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Iraq forces, Peshmerga kill 240 ISIL terrorists
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Blast kills four Hamas terrorists in northern Gaza	0 [4]
Hamas says ready to resume fighting unless Israel accepts truce demands	2 17:36 SteveS [5]
Iraqi militants seize country's largest dam	5 23:15 Rob Crawford [5]
Pure Zionist Propaganda	3 12:50 49 Pan [5]
Israel announces arrest of Gaza man 'paid by Hamas' for murders of settler teenagers	2 14:17 rjschwarz [10]
Israel Accepts Ceasefire Extension - Hamas Rejects It	2 18:17 OldSpook [4]
Beijing bans head scarves, veils from Xinjiang buses	6 14:30 Enver Huporong5213 [4]
New Afghan attack kills 7 after American general slain	3 10:57 Mugsy Glink [7]
Iraq forces, Peshmerga kill 240 ISIL terrorists	1 18:02 OldSpook [7]
100 Syrians killed in five days in N Lebanon	1 03:25 g(r)omgoru [11]
10 Yemeni forces killed in al-Qaeda militant raids	0 [10]
Taliban Attack Musa Qala District in Helmand	0 [4]
Afghan Policeman Kills Six Colleagues in Urozgan	0 [6]
Taliban Insurgents Attack Afghan Force Outpost in Paktia	0 [4]
Gunmen shoot at Sikh men in Peshawar market, one dead	0 [11]
Foreign militants reported killed in North Waziristan drone strike	0 [10]
Islamists abduct Libya television crew	0 [6]
Islamists mail threats to Tunisian officers	0 [6]
Suspected Boko Haram raid kills 10 in Cameroon	0 [4]
Nigeria: Boko Haram Trails Nigerians to Chad, Kills Six	0 [7]
Gaza Active Conflict: Day 31 (Hudna full day 2)	1 08:22 Bobby [5]
"Slain" Malaysian bomb maker not dead	0 [4]
It starts: Egypt kills 11 terrorists, destroys three tunnels	1 07:08 Shipman [6]
Army Raids Syrian Refugee Houses throughout Lebanon, Several Arrested	0 [11]
At Least One Killed, 10 Wounded in Tripoli Bomb Explosion	0 [12]
18 'Qaida' Gunmen, 10 Yemeni Soldiers Killed in Clashes	0 [9]
Mosul air strike 'kills 50'	1 03:28 g(r)omgoru [5]
Baghdad Car Bombs Kill at Least 30	0 [5]
Indonesia Releases 2005 Bali Bombing Convict	0 [3]
Baqa Al-Gharbiyye Resident Arrested On Suspicion Of Attacking Soldier, Trying To Steal His Weapon	0 [4]
Egypt Confirms 12 Death Sentences for General Killing	0 [4]
Palestinian Group in Bekaa Clashes with Unidentified Armed Men	0 [6]
Kurds Unite to Oust Iraq Jihadists, Rescue Stranded Civilians	1 03:47 borgboy [18]
18 Sudanese Killed in Libya Unrest	0 [9]
Fresh Jihadist Attacks in North Iraq Send Christians Fleeing	3 04:08 g(r)omgoru [7]
Report: Hamas Spokesperson Attacked By Gaza Civilians	3 11:06 Bright Pebbles [5]
Page 2: WoT Background
Obama: No Sympathy For Hamas, But Gaza Cannot Remain Closed Off	12 23:16 Rob Crawford [4]
Death of a religion: Isis and the Yezidi	3 22:35 Rob Crawford [5]
UN chief: Gaza deaths and destruction shame world	5 09:25 regular joe [3]
Fresh government push to kick out illegals	0 [7]
'Bomb hoax': Briton faces psychiatrist examination	0 [2]
Fearful of Shiite revenge, allies move Saddam's remains	0 []
Over 1,600 Israeli troops injured in Gaza war: Media	2 00:31 DarthVader [5]
'Carter not the best person to talk about peace in Middle East'	2 08:17 Uncle Phester [1]
Khalili Calls on UN to Verify Authenticity of Audiotape	0 [5]
Pakistan Threatens Afghanistan With More Attacks	0 [2]
Rising Insecurities in Parwan	0 [5]
Everyone has the right to protest, says Altaf	0 [6]
Sharif's resignation, early polls main objectives: Imran	0 [5]
'PTI and PAT on board for joint march'	0 [7]
No decision from JI on joining 'Azadi' march	0 [6]
Health sector collapses in Libya	3 08:00 AlanC [2]
Boko Haram Suspect Explains Sect's Operations	0 [3]
UAE Offers $1.5 Million Aid to Arsal Displaced	0 [5]
U.N. Pledges to Rebuild Gaza for the 'Last Time'	9 18:23 OldSpook [7]
U.S. Puts Sanctions on Alleged Kuwaiti Terror Financiers	1 02:32 Paul D [7]
U.S. Launches Questioning of ex-POW Bergdahl	1 18:04 OldSpook [5]
Gazans Who Have Lost Everything Want Hamas To Resume Fighting	6 20:08 Rambler in Virginia [5]
Charity Lists Dead Gaza Children in British Paper Ads	2 09:15 Procopius2k [5]
International Criminal Court Says It Can't Play Role On Gaza	0 [5]
Women, Children Held By Syrian Rebels	0 [2]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Greatest Americans missing from proposed curriculum	1 19:31 DarthVader []
Boris Johnson, a potential challenger to prime minister David Cameron, to run for House of Commons	1 08:13 Bright Pebbles [3]
Couple married for 62 years die together	1 09:37 Besoeker [1]
Minn. Restaurant Charging Customers Minimum Wage Fee	5 15:50 DarthVader [2]
Teacher Found In Classroom Intoxicated, Without Pants On Her First Day	16 18:10 Angusolet Snavitle3787 [6]
Erdogan takes heat for Armenian jibe	0 [2]
Russia bans agricultural imports from West	6 16:48 Raj [3]
Saudis told not to marry women from Pakistan, 3 other states	7 21:02 Angusolet Snavitle3787 [9]
In KP's Karak region: Women 'banned' from going out without male company	0 [8]
Man kills wife, daughters before committing suicide in Chaman	0 [7]
Darul Aman escape case: police told to register FIR	0 [5]
Low possibility of war in Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenian minister says	0 [4]
Giving Americans Drug for Ebola Virus Prompts Flak	8 18:30 Rambler in Virginia [3]
Nigeria dysfunction telling as Ebola crisis worsens	1 17:30 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [2]
As pro-Russia revolt founders in Ukraine, invasion fears rise	3 14:57 Ebbang Uluque6305 [1]
Israeli Hacker Game Could Beat Russian Web Crooks	0 [1]
Page 4: Opinion
The United State of America	5 11:42 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [3]
John Bolton: 'The World's Descending Into Chaos' Under Obama	10 17:41 no mo uro [3]
A Stronger Israel?	3 14:27 Iblis [3]
Iran Saving Hamas From Bankruptcy	1 13:35 Thing From Snowy Mountain [2]
Page 6: Politix
Champ remains silent on death of U.S. Army general in AFG	4 22:12 Walter and Company8955 [8]
Montana papers call for Walsh to end Senate campaign	5 18:25 Iblis [5]
Al Sharpton and his organizations owe $4.7 million in unpaid taxes	7 17:30 Frank G on the road [3]
Hillary Clinton on 'Colbert Report': Embarrassing	2 12:37 swksvolFF [3]

