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Iraqi koppers round up 35 in Babylon
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
French special forces waging 'secret war' in Libya	6 23:57 Nguard [1750]
Australian 'Teen Wife' Charged on Terrorism Offences	0 [1732]
Weapons seized, 19 arrested in overnight West Bank raids, 2 houses destroyed	3 23:27 gorb [1762]
IS Tightens Grip On Syrian Government Road To Aleppo	1 13:19 Vast Right Wing Conspiracy [1734]
Indefinite curfew imposed in Mohmand Agency	0 [1731]
Sudden IS assault on Sabratha wreaks havoc	0 [1738]
Benghazi’s Sabri and Suq Al-Hout reported taken	0 [1735]
Yemeni army and resistance forces make progress in Taiz	0 [1731]
al-Nusra troops die by the dozens in Aleppo	0 [1728]
ISIS executes 2 in Deir ez-Zor	0 [1731]
ISIS seizes MSRs, towns in Aleppo	0 [1738]
ISIS gets the hell out of ~~Dodge~~ Mosul	5 18:37 Procopius2k [1732]
Iraqi koppers round up 35 in Babylon	0 [1751]
Civilian killed in militant attack by gunmen in central Kirkuk	0 [1731]
Anbar Antics: 21+ die	0 [1728]
Baghdad Bomb and Bullet Bulletin: 2 die	0 [1725]
Good morning	8 16:52 swksvolFF [1730]
Libya Forces Make Key Benghazi Gains	1 14:48 Sven the pelter [1736]
Pakistan Air Strikes Kill 15 Militants in Border Area	0 [1730]
Spanish, Moroccan Police Arrest Four Suspected ISIL Recruiters	0 [1733]
Saudi-led Invading Mercenaries Suffer Major Losses in Yemen's Taiz	0 [1735]
Saudi Regime Forces Raid Awamiya in Qatif: One Local Killed, Others Wounded	0 [1735]
Police claim success in Avijit murder case	0 [1724]
Two policemen martyred in Taliban attack in Kunar	0 [1732]
ISIS release new propaganda video despite major setbacks in Afghanistan	1 14:53 Sven the pelter [1723]
Dostum returns to battlefield to clear Jawzjan districts	0 [1735]
4 indicted in US on charges of violating Iran sanctions	3 19:25 Crusader [1760]
Bosnia's mufti urges authorities to act after Islamist threat	0 [1733]
IS, armed men clash near Libyan capital, four dead	0 [1726]
Saudi police shoot dead Bahraini suspect in restive town	0 [1734]
Philippine troops seize BIFF camp in Maguindanao	0 [1726]
Two women killed during clash with Abu Sayyaf	0 [1738]
Maoist hit squad leader gunned down in Mindanao	3 22:24 JosephMendiola [1756]
Page 2: WoT Background
Europe's Migrant Crisis: when the borders start to close, the rejects pile up	3 22:27 JosephMendiola [1748]
Three Maps That Outline North Korea's Military Might	5 14:59 Sven the pelter [1733]
Yemen appoints top general in bid to rally tribes	0 [1725]
UN aid convoys head to Syrian towns besieged by Syrian troops	0 [1725]
Across Europe, gay migrants abused in asylum shelters	1 10:40 Mullah Richard [1727]
Libya: Italy Okays 'Protective' US Drone Strikes from Sicily	0 [1724]
S. Korea, US Delay Official Missile Shield Talks	1 22:58 JosephMendiola [1756]
WikiLeaks: NSA Spied on UN's Ban Ki-Moon & Other World Leaders	6 19:10 DarthVader [1750]
War criminal Mir Quasem's appeal hearing to end today	0 [1734]
JMB, Jamaat working together in the north	0 [1732]
Electricity restored to capital Kabul after weeks of blackout	0 [1726]
NATO advises Afghan forces to do less defending, more attacking	1 15:05 Sven the pelter [1724]
Russia to hand over 10,000 Ak-47s to Afghan forces on Wednesday	0 [1729]
Afghan govt, Taliban direct talks likely by first week of March	0 [1731]
Obama's plan to shut Guantanamo set for Congress	6 15:21 Sven the pelter [1729]
Non-bailable arrest warrants issued for Imran, Qadri	0 [1728]
Pakistan's FIR on Pathankot attack is not enough: Manohar Parrikar	0 [1731]
COAS discusses Afghan peace with Qatari leadership	0 [1731]
Dem lawmaker calls on FBI to withdraw Apple demands	2 07:10 AlanC [1728]
‘Avoid Lebanon,’ Saudi Arabia and UAE tell citizens	0 [1731]
