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Al-Nusra Chief Killed by Rivals in Syria
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Five Abu Sayyaf militants killed in Mindanao	1 01:44 Steven [11129]
Riots In Hebron: 7 Palestinians Wounded From IDF Fire	0 [11128]
Good morning	0 [11128]
4 die in Tamaulipas state	0 [11124]
Syrian Air Raids Target Village on Outskirts of Arsal	0 [11124]
Al-Nusra Chief Killed by Rivals in Syria	1 17:29 Squinty [11129]
Jubba officials gunned down in Kismayo and Kenya refugee camp	0 [11124]
'Boston Strong' weirdo sent for mental check after rice cooker-filled backpack sparks concern	5 22:59 Frank G [11129]
Syrian opposition accuses Assad's forces of new poison gas attack	0 [11125]
22 reported killed in clashes over C.African Republic town	0 [11124]
Gunmen kill nine in Ethiopia truck attack: Government	0 [11125]
Syria says vehicles hit by Jordanian Air Force are not Syrian Army	0 [11127]
Bomb attack wounds three civilians in Giza	0 [11124]
Kidnapped Nigeria girls taken to Islamist stronghold	0 [11123]
Nigeria: 100-Plus Kidnapped Students Free	0 [11125]
Dangerous Felon Charged with Belonging to Terrorist Group	0 [11125]
Syrian Air Raids Target Village on Outskirts of Arsal	0 [11125]
Jordan Destroys 'Camouflaged' Vehicles Crossing from Syria	2 09:44 Pappy [11124]
New Zealander, Australian Killed in Yemen Drone Strike	2 13:57 Mercutio [11127]
Bombers Hit Iraq Provincial Compound as Attacks Kill 19	0 [11124]
Egyptian Court Jails 119 Morsi Supporters	0 [11123]
Policeman Hurt In Clashes On Temple Mount; Site Closed	0 [11125]
Page 2: WoT Background
The Rise and Fall of MAJ Jim Gant	3 21:51 49 Pan [11129]
Prince Charles refused to back Salman Rushdie over Satanic Verses fatwa	3 22:57 Rob Crawford [11130]
Abbas: Committed To Security Coordination, With Or Without Negotiations	0 [11124]
Yemen's Al Qaeda Leader Vows To Attack America In New Video	0 [11127]
Donetsk leaflet: Jews must register or face deportation	10 18:39 OldSpook [11127]
PM calls urgent meeting on national security	0 [11123]
Bilawal asked to put anti-Taliban rhetoric on hold	0 [11125]
Study: Syria Foreign Fighters Look to Western Preachers	0 [11124]
Uganda deploys new force in Somalia	2 15:51 Barbara [11130]
PA to fall by end of year, says Palestinian minister	1 07:43 AlanC [11127]
Pakistani Taliban refuse to extend ceasefire, will continue talks	1 17:25 Squinty [11129]
US Air Force pilots carry out drone strikes	0 [11129]
Egypt Jails Salafist ex-Presidential Hopeful for Fraud	0 [11127]
Syria Refugees Face Growing Challenges in Jordan Urban Areas	0 [11127]
Tunisia Declares Mountainous Area 'Military Zone'	0 [11127]
Ain el-Hilweh 'Tense' Amid Warning of Vengeance after Sheikh's Murder	0 [11125]
Saudi Replaces Veteran Intelligence Chief Bandar bin Sultan	3 16:02 lord garth [11128]
Official Says Syria Rebels Received U.S.-Made Missiles	1 07:24 ed in texas [11128]
Regional commander meets with Islamic leader in Thai south	0 [11125]
Hamas: Passover Night Hebron Attack Revived Palestinian 'resistance'	0 [11126]
Iranian Defense Minister: We Won't Discuss Missile Program	0 [11126]
Iran Expects Next Payment Under Nuclear Deal	0 [11128]
PA Official Condemns Hebron Terror Attack	0 [11122]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Court Declares That, Yes, Bloggers Are Media	2 17:16 Procopius2k [11130]
Ukraine Bars Entry To Russian Men Aged 16-60	0 [11125]
60 Ukrainian servicemen side with protestors in Slavyansk	0 [11130]
Passwords you need to change right now because of Heartbleed	9 20:45 Barbara [11129]
Heartbleed Fixes May Be Slowing Web Browsers	3 18:40 Bright Pebbles [11130]
Texas Congressman Presents Bill To Take Away Holders Salary	9 14:38 g(r)omgoru [11126]
U.N. Vows to Learn Lessons of Rwanda Genocide Failures	3 14:20 Thing From Snowy Mountain [11122]
Egypt Jails Salafist ex-Presidential Hopeful for Fraud	0 [11125]
Algeria police violently disperse election protest	0 [11127]
Obama warns of "consequences" for Russian actions destabilizing Ukraine	13 15:53 Barbara [11126]
Beef, Pork And Shrimp Prices Soar To Record Highs	16 14:04 Uncle Phester [11125]
Electricity Price Surged to All-Time Record for March	8 21:15 Dale [11130]
Pro-Russians seize six Ukraine armoured vehicles in east	1 07:32 Bright Pebbles [11127]
Saudi beheaded for killing man with machinegun	1 07:15 ed in texas [11127]
Ukraine Troops Disarm before Pro-Russians, Armored Vehicles with Russian Flag Seen in Restive East	0 [11126]
Japan's indigenous stealth jet prototype 'to fly this year'	8 23:13 USN, Ret. [11129]
Iran considers ban on vasectomies in drive to boost birthrate, reduce aging of population	3 17:20 Procopius2k [11124]
Page 4: Opinion
Belmont Club: Complete Fiasco	2 15:18 AlanC [11125]
Edward Lucas on Ukraine	16 21:50 Barbara [11128]
Colombia: Road Rage	1 13:10 Frank G [11127]
Page 6: Politix
Harry Reid Calls Cliven Bundy Supporters "Domestic Terrorists"	10 22:30 DarthVader [11126]
Michael Bloomberg Arms U.S. Gun Control with $50 Million	8 15:23 Besoeker [11127]
Lerner Was in Contact With DOJ About Prosecuting Tax Exempt Groups	9 16:45 Airandee [11123]
Sebelius Said to Weigh Run for Kansas Senate Seat	17 20:56 newc [11129]

