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Taliban shadow governor among 21 killed in counter-terrorism operations
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
42 civilians rescued from ISIS captivity in Nangarhar province	0 [11124]
Taliban shadow governor among 21 killed in counter-terrorism operations	2 15:48 trailing wife [11129]
PMUs pound Islamic State gathering in w. Mosul before attack	1 18:27 Crinegum Ulaigum2776 [11126]
Civilian, police agent killed in Baghdad blasts	0 [11122]
Six members of Islamic State in Diyala killed in blast, airstrike	0 [11128]
Syrian army advances against Islamic State near Aleppo	0 [11123]
Federal Police recaptures Harakiyat area south of Mosul	0 [11127]
Iraqi forces retake 2 major districts following Mosul airport victory	0 [11127]
Separate blasts kill 2 militia leaders near Mosul	0 [11128]
Islamic State closes its last headquarters in central Tal Afar	0 [11125]
Explosives seized in AJK	0 [11124]
Four killed, 600 arrested during crackdown in Punjab	0 [11130]
10 PKK terrorists killed in eastern Turkey	0 [11122]
Bomber targets police office in eastern Algerian city	0 [11124]
Somali Govt officer shot dead in Mogadishu	0 [11128]
Abu Sayyaf beheads German captive	1 18:41 Crinegum Ulaigum2776 [11130]
Two Maute militants killed, one arrested	0 [11127]
Thai rebels tie up govt workers, torch office, steal truck	0 [11126]
Page 2: WoT Background
Hamas blames IDF for escalating tensions after rocket attack	0 [11128]
Anti-Trump Women's Movement Teams Up With Islamist Terrorist	0 [11123]
Iranian Revolutionary Guards Commander Admits to Having Terror Cells Situated and Ready to Strike in US	7 18:41 Nero White 3083 [11125]
France Sends Backup to Niger after 16 Troops Killed	4 18:43 Crinegum Ulaigum2776 [11127]
UNRWA suspends employee allegedly elected to Hamas leadership	2 04:05 g(r)omgoru [11129]
Half of Turkey-Syria border wall completed	2 16:09 trailing wife [11123]
Yes to referendum will end all terrorism in Turkey: PM	0 [11123]
Erdogan meets Iraqi Kurdish region's leader Barzani	0 [11125]
Pakistan eyes military, intelligence, political mechanism with Kabul for counter-terrorism	1 12:36 Pappy [11127]
Afghanistan again summons Pakistani ambassador over artillery shelling	0 [11126]
Refugees Make Up Bulk of Crossings from U.S. to Canada	7 18:07 Canuckistan sniper [11123]
Egypt govt rehouses 118 Coptic families who fled North Sinai militants	0 [11125]
Iran’s Rouhani to Run for Second Term: Vice-President	0 [11128]
Taliban Leader Urges Afghans to Plant Trees	2 14:10 Pappy [11129]
Nisar deflects blame for Sehwan bombing, places it on Sindh govt	0 [11125]
Kurds offer land for independence in struggle to reshape Iraq	5 21:24 Zhang Fei [11127]
Police delay charges for 'five assailants' of writer-blogger Avijit Roy	0 [11125]
Slain SEAL’s dad wants answers: ‘Don’t hide behind my son’s death’	11 18:12 Nero White 3083 [11127]
Dozens Of Headstones Damaged At Philadelphia Jewish Cemetery	6 19:43 lord garth [11126]
Page 3: Non-WoT
SPACEX To Send Privately Crewed Dragon Spacecraft Beyond the Moon Next Year	14 22:25 KBK [11129]
Seoul says North Korea executes 5 senior security officials	7 12:09 lord garth [11123]
Spain: New ‘Sex Czar' Charged With Making Sure Dying Nation Pumps Out Babies	16 20:29 Secret Master [11126]
NH Gun Owners No Longer Need License to Carry Concealed Weapon	19 23:38 USN, Ret. [11127]
Trump's choice to be secretary of the Navy withdraws nomination	1 05:07 Mike Kozlowski [11123]
Nerve Agent that Killed Kim Caused ‘Very Serious Paralysis’	6 17:40 ed in texas [11127]
Suspected robber killed in ‘encounter’	0 [11126]
Kim Jong-nam death: poison dose so high he died in '15 to 20 minutes'	7 17:51 Pappy [11127]
ICRC accused of breaching Somali laws & harassment	1 09:12 Procopius2k [11130]
Trump Administration Cancels Back-Channel Talks With North Korea	4 13:59 g(r)omgoru [11124]
Muslim herders, mountaineers & tribesmen of the Russian Empire	6 18:56 Shipman [11127]
Page 4: Opinion
Muslim brotherhood termite leaves the National Security Council, good riddance	5 18:57 JohnQC [11131]
Milo and the Sacred Band	6 22:19 KBK [11133]
Wikileaks Exposes New DNC Chair of Political Wrongdoing	4 14:42 g(r)omgoru [11128]
Preventive policing emboldening militants	0 [11125]
Dubai properties	0 [11125]
Fighting extremism	1 14:17 anon1 [11125]
Page 6: Politix
European Union Parliament moves to censor "offensive speech"	2 13:23 Bobby [11128]
DNC verifies voter IDs before chairman election	6 18:53 JohnQC [11130]

    
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Who's in the News
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9	Islamic State
7	Govt of Pakistan
4	Sublime Porte
4	Commies
2	Hamas
2	Govt of Iran
2	Taliban
1	Muslim Brotherhood
1	Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (IS)
1	Thai Insurgency
1	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
1	Abu Sayyaf
1	Jamaat-ul-Ahrar
1	Maute group (IS)
1	Moslem Colonists

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Two weeks of WOT

Mon 2017-02-27
Taliban shadow governor among 21 killed in counter-terrorism operations

Sun 2017-02-26
Hamas Diggers Dead in Gaza Tunnel ‘Work Accident'

Sat 2017-02-25
Iraq Forces Enter First West Mosul Neighborhood

Fri 2017-02-24
German police arrest 26-year-old over terror plot

Thu 2017-02-23
Pakistan Army launches 'Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad' across the country

Wed 2017-02-22
Suicide bombers attack Pakistani court, killing seven, as wave of violence continues

Tue 2017-02-21
Libyan PM survives assassination attempt in Tripoli

Mon 2017-02-20
Iraq Digs Anti-IS Trench around City of Ramadi

Sun 2017-02-19
62 ISIS Bad Guys die in airstrike in Mosul

Sat 2017-02-18
Breaking: Blind Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman Dies in Prison

Fri 2017-02-17
At least 70 dead as bomb rips through Lal Shahbaz shrine in Sehwan, Sindh

Thu 2017-02-16
Iran's Rouhani in Kuwait to soothe Gulf ties

Wed 2017-02-15
Report: Turkey arrests alleged Reina nightclub attack planner

Tue 2017-02-14
Islamic State leadership targeted in air strike, Baghdadi fate unclear: Iraqi military

Mon 2017-02-13
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