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Libya's Tripoli govt sacks Hassi
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Tikrit Reconquista	2 23:46 Besoeker [1764]
Saudi tanks crawl south, speculations about ground invasion in Yemen	2 20:25 phil_b [1772]
Baghdad Bagatelles	0 [1733]
Mosul: ISIS executions and executed	0 [1742]
Iraqi Miscellanies	0 [1748]
IS Executes at least 37 Civilians in Central Syria	0 [1736]
Eight Bulgarians Charged with Supporting Islamic State	0 [1739]
Turkey Grinds to Halt after Massive Power Cut	11 23:19 Zenobia Floger6220 [1751]
Would-be Jihadist Family Arrested in Spain	0 [1741]
MUJAO Jihadists Claim Deadly Red Cross Attack in Mali	1 19:58 dlr [1763]
33 Insurgents Killed in Latest Offensive in Helmand	2 05:41 trailing wife [1737]
7 Of A Family Killed in Ghazni IED Blast	0 [1740]
15 Taliban Insurgents Held in Maidan Wardak	0 [1736]
Benghazi hospital receives one dead and 14 wounded after three days of clashes	0 [1741]
Zawia closes university and schools following rocket attacks	0 [1734]
Iraq forces retake government HQ in Tikrit from ISIL	5 13:13 frozen al [1742]
Hostage drama at Istanbul courthouse ends with two captors, prosecutor dead	0 [1728]
Peace committee leader killed in Tank	0 [1745]
Roadside bomb injures two Thai policemen	0 [1727]
Libya's Tripoli govt sacks Hassi	0 [1757]
New tranche of blocked assets transferred to CBI account	0 [1729]
Saudi air strike kills 3, injures several in Yemen	0 [1730]
Iran felicitates Iraq on Tikrit liberation	2 22:01 JosephMendiola [1752]
Egyptian Coptic church commemorating beheading victims in Libya attacked	0 [1736]
Uganda prosecutor in Al Shabab trial shot dead	0 [1735]
Clan elder shot dead in Baidoa	0 [1726]
Page 2: WoT Background
U.S. Blacklists Syrian Central Banker, 'Front Companies'	0 [1734]
Canada Votes for Air Strikes on Islamic State in Syria	0 [1733]
Malaysia Unveils Terrorism Bill amid Islamic State Fears	0 [1737]
Security firm says new spy software in 10 countries came from Lebanon	0 [1736]
France 'pulls pitch' on US-led nuclear talks, saying it will return when it is 'useful.'	8 22:03 JosephMendiola [1751]
Champ Adviser on Iran Worked for Pro-Regime Lobby	3 13:29 NoMoreBS [1746]
Gen. Zahir Talks of Conspiracy To Release Farkhunda's Killers	0 [1730]
Afghan Govt. Agencies May Have Wasted Billions in US Aid: Pentagon	4 09:51 Procopius2k [1723]
Muslimyar Says Pakistan Won't Bring Taliban to Negotiation Table	0 [1730]
Farkhunda Protesters Demand Dismissal of Kabul Police Chief	1 23:37 Zenobia Floger6220 [1755]
Ghani Seeks to Consolidate Power	0 [1735]
Paleostine joins International Criminal Court today	5 18:02 swksvolFF [1746]
Pentagon backing for Arab military force	2 22:11 JosephMendiola [1754]
Dar Al-Ifta calls for the return of Benghazi's displaced as clashes continue	0 [1729]
HoR to choose new intelligence chief	0 [1727]
'Inshallah,' Kerry says on possible nuclear deal with Iran	13 16:47 swksvolFF [1729]
Turkey dismisses claims of support for fall of Syria's Idlib	0 [1729]
Saulat Mirza was in touch with MQM chief before arrest, claims wife	0 [1734]
Zardari orders removal of barriers outside Bilawal House	0 [1728]
PTI leader's convoy attacked in Karachi's Azizabad, FIR registered	0 [1730]
Kuwait pledges $500 mn in Syria humanitarian aid	0 [1742]
Minor issues remain on Iran bans in nuclear talks: Iran negotiator	5 15:24 Rambler in Virginia [1730]
2 Oyasiqur murder suspects remanded	0 [1736]
Fleeing violence in Yemen, refugees arrive in Somalia	5 17:47 Shipman [1733]
Another Shaboob #3 surrenders to Federal Govt	0 [1726]
Page 3: Non-WoT
French officials cast doubt on purported video of Germanwings flight's final moments	2 22:21 JosephMendiola [1753]
EEOC worker pilfered $60k in taxpayer funds for Louis Vuitton, Disneyland	3 15:55 Frank G [1737]
Turkish Court Acquits All 236 Suspects in Coup Plot Retrial	0 [1733]
Son of South African president wants foreigners out of the country	7 21:28 Glenmore [1764]
Updated list of 66 excuses for the 18-26 year 'pause' in global warming	5 13:59 DarthVader [1725]
16 Wounded Warrior custom bicycles stolen.	2 15:57 Frank G [1730]
British City Loses Mobile Phone Signal During Military Exercise	3 15:27 Anice Nim [1735]
Gunfire exchanges intensifies near Donetsk, Mariupol	0 [1742]
Russian soldiers give up pretending they are not fighting in Ukraine and admit all	1 13:07 OldSpook [1735]
2 bombing attacks in 2 days damage Ukrainian rolling stock	2 16:46 badanov [1740]
Ukrainian MoD investigates Kolomoisky backed Aidar Battalion	0 [1741]
Turkish PM Davutoglu suggests 'pro-freedom' presidential system	0 [1725]
Grooms face terror charges over wedding bombsex in Karachi	1 00:55 Bill Clinton [1734]
Cablevision to make $1 offer for New York Daily News	5 14:02 Bubba Hatfield9936 [1730]
Greece looks to Russia as deal with Europe stumbles	3 14:22 rjschwarz [1735]
14 evicted Hindu families get back land	0 [1728]
Oceans Rising AND Land Rising, too!	11 23:43 Besoeker [1756]
Page 4: Opinion
'Stay Muslim, don't vote'	9 18:40 gorb [1758]
Yemen conflict: Neutrality no longer an option for Pakistan?	0 [1733]
Americans 'sick' of neoconservative Zionists: Analyst	6 14:08 tu3031 [1728]
Page 6: Politix
Champ finally stops punishing Egypt for overthrowing the Muslim Brotherhood's Morsi	7 18:37 Shipman [1749]
Champ commutes sentences of 22 criminals in federal prison	23 22:15 Ebbomosh Hupemp2664 [1763]

