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Iraqi counter-terrorism forces arrest high-ranking ISIS official in Fallujah
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Heavily armed protesters in bullet proof vests descend on Richmond gun rally as Virginia governor declares a state of emergency and hundreds line up with their weapons to stand against Democrats' proposed reform	19 23:03 Barbara [11129]
Unidentified aircraft strike Iranian militias in Syria: report	6 23:22 Thorong Grundy1520 [11134]
Syria: Air defense systems activated near Russian military base	6 09:43 Mercutio [11131]
Iraqi counter-terrorism forces arrest high-ranking ISIS official in Fallujah	0 [11139]
Honduran migrants clash with Mexican troops blocking the 2,500-strong US-bound caravan on a bridge at Guatemalan border as hundreds of guards line the banks of the river to prevent crossing	5 09:23 DarthVader [11135]
Houthi militia killed at least ~~70 83~~ 100+ soldiers and wounded 150 more	2 11:02 g(r)omgoru [11123]
Video shows vandals smashing storefront windows close to Nijmeh Square in downtown Beirut	1 09:44 gorb [11128]
Hundreds of Iraqis have closed major roads in the city of Nasiriyah,	1 09:40 Mercutio [11126]
Live ammo used against protesters in Baghdad	1 09:36 Mercutio [11135]
Palestinians throw explosive devices at IDF soldiers	2 16:05 Rambler in Virginia [11129]
IDF said to strike Hamas border post after apparent balloon attack from Gaza	1 09:35 Mercutio [11127]
Page 2: WoT Background
Palestinian daily: One murder can prevent Holocaust remembrance event	2 11:45 Procopius2k [11131]
Lawmakers push back at Pentagon's possible Africa drawdown	11 13:43 Alaska Paul [11136]
Egypt's Sisi extends state of emergency for 3 months	0 [11128]
Cyprus accuses Turkey of turning into a ‘pirate state’ in its attack of Ankara’s exploratory oil and gas drilling	2 11:47 Barbara [11126]
The position of Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, and Russia have contributed to uniting Europe’s stance on Libya	0 [11128]
Participants at the Berlin peace summit on Libya are pledging not to interfere in Libya’s internal affairs	1 14:48 magpie [11125]
Iranian Ayatollah Ahmad Alamolhoda: U.K. Ambassador Should Be Chopped into Pieces; Hundreds of Thousands of U.S. Soldiers Were Killed in Our Missile Attack	11 22:26 KBK [11132]
Kuwaiti TV Host Fajer Alsaeed: I Used to Think Iran Was Strong Until I Saw How It Retaliated against U.S.	4 18:39 Lex [11131]
United Nations says that a missile attack on a government military camp in central Yemen which killed dozens of people could derail a fragile political process	3 15:54 Mullah Richard [11126]
Al-Aqsa Mosque Address: We Will Soon Establish the Caliphate, Liberate Jerusalem and Conquer Rome	3 15:52 Lex [11130]
IDC identifies Hamas bitcoin front with Iran links - report	0 [11132]
Cyprus blasts ‘pirate state’ Turkey’s new gas drilling bid	4 20:34 magpie [11132]
Pompeo angry over death of US citizen jailed in Egypt	0 [11126]
IRGC brigadier general and family banned from US under Iran sanctions	1 13:27 SteveS [11131]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Pr0n site suffers massive data breach, including credit cards, social security numbers	9 15:56 Mullah Richard [11128]
Worm beginning to turn?	5 09:52 JohnQC [11135]
Britain's Prince Harry attends Africa conference in London	13 23:53 Thaith Elmeresing6163 [11130]
The end of privacy as we know it: Australian tech guru swipes more than THREE BILLION images from Facebook and Instagram to create a new facial recognition app with terrifying power	2 21:24 Skidmark [11130]
Hackers steal more than 70,000 photos of Tinder users and put them on cyber crime sites 'to create fake profiles for catfishing frauds'	0 [11128]
California officials threaten to clear a mile-long homeless encampment in Sonoma County that has grown to more than 200 people - but plan to spend $12million to provide housing	9 22:34 KBK [11133]
Two cops killed by 'mentally ill' Hawaii gunman, 69, brandishing AR-15 who then torched seven homes that left two others missing in the flames	3 12:08 Lex [11132]
Two people are dead and five others are injured after a shooting during a concert at a club in San Antonio	4 11:55 Procopius2k [11131]
Earth's Climate History: What the Doomsayers Don't Want Voters to Know	0 [11133]
Police arrest organizer of Hong Kong protest after rally turns violent	0 [11127]
Incredible moment that SpaceX launches and then destroys a rocket in successful test of astronaut escape system - opening the way for crewed missions to the International Space Station by March	2 12:50 Vernal Hatrick [11128]
Johnson tells Russian President Vladimir Putin there will be no normalization of the two countries’ relations	2 21:30 Skidmark [11129]
Elon Musk’s SpaceX simulated a successful emergency landing	0 [11127]
Verified Journalist on Twitter Calls Police on Target Manager Over a Toothbrush: Backfires Spectacularly	5 15:38 USN, Ret. [11129]
Iran’s regime arrests famous Christian convert in Tehran	0 [11129]
Porcine Perps Pig Out On Perished Polish Grand-Pappy	5 17:26 Thaith Elmeresing6163 [11127]
Facebook blocks the Spinner's 'brainwashing' tech	0 [11130]
Page 4: Opinion
$6.4 Trillion And Counting - How The Military-Industrial Complex Hijacked The War On Terror	11 12:29 Abu Uluque [11132]
Don Jr. Wants the Bidens to Take Part in the Impeachment Trial	1 11:06 Skidmark [11132]
Conservatives Love McSally's Brutal Media Diss	6 12:47 charger [11126]
The Palestinian delusion	4 12:48 Vernal Hatrick [11127]
Increasing the spread of religious extremism and the rise of Salafism in Afghanistan	3 04:34 Dron66046 [11126]
Satire Under Fire For Poking Fun at The Left	7 21:34 Skidmark [11129]
The Real Conspiracy - Hillary and Pelosi	2 10:36 JohnQC [11129]
Vices Are Not Crimes: Lysander Spooner's Timeless Lesson	14 20:21 746 [11124]
Turkey rapidly succeeds in taking over Libya conflict	1 08:43 lord garth [11127]
Desperately Smearing Amy Coney Barrett	3 10:24 Bobby [11126]
Deputy Minister of Defence Cde Victor Matemadanda has warned the US that if they do not retreat from Iran, Zimbabwe may be forced to intervene	10 17:39 SteveS [11127]
Page 6: Politix
University cancelled seminar by feminist speaker following threats of protest from transgender activists	7 21:38 Skidmark [11129]
Chaos in Puerto Rico as mob finds unused disaster supplies	21 23:23 trailing wife [11139]

    
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Two weeks of WOT

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
Pelosi Names Impeachment Managers

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
Iran invites American investigators to take part in the probe into PS752 plane incident that killed 176 people on board

Thu 2020-01-09
U.S. Officials Confirm Iran Shot Down Ukrainian Airliner

Wed 2020-01-08
Iran informs the United Nations and #UNSC that they ''do not seek war and warn of any military adventures"

Tue 2020-01-07
Iraq Under Missile Attack From Iran

Mon 2020-01-06
3 Americans Dead, 6 Aircraft Destroyed Or Damaged, Including A Rare Spy Plane, In #Kenya Attack

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