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Al-Qaeda claims attack on Algerian gas plant
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Good evening	0 [1735]
2 Bangladeshi aid workers kidnapped in northern Afghanistan	0 [1736]
Two people killed, another wounded in landmine explosion in Zabul	0 [1736]
Abducted doctor rescued, kidnapper arrested in Peshawar	0 [1738]
Heavy clashes in central Tripoli	0 [1751]
Arab coalition destroys Houthi arms in Taez	0 [1733]
Al-Qaeda claims attack on Algerian gas plant	0 [1751]
Suicide attack plan during Nowruz celebrations thwarted in Kabul	0 [1740]
ISIS sniper, spotter dies in Salahuddin	3 21:37 Canuckistan sniper [1763]
Two More Children Die after Iraq Chemical Attack	0 [1735]
Turkish warbirds bomb Kurd kamps in Dohuk	0 [1728]
ISIS rocket artillery hit US position in Mosul	3 18:27 Shipman [1741]
Libya Group Threatens to Kidnap Lebanon Envoy to Press for Hannibal Release	0 [1734]
Anbar Antics: 23+ die	0 [1738]
New Members Join IS from Lebanon	2 18:45 Shipman [1733]
Three soldiers hurt in another IED attack on Rangers checkpoint	0 [1740]
Turkey Holds 5 over Ankara Bombing, Hits PKK in Iraq	0 [1743]
Indian forces claim killing two Kashmiri ‘militants’	0 [1744]
Jury finds Abdul Malik Abdul Kareem guilty of helping plan terror attack in Garland, Texas	2 18:26 Shipman [1737]
63 year old Abu Tahseen martyrs over 173 ISIS fighters	2 18:29 Shipman [1737]
US marine dies in Iraq Mosul rocket attack	1 19:36 Skidmark [1767]
Palestinian teen stabs policeman in Hebron, is shot dead	0 [1733]
3 Hamas fighters said hurt, 5 missing after new Gaza tunnel collapse	4 18:30 Shipman [1745]
At least 13 Egyptian policemen killed in attack on North Sinai checkpoint	0 [1735]
Page 2: WoT Background
Al Waeli: Iran Has Been Planning to Take Down Saada Since 1994	0 [1734]
Saudi Committing War Crimes in Yemen, UN Warns	1 23:34 Bov Flimbers [1753]
UN Envoy Visits Yemen for Talks with Ansarullah	0 [1726]
ISIS threatens to attack Kaka’i religious minority in Iraq	0 [1737]
British Captive Appears in New IS Video	0 [1727]
Berri Urges Hizbullah to Elect Franjieh as President	0 [1733]
Parents of over 46,000 children refuse polio vaccine	3 22:22 Procopius2k [1768]
Taliban chief rallies supporters, calls for unity	0 [1738]
Paris attacks: Salah Abdeslam 'changed suicide bomb plan'	0 [1728]
Istanbul bombing suspect arrested twice for IS connection	0 [1728]
Iran to build a statue of captured US sailors	3 19:00 Shipman [1759]
Paleostinian-American Who Joined ISIS: I Made a Mistake and Would Like to Come Back to America	3 09:13 Procopius2k [1728]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Another fast food chain looking at robots as âgovernment is driving up the cost of labor'	13 19:42 Skidmark [1753]
Lawyers bail on Florida woman in Petraeus saga	2 10:10 Mike Kozlowski [1735]
FOIA suit seeks records on Petraeus investigation	4 22:44 Bill Clinton [1757]
19 Pilgrims Die in Saudi Arabia Bus Accident	0 [1731]
Indian politician arrested for attacking police horse	1 05:48 g(r)omgoru [1743]
Trash Plan Kicks Off, First Dump Trucks Start Entering Naameh Dump	0 [1741]
Three held for killing two girls in name of honour	0 [1737]
Anti-Trump forces contemplate the end	2 09:10 Procopius2k [1736]
Drone flies pair of bolt cutters to jail as part of escape plot	0 [1736]
Hulk Hogan Gets $115M Verdict Against Gawker at Sex Tape Trial	0 [1739]
‘Revenge porn’ nets Miami Beach man 30 days jail, 5 years’ probation	0 [1736]
Europe is closer to using nuclear weapons than at any time since the end of the Cold War, warns former Russian foreign minister	5 20:06 Abu Uluque [1753]
Supreme Court justice in Brazil blocks post for ex-president	0 [1741]
Page 4: Opinion
Body Mass Index - maybe not so good	6 19:09 Skidmark [1758]
Attacks on journalists	0 [1728]
Pak-India peace process	0 [1728]
Putin's long game has been revealed, and the omens are bad for Europe	5 22:57 JosephMendiola [1756]
Suburbanites should stop considering Baltimoreans the ‘other folks’	6 22:53 Hellfish [1764]
Slicing and dicing the data: Who is committing the attacks?	1 04:57 g(r)omgoru [1733]
Say hello to ‘Carlo,’ the cheap, lethal go-to gun for terrorists	3 09:44 g(r)omgoru [1730]
This Biannual in Emergency Preparedness, Part 2	2 12:40 swksvolFF [1732]
This Week in Books - March 20, 2016	0 [1734]
Page 6: Politix
Fracking to Prompt Sharp Rise in Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Study Says	11 21:04 Rambler in Virginia [1758]
John Kasich: I'd consider nominating Merrick Garland to Supreme Court	6 16:58 Besoeker [1731]
Bernie Sanders to Sheriff Arpaio: 'Watch out, Joe'	0 [1730]
McCain faces toughest reelection of his career	6 20:03 Abu Uluque [1759]
Mansion where Obama to stay in Havana 'built to impress'	1 23:02 JosephMendiola [1757]
Arpaio: 3 arrested at roadblock protest	0 [1737]
Protester beheads Trump effigy hanging from noose	4 10:56 JohnQC [1737]
Anti-Donald Trump protesters block Ariz. road, chain themselves to stalled cars to keep candidate away from rally	4 17:13 g(r)omgoru [1733]
Anti-Trump Protestors Block Traffic In Arizona, Get Into Skirmishes With Police Near Trump Tower In NY	14 19:05 DarthVader [1758]

