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Helmand’s Sangin district has reportedly fallen to Taliban
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Israeli army chief: Hezbollah leader killed by his own men	8 14:30 Iblis [1737]
Two Malaysian captives rescued from Abu Sayyaf	0 [1748]
4 UK men on trial over alleged attack plan	0 [1749]
French National Abducted in Chad:	0 [1738]
Palestinian teen throwing firebomb killed by troops — IDF	5 17:41 Whiskey Mike [1744]
Two actions against IS in north Sinai, 12 security forces and 15 jihadis killed	0 [1745]
Yemeni's officials' son dies in al Qaeda attack in Abyan	0 [1743]
Houthi projectile kills toddler and injures father and brother in Najran	0 [1741]
IS burn western Mosul women who refused to slaughter co-civilians	2 09:42 gorb [1739]
Five killed as Islamic State IEDs target civilians fleeing Kirkuk	0 [1745]
Airstrikes kill 3 senior Islamic State leaders in Anbar	0 [1741]
Iraqi forces recapture Yabessat, another district in western Mosul	0 [1740]
Iraqi command says IS fabricates reports of civilian casualties in Mosul	0 [1743]
ISIS shoots dead man in western Daraa for ‘blasphemy’	3 18:00 swksvolFF [1796]
Jihadist rebels mobilize in northeast Latakia for new offensive	0 [1738]
No way out of Deir Hafer for ISIL as Syrian Army troops full besiege town	0 [1739]
Syrian Army destroys jihadist HQ in northern Homs	3 21:11 trailing wife [1764]
SDF capture Tabqa Dam from ISIS in spectacular behind enemy lines operation	1 15:32 al aSha-med [1739]
Syrian Army storms jihadist-held Al-Qaboun in east Damascus	0 [1739]
Al-Qaeda approaches strategic towns in northern Hama	0 [1737]
Elite Tiger Forces arrive in northern Hama to drive back Al-Qaeda	1 08:48 AlanC [1739]
Militants attack MLA’s house, car	0 [1745]
RAB arrests 5 New JMB militants in Jatrabari, Badda	0 [1741]
Police arrest two militants in Bandarban	0 [1748]
UK parliament attacker named as British-born Khalid Masood	0 [1745]
Policeman kills his 9 comrades in an insider attack in North of Afghanistan	0 [1747]
Helmand’s Sangin district has reportedly fallen to Taliban	1 19:10 Crinegum Ulaigum2776 [1800]
Page 2: WoT Background
Was Tamerlan Tsarnaev working for the US Government ?	8 19:08 Crinegum Ulaigum2776 [1767]
Top U.S. general in Europe says Russia might be supplying the Taliban	6 19:15 Zhang Fei [1760]
Suspect in JCC bomb threats also harassed Israeli institutions	1 05:23 lord garth [1738]
Turkey Summons Russia Envoy after Soldier Killed by Shots from Syria	1 09:50 Mullah Richard [1736]
Turkish Minister Heads to Switzerland in Europe Row	2 15:37 al aSha-med [1738]
British Lawmaker: London Terrorist's Religion Is ‘Utterly And Completely' Irrelevant	14 17:56 charger [1765]
Iran's Spymaster Claims Pro-Regime Agents Operating in D.C., London, Canada	3 15:43 al aSha-med [1734]
Palestinian ex-terrorist takes US plea deal, losing citizenship	1 07:53 Frank G [1736]
State Department tells embassies to ramp up visa screening	1 07:54 Frank G [1742]
Australia rejects 500 Syrian refugees on security grounds	1 00:58 al aSha-med [1742]
Hirsi Ali: Islamic Terrorists 'Don't Go to Liberals and Say Thank You' for Being PC	0 [1739]
Yemen Accuses Iran of Stepping Up Support for Rebels	0 [1744]
JCC bomb threat suspect said not cooperating with police	2 19:59 Crinegum Ulaigum2776 [1766]
Thai military downplays BRN leadership changes	0 [1736]
The latest delusion of Sultan Erdogan: a protectorate in northern Syria	1 08:57 AlanC [1736]
Putin promotes officers who served in Syria, vows military modernisation	0 [1738]
Pak has to vacate PoK: Dr Jitendra	1 01:00 al aSha-med [1742]
Hafter orders unconditional release of militants’ families	0 [1738]
EU summons Turkish ambassador over Erdogan threats	0 [1734]
Erdogan blasts ‘delusional’ one-man regime accusation ahead of referendum	0 [1738]
I will call Europe fascist as long as they call me dictator: Turkey’s Erdogan	7 17:01 Vast Right Wing Conspiracy [1731]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Norway's laser-firing underwater drones	1 17:30 DarthVader [1735]
Nursing Home Employee Secretly Recorded Seniors Having S3x, Posted Video to Snapchat	1 16:55 Vast Right Wing Conspiracy [1739]
F'nBI: We Are Aware of Threats to Hawaii Federal Judge at Center of Travel Ban Suit	9 19:57 CrazyFool [1758]
Illegal Aliens Are Congregating in Sanctuary ~~Cities~~ City-States, Study Shows	6 11:12 Vast Right Wing Conspiracy [1745]
The science is settled	7 13:31 Bobby [1744]
US stresses 'concern' with Israeli settlements after intensive talks	1 12:16 al aSha-med [1738]
Trump DONE negotiating, will LEAVE Obamacare in place if bill fails, says Mulvaney	17 20:50 Airandee [1763]
Sometimes you get the bull, sometimes the bull gets you	0 [1735]
After Rockville Rape, School Superintendent Accuses Parents of Racism	18 19:51 Airandee [1767]
High School Tries Shaming Boy, Demanding He ‘Tolerate’ Undressing with Girls to ‘Make it Natural’	12 19:54 CrazyFool [1753]
11 year old 'tortured and illegally confined' in Karachi's Defence area rescued	0 [1734]
Page 4: Opinion
Everything you think you know about Islamist attacks is wrong and that's why we are losing	7 19:18 Crusader [1761]
London terror – a lesson from Israel	3 18:18 trailing wife [1756]
NY Times turns up volume on 'climate propaganda machine'	8 14:50 Frank G [1740]
Turkey’s ruling party propaganda machine	0 [1732]
Page 6: Politix
Virginia judge upholds Trump's temporary travel ban	1 17:43 Whiskey Mike [1738]
Vote on Ryan/Trump Care cancelled	3 23:43 Nero White 3083 [1756]
Potential 'smoking gun' showing Obama administration spied on Trump team	13 19:02 Crinegum Ulaigum2776 [1770]
Bondo-Faced Ex-Evita Faces Argie Trial	0 [1738]

