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24 Killed In Brutal Terror Attack On Burkina Faso Church; Local Pastor Targeted
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Body of Palestinian suspected of shooting attack near Dolev found	1 19:16 Dron66046 [11133]
24 Killed In Brutal Terror Attack On Burkina Faso Church; Local Pastor Targeted	0 [11131]
Girl finds explosive device in yard of Gaza-border home	0 [11127]
Palestinian smugglers thwarted in Tarqumiyah border crossing	0 [11127]
Palestinian with knife arrested after attempted attack	0 [11133]
5 Taliban militants killed, 25 IEDs defused in Kandahar	0 [11126]
Armed gangs have killed 30 people in raids on two villages in an area of northwest Nigeria	0 [11126]
Iraqis rally to support protest leader for prime minister	0 [11125]
Abdiwali Ali Hassan, a TV and radio journalist, has been shot and killed by unidentified gunmen in Somalia’s Afgooye	0 [11124]
Car bomb explodes in the Syrian town of Tel Abyad, near the Turkish border	0 [11123]
New wave of #terrorist sent by the #Erdogan terrorist regime from #Syria to #libya to fight for the #GNA	0 [11125]
Smoke columns rising near the headquarters of the Popular Mobilisation Forces east of Baghdad	0 [11128]
Battle of Aleppo city officially over	4 16:02 Dron66046 [11129]
Russian military has began a mass deployment along the Aleppo-Damascus Highway on Sunday	4 09:31 Mercutio [11128]
HTS used the captured T-90 tank in their failed attack on Kafr #Aleppo today	0 [11127]
Syrian Arab Army captured Anadan, Jamayat al-Nur, Yaqiz al-Adas and Kafr Bissin from jihadist forces	0 [11132]
French Govt Closed Two Radical Mosques, Put 63 More Under Surveillance	0 [11128]
Eight Mexican Border State Cops Face Arrest for Allegedly Shooting Innocent Motorist	0 [11133]
IDF stops Hamas 'honeypots' from trapping soldiers	3 17:37 swksvolFF [11127]
Page 2: WoT Background
Pro-Mullah Dem Senators Secretly Meet w Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif, Seek to Thwart US Foreign Policy	6 18:34 Procopius2k [11133]
Yemen's warring sides agree to 'large-scale' prisoner exchange	1 03:16 Besoeker [11128]
German far-right terror suspects planned Christchurch-style mosque attacks	8 22:11 Lex [11130]
Half a million Kurds and Iraqis migrated abroad over past 5 years	1 04:25 g(r)omgoru [11132]
Around 40 Per Cent of Criminals in Paris Area Are Foreigners	8 15:02 Procopius2k [11128]
Egypt builds a wall on border with Gaza	2 17:59 swksvolFF [11127]
Saudi Arabia’s Vice Minister of Defense Khalid bin Salman says Leb. PM Rafik Hariri assassinated by Iranian militias	1 06:41 lord garth [11123]
Violations of an arms embargo in Libya have become a joke and it is imperative that those who breach it are held to account, a senior UN official says	6 16:32 magpie [11126]
Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu tells his Russian counterpart that attacks in Syria’s northwestern Idlib region must stop immediately	2 09:24 Mercutio [11129]
Iran will never hold talks with the United States under pressure, says President Hassan Rouhani	2 16:16 Cesare [11126]
The risk of a military confrontation is higher in the Strait of Hormuz than anywhere else in the Gulf region, Oman's foreign minister says	0 [11124]
Hezbollah’s Hassan Nasrallah calls for Lebanese citizens to boycott US products	2 11:28 Chris [11127]
Crisis-hit Lebanon’s national carrier Middle East Airlines (MEA) is scrapping plans to only accept payments in US dollars	0 [11129]
Akram al-Kaabi carving out a central leadership position among Iran-backed PMF commanders	1 13:51 g(r)omgoru [11125]
Iranian authorities are threatening to destroy the historic tomb of Esther and Mordechai in Hamedan and convert the site to a consular office for Palestine	2 16:59 Dron66046 [11128]
Trump calls for Russia to stop backing Syrian "atrocities"	2 11:10 SteveS [11132]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Chinese city uses remote-controlled mini-tanks to spray disinfectant in residential areas hit by coronavirus	1 16:22 swksvolFF [11130]
Microsoft is forced to pull a disastrous Windows 10 update that caused computers to crash and keep freezing	6 21:52 Sholuling Sneatch7607 [11144]
Dershowitz: I have a 302 Form showing President Zero "personally asked FBI to investigate somebody on behalf of SOROS - details to come soon..."	7 14:25 Skidmark [11126]
World Health Organization holds secretive talks with tech giants Google, Facebook and Amazon to tackle the spread of misinformation on coronavirus	4 16:24 swksvolFF [11126]
Heathrow airport Holiday Inn is CLOSED and turned into a coronavirus quarantine center	0 [11125]
Planes carrying 340 US cruise passengers back from Japan land in California and Texas with 14 evacuees placed in ISOLATION chambers when officials realized they had tested positive for coronavirus	0 [11125]