    
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                        22:44 Bill Clinton

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Who's in the News
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12	Islamic State
3	Govt of Pakistan
2	Houthis
1	Hamas
1	Hezbollah
1	Taliban
1	al-Qaeda in North Africa
1	Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (IS)
1	Govt of Iran
1	Govt of Pakistain Proxies

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Two weeks of WOT

Sun 2016-03-20
Al-Qaeda claims attack on Algerian gas plant

Sat 2016-03-19
Suicide bomber attacks shopping area in Istanbul

Fri 2016-03-18
Kurds preparing to liberate Raqqa

Thu 2016-03-17
11 Shaboobs slain as Punties continue cleanup

Wed 2016-03-16
ISIS executes 50 for desertion in Anbar

Tue 2016-03-15
Hamas commander killed in 10th tunnel cave-in this year

Mon 2016-03-14
Syrian rebels renew chemical attacks in Aleppo

Sun 2016-03-13
Dozens dead after explosion rocks Turkish capital

Sat 2016-03-12
US adds Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin members to list of global terrorists

Fri 2016-03-11
US strikes IS group chemical weapons capabilities: Pentagon

Thu 2016-03-10
Afghan woman kills 25 Taliban rebels to avenge her son's murder

Wed 2016-03-09
Infighting among Taliban leaders leave 26 dead in Herat province

Tue 2016-03-08
Drone strike kills 15 Daesh militants in Nangarhar

Mon 2016-03-07
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Saudi Says it will Take Arms Bound for Lebanon

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Taliban says will not take part in Afghan peace talks

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