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US targets leader of Al Qaeda in Yemen with CIA drone strike
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Egyptian militants pledge allegiance to IS during Cairo trial	1 12:50 Ebbang Uluque6305 [11126]
US, allies conduct 9 air strikes in Syria, 16 in Iraq	4 12:49 tu3031 [11124]
Ramadi military operations halted	2 15:58 OldSpook [11126]
Iraqi army claims to capture hundreds of IEDs north of Baghdad	1 11:17 frozen al [11125]
Official: ISIS convoy destroyed on way to Baghdad	0 [11124]
Hizbullah Reports New Progress against IS along Lebanon Border	0 [11124]
U.S. Naval Engineer Pleads Guilty to Spying Bid	9 16:42 Pappy [11131]
34 Dead in Rebel Rocket Fire on Syria's Aleppo	1 02:07 g(r)omgoru [11125]
Roadside bomb kills 5 soldiers outside Mogadishu	0 [11123]
ISIL militant bombed election rally in Turkey despite warnings, reports	0 [11129]
Turkish soldiers detain ISIL men at border crossing	1 02:11 g(r)omgoru [11124]
41 Insurgents Killed in ANSF Military Operations	0 [11125]
Philippines: MILF decommissioning begins	2 14:22 Grineling Lumplump8620 [11124]
Another Taliban Shadow Governor Killed in Badakhshan Airstrike	0 [11125]
Islam Army launches new missile attack on government-held Damascus	0 [11124]
Rebels seize strategic hill near Hermon Mount, form alliance	0 [11124]
Pakistani troops cross border into Afghanistan, rescue wounded Afghan soldier	0 [11125]
Southern Front launches new battle in Quneitra	0 [11124]
Bangladesh upholds death sentence of top Islamist	0 [11127]
Islamic State claims Tunisian checkpoint attack that killed 3	0 [11124]
Austrian court sentences 10 for trying to join Islamists in Syria	0 [11124]
Three kidnapped Tunisian diplomats freed in Libya	0 [11125]
Sopore: 6 mysterious murders force ex-militants, separatists to flee	0 [11124]
Islamist outfit threatens info minister Inu, 24 others with death	0 [11124]
Suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers kill 27 in Chad capital	4 12:53 Ebbang Uluque6305 [11125]
Jordan Arrests Islamist Preacher for 'Incitement'	0 [11123]
US targets leader of Al Qaeda in Yemen with CIA drone strike	1 08:09 Airandee [11132]
Page 2: WoT Background
Egypt extends opening of Rafah crossing for another two days	1 20:00 swksvolFF [11129]
New AQAP chief Rimi: Veteran Qaeda fighter, recruiter	0 [11123]
US to deliver Iraqi F-16s by end of summer	8 15:47 OldSpook [11124]
Uganda sends more troops to Somalia	0 [11123]
Kenyan, Briton behind attacks on Kenya army camp	0 [11125]
Issa escorted out of Benghazi deposition	0 [11125]
Turkey's Prime Minister calls on opposition parties to bury the hatchet	1 07:17 ed in texas [11124]
John Kerry lauds Pakistan's counter-terrorism policy	1 10:53 Skidmark [11127]
Pakistan's struggle to rein in rogue seminaries	0 [11124]
Russia Prepares to Counter Daesh Threat: Russian Defense Minister	3 04:19 Skidmark [11125]
Pentagon: 'Unacceptable' if Kurds displacing local Syrians	3 19:59 Blossom Unains5562 [11127]
Turkish Prime Minister: No debate on presidency in coalition talks	0 [11123]
Afghan, Taliban delegates attend Oslo talks on ending conflicts	0 [11127]
S Africa gets one week to explain how Sudan prez Bashir left	0 [11127]
Turkey fears 'ethnic cleansing' by Kurdish fighters in Syria	0 [11126]
Taliban warn IS leader Baghdadi not to interfere in Afghanistan	3 15:01 g(r)omgoru [11125]
Islamic State forces routed from stronghold on Syria-Turkey border	0 [11125]
Mokhtar not listed among dead from U.S. airstrike in Libya	0 [11125]
In U.K., two husbands urge return of nine children they fear are Syria-bound	0 [11124]
Muslim Brotherhood says verdicts against Mursi 'null', calls for popular uprising	1 14:22 AlanC [11124]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Fed holds off on interest rate hike, downgrades economic forecast	4 20:17 Procopius2k [11129]
USNS Lewis B. Puller Delivered to Fleet	0 [11123]
UK draws up contingency plan as Bank of Greece warns of 'uncontrollable crisis' - live updates	7 19:58 JosephMendiola [11126]
Red Arch aka Desmond Tutu blames other nations for Omar al-Bashir debacle	1 12:59 Pappy [11124]
Ukrainian offensive could begin Friday	1 04:20 Skidmark [11123]
ICC not wanted in Africa: Mugabe	1 14:26 rjschwarz [11123]
Killer of heroic Turkish-German woman sentenced to 3 years	4 11:44 Frank G [11124]
China pushes Uighurs to give up fasting in Ramazan	2 10:45 Skidmark [11124]
10-year-old boy fined PKR 700,000 over extra-marital affair in Pakistan	6 15:10 Snaving the Slender8760 [11126]
Boeing: Charleston, SC.	5 15:57 USN, Ret. [11123]
Page 4: Opinion
Racial Dolezal	4 17:50 Bright Pebbles [11129]
Cal State Prof bloviates about the 'Kelly File.'	7 21:10 Frank G [11128]
China Has More Intel Agents Living In California Than The FBI	9 15:40 Ebbang Uluque6305 [11123]
Analysis: Morsi death sentence blow to dream of 'Egyptian renaissance'	8 21:41 trailing wife [11131]
Page 6: Politix
Are you ready for the Rachel Dolezal reality show?	16 20:53 rjschwarz [11132]
Michelle Obama Cries That Muslim Women are Being Treated Like Jim Crow South Blacks	19 18:57 swksvolFF [11125]
Donald Trump, reality TV star and businessman, announces run for the White House	6 19:56 JosephMendiola [11127]