US military's 'Jetson' laser can ID your unique heartbeat hundreds of feet away	0 [11126]
Tricare to Add 'Female Viagra' to Covered Drugs List	0 [11127]
Book Review: Madame Fourcade's Secret War - The Daring Young Woman Who Led the Largest French Spy Network Against Hitler	3 14:34 trailing wife [11129]
The Westland Lysander with Shuttleworth Pilot Frank Chapman (video)	7 19:00 Alaska Paul [11129]
After delays, Trump on track to build more than 450 miles of border wall	0 [11130]
Pres. Trump Puts on Spectacular Show of 'American Glory' at NASCAR with Air Force One and 'The Beast'	15 17:16 swksvolFF [11125]
Coronavirus: Armed robbers steal hundreds of toilet rolls in Hong Kong	2 15:13 Skidmark [11129]
Fight the SS -- Plaintiffs in Discrimination Case vs Tranny/Hoaxer Sprinters: "'Our dream is not to come in 2nd or 3rd place, but to win FAIR and SQUARE. All we're asking for is a fair chance'	7 13:37 g(r)omgoru [11129]
Chinese article on possible origins of the virus.	1 04:04 Besoeker [11128]
South Sudan rebels reject a peace offer by President Salva Kiir to return to a system of 10 states	0 [11128]
Death toll from China’s new #coronavirus epidemic jumps past 1,700 after 100 more people died in hard-hit Hubei province	2 15:05 Skidmark [11127]
The Mysterious Origin of the Wuhan Coronavirus	3 11:52 Classical_Liberal [11124]
Orangutan granted ‘personhood’ turns 34, makes new friend	4 13:20 Mullah Richard [11129]
Staten Island man charged with raping 11-year-old girl	2 11:22 Skidmark [11130]
Confirmed - Coronavirus came from Wuhan lab.	6 15:03 Skidmark [11130]
Background on the Wuhan lab: Coronavirus Exposed, Part 1: Communist Coverup, or Pandemic Bioweapon of Mass Destruction?	6 11:31 3dc [11132]
Page 4: Opinion
Lena Dunham, Fashion Model	20 21:43 USN, Ret. [11129]
Could Former Naval Intelligence Officer Pete Buttigieg Be a CIA Asset?	6 16:51 swksvolFF [11131]
National Review: There's Zero Chance Bloomberg Would Pick the Hildebeest	10 16:23 Cesare [11133]
Hungary's Viktor Orbán: "It's forbidden to say so in Europe, but migration is an organized invasion"	7 22:01 Fat Bob Javish1936 [11134]
Conference of Presidents baffled by US refusal to release Jonathan Pollard	5 13:47 g(r)omgoru [11127]
High School Runner Not Feeling Great About Her Chances Against The Girl With The Beard	1 06:47 Procopius2k [11124]
There Is Two-Tiered Justice in the Military, Too	4 11:02 Lex [11125]
Don't forget the Uighur amid the coronavirus crisis	7 16:52 swksvolFF [11129]
Burn Down the DOJ and Start Over	8 18:38 charger [11129]
Andrew Doyle Live: Why I Created Titania McGrath (SJW parody Twitter account)	1 10:43 Thing From Snowy Mountain [11125]
Democrats addicted to losing	5 11:49 Abu Uluque [11129]
Dallas News Explains Why it Will Not Recommend A POTUS Candidate	9 11:52 SteveS [11129]
Conspiracy Theory: Frank Plummer – Canadian Scientist Key To Coronavirus Investigation Assassinated In Africa?	3 10:53 Lex [11124]
Page 6: Politix
Virginia lawmakers have rejected assault weapon ban despite Northam's push	6 14:13 DarthVader [11127]
Bloomberg unveils plans for Americans' Social Security, retirement savings	7 22:50 crazyhorse [11129]
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D., Ohio): Congress Isn't Doing Its Job of Redistributing Income	2 13:55 g(r)omgoru [11127]
Minnesota Considers Bill Against Hair Discrimination	8 13:51 magpie [11125]
Elizabeth Warren Vows to Keep Fighting After Poor Showing in New Hampshire	4 08:42 Beau [11131]
Pelosi: I Ripped Up Trump’s State of the Union to ‘Get Attention’	23 16:39 SteveS [11128]
Biden: African American Votes Were ‘Basically Taken for Granted’ by Democrats in 2016	1 06:58 Procopius2k [11125]
NYC subway thief thanks Democrats after his 139th arrest, release	8 11:52 M. Murcek [11125]
5 Year Sentence Recommended For Former Baltimore Mayor	4 12:32 Rambler in Virginia [11130]

    
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2	Hezbollah
2	al-Nusra
1	Govt of Iraq
1	Houthis
1	Fulani Herdsmen (Boko Haram)
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Mon 2020-02-17
24 Killed In Brutal Terror Attack On Burkina Faso Church; Local Pastor Targeted

Sun 2020-02-16
Switzerland Thwarts Major Islamic State Terror Attack

Sat 2020-02-15
Six Cartel Kidnappers Busted with Mexican Border City Victim in Trunk

Fri 2020-02-14
US navy ship seizes 150 Iranian-manufactured anti-tank guided missiles after boarding a vessel in the Arabian Sea

Thu 2020-02-13
Hafiz Saeed sentenced to five-and-a-half years in prison for terror financing

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
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Mon 2020-02-03
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