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ISIS acting leader al-Afri killed by US-led airstrike
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
2 dead, 4 injured in an attack near Somalia-Kenya border	0 [11132]
Hizbullah, Syrian Army Seize Control of Strategic Tallet Moussa Hill	4 12:22 Mullar Richard [11131]
Misc. Iraqi Relevancies	1 15:05 Shipman [11127]
Peshmerga capture 10 alleged ISIS supporters	0 [11129]
Iraqi forces capture three strategic areas in Baiji	0 [11126]
Heavy fighting continues in Benghazi	0 [11129]
Another Blast In Kabul City Near AG's Office	0 [11129]
Baghlan Operation Continues, Now In Its Third Week	0 [11124]
Taliban Attack Herat District	0 [11127]
ANA Overtakes Daesh Recruitment Center in Zabul	0 [11133]
Helmand Mosque Siege Ends After Police Kill Assailants	1 14:21 Shipman [11128]
ISIS is Still Dying to Capture Kobane	0 [11127]
Four army personnel killed in fresh Sinai bombing	2 14:58 Shipman [11127]
Syrian regime mourns Commander of Elite Forces killed in Jisr al-Shughour	0 [11129]
Double bombing kills 4 in Syria's Homs	0 [11127]
Gunmen Ambush Bus in Pakistan, Killing Dozens	2 13:42 swksvolFF [11132]
ISIS acting leader al-Afri killed by US-led airstrike	1 10:59 swksvolFF [11134]
Militants attacked Kabul guesthouse thinking Indian ambassador was present	1 10:47 Pappy [11130]
U.S. Charges Four after Intercepting Gun Shipments to Lebanon	6 19:35 swksvolFF [11128]
Violent Battles on Outskirts of Arsal between Nusra Front, ISIL	1 15:12 Shipman [11128]
Saudi King Doubles Yemen Aid Pledge to $540 mn	0 [11127]
Saudi airstrike hits Yemen rebel convoy, strains cease-fire	0 [11126]
Smuggled Syrian documents enough to indict Bashar al-Assad, say investigators	0 [11126]
Reports: ISIL makes gains in central Syria	0 [11131]
U.S. Man Sentenced to 20 Years after IS Support Guilty Plea	2 12:09 Rex Mundi [11128]
Philippine military disturbed by rise in NPA child soldiers	1 07:32 ed in texas [11129]
Page 2: WoT Background
Somalia: Hundreds arriving by boats in Puntland amid pause in Yemen fighting	0 [11126]
Vatican recognizes state of Palestine in new treaty	12 21:57 OldSpook [11136]
House Debates Recruiting Illegal Aliens Ahead of Americans for Military	8 19:26 Blossom Unains5562 [11138]
Reformed militants set free in Bajaur	0 [11123]
Lawyers seek arrest of May 12 carnage culprits	0 [11127]
Don't destabilise Afghanistan, PM warns Taliban	2 15:07 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [11127]
Polio case detected in Charsadda as count rises to 23 this year	0 [11125]
Khaleda for political coexistence	0 [11128]
Lawmen blamed for secular activists' murder	0 [11125]
Egypt cracks down on Gaza tunnels	0 [11125]
History a casualty in Yemen's war as bombs smash ancient sites	1 15:00 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [11129]
Egyptian IS affiliate releases video documenting terror attacks	0 [11125]
Obama Picks New Chiefs for U.S. Army, Navy	6 18:42 Chantry [11129]
Iran: We Have 'Divine Permission to Destroy Israel'	2 20:07 JohnQC [11131]
WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG? Obama DHS busted shipping busloads of Somali Muslims into California	3 19:56 JohnQC [11129]
Sulu sultans, MNLF want out of Bangsamoro	1 00:15 JosephMendiola [11124]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Two Baltimore corrections officers charged with looting during riot	4 20:26 Alaska Paul [11132]
Tensions Rise Between Washington And Beijing Over Man-Made Islands	8 18:29 DarthVader [11131]
Ministry Heralds New Trade Deal With India, Iran	1 07:51 M. Murcek [11129]
Girls Karate Tournament Held in Kabul	0 [11126]
Child Bride Demands Justice as Attorney Defends Her Imprisonment	0 [11125]
Assault on lawyer	1 07:37 ed in texas [11127]
'Mysterious disease' claims lives of 500 camels	10 20:20 trailing wife [11128]
Gambia dismisses former Pakistani judge from chief justice's post	1 07:55 M. Murcek [11128]
Robber killed in Chittagong mob beating	1 10:44 gorb [11130]
Saudi Arabia to restructure Aramco, separate it from oil ministry: Arabiya TV	1 17:57 3dc [11128]
Iran nuclear chief has emergency surgery	3 14:51 ed in texas [11123]
Police Officers: Morale Is Low In Departments Across The Country	1 19:44 Dale [11131]
Crowds cheer as Burundi army officer says he has deposed absent president	0 [11126]
Classical Mythology Too Triggering for Columbia Students	19 20:16 Bill Clinton [11129]
Page 4: Opinion
Schrödinger's Jihad	1 10:11 anon1 [11127]
Syrian Lies, and an Iranian Surmise	1 15:19 Elmerert Hupens2660 [11126]
Spengler: The infallible in pursuit of the inedible	0 [11124]
Schroedinger's Jihad	3 19:42 JohnQC [11132]
Greenfield: Cold War is replaying itself as farce	1 15:54 Shipman [11129]
Attack on Ismaili community	0 [11125]
Snubbed by Saudi Arabia, what can Obama salvage from Arab summit?	11 20:49 Frank G [11128]
Page 6: Politix
Sen. Hatch: "most important" trade bill in US history must be handled vewy, vewy secretly	11 20:37 Airandee [11130]
Obama Hurls Insults at Liberals on Trade	12 12:03 Pappy [11126]
Latest Scott Walker 'John Doe' probe cost Wisconsin taxpayers $1 million	2 07:41 ed in texas [11126]

    
                21:57 OldSpook

                        20:49 Frank G

                        20:37 Airandee

                        20:26 Alaska Paul

                        20:23 trailing wife

                        20:20 trailing wife

                        20:18 Bill Clinton

                        20:16 Bill Clinton

                        20:07 JohnQC

                        19:58 Blossom Unains5562

                        19:56 JohnQC

                        19:44 Dale

                        19:42 JohnQC

                        19:35 swksvolFF

                        19:26 Blossom Unains5562

                        19:24 JohnQC

                        19:17 AlanC

                        18:54 gorb

                        18:42 Chantry

                        18:29 DarthVader

                        17:59 swksvolFF

                        17:57 3dc

                        17:47 Pappy

                        17:35 Shipman

Who's in the News
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10	Islamic State
5	Govt of Pakistan
4	Taliban
3	Govt of Saudi Arabia
3	Govt of Syria
2	Govt of Iran
2	Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis
1	Jamaat-e-Islami
1	Moro National Liberation Front
1	Commies
1	al-Nusra
1	Hezbollah
1	Houthis
1	Ansar al-Sharia

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Two weeks of WOT

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

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

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