    
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                        19:46 Thing From Snowy Mountain

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7	Islamic State
6	Govt of Pakistan
5	Arab Spring
4	Govt of Iran
3	Taliban
2	al-Shabaab
2	Govt of Iraq
2	Govt of Syria
1	Houthis
1	Govt of Saudi Arabia
1	Palestinian Authority
1	TTP
1	Commies
1	al-Qaeda in North Africa
1	Al-Muhajiroun

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Two weeks of WOT

Wed 2015-04-01
Libya's Tripoli govt sacks Hassi

Tue 2015-03-31
A deputy, a relative, an ideologue: key Houthi leaders reportedly killed

Mon 2015-03-30
One Dead, Two Injured in Shooting at Gate of NSA HQ

Sun 2015-03-29
Joe Biden demanded Porosheno sack Kolomoisky

Sat 2015-03-28
Nigeria Recaptures Gwoza from Boko Haram

Fri 2015-03-27
Egyptian navy has fired shots at Iranian warships

Thu 2015-03-26
Yemen's Houthis take over state institutions in Aden

Wed 2015-03-25
Unknown plane fires 3 rockets at Hadi's palace in Aden

Tue 2015-03-24
White House: Israel's '50-year occupation' must end now

Mon 2015-03-23
Yemeni president declares Aden provisional capital

Sun 2015-03-22
US evacuates troops from south Yemen base

Sat 2015-03-21
Westgate mastermind confirmed dead in Somalia airstrike

Fri 2015-03-20
46 killed, 100 injured in suicide attacks on 2 Yemen mosques

Thu 2015-03-19
117 BIFF millitants, six soldiers killed so far

Wed 2015-03-18
19 Killed in Attack at Tunisia Museum; 2 Gunmen Dead After Firefight

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