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NATO airstrike leaves 17 suspected militants dead in Parwan
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Senior Libya Dawn commander killed near Sabratha; Misrata sends reinforcements	0 [11123]
Former Qaddafi brigade member leader sentenced to death in Misrata	0 [11127]
One killed as suicide bomber targets Kabul school: officials	0 [11127]
Deadly air raid hits Libya militia on Tunisia border	0 [11128]
Tunisia ex-PM quits own Islamist party	0 [11127]
Palestinians blame Israel for killing senior official	0 [11130]
Sadr tells his militia to ready for anti-ISIS 'jihad'	0 [11128]
Rocket attack targets US forces on Yemen base	11 16:05 Ebbomosh Hupemp2664 [11128]
Iraqi Warplanes Kill Dozens Of Isis Militants In Southern Tikrit	5 20:53 Pappy [11126]
60% of Mutasim district liberated by Security Forces	1 03:04 g(r)omgoru [11126]
Fierce battle between Iraqi forces and ISIS militants in Biji	0 [11123]
30 ISIS Elements Killed In Clashes In Southern Tikrit	0 [11127]
25 Killed, Wounded In Mortar Shell Attack And Tank Explosion In Samara	0 [11128]
Female Suicide Bombers Kill Four at Busy Nigeria Market	0 [11125]
Palestinian Teen Said Injured By IDF Fire During Riot In West Bank	0 [11126]
Al Qaeda Terrorist Wanted by FBI Crisscrossed U.S.-Mexican Border Before Killed In Pakistan	2 18:34 BrerRabbit [11124]
Palestinian official dies after beaten by Israeli troops	10 22:25 Thing From Snowy Mountain [11131]
University President gunned down in Mogadishu	3 08:01 Procopius2k [11129]
IS Says 'Gay' Thrown Off Rooftop, Stoned to Death	6 19:21 Shipman [11128]
Long Jail Terms to 11 Islamists in UAE over Ties to Syria Jihadists	0 [11126]
Bomb Kills One, Wounds Another in Bahrain	0 [11127]
Report: Nusra Captures Three Hizbullah Fighters in Qalamun	0 [11126]
Army Kicks Off Military Operation on Outskirts of Arsal, Causing Casualties in Ranks of Militants	0 [11124]
Jihadist Attack in Iraq Kills Nine Shiite Militiamen	0 [11124]
Homes of alleged militants' families burned down in Chechnya	1 01:14 Bov Flimbers [11126]
Philippine troops kill two BIFF militants	0 [11125]
Abu Sayyaf frees Malaysian hostage	0 [11123]
US air strikes target IS facilities in Iraq, Syria	0 [11126]
Page 2: WoT Background
Gas shortages and damaged equipment cause blackouts in Tripoli and Benghazi	2 20:55 Steve White [11125]
China bans hijab in Urumqi	0 [11123]
Senate Minority Report: CIA Saves Lives	0 [11124]
US acknowledges N. Waziristan operation has disrupted militants	0 [11124]
IS Reportedly Tries To Sell Slain US Hostage’s Body For $1 Million	4 22:14 swksvolFF [11126]
Ghani Expected to Request Slower US Troop Withdrawal	1 19:23 Shipman [11125]
Taliban Demand Release of Prisoners in Exchange for Policemen	0 [11127]
Cheney on torture report: 'Full of crap'	2 19:51 Barbara [11124]
Israel Mulls 'Cooperation' with Lebanese Army against Extremists	2 02:51 Bov Flimbers [11125]
Ex-Guantanamo Inmates to Move into Uruguay House	5 19:25 Shipman [11124]
U.S. Watchdog Warns of Top Seven Threats to Afghan Reconstruction	1 18:10 swksvolFF [11123]
Egypt imposes travel restrictions for Turkey, Libya	0 [11126]
Pudgy's Lil Sister Runs Propaganda Department	0 [11126]
Radical Uzbek imam gunned down in Istanbul	1 09:54 g(r)omgoru [11125]
Five Arrested For Threats To Attack French Synagogue	0 [11130]
Lawyer: Tortured 9/11 Mastermind should not Face Death Penalty	9 19:21 KBK [11126]
Kenya Eyes Tougher Security Laws after Shebab Killings	0 [11123]
Relatives of Bangladesh's Missing Hundreds Protest	0 [11128]
More than 700 Iraqi Kurd Fighters Killed since June IS Offensive	0 [11125]
US Commander In Afghanistan: I Don't Know If I'm Optimistic About The Country	4 12:54 Glusort Stalin1603 [11127]
Page 3: Non-WoT
RSS converts 350 Muslims to Hinduism, say papers	1 14:28 rjschwarz [11127]
Police: Ramle Woman Slain Because She Wanted To Learn	8 15:07 AlanC [11126]
Mnangagwa to succeed Zim-Bob, and that ain't good	7 19:28 Shipman [11127]
U.N.: Ebola Still 'Flaming' in Parts of Sierra Leone, Guinea	1 20:24 Dale [11126]
Mysterious Spate of Bombings Hit Ukraine Military Hub	0 [11126]
U.N. Says Record Numbers Trying and Dying to Reach Europe	5 19:31 Shipman [11125]
Bare-legged woman in Kabul shocks Afghanistan	5 17:39 Bangkok Billy [11126]
Dutch F-16 took video of Russian Su-34 over the Baltic Sea	1 07:45 Procopius2k [11124]
China Takes Nuclear Weapons Underwater Where Prying Eyes Can’t See	0 [11124]
Awesome: Watch Laser Weapon System demonstration aboard USS Ponce	9 22:19 swksvolFF [11125]
Former top planning official jailed for life in China over graft	0 [11124]
Page 4: Opinion
Sarah Hoyt: The Judgement of the Safe	0 [11127]
The Grand Jury and the Road To Racism	7 20:44 Procopius2k [11127]
Is This The Beginning Of The End For The A380?	9 22:11 USN, Ret. [11126]
Page 6: Politix
Boehner Embarrassment As House Nearly Kills Omnibus On Procedural Vote	4 19:44 Barbara [11126]
State Department slow-walks Hillary-related FOIA requests	4 18:12 swksvolFF [11125]
Obama’s immigration taunt: Next president won’t dare reverse my executive action	9 13:14 Ebbomosh Hupemp2664 [11122]
ACLU chief to Obama: Pardon Bush for torture to establish he's a criminal	13 22:36 tu3031 [11128]

