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US drone strike in North Waziristan leaves six 'militants' dead
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
ISIS Fighters Seized Advantage in Iraq Attack by Striking During Sandstorm	6 21:52 JosephMendiola [11132]
Iraq braced for the Battle of Baghdad	26 23:00 JosephMendiola [11129]
Tripoli gunmen seize Tunisians after commander is arrested in Tunis	0 [11125]
Harawa fights back against IS, with help from Misrata	0 [11127]
Tabligh Jamaat ameer killed in Sylhet	1 16:02 Shuting Gurly-Brown7975 [11126]
8 Jamaat men sent to jail in Natore	0 [11130]
Syrian Army Foils Terrorist Attempts to Attack in Homs, Hama	0 [11130]
Popular Mobilization Forces Ordered to Liberate Iraq's Ramadi from ISIL Takfiris	1 14:02 Zhang Fei [11132]
Hezbollah, Syrian Army Advance in Flita Barrens, Control Most Arsal Crossings	0 [11128]
Saudi-led airstrikes target rebels a day after Yemen truce ends	0 [11125]
Belgium convicts seven women for supporting Islamic State	0 [11127]
US drone strike in North Waziristan leaves six 'militants' dead	0 [11134]
French police cleared over deaths in 2005 riots case	0 [11127]
Bombs bring down 3 electricity pylons in Nile Delta	0 [11124]
Saudi-led coalition bombs Yemen rebels as truce expires	0 [11127]
IS Rockets Kill Five in Syria's Palmyra	0 [11124]
Gunmen on Motorbike Shoot Dead Egypt Policeman	3 18:58 Bill Sforza9199 [11127]
Twin Blasts Rock Offices of Turkey's Kurdish Party	0 [11127]
Shi'ite forces move in on Iraqi city taken by Islamic State	1 22:57 JosephMendiola [11128]
Iraq official: 500 killed, 8,000 fled as Ramadi fell to ISIS	0 [11129]
Coalition airstrikes target ISIS in Shingal, kill 30 militiants	0 [11126]
Page 2: WoT Background
'103 People From My Brigade Died There' â Soldier's Tweet About Fall Of Ramadi Goes Viral	0 [11125]
American children's cardiac team again in Tobruk	4 15:17 Ebbang Uluque6305 [11124]
Fall of Ramadi Deals a Blow to U.S.-led War on IS	9 19:01 CrazyFool [11130]
U.S. Appeals Court Says YouTube May Show Video that Outraged Muslims	1 14:12 Blossom Unains5562 [11127]
Al Qaeda graduation day in Idlib, Syria	0 [11127]
Judicial Watch: Defense, State Department Documents Reveal Obama Administration Knew that al Qaeda Terrorists Had Planned Benghazi Attack 10 Days in Advance	13 23:38 JosephMendiola [11125]
Zarif: US not Seriously Willing to Fight ISIL	7 10:41 AlanC [11128]
Obama Says Syrian Crisis Not Likely to End Before He Leaves Office	5 22:53 JosephMendiola [11128]
Supreme Leader: Enemy Failed to Sow Ethnic Discord in Kurdistan	0 [11128]
'Taliban, BLA joined dacoits against police'	0 [11125]
Suicide attacks un-Islamic, say ulema	0 [11124]
With 'blast-proof' wall and new lounge, Islamabad Airport gets much-awaited upgrade	2 09:30 M. Murcek [11127]
Quetta anti-polio drive postponed as volunteers protest delayed payments	1 01:08 SteveS [11125]
Pak-Afghan spy agencies sign MoU to conduct joint anti-terror operations	0 [11123]
Pak army 'caught India by throat' during Kargil war: Musharraf	2 13:47 Mullah Richard [11124]
Pakistan Army is world's most accomplished force: Gen Raheel	4 19:02 Chantry [11123]
Female ISIS leader captured in US Syria raid now in Baghdad prison	2 09:28 JohnQC [11123]
Fear stalks neighboring Karbala after fall of Ramadi to ISIS	0 [11123]
Thousands of Yezidis still in ISIS hands despite daily rescue efforts	0 [11126]
NATO Officials Sing ‘We Are the World’ at Turkish Summit	7 16:39 swksvolFF [11128]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Boys who smoke cannabis âare four inches shorter'	3 20:49 Besoeker [11129]
Federal Judge Says DC Gun Carry Law is Unconstitutional	3 19:33 Procopius2k [11133]
As anti-migrant sentiment rises, Thailand makes arrests	1 23:46 JosephMendiola [11129]
Mystery threat to American warships is likely North Korean	0 [11129]
Kerry Warns N. Korea of New Sanctions over Recent Provocations	3 09:54 DarthVader [11127]
Pakistani IT company earns tens of millions 'faking American-style degree certificates'	1 16:39 Bill Flemble2249 [11127]
15 Baltimore neighborhoods have lower life expectancy than North Korea	9 17:04 Procopius2k [11128]
Page 4: Opinion
So why has Obama been hammering Israel for so long?	3 18:00 Pappy [11127]
A malicious campaign	0 [11124]
Morsi verdict	3 14:22 swksvolFF [11124]
Pak Afghan: Paradigm shift?	0 [11127]
Defeat of Galloway	8 16:58 Secret Master [11126]
Why Saudi Arabia has lost faith in the US	4 17:35 Alaska Paul [11124]
Page 6: Politix
Hillary's agribusiness ties give rise to nickname in Iowa: 'Bride of Frankenfood'	4 23:01 Thor Lumumba3940 [11128]
Why Not Martin O'Malley?	5 23:10 JosephMendiola [11129]
Unions Pour Millions into Clinton Foundation	6 23:19 JosephMendiola [11132]
Supreme Court strikes down Maryland double-tax law	6 21:48 Glenmore [11128]
WH: Fall of Ramadi to ISIS a 'setback'	5 13:30 Pappy [11125]
Kerry Tells China: 'Because of Climate Change in U.S. We Are Ending Any Funding' of 'Coal-Fired Power'	10 11:57 Ebbang Uluque6305 [11125]

