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USAF E-11A down in Taliban area.
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
The FBI reportedly stopped a Saudi plot to kidnap a YouTuber on US soil after he criticized Mohammed bin Salman for Jamal Khashoggi's killing	5 22:11 Lex [11130]
USAF E-11A down in Taliban area.	8 23:38 Fairbanks [11133]
Palestinian cell arrested for alleged hit attempt on PA’s intel chief — sources	1 09:19 Woodrow [11131]
Israeli Air Force strikes in Gaza Strip following rocket attack on Israel	0 [11128]
Nineteen soldiers killed in attack on Mali army camp, army says	0 [11126]
Afghan forces killed 51 Taliban fighters	0 [11127]
Balkh Residents: Seven Civilians Killed in Govt Airstrike	0 [11127]
IED Blast Kills 1 Civilian in Kabul City	0 [11128]
20 People Wounded in Grenade Attack in Khost	0 [11130]
Haftar’s armed groups renew rocket attacks on Hadba neighbourhood in #Tripoli	0 [11131]
Haftar’s armed groups are retreating in western Sirte front after a failed attempt to seize Abu Grein	0 [11130]
Libyan government forces repel a surprise attack by warlord Haftar’s armed groups on Abu Grein	0 [11126]
Heavy clashes are now taking place in the Wadi al-Loud area, south east of #Misrata , between the #Libya National Army (#LNA) and #Misrata militia	1 07:47 mercutio [11129]
#GNA losses. 11 dead ( Libyans ) and 106 injured ( Libyan and Syrian). Due to the clashes with the #LNA around AbuGrian today	0 [11124]
Security forces shoot live rounds to clear protest hotspots in Baghdad and southern Iraq for a second day	0 [11129]
Syrian regime forces have reached Maaret al-Numan	2 12:59 Lex [11128]
Libya’s national oil company says production has fallen nearly 75 percent	4 13:06 Frank G [11127]
Husband of a woman killed when Iran shot down a Ukrainian airliner has fled the country	0 [11125]
Jordanian court levels ‘terrorism’ charges against a man suspected of wounding eight people in a November knife attack	0 [11127]
Moqtaqa al-Sadr calls off demonstrations against the US embassy ‘to avoid internal strife’	2 07:50 mercutio [11127]
Hundreds of Iraqi anti-government protesters flood the streets of Baghdad and southern provinces	0 [11126]
Three out of five rockets fired directly hit the US embassy in Iraq’s capital	3 09:25 Woodrow [11127]
At least seven people have been killed in a car bomb that hit Azaz, an opposition-held city in northwestern Syria	0 [11128]
German Authorities Find ‘Weapons Of War’ During Raid Near Radical Mosque	1 07:56 mercutio [11130]
Egypt Ushers in New Year With Murderous Assaults on Christian Copts	3 09:34 Woodrow [11127]
Page 2: WoT Background
Macron Sends Defence Chief to U.S. to Beg Trump to Keep Troops in Africa	13 18:53 Lex [11131]
Trump Admin Reconsidering U.S. Aid to Hezbollah-Controlled Lebanon	5 14:43 Nancy Pelosi [11128]
Passenger plane belonging to #Iran’s Caspian airline landing in the middle of the street in Mahshahr	0 [11128]
Western world nations support terror-linked Palestinian NGOs - report	1 13:29 Skidmark [11127]
Cyberattacks targeted world leaders’ planes as they flew into Israel last week	0 [11125]
Turkey Supported ISIS, Orchestrated ISIS Attacks against Kurds	2 15:20 magpie [11125]
Le Monde: Saudi Arabia funds #Russian mercenaries in #Libya	2 08:12 Mercutio [11128]
Officials: On Iran, Commander in Chief Trump Showed Restraint, Deliberateness, and Ability to Make Tough Decisions	8 12:32 Tom [11131]
All of the #Tripoli fronts are now witnessing clashes after the terrorists armed groups of the #GNA have violated the ceasefire agreement	0 [11124]
Inside the #Tripoli Central Hospital, the bodies of the Syrian #terrorists mercenaries that were killed are in the dozens inside bodybags in the refrigerators	1 08:18 Mercutio [11126]
