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Iraqi forces poised for final Tikrit assault
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Somali Islamists kill at least one in attack in north Kenya	0 [4]
Bombs Found in Camp for Displaced People in Nigeria's Maiduguri	0 [5]
18 Dead in Syria Regime Air Raids near Damascus	0 [9]
Good morning	0 [2]
Mosul Mazurkas	0 [9]
Ramadi Reconquista	3 13:53 Pappy [7]
Anbar District Antics	0 [5]
Tikrit and Environs Reconquista	2 15:24 SteveS [6]
Misratan forces kill and capture Sirte IS fighters: report	2 03:34 g(r)omgoru [3]
Explosion at west Tripoli checkpoint kills one, injures five	0 [5]
Miscellaneous Iraqi Excitements	0 [13]
Officials: 3 'British' Teens Deported by Turkey	0 [8]
Kurdish, Iraqi leaders claim gains against Islamic State	0 [8]
Iraqi forces poised for final Tikrit assault	8 20:07 OldSpook [9]
Kurdish, Christian forces gain on ISIS in NE Syria battles	0 [7]
Philippine gov't asks Filipinos to leave war-torn Libya, Yemen	0 [2]
Political will can lead to Iran-P5 1 nuclear deal: Zarif. Honest	1 23:32 JosephMendiola [15]
Australian criminal group sending militants for ISIL in Syria	0 [3]
Weapons being smuggled in ambulances: Rangers	1 07:14 Frank G [6]
Rangers bring 'killer of 120' to court	0 [8]
41 judges sacked 'for supporting Brotherhood'	0 [6]
45 villagers killed by suspected herdsmen in central Nigeria: Police	1 07:27 Frank G [3]
Iraq says busted IS Baghdad bombing network	0 [5]
Zintan airport bombed by Libya Dawn aircraft	0 [3]
Commies kill three soldiers in Mindanao	0 [5]
Six wounded by bomb targeting Buddhist monks	0 [3]
Page 2: WoT Background
'We Took You by Surprise': IS Lists American and Euro Landmarks It Plans to Blow Up	8 20:02 Procopius2k [5]
Iran reportedly paid Argentina to get off hook on AMIA bombing	1 01:39 JosephMendiola [4]
Report: Syrian Agent Worked as Courier to Deliver Money to IS	0 [4]
Rafsanjani's son gets 15 year sentence	3 14:30 AlanC [10]
Iraq and Syria’s monuments for sale on eBay	0 []
Syria conflict: We have to talk to Assad, says Kerry	6 19:42 phil_b [12]
Kurdish groups condemn terrorism charges against British-Kurd teenage girl	1 12:59 OldSpook [3]
2,000 attend burial of German woman killed fighting ISIS	0 [6]
Erbil: we have lived up to 97% of commitments under oil deal, Baghdad only 20%	1 20:09 OldSpook [7]
Houthi leader says holding indirect talks with Saudi Arabia	0 [4]
Fazlullah's arrest warrants reissued in Karachi airport attack case	0 [4]
Shocking revelations of Nine-Zero arrestee!	0 [8]
Israel FM's visit to Ibrahimi Mosque prompts outrage	0 [2]
'Pakistan won't rush to join anti-Iran alliance'	1 00:44 JosephMendiola [8]
Charges dropped against 42 MNLF militants	0 [4]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Putin Laughs off 'Rumors' over his 10-Day Absence	2 23:54 49 Pan [10]
Universiteit Kaapstad (UCT) to consider removal of Cecil John Rhodes statue.	4 18:38 phil_b [7]
Missouri Lt Governor: Attorney General Holder Incited Mob Many Times	2 13:22 OldSpook [1]
Putin: I was ready for nuclear alert over Crimea	12 18:02 Thing From Snowy Mountain [5]
A map of all the underwater cables that connect the internet	3 12:46 Punky Flurong9390 [3]
'Crimea has returned to its historical homeland' says PM	6 14:07 Procopius2k [4]
We would even demolish a mosque to build a road: Turkish PM	2 13:31 JFM [3]
Two arrested as Ferguson protests move to St Louis	1 07:48 Glenmore [2]
Turkish man pardons amputee chicken, treats it with prosthetic leg	4 14:08 Zenobia Floger6220 [1]
Ottoman castle in Kosovo collapses	7 20:29 Fred [10]
College girl raped by 'policeman'	1 09:04 Rambler in Virginia [5]
NorK Cabinet Adopts Reforestation Resolution	6 21:00 JosephMendiola [3]
Video: Congressional Democrats demand ATF revive AR-15 bullet ban	0 [8]
Another first for the world as SA doctors perform first Johnson transplant.	9 15:09 CrazyFool [3]
Strange snafu hijacks UK nuke maker's traffic, routes it through Ukraine	2 20:42 Bright Pebbles [6]
Police arrest 20 year old MO man in cowardly shooting of two officers in Ferguson	3 15:40 Deacon Blues []
Page 4: Opinion
One Take on the Fate of Iraq: Let Iraq Die: A Case for Partition	2 23:45 JosephMendiola [9]
Klingon Director: Islamic State Is Psychopathic,' Not Islamic	14 21:12 Besoeker [10]
Fossil Fuels Will Save the World	5 20:05 Bill Clinton [8]
Scapegoating	1 11:29 JohnQC [7]
Israel Must Choose Between Bibi and Barack	6 16:16 Ebbang Uluque6305 []
ISIS has lost the psychological war against Kurds	0 [4]
Yemen's economy falters due to persistent political instability, Analysis	1 16:03 Ebbang Uluque6305 [3]
Shifting of prisoners	0 [6]
Attack on churches	0 [13]
In defence of Qadri verdict	0 [14]
Govt not serious about prosecuting Lakhvi?	0 [11]
If Bibi loses, can Israel resist Obama's regional goals?	9 23:16 JosephMendiola [4]
Page 6: Politix
McCain standing by decision to sign Iran letter	2 17:54 BigEdLB [5]
China considering one-child policy changes: Premier	3 15:25 Alaska Paul [5]
U.S. Senate Launches Investigation Against Barack H. Obama	6 16:02 Ebbang Uluque6305 [8]
ValJar takes a shot at the Hildebeest over Foggy Bottom e-mails	17 23:15 KBK [7]

