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Syrian troops, rebels clash over Damascus highway
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Three South Korean doctors slain in north Nigeria	9 21:07 JosephMendiola [11131]
Islamic extremism luring young Canadians	2 18:57 Muggsy Speaking for Boskone5119 [11131]
271 people detained in St. Petersburg security raid	2 09:29 Procopius2k [11131]
Good morning	2 12:43 Water Modem [11125]
Sudan militia kills 17 civilians	0 [11126]
Militant Leader in Yemen Capital for Talks on Battles, Release of Europeans	0 [11126]
Two vehicles torched: Strike over clerics' killing observed	0 [11126]
Military jets pound militant hideouts in Orakzai; 13 killed	0 [11125]
Egypt: One killed, 211 injured in nationwide clashes	0 [11124]
Blast near Quetta police station kills at least one	0 [11126]
Bomb blast kills family of six in southern Afghanistan	1 09:03 Glenmore [11126]
Teacher slaying suspect killed in southern Thailand	0 [11124]
Rebels close in on heart of Damascus	0 [11126]
French troops take northern town of Tessalit	4 15:30 Bill Clinton [11125]
Islamists chant anti-French slogans at rally in Tunisia	6 15:31 Bill Clinton [11129]
Lawyer among four killed	1 06:24 g(r)omgoru [11127]
Syrian troops, rebels clash over Damascus highway	0 [11132]
Pal Security Arrest 25 Hamas Cell Members In WB	0 [11126]
2 Malaysians Charged With Promoting Terrorism	0 [11130]
Page 2: WoT Background
Americans in Algeria: Surviving a terrorist attack	0 [11132]
Giving up: Der Spiegel is pulling out its only correspondent from Pakistan	2 16:10 Pappy [11126]
Communications with Ayman al Zawahiri highlighted in 'Nasr City cell' case	0 [11127]
Petraeus brought down by vengeful CIA agents and his own bodyguards	13 23:11 JosephMendiola [11128]
Report: Iraq PM 'Invites' Iran to Seize US Embassy in Baghdad	3 23:08 JosephMendiola [11133]
Former US Diplomat: Europeans, Canada paid $89 million ransom to Al Qaeda	0 [11129]
U.S. Congress to Ban Food Aid to N.Korea	2 00:13 JosephMendiola [11134]
UK to sell military equipment to Uzbekistan after Afghan withdrawal	1 23:17 JosephMendiola [11130]
US commends Yemen for seizing ship with Iranian weapons	0 [11125]
Death toll in Mexican Drug War rises to 2,243 since December 1st	2 23:25 BrujoTejano [11136]
Preachers of hate who spread their violent word on British TV channels	0 [11126]
Iman: Women who were raped at Tahrir Square deserved it	5 17:37 CrazyFool [11124]
Rumor: Hamas sending troops to protect Morsi	9 16:29 Abu Uluque [11128]
Joint army-MILF battalions to provide security for presidential visit	1 20:54 Warthog [11127]
Yemen Says Latest Iranian Weapons 'Revealed Conspiracies against Its Stability'	0 [11126]
Iraqi Christian leader: Arab Spring promoting bloodshed	0 [11125]
Malik urges Taliban to nominate 'real representative' for talks	0 [11126]
Nato rejects UN report on death of Afghan children	2 11:44 CrazyFool [11125]
Engineer Shaukatullah replaces Kausar as KP governor	0 [11123]
FJP to launch new political front	2 13:54 Thing From Snowy Mountain [11130]
Opposition forces to march on Ettehadiya, Tahrir for Mubarak departure anniversary	2 16:48 lord garth [11125]
BNP baffled by youth factor	0 [11127]
Yemen Asks Security Council to Help Investigate 'Suspicious Weapons Cargo'	0 [11124]
Lal Masjid cleric's interview in burqa still a mystery	0 [11127]
Egyptian Islamic Jihad mufti supports killing of opposition members	2 08:22 Besoeker [11128]
Accord evades Fatah, Hamas in Palestinian unity bid	0 [11128]
Heavily armed Mali rebels spreading across Africa	0 [11126]
Iranians protest at US embassy in London over Camp Liberty killings	0 [11129]
Wife to stand firm behind Yazid Sufaat	0 [11126]
Mali Islamists Flee To Sudan's Darfur Region	0 [11124]
Page 3: Non-WoT
China Eclipses U.S. as Biggest Trading Nation Measured in Goods	0 [11127]
Obama center stiffs granny	3 18:17 USN,Ret. [11130]
Hang on to your pants--Asteroid to zoom very close past Earth next Friday	19 21:20 airandee [11133]
French Socialist Nightmare: 'The State Cannot Do Everything'	6 13:32 Shipman [11131]
Bannu boy is year's first polio case in KP	0 [11127]
Pope receives Knights of Malta on 900th anniversary	0 [11126]
French Communist Party drops hammer and sickle	7 23:22 JosephMendiola [11129]
Violation of loudspeaker law goes unpunished	0 [11125]
Swiss authorities refuse to reopen graft cases against President Zardari	1 11:39 Besoeker [11127]
Delacroix's iconic 'Liberty' intact after vandalism	4 20:58 Junior Sample [11129]
Officer resignations fuel concerns over Turkish military morale	3 15:13 g(r)omgoru [11128]
Page 4: Opinion
Any Solution to Syria?	1 21:15 JosephMendiola [11127]
The Folly of the West's Alliance with the Muslim Brotherhood	0 [11124]
Luvianos: The firefight that never was	7 22:59 trailing wife [11130]
Strategy Page: Borderlands	2 13:40 Shipman [11125]
Talks with TTP	0 [11124]
Sticks and stones	12 21:07 Dino Shomomp7692 [11131]
Karachi tells a tale of shame	0 [11127]
Sunday is Bookday: 13 Free E-Books From PJ Media's Barry Rubin	2 15:46 trailing wife [11126]
Sen. Rand Paul Gets It: Containment and Radical Islam	1 11:41 Besoeker [11124]
Page 6: Politix
Police plan to use spy drones in the hunt for a Rambo-style ex-soldier	5 23:32 CrazyFool [11131]
WaPo admits that 2011 budget cuts were mostly smoke and mirrors	0 [11124]

