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Islamic State video shows destruction of ancient Iraqi artefacts
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
'Jihadi John' named as London man	8 21:37 OldSpook [1775]
Islamic State video shows destruction of ancient Iraqi artefacts	0 [1791]
ISIS militant 'Jihadi John' identified as Kuwaiti-born Briton	3 14:10 Raj [1749]
Khafaji: 3 parachutists landed from US Apache northern Babel	1 08:48 Skidmark [1747]
Bomb blast injures 3 people in northeast of Baqubah	0 [1757]
ISIS kidnaps 42 people northeast of Tikrit	0 [1750]
Three terrorists killed, car bomb destroyed northern Babel	1 17:09 BigEdLB [1748]
Baghdad Kabooms	0 [1748]
10 civilians injured southern Fallujah	1 12:48 Pappy [1756]
US-led Coalition Continues Airstrikes Against ISIL in Syria, Iraq	1 00:11 chris [1749]
New York residents arrested over ISIS extremist plot	10 16:11 BigEdLB [1752]
Christians Flee Jihadists after Syria Kidnappings	0 [1765]
Australian fighting with Kurds against ISIS killed in Syria	1 22:30 Retired Spook [1774]
3 Al-Jazeera Journalists Arrested in Paris for Flying Drone	2 17:07 BigEdLB [1776]
UN Security Council renews Yemen sanctions panel for 13 months	0 [1744]
'Most areas of Mohmand cleared of militants'	0 [1755]
ASWJ cleric gunned down in Korangi	0 [1746]
Four TTP militants sentenced to death for Lahore prison attack	0 [1749]
Kurdish forces regain new villages near Qamishli after ISIS withdrawal	0 [1754]
Militant leaders killed during U.S.-led strikes near Kobane	0 [1756]
Islamic State militants destroy Mosul Library, burn ancient manuscripts	0 [1754]
Syrian Kurds cut ISIL supply line near Iraq	0 [1756]
Civil rights activist murdered in Tripoli	2 17:10 M. Murcek [1748]
Historic Sufi shrine obliterated in Tripoli	0 [1746]
Seven killed in clashes with Abu Sayyaf	0 [1744]
Page 2: WoT Background
German Jewish leader: don't wear kippa in Muslim areas	0 [1752]
Kerry to Congressman: 'Don't make fun of Marie Harf's comments.'	18 22:31 Rob Crawford [1769]
Former Iraqi Minister: Diabolical' ISIS Seeks to Annihilate Christian Presence' in Iraq	3 10:42 g(r)omgoru [1746]
More than 5,000 fighters arrive in Tikrit in preparation for zero hour	6 22:09 JosephMendiola [1785]
All Arab villages near Syrian borders liberated from ISIL: Sinjar Mayor	0 [1753]
Pentagon expedites $17.9 mln equipment for Iraq	1 09:01 Rambler in Virginia [1743]
MoD announces most of al-Baghdadi areas liberated	0 [1739]
Poll: Growing U.S. Public Support for Fight against IS	3 14:21 rjschwarz [1745]
France Reforms Seek to Tackle Muslim Radicalization	3 14:22 rjschwarz [1744]
Jihadi Sniper: ISIS respond to publicity surrounding Hollywood blockbuster about US marksman with slick video showing long range assassinations	2 18:27 swksvolFF [1777]
Senior State Department Official in Charge of Counter-Terrorism Arrested for Soliciting Sex from a Minor	2 08:30 Procopius2k [1738]
A former FBI agent revealed the motivations behind 'lone wolf' terrorists, and they're terrifying	7 13:03 AlanC [1743]
Libyan parliament proposes Haftar to lead army	0 [1742]
Iran Stages Military Exercises in Strait of Hormuz	0 [1742]
Small Diameter Bomb II Completes Live Fire Test Destroying T-72 Tank	6 18:46 USN, Ret [1764]
Saudi in Hi-Tech Front Line Battle to Keep IS at Bay	2 17:03 swksvolFF [1744]
Boko Haram council considers loyalty to Islamic State	1 10:49 Frank G [1743]
Bashir: Iranian centers closed to protect Sudan	2 13:02 Pappy [1741]
Obama kept reform Muslims out of summit on extremism	2 06:31 Besoeker [1742]
Yemen Slides Toward Breakup as Hadi Rallies Support	2 07:25 AlanC [1740]
Iran dismisses Kerry's remarks over intervention in Yemen	0 [1745]
Shiite Rebels Say Yemen President Hadi 'Wanted for Justice'	0 [1742]
Karak hospitals to get doctors soon	0 [1732]
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to expel nearly 300 Afghan clerics	0 [1739]
Banned LJ has allied with TTP, says interior ministry	0 [1744]
10 held for refusing polio vaccines to children	0 [1737]
'Assad is a liar': HRW	1 05:32 g(r)omgoru [1749]
