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Retreating ISIS blows up bridge in south Kirkuk
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Good morning	3 20:28 49 Pan [11132]
US, allies conduct 12 air strikes in Syria, Iraq	0 [11132]
95 prisoners escape Islamic State-run jail in Syria	0 [11132]
Terrorist arrested in Lakki raid	0 [11130]
ATC acquits two suspected militants	0 [11128]
PSF worker killed in 'sectarian' attack	0 [11130]
Qadri acquitted of terror charge; murder conviction upheld	1 07:47 Glenmore [11132]
4 TTP militants killed in Karachi 'encounter'	0 [11129]
Prague Approves Warplanes Sale to Iraq to Fight Jihadists	3 13:42 SteveS [11130]
Air Strikes on IS-Run Refineries in Syria Kill 30	1 12:35 Bobby [11130]
72 suspects arrested in Nangarhar	0 [11129]
Dozens of Uzbek fighters living with families in Faryab	0 [11131]
Army Arrests Australian over Terror Links	0 [11128]
Yemeni army pushes Al Qaeda militants out of Mahfad	1 22:19 JosephMendiola [11132]
12 insurgents killed in separate incident	0 [11130]
Iraqi forces hammer ISIS bases near Baghdad	0 [11134]
Sources: Iraq joint forces tighten grip around Tikrit	0 [11132]
Retreating ISIS blows up bridge in south Kirkuk	4 21:02 Shipman [11141]
Kurdistan's Peshmerga report new gains against Islamists near Kirkuk	1 10:49 Pappy [11129]
Islamic State extremists behead eight Kurdish men in Syria's al-Bab	1 05:58 JFM [11127]
Bomb attack kills 3 Egyptian soldiers in Sinai	1 10:35 Pappy [11133]
ISIL beheads 8 Libyan guards in oil field attack	0 [11127]
Regional forces retake Nigerian town from Boko Haram	0 [11132]
Kurdish fighters attack ISIL terrorists west of Iraq's Kirkuk	0 [11131]
French police arrest 4 linked to Paris terror attacks	0 [11123]
Ten policemen injured in NPA ambushes	0 [11129]
73 Moro militants slain so far, possibly a 'most wanted'	0 [11133]
Amazing Video: Peshmerga Fighters Blow Up ISIS Suicide Bomber On Its Way To Kill Them	6 15:40 OldSpook [11130]
Page 2: WoT Background
Report: FBI Investigates Pro-IS hacks	2 15:23 swksvolFF [11135]
Clapper ADMITS Champ admin arming terrorists but calling them moderates'	3 10:55 JohnQC [11130]
Al-Nusra Front Denies Plan to Break Away from Qaida	0 [11125]
Pakistani high commissioner meets Hurriyat leader Geelani	0 [11130]
U.N. Security Council to Meet on 'Persecution' of Mideast Christians	3 16:30 g(r)omgoru [11130]
Former JI chief's daughter bags CII seat	0 [11127]
'The court delivered half justice to my client'	2 09:46 Glenmore [11129]
Siraj pleads for unanimous candidates	0 [11128]
Somaliland elections postponed for nine months	0 [11126]
Iraqis living under ISIS rule fear liberation means reprisals	5 16:00 Procopius2k [11133]
Hungary planning to send troops to Iraq to join ISIS fight	0 [11127]
Peshmerga call for more Iraqi air support	3 16:03 OldSpook [11125]
Yemen Houthis refuse to hold talks in Saudi Arabia	0 [11128]
Yemen former president causes chaos: Iran official	0 [11130]
Saudis stop Swedish FM's speech at Arab League	3 11:06 JohnQC [11132]
Iran natural gas production rises 20%	2 10:35 g(r)omgoru [11129]
Eight Things Obama Supposedly Only Learned About From Watching the News	1 11:55 JohnQC [11131]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Here's what it's like when President Obama gets mad	12 21:50 chris [11138]
French Sports Stars Among 10 Dead in Argentina Air Crash	2 18:02 Bright Pebbles [11135]
An explanation for Obama	2 08:55 Procopius2k [11132]
Venezuela's envoy from US recalled after bans	1 22:24 JosephMendiola [11135]
Pro-Russians withdraw arms from Ukraine frontline: Poroshenko	3 22:59 JosephMendiola [11134]
'White supremacy still rules in US'	10 19:06 tu3031 [11130]
'UK election bad for business regardless of result'	1 00:10 Raj [11130]
World Skinny Dipping Record Smashed - Can You See Me Now ?	2 16:15 Deacon Blues [11129]
Page 4: Opinion
Asia is stockpiling for war. Blame China.	6 23:15 JosephMendiola [11133]
Lanny Davis: Because Clinton Traveled a Lot, She Needed Her Own Email System	9 20:56 Capsu78 [11139]
Israel, Jews, and the Obama Administration	0 [11134]
Air Castles in the Kaganate of Nuland	1 11:10 Pappy [11131]
The Breakdown Of U.S.-Israeli Relations Brings Us Several Steps Closer To World War III	8 21:32 dlr [11135]
Page 6: Politix
The Fourth Branch: Is the U.S. being run by a shadow government.	0 [11132]
State Dept. Source: Beest Likely Used Unauthorized iPad, iPhone as Sec. of State	1 21:47 lord garth [11136]
Hildebeest: I Chose Not to Keep' My Private E-mails	4 22:26 49 Pan [11134]
Obama: 'Once I sign the agreement, you can read the agreement'	14 21:54 chris [11139]
Emails May Be a Key to Addressing 'Pay-to-Play' Whispers at Clinton Foundation	11 16:44 g(r)omgoru [11133]
Dutch ministers resign over misleading parliament	0 [11133]
Two TV journalists arrested in Somaliland	0 [11129]
Obama criticizes Republicans for Iran letter over nuclear negotiations	28 23:41 newc [11138]
State senator apologizes after suggesting Obama is ISIL member	8 22:01 JosephMendiola [11136]
State's Harf Gets Testy Over Questions on Hillary:	7 21:39 whitecollar redneck [11137]

    
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Who's in the News
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15	Islamic State
4	Govt of Pakistan
3	Govt of Iran
2	Commies
2	TTP
2	Houthis
2	Jamaat-e-Islami
2	Taliban
1	Hezbollah
1	Salafists
1	Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan
1	al-Nusra
1	Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters
1	Boko Haram
1	Govt of Iraq
1	Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis

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Two weeks of WOT

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'

Sat 2015-02-28
Boko Haram Fighters Turn to Cannibalism in Nigerian Forest

Fri 2015-02-27
Third alleged accomplice in Copenhagen shootings arrested

Thu 2015-02-26
Islamic State video shows destruction of ancient Iraqi artefacts

Wed 2015-02-25
SECURITY MoD: Iraqi forces liberate most of al-Baghdadi, Anbar

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

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