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IS Attacks Syria Druze Village, Battles for Palmyra
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Islamic State finding it hard to gain foothold on Syria's Israel border	2 17:59 trailing wife [11127]
US, allies conduct 21 air strikes in Iraq, Syria	6 23:44 Zenobia Floger6220 [11129]
Algerian army kills 21 extremists who planned to hit capital	1 13:12 Bobby [11127]
IS Attacks Syria Druze Village, Battles for Palmyra	1 21:32 Ebbomosh Hupemp2664 [11132]
Death toll of Tuesday reached 57 as Assad extends aerial campaign	9 23:36 jvalentour [11127]
19 suffocation cases in chlorine gas attack on Jisr al-Shughour	1 08:38 Skidmark [11126]
Rebels seize control of al-Mastouma camp, Assad's main stronghold in Idlib	0 [11128]
Ramadi refugee: 'They were killing women and children'	0 [11125]
French, Local Forces Kill 3 Gunmen in Northern Niger	0 [11127]
Iraqi troops repel ISIS attack on Anbar town	1 13:24 Pappy [11127]
Military Video: Helicopters rescuing soldiers trapped in Ramadi	6 22:07 Frank G [11133]
Safoora Goth massacre masterminds arrested: Qaim	0 [11125]
Suicide Blast Kills Four, Wounds Dozens in Central Kabul	1 09:30 lord garth [11131]
Syrian insurgents seize last military base in Idlib province in Syria	0 [11126]
US-Saudi Aggression on Yemeni Provinces Continues	3 13:03 g(r)omgoru [11123]
One killed and seven injured in Guba suicide bomb, IS claims responsibility.	0 [11125]
Man killed, 7 women abducted by Boko Haram in NE Nigeria	0 [11126]
Suspect held, arms seized in Gizri	0 [11129]
60 Taliban, 7 soldiers killed in Afghanistan clashes	0 [11129]
Vacuum bombs kill 20 in Syria	7 13:48 Shipman [11130]
Australia PM Rules Out Leniency for ex-Jihadists	1 08:49 Frank G [11131]
Suicide bomber kills 8 in northeast Nigeria	0 [11130]
US-led strikes in Syria kill 170 IS jihadists in 48 hours: monitor	5 13:34 Pappy [11127]
Page 2: WoT Background
House Benghazi panel subpoenas Sidney Blumenthal	6 18:35 Zenobia Floger6220 [11132]
US allies build up intelligence efforts	0 [11125]
Syria: Come for the falafels, stay for your demise	6 18:53 Rex Mundi [11129]
Pervaiz Rasheed madrassa faux pas: Khawaja Asif attempts damage control	1 20:14 Elminesing Glutle8691 [11130]
Nawaz praises Qaim's efforts	0 [11130]
Syria Files UN Complaint against Jordan: Amman Training Terrorists	0 [11125]
Government agrees new homes for Benghazi; Zintan to get medical faculty.	0 [11126]
Roadmap to be prepared for liberation day in Shingal	0 [11133]
Judge sentences 11 Afghan police over lynching of woman in Kabul	0 [11132]
Tobruk soldiers protest over salary non-payment	1 08:49 Skidmark [11132]
Cyber attacks against govt expose fatal cracks in Pakistan's digital fence	1 09:06 Frank G [11128]
Uzbeks among 6 killed by US drones in Shawal	0 [11126]
'Europe should address roots of extremism': Turkey FM	7 14:51 rjschwarz [11127]
Rescued migrants say many beaten, thrown overboard	0 [11129]
Is Saudi Arabia seeking nuclear weapons from Pakistan?	10 23:42 jvalentour [11128]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Canadian Zenn Cars	3 12:13 Daffy Brown4464 [11125]
FIA raids Axact offices, takes records and employees into custody	1 13:58 Shipman [11125]
Six Chinese Citizens Charged in US with 'Economic Espionage'	3 12:58 g(r)omgoru [11125]
Grade 20 public officers not promoted due to questionable integrity: PM	0 [11126]
Ferguson Rent-A-Mobs Exposed	4 22:48 gorb [11134]
Ex-IGP Islamabad moves court against non-promotion	0 [11125]
No fresh lobster? Kim Jong Un takes aim at North Korean terrapin farm	6 13:55 Shipman [11125]
Burundi Crisis Won't Delay Presidential Election	0 [11127]
RAB arrests 5 kidnappers in Dhaka, begins interrogations	1 13:54 Shipman [11127]
UK burglars using drones to plan crimes	0 [11128]
Air Force Getting Closer to Testing Hypersonic Weapon, Engineers Say	6 16:05 Ebbatle Slinesing1040 [11126]
Page 4: Opinion
Sultan Knish: Whatever Happened to John Kerry	2 21:21 rjschwarz [11127]
Upcoming Myrtle Beach Bike Fest	4 11:48 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [11127]
Intelligence accord	0 [11123]
The kill thrill	4 23:57 jvalentour [11128]
A state of inaction	0 [11124]
The most draconian law yet	6 21:55 Skidmark [11127]
When Hillary gets an unexpected spanking	6 14:49 rjschwarz [11126]
Page 6: Politix
Dem. Congressman With Millions in Legal Bills Demands Pay Raise	2 21:29 Iblis [11132]
Beau Biden being treated at Walter Reed Medical Center ???	6 16:26 SteveS [11127]
Court Orders State Department to Release Clinton Emails	10 12:59 Besoeker [11126]
Obama announces plan to save honey bees	18 20:01 Frank G [11124]
House GOPers demand IRS investigate Clinton Foundation	7 20:20 JohnQC [11131]
White House Pulls Together Post-Ramadi Spin	2 13:06 Bobby [11128]
Staff quit Clinton Foundation over Chelsea	9 20:03 JohnQC [11130]
As Ramadi Falls to ISIS, POTUS Goes Golfing, Gets New Twitter Account	5 12:31 CrazyFool [11127]
Nurtured By Clinton Network, O'Malley Now Becomes 2016 Rival	0 [11124]
I Don't Believe Hillary Clinton	9 20:02 Frank G [11126]

    
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                        22:48 gorb

                        22:28 Procopius2k

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                        21:55 Skidmark

                        21:39 Daffy Brown4464

                        21:32 Ebbomosh Hupemp2664 

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                        21:25 Ebbomosh Hupemp2664 

                        21:21 rjschwarz

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                        20:53 Pappy

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                        20:41 CrazyFool

                        20:20 JohnQC

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                        20:14 Elminesing Glutle8691

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                        20:02 Frank G

Who's in the News
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14	Islamic State
9	Govt of Pakistan
5	Govt of Syria
3	Boko Haram
2	Taliban
2	Arab Spring
1	Govt of Saudi Arabia
1	Commies
1	Houthis
1	al-Qaeda in North Africa
1	Salafists
1	al-Qaeda in Pakistan

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Two weeks of WOT

Wed 2015-05-20
IS Attacks Syria Druze Village, Battles for Palmyra

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

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