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Kurds 'Expel ISIS' from Strategic Kobane
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
82nd Airborne's 3rd brigade is heading to Iraq this week	7 21:29 Pappy [11127]
Kurds 'Expel ISIS' from Strategic Kobane	8 18:30 Alaska Paul [11140]
Six members of banned outfits arrested	0 [11128]
Two ‘militants’ arrested in Swat raids	0 [11128]
Knife-Wielding Man Shot Dead outside Dutch Museum	11 19:15 Barbara [11131]
Army Targets Militants on Outskirts of Arsal	1 17:32 Rob Crawford [11127]
7 Dead, Dozens Hurt as Rebel Rockets Rain Down on Syrian Capital	0 [11128]
14 Killed as Clashes Mar Egypt Revolt Anniversary	0 [11128]
Army Detains 12 Syrians in Bekaa for Forming Terrorist Group	0 [11130]
Diyali completely liberated from ISIS, says MP	0 [11127]
Coalition warplanes kill 35 ISIS militants in southwest of Kirkuk	0 [11126]
At least 28 casualties in bomb blast central Baghdad	0 [11126]
KDP: 385 ISIL terrorists killed in Mosul	2 17:15 BigEdLB [11129]
Kurdish Peshmerga forces kill 9 ISIS militants in Tal-Afar, clashes intensify in eastern Mosul, says KDP	0 [11128]
Kurdish Peshmerga forces repel ISIS attack on southern Erbil	0 [11128]
Commander of 3rd Commando Brigade killed western Haditha	0 [11126]
Security Commander killed in Anbar	0 [11129]
Air strikes kill 35 bad boys in North Wazoo	0 [11127]
Attack on Pakistani facility cuts power to 140 million	0 [11128]
Boko Haram attacks northeastern Nigerian city, dozens killed	4 13:24 g(r)omgoru [11128]
Gunmen kidnap Libyan deputy foreign minister	0 [11126]
30 Filipino police commandos killed in clash with rebels	4 14:43 Bill Jones3414 [11130]
Page 2: WoT Background
US vetoed Israeli sale of attack helicopters to Nigeria	4 14:54 rjschwarz [11127]
Turkish court orders Facebook to block pages insulting Mohammad	1 17:10 BigEdLB [11129]
Pak-Afghan leaders discuss border security at GHQ	1 09:27 Procopius2k [11125]
All Afghans, tribesmen in North Punjab to be registered	0 [11124]
Crime diary: Amplifier act helping police move against hate preachers	2 20:38 Skidmark [11133]
Egypt Extends Sinai State of Emergency by 3 Months	1 20:39 Skidmark [11130]
Militia Disperse Sanaa Protest as Yemen Stuck in Power Vacuum	0 [11126]
Thousands Join Anti-Islam Rally as Germany Worries about Image	5 18:12 Bright Pebbles [11129]
Report: Christians in Bekaa Take Up Arms as Cautious Calm Prevails in Ras Baalbek	2 12:58 SteveS [11124]
Former French soldiers join ISIS in Iraq and Syria	14 18:52 Besoeker [11132]
Abbas’s rivalry with ascendent Dahlan heats up in Gaza	3 13:28 g(r)omgoru [11125]
Hamas says PA arrested over 1,000 of its members in 2014	0 [11130]
Two Palestinian teens indicted in firebomb attack	0 [11126]
Islamists' death sentences revoked in Egypt	0 [11126]
Visiting US, Israeli President Rivlin says he won’t meet Obama	1 02:18 newc [11126]
Reporter who broke news of Nisman’s death lands in Israel	0 [11124]
Fat Boy Uses U.S. Light Aircraft	4 18:37 Alaska Paul [11132]
Russia to Help N.Korea with Power Grid	9 14:34 Pappy [11126]
Kimmie's Half-Brother Gets Czech Job	0 [11126]
N. Korea slams 'loser' Obama for regime collapse remark	1 22:49 Skidmark [11131]
Germany halts arms exports to Saudi Arabia	4 11:04 Ulique Pelosi8805 [11129]
Committee to Break Siege on Gaza: Sea route to open in 2 months	3 07:46 Frank G [11128]
Israeli president declines invitation to meet Obama	6 13:36 g(r)omgoru [11126]
Netanyahu defends planned Congress speech as anti-Iran strategy	0 [11130]
White House Gaffe Outs American Held by the Islamic State	5 22:24 Charles [11129]
Wait What? Chief Of Staff: Obama 'Not Surprised' By Yemen Collapse	8 15:07 Besoeker [11128]
New Marine Commandant has plans	2 17:34 Skidmark [11129]
Page 3: Non-WoT
WH drone: Dry Run or Jammer turned off?	12 23:59 Blinky Ghibelline2658 [11129]
Getcher Tinfol Hats Here!	7 20:49 3dc [11128]
World Leaders Pay Respects on Saudi Day of Mourning	2 11:17 Skidmark [11128]
Rebel say Ukrainian Army fired artillery in Mariupol	0 [11127]
Putinâs Secret Friends in Paris	0 [11126]
Tunisia’s Ennahda party rejects Essid cabinet	1 11:11 Ulique Pelosi8805 [11125]
Cuba leaves talks on US ties insisting it won't make major changes to its system	4 10:32 Bright Pebbles [11130]
Greek Radical Left Wins Election	14 16:01 Secret Master [11126]
Morocco Seizes 24 Tonnes of Hashish after Spain Busts Ring	5 12:58 Skidmark [11127]
Page 4: Opinion
An attack against coexistence	8 14:34 g(r)omgoru [11126]
Abdullah is Dead. ISIS has an opportunity to flip the Kingdom. Here's how.	5 12:07 JohnQC [11126]
When Russia Invades Our Allies, Mr. Obama Will Be Golfing in Hawaii	9 17:14 irishrageboy [11127]
Page 6: Politix
Sheldon Silver to Temporarily Relinquish Speaker Duties	2 14:33 Besoeker [11125]
Andrew Cuomo Rebukes Teachers Unions: 'Don't Say You Represent the Students'	10 18:10 Bright Pebbles [11126]

	
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2	Arab Spring
2	Salafists
1	Commies
1	Houthis
1	Boko Haram
1	Moro Islamic Liberation Front
1	Palestinian Authority
1	Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan
1	Govt of Pakistan

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Two weeks of WOT

Mon 2015-01-26
Kurds 'Expel ISIS' from Strategic Kobane

Sun 2015-01-25
U.S.: Coalition Air Raids Back up Kurdish Advance in Iraq

Sat 2015-01-24
Iranian General Killed By Unlimited Minutes Cell Plan and Israeli Missiles

Fri 2015-01-23
Yemen prez, govt quit

Thu 2015-01-22
King Abdullah Tango Uniform

Wed 2015-01-21
Shiite rebels shell Yemen president’s home, take over palace

Tue 2015-01-20
45 Churches Torched in Niger Capital in Cartoon Demos

Mon 2015-01-19
Heavy clashes in Sanaa, president reportedly flees

Sun 2015-01-18
Gunmen Seize Yemen President's Chief of Staff

Sat 2015-01-17
SSP militant hanged for sectarian killing

Fri 2015-01-16
US drone strike kills seven in South Waziristan

Thu 2015-01-15
Burqa banned in China's Xinjiang

Wed 2015-01-14
Convict in US consulate attack case hanged

Tue 2015-01-13
Police gun down six would-be bombers in Xinjiang

Mon 2015-01-12
Drone strike kills 8 insurgents in Nangarhar

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