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Pakistani Chopper Crashes into School, 2 Ambassadors Killed
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Islamic State-linked group claims mortar attack on Hamas base in Gaza	0 [11123]
Hamish de Bretton-Gordon: The Syrian WMD strategy	0 [11126]
Kurdish Peshmerga forces repel ISIS attack in Sinjar area, kill 17 ISIS fighters, says Kurdish official	0 [11126]
Saudi Police Say Officer Shot Dead in Capital	0 [11122]
15 militants killed in southern Afghanistan	0 [11123]
Afghan Forces Control Ghazni's Nawa District for First Time in Nine Years	0 [11128]
Saudi-led forces conduct air strikes in Yemen's Saada	1 04:34 phil_b [11124]
Rebels reportedly cut Qalamoun highway	2 01:24 phil_b [11123]
Senior air force commander killed in mysterious circumstances	4 08:58 US ,Ret. [11129]
Failaq al-Rahman's commander wounded in ISIS suicide attack	0 [11124]
Coastal Tartus mourns 9 military pilots killed in Aleppo, Damascus	0 [11123]
UN Peacekeeper, Two Civilians Killed in Mali Rocket Attack	0 [11123]
Pakistani Chopper Crashes into School, 2 Ambassadors Killed	4 20:31 Frank G [11129]
Syrian Army, Resistance Forces Control New Sites in Al-Qalamoun	0 [11123]
Iran warns crackdown as Mahabad casualties rise to 25	1 06:53 AlanC [11126]
Norwegian court convicts 3 men of links to ISIS	0 [11123]
Saudi Announces Yemen Ceasefire as It Steps Up Strikes on Rebel Bastion	1 14:19 Shipman [11127]
10 Dead in Twin Bombing at Iraq Shiite Mosque, IS Claims Attack	0 [11126]
34 Dead in IS Assault on Syria's Deir Ezzor	0 [11125]
Iranian security forces withdraw from riot area in Mahabad, 18 injured	0 [11125]
Peshmerga threaten to attack Shiite militia near Iran border	0 [11124]
Islamists Jailed for Severing Indian Professor's Hand	0 [11128]
IS, Taliban Pairing up in Northern Afghanistan	0 [11124]
Gunman Opens Fire outside Nigeria School Injuring 12	0 [11123]
Hotel torched, tear gas in streets of Iran's Mahabad	0 [11124]
Page 2: WoT Background
The Middle East Runs out of Water	7 23:06 chris [11127]
Norway ends blasphemy law after Hebdo attack	2 14:01 g(r)omgoru [11126]
An Iraqi Spokeswoman for Iraqi Christians Finally Gets a Visa to Enter the U.S	1 12:25 frozen al [11123]
Iraq Launches Sunni Anti-IS Force in Anbar	1 18:22 Bill Clinton [11126]
ISI chief secretly visits Kabul to meet Ghani on Afghan peace talks	0 [11124]
Iran rejects Saudi claims it armed Yemen rebels	0 [11125]
Aleppo Rebels form joint command room	1 05:17 g(r)omgoru [11123]
Zabul Courts Losing People's Trust: Officials	0 [11122]
Homs Alawites move relatives' remains from main cemetery	1 07:19 Shipman [11124]
Iran's Afkham: Saudi Arabia Trying to Put Blames on Others	0 [11124]
Oil row boils over as Baghdad 'refuses' KRG's full share	1 01:18 Shipman [11126]
Liberated Tikrit still 'a city of ghosts'	0 [11124]
US Senate Passes Bill to Review Iran Nuclear Deal	0 [11125]
Iranians Protest the Saudi Aggression on Yemen	0 [11125]
Yemenis Take to Streets of Sanaa to Slam Saudi Arabia amid Intensified Strikes	0 [11124]
Harper appears unmoved following Omar Khadr's release on bail, public statements	0 [11124]
US military bumps up threat level at bases in North America	1 11:37 Bill Clinton [11123]
Hizbullah Downplays al-Qalamoun Casualties, Says Only Three Fighters Killed, Not 40	0 [11125]
Kurdish official: US has assured Iraq's Kurds they will get the arms they need	5 09:04 USN, Ret. [11124]
Egypt Seizes Shares of pro-Morsi Footballer's Firm	1 13:57 Frank G [11125]
JI wins PK 95 seat with male-voters only	0 [11124]
Kurdish leader urges Iranian security forces to take protesters' side	0 [11125]
Experts: U.S. behind Curve in Online War with IS	2 11:59 Procopius2k [11125]
Here's How Many Illegals Obama Has Enlisted in the US Army	5 22:11 Procopius2k [11126]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Rooshun's latest tank breaks down near Red Square	2 12:40 Thing From Snowy Mountain [11125]
Ebola virus recurs in eye of Ebola patient 9 weeks after viremia cleared	4 14:37 Elmerert Hupens2660 [11126]
This Week In Guns, May 9th, 2015	2 19:44 swksvolFF [11129]
Master mind of Nun's rape arrested	0 [11125]
Bamyan Gang Rape Victim Demands Justice	0 [11125]
UK's Cameron promises EU vote, more powers for Scotland	1 17:08 Shipman [11128]
All 19 women have washed out of RANGER training.	14 18:48 49 Pan [11128]
Georgia sheriff arrested after shooting pledges to stay on job	7 20:49 Frank G [11128]
Page 4: Opinion
Inching toward 'Harrison Bergeron'	2 12:32 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [11122]
The civil war with the civil war in southeastern Ukraine worsens	0 [11122]
Window on Westminster	10 14:43 Silentbrick [11125]
Balochistan and the Yemen war	0 [11123]
Page 6: Politix
Earth Institute Director on Clinton Foundation: 'It's Not Good'	5 12:36 Eohippus Thigum6400 [11123]

