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Sudan Opposition Call for More Protests 'To Shake the Tyrant's Throne'
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
600 evacuated from ISIS holdout in eastern Syria	0 [11128]
Syria live map	2 03:52 newc [11131]
Syrian Army moves heavy missile launchers to Idlib front-lines	0 [11124]
SDF troops reach ISIS stronghold after seizing nearby town	0 [11128]
Inter-rebel civil war in Idlib is major victory for Syrian Army	0 [11127]
Canadian ISIS member arrested in eastern Syria	0 [11127]
Syrian Army allegedly deploys to northern Manbij	0 [11128]
Bomb blast kills Iraqi woman, wounds two children in Kirkuk	0 [11129]
Dhi Qar Criminal Court sentences 7 terrorists to death	0 [11130]
Iraqi warplanes kill four Islamic State militants in Anbar	0 [11129]
Sudanese Police Fire Tear Gas At Khartoum, Darfur Rallies Against President Omar Al-Bashir	0 [11126]
Thousands attend funeral for Kashmir rebel commander	0 [11127]
Several Saudi troops killed in Yemeni forces’ retaliatory attack on Jizan	0 [11128]
28 Taliban militants killed in Afghan, Coalition Forces operations	0 [11127]
Taliban shadow district chief killed with his 11 fighters in Balkh province	0 [11131]
Taliban’s top commander for Khawaja Sabz Posh of Faryab killed with his 20 fighters	0 [11132]
Palestinian arrested for allegedly shooting at Border Police base in November	0 [11127]
Page 2: WoT Background
The White House reportedly asked the Pentagon for military plans to strike Iran	13 20:39 DarthVader [11129]
Trump: US to 'devastate Turkey economically' if it attacks Syrian Kurds	4 15:22 trailing wife [11127]
French jihadist’s DNA, fingerprints were on Brussels museum attack weapons	0 [11128]
At least 16 Hamas members killed in November firefight, IDF chief says	0 [11125]
Abdullah, Sisi: A Palestinian state should be established within 1967 borders	7 20:41 DarthVader [11128]
Nuclear chief says Iran exploring new uranium enrichment	0 [11128]
The PTM in Pakistan: Another Bangladesh in the making?	0 [11125]
Sudan Opposition Call for More Protests 'To Shake the Tyrant's Throne'	0 [11132]
Women’s education: Hefazat chief Shafi claims his remarks were distorted	0 [11128]
Hamas to 'intensify confrontation' if Israeli military attacks besieged Gaza Strip	3 18:39 magpie [11131]
GCC is ineffectual, needs new principles of management: Qatari FM	0 [11133]
UN monitor of Yemen’s truce exited agreed path: Houthis	0 [11130]
‘I Will Kill You and Eat Your Corpses': Deported Radical Imam Told Prison Guards	3 12:49 Procopius2k [11129]
Funding shortage leads to cuts in UN food aid to Palestinians	1 00:46 magpie [11130]
Finding ‘6th and last’ Hezbollah attack tunnel, IDF wraps up Northern Shield op	0 [11125]
Hamas starts broadcasting into Israel, with a little help from Hezbollah	0 [11125]
White House ordered plans prepared for Iran strike – report	0 [11127]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Computer Electronics Show - The sat nav motoring of the future has arrived (short video)	2 09:40 Warthog [11133]
AfD party votes to campaign for German exit from EU	1 14:37 Bright Pebbles [11134]
OHCHR: 6 cases of assassination and abduction reported in Basra in 2018	0 [11126]
Israeli energy minister in Cairo for Middle East natural gas summit	0 [11128]
Venezuela inflation of 23,000,000% by the end of this year	9 19:15 Rambler in Virginia [11131]
Two correspondents of CNN and Caracol are detained in Venezuela	3 21:12 swksvolFF [11132]
Maduro will give "announcements of a social, economic and political nature" on Monday	0 [11127]
Rodriguez announces the dismissal of Sebin officials who arrested Guaid	2 14:59 trailing wife [11130]
Dutch PM criticised after calling out 'white wine sipping elites'	3 21:40 Snolump Schwarzeneggar1877 [11129]
Venezuela opposition leader Juan Guaido briefly detained	0 [11124]
Bare-handed surgeries as Zimbabwe’s health system collapses	1 08:35 Procopius2k [11126]
Southern Africa: SADC Urges All-inclusive Government in DRC	0 [11127]
Zimbabwe Faces Fresh Protests Amid Collapsing Economy	1 08:34 Besoeker [11130]
Labour to seek no-confidence vote ‘soon,’ Corbyn says as Brexit day nears	1 13:35 Bright Pebbles [11126]
CA: Mass casualty overdose incident	4 08:18 Mullah Richard [11128]
Yikes! Scientist James Watson loses titles after genetic claims over race	10 18:21 magpie [11130]
French riot police are now using semi-automatic weapons with live ammunition against Yellow Vest protestors as Macron's law and order crisis spirals	7 15:35 rjschwarz [11124]
Page 4: Opinion
China can't afford to attack an American aircraft carrier	7 19:52 jvalentour [11134]
INEQUALITY: This Woman Makes Just $13 A Day Selling Pet Rocks On Etsy While MALE Robert Downey Jr. Made Millions Playing Iron Man	9 19:04 swksvolFF [11129]
The woman who spends her nights on a London bus - Everyone should have a hobby	4 22:39 Neville Dark Lord of the Wee Folk7365 [11133]
'The Brexit Vote Will Be A Complete And Utter Cluster....'	3 16:38 Speamble Elmeack5265 [11131]
Dem Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Condemns ‘Religious Bigotry' In Judicial Nominee Process; Dem Sen. Hirono Hits Back	5 22:28 Lex [11132]
The Manliest American Who Ever Lived and the Gun That Didn't Stop Him	3 12:17 746 [11128]
Operationalizing OSINT Full-Spectrum Military Operations	4 19:14 SteveS [11136]
Barbara Jordan delivers Immigration ultimatum.	2 08:34 Bobby [11131]
Trump Has the Democrats Cornered	15 23:53 jvalentour [11132]
Dems struggling to help low-wage contractors harmed by shutdown	5 15:08 Bright Pebbles [11126]
Jeane Kirkpatrick's 1979 Warning on ‘Dictatorships and Double Standards' Shows America How to Win Against China	3 09:45 AlanC [11125]
Why Israel finally chose to end its ambiguity over Syria strikes	1 07:03 Frank G [11124]
Page 6: Politix
Florida Judge Sides With Brenda Snipes Over Suspension	9 16:50 Besoeker [11126]
Senator Durbin: Senators need 'ironclad, rock-bottom assurances' on Mueller probe from AG nominee	6 17:32 Cheanter Peacock5244 [11128]
ABC's Karl: Sources Close to Mueller Say His Report ‘Almost Certain to Be Anti-Climactic'	11 21:14 swksvolFF [11130]
Stacey Abrams ‘Wouldn't Oppose' Non-Citizens, Minors Voting in Local Elections	5 15:42 rjschwarz [11133]

