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33 ISIS troops die in Nangarhar airstrike
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Pakistani convicted in Germany for staking out Israeli targets for Iran	2 07:42 M. Murcek [1744]
Islamic State group releases video threatening Iran	5 15:40 newc [1756]
Egyptian military says it foiled plot by Sinai militants to establish roadside patrol	0 [1734]
4 militants dead as Sylhet raid nears conclusion	0 [1743]
Iraqi forces launch renewed attack on Mosul’s Old City	0 [1740]
Assiri says Saudi supports US tough stance on ISIS, terror and Iran	0 [1757]
Gunmen shut down power plant near Nalut	1 05:06 Skidmark [1744]
Benghazi Defence Brigades militants surrounded at Jufra	0 [1741]
Yemeni forces launch missile on Najran	0 [1741]
Yemeni troops launch new attack on Mokha	0 [1733]
Hizb module tasked attacks, weapon snatching busted; 8 arrested	1 13:19 g(r)omgoru [1744]
Rooshuns deny helo downed in Latakia	1 05:10 Skidmark [1735]
Syrian troops liberate Mahardeh bridge, roll back jihadist gains in northern Hama	0 [1737]
Western-backed rebels take control of large parts of eastern Al-Sweida	1 17:19 g(r)omgoru [1761]
33 ISIS troops die in Nangarhar airstrike	2 06:47 trailing wife [1769]
Syrian rebels halt operations near Tabqa Dam	0 [1751]
23 arrested in connection to deadly Kabul military hospital attack	0 [1744]
Taliban insurgent admits beheading of civilians after joining peace	1 05:19 Skidmark [1732]
Iraqi militia stops ISIS attack on Qamishli	0 [1746]
Deadly car bombing plot foiled by Afghan forces in Wardak	0 [1735]
3 ISIS troops die near Sharqat	0 [1739]
Polio vaccination center set on fire by militants in East of Afghanistan	1 05:15 Skidmark [1740]
Iraqi airstrike fries up 50 ISIS troops near Syrian border	0 [1738]
The Beatings Will Continue: Iraqi Edition	0 [1734]
Mosul Offensive News	0 [1740]
Five policemen’s ‘killers’ shot dead	0 [1744]
Baghdad Bomb and Bullet Bulletin	0 [1740]
Page 2: WoT Background
Hungary Says Ready to Detain All Migrants	4 11:21 Glenmore [1743]
Israeli report: Thousands of Chinese jihadists are fighting in Syria	4 17:24 CrazyFool [1762]
Hamas eases Gaza closure, allowing patients and ministers to leave strip	1 12:40 Pappy [1737]
US quietly deploying assets to Korean peninsula	7 12:01 Skidmark [1741]
Hamas upgrading naval commando unit	5 12:37 g(r)omgoru [1737]
Israeli Arab indicted for sending money to ISIS fighter	1 02:46 Skidmark [1732]
Former Egyptian Islamic Jihad leader Nabil Naeem: Zawahiri himself is ignorant	0 [1750]
White House ‘considering potential attack’ to liberate al-Hudaydah port	3 09:57 Glenmore [1741]
Faces behind Kabul military hospital attack to be revealed soon: Stanikzai	0 [1742]
Major operations ‘Khalid’ to be launched soon to retake lost areas: Jahid	0 [1741]
Presidential Council scraps oil ministry, shares its authorities with NOC	0 [1740]
Gunono: IS militants have secret movement in southern Sirte	1 23:50 Steven [1754]
London attacker interested in jihad but no evidence of IS link: police	3 09:58 trailing wife [1734]
Raheel Sharif may assume command of Saudi-led force next month	1 10:12 Glenmore [1740]
Page 3: Non-WoT
POTUS touts jobs as Ford invests $1.2 billion in Michigan plants	2 20:47 Procopius2k [1760]
U.S. Army Research Lab (ARL) studies 'third arm' device for soldiers	5 18:47 magpie [1773]
Trump takes biggest swing yet at Obama climate legacy	0 [1735]
NFL's addiction to free public money fuels Raiders move to Las Vegas	16 19:47 Frank G [1761]
Ahmed Kathrada: SA communist anti-apartheid veteran tango uniform at 87	2 06:43 trailing wife [1738]
ICE Arrests Alien Parolees at Texas Community Service Event	2 18:42 Skidmark [1766]
Turks in Germany sharply divided over Turkey's referendum	0 [1750]
Cars Burn in Paris as Migrant Communities Protest Police Shooting	1 07:02 trailing wife [1739]
BP makes third gas discovery in Egypt's North Damietta Concession	1 14:20 Deacon Blues [1740]
Masked ninja home invader's knife and brass knuckles no match for homeowner's AR	12 21:20 trailing wife [1762]
Outrage in Egypt after man rapes 20-month old baby girl	4 11:34 Rambler in Virginia [1737]
Cousin marriage ‘triggers disorder’	9 20:49 Frank G [1769]
Pemra tells Amir Liaquat to apologise on air for 'hate speech'	2 10:51 JohnQC [1739]
Page 4: Opinion
Trump, Palantir, and the Battle to Clean Up a Huge Army Procurement Swamp	1 10:37 JohnQC [1745]
We're Doing Grant, Not Patton, But Neither One Had A Goof Like Ryan Screwing Things Up	6 21:31 trailing wife [1769]
Top U.S. Coal Boss Optimistic About Industry Future During Trump Administration	3 13:02 3dc [1747]
How Bahrain’s progressives lost their shadow	1 16:41 phil_b [1758]
Fear makes people cling to stereotypes.	8 19:45 Frank G [1760]
New lease of life for old suspicions	3 12:58 Pappy [1742]
Page 6: Politix
Crazy Senator attacks Respected Couple	8 16:29 Rex Mundi [1760]
Internal Sheriffs Association email shows that money drives pistol permit law	2 13:16 g(r)omgoru [1742]
Rep. Elise M. Stefanik Brilliantly Exposes FBI Director as liar (Video)	3 08:37 JohnQC [1736]
Freedom Watch Notifies Congress of "Deep State" Intelligence Whistle-Blower – full pdf…	1 09:05 JohnQC [1756]
Rep. Mo Brooks files one sentence bill to repeal Obamacare	4 12:59 746 [1741]
New EPA head Scott Pruitt may be suffering from Stockholm Syndrome	7 13:05 746 [1738]
Podesta Made $500K Lobbying For Chinese Firm Convicted Of Illegal Sales To Iran	2 08:45 JohnQC [1749]
POTUS attacks Clinton uranium deal as pressure mounts for Russia probe	4 10:20 JohnQC [1734]
FISAgate: The Question Is Not Whether Trump Associates Were Monitored	1 08:27 JohnQC [1740]
AG Sessions says he’ll punish sanctuaries, cities could lose billions of dollars	9 15:05 g(r)omgoru [1756]

