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Iraq Rebels Stall North of Baghdad
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Libya's renegade general launches new offensive in Benghazi	3 15:38 Squinty [1737]
Attack on Chinese company in Cameroon drags Yaound into campaign against Boko Haram	1 21:22 Pearl Borgia1889 [1760]
US warships with Tomahawk missiles move into Persian Gulf	18 22:44 JosephMendiola [1771]
Iraqi Airstrike Kills Seven Kurdish Security Forces In Diyala	2 18:14 Pappy [1742]
Round-up: Gaza Rockets Slam Into Southern Israel, Israel Responds	1 01:26 Skidmark [1743]
France Deports Tunisian Suspected of Recruiting Jihadists for Syria	0 [1740]
Moderate Syria Rebel Officers Quit over 'Lack of Military Aid'	0 [1745]
Egypt Arrests Sunni Scholar Sentenced to Death	0 [1743]
Syria Rebels, Jihadists Withdraw from Town near Turkey	0 [1742]
Ten Hizbullah Fighters Killed in Syria's Ongoing Battles	1 05:46 Shipman [1745]
Deadly attacks mar high turnout at Afghan vote	3 05:34 Shipman [1748]
Pakistan deploys additional troops on western border	1 15:27 Squinty [1749]
Bodyguard kills Christian MPA in Balochistan	0 [1739]
Iraqi forces retake three towns in northern province	2 12:48 Squinty [1745]
Three Malaysian terrorists nabbed	0 [1752]
Five killed in Yemen drone strike	0 [1750]
Iraq Rebels Stall North of Baghdad	8 12:31 Charles [1772]
Iraqi AF bombing Tikrit	0 [1745]
Iraq insurgent advance slows	0 [1767]
Analysis: ISIS, allies reviving 'Baghdad belts' battle plan	1 22:50 JosephMendiola [1760]
Iraq forces find burned bodies of 12 police in recaptured town	1 12:06 Bill Clinton [1746]
30 killed in blast near Iraq border	0 [1742]
Another battle breaks out in Waajid	2 19:30 trailing wife [1741]
Shaboobs burn car on Qoryoley outskirts	1 22:24 Zenobia Floger6220 [1765]
Govt troops battle Shaboobs on Baidoa outskirts	0 [1738]
Bomb blast in Galkayo wounds two Puntland soldiers	0 [1743]
Page 2: WoT Background
Candidly Speaking: Further ugly vibes from the Obama administration	8 22:36 trailing wife [1762]
'Chance Missing Teens Were Taken To Jordan Or Gaza Are Slim'	0 [1754]
Sunni Clerics Criticize Iraq Shiite Call to Arms	3 18:56 Barbara [1739]
Iran offers help to US if it acts against Iraq militants	8 23:02 JosephMendiola [1761]
CAA gives itself clean chit in Karachi attack debacle	0 [1742]
Iraqi PM vows to defeat insurgent groups	0 [1744]
Sistani urges people to fight back as militants widen grip	0 [1735]
Egypt sends 13 to trial for Tahrir sex attack	0 [1730]
Afghans brave violence to vote in 2nd round	0 [1729]
US aircraft carrier moves to the Gulf of Rumsfeld	4 14:47 Procopius2k [1735]
Pakistan to appeal ruling allowing Perv to leave country	0 [1740]
Britain providing $5m emergency aid to Iraq	18 23:13 trailing wife [1770]
UK closes Kenya consulate due to security concerns	4 15:08 Bright Pebbles [1737]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Happy Father's Day!	4 20:13 49 Pan [1759]
Casey Kasem, King of the Top 40 countdown, dead at 82	7 19:57 Frank G [1751]
The long sunspot cycle 23 predicts a significant temperature decrease in cycle 24	20 23:44 Squinty [1761]
FBI director confirms criminal probe of VA	5 13:11 Pappy [1747]
Ukraine drives out rebels, braces for Russian gas cut	2 16:51 Old Patriot [1741]
Nine killed in riots in Bangladesh capital	0 [1741]
West Sea naval base due for completion this year	1 09:53 Bobby [1733]
In setback for Cameron, EU parties back Juncker	0 [1742]
US Border Patrol to be Handcuffed If Agents Report Illegal Activity	1 08:58 Procopius2k [1738]
Indonesian shariah police step up raids before Ramadan	1 21:47 Zenobia Floger6220 [1767]
Modi dedicates INS Vikramaditya to the nation	28 22:36 Glimble Hatrack7059 [1763]
Stubb wins ruling party vote to become Finland's PM	2 09:48 Barbara [1743]
Sisi to Egyptians: ride a bike to save fuel	2 00:58 Pappy [1736]
Dems push 'special envoy' to advocate for gay rights abroad	9 15:22 Frank G [1730]
Pentagon studying protesters to prep for 'mass civil breakdown'	10 22:23 JosephMendiola [1756]
Page 4: Opinion
Obama Even Worse Than We Thought	8 16:27 Iblis [1738]
Chaos in Iraq	2 11:47 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [1729]
Between Mosul and Jerusalem	2 05:57 Shipman [1732]
Obama isn't napping, he's surrendering	8 18:47 Bubba Graiting8281 [1744]
The 7 Reasons America Became A Great Power	4 20:42 DarthVader [1756]

    
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                        22:36 Glimble Hatrack7059

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                        22:24 Zenobia Floger6220

                        22:23 JosephMendiola

                        21:47 Zenobia Floger6220

                        21:26 Pappy

                        21:23 James

                        21:22 Pearl Borgia1889

                        20:42 DarthVader

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                        20:17 OldSpook

                        20:13 49 Pan

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                        19:57 Frank G

                        19:42 JosephMendiola

                        19:41 Airandee

Who's in the News
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6	Islamic State of Iraq
4	Govt of Pakistan
4	Islamic State of Iraq & the Levant
3	al-Shabaab
2	al-Nusra
1	Govt of Iran
1	Hamas
1	Hezbollah
1	Boko Haram
1	Arab Spring
1	Muslim Brotherhood
1	Taliban
1	al-Qaeda
1	al-Qaeda in Arabia
1	Govt of Iraq
1	Abu Sayyaf

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Two weeks of WOT

Sun 2014-06-15
Iraq Rebels Stall North of Baghdad

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

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