    
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                        20:42 Bright Pebbles

                        20:29 Fred

                        20:09 OldSpook

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                        20:05 Bill Clinton

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                        20:02 Procopius2k

                        19:42 phil_b

                        18:52 Elmerert Hupens2660

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Who's in the News
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16	Islamic State
8	Govt of Pakistan
4	Arab Spring
3	Govt of Iraq
3	Houthis
2	Boko Haram
2	Govt of Syria
1	TTP
1	Commies
1	al-Shabaab
1	Moro National Liberation Front
1	Palestinian Authority
1	Thai Insurgency
1	Govt of Iran

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Two weeks of WOT

Mon 2015-03-16
Iraqi forces poised for final Tikrit assault

Sun 2015-03-15
Suicide bombers kill 14 people outside Pakistani churches

Sat 2015-03-14
Iraqi offensive on Tikrit appears to stall

Fri 2015-03-13
Clashes between Assad and Nusra forces kill 50

Thu 2015-03-12
Iraqi army targets ISIS in Tikrit, regains major areas

Wed 2015-03-11
Chad and Niger launch offensive against Boko Haram

Tue 2015-03-10
Retreating ISIS blows up bridge in south Kirkuk

Mon 2015-03-09
Yemen defense minister flees Sanaa to join president in Aden

Sun 2015-03-08
Boko Haram leader pledges allegiance to IS

Sat 2015-03-07
Advancing Iraq troops enter al-Dour

Fri 2015-03-06
Blast hits Nusra Front in Syria, kills commander

Thu 2015-03-05
Pakistani man found guilty in al-Qaeda plot to attack NYC subway

Wed 2015-03-04
Turkish ISIL agent charged with running underage Syrian prostitution ring

Tue 2015-03-03
Bibi Netanyahu’s Speech: Liveblog

Mon 2015-03-02
Iraq Launches Offensive on ISIS North of Baghdad

Sun 2015-03-01
Egyptian court declares Hamas a 'terrorist organization'

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