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Trump acquitted by Senate on articles of impeachment for abuse of power
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
IDF says navy thwarted weapons smuggling attempt to Hamas commandos from Sinai	0 [11124]
IDF strikes Hamas in Gaza in response to 3 rockets fired into Israel	0 [11128]
Kurdish forces capture 'major' ISIS militant in Diyala	0 [11131]
Targeted Killings Increase in Kandahar: Residents	0 [11134]
Trainee soldier attacks officers in French barracks 'in the name of IS'	1 07:51 Mercutio [11132]
Syrian government forces are about to take control of the strategic city of Saraqib	0 [11131]
#Syria: #SyAF (chopper L-39) & #RuAF (Su-34) involved in bombardment on Greater #Idlib.	7 21:12 trailing wife [11130]
#Syria: in the early morning Rebels carried out coordinated attacks launching weaponized drones to strike #Russia\|n Airbase & gas facilities in #Homs	1 05:39 Frank G [11127]
#UN experts: #IslamicState steps up #attacks in #Syria and Iraq	0 [11129]
Security cooperation between Saudi Arabia and Greece: 1.25 tons hash seized, Greece to share Patriot missiles	1 07:43 Raj [11129]
#Basrah people continue their protests to refuse the #Iran-loyal political system	0 [11131]
#Iraqi demonstrator killed by the live bullets which the Blue Hats gangs are firing	0 [11130]
A #Russian-backed #Syrian government offensive against the country’s last rebel enclave has displaced more than half a million people	0 [11128]
Two people working for a charity have been sentenced to jail on charges of spying for the #US Central Intelligence Agency	1 14:04 rjschwarz [11129]
Stun grenade was thrown inside Dr. Ala' Al-Rikabi's medical tent at Al Habobi Square in #Nasiriyah	0 [11128]
Anti-government demonstrators faced off against followers of influential cleric Moqtada Sadr in protest squares across Iraq	0 [11134]
Iraqi protesters at Tahrir Square chanting that they will be always free	0 [11133]
Angry Taliban fighters killed donkeys carrying food to government-held territory	4 15:34 g(r)omgoru [11132]
#Kurdish-led #Syrian Democratic Forces (#SDF) has captured eight militants of the Islamic State (#ISIS) during a large-scale operation in Deir ez-Zor	0 [11127]
#LNA Airstrikes targeting an armed convoy of the "Al-Samoud" militias led by the UN Security Council wanted criminal Salah Badi, south of Zamzam-AbuGrian.	0 [11125]
#Libyan (GNA) army steps up military build-up in Abu Grien	0 [11129]
Page 2: WoT Background
Canadian insurance company wins appeal against wife of Palestinian terrorist	2 11:38 SteveS [11127]
EU says West Bank annexation cannot go unchallenged	8 11:31 Beau [11124]
Shiite cleric seeks France asylum after death threats over Auschwitz visit	3 08:11 Mercutio [11128]
Brother of Manchester Arena suicide bomber Salman Abedi goes on trial in London	0 [11128]
Sri Lanka scraps Tamil national anthem at Independence Day	0 [11130]
Pak senate demands India un-annex J&K	3 16:43 magpie [11130]
FO summons senior Indian diplomat to register #Pakistan’s protest over ceasefire violations	0 [11127]
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif called Abbas and told him Iran rejects the US plan to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict	1 01:00 newc [11126]
#Bloodied but #determined, #Lebanese #protesters take stock	0 [11129]
It's not a #restructuring, it's a #default	0 [11129]
#Turkey urged #Russia on Tuesday to rein in #Syrian government forces in the northwestern province of #Idlib	2 10:19 magpie [11127]
2019 Was Deadly Year for Civilians: AIHRC	1 06:45 lord garth [11132]
#Idlib: 'Europe to face new refugee exodus if Turkey ignored'	0 [11131]
US, Israel, UAE officials secretly met on Iran	2 19:41 SteveS [11133]
Guterres: What's happening in #Libya is "a scandal"	4 20:29 Thorong Grundy1520 [11130]
#Libya's economy vulnerable to future shocks, #African Development Bank say	0 [11130]
