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Turkish tanks and troops have just arrived at the port of Tripoli. In violation of the arms embargo
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Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Turkish tanks and troops have just arrived at the port of Tripoli. In violation of the arms embargo	5 23:06 DarthVader [7]
US halts weapons deliveries to Iraq amid tensions with Baghdad	5 09:26 Skidmark [13]
Detained Regional Minister Escaped From Custody In Somali Capital	0 [8]
US Military Says One Al-Shabaab Member Killed In New Air Raid	0 [10]
Turkey deports four French nationals over terror links	0 [14]
Accused Istanbul gunman may face 40 life terms	0 [8]
Ahmad Haitham a Safrani from Jarjanaz, southern Idlib, was killed fighting in #Libya with the #GNA earlier this week	3 17:10 Lex [1]
#UN food agency says #aid looted in #Yemen’s Houthi-held area	0 [10]
Remains of 2 US troops recovered from Afghan site	4 10:17 Besoeker [4]
#IRGC Aerospace Force again lost another UAV. This time a Shahed-129 armed drone which crashed somewhere near #Ahvaz	0 [15]
Violence in Sudan’s West Darfur region has forced 57,000 people to flee their homes over the past month	0 [4]
Turkish tanks and troops have just arrived at the port of Tripoli. In violation of the arms embargo	0 [2]
#Nasiriyah`s revolutionaries are setting up tents again in Al-#Haboubi Square	0 [7]
#Babil citizens carry out mass rallies in support of the demonstrators all over #Iraq	0 [6]
#Government troops #fire live ammunition directly #against protesters in #Kut city, Wasit province	0 [4]
President of the Republic and the Iraqi parliament have been given a specific deadline to implement a number of demands	0 [7]
Syrian Army captures several sites in southern Aleppo amid push towards Khan Touman	0 [4]
Yemeni Army captures several areas in southwestern Yemen	0 [15]
Syrian Army is less than 13km away from 2 important cities in Idlib	0 [11]
Turkish military convoy heads to southern Idlib amid Syrian Army advance	0 [10]
Syrian Army on the verge of besieging Ma'arat Al-Nu'man	0 [5]
Police Investigating Murder of Pro-Migration Finnish Woman by Her Migrant Boyfriend	1 07:33 M. Murcek [7]
US Dropped 7,423 Munitions in Afghanistan in 2019	5 22:41 Elmavigum tse Tung6847 [10]
Speculation Continues About Ghazni Plane Crash	2 07:06 Skidmark [11]
Syrian army captures 15 villages from pro-Turkish rebels - report	0 [9]
Page 2: WoT Background
Most wanted female terrorist lives in freedom in Jordan despite extradition request for bombing that killed Americans	3 15:28 Frank G [16]
India's PM boasts he could make Pakistan 'bite the dust' in a week as tensions rise between the two nuclear-armed rivals in Kashmir	0 [8]
'A thousand noes': Palestinian leader rejects Trump peace plan amid protests	15 19:36 Procopius2k [12]
Creech aircraft static on runways. Why?	3 07:37 Skidmark [10]
Lavrov: A large number of #terrorist #militants in #Syria's Idlib are heading to #Libya in clear violation of #UN resolutions	5 15:11 magpie [8]
Dumbest #FakeNews ever created by state media of #Iran's Islamic Regime	2 17:14 JohnQC [5]
Lebanon faces further economic disaster and is unlikely to secure international help due to the new government’s links with Hezbollah	0 [5]
#ISIS vows to attack #Israel in new audio message	0 [4]
Egypt calls for 'careful' examination of Trump plan	0 [8]
Iranian media: CIA agent behind Soleimani killing shot down in Afghanistan	6 15:42 swksvolFF [7]
Roundup: The 'Deal of the Century', including its key points	8 10:51 Besoeker [11]
ANSF Ready to “Crush” Taliban in North: Mohib	0 [12]
8 sentenced to life imprisonment; 7 acquitted of joining ISIS affiliate group, including footballer	1 10:37 M. Murcek [18]
Turkey will respond if Syrian army endangers Idlib observation posts	3 16:53 Frank G [3]
Abbas said to refuse to take phone call yesterday from Trump	3 08:08 AlanC [10]
Egypt sentences 3 to death over 2018 attack on Alexandria's security director	0 [12]
Egypt parliament to discuss new amendments to 'terrorist entities law'	0 [4]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Putin pardons Naama Issachar	0 [6]
Trump signs US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement	0 [7]
Just one dose of magic mushrooms can ease anxiety and depression for five YEARS in cancer patients, study suggests	16 22:55 Elmavigum tse Tung6847 [7]
Harvard's chemistry chair charged with lying about China contract	4 17:13 Lex [8]
Dispatch from the Kulturkampf: Yale to Stop Teaching Core Art History Survey: Too White, Too Male	9 20:47 Elmavigum tse Tung6847 [6]
Footage of Italian Corona Virus Flight	7 12:49 Abu Uluque [8]
Oz folk evacuating must be interned at Christmas Island!	1 07:33 Skidmark [8]
China: Return from Wuhan get locked up!	2 11:44 g(r)omgoru PB [6]
US may suspend all China US flights over virus	3 08:19 Skidmark [5]
Great destructive SpaceX testing: Close up replay of Bulk Head 2.0 rupturing at 8.5 bar!	1 08:15 M. Murcek [4]
Rammstein	4 09:29 M. Murcek [4]
#HongKong to cut #rail links as #virus from #China spreads	0 [4]
WHO admits error. Upgrades Warning on Wuhan CoronaVirus	12 19:51 Procopius2k [7]
Cheniere Marks 1000th LNG Cargo Shipped from U.S. Gulf Coast	5 11:42 g(r)omgoru PB [4]
From Twitter: Hot For Bernie	7 17:28 Lex [4]
Germany reports 3 new cases of coronavirus	0 [6]
China has had a year since the coronavirus was first discovered?	9 20:07 Procopius2k [6]
Tsunami warning issued for parts of #Jamaica, Cayman Islands & #Cuba after quake	4 20:23 Bob Protector of the Geats7660 [6]
Lockheed Martin gets $2B boost from F-35 fighter jet	5 15:59 M. Murcek [7]
Indonesia reveals all female flogging team for woman prisoners	11 18:34 Anomalous Sources [6]
Israel Folau to resume career, signs with Catalans Dragons	7 17:30 Lex [5]
Page 4: Opinion
Florida Pastor says coronavirus is a 'plague sent by God to purge a lot of sin off this planet' and blames parents 'transgendering children' for the outbreak	9 18:30 3dc [14]
Establishment Media Zone in on Biden Family's Culture of Corruption	5 17:41 Lex [15]
Pres. Trump Impeachment gives Romney a chance to assert Senate clout	22 13:43 magpie [5]
Opinion: Palestinians should grasp this opportunity before the goal posts of history move once again, and not necessarily in their favor	4 18:20 ruprecht [7]
Bill Quick: (Sigh) Duh. Responding To ‘Victory Girls’ Blogpost In Which She Just Figured Out That The Left Hates Her	9 11:33 g(r)omgoru PB [10]
Page 6: Politix
Biden Suggests Making Michelle Obama Running Mate, Appointing Barack to Supreme Court	15 20:09 Elmavigum tse Tung6847 [10]
Kremlin confirms new title of SUPREME RULER for Vladimir Putin is being considered	10 22:47 SteveS [7]
Biden moment: Democrat presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg shakes a dog by the MOUTH in bizarre clip from campaign event in Vermont	7 15:42 charger [4]
Joe Biden helping out his kids again with taxpayer grant money	0 [10]
Lobbyist bought tropical land from Biden's brother	2 11:07 JohnQC [7]
Poll: Elizabeth Warren Sinks to Fourth Place Behind Amy Klobuchar in Iowa	13 17:45 Lex [4]
Senators Johnson & Grassley letter to AG Barr in ref to FISA investigation	2 10:48 Besoeker [8]
San Francisco official in charge of cleaning up city's filthy streets arrested	12 13:49 3dc [5]

