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Syria war: Israeli jets target Iranian positions around Damascus
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Syria war: Israeli jets target Iranian positions around Damascus	3 17:32 Beldar Spawn of the Munchkins7370 [20]
The Latest: 12 killed in Taliban attack in east Afghanistan	0 [10]
Taliban says it pulls out of peace talks after refusing to release U.S. professor	1 02:50 newc [15]
Interior ministry: Two Islamic State terrorists apprehended in Mosul	0 [8]
Iraqi troops destroy three Islamic State tunnels in Salahuddin	0 [13]
Two Iraqi policemen killed in armed attack by Islamic State on Diyala security checkpoint	0 [2]
Triple Attack on ISIS Last Pocket East of Euphrates	0 [11]
Three killed in bombing in Afrin	0 [10]
Turkish jets bomb within kilometres of Sidakan town	0 [5]
IDF: We have started targeting....	4 19:02 lord garth [13]
Afghan and Coalition Forces kill 15 militants in during separate operations	0 [4]
Vehicles convoy of Logar targeted in a suicide attack	0 [5]
Egypt says security forces killed 14 militants in Sinai	0 [6]
Algerian ex-prime minister Benflis to run for presidency	0 [12]
Kenyan police say attack on Chinese facilities is repelled	0 [5]
Sudan unrest enters second month with protests in Omdurman	0 [3]
Two killed as Saudi-led coalition intensifies air raids against Yemen’s Sana’a Province	0 [3]
Jailbreak plot for Holey attack militants unearthed	2 11:38 SteveS [6]
Nearly 80 Militants Killed In Lower Jubba Region	0 [6]
Libya: Violent clashes spill from Tripoli into Tarhouna	0 [10]
Armed groups in Sabha, Murziq reject joining Haftar's forces	0 [3]
Update: Londonderry bomb: Four arrests over 'reckless' attack	2 19:49 trailing wife [7]
Peacekeepers killed in attack on UN northern Mali base	0 [10]
Page 2: WoT Background
Venezuela puts down mutiny by national guard unit	1 12:52 Glolush Whusotch4899 [4]
Life sentence sought for Turkish employee of US Consulate charged with espionage	0 [3]
Khartoum lets Netanyahu’s plane fly over South Sudan, in first for Israel	0 [2]
Man detained by Turkey for ‘liking’ anti-Erdogan Facebook post	0 [6]
Indonesia caves on freeing Islamist cleric who won’t denounce extremism	0 [9]
Iran denies allegations of spying on German army	0 [10]
Third Qatari cash installment to Hamas to go through this week after delay, diplomat says	0 [8]
Amid claims of failing health, Hezbollah’s Nasrallah to give TV interview later this week	3 17:33 Flalet Glavilet1331 [7]
Coalition: Houthis attempting to expand use of drones in Yemen	0 [4]
Erdogan to Trump: Turkey ready to take over Syria’s Manbij	0 [7]
Afghanistan's President Ghani formally registers for re-election	0 [2]
Who is militant Ripon?	0 [8]
Israel plans to close UNRWA schools in occupied East Jerusalem	0 [5]
Children's lives 'in danger' amid Gaza fuel shortage	7 15:57 DarthVader [5]
US Oil Boom Is Defying Expectations, Experts Say	4 09:48 Bright Pebbles [3]
UK: Feminist Gets Attacked By Migrant, Blames White Men	10 21:49 SteveS [4]
Page 3: Non-WoT
North Platte (Neb.) Still Welcomes Troops	4 18:30 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [3]
The De Lisle Carbine: Forgotten Reaper	3 16:46 Mullah Richard [7]
Indian man killed by lion after scaling zoo wall	4 14:25 g(r)omgoru [12]
Gary Sinise raised $1.3 million for veterans and first responders with an old Jeep	0 [6]
Twitter CEO consulted figure who frets about ‘Jewish supremacy’	4 09:49 Bright Pebbles [11]
Rabat Asks UN to Put End to Polisario ‘Provocations’	0 [12]
Montreal’s Fête Des Neiges (Winter Snow Festival) Cancelled Due To Extreme Cold!	5 19:15 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [1]
Hundreds of Zimbabweans are beaten and killed in protest crackdown by Mugabe's successors	0 []
Watch Company Launches Response To Gillette ‘Toxic Masculinity' Ad; It Goes Viral	7 13:17 746 [6]
Stay away from our coast, Russia warns US warship in Black Sea	4 16:46 Alaska Paul [6]
Venezuela: Jose Guerra predicts January inflation will close 100%	0 [5]
DR Congo crisis deepens; African leaders congratulate Tshisekedi	1 13:12 Glolush Whusotch4899 [4]
Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa ends foreign tour early amid domestic turmoil	0 [7]
Thousands protest in Athens against Macedonia name change	0 [4]
Fire Damages Fox, C-Span, MSNBC Studios	2 06:57 Procopius2k [5]
Page 4: Opinion
Tata & Prince: Precedent for Syria, Afghanistan pullout lies with WWII-era Flying Tigers	8 13:08 Glolush Whusotch4899 [8]
Russian senator says U.S. warship in Black Sea should keep its distance	7 19:56 Frank G [9]
How things will go down if Ginsburg leaves the SCOTUS	11 23:45 CrazyFool [8]
The Tables Turn on Pelosi and the Media	8 20:27 Frank G [5]
Everyone Who Takes on Trump Ends Up Crushed	6 13:20 rjschwarz [9]
GOP Rep. Zeldin: Cut Off Congress' Pay and You Could Have a Budget Deal Within 45 Minutes	4 16:12 CrazyFool [5]
Radical evil, and the online lynching of a kid from Kentucky	12 21:30 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [6]
Militancy cannot win	0 [6]
Dem Homeland chair admits Dems are considering funding DRT's WALL!! (video)	2 21:31 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [13]
Page 6: Politix
Democratic Sen. Kamala Harris Says She is Running for President in 2020	8 22:36 JohnQC [2]
Hillary's Dark Money Group Relies Heavily on Six Donors and Campaign Money	3 14:39 g(r)omgoru [10]
The Covington story is going down the memory hole, references to it are vanishing.	26 21:07 Anomalous Sources [10]
National strike fastest way to end US govt. shutdown: Analyst	10 16:41 Alaska Paul [10]

    
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                        21:07 Anomalous Sources

                        20:35 Silentbrick

                        20:27 Frank G

                        20:12 JHH

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                        20:04 Procopius2k

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                        19:46 Woodrow

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Who's in the News
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6	Islamic State
5	Sublime Porte
5	Commies
4	Taliban
3	Govt of Iran
3	Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (IS)
2	Arab Spring
2	Hamas
2	Houthis
1	Tin Hat Dictators, Presidents for Life,
1	al-Qaeda in North Africa
1	al-Shabaab (AQ)
1	Govt of Syria
1	Hezbollah
1	Moslem Colonists
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Two weeks of WOT

Mon 2019-01-21
Syria war: Israeli jets target Iranian positions around Damascus

Sun 2019-01-20
Syrian air defence repels Israeli attack in south: State media

Sat 2019-01-19
Libyan forces say Al-Qaeda commander killed in southern op

Fri 2019-01-18
Militants stalked Xulhaz through LGBTQ platforms

Thu 2019-01-17
Pakistan Releases Senior Taliban Jihadi Days After Arrest

Wed 2019-01-16
Iran launches satellite into space

Tue 2019-01-15
Explosions, gunfire erupt at Kenyan hotel in possible terror attack

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

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