    
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                        22:59 trailing wife

                        22:07 Thing From Snowy Mountain

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                        21:15 JosephMendiola

                        21:07 Dino Shomomp7692

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                        21:05 Raider

                        20:58 Junior Sample

                        20:54 Warthog

                        20:48 Silentbrick - Schlumberger Squishy Mud Division

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Who's in the News
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8	Govt of Pakistan
4	Arab Spring
2	Govt of Iran
2	Govt of Iraq
2	Govt of Syria
2	al-Qaeda
2	al-Qaeda in North Africa
1	Commies
1	Govt of Sudan
1	al-Qaeda in Arabia
1	Hamas
1	Jamaat-e-Islami
1	Jamaat-e-Ulema Islami
1	Lashkar-e-Islami
1	Palestinian Authority
1	Takfir wal-Hijra
1	Taliban
1	Thai Insurgency
1	TTP

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Two weeks of WOT

Sun 2013-02-10
Syrian troops, rebels clash over Damascus highway

Sat 2013-02-09
India Executes Man Convicted in 2001 Attack on Parliament

Fri 2013-02-08
Suicide bomber hits north Mali, troops clash in capital

Thu 2013-02-07
Syrian Army Launches 'All-Out Attack' on Capital Region

Wed 2013-02-06
Fat Lady Sings for Abd el Kader Mahmoud Mohamed el Sayed

Tue 2013-02-05
Second big turban nabbed in northern Mali

Mon 2013-02-04
Ansar Dine #3 arrested in northern Mali

Sun 2013-02-03
Yemen Troops Kill 12 'Qaida Militants' in Restive South

Sat 2013-02-02
Syria Suicide Attack on Regime Kills 53

Fri 2013-02-01
Binori Mosque cleric among 10 killed in Karachi

Thu 2013-01-31
Boko Haram 'commander' declares ceasefire

Wed 2013-01-30
Mali and Niger forces retake Ansongo

Tue 2013-01-29
Sahel jihadist groups splinter

Mon 2013-01-28
Timbuktu mayor: Mali rebels torched library of historic manuscripts

Sun 2013-01-27
French and Malian troops begin restoring control in Timbuktu

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