    
                23:06 chris

                        22:11 Procopius2k

                        20:49 Frank G

                        20:31 Frank G

                        20:21 Alaska Paul

                        19:44 swksvolFF

                        18:48 49 Pan

                        18:22 Bill Clinton

                        18:19 Bill Clinton

                        18:14 Bill Clinton

                        17:37 charger

                        17:32 Eohippus Thigum6400

                        17:21 Hellfish

                        17:18 OldSpook

                        17:08 Canuckistan sniper

                        17:08 Shipman

                        17:05 Shipman

                        15:30 Alaska Paul

                        15:02 11A5S

                        14:43 Silentbrick

                        14:39 Silentbrick

                        14:37 Elmerert Hupens2660

                        14:19 Shipman

                        14:08 Frank G

Who's in the News
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10	Islamic State
8	Govt of Iran
3	Govt of Iraq
3	Houthis
3	Govt of Pakistan
2	Govt of Syria
2	Hezbollah
2	Taliban
1	TTP
1	al-Qaeda
1	Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan
1	al-Nusra
1	Mourabitounes
1	Boko Haram
1	Arab Spring

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Two weeks of WOT

Sat 2015-05-09
Pakistani Chopper Crashes into School, 2 Ambassadors Killed

Fri 2015-05-08
ISIS controls 80% of Baiji refinery in Salahuddin

Thu 2015-05-07
Fighting continues in Benghazi despite fall of Mreisa

Wed 2015-05-06
Hezbollah Brigades in Iraq repel a major ISIS attack southeast of Fallujah

Tue 2015-05-05
Troops Kill 28 Suspected Militants in Central Nigeria

Mon 2015-05-04
3 Shot, 2 dead a 'Muhammad Art, Cartoon Contest' in Texas

Sun 2015-05-03
40 Person Mob Assaults 2 Jews on Paris’ Boulevard Voltaire

Sat 2015-05-02
Saudi Air Raids Kill Dozens of Yemenis

Fri 2015-05-01
Largest Iraqi Refinery Under Seige

Thu 2015-04-30
Iraqi forces make hard gains in rough Ramadi

Wed 2015-04-29
Houthis, tribesmen battle in central Yemen, at least 15 dead

Tue 2015-04-28
Saudi Arabia Arrests 93 Jihadists, Says Attacks Foiled

Mon 2015-04-27
Isis Leader Baghdadi Is Reportedly 'Unable To Move' After A Spinal Injury

Sun 2015-04-26
Mpls. Man Charged with Making Threats in Islamic State Group Case

Sat 2015-04-25
Italy arrests suspected bin Laden bodyguards, Peshawar bombers

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