    
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                        20:52 Titus Jones2212

                        20:17 Procopius2k

                        20:00 swksvolFF

                        19:59 Blossom Unains5562

                        19:58 JosephMendiola

                        19:58 Blossom Unains5562

                        19:56 JosephMendiola

                        19:53 JosephMendiola

                        19:10 swksvolFF

                        18:57 swksvolFF

                        18:53 Pappy

                        18:40 CrazyFool

                        17:55 Chunky Black4699

                        17:50 Bright Pebbles

                        17:49 Blossom Unains5562

                        17:47 Bright Pebbles

                        16:42 Pappy

                        16:25 g(r)omgoru

                        16:23 Blossom Unains5562

                        16:22 g(r)omgoru

                        16:08 JohnQC

Who's in the News
22	[untagged]
11	Islamic State
4	Govt of Iraq
3	Taliban
3	Govt of Pakistan
2	Govt of Syria
2	al-Qaeda in Arabia
2	al-Shabaab
2	Arab Spring
1	Hamas
1	Hezbollah
1	Boko Haram
1	Jaish al-Islam
1	Jamaat-e-Islami
1	Moro Islamic Liberation Front
1	Mourabitounes
1	Muslim Brotherhood
1	Salafists
1	Hizbul Mujaheddin
1	Commies
1	Ansarullah Bangla Team
1	Govt of Sudan

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Two weeks of WOT

Wed 2015-06-17
US targets leader of Al Qaeda in Yemen with CIA drone strike

Tue 2015-06-16
Kurdish forces seize most of Islamic State-controlled border town

Mon 2015-06-15
US Airstrike "likely" killed Mokhtar in Libya

Sun 2015-06-14
US Moves Six Yemeni Guantanamo Detainees To Oman

Sat 2015-06-13
American Teenager Pleads Guilty to Helping ISIS

Fri 2015-06-12
Al-Nusra kills 20 Druze

Thu 2015-06-11
Al Qaeda militants in Libya attack Daesh after leader killed

Wed 2015-06-10
IS Claims Capture of Libya's Sirte

Tue 2015-06-09
Saudi-led air strikes kill 44 in attack on Yemeni army compound

Mon 2015-06-08
Coalition bombing kills ISIS governor in Tal Afar

Sun 2015-06-07
Turkey ruling AKP 'loses majority'

Sat 2015-06-06
Pakistan refuses to share nukes with Saudi Arabia

Fri 2015-06-05
Texas-born al Qaeda suspect pleads not guilty in New York

Thu 2015-06-04
Boston TV: 2 Men In Boston Terror Probe Allegedly Planned To Kill "Boys In Blue"

Wed 2015-06-03
ASWJ member shot dead

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