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Sudan will hand over Omar al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Seventeen militants killed in shootout in North Sinai: Ministry	1 07:30 Besoeker [11130]
172 Taliban militants surrender to Afghan forces in Herat and Ghor, claims MoD	1 00:59 Besoeker [11128]
Afghan Special Forces kill, detain 7 militants during the raids in Kabul, 2 other provinces	0 [11130]
Six People Killed in Kabul Suicide Attack	0 [11127]
Iranians arrested in Ecuador for traveling with fake Israeli IDs	1 09:10 Mercutio [11132]
Islamic State claims Algeria border attack	0 [11127]
Court sends man who helped 2016 Tel Aviv New Year’s Day shooter to prison	0 [11127]
Basra universities` students continue to civil disobedience until the people`s demands are met	0 [11123]
#Najaf demonstrators chant slogans against Muqtada al-Sadr	0 [11127]
Iraqi protesters at #Baghdad's #TahrirSquare are chanting against the appointment of Mohammed Allawi as prime minister	0 [11128]
Despite below-zero temperatures in #Karbala and #Najaf cities, anti-#Iraqi government protests are still ongoing	0 [11129]
#Iraqi intelligence and security forces captured a commander of the Islamic State (#IS) in north of the country, near the city of #Mosul	0 [11130]
Syrian regime airstrike killed 13 civilians in the northern Idlib region	0 [11131]
Eighteen Lebanese people were hospitalized following clashes in downtown Beirut	0 [11127]
Sudan will hand over Omar al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court	6 14:24 Whiskey Mike [11130]
Turkish-backed Syrian oppo strike back against Russian-supported gov’t forces,Turkey sez 51 Syrian troops toes up	3 13:46 g(r)omgoru [11129]
Iraqi Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr announces he is dissolving the ‘blue caps’	2 09:34 Charles [11127]
Lebanon’s parliament backs the government line-up and program of incoming Prime Minister Hassan Diab	0 [11125]
#Isis leaflets in #Tripoli courtesy of the #GNA and #Erdogan	0 [11124]
20 civilians martyred in enemy aggression	0 [11126]
6 killed as check post overrun in Helmand	0 [11128]
Puntland Publicly Executes Two Rapists In Bosaso	0 [11126]
Downing of Syrian helicopter kills two pilots	0 [11128]
Page 2: WoT Background
World Bank to invest $117 million in water for the Gaza Strip	5 12:30 swksvolFF [11128]
Five Americans accused of scheming to sell Iranian oil to China	3 09:05 Unesing Dark Lord of the Antelope2149 [11129]
US envoy explains deal’s asymmetry: We trust Israel, but PA can’t keep a bargain	1 01:26 newc [11129]
Egyptian delegation warns Hamas to stop supporting Iranian interests	0 [11132]
Hamas decides to stop launching incendiary balloons into Israel – report	4 20:07 swksvolFF [11128]
Israel reprimands Belgium again for inviting terror-related NGO to UNSC	0 [11130]
Lahore ATC to announce verdicts on six cases against Hafiz Saeed, others by end of week	0 [11134]
Iranian authorities arrested restaurant managers after a video showing men and women dancing together	1 09:19 Mercutio [11129]
Lebanon parliament speaker Nabih Berri says the country needs the help of the International Monetary Fund to draft a rescue plan	1 13:13 Skidmark [11132]
Turkish lira weakens some 0.6 percent against the dollar as investors grow increasingly concerned	2 11:08 Thaith Elmeresing6163 [11129]
UN Security Council is being asked to vote on a resolution supporting a ceasefire in Libya	2 10:53 Chris [11130]
Shortly after Qassem Soleimani was killed in Iraq, the Iran-backed Hezbollah urgently met with Iraqi militia leaders	1 13:14 Skidmark [11128]
Hamas: All music must be about hating Israel or else it is haram	1 05:02 g(r)omgoru [11124]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Air Force Issues New Guidelines for Beards, Turbans and Hijabs	11 18:42 Unash Squank5598 [11129]
Trump's NASA budget proposal for 2021 soars to $25 billion	1 11:00 ruprecht [11133]
Burial Service Set for 2,411 Aborted Baby Remains Found in Abortionist's Garage	2 12:53 gorb [11125]
SpaceX hires William Gerstenmaier!	2 06:47 Procopius2k [11127]
Democrats dig in on abortion rights as Trump pushes for 20-week ban	3 09:59 CrazyFool [11126]
Army Reformulating ‘V Corps' to Bulk Up in Europe	10 17:02 Lex [11133]
Egypt govt has legalised 1,500 unlicensed churches since 2017: Cabinet	2 15:11 trailing wife [11136]
SC orders Sindh govt to pay Rs1 million as compensation for Amal Umer's death	0 [11131]
Rise in sulfur dioxide could be sign of mass cremations in Wuhan	6 19:23 Frank G [11130]
Indian supporters of the upstart Aam Aadmi Party are celebrating in the streets	0 [11129]
Boeing reports it has received no new plane orders in January and a drop in jet deliveries	5 17:31 Charles [11132]
The number of fatalities from China’s new #coronavirus epidemic jumps to 1,110 nationwide	7 17:34 Charles [11132]
Juicy Sommelier Indicted	5 12:19 Skidmark [11126]
Snow in Baghdad, Iraq 11 Feb 2020 heaviest in 100+ years	9 18:55 swksvolFF [11130]
Florida Man Arrested for Machete Attack in Mache-y D's, er McDonald's	4 12:33 Skidmark [11129]
Navy SEAL Team 6 member is jailed for 30 days after being convicted of indecent conduct for catfishing three women and getting them to send him nude photos of them	19 17:33 Iblis [11135]
Head of Space Force slams Russia for trailing US spy satellite with TWO spacecraft - saying the 'irresponsible' maneuver could create a 'dangerous situation'	1 15:42 Mullah Richard [11127]
Air Force to retire more than 100 planes, cut combat flying hours and drone patrols to pay for Space Force	3 11:38 swksvolFF [11131]
Superfast internet breakthrough: Scientists say lasers controlled with sound waves could transmit data at 100 gigabits per second - 1,000 times quicker than Ethernet	2 10:17 DarthVader [11127]
'Armada' of 11 robotic boats up to 120ft in length will map Earth's entire ocean floor by 2030 - and could help shed light on the mystery of Malaysian airlines flight MH370	2 09:42 Charles [11128]
Page 4: Opinion
Coronavirus - How F*cked are we?	14 19:34 The peanut gallery [11127]
“Rod, We’re Proud of You” – Email Shows John Huber Praising Rosenstein Prior to Being Tapped by Sessions to Lead Fake Probe Into Clinton Foundation	1 17:50 charger [11129]
AOC: 'You Cannot Literally Wrap Your Head Around Something, You Would Get Hurt'	3 13:23 Skidmark [11126]
China: A Brutal Post-Coronavirus Economic Reset	6 19:28 Frank G [11132]
Facing prospect of 4 more Trump years, world less indulgent of Abbas	0 [11129]
CIA scored intelligence 'coup of the century' by owning firm that sold code-making machines	8 13:31 Skidmark [11126]
Unable To Compete With Reality, Babylon Bee Founder Starts Real News Site	8 12:52 Abu Uluque [11130]
Government prosecutors said they want ‘to make certain that counsel are protected in Flynn Case.	15 22:48 Lex [11130]
Page 6: Politix
FOUR Huge Journalistic Erro-, er, um, LIES... in 24 Hours! NYT, MSNBC, CNN, NBC	11 19:31 Frank G [11128]
AG Barr takes control of legal matters of interest to Trump, including Stone sentencing	4 10:22 DarthVader [11132]
President Trump Slut Shames the Corruption of Judge Amy Berman Jackson aka the	5 11:01 JohnQC [11128]
Biden: Trump ‘Deathly Afraid to Face Me’ -- ‘I Will Beat Him’	17 19:36 Frank G [11129]
Andrew Yang Drops Out of 2020 Presidential Race	0 [11130]
Batty "Non-Binary" Bolshevik Bids to Beat Senator Susan C. by Stripping & Hawking Guillotine T-Shirts	8 16:56 Reague of Women Voters, Tokyo Branch [11137]
Omar Calls for Giving All Americans Same Benefits as G.I. Bill Recipients	7 22:00 Anomalous Sources [11134]

