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U.S.: Coalition Air Raids Back up Kurdish Advance in Iraq
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Apologies	12 23:54 Deadeye Protector of the Geats9552 [1748]
Father Charged with Inciting his Children to Jihad	0 [1727]
Army Announces 3 More Deaths from Ras Baalbek Clashes	0 [1732]
U.S.: Coalition Air Raids Back up Kurdish Advance in Iraq	0 [1768]
Canadian pleads not guilty in US terror case	0 [1726]
Bomb threat against 2 planes at Atlanta airport	0 [1736]
Spain arrests four bad boys in Cueta	0 [1728]
Hassi sacks Khaled Sharif as his deputy Defence Minister	0 [1722]
Moroccan terror suspects face court	0 [1729]
Police officer killed in Lashkar Gah, Helmand	0 [1751]
Mauritanian prison siege ends with hostages freed	0 [1734]
Blast rocks Philippine port city	0 [1733]
Separatists seize checkpoints in southern Yemen amid political crisis	0 [1742]
4 civilians killed, many injured in Syria mortar attacks	0 [1730]
ISIL claims killed Japanese hostage: Video	1 22:13 JosephMendiola [1757]
Protester shot dead at leftist party march in central Cairo	1 04:42 g(r)omgoru [1730]
Officials say 2 bombings kill 7 people in Iraq's capital	0 [1732]
Kurdish forces fire into Islamic State-controlled Mosul	0 [1725]
US woman who tried to help terrorists receives 4 years	12 23:30 Zenobia Floger6220 [1753]
Mosul strikes are start of new effort against Islamic State	0 [1733]
Boko Haram kills 15 villagers in Nigeria's northeast	1 09:16 Procopius2k [1726]
Libyan extremist group: leader has been killed	2 17:11 Besoeker [1740]
Coalition air raids back up Kurdish advance in Iraq	0 [1730]
Shaboobs tossed from Bakool region	0 [1730]
5 killed, 18 wounded in Baghdad attacks	0 [1728]
Page 2: WoT Background
Minister: Australian Women Joining IS Foreign Fighters	3 22:35 Rob Crawford [1751]
Report: Clashes with Armed Groups Aimed at Pressuring Army, Hizbullah	1 22:14 JosephMendiola [1752]
New U.N. Program Sends 54 Convoys to Syria	0 [1737]
U.S.: IS Group Lost One Percent of Captured Territory in Iraq	2 17:56 Crating Uluting3408 [1723]
Nisman shot from at least 15 cm away, says Federal Police source	4 17:21 Pappy [1725]
Bounty declared on bombers' heads	1 11:47 USN, Ret. [1722]
Physical clash among lawmakers over Central Bank nominee	1 01:00 Raj [1726]
Thousands in Sanaa attend biggest anti-Houthi protest	0 [1719]
Nation pledges allegiance to Salman	1 09:26 Frank G [1727]
Egyptian court orders retrial in mass death penalty case	0 [1729]
Palestinians rap Charlie Hebdo cartoon of Prophet Muhammad	3 09:31 Bright Pebbles [1732]
Armed forces leading from front in war on terror: naval chief	2 17:32 Pappy [1728]
Jonathan enters Boko Haram heartland, vows to end insurgency	0 [1731]
Sept. 11-era security unveiled for latest NYC terror trial	0 [1725]
UN chief paints worsening picture of war in Syria	3 21:49 Mystic [1757]
Focus turns to man who 'loaned' gun	1 09:27 Frank G [1731]
UN accuses Israel of illegally razing 77 Paleo homes	2 17:35 Pappy [1728]
Ezra Levant Proves There ARE "No-Go" Zones in Europe	1 01:06 Raj [1722]
Jewish leaders wary of accelerating cycle of fear in Britain	4 09:12 Procopius2k [1731]
Page 3: Non-WoT
The pope: Stop swearing, get off your gadgets and talk to each other	4 22:11 Procopius2k [1740]
Tributes as the last soldier injured in the Falklands War is laid to rest	2 17:49 Iblis [1723]
Zimbabwe Has 99 Problems And White People Are All Of Them	4 20:17 Dale [1746]
Millions of German workers in poverty	3 12:19 Rob Crawford [1723]
Greece will not comply with predecessors' accords	2 17:22 phil_b [1723]
Power breakdown plunges Pakistan into darkness	0 [1721]
Brazil finds coffee protein with morphine effect	2 22:29 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [1746]
A Navy Railgun Blasts Pure American Freedom Into the Sky While Terrorists Worldwide Soil Themsel	14 22:13 Barbara [1756]
Sri Lanka scraps military training for teachers, students	0 [1727]
Congo Senate bows to protests, drops reforms	1 06:32 Shipman [1727]
Three people killed, 5 wounded in Nebraska shooting	3 12:17 Rambler in Virginia [1725]
Country experiences major power breakdown	2 09:04 Procopius2k [1725]
Zambia: Ruling party candidate wins presidential election	0 [1729]
US condemns new separatist attack in Ukraine's Mariupol	0 [1728]
Ukraine crisis: Rebels 'begin offensive' on Mariupol	0 [1727]
Mass. utilities back out of wind farm project	2 09:12 AlanC [1722]
Erdogan: no interest in issue of accession to EU	0 [1729]
Obama Will Not Attend 70th Anniversary of Auschwitz Liberation	10 16:00 Ebbomosh Hupemp2664 [1728]
Page 4: Opinion
Yemen Crumbles, Iraq Stumbles, America Fumbles	3 09:15 AlanC [1723]
The man who saved the world	4 18:17 charger [1726]
Broad discontent with Saudi ruling family: Analyst	2 06:38 Shipman [1723]
Perhaps you missed it: We're at war with Russia	7 19:17 BrerRabbit [1721]
Darth Bolton: Yemen, Iran and Saudi king's death an absolute disaster	4 22:38 JosephMendiola [1744]
Page 6: Politix
Mitt Romney: Climate change is real, human-induced, and we must tackle it	13 17:44 Iblis [1727]
Obamas to skip Taj Majal for Saudi visit. A big deal?	6 12:15 tu3031 [1720]
Kerry tells Western leaders it would be an 'error' to refer to violent extremists as Islamists	14 21:51 Mystic [1752]

