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Another suspected ISIS chemical weapons attack investigated in Kurdistan Region
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Small outage this am	7 22:34 Barbara [1750]
USN Quiet professional and Medal of Honor recipient shuns spotlight	8 18:14 Bangkok Billy [1757]
European Migrant Adventures	0 [1735]
Baghdad: Shiite cleric Sadr leads 1 million man anti-gov’t demonstration	3 16:58 Beau [1758]
Rudaw camera zooms in on Mosul ahead of final battle	1 17:18 phil_b [1755]
Another suspected ISIS chemical weapons attack investigated in Kurdistan Region	1 12:35 Bill Clinton [1749]
Two car bombs defused in a Giza street	0 [1725]
Two Brotherhood members killed in shoot-out with Egyptian police: Source	0 [1732]
Palestinian teen killed in Friday attack bid ‘had US citizenship’	3 13:15 Frank G [1732]
Turkey shells one of its own major cities - 1,000,000+ Diyarbakir	6 17:30 BrerRabbit [1763]
More deaths on both sides as Sabrathans hunt down local IS	0 [1730]
UAE troop pullout from Yemen reports rejected	0 [1743]
Woman Kills Insurgent Commander In Baghlan	2 17:33 BrerRabbit [1757]
Kurds launch battle for Margada	0 [1733]
ISIS executes 1 in Deir ez-Zor	0 [1739]
Good morning	9 21:35 trailing wife [1752]
Ten Shaboobs, including 4 number 3's, killed in KDF airstrike	0 [1743]
Cameroon: 92 Boko Haram militants killed, 850 captives freed	3 15:43 M. Murcek [1736]
Israeli Occupation Army Clashes with Palestinians in Gaza, Injures 8	0 [1734]
Yemeni (Houthi-Saleh) Forces Down Another Saudi Apache Helicopter	2 12:49 Frank G [1734]
Kidnapped Afghan politician recovered from Mardan after shootout	0 [1745]
4 'robbers' hurt in 'gunfight' with cops	2 14:44 Besoeker [1730]
Key Hizbullah Commander Killed in Syria's Aleppo	0 [1738]
Strict Security Measures in Dahieh over Reports of Booby-Trapped Car	0 [1741]
Egypt security forces clash with protesters; 2 killed	0 [1733]
Two blasts, gunfire target hotel in Somalia’s Mogadishu	0 [1736]
Saudi, UAE military equipment arrive in Turkey	1 13:00 Bill Clinton [1732]
ISIS claims deadly car bomb in Libya's Benghazi	0 [1734]
Saudi Arabia extends Hezbollah sanctions	0 [1733]
Syria ceasefire agreement comes into effect	0 [1734]
German made explosive recovered, 2 arrested	0 [1733]
Mastermind, 2 others held in Joggeshwar murder	0 [1740]
Kiel, Germany: Group of Foreign Men Harasses Girls; Arrestees Resist and Threaten Police Officers	3 15:48 Iblis [1732]
Page 2: WoT Background
Confessions of arrested IS members	1 15:39 M. Murcek [1732]
Libya denies presence of French forces	1 12:39 Bill Clinton [1732]
ISIS training kids in Nangarhar	0 [1727]
Fata operation forced Haqqanis to flee: US	0 [1737]
Voting ends at Iran’s elections	2 15:49 Pappy [1738]
Saudi Breach of Promise Opens Door for Unconditional Iranian Support for Lebanon	0 [1728]
India to move UN for ban on JeM chief	0 [1732]
Police block President Mamnoon’s convoy in Lahore, detain two drivers	0 [1735]
Spain to Extradite Man Linked to 'Jihad Jane'	0 [1733]
Fadel Shaker Sentenced to 5 Years in Jail for 'Harming Lebanese Ties with Fraternal Arab Country'	0 [1743]
U.N. Calls for Continued Support for Lebanese Army after Saudi Aid Cut	0 [1732]
Al-Nusra Front Chief Urges Rejection of Syria Ceasefire	0 [1735]
Qassem Says 'Saudi Must Apologize': Lebanon Will Remain Country of Freedoms	0 [1731]
India won’t vacate Siachen as Pak can’t be trusted: Parrikar	0 [1742]
Australia to boost defence spending	2 22:50 Skidmark [1764]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Rick Tyler, fired Cruz spokesman, hired as MSNBC contributor	4 14:00 Alaska Paul [1732]
The New Republic swings left with sale	0 [1735]
Baltic Dry Index climbs to 325, up 3	1 20:33 Skidmark [1755]
'Cleansed': The Play So Horrific It's Making People Pass Out	1 07:13 Skidmark [1727]
Two new polio cases emerge in KP	0 [1738]
OPEC oil up by $0.89	0 [1730]
Venezuela reserves hit 17-year low after debt payment	3 13:06 Procopius2k [1730]
Rooters: U.S. test-fires ICBMs to stress its power to Russia, North Korea	0 [1732]
Someone flying drones at night over Bangor, WA, sub base	0 [1728]
Page 4: Opinion
A WORLD WITHOUT FATHERS	1 13:48 Procopius2k [1731]
ISIS in Iraq: A shadow of its former self	3 12:54 Bill Clinton [1738]
This Week in Guns, February 27th, 2016	3 16:13 badanov [1751]
Will Hamas, Israel fight again this year?	5 18:28 Old Patriot [1764]
Hezbollah must prove it is Lebanese	0 [1734]
T-90 Proves Its Survivability In Syria	3 22:57 Skidmark [1757]
The Debt - Explained in 59 Seconds	2 13:02 Procopius2k [1729]
Page 6: Politix
Christie endorses Trump for Pub nomination	6 19:29 rjschwarz [1745]
Rubio suggests Trump suffered from urinary incontinence during debate	14 23:14 Betty Hitler2611 [1754]