    
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                        21:48 Glenmore

                        21:24 Thing From Snowy Mountain

                        20:49 Besoeker

                        20:38 KBK

                        20:24 OldSpook

                        19:53 Deacon Blues

                        19:33 Procopius2k

                        19:10 Thing From Snowy Mountain

                        19:02 Chantry

                        19:01 CrazyFool

                        18:58 Bill Sforza9199

                        18:28 Bright Pebbles

                        18:10 swksvolFF

                        18:00 Pappy

                        17:45 Alaska Paul

Who's in the News
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15	Islamic State
9	Govt of Pakistan
2	Govt of Syria
2	Arab Spring
2	Commies
2	Houthis
2	Muslim Brotherhood
1	Hezbollah
1	Tablighi Jamaat
1	al-Nusra
1	Jamaat-e-Islami
1	Govt of Iran
1	al-Qaeda in Pakistan

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Two weeks of WOT

Tue 2015-05-19
US drone strike in North Waziristan leaves six 'militants' dead

Mon 2015-05-18
ISIS confirms Ramadi capture

Sun 2015-05-17
US special forces kill senior IS leader in Syria: Pentagon

Sat 2015-05-16
Jury sentences Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death for marathon attack

Fri 2015-05-15
Belmokhtar's Jihadist Group in N. Africa Pledges Allegiance to IS

Thu 2015-05-14
ISIS acting leader al-Afri killed by US-led airstrike

Wed 2015-05-13
Iraq Blast Kills Four including Peshmerga General

Tue 2015-05-12
Drone Strike Kills 4 Qaida Suspects in Yemen's Mukalla

Mon 2015-05-11
Terror recruiter with roots in Minn. linked to Texas shooting

Sun 2015-05-10
Houthis agree to five-day cease-fire in Yemen

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

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