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Saudi halts $3 bn in aid to Lebanon army
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
How ISIS Takes Revenge on Russia	1 13:19 Skidmark [1754]
Sunni tribesman clash with ISIS in Fallujah	0 [1742]
Three Civilians Dead in Philippines as Troops, Rebels Skirmish	0 [1742]
Egyptian IS group affiliate publishes photos of beheading of 'army spies'	0 [1742]
Turkey detains 3 more over Ankara attack, case 'almost solved': prosecutor	0 [1750]
Troops thwart attempted car-ramming in West Bank	0 [1738]
Gaza bombing targets home of Shiite terror leader	4 10:05 Sven the pelter [1746]
Switzerland charges man suspected of supporting Islamic State	1 06:58 Sven the pelter [1740]
3 policemen gunned down in Faisalabad	0 [1742]
3 bullet-riddled bodies found in Chaman	0 [1739]
Serb diplomats killed in US Sabratha air strike	0 [1739]
Afghan forces capture key ISIS position in Nangarhar	0 [1736]
Syrian rebels liberate Shaddadi city in Hasakah	0 [1744]
ISIS Golden Throat, 2 others die in US airstrikes	0 [1748]
Al-Nusra troops launch fresh offensive in Aleppo	0 [1748]
Kurds, allies cut off main ISIS supply route on Syria-Iraq border	0 [1732]
Airstrike kills Saudi woman who joined ISIS in Syria	0 [1740]
Hundreds of Syria rebels re-entered country from Turkey to reinforce trapped insurgents	1 23:22 Bov Flimbers [1773]
Saudi halts $3 bn in aid to Lebanon army	0 [1763]
US leads total of 41 strikes against ISIS on Wednesday and Thursday	0 [1738]
Kidnapped ICRC workers released in Ghazni province of Afghanistan	0 [1740]
Boko Haram bombers kill 20 in Cameroon, injure 52	0 [1745]
Man arrested in murder of Rochdale imam	4 21:22 Sgt.D.T. [1770]
British imam Jalal Uddin dies from head injury in playground	8 18:20 Mugsy Glink [1771]
Page 2: WoT Background
Reports: Clinton E-Mail Reveals Hizbullah 'Base in Cuba'	5 22:48 Thing From Snowy Mountain [1758]
Militant Kurdish group claims Ankara car bombing	0 [1736]
Pro-Hezbollah hackers: We penetrated Israeli sites, security feeds	1 15:00 Glenmore [1742]
Austerity: Yemen Central Bank Stops Guarantees for Rice, Sugar Imports	0 [1738]
GCC condemns Houthis' violations in Yemen	0 [1738]
Military moves: Turkey and Saudi Arabia close ranks on Syria	0 [1736]
Yemen's deposed leader Saleh: following in Qaddafi's footsteps	0 [1742]
Lebanese PM urges Saudi to unfreeze military aid	0 [1738]
Blame traded over Iraq's missing nuclear material	1 22:49 Blossom Unains5562 [1769]
Sisi proposes 'law to curb police abuses'	0 [1739]
Afghan army to fly first surveillance drone next month: US General	0 [1733]
Turkey says Obama shares Syria concerns with Erdogan, affirms support	1 08:24 Procopius2k [1739]
MJNTF Commader Promises More Offensive Operations Against Boko Haram	0 [1733]
San Bernadino iPhone passcode changed ... by Feds	3 09:36 Besoeker [1738]
Cash-strapped ISIS is forced to slash wages, free captives for a 'cut-price' $500	2 13:37 Procopius2k [1735]
Palestinians welcome French peace plan	2 01:10 g(r)omgoru [1741]
Page 3: Non-WoT
'I'm the hero!': Surgeon allegedly rams car into cop after 'assault'	12 23:36 Skidmark [1759]
Muslim teen wants to be first professional hijabi ballerina	11 14:33 Mullah Richard [1739]
Hollande: 'I'll do what is needed to keep UK in Europe'	0 [1749]
Chavez's ambassador daughter is Venezuela's richest woman	9 22:57 Procopius2k [1771]
South Sudan on 'verge of fragmenting', UN officials warn Security Council	1 23:38 Skidmark [1776]
Teen charged with pretending to be a doctor: I never said I was an M.D.	2 21:52 Blossom Unains5562 [1756]
Snowflakes at Rutgers hold forum in solidarity after speaker's visit	12 21:55 CrazyFool [1765]
New Jersey man completes 30-year murder sentence only to kill mother two days later	2 21:54 Barbara [1768]
Page 4: Opinion
Donald Sensing: Hillary's emails, Loretta Lynch, and Scalia's successor	3 11:26 Alaska Paul [1739]
This Week in Guns, February 20th, 2016	0 [1732]
How long will we pay for post-9/11 mistakes?	4 13:31 Skidmark [1760]
Page 6: Politix
Pope spokesperson clarifies Trump comment	9 16:46 Zenobia Floger6220 [1770]
Hillary Clinton: 'I Don't Believe' I Have Ever Lied	14 17:03 Grins Snese4215 [1760]
Three-judge panel votes to remove Marmet mayor from office	2 13:04 Iblis [1743]
Inflamed Saudi-Iran Tension assessment by former congressman	1 20:03 Lionel Thoth9784 [1765]
Cat Fight	3 09:42 Frank G [1734]

    
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1	Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (IS)
1	Palestinian Authority
1	Taliban
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Wed 2016-02-17
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