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Kurdish YPG fighters repel treacherous Turkish attack near Syria’s Afrin
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Niger Declares Emergency in Areas Flanking Restive Mali	0 [1765]
Four militants killed in raid in Giza's Kerdasa: Police	1 16:51 trailing wife [1744]
Austrian court convicts 8 Iraqi men in tourist's gang rape	1 12:23 Raj [1755]
US tries to ID hundreds of al Qaeda contacts thanks to Yemen raid	4 15:32 Besoeker [1744]
Chemical weapons injure seven in Mosul	2 14:49 Skidmark [1747]
Thousands flee Iraq’s Mosul overnight	0 [1747]
Yezidi girl liberated from ISIS by Kurdish CT unit in Mosul	0 [1747]
Kurdish YPG fighters repel treacherous Turkish attack near Syria’s Afrin	3 18:22 Charles [1809]
Yezidis call on Kurdish parties to fight ISIS, not each other	0 [1764]
Arms trader killed in Cox’s Bazar gunfight	1 09:30 JohnQC [1753]
New JMB ‘spiritual leader’ remanded	0 [1756]
‘Spiritual leader’ of Dhaka cafe attackers is arrested by Bangladesh police	0 [1744]
Libya Rivals Battle for Key Oil Region	1 08:04 Crinegum Ulaigum2776 [1749]
Syrian Army Chases Remnants of ISIL Terrorists in Palmyra City	0 [1756]
Ten Abu Sayyaf gunmen killed in Sulu clash	0 [1751]
Key Taliban leader among 6 killed in US drone strike in Nangarhar	0 [1737]
23 ISIS militants killed in Zabul and Nangarhar provinces	0 [1743]
Afghan forces recapture Tala Barfak district from Taliban militants	0 [1748]
Afghan forces thwart militants Nowruz attacks plan in Balkh	0 [1745]
12 bombs found in Bajaur Agency	0 [1747]
US targets Al Qaeda in second day of Yemen strikes	5 12:36 Thrunter Thrineng9681 [1765]
US drone kills two militants in Pakistan	0 [1760]
Eight killed in single day of violence in Thai south	0 [1743]
Page 2: WoT Background
Denver Muslim: I Killed "Solely for Pleasure of Allah"	6 20:45 SteveS [1773]
About that man arrested for bomb threats against 8 US Jewish centers	0 [1744]
Merkel: Tunisia agrees to take back 1,500 migrants	2 18:16 Zenobia Floger6220 [1741]
Houthis targeting tribes and suppressing public officials	0 [1738]
Turkey’s Erdogan accuses Germany of ‘aiding and harboring terror’	0 [1741]
Turkey Accuses Berlin of Working against Bid to Boost Erdogan Powers	0 [1737]
Russian General Staff: Aviation, Special Forces Play Key Role in Palmyra Recapture	0 [1749]
Iran Can Raze Tel Aviv, Haifa in 7 Minutes: Commander	3 11:49 g(r)omgoru [1744]
Rajnath seeks report from J&K on settlement of Rohingyas	0 [1738]
In tit-for-tat move, EU to end visa-free travel for Americans	5 21:28 Alaska Paul [1777]
Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav has been booked, will be prosecuted: Sartaj Aziz	0 [1737]
Iraqi Federal Police Using Weaponised Drones-and shuttlecock bombs	1 01:58 Tennessee [1747]
Bomb Hoax Targetting Muslim Students - Guess Whodunnit!	4 18:22 Zenobia Floger6220 [1768]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Gangs reap guns from trains in violent Chicago neighborhoods	1 18:00 Frank G [1740]
Did FISA Court authorize a wiretap on Trump tower	4 19:08 Nero White 3083 [1774]
Home Depot to fill 80,000 jobs for the spring	0 [1738]
POTUS Selects author and Putin Critic as Top White House Russia Adviser	4 12:29 Raj [1735]
Texas airport baggage handler charged with stealing multiple checked firearms	3 18:44 Zenobia Floger6220 [1778]
US suspends expedited processing for H-1B visas	11 15:11 Skidmark [1753]
Suspect in bombing attack on Lugansk president dies in interrogation	4 18:20 Charles [1763]
Gang members charged with killing woman in Satanic ritual	1 12:46 Frank G [1744]
Pr0n really is bad for you! Lonely Japanese man who amassed a SIX-TON pile of dirty magazines died when it collapsed on top of him... and his body wasn't found for six months	6 15:16 Skidmark [1734]
Madrasa super arrested for attempted rape of a minor girl	3 18:54 Marilyn Johnson6474 [1772]
Cambodia’s opposition announces new leader to replace Sam Rainsy	0 [1741]
Malaysian police issue arrest warrant for airline worker	0 [1739]
North Korean Arrested in Kim Killing Released	0 [1747]
Pentagon Launches Open-Source - GitHub goes .gov	0 [1739]
Sikorsky Pitches Area 51 Security Helicopters to Guard ICBMs	2 19:46 ed in texas [1775]
Page 4: Opinion
Wash Times Wesley Pruden: 'On the eve of the insurrection' - What Pruden didn't say	1 16:03 Matt [1748]
10 Quick Facts You Must Know About New DNC Chair, Tom Perez, w/reference links	2 16:53 JohnQC [1735]
Author Paul Sperry on Lou Dobbs explains the Obama 'Shadow Gov't' (Video)	0 [1746]
Mark Levin to Congress: Investigate Obama's ‘Silent Coup' vs. Trump	2 17:05 JohnQC [1747]
Ex-CIA Officer Abandoned by Obama: Without DJT Admin, ‘I Would Be Spending Tonight in an Italian Prison'	4 13:52 Blossom Unains5562 [1751]
It's all fake	6 11:14 Rex Mundi [1737]
This Week in Guns, March 4th, 2017	5 10:26 DepotGuy [1740]
It’s Time For The US And China To Act On North Korea	1 07:52 Mike Kozlowski [1742]
Jingoism and jihad	1 11:56 M. Murcek [1761]
Where females fear to tread: a report from Sweden	10 22:30 Zenobia Floger6220 [1773]
Want to Win Wars? Fund Soft Power, Trump's Generals Say	13 20:40 rjschwarz [1765]
The Death of the American Press	5 20:42 rjschwarz [1757]
Page 6: Politix
POTUS accuses Obama of 'wire-tapping' his office before election	19 21:28 magpie [1770]
The Democrat High Priestesses in White	7 21:13 Zenobia Floger6220 [1766]
Schumer and Gillibrand Helped Athlete Being Held on Sex Charges Obtain Visa	2 22:43 Blossom Unains5562 [1764]
Obama Officials Set Up Jeff Sessions' Meeting With the Russian Ambassador	1 05:57 Besoeker [1737]
First day in office	0 [1741]
Democrats Flip Zero Seats in Four Blue State Special Elections	2 12:41 charger [1738]
Sen Coons: FBI has transcripts between Russia and Trump... but he hasn't seen them	6 15:18 rjschwarz [1734]
Former Rep. Corrine Brown Blames Corruption Charges on Redistricting and Racism	3 12:59 Frank G [1740]
Why Fillon campaign looks like an endless ordeal	0 [1764]
Is Trump’s appointment of Generals alpha-male validation of his ego?	7 15:46 magpie [1754]
Trump condemns Democrats for 'total witch hunt' over attorney general	5 18:45 Crusader [1765]

