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ISIS executes three of its leaders for cowardice in Diyali
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Mexican Army Kills Four Gunmen and Seizes Belt-Fed Machine Guns near TX Border	7 19:58 swksvolFF [7]
Terrorist killed, soldier slightly injured in Bethlehem	1 09:27 g(r)omgoru [7]
U.S., allies stage 25 air strikes on Islamic State	0 [4]
Bomb goes off in southern Baghdad	0 [7]
Army forces kill 25 terrorists in al-Karma, Anbar	0 [6]
Tikriti Terpsichoreans	2 11:58 Pappy [4]
ISIS executes three of its leaders for cowardice in Diyali	5 16:57 Ana [9]
Baghdadi Bagatelles	0 [6]
ISIS offers to hand over Kurdish fighters bodies in exchange for $20,000 for each	1 18:39 Hupineger Glomomp15048 [1]
Danish Muslims Plan Peace Vigil after Shootings	1 11:53 Pappy [6]
Renowned politician killed in Mogadishu terror attack	2 07:12 Frank G [3]
Puntland forces repel Shaboobs	0 [4]
French Carrier Joins Fight as U.S. Reviews Anti-Jihadist Effort	11 21:05 JosephMendiola [10]
Four suspects killed in Lyari 'encounters'	0 [10]
Female extortionist arrested in Peshawar	0 [12]
Bomb explodes near church in Chilean capital	0 [7]
Four killed in bomb attacks near Hazrat Zeinab shrine in Damascus	0 [7]
4 Army soldiers martyred, 45 insurgents killed in fresh military operations	0 [5]
Pro-ISIS militants attack a shrine and homes in Logar province	0 [5]
Taliban commanders surrendered to police in Badakhshan	0 [9]
US-led strikes in Syria kill 1,600 in five months	0 [11]
ISIS opens English-language schools in Syria's Raqqa	0 [7]
Blast near military academy in Sanaa	0 [10]
Sweden shuts down job seeker service amid ISIS fears	3 20:04 swksvolFF [6]
Iraqis fighting to recapture western town from IS: US	0 [6]
Four killed in twin suicide bombings south of Damascus	0 [9]
Page 2: WoT Background
Russia offers Iran new missiles despite sanctions	0 [6]
Electric power resumed in Amiriyat al-Fallujah district in Anbar	0 [5]
Iraq to carry out agreement on health – medical treatment with Iran	0 [5]
Army Receives from Jordan 30 APCs, 12 Gun Motor Carriages	7 23:38 OldSpook [13]
U.S. Seeks Compromise Over Missile Defense System	1 21:24 JosephMendiola [7]
Puntland to continue polio vaccination campaign	0 [4]
Egypt Shuts Embassy in Yemen over 'Bad' Security	0 [6]
1,000 Egyptians Evacuated from Strife-Hit Libya via Tunisia	0 []
40 French Banned from Travel over Jihad Plans	0 [2]
Lost amid Fiery Rhetoric: Progress toward Closing Guantanamo	2 08:47 Frank G [4]
Russia Offers Iran New Missiles despite Sanctions	3 19:20 chris [10]
Reuters' Pak-Afghan bureau chief found dead in Islamabad	1 00:13 Mystic [3]
Islamic State a serious threat to Pakistan, Foreign secretary admits	0 [7]
Lal Masjid denies Nisar claim of written apology on APS remarks	0 [6]
Abdullah says Taliban talks could start soon, militants deny	0 [3]
Houthis threaten to detain, charge Yemen ministers	0 [8]
ISIL a 'vessel' of failed US foreign policy: Analyst	7 21:46 JosephMendiola [9]
Karzai says he will not return as Afghan President	0 [3]
Soldier killed in Turkish tomb operation laid to rest	1 14:24 Besoeker [1]
Libyan gov't to exclude Turkish companies from contracts	0 [1]
ISIL poses threat to Turkey, not the PYD: Demirtas	1 22:16 JosephMendiola [4]
Turkey denies cooperation with PYD, calls it a terrorist organization	0 [2]
Minister invites Turks to visit planned tomb site in Syria	0 [3]
Obama extends national emergency for Libya	3 19:52 Frank G [7]
Turkey's evacuation of Syrian tomb 'no retreat'	1 10:18 Bobby [2]
Israel cuts power to 2 Palestinian cities over debt	1 06:31 Shipman [4]
Russia accuses US of bringing 'KAOS' to Middle East	4 22:05 JosephMendiola [9]
Europe cracks down on would-be Islamic State jihadis	0 [1]
Huge Jury Award Against Palestinian Groups in Terrorism Case	3 13:17 Procopius2k [2]
Page 3: Non-WoT
'Ghost Rider': B-52 resurrected from desert Boneyard	1 15:22 Titus Snore6365 [7]
Hollywood Libs Who Rushed To Condemn 'American Sniper' protected by LAPD Sniper Teams	9 21:59 Zenobia Floger6220 [8]
Reagan, Like Rudy, Tied Democrats to Communists	6 19:28 NoMoreBS [8]
The American Thinker: Left's War on White America	4 15:27 Titus Snore6365 [6]
Vet Affairs Sec. Robert McDonald: "I was SF." Well....perhaps not.	5 10:47 USN, Ret. [1]
Two GOOGLE Lunar XPRIZE teams announce rideshare msn to the moon in 2016	1 15:43 Korora [3]
Massive blaze devours Mogadishu Petrol depot	0 [2]
die Hoffnung stirbt zuletzt [hope dies last]	1 12:07 Pheter Smith8437 [3]
India investigates suspected polio in two toddlers	0 [8]
Maldives court denies bail, legal access to former president	1 19:58 Frank G [10]
Europe Throws Ukraine Under the Bus	7 23:41 OldSpook [12]
WAPO: The looting of Russia from the inside by Putin and cronies	2 14:04 Thing From Snowy Mountain [6]
Page 4: Opinion
Thomas Sowell: Too Often Politics Will Produce The Insane	7 19:04 Frank G [3]
The Success of Portugal's Decriminalisation Policy -- in 7 Charts	4 13:13 Procopius2k [2]
Page 6: Politix
Obama Vetoes Keystone Pipeline	11 22:24 JosephMendiola [9]
Jeremiah Wright's Daughter Is Sent to Prison	4 19:50 Frank G [9]
Champ Plans Childish Attempt To Steal Netanyahu's Headlines During March Visit	11 13:22 SR-71 [6]
VDH: President Franklin Delano Obama Addresses the Threat of 1930s Violent Extremism	2 10:33 JohnQC []
Ted Cruz just compared Obama to Richard Nixon	12 23:39 OldSpook [8]