    
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                        21:09 Barbara

                        20:58 Pappy

                        20:55 Steve White

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                        20:44 Procopius2k

                        20:24 Dale

                        20:19 AlanC

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                        19:43 Theting Glasing4448

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Who's in the News
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4	Islamic State
3	Commies
3	al-Qaeda
2	Govt of Iraq
2	al-Shabaab
2	al-Nusra
1	Taliban
1	Abu Sayyaf
1	Ansar al-Sharia
1	Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters
1	Boko Haram
1	Salafists

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Two weeks of WOT

Thu 2014-12-11
NATO airstrike leaves 17 suspected militants dead in Parwan

Wed 2014-12-10
PA minister dies after clashes with IDF troops

Tue 2014-12-09
ISIS Dismantles Oil Refinery In Salahuddin, Plans To Transfer It To Raqqa In Syria

Mon 2014-12-08
Key commanders of Gul Bahadur group killed in Datakhe strikes: reports

Sun 2014-12-07
Nine Qaida Militants Killed in Yemen Drone Strike

Sat 2014-12-06
Shukrijumah dead in Pak shootout

Fri 2014-12-05
UAE Arrests Suspect in U.S. Teacher Death, Foiled Bombing

Thu 2014-12-04
80 ISIS Casualties In Air Strikes By US-Led Coalition In Kirkuk

Wed 2014-12-03
Reports: Army Detains Wife of al-Baghdadi, Family of Nusra Official

Tue 2014-12-02
Al-Shabab massacres infidels at Kenyan quarry

Mon 2014-12-01
Fierce Clashes Between ISIS Elements

Sun 2014-11-30
ISIS Executes 10 Doctors, Evacuates Hospitals To Treat Its Wounded In Mosul

Sat 2014-11-29
Islamic State Sets Off Suicide Bombs On Turkey Border, Attacks Kobani

Fri 2014-11-28
Militants attack army in Indian-held Kashmir, 10 people dead

Thu 2014-11-27
U.S. Drone Strike Kills at Least Eight in NW Pakistan

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