Islamic State builds its economy on Syria ashes	0 [1750]
Turkish pollster 'raided by inspectors' after poll angered AKP	2 08:25 Procopius2k [1734]
Rumours rife over who will lead BNP movement	0 [1745]
IS brigade damns HoR and Congress alike, warns Misrata not to interfere in its operations	0 [1741]
Amnesty International: Egyptian air strikes unmeasured and disproportionate	4 15:55 swksvolFF [1740]
Flight of Egyptian bakers adds to Zliten bread woes	0 [1744]
Pooped out sewage system causes big mess in Ghariyan	1 10:35 Frank G [1750]
Gen. John Allen: Islamic State has lost half of its leaders in Iraq	7 14:23 rjschwarz [1736]
Page 3: Non-WoT
UK/US military put on show of strength 300 yards from Russian border	3 23:24 JosephMendiola [1758]
Al Roker: Extreme Weather This Winter Made Possible By Climate Change	10 21:28 swksvolFF [1768]
South Korea Decriminalizes Adultery	0 [1738]
China submarines outnumber U.S. fleet: U.S. admiral	8 23:53 JosephMendiola [1767]
Nothing to see here ... look away	3 14:27 rjschwarz [1736]
Obamacare CEO: Website Will Not Be Finished until Obama Leaves Office	7 15:54 Ebbang Uluque6305 [1747]
Yemen Ex-Strongman Saleh Amassed up to $60 Billion, Says U.N. Report	0 [1742]
Three killed as rival groups clash	0 [1741]
NOC-issuing body for worship places, seminaries inactive	0 [1748]
Turkey's top cleric warns Austria over draft on Islam	2 10:50 trailing wife [1738]
'Let them cry out for miniskirts,' sez Erdogan	4 13:24 Elmereting McGurque2917 [1744]
Avalanches kill 92 in Afghanistan	0 [1747]
Facebook post of Myanmar Air Force taken down	3 11:22 BA [1756]
Page 4: Opinion
Over a quarter of British Muslims have sympathy for the Charlie Hebdo terrorists.	3 06:52 paul [1742]
Black Caucus Democrats to walk out of Netanyahu's speech	15 23:05 JosephMendiola [1768]
FedEx Refuses to Ship CNC Machines To Gun Enthusiasts	6 23:11 JosephMendiola [1759]
White House Lowers Bar for Iran Nuke Deal	5 22:23 Airandee [1766]
Protection for military courts	0 [1737]
Blame terror in southern Thailand on the terrorists	1 15:49 trailing wife [1747]
Page 6: Politix
President Obama confirms that illegal immigrants who qualify for his programs won't be deported regardless of judge's order	7 22:21 JosephMendiola [1766]
White House 'Unable To Accommodate' Latino Republican Congressman On Air Force One	2 16:06 Spereling Hupeling6103 [1746]
Obama to ban bullets by executive action, threatens top-selling AR-15 rifle	7 23:37 Thomoting Schwarzeneggar6888 [1764]
Spokeswoman For Major Christie Donor Sez No Fundraising Plans For Jersey Governor	0 [1751]
Lois Lerner Received $129K in Bonuses	6 11:42 Procopius2k [1741]
Foreign governments gave millions to foundation while Clinton was at State Dept.	3 14:02 Pappy [1741]
FCC Chair Refuses to Testify before Congress ahead of Net Neutrality Vote	2 11:54 DarthVader [1745]
Sanctioned North Korea shipping firm still active, renamed ships - U.N. panel	0 [1740]
'Kerry Blasts Netanyahu: He's 'Wrong' On Iran Deal Like He Was On Iraq War	8 16:59 gorb [1740]

    
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                        22:33 Rob Crawford

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                        22:30 Retired Spook

                        22:23 Airandee

                        22:21 JosephMendiola

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                        21:45 Procopius2k

                        21:37 OldSpook

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                        20:53 Alaska Paul

                        20:19 KBK  

                        19:11 Zhang Fei

                        18:46 USN, Ret

                        18:35 Mike Kozlowski

                        18:27 swksvolFF

Who's in the News
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23	Islamic State
6	Govt of Pakistan
4	Govt of Iran
2	Arab Spring
2	Houthis
2	Govt of Iraq
1	Pirates
1	Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan
1	TTP
1	Boko Haram
1	al-Qaeda in Europe
1	Commies
1	Abu Sayyaf
1	Lashkar e-Jhangvi

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