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Drone strike kills 2 al-Qaeda suspects in Yemen
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Five women killed in shooting outside Russian church. "Allahu Akbar"	1 18:58 lord garth [11133]
Rantburg Exclusive: 2/17/2018 SDF Battle Field Combat Report Afrin, Syria	3 10:13 3dc [11128]
Iraq foils smuggling of USD13 mn antiquities smuggling to Turkey	0 [11125]
Baghdad Bombs and Bullets Bulletin: 3 bombs, 8 casualties	0 [11126]
Abu Sayyaf kills soldier, injures two others, in Sulu clash	0 [11129]
Roadside bomb seriously injures two defense volunteers	0 [11128]
Europe ~~migrant~~ colonist briefs	0 [11130]
Good morning	6 17:17 JohnQC [11127]
Berlin: Afghan Drowns While Trying To Drown Ex-Girlfriend	11 14:05 Gluth Poodle5185 [11128]
Drone strike kills 2 al-Qaeda suspects in Yemen	0 [11129]
Jordan foils militant pipeline smuggling plot: army	0 [11129]
Saudi forces counter Houthi infiltration attempt from Yemen border region	0 [11126]
Kenyan Police Kill Shaboob, Arrest Two In Isiolo	0 [11128]
Germany Arrests Suspected Shaboob	0 [11127]
Kenya Police Seize Vehicle Carrying Weapons From Somalia	0 [11130]
Kenya: Sheikh Linked With Being Member Of Al-Shabab Charged	0 [11125]
ISIS annihilates Syrian rebels amid extermination battle in south Damascus	0 [11128]
Syrian Army foils terrorist infiltration from Lebanon	0 [11126]
Day 9: Egypt's military says kills seven 'takfiris', arrests 408 suspects in north and central Sinai	3 19:42 swksvolFF [11134]
Army wages offensives on Saudi enemy's sites, gatherings on Friday	1 08:40 Rob Crawford [11129]
Nigeria: 18 Killed in Borno Suicide Bomb Attacks	0 [11126]
Drone strikes target Taliban’s largest heroin lab in Farah province	0 [11127]
212 ICE Immigration Arrests in L.A.: 195 Repeat Offenders, More Than Half Serious or Violent Criminals	2 10:17 Frank G [11126]
Israeli Air Force Strikes Six Gaza Targets Following Border Attack	1 10:20 Frank G [11129]
Jordan foils militant pipeline smuggling plot: Army	0 [11128]
Page 2: WoT Background
Relics of over 100 victims, executed by Islamic State, found in mass grave in Mosul	0 [11129]
Jared Kushner Reported to be a Prolific Reader of Intelligence Traffic	4 09:46 ed in texas [11131]
Survey about JuD activities to be conducted	0 [11127]
SC regrets govt’s talks with Tehreek-i-Labbaik to end sit-in	0 [11124]
FIR to be registered against Axact chief, judge over bribery	0 [11129]
US-led forces ‘killed, hurt 300 Russians’ in Syria	1 20:19 3dc [11131]
All perpetrators of Lal Shahbaz shrine bombing taken to task: Murad	0 [11131]
Two Egyptians on trial for planning to target Saudi and Arab leaders	0 [11129]
Lower Shabelle Residents Complain About Army Operation	0 [11129]
Turkey is fighting terrorism, not waging war in Syria: Turkish PM	2 11:02 lord garth [11131]
Taliban cannot win in the battlefield, says Hekmatyar	0 [11125]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Adam Rippon will work for NBC as a correspondent for remainder of 2018 Winter Olympics	9 20:42 DarthVader [11131]
Russia Launches ‘Information' War, U.S. Responds with Lawsuit and Self-Destruction	6 15:25 Abu Uluque [11128]
VA Director Shulkin to Repay Gov't for Improper Travel Expenses	1 08:10 Besoeker [11128]
Iran civilian plane crashes in Zagros mountains	3 20:15 Alaska Paul [11129]
Steelworkers union praises White House's steel import study	4 15:20 Procopius2k [11130]
Saudis divided on national card-playing competition	3 10:51 Procopius2k [11126]
SC regrets extending ‘fair chance’ to fugitive Rao Anwar	0 [11127]
Police foil 13-year-old girl's marriage to 55-year-old man staged by her father	1 09:52 Frank G [11130]
Police 'encounters' indicate failure of criminal justice system: A.D. Khowaja	0 [11127]
Rape-accused Tariq Ramadan’s lawyers request release, claim health reasons	0 [11127]
Body of Filipina maid found in freezer flown home from Kuwait	0 [11126]
Venezuelan firm offers eggs as 'motivational' bonus	0 [11125]
Kasur rapist-murderer sentenced to death in Pakistan	0 [11133]
Zimbabwe: Varsity Chancellor Nabbed Over Fake Grace Mugabe PhD	2 14:18 g(r)omgoru [11123]
Suspect linked to third murder after severed head found	4 18:42 DooDahMan [11133]
London’s ‘Modest’ Fashion Show Celebrates Sharia-Compliant Clothing Weeks After Women Burn Hijabs in Iran	3 13:24 Raj [11131]
Ukrainian armed group detained in Carpathians	0 [11126]
5 Ukrainians dies in fighting in Donbas area in Ukraine	0 [11125]
Hero Citizen Stops Mass Shooting in a Church, Cops Show Up and Shoot HIM‐Media Silent	2 17:07 JohnQC [11128]
You Need To Hear These FAA Tapes From That Oregon UFO Incident That Sent F-15s Scrambling	10 19:12 Bright Pebbles [11126]
Entire German U-boat fleet out of action	16 21:21 Procopius2k [11127]
Analysis: What happened to Russia’s new armoured vehicles?	6 19:08 magpie [11132]
A drone may be the cause of a recent helicopter crash in South Carolina	1 10:47 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [11129]
Page 4: Opinion
Clapper predicts 'other shoes to drop' in Mueller probe	5 21:28 newc [11131]
Pentagon's New Deploy-or-Out Policy Could Separate Up to 286K	6 21:23 newc [11130]
The Atlantic - Mueller's Message to America	9 23:45 JohnQC [11133]
The Mueller Dogs Bark, but the Caravan Moves On	0 [11126]
White House spokesman Hogan Gidley says Democrats, media creating more 'chaos' than Russians	4 12:23 Thor Clinese2633 [11125]
[CNN] Mueller tells a compelling story of Russian intrigue that was designed to elect Trump	13 16:38 Glenmore [11128]
Chicago Inmates Cheer Accused Cop Killer, Face Reprisals	3 21:17 newc [11126]
Clarence Thomas: I Am ‘Worn Down' From Victimhood Culture	6 13:35 ed in texas [11130]
Virtue Signaling LeBron James Responds to 'Shut Up and Dribble' Comment (Video)	4 18:59 swksvolFF [11130]
Terror financing	0 [11126]
Ankara’s ebbing dream in Afrin	2 18:27 magpie [11129]
Page 6: Politix
Maxine Waters Attended Nation Of Islam Convention Where Farrakhan Defended Suicide Bombers	3 17:00 g(r)omgoru [11126]
Trump visits mass school shooting survivors while FBI admits mishandling tips about shooter	3 10:52 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [11125]
Mueller Worked with Lerner to Target Tea Party	3 09:57 3dc [11127]