    
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                        19:55 Frank G

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                        19:47 JohnQC

                        19:42 Deacon Blues

                        19:40 Frank G

                        19:29 rjschwarz

                        18:28 Old Patriot

                        18:14 Bangkok Billy

                        18:07 Tennessee

                        17:33 BrerRabbit

                        17:30 BrerRabbit

                        17:18 phil_b

                        16:59 European Conservative

                        16:58 Beau

                        16:46 Charles

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                        16:18 badanov

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Who's in the News
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9	Islamic State
4	Hezbollah
2	Hamas
2	Govt of Pakistan
2	Govt of Syria
2	al-Shabaab
1	Haqqani Network
1	Arab Spring
1	Boko Haram
1	Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (IS)
1	Jaish-e-Mohammad
1	Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh
1	Muslim Brotherhood
1	Salafists
1	TTP
1	al-Nusra
1	al-Qaeda
1	Houthis
1	Govt of Iran
1	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
1	Govt of Saudi Arabia

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Another suspected ISIS chemical weapons attack investigated in Kurdistan Region

Fri 2016-02-26
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Thu 2016-02-25
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Wed 2016-02-24
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Tue 2016-02-23
US drone strike leaves 3 militants dead along Durand Line

Mon 2016-02-22
Three Terrorist Attacks Target Sayyeda Zeinab Area in Rural Damascus, Kill 50

Sun 2016-02-21
46 dead in Homs bomb attack

Sat 2016-02-20
Saudi halts $3 bn in aid to Lebanon army

Fri 2016-02-19
Foreigners among 24 terrorists killed in Badakhshan

Thu 2016-02-18
Freed Gitmo detainee, ex-bin Laden aide returns to former career

Wed 2016-02-17
44 Daesh militants killed in Nangarhar's Achin District

Tue 2016-02-16
British Sniper Decapitates ISIS Executioner

Mon 2016-02-15
Taliban confirm losing 13 fighters in Paktika drone strikes

Sun 2016-02-14
Boko Haram kills at least 30 people in northeastern Nigeria

Sat 2016-02-13
Turkish artillery hammers airfield near Aleppo

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