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Three Terrorist Attacks Target Sayyeda Zeinab Area in Rural Damascus, Kill 50
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Grenade blast kills two in Mindanao	0 [11131]
US, allies conduct 38 strikes against Islamic State	0 [11129]
Three terror attacks thwarted in West Bank: two arrested, one dead	3 12:36 Steve White [11126]
Grenade detonated in Pak govt building	0 [11125]
7 terrorists arrested in Tando Allah Yar	0 [11124]
8 militants held in Balochistan	0 [11126]
FC foils sabotage bid in Quetta	0 [11128]
Militants forced out of Ajdabiya	0 [11124]
Bangladeshi Hindu priest killed by suspected Islamist militants	0 [11125]
Afghan Army Evacuates Three Bases in Volatile Helmand	1 10:39 Sven the pelter [11127]
ISIS militants fight back in Syria’s Shaddadi after Kurds advance	0 [11129]
Friendly fire claims the life of Iraqi kop	2 10:51 Sven the pelter [11126]
1 dead in bomb attack in Kirkuk	0 [11126]
Iraqis arrest ISIS prince in Nineveh	0 [11127]
4 soldiers killed in battle with PKK in Southeast	0 [11125]
Airstrikes in Ninevah yields 40 dead	0 [11127]
40 ISIS troops die in Salahuddin	0 [11123]
Anbar Antics: 24 die	0 [11126]
Baghdad Bomb and Bullet Bulletin: 4 die	0 [11125]
Maoist militants kill two more Philippine policemen	0 [11128]
Kashmir Korpse Kount	0 [11128]
Three Turkish Journalists Abducted by Kurdish Forces	0 [11128]
Deadly Twin Blasts Rock Homs, Death Toll Rises to 34	0 [11127]
Three killed in clash between Abu Sayyaf, MNLF militants	0 [11123]
Syrian Army Advance in Rural Aleppo Kills over 50 ISIL Terrorists	0 [11127]
Three Terrorist Attacks Target Sayyeda Zeinab Area in Rural Damascus, Kill 50	0 [11132]
US drone crashes in southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan	0 [11126]
At least 30 killed in four bomb blasts in southern Damascus district	0 [11126]
Haqqani network trucks packed with 12,500 kgs of explosives seized in Paktika	5 13:58 Sven the pelter [11125]
Two Taliban killed by own bomb in Paktika	0 [11126]
Foreign insurgents among 16 killed in Afghan army operations	0 [11124]
Taliban's shadow governor for Chahardara District of Kundoz arrested	0 [11125]
Roadside bomb hits AU troops convoy outside Marko	0 [11131]
Page 2: WoT Background
Warplanes: Cell Phones Calling In Air Strikes	1 16:14 Skidmark [11127]
Former GITMO warden slams the Champ's 'catch'n release' program	0 [11126]
Egyptian-Arab military exercises commence in Saudi Arabia	2 20:09 JosephMendiola [11128]
Walking cabbages in Kashmir fails to stop war	5 13:46 swksvolFF [11128]
Israel thwarts attempt to smuggle drones into Gaza	0 [11129]
Israel, US kick off large-scale missile defense drill	0 [11125]
'Security agencies consulted' over Pathankot FIR	0 [11126]
Saudi Arabia accuses 32 people of spying for Iran	1 22:04 JosephMendiola [11131]
Governor’s office orders only church in Bursa be vacated	0 [11125]
Turkey calls for unconditional US support against Kurdish YPG	11 18:58 Barbara [11128]
Razor wire fence failing in Hungary	8 16:50 Vald the Impailer [11130]
Germany migrant shelter fire 'cheered by onlookers'	2 16:22 Barbara [11123]
Russia's Defense Minister Makes Surprise Visit to Iran	0 [11128]
Russia Pulls Back From Cooperating With U.S. on Afghanistan, report	1 13:11 JHH [11130]
70 tons of expired medicines, food items burned in Nangarhar	0 [11125]
Syed Ahmed Gilani Appointed New Chairman of Afghan High Peace Council	0 [11124]
Macedonia closes border to Afghans, allowing Syrian and Iraqi refugees only	0 [11124]
AMISOM to rely more on air strikes as EU reduces funding	3 16:21 Barbara [11124]
Missing radioactive material found dumped in south Iraq	1 10:18 Sven the pelter [11124]
Page 3: Non-WoT
North Korea confirms new military chief after reported execution	0 [11127]
Vet Filmed Himself Trying To Get A Doctor's Appointment At VA. It Wasn't Pretty.	1 17:50 CrazyFool [11124]
Russia wants to fly over US with advanced digital camera	11 21:13 Blossom Unains5562 [11131]
THE SIMPSONS - Trumptastic Voyage	3 17:48 swksvolFF [11128]
Roger Waters in Stable Condition after Gaza Tunnel Collapse	7 16:59 CrazyFool [11127]
Apollo 10 astronauts heard weird 'music' on far side of moon	14 17:40 newc [11128]
Shoot-on-sight orders in Haryana as 10 dead following caste violence flare-up	3 09:54 Besoeker [11127]
Thousands in Japan rally against U.S. base on Okinawa	10 18:42 Procopius2k [11123]
Bolivian President Evo Morales 'loses fourth term bid'	3 09:35 Skidmark [11124]
South Africa's ANC accuses US diplomats of pursuing regime change	3 09:25 Skidmark [11123]
State Department: US rejected North Korea peace talks before nuclear test	2 20:16 JosephMendiola [11127]
Page 4: Opinion
Obama is looting the Treasury to pay off insurers	7 12:53 Bobby [11128]
Trump: The Only Way Hillary Will Be Stopped Is If She Gets Indicted [VIDEO]	12 20:07 JosephMendiola [11124]
Champ Thanks Black Lives Matter Leaders for Their 'Outstanding Work'	12 17:07 CrazyFool [11131]
Does Saudi intervention in Syria worry Tehran?	4 16:54 Shipman [11130]
Militants online	1 00:59 M. Murcek [11127]
Power of the establishment	1 10:54 Sven the pelter [11130]
Page 6: Politix
GOP backers of defense budget hike got millions in donations	0 [11126]

    
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                        18:58 Barbara

                        18:42 Procopius2k

                        18:08 DarthVader

                        17:53 swksvolFF

                        17:50 CrazyFool

                        17:48 swksvolFF

                        17:40 newc

                        17:31 Iblis

                        17:14 SteveS

                        17:10 SteveS

                        17:07 CrazyFool

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                        16:54 Shipman

                        16:53 Shipman

                        16:52 Zhang Fei

                        16:50 Vald the Impailer

                        16:40 Ebbang Uluque6305

                        16:36 3dc

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Who's in the News
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8	Islamic State
4	Taliban
2	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
2	Commies
2	Govt of Iran
2	al-Shabaab
1	Haqqani Network
1	al-Qaeda
1	Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh
1	Abu Sayyaf
1	Ansar al-Sharia
1	Govt of Pakistan
1	Govt of Syria

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Mon 2016-02-22
Three Terrorist Attacks Target Sayyeda Zeinab Area in Rural Damascus, Kill 50

Sun 2016-02-21
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Fri 2016-02-19
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Freed Gitmo detainee, ex-bin Laden aide returns to former career

Wed 2016-02-17
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Mon 2016-02-15
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Fri 2016-02-12
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