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British Sniper Decapitates ISIS Executioner
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
'The PTSD stems from this dirty work': new film documents regretful drone pilots	15 21:48 Pearl Sinatra4243 [7]
Israel arrests head of Fatah armed wing	1 19:55 JosephMendiola [8]
Soldier lightly hurt in clash with Palestinians near Ramallah	1 13:10 gorb [7]
Police arrest Palestinian girl who pulls knife on them	0 [2]
Bulgaria charges three Syrians with trying to join Islamic State	1 22:56 borgboy [2]
Two Police Dead in Car Bomb Blast in Russia's North Caucasus	0 [5]
Indonesia Nabs IS-Linked Groups 'Planning Terror Attacks'	0 [5]
Syrian Army Continues Combating Terrorism across Country	0 [14]
9 militants killed in Tirah air strikes	0 [4]
Terror bid foiled, weapons seized	0 [6]
IED blast in South Waziristan kills security man	0 [5]
University reopens after attack; teachers allowed weapons	0 [2]
Dozens of Houthi militias killed in Yemen	0 [10]
Saudi border guard killed in shelling from Yemen	0 [4]
Soddys destroy SCUD missile in Yemen	0 [9]
Dozens of Insurgents Killed As Syria Kurds Advance in Aleppo Countryside	2 13:07 AlanC [9]
US warbirds hit ISIS oil facilities in Deir ez-Zor	1 11:00 Glenmore [9]
ISIS executes man in Hasakah	0 [10]
Iraqi militia begins operations in Fallujah	0 [7]
Work accident: ISIS detonates explosives in Salahuddin	4 13:38 Sven the pelter [5]
ISIS attacks Iraqi militia base in Ninevah with rocket artillery	0 [6]
ISIS executes 5 in Kirkuk	0 [2]
Red on red battles breakout in Basra	0 [2]
Baghdad Bomb and Bullet Bulletin: 3 die	0 [2]
New Taliban Faction Emerges In Paktika	0 [5]
Afghan Forces Struggle To Make Gains In Volatile Dand-e-Ghori	0 [4]
Turkey vows 'harsh reaction' as missiles hit Syria town	0 [3]
Samples confirm Islamic State used mustard gas in Iraq - diplomat	3 13:15 AlanC [3]
Around 50 dead as missiles hit medical centers and schools in Syrian towns	1 11:02 Glenmore [8]
British Sniper Decapitates ISIS Executioner	7 20:16 swksvolFF [13]
KC-135 Air Crew Saves Pilot Over ISIS Territory	1 00:29 Sven the pelter [2]
Page 2: WoT Background
Prosecutors: most suspects in Cologne New Year's Eve attacks are refugees	4 12:54 rjschwarz [4]
Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood cuts ties to Egypt's parent group	0 [6]
Hezbollah Operates Air Defense Missiles against Zionist Warplanes: Israel	2 13:22 lord garth [8]
UAE court gives four death sentence for supporting ISIS	0 [10]
Nearly 5,700 Buildings in Ramadi Damaged, U.N. Report	0 [4]
14-party rally rails against Khaleda, Pakistan	0 [3]
Pakistan joins 'Thunder of the North' military exercise in Saudi Arabia	5 17:48 phil_b [7]
Talks with Pakistan not conditional on Pathankot probe, says Indian envoy	0 [3]
Sayyaf Suggests Mujahedeen Be Allowed To Help Defend The Country	2 14:39 49 Pan [5]
Anti-Migrant Force Builds In Europe, Hurting Merkel's Quest	0 [1]
Samarra's Sunnis fear displacement a decade after Iraq shrine attack	0 [5]
Australia busts $900 million of meth smuggled in bra inserts, art supplies	0 [6]
UN Expert: Kim Jong Un Could Be Held Accountable for Crimes Against Humanity	3 13:18 gorb [5]
Rights Body Slams Taliban For High Civilian Death Toll	5 19:36 trailing wife [8]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Cancer 'vaccine' remembers disease and fights it years later developed by scientists	4 18:38 Silentbrick [4]
Another court setback for DOJ on withholding Fast And Furious Docs	2 09:32 Procopius2k [7]
Donetsk separatists say as many as 30 died in fratricide incident	0 [2]
Khomeini Grandson Disqualified in Elections	0 [11]
Terror attack on school was a prank, five students arrested	0 [5]
Female student commits suicide after being barred from exams	1 17:07 Skidmark [5]
Sindh Assembly approves Hindu Marriage Bill	0 [5]
Feds approve first U.S. factory in Cuba	11 19:57 swksvolFF [13]
University tells students to report 'incidents of discomfort' to campus police	6 21:11 newc [8]
Spitzer accuser heads to Russia after alleged assault at Plaza	2 13:10 Steve White [2]
Ugandan police clash with opposition as presidential poll nears	0 [4]
Europe ends sanctions on Belarus, seeks better ties	0 [4]
Hollande tells Cameron still work to be done on EU deal	0 [6]
Page 4: Opinion
Kanye West - The Cost of School Books Is Too Damn High	8 20:52 Yeezus West [8]
Fighting dementia: Have sex, keep your mind sharp	5 19:21 Deacon Blues [6]
Admiral (Ret) James Lyons: How to further degrade military effectiveness	2 19:50 JosephMendiola [8]
Kanye West To White People: 'Please Don't Comment On Black Music'	19 22:07 Zenobia Floger6220 [7]
Krauthamer: GOP Must Unite In Blocking Obama Pick	1 09:06 Glenmore [5]
COULTER: 10 Million More Votes for Trump If GOP Senate Caves to Champ	3 20:46 charger [10]
Page 6: Politix
Enjoy your slave debt: US Marshals arresting people for not paying their federal student loans	7 21:58 rammer [7]
2016 Harry Reid allies to Team Clinton: Don't slam Nevada's caucus	0 [3]
Obama silence on cop deaths ripped, 'I'll save you a spot'	2 06:37 Besoeker [3]
Trump walks back attack on George Bush	18 18:30 Ebbang Uluque6305 [5]
Kerry Jokes About Making Another Run for President	7 16:55 NoMoreBS [2]
Loretta Lynch 'Most Likely Candidate' to Replace Scalia	12 16:49 NoMoreBS [2]

