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Top Iraqi generals retired after huge loss to IS militants
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Intense Clashes Rage Between Peshmerga and Iranian Army	7 22:32 JosephMendiola [1759]
German couple, young child kidnapped in Yemen are dead, foreign ministry says	3 19:44 Alaska Paul [1768]
Baghdad Car Bomb Kills at Least 14	0 [1736]
German Raids Target Seven Alleged IS Supporters	0 [1744]
Good morning	4 18:07 Frank G [1742]
Brother-in-Law of Notorious French Jihadist Held after Syria Trip	1 02:20 Besoeker [1746]
Air strikes kill 19 suspected terrorists in North Waziristan	0 [1739]
Two bullet-riddled bodies found in Turbat	1 09:29 Frank G [1736]
Ahmadi man killed in Mirpurkhas	0 [1735]
Soldier Killed in Attack on Army Barracks in al-Beddawi	0 [1734]
Egypt Forces Kill Four Jihadists in Sinai	0 [1744]
TTP claims Peshawar attack targeting senior army officer	0 [1736]
Six killed in battles between Derna's rival Islamists	1 05:21 Big Thromoth3646 [1738]
Benghazi violence: assassinations and lawlessness as Benina clashes continue	5 13:11 borgboy [1739]
Top Iraqi generals retired after huge loss to IS militants	1 22:42 JosephMendiola [1791]
U.S., Arab Allies Strike IS Jihadists in Syria, Killing at Least 70	6 14:16 Glenmore [1754]
Houthi rebels cry 'victory' as Hadi warns of civil war	0 [1738]
Sully gets life	2 19:50 Zenobia Floger6220 [1764]
Boko Haram: Shekau is alive and well - Negotiator, Salkida	1 09:21 Frank G [1738]
Photo prompts speculation Nigeria's Boko Haram leader killed in battle	0 [1734]
Turkey to do anything possible to fight IS - Erdogan	3 22:40 JosephMendiola [1760]
Residents Flee Raqqa After US-Led Air Strikes	0 [1732]
Islamic State Redeploys Fighters Towards Kurdish Areas	3 19:16 Zenobia Floger6220 [1757]
Palestinians Protest In Hebron In The Area Of Slain Terrorists' House	1 00:53 g(r)omgoru [1734]
Inside The Raid On Teens' Killers	2 15:27 Frank G [1756]
UAE confirms air strikes against ISIS in Syria	2 17:17 Pappy [1735]
Terror suspect shot dead in Australia after stabbing Police Officers	6 16:35 JohnQC [1743]
Page 2: WoT Background
Abu Qatada acquitted, freed in Jordan	1 14:55 Frank G [1730]
Pakistan's Baluchistan separatists demand Scotland-style vote	3 19:22 Alaska Paul [1766]
British Muslim Group Takes on IS Jihadists on Twitter	6 17:12 trailing wife [1736]
Somalia Pirates Release U.S.-German Hostage	0 [1754]
Gaza Truce Negotiators Set New Talks for End of October	1 07:51 ed in texas [1730]
Imran summoned on Oct 13 to verify resignation	0 [1736]
New Ukrainian ceasefire implementation comes slowly	0 [1740]
EU Says 3,000 European Jihadis now in Syria, Iraq	1 22:46 JosephMendiola [1759]
Foreign Ministry HQ "handed over" to National Salvation Government's appointee	0 [1734]
Outgoing Afghan president takes one last swipe at US	6 14:56 Frank G [1733]
Abbas: Will demand UN resolution to end Israeli occupation	8 22:53 JosephMendiola [1768]
Qalamun Road Blocked as Bazzal Wife Urges Nasrallah, Salam to Act	0 [1746]
US Told Iran Of Intent To Strike IS Militants In Syria	1 22:50 JosephMendiola [1760]
IS message calling on followers to kill Australians, French, Canadian, American or European a genuine threat: Bishop	4 16:42 JohnQC [1729]
Nigerian schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram 'not released into military custody'	0 [1740]
N.Korean FM on Charm Offensive	3 22:54 JosephMendiola [1765]
Officials: US Eyes Persistent Air Campaign In Syria, Pace To Vary	4 22:58 JosephMendiola [1763]
N.Korea Developing Satellite-Guided Bomb	5 10:24 Butch Forkbeard5129 [1736]
Ahead Of Cairo Talks, Danish FM Threatens Israel With Sanctions	3 09:38 ed in texas [1733]
Australia Deploys Warplanes To Join Campaign Against IS	0 [1739]
Citing Israel, Iran Rejects Demand To Move Nuke Facility	0 [1743]
The 'Immediate' Threat of Khorasan and the Link to Iran	0 [1735]
CCTV To Document Construction Material In Gaza	3 11:58 Mullah Richard [1740]
Iran unveils 'anti-aircraft' UAV	0 [1729]
Sen. David Vitter (R-LA): ISIS "imminent threat" total BS	0 [1742]
Page 3: Non-WoT
One Evening In Moscow	0 [1741]
Candles lit in Australia, NZ for 2 French journos facing 20 years' jail in West Papua	2 10:27 anon1 [1742]
Don't hide money in Switzerland, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein and Monaco any more!	9 19:38 phil_b [1766]
Chinese and Indian troops in Himalayan standoff	1 19:51 JosephMendiola [1755]
NC State sociologists say Michelle Obama's healthy eating program is classist and sexist	6 19:53 JosephMendiola [1757]
Climate Movement Drops Mask	15 17:23 Pappy [1729]
India triumphs in maiden Mars mission	0 [1736]
Poland Stages Major Maneuvers amid Russia Tensions	2 07:37 3dc [1740]
PPP MPA claims husband forced her resignation at gunpoint	0 [1736]
Ukraine Rebels Plan November Vote despite Peace Plan	0 [1744]
620 Academics Sign Anti-BDS Petition	1 12:41 Bobby [1736]
White tiger mauls youth to death at zoo in Delhi	13 13:10 Bobby [1728]
Page 4: Opinion
Versailles in California	5 19:19 Ebbang Uluque6305 [1755]
What 'war on women'?	6 17:10 Rex Mundi [1733]
War on minorities	0 [1738]
Time to widen scope of anti-IS operation	1 09:18 JohnQC [1747]
Page 6: Politix
Champ salutes Marine with coffee cup.	29 20:36 Frank G [1755]

