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Iraq Sunni Tribes Take Up Arms against Jihadists
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Three Killed in Cairo as Morsi Backers Clash with Opponents	2 20:36 SteveS [11136]
Iraq Sunni Tribes Take Up Arms against Jihadists	0 [11132]
32 Killed in Syria's Daraa, Aleppo	0 [11128]
10 Taliban Insurgents Killed in Kunar	0 [11131]
Police Chief Killed in Kandahar Clash	0 [11126]
Five Civilians Hanged in Kajaki District of Helmand	1 19:35 Frank G [11125]
Algeria targets Tizi Ouzou terrorists	0 [11124]
Morocco dismantles ISIS recruiting cell	0 [11123]
Iraq Jihadists Destroy Shiite Mosque, Execute Muezzin	2 16:04 g(r)omgoru [11126]
ISIS leader flees to Syria fearing US airstrikes: Kurdish official	4 19:24 Pappy [11130]
Boko Haram abducts 100 in Doron Baga attacks, residents allege No soldier in Gwoza in the last 10 days	0 [11128]
50 B/Haram, 30 Soldiers Killed in Pilka, Gwoza in One Week	0 [11128]
Boko Haram extremists abduct dozens of boys in Nigeria	1 08:36 Pappy [11124]
Six Terrorists Arrested as IDF Preps for Day of Rage	1 20:31 Frank G [11129]
ISIS kills 90 Yazidis in Sinjar	0 [11128]
Somalia, AU battle with warlord's militia in Mogadishu	0 [11130]
Gaza active conflict day 40	0 [11128]
Philippines, MILF agree on Bangsamoro draft	0 [11126]
Roadside bombs kill two, injure three in southern Thailand	0 [11127]
Page 2: WoT Background
Mexico blasts Texas National Guard deployment to border.	6 20:14 Ebbomosh Hupemp2664 [11127]
Turkey Demands More Help on Hosting Syria Refugees	3 17:51 borgboy [11126]
Philippine Militants Pledge Allegiance to IS Jihadists	2 17:56 borgboy [11125]
Syrian Soldiers Celebrate Fall of Rebel Stronghold	0 [11126]
Armed Opposition Groups Making Gains in Kunduz	0 [11126]
Maghreb al-Qaeda torn apart by ISIS	2 18:02 borgboy [11129]
A chink in PTI's armour?	0 [11126]
Nature rains on Imran, Qadri's parades	0 [11129]
Relief for many as Qadri departs	0 [11128]
Ditched Qadri overtakes PTI march	0 [11125]
Worse Than Hamas? Gaza's Other Terror Groups	2 11:04 Deacon Blues [11131]
Hamas admits intimidating foreign press who reported wrong 'message'	0 [11125]
Islamabad sit-in begins: Resign and call re-elections, Imran tells Nawaz	0 [11126]
UN Security Council Blacklists Islamist Militants In Iraq, Syria	0 [11127]
Text Of Egypt's 11-Point Ceasefire Proposal	0 [11125]
Muslim Brotherhood incapable of organzing large-scale protests: official	0 [11125]
Arab press blasts Islamic State militants for tarnishing Muslims worldwide	7 23:22 Barbara [11132]
Family of Dead Palestinians "Killed by Israel" Found to be Alive	5 14:56 Shipman [11126]
Crystal Meth Use 'Rampant' in N.Korea	1 07:08 Besoeker [11127]
N.Korean Opium Floods Northeast China	0 [11124]
Clashes erupt during anti-govt long march in Pakistan	0 [11124]
Al Maliki to back new Prime Minister	0 [11126]
IAEA chief due in Iran August 17	0 [11126]
Shabelle Radio in Mogadishu forced off-air	0 [11124]
Independent media houses closed, journalists arrested	0 [11128]
Page 3: Non-WoT
More 'gentle giants' descend upon Ferguson store where cigars were stolen.	0 [11126]
CAPT Ron Johnson, Missouri Highway Patrol critisizes Ferguson Police	2 23:21 Skidmark [11132]
The whole eurozone is sick, not just France	3 12:34 g(r)omgoru [11128]
African Ebola doctors die for lack of gloves	0 [11122]
U.N. to Feed Up to One Million People Hit by Ebola	1 14:01 Redneck Jim [11125]
Robber killed, two cops hurt in 'encounter'	0 [11129]
This Week in Guns: August 16th, 2014	1 08:56 Besoeker [11124]
Japan "strongly protests" against Russian exercises on disputed isles	3 11:37 Pappy [11127]
Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone Hope Old-Fashioned Cordon Sanitaire Will Prevent Ebola Spread	0 [11125]
So Embarrassing: German Security Recorded SoS Clinton Conversation	3 05:04 European Conservative [11125]
NASCAR adds new rule: Don't exit car after crashes	1 19:57 rjschwarz [11127]
Two players die at world chess event in Norway	5 15:01 Shipman [11126]
News You Can Use: Alcohol Reduces War-Induced Anxiety	9 22:03 CrazyFool [11131]
Fledgling independence movements gain traction in Russia	2 10:05 g(r)omgoru [11126]
Page 4: Opinion
Arab World: Failing to see the broader picture	3 09:02 Besoeker [11126]
St. Louis county police officer and his AR	15 20:33 Ebbomosh Hupemp2664 [11131]
Editorial: The forgotten war	0 [11127]
How to identify "secret" pro-Russian training camps	2 15:06 Gleating Stalin9879 [11126]
Page 6: Politix
Guess who was missing at funeral of highest ranking officer killed in combat since Vietnam War	6 20:25 Ebbomosh Hupemp2664 [11126]
Judge Demands Answers After IRS Contradicts Sworn Testimony	2 13:57 Abu Uluque [11125]
Texas' Perry Charged With Coercion For Veto Threat	15 23:14 Barbara [11126]

    
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Who's in the News
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8	Islamic State
6	Hamas
6	Govt of Pakistan
3	Taliban
3	Boko Haram
2	al-Qaeda in North Africa
1	Thai Insurgency
1	Abu Sayyaf
1	Muslim Brotherhood

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Two weeks of WOT

Sat 2014-08-16
Iraq Sunni Tribes Take Up Arms against Jihadists

Fri 2014-08-15
ISIS jihadist poses with severed head as Caliphate seize more key towns

Thu 2014-08-14
Boko Haram Appoints New Emir for Gwoza

Wed 2014-08-13
Prince Saud: Israel has no right to self-defense

Tue 2014-08-12
"Convert by noon today or we will kill all of you"

Mon 2014-08-11
Iraq PM to sue president, security forces deploy across Baghdad

Sun 2014-08-10
Al-Qaida Militants Kill 15 Yemeni Soldiers

Sat 2014-08-09
Gazans back in UN schools as Israel resumes blitz

Fri 2014-08-08
Widening of Zarb-i-Azb operation likely

Thu 2014-08-07
Iraq forces, Peshmerga kill 240 ISIL terrorists

Wed 2014-08-06
Iraq air force to back Kurds fighting Islamists

Tue 2014-08-05
American Major General Killed in Shooting at Afghan Military Academy

Mon 2014-08-04
Woman Kills Four Taliban Before Dying

Sun 2014-08-03
Islamic State seize town of Sinjar, pushing out Kurds and sending Yazidis fleeing

Sat 2014-08-02
Islamic State Withdraws from Deir Ezzor Villages

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