    
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Who's in the News
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17	Islamic State
3	Taliban
3	Govt of Iraq
3	Govt of Pakistan
2	Houthis
1	Govt of Syria
1	Arab Spring
1	Palestinian Authority
1	PLO
1	Govt of Iran
1	al-Shabaab
1	Salafists

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Two weeks of WOT

Tue 2015-02-24
ISIS executes three of its leaders for cowardice in Diyali

Mon 2015-02-23
Libya: ISIS claims it bombed Iran envoy's residence

Sun 2015-02-22
Hotel staffers arrested after deadly bombing

Sat 2015-02-21
Dozens Dead in Shebab Attack on Mogadishu Hotel

Fri 2015-02-20
45 dead in eastern Libya bombings, Islamic extremists claim responsibility

Thu 2015-02-19
Rebels report death of 195 pro-Assad fighters in Aleppo

Wed 2015-02-18
IS launches attack to regain Yazidi city of Shingal

Tue 2015-02-17
Islamic State militants 'burn to death 45 in Iraq'

Mon 2015-02-16
Egypt launches air strikes against IS militias in Libya

Sun 2015-02-15
SECOND Copenhagen shooting at synagogue

Sat 2015-02-14
21 Coptic Christians slaughtered in Libya

Fri 2015-02-13
Thousands expected at funeral for 3 Muslims killed in US

Thu 2015-02-12
France says it has dismantled 15 terrorist networks

Wed 2015-02-11
4 Qaida Suspects Dead in Yemen Drone Strike

Tue 2015-02-10
Obama, Family Confirm Death of IS Hostage Kayla Mueller

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