French 'Jungle' migrant camp at centre of storm	0 [1734]
Uzbek court sentences five for religious extremism	0 [1725]
India-Pakistan: ISIL Has Many Enemies	1 15:33 Sven the pelter [1732]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Biggest Change For Infantry Since WWII: XM25	7 20:45 DarthVader [1744]
Revealed: How to Kill a F-35 Joint Strike Fighter	2 20:34 Lionel Thoth9784 [1749]
China deploys fighter jets to contested South China Sea island	0 [1730]
Trump wins! What goes to Vegas, may not stay in Vegas.	6 19:55 Blossom Unains5562 [1749]
Canadian Judge Strikes Down Scholarship For Straight, White Men	6 12:05 gorb [1726]
A Castro brother finally checks out.	0 [1731]
Consumer Reports List: Ford F-150 Is Best Pickup	7 23:33 Sven the pelter [1756]
Georgia State House Votes To Allow Guns On Public College Campuses	2 10:11 Procopius2k [1728]
China Can Un-Stealth U.S. Fighter Jets	1 01:26 JosephMendiola [1725]
Two teens arrested in attack on Marine at D.C. McDonald's	2 14:12 Deacon Blues [1727]
Why Some Civil War Soldiers Glowed in the Dark	7 09:42 Rambler in Virginia [1733]
Dozen Wounded in Burundi Grenade Blasts as UN Chief Visits	0 [1727]
Khaleda asked to surrender	0 [1732]
Tampa liquor store clerk terminates robber's merry thug life; second suspect implores feet, flees	6 17:12 Thing From Snowy Mountain [1729]
Shooting on Train at Washington, DC Station Leaves 1 Person Injured	3 11:10 Skidmark [1728]
Trudeau Drops Campaign Promises and Goes All In With Deficits	3 11:54 Airandee [1723]
Uganda opposition leader back in police custody	0 [1725]
Page 4: Opinion
Why South Africa has submarines (video)	3 18:43 Deacon Blues [1726]
Top Dem warns of 'TPP car,' Mexican-made of Chinese parts, sold in U.S.	3 18:41 Nguard [1728]
MH17 - Potential Suspects and Witnesses from the 53rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade	1 15:18 Sven the pelter [1735]
Rude awakening for South Korea	2 09:11 Procopius2k [1731]
Baby Blumenthal hoodwinks PEN Canada conference	0 [1738]
Why won't GOP candidates call out Trump on Iraq?	25 23:36 Procopius2k [1744]
What's fuelling insurgency upsurge in Kashmir recently?	1 11:18 Skidmark [1744]
Pakistan: Where we tame problems instead of solving them	0 [1727]
An Unending Bloodbath	4 11:25 Skidmark [1730]
Page 6: Politix
Watchdog Finds Billions in Possible Fraudulent Obamacare Payments	3 22:24 Procopius2k [1755]
Appeals court dismisses Rick Perry's criminal case	3 23:26 Theamble McCoy3234 [1749]
Did Clinton aides try to pick State's inspector general?	1 10:06 AlanC [1735]
Simple Chart Reveals Troubling Relationship Between Champ's Policies And Particular US Jobs	6 11:43 Ebbang Uluque6305 [1729]

    
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                        23:24 Large de Medici5592

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Who's in the News
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6	Islamic State
5	Taliban
4	Govt of Pakistan
2	Houthis
2	Jamaat-e-Islami
2	Commies
1	Govt of Syria
1	Hezbollah
1	al-Qaeda
1	Abu Sayyaf
1	Ansarullah Bangla Team
1	Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters
1	Govt of Iran
1	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
1	Govt of Saudi Arabia

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Iraqi koppers round up 35 in Babylon

Tue 2016-02-23
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Sun 2016-02-21
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Thu 2016-02-18
Freed Gitmo detainee, ex-bin Laden aide returns to former career

Wed 2016-02-17
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Tue 2016-02-16
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Mon 2016-02-15
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