    
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                        22:35 Rob Crawford

                        22:12 Walter and Company8955

                        21:59 Walter and Company8955

                        21:02 Angusolet Snavitle3787

                        20:08 Rambler in Virginia

                        19:55 Frank G on the road

                        19:31 DarthVader

                        19:09 Thing From Snowy Mountain

                        18:30 Rambler in Virginia

                        18:25 Iblis

                        18:24 Rambler in Virginia

                        18:23 OldSpook

                        18:20 OldSpook

                        18:17 OldSpook

                        18:10 Angusolet Snavitle3787

                        18:09 Enver Huporong5213

                        18:06 Enver Huporong5213

                        18:04 OldSpook

                        18:02 OldSpook

                        17:59 Frank G on the road

                        17:47 SteveS

                        17:41 no mo uro

Who's in the News
33	[untagged]
14	Hamas
9	Islamic State
6	Taliban
6	Govt of Pakistan
3	Boko Haram
2	Ansar al-Sharia
2	al-Qaeda in Arabia
2	Arab Spring
1	al-Nusra
1	al-Qaeda in Pakistan
1	PFLP-GC
1	Jamaat-e-Islami
1	Jemaah Islamiyah
1	Lashkar e-Jhangvi
1	East Turkestan Islamic Movement
1	Govt of Iran

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