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Iraqis launch offensive against Islamic State near Anbar military base
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Morocco says 8 arrested over jihadist attack plots	0 [1736]
US airstrike kills senior Khorasan Group leader	3 15:18 trailing wife [1761]
U.S. officials accuse Oregon imam of hiding militant past	7 16:30 Hupineger Glomomp52169 [1760]
ISIS pictures appear to show chickens used as suicide bombers	8 21:25 JosephMendiola [1766]
ISIS recruiting fighters in the outskirts of Kabul: Mohaqiq	1 08:33 Frank G [1734]
US authorities allege Oregon imam assisted radicals in Pakistan, America	1 12:41 Pappy [1738]
Iranian forces fire mortar shells into Pakistani territory	0 [1736]
Iraqi Forces Kill 108 ISIL Terrorists in Nineveh Operation	0 [1739]
Yemeni Army, Ansarullah Line Up Behind Saudi Borders	0 [1738]
First UN Aid Vessel Docks in Yemen's Aden After 4 Months of Saudi Aggression	0 [1735]
10 Taliban Insurgents Killed in Farah Clashes	0 [1741]
Benghazi battles rage as arms smuggling boats 'sunk'	0 [1735]
Somali civilians killed by African Union troops	0 [1736]
Bomb blasts in Iraq's Baghdad Province kill 12	0 [1739]
Syria, Hezbollah seize full control over Zabadani plains	0 [1737]
Man 'planned to kill US serviceman and tried to join IS'	4 09:00 Rambler in Virginia [1736]
Iraqis launch offensive against Islamic State near Anbar military base	0 [1768]
Turkey identifies suspect in suicide attack	0 [1738]
Dozens Dead in Zabadani Clashes on Lebanese-Syrian Border	2 08:06 AlanC [1739]
Three Police Killed in NE Nigeria Bomb Blast	0 [1744]
Report: China Holds Uighur Who 'Planned Bomb Attack'	0 [1738]
Page 2: WoT Background
Iran buys 100 Russian refueling aircraft for its air force to reach any point in the Mid East	3 17:12 rjschwarz [1759]
Obama Administration Won't Release Full Iran Deal to Congress	12 21:49 JosephMendiola [1760]
US places 4 Hezbollah figures on sanctions blacklist	0 [1746]
How Antimatter Could Stop Iran From Cheating On the Nuclear Deal	6 21:29 JosephMendiola [1760]
Obama Made Side-Deal on Iran's Military Site, Hid Details From Congress	3 14:24 rjschwarz [1746]
Kabul appellate court finalizes decision on Farkhunda murder case	0 [1734]
Musharraf close to acquittal in BB case: lawyer	0 [1738]
Mumbai bomb plotter on death row loses final appeal	0 [1736]
Indian corps commander warns 'elements in Pakistan' of 'unexpected damage'	0 [1734]
COAS directs army to provide relief to flood affectees	0 [1745]
Hurriyat leaders attend Pakistan High Commission's Eid Milan	1 13:57 JHH [1728]
Dostum Opposes Militia Force Idea During Jowzjan Trip	0 [1742]
Geroushi dismisses threat of EU sanctions	0 [1737]
Air Force using laser-guided bombs in Derna?	1 08:17 Pappy [1740]
Government tells Tabus and Tuaregs to stop fighting	1 13:48 JHH [1746]
Tens of Egyptians 'secretly' arrested, missing, Human Rights Watch says	1 09:03 Frank G [1745]
Kyrgyzstan terminates cooperation deal with US	2 03:23 Besoeker [1741]
We will make Boko Haram beg for peace -- Nigeria's Army Chief	1 12:34 chris [1740]
Directive by Gov. Bill Haslam	0 [1736]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Venezuelan farmers ordered to hand over produce to state	9 20:58 Nguard [1765]
7th century Koran fragments discovered	8 18:58 charger [1762]
They needed a study for this!? - Science confirms: You're happier on the weekend	3 12:47 Steve White [1744]
Fiorina: 'Deafening Silence' From Dems on PP's 'Hypocrisy,' 'Moral Depravity,' and 'Cruelty'	7 18:57 Zenobia Floger6220 [1749]
Gaza's sole power plant shuts over Palestinian tax dispute	1 08:34 Frank G [1732]
Right Sector militants refuse to surrender	0 [1743]
Ukrainian MoD says weapons withdrawal claim	0 [1742]
Floods once again	0 [1738]
Footage shows India vigilantes beating alleged sexual offender	1 08:37 Frank G [1740]
Ret General Says China Could Reclaim Disputed South China Sea Reef From Philippines 'By Force'	6 22:17 JosephMendiola [1764]
Shots and grenades as Burundi presses ahead with presidential poll	0 [1737]
Maneuvering Russian Satellite Has Everyone's Attention	0 [1743]
Page 4: Opinion
A paradigm shift	3 14:21 rjschwarz [1738]
Mark Steyn: Senselessness and Sensibility	3 14:19 rjschwarz [1734]
Page 6: Politix
Clinton In Trouble In Colorado, Iowa, Virginia, Quinnipiac University Swing State Poll Finds	3 18:28 JohnQC [1751]
Judiciary Chairman: Obama Inflating Deportation Numbers by Two-Thirds	2 14:35 Zenobia Floger6220 [1763]

    
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6	Govt of Pakistan
4	Arab Spring
4	Govt of Iran
3	Taliban
2	al-Qaeda
2	Boko Haram
2	Hezbollah
2	Houthis
1	Hamas
1	Salafists
1	Govt of Syria
1	Commies

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Sun 2015-07-19
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Thu 2015-07-16
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Wed 2015-07-15
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Tue 2015-07-14
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Sun 2015-07-12
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Sat 2015-07-11
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