    
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3	Arab Spring
3	Houthis
2	al-Qaeda
2	Govt of Iran
2	Govt of Pakistan
2	Govt of Saudi Arabia
2	Hamas
2	Moslem Colonists
1	Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (IS)
1	Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (IS)
1	Sublime Porte
1	Govt of Syria
1	Hizbul Mujaheddin

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Two weeks of WOT

Tue 2017-03-28
33 ISIS troops die in Nangarhar airstrike

Mon 2017-03-27
Leading member of Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis killed in North Sinai raid: Egyptian army

Sun 2017-03-26
Police clash with anti-Christian mob in southern Egypt

Sat 2017-03-25
ISIL withdrawing fighters from southern Syria to concentrate on Raqqa

Fri 2017-03-24
Helmand’s Sangin district has reportedly fallen to Taliban

Thu 2017-03-23
It's worse: Jewish Israeli-American, 19, arrested in Ashkelon for phoning in dozens of JCC bomb threats

Wed 2017-03-22
Jihadi car and knife attack: Parliament in lockdown

Tue 2017-03-21
U.S. Bans Laptops, Tablets from Cabins on Flights from Middle East

Mon 2017-03-20
Syrian regulars gain control of regions near Palmyra

Sun 2017-03-19
Four wanted Maute militants nabbed in Lanao

Sat 2017-03-18
Man shot dead at Paris Orly airport this morning after taking soldier's gun: official

Fri 2017-03-17
Four Killed as Bangladesh Police Storm Islamist Hideout

Thu 2017-03-16
Kommander Abdullah, 10 others die in airstrike in Paktika

Wed 2017-03-15
Dozens killed in suicide bombing at Damascus "Palace of Justice" courthouse

Tue 2017-03-14
Suspected ISIS gas attack hits Iraqi forces in west Mosul

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