    
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Who's in the News
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12	Islamic State
4	Hamas
3	Boko Haram
3	al-Qaeda
3	Govt of Iran
3	Govt of Pakistan
2	Arab Spring
1	TTP
1	al-Nusra
1	al-Qaeda in Arabia
1	Ansar al-Sharia
1	al-Qaeda in Pakistan
1	Houthis
1	Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis
1	Lashkar e-Jhangvi
1	Palestinian Authority
1	Pirates

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Two weeks of WOT

Wed 2014-09-24
Top Iraqi generals retired after huge loss to IS militants

Tue 2014-09-23
US, Arab Allies Launch First Wave of Strikes in Syria

Mon 2014-09-22
Iraqi Forces Launch Operation against Militants near Fallujah

Sun 2014-09-21
60,000 Kurds Facing ISIS Advance In Syria Flee To Turkey

Sat 2014-09-20
Acting JMB chief among 7 arrested; plans included snatching jailed Ansarullah chief

Fri 2014-09-19
U.S. Targets IS Training Camp in Iraq for First Time

Thu 2014-09-18
Ringleader in Canada Terror Case Pleads Guilty

Wed 2014-09-17
Jordan Arrests Brotherhood Leader For Incitement

Tue 2014-09-16
Saudi court jails 13 Islamists for fighting abroad

Mon 2014-09-15
19 Suspected Al Shabab Arrested In Uganda For Planned Bomb Attacks

Sun 2014-09-14
Russian officials: Tsarnaev defense team claimed to be FBI

Sat 2014-09-13
Malala Yousafzai's assailants arrested in Pakistan

Fri 2014-09-12
About 400 bodies found in mass grave northwest of al-Mosul, Iraq

Thu 2014-09-11
BREAKING: Captured Fijian Peacekeepers Cross Into Israel

Wed 2014-09-10
Militant group appoints new leader: Syria

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