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Syrian Army Makes Gains in Rebel Area of Damascus
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Syrian Army Makes Gains in Rebel Area of Damascus	1 16:42 g(r)omgoru [11135]
More than 1,200 'Quit Damascus Rebel Zones' under Deal	0 [11127]
Five IS Militants Arrested in North and Bekaa	0 [11128]
Hizbullah Hands Over Eastern Border Posts to Lebanese Army	0 [11124]
Suspect in Azam Tariq murder case arrested	0 [11125]
Indian firing from across LoC kills teenager	0 [11131]
2 FC men in Kurram Agency injured in cross-border firing from Afghanistan	0 [11126]
25 killed as Deputy Chairman Senate Haideri's convoy hit by explosion in Mastung	0 [11126]
Somali Nationls deported from US land in Mogadishu	1 18:07 Pappy [11131]
Kunduz-Takhar Highway Cleared Of Taliban	0 [11124]
'Heavy Clashes' Ongoing In Baghlan’s Burka District	0 [11126]
Turkey detains dozens of former bourse staff over Gulen links : Media	0 [11125]
Palestinian shot dead in West Bank clash with IDF — medics	2 09:45 Pappy [11128]
Page 2: WoT Background
Iran Refining Nuke Delivery System in Flagrant Violation of Soetoro Ban	2 20:06 Procopius2k [11128]
Italy to triple the number of repatriation centers for rejected migrants	0 [11127]
Rifts Grow on Both Sides of Yemen Conflict	7 22:57 al aSha-med [11130]
Final Push on Raqa in Early Summer, Says SDF	0 [11126]
Ministry, KP directed to book Ehsan in Malala case	1 08:29 Frank G [11125]
Islamabad High Court allows Geo News to air Ehsanullah Ehsan's interview	0 [11128]
Pemra warns TV channels not to air content jeopardising military's image	0 [11123]
SFG wants arms embargo lifted to fight Al Shabab	0 [11129]
Probe Unearths Luxurious Lifestyle Of Ex-Army Generals	1 01:38 Besoeker [11130]
Pak-Based Terrorists 'Planning To Attack' Afghanistan, India	0 [11123]
Taliban ‘Safe Zone’ Established In South	0 [11123]
Saleh Accuses Hekmatyar Of ‘Insulting’ War Victims	0 [11125]
Misratan MPs slam Siala’s Hafter remark	0 [11126]
Former General People’s Committee secretary released from prison	0 [11129]
Serraj meets active HoR members in Tunis	0 [11125]
Hamas’s suspect in killing of terror mastermind identified as Ashraf Abu Layla	0 [11125]
Hezbollah blames Israel as Lebanese receive tens of thousands of anti-Nasrallah texts	2 08:13 AlanC [11126]
Page 3: Non-WoT
CO2 - Explained (Video)	2 19:16 phil_b [11129]
Deranged Woman Tries to Run GOP Congressman Off the Road Over Healthcare Vote	6 16:52 AlanC [11125]
Ebola Outbreak Declared in Northeast DR Congo	1 12:25 Hupaper the Slender4103 [11126]
Venezuela Official Says Demo Poo-Bombs 'Chemical Arms'	1 11:18 ed in texas [11127]
Indian top court examines Muslim instant divorce	1 23:02 Skidmark [11125]
Man kills wife for ‘honour’	0 [11132]
Indian woman’s ‘husband’ moves IHC to prevent her return	0 [11128]
North Korea in eerie coded radio message that risks sparking global WAR	4 21:27 newc [11131]
Malaysia deports three Turks amid UN fears of widening Turkish crackdown	1 08:18 AlanC [11131]
Young Israeli Jews are mostly right-wing, increasingly religious — survey	2 11:14 ed in texas [11126]
Marine Corps releases TV ad aimed at recruiting women	1 11:47 Skidmark [11130]
Medal of Honor recipient whose WWII heroism went 'beyond call of duty' dies	1 09:21 Warthog [11126]
Page 4: Opinion
Here are TWO disturbing things McMaster said about Trump's first trip to the Middle East – [VIDEO]	0 [11127]
Maori haka and language may keep dementia at bay	4 21:05 trailing wife [11132]
This Week in Guns, May 13th, 2017	1 09:30 JohnQC [11131]
Antifa commander Dragonlord needs to tell you something	9 16:58 Charles [11132]
Page 6: Politix
Nebraska Democratic Party Chair Blames DNC Head Perez for Losing Omaha Mayoral Race	4 18:23 Pappy [11132]
Sanders to Campaign in Montana’s Special Election for Quist	1 12:35 PBMcL [11133]
Obama’s Former Defense Secretary: Yeah, We Lied To The Israelis That We’d Stop Iran From Going Nuclear	5 23:04 Skidmark [11131]
Did The East Baton Rouge Council On Aging Commit Bank Fraud For Its PAC?	3 18:27 Mullah Richard OTR [11128]
MD Dem Rep. Elijah Cummings is on the record supporting Mike Rogers to replace Comey	1 09:04 JohnQC [11128]
Sally Yates was the real blackmailer	3 12:29 Hupaper the Slender4103 [11126]

    
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1	Moslem Colonists
1	al-Shabaab (AQ)
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Two weeks of WOT

Sat 2017-05-13
Syrian Army Makes Gains in Rebel Area of Damascus

Fri 2017-05-12
Turkish court sentences notorious British ISIS member wanted by US, UK

Thu 2017-05-11
Jakarta’s Christian governor jailed for blasphemy

Wed 2017-05-10
US ignores Turkey’s objection, approves arming Kurdish forces in Syria

Tue 2017-05-09
Egypt issues life sentence for Muslim Brotherhood chief

Mon 2017-05-08
Confirmed: Head of ISIS In Afghanistan Killed In Raid By 50 U.S. Special Ops, 40 Afghan Commandos

Sun 2017-05-07
Ismail Haniyeh elected new head of Hamas

Sat 2017-05-06
New Jersey Man Charged With Attempting to Support ISIS, Planning NYC Bombing

Fri 2017-05-05
US drone strike leaves 7 ISIS-K militants dead in East of Afghanistan

Thu 2017-05-04
Kurd, Turkish army troops fighting near Rojava

Wed 2017-05-03
Taliban kill 27 ISIS militants in East of Afghanistan

Tue 2017-05-02
FBI translator married ISIS terrorist she was supposed to investigate: report

Mon 2017-05-01
Al-Qaeda ready to join forces with Saudi-led groups to fight ‘Houthi Shia’ in Yemen

Sun 2017-04-30
Jaish Al-Islam executes Al-Qaeda commander as rival jihadists slaughter each other in Damascus

Sat 2017-04-29
ISIS on its last legs as the Syrian Army imposes full control over gas field in east Homs

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