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AlSadr orders his followers to withdraw from #TahrirSquare and dismantle the tents
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Al-Mayadeen is reporting skirmishes between the US and Russian forces in Tal Tamr (northeast Syria).	4 17:27 Rob Crawford [11134]
Four members of French NGO Christians of the Middle East 'missing in Baghdad'	0 [11130]
Russia says three Syrian army servicemen killed in Aleppo	0 [11126]
Security forces are beating a rickshaw driver on of Muhammad al-Qasim Bridge today	0 [11129]
AlSadr orders his followers to withdraw from #TahrirSquare and dismantle the tents	2 14:50 swksvolFF [11132]
funeral ceremony was held in south #Lebanon for a #Hezbollah field commander	1 04:12 g(r)omgoru [11131]
Demonstrators block #Babil`s Partial Highways as a kind of the civil escalation	0 [11129]
#ISIS has just broadcasted this video: Claiming they speak from #Tripoli and calling all their brothers in #Tunisia to join the fight against the #LNA	0 [11126]
#Iraq security stormed the sit-in in #Basra & burned protesteds’ tents	0 [11127]
At least six protesters have been killed and 54 others wounded in clashes with security forces in central Baghdad	0 [11127]
Iran-backed Amal Movement led by Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri attack residents of southern Beirut’s Jnah neighborhood	0 [11128]
Soccer ball rigged with explosives found attached to balloons near Gaza	2 09:23 JohnQC [11130]
#Thousands gather for #Baghdad rally to demand US #troops #leave	3 16:09 Besoeker [11125]
#Vandals set #fire to #mosque in east #Jerusalem	8 11:18 DooDahMan [11130]
Greek police find 1.25 tons of #cannabis shipped from #Beirut	4 11:51 Lex [11127]
4 #aid workers for #French charity disappear in #Baghdad	0 [11131]
34 US troops injured in recent Iranian strike: Pentagon	0 [11129]
Thousands protest in Baghdad, two Iraqi protesters killed, 25 wounded in clashes with police	0 [11127]
Page 2: WoT Background
#GNA's Sarraj with the support of Sadiq Kabir the Chairman of libyan Central Bank of #Tripoli sold 16 tons of gold at a low price to #Qatar and #Turkey	5 22:06 Lampedusa Glereque7622 [11126]
Libyan central bank chief says oil blockade must be lifted	0 [11132]
Erdogan gets the news about drone shootdown	1 19:38 swksvolFF [11129]
SENTINEL-2 pictures from today (24/1/2020) show what looks like a fifth B-52 in Diego Garcia	3 07:19 Procopius2K [11126]
Erdogan declares that warlord Khalifa Haftar has to be stopped to prevent bloodshed in #Libya	1 11:58 SteveS [11133]
#Iran uses #violence, politics to try to push #US out of Iraq	0 [11126]
Saudi Deputy Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman explains the importance of Saudi Arabia’s support for the Yemeni government	0 [11124]
Sudan and one rebel group sign a preliminary deal on political and security arrangements	0 [11129]
Iranian student whose deportation spurred Dem outcry has family ties to IRGC, Hezbollah: DHS official	1 04:16 g(r)omgoru [11131]
Top Iraqi Shi’ite Cleric Ali #Sistani Calls For Speedy Formation Of Government; Muqtada Al-Sadr Proposes #Iraq-U.S. Truce	0 [11128]
#Journalists In Lebanese ‘Al-Nahar’ Daily In Pointed Criticism Of Country’s Leaders: Your Corruption Has Turned #Lebanon Into Hell	0 [11128]
#London police to use face #scan tech, stoking #privacy #fears	3 22:11 Lampedusa Glereque7622 [11131]
Iraq after Sistani (not yet, but soon)	0 [11125]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Membership in government unions falls to a 20-year low	2 16:50 Frank G [11124]
Indian man dies after getting attacked by his rooster on their way to a cockfight	12 18:53 James [11136]
The Orange Man is the First US President to 'March for Life'	4 17:30 Alaska Paul [11129]
China Is Building a Hospital for Coronavirus Patients...And It Will Be Ready in 10 Days	31 23:49 Beau [11128]
The Natick "Parking Lot Pooper," Andrea Grocer Mugshot	6 17:46 Airandee [11124]
Explosions from fighting north to Donetsk are audible in the city.	0 [11130]
67 people died last year in protests in Venezuela’s ongoing power struggle, 59 of whom were killed by law enforcement and armed civilian groups supporting President Nicolas Maduro	0 [11124]
More firearms seized under Massachusetts' ‘red flag' law	2 10:05 JohnQC [11125]
First case of Corona Virus in Pakistan, 3 in France, 1 each in Australia and Vietnam	13 23:06 Ulomons Grundy7910 [11131]
Magnitude 6.8 earthquake shakes eastern Turkey	3 16:28 Frank G [11131]
US Petroleum Production now at 13M bpd	3 12:00 Lex [11126]
Page 4: Opinion
Massive Plank Appears In Adam Schiff's Eye As He Accuses Trump Of Being A Liar	1 10:51 JohnQC [11129]
The giant institution vs the virus	10 23:15 Ulomons Grundy7910 [11133]
Dems Can't Take the Chance of American Voters Deciding 2020 Election	5 12:15 SteveS [11128]
Libya’s Haftar moving towards a military victory as Europe pushes for peace	2 06:55 Procopius2K [11127]
Pigs FLY: NYT Publishes Piece P*ssing on PeachMint's Criminalization of Politics	11 13:47 g(r)omgoru [11127]
Page 6: Politix
Nadler Says Trump Is a 'Dictator' Because He Would Rather Go to Court Than Turn Over Documents	4 20:17 Clem [11130]
Question for travellers	0 [11123]
All is Proceeding According to Plan	1 14:21 charger [11133]
It looks like New York's getting the crime uptick politicians have been asking for	7 19:14 James [11130]
Lindsey Graham Says He Would Oppose Effort to Compel Hunter Biden Testimony	12 18:28 SteveS [11129]
Adam Schiff Closing Argument: Russia Carried out ‘Coup’ Against U.S. By Manipulating Trump	18 20:33 Anomalous Sources [11128]
"He is a dictator. This must not stand, and that is ... another reason he must be removed from office."	8 11:25 DooDahMan [11128]
Government in the Shadows	9 12:01 JohnQC [11127]

    
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Two weeks of WOT

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

Wed 2020-01-22
IRGC Commander & "Soleimani Ally" Shot Dead By Masked Assassins On Motorcycle

Tue 2020-01-21
Several civilians killed by female suicide bomber in western Chad

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

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