 13:53 Abu Uluque [1743]

    
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Two weeks of WOT

Thu 2020-02-06
Hazim Al-Halafi, a senior commander of Saraya Al-Salam dead

Wed 2020-02-05
Trump acquitted by Senate on articles of impeachment for abuse of power

Tue 2020-02-04
8 Turkish personnel, 13 #Syrian troops killed in north Syria festivities

Mon 2020-02-03
Al Qaeda in Arabian Peninsula claims December shooting at Florida naval base

Sun 2020-02-02
Iraq’s President Barham Saleh assigns Mouhammed Tawfiq Allawi with forming a new government

Sat 2020-02-01
Qassim al-Rimi, the head of al-Qaeda’s affiliate in Yemen tits up.

Fri 2020-01-31
Senate Votes 51-49 Against Witnesses and Documents

Thu 2020-01-30
#Hamas rejects ‘conspiracies’ as #Trump unveils Mideast plan

Wed 2020-01-29
Turkish tanks and troops have just arrived at the port of Tripoli. In violation of the arms embargo

Tue 2020-01-28
Iran foreign minister calls Trump peace plan for Middle East 'delusional'

Mon 2020-01-27
USAF E-11A down in Taliban area.

Sun 2020-01-26
JeM’s Kashmir chief among 3 killed in Pulwama encounter: Army

Sat 2020-01-25
AlSadr orders his followers to withdraw from #TahrirSquare and dismantle the tents

Fri 2020-01-24
PLA mobilized to deal with Wuhan

Thu 2020-01-23
UN calls for strengthening international support for the Palestinians

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