Twitter admits state-backed hackers in Malaysia, Iran and Israel may have stolen up to 17million phone numbers linked to Android user accounts	4 03:31 Procopius2k [11127]
Page 3: Non-WoT
US now arms submarines with ‘low-yield' W76-2 nukes, less powerful than Hiroshima bomb	7 14:10 Skidmark [11132]
Private payrolls soar in January, the best monthly gain in nearly 5 years	4 16:42 Chris [11133]
NYPD Takes Weapon of Mass Distraction Off the Streets	6 21:39 swksvolFF [11138]
The US Army's New SMG: APC9	2 14:53 magpie [11125]
President Trump Honors Tuskegee Airman BG Charles McGee During State Of The Union	10 23:05 Chunky Henbane3303 [11125]
'Espionage trial begins for Klingon Wikileaker Josh Schulte	2 15:36 Besoeker [11131]
Baboon carrying and grooming a lion cub in South Africa’s Kruger National Park	4 15:26 York Harding [11125]
Daniel arap Moi dies at age 95	0 [11128]
The Army is testing a next-generation poncho liner that can hide a soldier's heat signature from the enemy	8 20:30 DarthVader [11136]
Coronavirus has infected more than 20,600 #globally	5 16:48 g(r)omgoru [11127]
Wuhan medic says 'there are many more coronavirus deaths and infections than reported' because those who die while waiting to be tested are not considered victims of the virus	5 12:16 AlanC [11128]
Southern Railway's #4501 (very lengthy train video)	1 10:52 Unosh Hupinelet8756 [11126]
Florida man allegedly hanged veteran’s support dog - because it was barking	5 22:17 charger [11130]
John Wick's gun safe...	3 12:22 Skidmark [11129]
Panda carry-out	5 10:24 swksvolFF [11129]
Page 4: Opinion
Years of Warnings, Then Death and Disaster - How the Navy Failed it's Sailors	5 14:01 Skidmark [11130]
I'm Neandertal, I'm Proud, I'm A Victim And I Want Reparations	6 22:37 Abu Uluque [11131]
Watch Out, America: John Oliver Is Officially a U.S. Citizen Now	7 18:35 swksvolFF [11137]
'My African name stopped me getting job opportunities'	17 20:34 Frank G [11135]
Democracy Works‐Dems Vote for 'None of the Above' in Iowa	7 21:01 trailing wife [11135]
What Rush Means To Us, And To Me	2 22:32 JohnQC [11130]
After Impeachment: Our New Narrative	0 [11128]
Senators Warn Georgia: U.S. Will Not Tolerate Backslide Into Authoritarianism	5 10:17 DarthVader [11135]
Dems Leave Chair Empty At State Of The Union To Honor Fallen Hero Soleimani	4 11:47 swksvolFF [11130]
'Federal Black Robed Tyrant Reverses Conviction of Border Volunteers, Challenging Govt's 'Gruesome Logic'	4 12:59 Frank G [11130]
The FBI Responds to FISA Abuse Recommendations and It's Exactly What You'd Expect	9 21:24 Woodrow [11128]
Page 6: Politix
Trump acquitted by Senate on articles of impeachment for abuse of power	20 23:27 Varmint Splat1454 [11131]
BREAKING: Mitt Romney to Vote to Convict President Trump for Abuse of Power	25 23:51 Lex [11136]
Project Veritas: #Expose2020 PART 5: Warren Staffer 'No One Gives a F**k About a Pronoun!'	3 10:53 g(r)omgoru [11130]
President Donald Trump claims that he has kept his ‘promises’ to the American people, as he delivers a State of the Union	9 14:19 rjschwarz [11128]
Nancy Pelosi just stood up behind Trump and tore his State of the Union address to shreds	61 23:47 Lex [11129]
Out on the floor in Des Moines...	0 [11129]
From Twitter: The Democratic Party AKA Simple Human Incompetence Team	12 11:57 swksvolFF [11127]

    
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3	Govt of Iran Proxies
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Two weeks of WOT

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

Tue 2020-01-28
Iran foreign minister calls Trump peace plan for Middle East 'delusional'

Mon 2020-01-27
USAF E-11A down in Taliban area.

Sun 2020-01-26
JeM’s Kashmir chief among 3 killed in Pulwama encounter: Army

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

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