    
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                        22:55 Elmavigum tse Tung6847

                        22:47 SteveS

                        22:41 Elmavigum tse Tung6847

                        22:40 Elmavigum tse Tung6847

                        22:18 Lex

                        20:54 charger

                        20:47 Elmavigum tse Tung6847

                        20:23 Bob Protector of the Geats7660

                        20:21 Glenmore 

                        20:09 Elmavigum tse Tung6847

                        20:07 Procopius2k

                        19:51 Procopius2k

                        19:36 Procopius2k

                        19:20 Frank G

                        19:08 charger

                        18:58 European Conservative

                        18:34 Anomalous Sources

                        18:30 3dc

                        18:27 3dc

                        18:21 ruprecht

                        18:20 ruprecht

                        18:19 ruprecht

                        18:09 European Conservative

Who's in the News
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9	Sublime Porte
5	Govt of Iraq
4	Palestinian Authority
4	Commies
2	Taliban
2	al-Nusra
2	Govt of Iran
2	Houthis
2	Islamic State
2	Muslim Brotherhood
1	Govt of Pakistan
1	Govt of Iran Proxies
1	Moslem Colonists
1	al-Shabaab (AQ)
1	Govt of Sudan
1	Govt of Syria
1	Hezbollah

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Mon 2020-01-27
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Sun 2020-01-26
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Fri 2020-01-24
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Thu 2020-01-23
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Wed 2020-01-22
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Tue 2020-01-21
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Mon 2020-01-20
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Sun 2020-01-19
Protesters burn the Hezbollah headquarters in Iraq

Sat 2020-01-18
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