    
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                        20:04 Barbara

                        19:36 Frank G

                        19:34 The peanut gallery

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                        19:28 Frank G

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                        18:55 swksvolFF

                        18:42 Unash Squank5598

                        18:31 Mullah Richard

                        18:24 trailing wife

                        18:02 charger

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                        17:39 Charles

                        17:34 Charles

                        17:33 Iblis

                        17:31 Charles

                        17:30 lord garth

                        17:06 Lex

                        17:02 Lex

                        16:56 Reague of Women Voters, Tokyo Branch

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4	Hamas
4	Hezbollah
4	Taliban
3	Sublime Porte
2	Govt of Iran Proxies
2	Commies
2	Arab Spring
2	Govt of Iran
2	Govt of Iraq
1	Govt of Pakistan
1	Lashkar e-Taiba
1	Palestinian Authority
1	Govt of Sudan
1	Govt of Syria
1	PFLP
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Two weeks of WOT

Wed 2020-02-12
Sudan will hand over Omar al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court

Tue 2020-02-11
Russians bomb a joint Turkish & Jihadi column

Mon 2020-02-10
Ehsanullah Ehsan sends greetings from Turkey, thumbs nose

Sun 2020-02-09
Multiple US troops killed during shootout in eastern Afghanistan

Sat 2020-02-08
Khalid Haqqani and Qari Saifullah banged in Kabul

Fri 2020-02-07
Syria says its troops enter the strategic city of Saraqib in Idlib and begins ‘combing’ its neighborhoods

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

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