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Burkina Faso attack: At least 23 dead, scores freed after hotel siege
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Terrorism Investigation Against 10 Refugees in Hesse, Germany	2 19:12 swksvolFF [11128]
Gunmen attack micro finance bank in Parwan	9 14:52 Abu Uluque [11125]
Taliban commander among 4 killed in failed attack on Kandahar security post	2 05:53 Sven the pelter [11124]
Local elders mediate to release two hostages from Taliban in Ghazni	0 [11126]
Kabul rocket attack thwarted	0 [11124]
4 Afghan koppers die in insider attack in Kandahar	0 [11123]
40 Taliban militants surrender to security forces in Takhar	0 [11126]
One terrorist nabbed, explosives recovered	0 [11125]
Weapons seized from militants’ hideout	0 [11126]
Four constables injured in grenade attack	0 [11126]
Benghazi again quiet after fresh shelling	0 [11127]
Mystery remains over Sirte airstrikes on IS	1 10:08 Glenmore [11125]
3 al Qaeda militants have a Very Bad Day in Yemen	0 [11125]
Houthis demand ransom for captives	0 [11122]
ISIS executes 3 wimmin	1 10:10 Glenmore [11127]
ISIS, Kurd troops continue battle in Aleppo	0 [11126]
ISIS attacks rebel positions in Deir ez-Zor	0 [11128]
Rooshun warbirds hammer Raqqa, 15 die	0 [11125]
Super market owner killed in armed attack in north-eastern Baquba	0 [11126]
ISIS executes 19 citizens for trying to escape in southern Mosul	0 [11126]
Salahuddin Combat Courier	0 [11125]
Anbar Antics	0 [11125]
Baghdad Bomb and Bullet Bulletin: 2 die	0 [11125]
Aide to PA’s Erekat arrested for spying for Israel	1 10:16 Frank G [11128]
Syrian army launches massive operation to liberate Aqrab town in Homs	1 06:09 Sven the pelter [11128]
Syrians starving in Daesh-blockaded Deir Ezzor	1 10:17 Glenmore [11128]
Malaysia Arrests Suspected ISIL Militant with Weapons in Kuala Lumpur	0 [11125]
Terrorist Attack in Hasaka Kills Two Civilians	0 [11125]
Syrian Army Advances in Lattakia, Aleppo	0 [11127]
US, allies launch 29 strikes against Islamic State in Iraq, Syria: US military	0 [11127]
Villages In Helmand's Gereshk Fall To Taliban	0 [11128]
Qadir's Armed Men Join Nangarhar's Public Uprising Groups	0 [11124]
Swedish citizens get 11 years in U.S. prison for al Shabaab support	2 10:15 Frank G [11125]
International sanctions against Iran lifted	2 15:04 Abu Uluque [11126]
Burkina Faso attack: At least 23 dead, scores freed after hotel siege	0 [11133]
12 arrested after deadly Jakarta attack	0 [11128]
Page 2: WoT Background
Report: Three Americans kidnapped in Baghdad	1 18:24 Besoeker [11125]
FBI Chief Suggests Bombing Plot Was also Planned by Farook and Malik	0 [11125]
Foreign Ministry workers demand Bennett apologize over his 'DNA' jab	5 11:30 Besoeker [11126]
Yemeni fugitive former President tried in absentia	0 [11125]
New evidence shows Saudi use of cluster bombs in Yemen, Amnesty says	6 17:44 Rob Crawford [11127]
Iran says to buy 114 Airbus planes	6 10:19 Frank G [11128]
Hundreds of Britons caught trying to join jihadis since 2012	0 [11123]
500 sued over B'baria madrasa student killing	0 [11124]
Shafi: Hefazat members are not Wahabis	0 [11126]
EU Condemns Turkey's Arrest of Academics as 'Extremely Worrying'	0 [11124]
U.S Military Eyes Punishing Forces Involved In Kunduz Hospital Airstrike	2 14:45 Matt [11122]
Religious Scholars Warn Of A Rise In Extremism	3 19:29 ed in texas [11128]
Australia's PM In Baghdad After Rejecting Call For Increased Military Support	0 [11127]
U.S. Responds To Calls To Fund Iraqi, Peshmerga Forces Directly	3 19:37 Barbara [11129]
Iraq's Top Shi'ite Cleric Urges End To Militant Activity After Diyala Attacks	0 [11126]
Two IS-inspired militants 'rehabilitated' in Karachi	0 [11125]
German minister proposes EU extra levy to finance refugee costs	1 09:33 European Conservative [11124]
Syria's Hunger Crisis Goes Beyond Madaya	2 12:52 AlanC [11130]
	6 12:21 regular joe [11127]
Page 3: Non-WoT
District leaders furious Walmart breaking promise to build stores in poor neighborhoods	21 22:17 Barbara [11125]
Munitions dump in Hun destroyed by explosions	3 09:48 CrazyFool [11128]
Greek people renew protests against pension reform	0 [11123]
Five of a family found with throats slit in Narayanganj	0 [11123]
Woman, three children axed to death in Peshawar	0 [11126]
Two dead after van ambushed	0 [11126]
Police arrest cleric for 'inciting' boy to cut off his hand	2 11:45 Frank G [11123]
Intelligent AI robots capable of DESTROYING mankind	13 18:58 swksvolFF [11128]
Activision sued for defamation of Jonas Savimbi	3 11:46 trailing wife [11127]
Page 4: Opinion
This Week in Books	3 19:09 Procopius2k [11124]
Klingon Spokesman Slams '13 Hours' as 'Distortion' of Benghazi Events	10 19:32 ed in texas [11127]
Liberals Are Simple-Minded	5 20:12 swksvolFF [11128]
Our hero of the day: A boy presenting his chopped hand on a plate	11 19:59 swksvolFF [11124]
Hawala raids	0 [11125]
A fight worth fighting	0 [11126]
Terror and diplomacy	0 [11125]
Too many Muslim men are misogynists	5 07:22 anon1 [11125]
Page 6: Politix
Does The Beest Really Want People Talking About Medical Records?	3 19:12 Procopius2k [11128]
WaPo: Inspector General Issues Alert Over $6 Billion In Missing State Dept. Money	8 21:38 NoMoreBS [11127]
Post SOTU: Champ proposes new unemployment insurance plan	10 19:16 Procopius2k [11125]
Beest Attacks Sanders' Adopted Grandkids: I Actually Have A Real Grandchild	13 19:36 Barbara [11124]
Bill O'Reilly vows to flee to Ireland if Sanders wins White House	11 20:14 Sven the pelter [11131]