General: #US committed to #Syria fight; Missions up against IS	0 [11128]
US President Donald Trump rejects a negotiation proposal by Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif on the condition that sanctions be lifted	5 16:10 Varmint Splat1454 [11133]
Palestinian officials threaten to withdraw from key provisions of the Oslo Accords	5 10:48 DarthVader [11125]
Israel officially gives its citizens the right to travel to Saudi Arabia for religious and business visits	1 17:10 DarthVader [11127]
Iraqi PM Adil Abdul Mahdi deplores the continued targeting of diplomatic missions in Baghdad	0 [11130]
President Trump will hold back-to-back meetings with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli centrist party leader Benny Gantz	1 08:28 Mercutio [11129]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Supreme Court Allows Trump Admin to Implement ‘Public Charge' Test for Immigrants	4 20:44 Lex [11130]
New FN 509 Compact Pistol – SHOT Show 2020 (short video) and USA Carry Review	4 09:37 Besoeker [11127]
WATCH: Trump Team Releases New Pro-America Video… Do You Love This Message?	3 09:58 Woodrow [11124]
Kobe Bryant and daughter among 9 killed in helicopter crash near LA	22 23:59 Cheresing Pheasing4916 [11136]
GIS map of Coronavirus 2020-nCoV-- from Johns Hopkins U	7 10:30 Beau [11124]
Page 4: Opinion
The Drop - 'Ross Perot, A Patriot's Life Well Lived'	1 13:54 Penguin_of_the_Desert [11133]
Cruelty to Animals Gets More Media Coverage than Beheaded Christians	2 20:17 Woodrow [11129]
Union Leader (NH) Endorses Klobuchar For Dem Pres. Primary	8 20:38 Lex [11128]
Harvard Says Asians Have Bad Personalities; Judge Agrees	3 12:35 charger [11125]
Globalists' Predictions of Economic Disaster After Trump's Election and Brexit Were Bravo Sierra	3 07:54 Raj [11132]
DoT finding and fine against Delta sends absolutely the wrong message	9 19:46 trailing wife [11129]
Warren Team Lowers Expectations Ahead of Iowa Caucus	3 20:42 Lex [11132]
Finally a Foreign War Close to Home	10 22:44 swksvolFF [11131]
A Note on Coronavirus: Don't Panic	9 22:40 crazyhorse [11133]
Saturday, January 25, 2020 A Tale of Two Englands	2 07:43 P2kontheroad [11132]
The China Myth Exposed.	14 13:28 Lex [11130]
Inside the world of private military contractors (video)	1 21:05 Woodrow [11136]
Page 6: Politix
Dark and Dirty FBI Agent Joe Pientka Is Under Protective Order – Is He Talking Or Being Protected from Talking?	4 18:43 Cesare [11128]
Pete Buttigieg mocked for noting Kobe Bryant achievements 'on the field' and 'off the field'	11 19:47 Gleng Gray9542 [11130]
Senator Grassley Letter Asks Whether Taxpayers Paid Russian Agent To Help Start The Collusion Hoax	2 12:42 JohnQC [11130]
‘Hillary' lands in Sundance ‐ and the 2020 election ‐ like a hand grenade	9 14:20 Lex [11127]
Schiff says he believes President Trump’s comment that he has not yet ‘paid the price’ is intended as a threat	13 13:07 Mullah Richard [11128]

    
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Fri 2020-01-24
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Thu 2020-01-23
UN calls for strengthening international support for the Palestinians

Wed 2020-01-22
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Tue 2020-01-21
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Mon 2020-01-20
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Sun 2020-01-19
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Taliban open to 10-day ceasefire with US troops in Afghanistan

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Thu 2020-01-16
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