    
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Who's in the News
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9	Islamic State
6	Sublime Porte
6	Moslem Colonists
4	al-Nusra
3	Taliban
2	Houthis
2	Govt of Syria
2	Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (IS)
1	Hezbollah
1	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
1	Govt of Iran
1	al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
1	Commies
1	PFLP
1	Ansar al-Sharia
1	Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (IS)
1	Thai Insurgency
1	Govt of Pakistan
1	Abu Sayyaf (ISIS)

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Two weeks of WOT

Fri 2017-03-24
Helmand’s Sangin district has reportedly fallen to Taliban

Thu 2017-03-23
It's worse: Jewish Israeli-American, 19, arrested in Ashkelon for phoning in dozens of JCC bomb threats

Wed 2017-03-22
Jihadi car and knife attack: Parliament in lockdown

Tue 2017-03-21
U.S. Bans Laptops, Tablets from Cabins on Flights from Middle East

Mon 2017-03-20
Syrian regulars gain control of regions near Palmyra

Sun 2017-03-19
Four wanted Maute militants nabbed in Lanao

Sat 2017-03-18
Man shot dead at Paris Orly airport this morning after taking soldier's gun: official

Fri 2017-03-17
Four Killed as Bangladesh Police Storm Islamist Hideout

Thu 2017-03-16
Kommander Abdullah, 10 others die in airstrike in Paktika

Wed 2017-03-15
Dozens killed in suicide bombing at Damascus "Palace of Justice" courthouse

Tue 2017-03-14
Suspected ISIS gas attack hits Iraqi forces in west Mosul

Mon 2017-03-13
Kenyan police nab 6 terror suspects in coastal town

Sun 2017-03-12
Double suicide attack kills 40 in Damascus

Sat 2017-03-11
Syrian force a ‘few weeks’ from Raqqa, U.S. Marines deployed

Fri 2017-03-10
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Thu 2017-03-09
Baghdadi abandons Mosul fight to field commanders

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