    
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                        22:57 Rob Crawford

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                        22:30 DarthVader

                        22:15 badanov

                        21:51 49 Pan

                        21:50 Barbara

                        21:32 abu do you love

                        21:15 Dale

                        20:56 newc

                        20:55 newc

                        20:53 lord garth

                        20:45 Barbara

                        20:44 Pappy

                        20:18 Alaska Paul

                        20:08 Bubba Graiting8281

                        19:41 Procopius2k

                        19:25 Besoeker

                        19:06 Bubba Graiting8281

                        19:01 Bubba Graiting8281

                        18:40 Bright Pebbles

                        18:39 OldSpook

                        18:37 Bright Pebbles

Who's in the News
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5	Arab Spring
4	Govt of Syria
3	Govt of Iran
3	Palestinian Authority
2	Govt of Pakistan
2	Boko Haram
2	al-Qaeda in Arabia
1	al-Shabaab
1	Hamas
1	Islamic State of Iraq & the Levant
1	TTP
1	Seleka
1	Abu Sayyaf
1	al-Qaeda
1	al-Nusra

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Two weeks of WOT

Thu 2014-04-17
Al-Nusra Chief Killed by Rivals in Syria

Wed 2014-04-16
Deputy Minister Kidnapped in Kabul

Tue 2014-04-15
Twin bomb blasts kill 71, injure 124 in Nigeria

Mon 2014-04-14
Boko Haram massacres students, kills 200 others in Borno

Sun 2014-04-13
Gunmen storm 'pro-govt' Pak village, kidnap 100 men

Sat 2014-04-12
ISIS on retreat in Deir al-Zor after surprise attack

Fri 2014-04-11
5 Killed as Houthis Press 'Advance' on Yemen Capital

Thu 2014-04-10
Baloch separatists claim Islamabad terror attack; 24 killed

Wed 2014-04-09
Netanyahu instructs government ministries to cease cooperation with Palestinians

Tue 2014-04-08
Rebels claim gains in Aleppo and Qunaitra

Mon 2014-04-07
Army Begins Removing Hizbullah Checkpoints in Baalbek, al-Hermel

Sun 2014-04-06
Iraq forces kill more than 40 militants near Baghdad

Sat 2014-04-05
German AP Photographer Shot Dead in Afghanistan

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10 Insurgents Killed in Logar

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20 Dead as 'Qaida' Attacks Yemen Army Headquarters

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