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Iran sends forces to Iraq as ISIS militants press forward
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Lots of current Iraq video at this link	1 13:41 JohnQC [11125]
Kurdish Forces are Pushing Back Against ISIS, Gaining Ground Around Mosul	23 22:20 OldSpook [11131]
Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani issues call to arms against ISIL	6 22:25 OldSpook [11128]
Israel In Touch With US, PA As Hunt For Missing Teens Continues	1 00:27 Uncle Phester [11127]
Ethiopian military convoy raided in Bakool	0 [11128]
Good morning	0 [11126]
Islamic Jihad Detainees Dig Tunnel In Prison Escape Attempt	3 10:00 Frank G [11124]
Masked Palestinian Rioters Hurl Stones At Police On Temple Mount	3 10:33 Shipman [11127]
AQIM claim Tunisia attacks	0 [11126]
ISIS menace al-Qaeda in Derna	2 01:54 OldSpook [11130]
Sudan Opposition Chief's Daughters Held at Demo	0 [11127]
Militants in Arsal Set up Islamic Law as al-Nusra Front 'Green Brigade' Holds Sway	0 [11127]
U.S. Transfers 12 Detainees out of Afghan Prison	3 02:23 Besoeker [11127]
Army Detains Five Suspected Syrian Terrorists in Arsal	0 [11125]
Maliki Says Operation to Clear Cities of 'Terrorists' Has Begun	2 21:17 Squinty [11130]
Iraqis launch airstrikes against ISIL	3 12:08 AlanC [11126]
Checkpoint near Benghazi targeted in suicide attack, one killed	0 [11124]
North Waziristan empties out as foreign fighters flee	1 09:50 Frank G [11127]
UN vehicle reported snatched in Karachi	2 10:25 Shipman [11125]
40,000 Iraqis flee Tikrit, Samarra: IOM	1 12:31 Pappy [11126]
1000s of Egyptians hold anti-government rallies	4 12:25 Pappy [11130]
Iran sends forces to Iraq as ISIS militants press forward	6 12:01 AlanC [11130]
200 U.S. contractors surrounded by jihadists in Iraq	21 22:57 lord garth [11132]
Page 2: WoT Background
ISIS Leader: See You in New York	0 [11124]
Turkey Dries Up the Euphrates	10 20:04 BigEdLB [11127]
Israel could strike Iran 'in matter of months,' Cruz tells US Jews	3 19:17 BigEdLB [11125]
Australian Trade At Risk Over East Jerusalem Decision	2 19:24 BigEdLB [11125]
Mufti call for violence angers Libyans	1 12:04 Bill Clinton [11127]
Maghreb terrorists make sales pitch to youth	0 [11125]
Alleged honour killing angers Tunisians	5 19:42 BigEdLB [11130]
Belgium Orders Trial for 46 Suspected Radical Islamists	0 [11125]
Hizbullah Vows Not to Intervene in Iraq, Warns of ISIL Spread	1 02:09 Shipman [11126]
Lebanon Could Have 2 Grand Muftis over Dar al-Fatwa Differences	0 [11129]
Syrian Woman Strangled in Koura 'Honor Killing'	1 19:28 BigEdLB [11128]
UN rights chief alarmed by reported abuses	3 20:10 BigEdLB [11129]
Shebab militants plotting Djibouti attack: Britain	0 [11125]
US will help but Iraq must mend divisions: Obama	8 12:18 Bill Clinton [11127]
Fleeing tribesmen consider Afghanistan safer	0 [11131]
The Battle for Iraq Is a Saudi War on Iran	8 12:01 Bill Clinton [11125]
Maliki travels to Samarra where army fights militants	2 10:12 Frank G [11129]
Troubles in Iraq are spilling over from Syria, Obama says	0 [11127]
Obama ~~dithers at top speed~~ 'urgently' mulls attacks on Syria, Iraq	3 19:09 BigEdLB [11127]
Iraq's Takfiris face imminent defeat: Analyst. Really.	0 [11127]
McCain: We Won Iraq, Obama Lost It	0 [11127]
Afghans head to polls again in final test as Taliban threats loom	0 [11123]
ISIS's Secret Allies	3 08:54 Besoeker [11126]
ISIL who took over Mosul included officers trained by US	0 [11127]
The Battle for Baghdad: Scenarios	1 02:37 Besoeker [11126]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Dutch auditors: Where $1 trillion NATO budget is spent?	4 14:29 Steve White [11128]
Rebels shoot down Ukrainian plane killing 49 military personnel	2 19:52 Uncle Phester [11129]
This Week in Guns, June 14th, 2014	4 10:23 Frank G [11125]
Congressional Committee Just Voted to Kill the A-10--And Endanger Troops' Lives	11 23:59 OldSpook [11128]
Russia Just Significantly Escalated The Crisis In Ukraine	7 20:47 Thing From Snowy Mountain [11126]
28-year-old priest killed in Phoenix church burglary	2 16:15 Bubba Graiting8281 [11124]
Tribunal disqualifies JUI-F MPA, orders re-polling at Mansehra seat	0 [11125]
Health workers threaten boycott of anti-polio drive in Kohat	1 01:22 SteveS [11128]
'Hereditary politics threat to democracy in Pakistan'	0 [11130]
Nisar taken to hospital, chest pains cited	0 [11125]
Ukraine violates Russia's border: Moscow	4 14:34 Shipman [11129]
Two Men Use Girl As Human Shield -- Until Her Father Guns Them Down	7 20:10 Blinky Turkeyneck7226 [11128]
Egypt asks YouTube to remove Cairo sexual assault video	0 [11127]
Why do small planes hate the politically connected elite?	9 23:59 Uncle Phester [11127]
Indian PM Modi kicks into gear with defence, dam projects	7 22:43 SteveS [11132]
US quietly sending in elite military units to train former Soviet bloc states' forces	1 20:07 Blinky Turkeyneck7226 [11128]
The New Cold War Will Be Fought With Finance	2 07:59 ed in texas [11129]
Ukrainian troops regain port city of Mariupol	0 [11126]
Explain foreign funding: MHA to Greenpeace	1 04:21 g(r)omgoru [11129]
Page 4: Opinion
Share your O'Care Opinions with Organizing for Action	1 09:30 Shipman [11125]
Teens' Disappearance Could Be Outcome Of Palestinian Unity	0 [11126]
The Annexation At The End Of The Tunnel	0 [11128]
The Back-Room Deal That Explains The Chaos In Iraq	7 12:43 Thing From Snowy Mountain [11127]
Insanity defined	1 00:33 Squinty [11127]
DoD Official: Champ Regime a cross btwn Keystone Cops & Amateur Hour.	6 21:00 49 Pan [11128]
In the Middle East, the End of the Beginning	2 10:02 Uncle Phester [11126]
Page 6: Politix
LGBT-rights group Equality Florida Action PAC endorses Democrat Charlie Crist for governor	8 15:57 Iblis [11124]
Thad Cochran: I Grew Up Doing 'All Kinds Of Indecent Things With Animals'	9 14:12 g(r)omgoru [11125]
IRS Claims to Have Lost Over 2 Years of Lerner Emails	36 19:41 Uncle Phester [11127]
Al Sharpton still losing his teleprompter wars	3 19:08 tu3031 [11126]