    
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Who's in the News
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9	Islamic State
4	Govt of Pakistan
3	Govt of Syria
3	Govt of Iran
3	Govt of Iraq
1	Govt of Saudi Arabia
1	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
1	Houthis
1	al-Shabaab
1	Muslim Brotherhood
1	Palestinian Authority
1	Salafists
1	Taliban

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Two weeks of WOT

Sun 2016-01-17
Burkina Faso attack: At least 23 dead, scores freed after hotel siege

Sat 2016-01-16
Senior Qaeda-linked figure captured in Lebanon

Fri 2016-01-15
U.S. designates ISIS in Afghanistan as foreign terrorist organization

Thu 2016-01-14
Terror attacks in Jakarta -- 7 die so far

Wed 2016-01-13
Suicide bomber kills 10 people, mainly Germans, in Istanbul

Tue 2016-01-12
Bombings at Iraq cafe kill 20: Officers

Mon 2016-01-11
It begins: Cologne gangs attack foreigners

Sun 2016-01-10
US drone strikes kills 25 suspected militants in Pakistan, Afghanistan

Sat 2016-01-09
Philadelphia police officer ambushed 'in the name of Islam'

Fri 2016-01-08
ISIS Man Executes His Mom

Thu 2016-01-07
Iran says Saudi-led airstrike hit Iranian Embassy in Yemen, but no damage seen

Wed 2016-01-06
1 US soldier killed, 2 wounded in Taliban attack in Helmand

Tue 2016-01-05
44 ISIS Bad Guys die in battles near Fallujah

Mon 2016-01-04
38 die in Kurd, ISIS battles in Raqqa

Sun 2016-01-03
Fierce Fighting Erupts Between Afghan Forces, Taliban In Marjah

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