    
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                        21:40 Snolump Schwarzeneggar1877

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                        20:41 DarthVader

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Who's in the News
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6	Islamic State
6	Commies
4	Govt of Iran
3	Taliban
3	Govt of Syria
3	Hamas
2	Govt of Sudan
2	Houthis
1	Hefajat-e-Islam
1	Hezbollah
1	Sublime Porte
1	Govt of Pakistan
1	Moslem Colonists
1	Govt of Qatar (MB)
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Two weeks of WOT

Mon 2019-01-14
Sudan Opposition Call for More Protests 'To Shake the Tyrant's Throne'

Sun 2019-01-13
Report: Nasrallah suffers heart attack

Sat 2019-01-12
12 civilians killed in jihadist attack in Burkina Faso

Fri 2019-01-11
Jihadists take control of Idlib province after collapse of Turkish-backed rebels

Thu 2019-01-10
Turkish-backed rebels surrender last positions in southwest Idlib

Wed 2019-01-09
Turkish-backed rebels issue urgent plea for help from available forces in Idlib

Tue 2019-01-08
Israel said to block latest Qatari cash transfer to Gaza

Mon 2019-01-07
SDF troops capture ISIS stronghold east of Euphrates

Sun 2019-01-06
Turkey asks US for help in fighting ISIS in Syria

Sat 2019-01-05
Over 500 militants killed as infighting spreads in Syria: Report

Fri 2019-01-04
Niger troops kill more than 280 Boko Haram fighters this week: Government

Thu 2019-01-03
Turkey’s planned invasion impeded by new jihadist offensive in Aleppo

Wed 2019-01-02
Sisi supporters try to amend Egypt's constitution to let him remain in power

Tue 2019-01-01
Iraqi warplanes hit strategic Daesh position in eastern Syria, kills 30 commanders

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