    
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Who's in the News
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6	Govt of Pakistan
5	al-Shabaab (AQ)
3	Sublime Porte
3	Moslem Colonists
2	Islamic State
2	Houthis
2	al-Nusra
1	Hamas
1	Hizb-i-Islami-Hekmatyar
1	Lashkar e-Taiba
1	Muslim Brotherhood
1	Taliban
1	Thai Insurgency
1	TTP
1	Abu Sayyaf (ISIS)
1	al-Qaeda
1	al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
1	Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (IS)
1	Boko Haram (ISIS)
1	Commies
1	Govt of Saudi Arabia

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Two weeks of WOT

Sun 2018-02-18
Drone strike kills 2 al-Qaeda suspects in Yemen

Sat 2018-02-17
Senior IS Leader Returned to Iraq from Turkey

Fri 2018-02-16
Syria's Idlib IS-Free after 'Surrender' Tuesday

Thu 2018-02-15
Rebels strike western Syria’s primary power grid to leave millions without electricity

Wed 2018-02-14
'White powder' sent to Pres.Obama's DC office just 24 hours after Don & Vanessa Trump got similar package

Tue 2018-02-13
Drone strike kills six Al Qaeda suspects in Yemen

Mon 2018-02-12
Sword-wielding man injures 4 worshipers at Indonesian church

Sun 2018-02-11
Jaish-e-Mohammad targets sleeping families at Sunjuwan Army camp, kills two soldiers

Sat 2018-02-10
TTP splinter group chief Khan Said ‘Sajna’ reported killed in US drone strike in Afghanistan

Fri 2018-02-09
Houthi leader killed in precision strike along with 35 others

Thu 2018-02-08
US kills more than 100 Assad regime fighters in largest deliberate strike against Syrian government forces

Wed 2018-02-07
Israelis kill Ahmad Nasser Jarrar, terrorist behind murder of Rabbi Raziel Shevah

Tue 2018-02-06
Chlorine gas dropped in rebel-held territory of Idlib, Syria

Mon 2018-02-05
Russian, Syrian warplanes unleash all-out attack on ISIS in northeast Hama as army prepares to eliminate pocket

Sun 2018-02-04
Bomb blast kills top military commander in S. Yemen Zoom

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