    
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                        22:38 JosephMendiola

                        22:35 Rob Crawford

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                        22:14 JosephMendiola

                        22:13 Barbara

                        22:13 JosephMendiola

                        22:11 Procopius2k

                        21:52 Mystic

                        21:52 badanov

                        21:51 Mystic

                        21:49 Mystic

                        21:14 abu do you love

                        20:28 Procopius2k

                        20:27 Hupineger Glomomp0025

                        20:24 Procopius2k

                        20:17 Dale

                        20:08 Dale

                        20:05 badanov

                        19:52 no mo uro

                        19:37 swksvolFF

                        19:26 Wholusing B. Hayes8806

Who's in the News
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7	Islamic State
3	Salafists
3	Arab Spring
2	Houthis
2	Govt of Saudi Arabia
2	Boko Haram
2	Govt of Iran
2	Govt of Pakistan
1	Abu Sayyaf
1	Taliban
1	al-Qaeda
1	al-Shabaab

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U.S.: Coalition Air Raids Back up Kurdish Advance in Iraq

Sat 2015-01-24
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Fri 2015-01-23
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Thu 2015-01-22
King Abdullah Tango Uniform

Wed 2015-01-21
Shiite rebels shell Yemen president’s home, take over palace

Tue 2015-01-20
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Mon 2015-01-19
Heavy clashes in Sanaa, president reportedly flees

Sun 2015-01-18
Gunmen Seize Yemen President's Chief of Staff

Sat 2015-01-17
SSP militant hanged for sectarian killing

Fri 2015-01-16
US drone strike kills seven in South Waziristan

Thu 2015-01-15
Burqa banned in China's Xinjiang

Wed 2015-01-14
Convict in US consulate attack case hanged

Tue 2015-01-13
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Mon 2015-01-12
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Nigeria massacre deadliest in history of Boko Haram: Amnesty

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