    
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Who's in the News
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6	Islamic State
4	Taliban
4	Moslem Colonists
3	Commies
3	Sublime Porte
2	Govt of Pakistan
2	Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (IS)
2	al-Qaeda in Arabia
1	TTP
1	Thai Insurgency
1	Arab Spring
1	al-Qaeda in North Africa
1	Govt of Iran
1	Govt of Iraq
1	Govt of Syria
1	Houthis
1	Abu Sayyaf
1	Muslim Brotherhood

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Two weeks of WOT

Sat 2017-03-04
Kurdish YPG fighters repel treacherous Turkish attack near Syria’s Afrin

Fri 2017-03-03
Syrian Army recaptures Palmyra, aided by Russian Air Force: Kremlin

Thu 2017-03-02
Islamic State supreme leader’s speech admits defeat in Mosul

Wed 2017-03-01
Two women in nerve agent attack on Kim Jong-nam charged with murder

Tue 2017-02-28
Islamic State claims attempted bombing in Algeria -AMAQ

Mon 2017-02-27
Taliban shadow governor among 21 killed in counter-terrorism operations

Sun 2017-02-26
Hamas Diggers Dead in Gaza Tunnel ‘Work Accident'

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

Fri 2017-02-24
German police arrest 26-year-old over terror plot

Thu 2017-02-23
Pakistan Army launches 'Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad' across the country

Wed 2017-02-22
Suicide bombers attack Pakistani court, killing seven, as wave of violence continues

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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