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Baghdad seeks airstrikes to rid Tikrit of IS; Saddam tomb leveled
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Pentagon loses track of $500 million in weapons, equipment given to Yemen	9 21:06 OldSpook [11129]
Former USAF mechanic indicated for attempting to join ISIS	3 23:09 JosephMendiola [11124]
Dozens killed in ethno-religious clash in central Nigeria	3 14:23 Anice Nim [11126]
Salahuddin Province and Tikrit	0 [11126]
Anbar District and Ramadi	0 [11126]
Miscellaneous Iraq Reports	0 [11124]
Islamic Militant Group Leader Captured in Philippines	0 [11125]
Shebab Militants Attack again in Northern Kenya	0 [11125]
Puntland military court executes three Shaboobs	3 08:51 Frank G [11127]
Mother abducts Dutch children to ISIL-held Syrian city	0 [11124]
More fighting around Misratan-held Brak Al-Shatti airbase	0 [11124]
More tit-for-tat Tebu-Zwai murders in Kufra	2 19:47 trailing wife [11125]
Car bomb explodes outside brigade base in Misrata	0 [11125]
Explosion in Misrata kills one as battles between IS and Dawn continue	0 [11127]
Army Thwarts Infiltration by Militants through Ras Baalbek, Targets their Positions	0 [11125]
Second Commander Linked to IS Group Killed in Afghanistan	0 [11127]
Bahrain: Bus from Iraq had bomb-making equipment	1 09:15 Frank G [11128]
Baghdad seeks airstrikes to rid Tikrit of IS; Saddam tomb leveled	0 [11129]
Houthis free premier, aides from house arrest	0 [11126]
Violence escalates after Pakistan church attack	0 [11125]
Police kills five gang-war criminals in Lyari search operation	0 [11125]
13 bodies found in S. Waziristan	0 [11127]
Iraqi offensive on hold to allow Tikrit civilians to leave	9 23:36 JosephMendiola [11124]
Kurdish fighters repel ISIS-led attack north Syria	0 [11127]
Redhack members acquitted in terror case	0 [11126]
Boko Haram militants flushed from Nigerian state Yobe	0 [11125]
ISIL used CWs against Peshmerga fighters thrice: Kurdish general	0 [11125]
Page 2: WoT Background
Netanyahu closes gap: Likud leads Zionist Union in 1 exit poll, tied in 2 others	4 21:19 SteveS [11126]
France Blocks Five Sites Accused of Condoning Terrorism	0 [11124]
Our doors open for Arabs to join Peshmerga, says Barzani	0 [11125]
EU 'ready to step up engagement on counter-terrorism'	4 08:19 Besoeker [11125]
HoR orders Thinni to reinstate suspended Interior Minister Sinki	0 [11126]
Refugees asked to promise not to work	4 13:29 Besoeker [11127]
U.S.: U.N. Security Council Would Vote on Any Deal with Iran	5 22:31 SteveS [11132]
Police Trial Opens Decade after Deaths Triggered French Riots	1 12:59 trailing wife [11127]
No place for Assad in Syria talks, U.S. officials say	4 23:06 JosephMendiola [11123]
Religious minorities feel insecure in the country, NA told	1 06:58 Rob Crawford [11129]
"Stop killing our Christian brothers"	0 [11129]
Lahore lynching victim identified as local glass cutter	0 [11125]
Security beefed up at Balochistan churches, temples	0 [11127]
Pakistani man accused of planning Toronto attack kept in custody	0 [11127]
Attack on church an attack on state: Nawaz	0 [11127]
Israel heads to polls to decide Netanyahu's fate	2 07:31 Frank G [11126]
Netanyahu says no Palestinian state as long as he's prime minister	6 22:30 trailing wife [11127]
Egyptian court wants death penalty for Brotherhood leader and 13 others	0 [11126]
Events in Syria are part of attempts to destroy Turkey's power: Erdogan	3 23:02 JosephMendiola [11126]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Missouri lieutenant governor: There is more racism in the Justice Department' than in the St. Louis area	6 22:16 SteveS [11127]
Alexis Tsipras invited to Berlin as Yanis Varoufakis denies giving Germany the finger	1 23:23 JosephMendiola [11126]
Police say naked man standing in doorway is not breaking law	8 20:30 DarthVader [11129]
Champ regime Has What It Needs To Give Up Lois Lerner's E-mails	3 12:07 NoMoreBS [11124]
A Compact Fusion Reactor	3 20:49 JosephMendiola [11127]
French Experts Say No Foul Play in Arafat Death	13 17:59 KBK [11127]
Russia starts nationwide show of force	0 [11125]
The F-35 Can't Use (Some Of) Its Bombs, Either	26 21:55 Thing From Snowy Mountain [11130]
Porn belongs in the classroom, says Danish professor	6 22:32 Jomotle Glavith2740 [11129]
Nationwide polio campaign hits snags	0 [11125]
Turkish teacher convicted for cutting schoolgirl's throat	1 23:26 Jomotle Glavith2740 [11131]
Page 4: Opinion
Why Politicians Pretend Islam Has No Role in Violence	4 18:49 g(r)omgoru [11130]
Killing outside churches, lynching in the streets	0 [11123]
From TTP to IS: Pakistan's terror landscape evolves	1 00:38 JosephMendiola [11127]
Antithesis of radical Islam is not moderate Islam, it is secularism	2 06:21 JFM [11125]
Page 6: Politix
Former State Department Official Refuses to Testify About Hillary's Emails	4 21:38 Fred [11129]
In Wash. state, a 10-person team toils for the government - selling pot	0 [11123]
Clinton Foundation Takes $2 Million From Chinese Company Suspected of Helping NORKS	11 17:21 JohnQC [11123]
Champ now blaming Bush for rise of ISIS.	10 15:56 CrazyFool [11124]

    
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Who's in the News
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11	Islamic State
6	Govt of Pakistan
5	Arab Spring
2	TTP
2	al-Shabaab
2	Govt of Iraq
2	Lashkar e-Jhangvi
1	Houthis
1	Govt of Iran
1	Boko Haram
1	Muslim Brotherhood
1	Palestinian Authority
1	PLO
1	Govt of Syria

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Two weeks of WOT

Tue 2015-03-17
Baghdad seeks airstrikes to rid Tikrit of IS; Saddam tomb leveled

Mon 2015-03-16
Iraqi forces poised for final Tikrit assault

Sun 2015-03-15
Suicide bombers kill 14 people outside Pakistani churches

Sat 2015-03-14
Iraqi offensive on Tikrit appears to stall

Fri 2015-03-13
Clashes between Assad and Nusra forces kill 50

Thu 2015-03-12
Iraqi army targets ISIS in Tikrit, regains major areas

Wed 2015-03-11
Chad and Niger launch offensive against Boko Haram

Tue 2015-03-10
Retreating ISIS blows up bridge in south Kirkuk

Mon 2015-03-09
Yemen defense minister flees Sanaa to join president in Aden

Sun 2015-03-08
Boko Haram leader pledges allegiance to IS

Sat 2015-03-07
Advancing Iraq troops enter al-Dour

Fri 2015-03-06
Blast hits Nusra Front in Syria, kills commander

Thu 2015-03-05
Pakistani man found guilty in al-Qaeda plot to attack NYC subway

Wed 2015-03-04
Turkish ISIL agent charged with running underage Syrian prostitution ring

Tue 2015-03-03
Bibi Netanyahu’s Speech: Liveblog

Mon 2015-03-02
Iraq Launches Offensive on ISIS North of Baghdad

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