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Iraq Forces Enter First West Mosul Neighborhood
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Attack on Syrian security forces kills at least 40 in Homs	3 21:59 chris [1775]
ISIS may develop regional power base in Northwest of Afghanistan: ISW	0 [1745]
Hefazat makes good on protest threat, demands SC sculpture removal	0 [1743]
ISIL Forcing Children, Disabled into Suicide Cars	1 17:59 Skidmark [1745]
ISIL Attack Kills 15 Iraq Border Guards near Jordan	0 [1742]
Iraq Forces Enter First West Mosul Neighborhood	0 [1761]
Syrian Army Controls over New Areas in Homs Countryside, Kills More Terrorists in Daraa	0 [1740]
Iraqi warplanes strike Daesh positions in Syria	0 [1742]
FSA 'in control of all neighborhoods' in Syria’s Al-Bab	0 [1748]
ISIS militant shot dead before attacking Afghan forces in Nangarhar	1 20:53 Canuckistan sniper [1770]
Two Turkish soldiers killed in ISIL suicide attack in al-Bab	0 [1737]
Gunmen kidnap Three Aid workers in central Somalia	0 [1743]
Egypt officials: Christian killed in Sinai, sixth in a month	0 [1749]
Page 2: WoT Background
Egypt's Coptic Christians flee North Sinai, Church condemns attacks	0 [1743]
France's Rehabs For Jihadis Deemed ‘A Total Fiasco'	5 18:02 Skidmark [1741]
Lahore DHA blast was an 'accident' caused by cylinder explosion: Rana Sanaullah	0 [1739]
Interpol refuses to issue red warrant against Altaf	0 [1731]
Top Philippine Drug war Critic Arrested, but Defiant	0 [1734]
Yemen’s Saleh Threatens Saudi-led Coalition States with Unprecedented Missile Attacks	1 07:14 AlanC [1738]
Erdogan Aide: Turkey Neither to Cooperate with Assad Nor to Move Him by Force	1 12:04 trailing wife [1734]
Israeli Enemy Fortifies Ramta Hilltop Post in Southern Lebanon	0 [1746]
Bahrainis Continue Challenging Regime’s Oppressive Measures	1 09:40 Frank G [1739]
Hezbollah Navy Frightens ‘Israel’	4 19:51 DarthVader [1737]
108 kilograms of heroin seized from bus in south Turkey	1 07:34 Crinegum Ulaigum2776 [1744]
Anti-immigrant protest in S. Africa turns violent	2 19:57 Zhang Fei [1729]
Canadian province passes anti-Islamophobia motion	2 21:27 Zenobia Floger6220 [1751]
Sweden, Nation of Open Arms, Debates Implications of Immigration	5 21:00 Canuckistan sniper [1757]
U.S. Names Two Jihadist Leaders in Syria to Sanctions List	0 [1745]
Another blow to BDS in British universities	0 [1744]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Flynn's replacement undermines Trump stand on facing the truth about "radical Islamic terror", says "terrorists are unIslamic"	15 22:56 anon1 [1757]
Department of Homeland Security Is Now Taking Bids to Build the Border Wall	5 16:41 BrerRabbit [1749]
U. Michigan Students Demand No-Whites-Allowed Space for Social Justice Planning	7 22:10 Zenobia Floger6220 [1763]
Most scientists 'can't replicate studies by their peers'	8 19:58 phil_b [1738]
Witches Unite to Cast ‘Binding Spell' on Trump and Followers	15 20:35 Flolung Unolutch1828 [1765]
Malaysia Warns N. Korea Envoy: Quit Lying or Face Expulsion	2 09:22 gorb [1737]
Five Ukrainian soldiers wounded in Donetsk fighting	0 [1738]
Afghanistan finalizes law to criminalize Bacha Baazi	0 [1732]
Oil prices fall due to rising US crude inventories	1 11:03 Bobby [1733]
Armed Robber Shot in Nether Regions by Armed Jogger	8 10:38 CrazyFool [1745]
North Korea Debunks twisted death conspiracies on Kim Jong Nam. English Subtitles	6 18:20 Skidmark [1740]
Report: US consulate translator detained in Turkey	2 12:06 Pappy [1735]
Turkish diplomats ask for asylum in Germany	2 17:57 anon1 [1738]
Page 4: Opinion
Starbucks' 'Brand Perception' Takes A Massive Hit After Announcing Plans To Hire 10,000 Refugees	16 21:33 Sock Puppet of Doom [1757]
Crime Increasing in California After 'Prison Reform'	6 21:37 Sock Puppet of Doom [1764]
This Week in Guns, February 25th, 2017	6 20:22 Glaise Bumble7972 [1743]
Lashing out at a man who opened the door for me	13 18:31 Skidmark [1740]
Page 6: Politix
Tom Perez elected as first Latino leader of Democratic Party	3 19:45 DarthVader [1746]
Flynn resigns after Mattis and Kelly repeatedly steal his lunch money	4 18:27 anon1 [1739]
Texas Gov. Wants to Criminally Prosecute Officials Who Adopt Sanctuary City Policies	10 21:48 Zenobia Floger6220 [1761]
Irony Alert-Leaked memo from Foggy Bottom warns of dangers of leaks	1 01:29 Slusons Scourge of the Giants3454 [1742]
White House bars news outlets from press briefing	6 10:39 Matt [1742]
Federal Prosecutors Question NYC Mayor Over Fundraising: Reports	3 21:06 gorb [1753]
California senator removed from floor after criticizing late lawmaker Tom Hayden	6 21:40 Sock Puppet of Doom [1765]

    
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8	Islamic State
3	Sublime Porte
3	Moslem Colonists
2	Hezbollah
2	Commies
2	Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (IS)
2	Narcos
2	Govt of Pakistan
2	Govt of Syria
1	al-Shabaab
1	Govt of Iran
1	Houthis
1	Jamaat-e-Islami
1	al-Nusra

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Two weeks of WOT

Sat 2017-02-25
Iraq Forces Enter First West Mosul Neighborhood

Fri 2017-02-24
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Thu 2017-02-23
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Wed 2017-02-22
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Tue 2017-02-21
Libyan PM survives assassination attempt in Tripoli

Mon 2017-02-20
Iraq Digs Anti-IS Trench around City of Ramadi

Sun 2017-02-19
62 ISIS Bad Guys die in airstrike in Mosul

Sat 2017-02-18
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Fri 2017-02-17
At least 70 dead as bomb rips through Lal Shahbaz shrine in Sehwan, Sindh

Thu 2017-02-16
Iran's Rouhani in Kuwait to soothe Gulf ties

Wed 2017-02-15
Report: Turkey arrests alleged Reina nightclub attack planner

Tue 2017-02-14
Islamic State leadership targeted in air strike, Baghdadi fate unclear: Iraqi military

Mon 2017-02-13
Tahrir al-Sham: Al-Qaeda's latest incarnation in Syria

Sun 2017-02-12
72 convicted of terrorism from 'Trump 7' mostly Muslim countries

Sat 2017-02-11
Queens ISIS wannabe pleads guilty to attacking FBI agent with a knife in the name of the terror group

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