    
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                        22:00 John Frum

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                        21:43 Rob Crawford

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                        21:00 49 Pan

                        20:55 Omolump Thud8081

                        20:47 Thing From Snowy Mountain

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                        20:21 Frank G

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                        19:52 Uncle Phester

Who's in the News
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9	Islamic State of Iraq & the Levant
6	Islamic State of Iraq
4	Ansar al-Sharia
4	Govt of Pakistan
3	Arab Spring
2	al-Nusra
2	Govt of Iraq
2	al-Qaeda in Pakistan
1	Palestinian Authority
1	al-Qaeda
1	al-Qaeda in Europe
1	al-Qaeda in North Africa
1	Commies
1	al-Shabaab
1	Govt of Sudan
1	Hamas
1	Hezbollah
1	Islamic Jihad
1	Jamaat-e-Ulema Islami

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Two weeks of WOT

Sat 2014-06-14
Iran sends forces to Iraq as ISIS militants press forward

Fri 2014-06-13
Iraqi security forces withdraw from Syrian border

Thu 2014-06-12
'They have lined the streets of Mosul with the heads of police and soldiers'

Wed 2014-06-11
Maliki asks for state of emergency

Tue 2014-06-10
Mosul Falls to Insurgency

Mon 2014-06-09
Sisi Sworn in as Egypt President, Vows 'No Leniency' for Violence

Sun 2014-06-08
Gunmen attack Karachi's Jinnah International Airport

Sat 2014-06-07
Heavy clashes, suicide bombings kill 36 in north Iraq

Fri 2014-06-06
Boko Haram kills "hundreds" in Nigeria

Thu 2014-06-05
Libya: Haftar Escapes Suicide Attack

Wed 2014-06-04
At Least 120 Dead in Clashes in Yemen

Tue 2014-06-03
Somali gummint claims to have whacked 74 Shaboobs

Mon 2014-06-02
5 Gitmo Terrorists Arrive in Qatar "With No Sign They Are -- Under Custody"

Sun 2014-06-01
Bowe Bergdahl, Army Sergeant Held by Taliban Since 2009, Is Released

Sat 2014-05-31
U.S. Confirms American Carried Out Syria Suicide Bombing

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