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Assad's family caught trying to escape the country, returned to Damascus
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
AQIM plot foiled in Algeria	0 [11123]
Assad's family caught trying to escape the country, returned to Damascus	12 21:06 Alaska Paul [11139]
Al Qaeda facilitator captured in PaktIya	1 11:36 Ebbang Uluque6305 [11127]
4 Militants Killed, 24 Others Detained in Afghan Operation	0 [11124]
Two civilians dead in Boko Haram attack on police station	0 [11125]
Four NK Cadres Murdered	7 14:42 mojo [11125]
Good morning	4 06:56 Scooter McGruder [11127]
More Mexican Mayhem	0 [11125]
Yemeni Elite Troops Open Fire as Soldiers Protest	0 [11124]
99 Killed Sunday as Syria Rebels Say Clashes Inching Closer to Capital	1 08:27 Anonymoose [11129]
Tumult in Akkar over Reports of Death of Lebanese 'Gunmen' in Homs	0 [11128]
Doctor killed in 'sectarian' attack	0 [11131]
Policeman, attacker killed in Dera firing	0 [11127]
Three Egyptians injured in fresh clashes near Maspero	0 [11128]
AQIM replaces Sahara emir	0 [11127]
Fury as wanted al-Shabaab suspect eludes police	1 07:54 Frank G [11129]
Somali radio station boss shot dead	0 [11128]
11 grenades found in Bandarban	0 [11127]
16,000 displaced persons back homes after Al-Qaeda exit	1 18:56 Butch White8352 [11125]
Four al-Qaeda militants killed in South Yemen	0 [11125]
Explosions rock headquarters of defected military division	0 [11125]
Canada: Shafia family found guilty in honour-killings trial	2 17:00 Canuckistan sniper [11126]
5 die, 7 wounded in Torreon, Coahuila massacre	0 [11125]
Syria clashes near Damascus	0 [11124]
Eight injured in south Baghdad blast	0 [11126]
Saleh in US for treatment	1 13:31 Pappy [11127]
Shafia Family Honor Killings -Three Guilty of 1st degree on All Four Counts	0 [11127]
5 die in Nuevo Laredo in Tamaulipas	0 [11124]
20 die in Jalisco state	0 [11125]
Page 2: WoT Background
Islamist stops university debate with threats of violence (police do nothing)	10 17:10 Anonymoose [11128]
'Israeli Mossad agents posed as CIA spies to recruit terrorists to fight against Iran'	3 17:15 Anonymoose [11126]
Two found guilty in Norway over Muhammad cartoon plot	1 12:02 chris [11126]
Priced Out Of The Market	0 [11126]
U.S. Drones Patrolling Its Skies Provoke Outrage in Iraq	4 12:05 chris [11123]
No Electricity, No Water, No Patience	3 08:39 Procopius2k [11127]
Resuming Nato supply will not be tolerated: Turban Alliance	3 23:25 trailing wife [11134]
Afghanistan seeks Taliban talks in Saudi: official	0 [11127]
Firing of TV host a victory for Pakistani liberals	2 17:20 Paul D [11128]
US embassy in Pakistan clarifies Panetta's statement	6 18:38 Glenmore [11126]
Authenticity of evidence in BB case contested	0 [11126]
Algeria against internationalization of Syrian crisis - official	1 11:06 Mike Ramsey [11126]
Marzouki denounces Salafist attacks	0 [11125]
Military commission meets UN ambassadors, directs to free political prisoners	0 [11128]
Second front for Afghan talks in Saudi Arabia	1 00:48 JosephMendiola [11129]
Amnesty International fears for 2 detained females	0 [11126]
Iraqiya Bloc stops boycotting parliamentary sessions	0 [11124]
N. Korea planning large military parade this year	5 18:43 Glenmore [11125]
Jordan police tear-gas jobless protesters	0 [11124]
Egypt Islamists seek more gains in upper house polls	0 [11128]
Jordans king meets Hamas chief after 12-year rupture	1 14:51 Mike Ramsey [11127]
Oil may hit $150 on EU ban: Tehran	4 00:05 JosephMendiola [11136]
St. Louis holds parade honoring Iraq war vets	2 15:19 Bobby [11123]
Occupy Oakland Riots, Destroys Property, Burns American Flag, etc.	9 23:50 CrazyFool [11130]
Page 3: Non-WoT
$3B WWII Shipwreck Located off of Cape Cod	21 22:55 USN, Ret. [11130]
Liquipel: clear coating protects your device with a waterproof shield	0 [11125]
Boeing Links Up With IAI On Arrow-3	1 23:39 JosephMendiola [11130]
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Dupe entry: After Action: The Battle Against The 'Soldiers Of Heaven' Cult	0 [11126]
"Muslim taxi" offers Germans gender-segregated rides	0 [11125]
4 killed as cops fire on BNP men	0 [11126]
Chavez warns he could nationalize some banks	4 22:27 Besoeker [11134]
Angry Greeks condemn EU plot to control its finances	8 20:17 JosephMendiola [11128]
Israel plans overland Asia-Europe train route	3 22:54 Halliburton - Mysterious Conspiracy Division [11133]
Page 4: Opinion
Why Syrias Regime Is Surviving a Revolution	2 19:15 Lord Garth [11128]
Pakistan-China alliance: less than meets the eye	0 [11126]
Its Time We Asked: How Stupid is President Obama?	15 19:05 Frank G [11128]
Militias replacing central government in post-Gaddafi Libya	4 17:22 JohnQC [11125]
German commemorations avoid Iranian holocaust denial	1 03:33 European Conservative [11129]
Notices to ISI, MI	3 15:30 Mike Ramsey [11127]
Page 6: Politix
New Emails Suggest Eric Holder Perjured Himself	5 22:31 Procopius2k [11131]
Queen Michelle Closes Madison Avenue for $50K Shopping Spree	9 20:05 JosephMendiola [11131]
Gingrich endorsed by Cain	1 19:00 Glenmore [11127]
Florida's Rep Allen West Torches Obama, Reid, Pelosi - "Leave the USA!"	12 23:32 trailing wife [11128]
Reuters laments Marco Rubio 'fiasco'	7 18:19 Richard Aubrey [11128]

    
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3	Govt of Syria
2	al-Shabaab
2	al-Qaeda in Arabia
1	TTP
1	al-Qaeda in Pakistan
1	Taliban
1	al-Qaeda in North Africa

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Two weeks of WOT

Mon 2012-01-30
Assad's family caught trying to escape the country, returned to Damascus

Sun 2012-01-29
Nigerian military kills 11 militants in northeast

Sat 2012-01-28
UN loses count on Syria killings

Fri 2012-01-27
Sectarian clashes kill at least 22 in Yemen

Thu 2012-01-26
Woman Dead as Bombs, Bullets Rain on Nigeria Police Station

Wed 2012-01-25
SEALS Spring Two, Bag Nine

Tue 2012-01-24
EU imposes sanctions on Iran oil

Mon 2012-01-23
U.S. aircraft carrier goes through Strait of Hormuz without incident

Sun 2012-01-22
Syrian Forces Kill More than 50 Civilian as Dissidents Clash with Troops

Sat 2012-01-21
Terror attacks in Kano, Nigeria, kill at least 162

Fri 2012-01-20
Aslam Awan of Abbottabad Dronezapped

Thu 2012-01-19
Bangladesh army says plot to topple government foiled

Wed 2012-01-18
Syria 'absolutely rejects' calls for Arab troops

Tue 2012-01-17
Kenyan jets bomb Al-Shabaab bases

Mon 2012-01-16
Kenya Arrests 29 Ugandans 'Headed to Somalia to Fight'

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