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Syrian force a ‘few weeks’ from Raqqa, U.S. Marines deployed
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
At least 30 killed in Damascus bomb targeting pilgrims	3 18:48 Pappy [11131]
Iranian Revolutionary Guards opposite IS troops on Golan Heights as tensions mount	6 20:17 Whiskey Mike [11135]
Turkey: 71 Syrian Kurdish fighters killed in northern Syria	0 [11124]
Hefazat renews threat to besiege Dhaka	1 06:51 Frank G [11127]
Syrian force a ‘few weeks’ from Raqqa, U.S. Marines deployed	0 [11132]
One killed, 5 wounded in 2 blasts south of Baghdad	0 [11128]
Iraqi forces recapture western Mosul’s Aamel, hold off attack on Tal Afar airport	0 [11128]
Clashes renew in western Anbar, 9 militants killed	0 [11127]
Iraqi forces recapture more villages at western Mosul town	0 [11126]
25 IS militants killed in central Mosul offensive	0 [11129]
Fatal shooting linked to 21 other attacks in Thai south	0 [11133]
Two police officers killed by IED in North Sinai	0 [11128]
Page 2: WoT Background
Muhammad Ali's son says he was detained at airport again	7 23:37 Zenobia Floger6220 [11130]
Saudi UN Chief Compares Hungary to Nazis for Controlling Their Borders	8 12:28 Alaska Paul [11130]
Madison, WI Judge: Revised Trump ban cannot be enforced on Syrian family	8 16:16 Mullah Richard [11132]
Iraqi insurgent fighter allegedly lied about identity, got through 'extreme' vetting	1 10:30 trailing wife [11128]
ISIS fanatic, 22, who plotted UK terror attack with undercover officer at British Library jailed nine years	0 [11124]
Orlando judge revokes bond for widow of Pulse nightclub shooter who will now stay in jail until her trial	2 03:35 Skidmark [11130]
Latest bomb scare hits Jewish senior center in Brooklyn	0 [11132]
N.Korea Tried to Sell H-Bomb Material Online	0 [11126]
AMISOM takes stock of its operations in Somalia	4 16:31 Mullah Richard [11128]
UK can deny Sudan-born terror suspect’s citizenship, court rules	2 07:20 AlanC [11129]
No lasting actions taken by Pakistani military against Haqqani network: Gen. Votel	2 07:22 AlanC [11131]
US lawmaker for declaring Pak ‘state sponsor of terror’	0 [11129]
Turkey seeks to build Syrian military cooperation with Russia	0 [11130]
Syrian government urges U.N. to make Turkey withdraw from Syria	1 14:41 g(r)omgoru [11128]
Former Yadizi sex slave fears plea for help ignored by world	2 14:20 Pappy [11131]
Canada Province Appeals for Help with Asylum Seekers from US	3 19:38 phil_b [11129]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Energy Sec. Rick Perry spotted reading Drudge Report at airport	7 19:29 phil_b [11125]
Captain Curtis Reeves: Turn that damn thing off or we're going to open fire !	0 [11128]
Megyn Kelly Wants New NBC Show to ‘Help People the Way Oprah Did'	9 16:33 JohnQC [11133]
Hawaii Hires Al Qaeda's Best Lawyer to Lead Suit Against Trump	2 21:21 Crusader [11135]
Paris Bans Foreign Languages At Construction Sites To Protect Local Workers	4 10:08 trailing wife [11132]
Julian Assange: CIA's ‘devastating incompetence' led to latest leak	5 09:35 Procopius2k [11136]
Homeland Security Chief: Illegal Border Crossings Down 40 Percent	2 16:07 Airandee [11133]
Lincoln, NE doctor opens insurance-free practice	4 20:58 Glenmore [11128]
Air Force Sergeant Cradles Dead Military Dog Draped In US Flag After Heartbreaking Decision To Put Him Down	1 17:32 AlanC [11134]
Taking Back the Rainbow	1 15:14 JohnQC [11129]
Air Force troops are warned not to use words including 'boy', 'girl' and 'blackmail' because they could be seen as offensive	14 16:38 AlanC [11136]
Couple arrested in the United Arab Emirates for 'having sex outside marriage'	0 [11133]
Over 90 U.S. congressmen sign THAAD resolution	1 01:56 newc [11132]
Somalia receives over $121m in Turkish aid	0 [11129]
Combat-hardened WWII PT boat makes triumphant return to the water	1 05:00 Skidmark [11127]
Huge New Oil Discovery near NorthSlope Alaska	12 21:56 Skidmark [11130]
Pants on Fire	2 09:42 Procopius2k [11130]
Fukushima residents boared with radiation	7 13:29 g(r)omgoru [11132]
Page 4: Opinion
The Coming U.S.-Turkey Collision Course over Syria	4 21:59 Skidmark [11131]
Media's Trump Apocalypse Narrative Disconnected From Americans' Growing Confidence	2 09:06 AlmostAnonymous5839 [11130]
This Week in Guns, March 11th, 2017	6 17:28 james [11125]
Could ISIS draw Israel in by threatening Jordan?	5 22:25 Zhang Fei [11132]
Page 6: Politix
CNN: Anger mounts over handling of US attorney firings	7 19:58 Abu Uluque [11127]
Hit the road Jack	3 10:20 trailing wife [11128]
Former Klingon and NSA Director General Mike Hayden: Breitbart News ‘Illegitimate'	16 22:21 Zhang Fei [11136]
Credit Suisse Says Plan to Hire 10,000 Muslim Refugees Is Hurting Starbucks' Brand and Sales	11 13:54 rjschwarz [11129]

    
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1	Hefajat-e-Islam
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