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Heavy Benghazi fighting as IS counterattacks
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
U.S. official: Appears low-tech bomb detonated on plane	4 19:16 Alaska Paul [1743]
Afghan boy hailed as hero for fighting Taliban killed on his way to school	0 [1730]
3 terrorists carry out combined shooting and stabbing attack in Jerusalem's Old City	1 10:25 gorb [1735]
Rangers’ official dies mysteriously near Karachi airport	0 [1735]
Attack damages oil pipeline south of Libya’s Zueitina port	0 [1731]
Heavy Benghazi fighting as IS counterattacks	5 15:54 USN, Ret. [1759]
376 died in missile attacks in Soddy border area so far	1 12:23 Betty Hitler2611 [1731]
Most of Naham freed from Houthi-Saleh rebels	0 [1734]
Kurd forces drive back ISIS attack on Kobane	0 [1729]
ISIS executes Iraqi militia leader in Ninevah	1 23:11 gorb [1760]
4 ISIS Bad Guys die in Kurd artillery attack	0 [1737]
3 ISIS Top Dawgs die in Salahuddin oil field attack	0 [1734]
Anbar Antics: 3 die	0 [1732]
Baghdad Bomb and Bullet Bulletin: 3 die	0 [1734]
Tunisian Forces Kill 3 Suspected Terrorists	0 [1731]
Saudi Arabian activist given 10-year jail term	0 [1739]
Several mercenaries of Riyadh killed in Yemen's Ta'izz	0 [1738]
NDS detains seven terrorists in connection with recent attacks in Kabul	0 [1733]
Senior Afghan army commander Gen. Atamir martyred in Helmand	0 [1731]
Page 2: WoT Background
Egypt court overturns death sentences for 149	0 [1735]
Declaring de-radicalisation success, China reduces 11 sentences	0 [1722]
Factory that makes 'Terror Potion' turning ISIS fighters into drug-fuelled Jihadi junkies	3 19:30 Sven the pelter [1727]
A-10 retirement delayed for six years	4 20:36 Sven the pelter [1750]
6 Mexican cops run from cartel hitmen who execute man in front of his family	7 20:37 james [1739]
Hadi vows to push until Houthis defeated in Sanaa	0 [1727]
'Blasphemy law can be reviewed, not amended'	0 [1731]
Ready to forgive Musharraf over Lal Masjid operation: Abdul Aziz	0 [1734]
Saudi Interior Ministry: Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan Funded by Saudi Money	4 12:31 Vinegar Splat5418 [1730]
Israeli, US arms companies win UK contract	1 04:53 g(r)omgoru [1733]
Oil prices fall sharply over poor economic data from China	4 20:48 Procopius2k [1750]
EU details plans to block terrorist financing	2 11:03 Sven the pelter [1728]
US election process is political theater: Pundit	0 [1730]
Saudi citizens call for renaming Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi street in Riyadh	2 06:17 Fred [1737]
Pentagon expands funds to bomb Daesh, counter Russia	1 12:43 Sven the pelter [1723]
Iraqi Kurdish president calls for independence referendum	0 [1729]
Russia accuses UK of spreading misinformation	2 03:51 g(r)omgoru [1728]
UN envoy warns of Syria talks failure as opposition skips	0 [1737]
Imran Khan says Pakistan's flawed policies cause of bad blood with Afghanistan	1 20:30 Sven the pelter [1757]
Greek armed forces to help build migrant centers	1 12:27 Sven the pelter [1728]
Israeli military reopens Ramallah after shooting attack on soldiers	0 [1732]
Top German Journalist Admits Live On Air National News Agenda Set By Government	1 15:12 g(r)omgoru [1731]
Hamas displays locally made tank	15 15:09 swksvolFF [1733]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Japan orders SDF to shoot down North Korean missile	8 20:10 Sven the pelter [1751]
University of Connecticut creates black-only living space	16 21:34 CrazyFool [1746]
Former FBI Official Red-Flags Troubling Lack of Activity at DOJ Regarding Emails	6 21:15 Pappy [1758]
The Pentagon Is Building the "Arsenal Plane," a Giant Flying Battlewagon	16 20:04 JosephMendiola [1754]
North Korea sends South Korea balloons full of literal sh*t	7 17:05 CrazyFool [1733]
Should women have to register for draft? Generals say yes	18 23:18 gorb [1752]
DC Bill Would Pay People Stipends Not to Commit Crimes	4 14:14 NoMoreBS [1727]
Indian rape victim says sexually assaulted again in hospital	2 12:26 Skidmark [1726]
PIA flight operations across country wind down as employees killed in Karachi clash	0 [1730]
Swiss say Malaysian Prime Minister Najib not accused in 1MDB probe	0 [1732]
Lady Gaga to sing national anthem at Super Bowl	6 16:58 gorb [1729]
Spain King Taps Socialists to Form Government to End Impasse	0 [1728]
UConn building 'black-only' living space to promote scholarship	2 08:14 Procopius2k [1729]
Students at the University of Oregon debate whether the civil-rights icon was inclusive enough in his speeches	0 [1731]
After Bold Talk, Cameron Makes Limited Gains in Draft Deal on EU Changes	0 [1726]
Man exits moving ambulance, gets killed in hit-and-run	0 [1725]
First test-tube MEATBALL revealed	8 14:59 swksvolFF [1734]
San Francisco's tech bros told: get out of the gayborhood	7 21:25 Pappy [1742]
North Korea announces plan to launch rocket carrying observation satellite	3 19:30 Blossom Unains5562 [1731]
Stephen Hawking: Humans could use mini BLACK HOLE to power world's electricity supply	15 17:03 CrazyFool [1740]
Page 4: Opinion
The Bells Toll for the Hildebeest	10 22:55 trailing wife [1744]
Former Pres. De Klerk: 'African National Congress has made South Africa more racist'	1 08:06 Procopius2k [1732]
BP looks ahead to $60 oil after $5.2bn annual loss	8 20:57 Procopius2k [1747]
Striking PIA	0 [1726]
Crime and politics	0 [1731]
On Thin Ice: Most everything bad about Cruz, is good	1 13:22 Bobby [1729]
Page 6: Politix
Hildebeest features Eric Holder in new South Carolina ad	5 14:18 Ebbang Uluque6305 [1729]
Search Engine Bing Has Examined the Data - and It ~~Is Predicting~~ Predicted a Big Win for One GOP Candidate in Iowa	6 18:34 Procopius2k [1745]

    
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                        20:57 Procopius2k

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                        20:37 james

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7	Islamic State
6	Govt of Pakistan
3	Commies
2	Govt of Syria
2	Govt of Saudi Arabia
1	al-Qaeda
1	Govt of Iran
1	Haqqani Network
1	Houthis
1	Arab Spring
1	Narcos
1	Palestinian Authority
1	Taliban
1	Govt of Iraq

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