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Saudi halts $3 bn in aid to Lebanon army
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
How ISIS Takes Revenge on Russia	1 13:19 Skidmark [11131]
Sunni tribesman clash with ISIS in Fallujah	0 [11123]
Three Civilians Dead in Philippines as Troops, Rebels Skirmish	0 [11127]
Egyptian IS group affiliate publishes photos of beheading of 'army spies'	0 [11128]
Turkey detains 3 more over Ankara attack, case 'almost solved': prosecutor	0 [11126]
Troops thwart attempted car-ramming in West Bank	0 [11124]
Gaza bombing targets home of Shiite terror leader	4 10:05 Sven the pelter [11125]
Switzerland charges man suspected of supporting Islamic State	1 06:58 Sven the pelter [11126]
3 policemen gunned down in Faisalabad	0 [11125]
3 bullet-riddled bodies found in Chaman	0 [11124]
Serb diplomats killed in US Sabratha air strike	0 [11128]
Afghan forces capture key ISIS position in Nangarhar	0 [11128]
Syrian rebels liberate Shaddadi city in Hasakah	0 [11130]
ISIS Golden Throat, 2 others die in US airstrikes	0 [11124]
Al-Nusra troops launch fresh offensive in Aleppo	0 [11125]
Kurds, allies cut off main ISIS supply route on Syria-Iraq border	0 [11128]
Airstrike kills Saudi woman who joined ISIS in Syria	0 [11127]
Hundreds of Syria rebels re-entered country from Turkey to reinforce trapped insurgents	1 23:22 Bov Flimbers [11126]
Saudi halts $3 bn in aid to Lebanon army	0 [11129]
US leads total of 41 strikes against ISIS on Wednesday and Thursday	0 [11126]
Kidnapped ICRC workers released in Ghazni province of Afghanistan	0 [11123]
Boko Haram bombers kill 20 in Cameroon, injure 52	0 [11127]
Man arrested in murder of Rochdale imam	4 21:22 Sgt.D.T. [11129]
British imam Jalal Uddin dies from head injury in playground	8 18:20 Mugsy Glink [11126]
Page 2: WoT Background
Reports: Clinton E-Mail Reveals Hizbullah 'Base in Cuba'	5 22:48 Thing From Snowy Mountain [11129]
Militant Kurdish group claims Ankara car bombing	0 [11130]
Pro-Hezbollah hackers: We penetrated Israeli sites, security feeds	1 15:00 Glenmore [11126]
Austerity: Yemen Central Bank Stops Guarantees for Rice, Sugar Imports	0 [11127]
GCC condemns Houthis' violations in Yemen	0 [11126]
Military moves: Turkey and Saudi Arabia close ranks on Syria	0 [11127]
Yemen's deposed leader Saleh: following in Qaddafi's footsteps	0 [11126]
Lebanese PM urges Saudi to unfreeze military aid	0 [11125]
Blame traded over Iraq's missing nuclear material	1 22:49 Blossom Unains5562 [11130]
Sisi proposes 'law to curb police abuses'	0 [11124]
Afghan army to fly first surveillance drone next month: US General	0 [11130]
Turkey says Obama shares Syria concerns with Erdogan, affirms support	1 08:24 Procopius2k [11126]
MJNTF Commader Promises More Offensive Operations Against Boko Haram	0 [11124]
San Bernadino iPhone passcode changed ... by Feds	3 09:36 Besoeker [11127]
Cash-strapped ISIS is forced to slash wages, free captives for a 'cut-price' $500	2 13:37 Procopius2k [11126]
Palestinians welcome French peace plan	2 01:10 g(r)omgoru [11128]
Page 3: Non-WoT
'I'm the hero!': Surgeon allegedly rams car into cop after 'assault'	12 23:36 Skidmark [11129]
Muslim teen wants to be first professional hijabi ballerina	11 14:33 Mullah Richard [11124]
Hollande: 'I'll do what is needed to keep UK in Europe'	0 [11126]
Chavez's ambassador daughter is Venezuela's richest woman	9 22:57 Procopius2k [11132]
South Sudan on 'verge of fragmenting', UN officials warn Security Council	1 23:38 Skidmark [11129]
Teen charged with pretending to be a doctor: I never said I was an M.D.	2 21:52 Blossom Unains5562 [11129]
Snowflakes at Rutgers hold forum in solidarity after speaker's visit	12 21:55 CrazyFool [11132]
New Jersey man completes 30-year murder sentence only to kill mother two days later	2 21:54 Barbara [11129]
Page 4: Opinion
Donald Sensing: Hillary's emails, Loretta Lynch, and Scalia's successor	3 11:26 Alaska Paul [11129]
This Week in Guns, February 20th, 2016	0 [11126]
How long will we pay for post-9/11 mistakes?	4 13:31 Skidmark [11131]
Page 6: Politix
Pope spokesperson clarifies Trump comment	9 16:46 Zenobia Floger6220 [11126]
Hillary Clinton: 'I Don't Believe' I Have Ever Lied	14 17:03 Grins Snese4215 [11127]
Three-judge panel votes to remove Marmet mayor from office	2 13:04 Iblis [11129]
Inflamed Saudi-Iran Tension assessment by former congressman	1 20:03 Lionel Thoth9784 [11131]
Cat Fight	3 09:42 Frank G [11122]

    
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2	Arab Spring
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1	Taliban
1	al-Nusra
1	Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (IS)
1	Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters
1	Govt of Iraq
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Two weeks of WOT

Sat 2016-02-20
Saudi halts $3 bn in aid to Lebanon army

Fri 2016-02-19
Foreigners among 24 terrorists killed in Badakhshan

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

Wed 2016-02-17
44 Daesh militants killed in Nangarhar's Achin District

Tue 2016-02-16
British Sniper Decapitates ISIS Executioner

Mon 2016-02-15
Taliban confirm losing 13 fighters in Paktika drone strikes

Sun 2016-02-14
Boko Haram kills at least 30 people in northeastern Nigeria

Sat 2016-02-13
Turkish artillery hammers airfield near Aleppo

Fri 2016-02-12
Syrian rebels launch offensive on pro Syrian troops in Latakia

Thu 2016-02-11
Female Suicide Bombers Kill 58 in Nigeria

Wed 2016-02-10
New Hampshire primary: Trump, Sanders win

Tue 2016-02-09
Russian police arrest 7 Islamic State militants

Mon 2016-02-08
ISIS executes 300+ in Mosul

Sun 2016-02-07
North Korea fires long-range rocket despite warnings

Sat 2016-02-06
Yemeni Army's Tochka Strikes Saudi-US Aggression Camp in Marib, Kills 104

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