    
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                        20:44 Gubmint

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                        20:40 swksvolFF

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                        20:06 Lone Ranger

                        20:00 JosephMendiola

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Who's in the News
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6	Islamic State
4	Taliban
4	Govt of Syria
3	Govt of Pakistan
2	Commies
1	Fatah
1	Muslim Brotherhood
1	Narcos
1	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
1	Govt of Iran
1	Hezbollah

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British Sniper Decapitates ISIS Executioner

Mon 2016-02-15
Taliban confirm losing 13 fighters in Paktika drone strikes

Sun 2016-02-14
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Sat 2016-02-13
Turkish artillery hammers airfield near Aleppo

Fri 2016-02-12
Syrian rebels launch offensive on pro Syrian troops in Latakia

Thu 2016-02-11
Female Suicide Bombers Kill 58 in Nigeria

Wed 2016-02-10
New Hampshire primary: Trump, Sanders win

Tue 2016-02-09
Russian police arrest 7 Islamic State militants

Mon 2016-02-08
ISIS executes 300+ in Mosul

Sun 2016-02-07
North Korea fires long-range rocket despite warnings

Sat 2016-02-06
Yemeni Army's Tochka Strikes Saudi-US Aggression Camp in Marib, Kills 104

Fri 2016-02-05
6 al Qaeda operatives die in Yemen drone strike

Thu 2016-02-04
Head of AQAP killed in Yemen drone strikes: residents

Wed 2016-02-03
Heavy Benghazi fighting as IS counterattacks

Tue 2016-02-02
86 Dead as Boko Haram Burns Children Alive in Nigeria

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