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Iraqi security official: heavy fight continues in Ramadi
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Iraqi security official: heavy fight continues in Ramadi	0 [11130]
Peshmerga repel ISIS in recaptured areas south of Kirkuk	0 [11125]
Bid to attack Pasni radar system	0 [11127]
Three wanted ‘terrorists’ arrested	0 [11125]
Banned outfit leader held with ‘hate material’	0 [11126]
Turkish police detain British family thought to be headed for Syria	0 [11126]
Taliban kidnap 19 de-miners in eastern Afghanistan	1 16:56 Mullah Richard [11130]
Military Court Jails Daftardar 7 Years, Fustoq 3 Years and Sabbagh 2 Years	0 [11128]
Coalition Carries Out 26 Strikes against IS in Iraq	0 [11127]
Syria Army Cuts Key Rebel Supply Route from Jordan	0 [11126]
Saudi Soldier Killed in Yemen Border Clash	0 [11125]
Egypt Confirms Death Sentences against 22 Morsi Backers	4 22:28 JosephMendiola [11134]
Sinai Bomb Claimed by IS Kills Three Egypt soldiers	0 [11127]
Washington Post Reporter Faces Spy Trial in Iran	0 [11127]
UK Police Arrest Boy over Alleged Australia IS Attack Plan	1 23:38 JosephMendiola [11127]
Somali Shebab Bomb on U.N. Bus Kills at Least Six	0 [11125]
American Jailed 25 Years for Trying to Join al-Qaida	0 [11126]
Failed Suicide Bomber Targets Shiite Mosque in NE Nigeria	1 14:55 Pappy [11125]
Angry yutes kill 11 in Ivory Coast	0 [11126]
19 die in Boko attacks in Cameroon	0 [11128]
Caucasus Emirate leader killed	2 18:45 Pappy [11127]
7 die in Logar roadside bomb	1 06:13 Skidmark [11123]
18 Afghani soldiers die in Badakhshan	0 [11127]
33 die in Jalalabad bombings	0 [11127]
Syrian Army retakes towns in Daraa	0 [11125]
Soddy warplanes hammer Sanaa, 30 die	1 03:52 g(r)omgoru [11126]
Top NPA leader nabbed in Mindano	0 [11126]
Page 2: WoT Background
Palestinian teen's name added to Israeli memorial, riling families on both sides	1 14:24 Betty Protector of the Antelope8245 [11130]
Eight Kurdish Yezidi freed from ISIS after eight months	0 [11124]
Where Do America's Warriors Come From?	7 14:32 P2Kontheroad [11129]
US Muslims see counter-terror plan as racial profiling	13 13:37 Bobby [11127]
Non-state actors pose grave threat, says Afghan general	2 01:36 SteveS [11126]
Human Rights Watch, others declare cyber crime bill ‘undemocratic’	1 01:32 g(r)omgoru [11128]
U.S. Warship Heads to Yemeni Waters, May Block Iran Weapons	14 23:32 JosephMendiola [11129]
Assad Says No Iran Troops in Syria, Denies Fresh Chemical Attacks	0 [11130]
Yemen Rejects Iran Mediation, Insists Rebels Surrender	0 [11124]
Report: Officer under Saddam Hussein Drew Up Islamic State Master Plan	3 04:30 g(r)omgoru [11126]
Italy Studying 'Targeted Interventions' against Libya People Smugglers	3 13:26 Glenmore [11126]
Turkey PM Mocked for 'Printing Error' Peace Process Omission	0 [11125]
Rising Tide of Illegal Immigrants Swamp Greek Islands	5 18:28 Steve White [11131]
Australia Brokers Intelligence-Sharing Deal with Iran	2 04:05 Besoeker [11129]
Paramilitaries Hand Suspected Saddam VP Body to Iraq Govt.	1 16:17 KBK [11128]
Report: Prominent Nusra Front Member in Lebanon to Lead New Wave of Attacks	1 02:49 g(r)omgoru [11129]
Special Operations: Vikings In Iraq	8 20:19 Bill Clinton [11129]
Page 3: Non-WoT
US starts training Ukrainians to fight pro-Russia forces	4 23:47 JosephMendiola [11132]
Court sentences ousted Egypt president to 20 years in prison	0 [11130]
Sapling planted in Michael Brown's memory destroyed	5 19:56 Frank G [11131]
Motor City: A Home Foreclosure Conveyor Belt	4 15:24 Rambler in Virginia [11128]
U.S. State Department to train journalists in India	4 13:23 Unonter Bluetooth3165 [11127]
Pressure grows on Marines to consider lowering combat standards for women	11 23:00 rammer [11129]
Obama sends chadar to Ajmer Sufi shrine	5 13:14 swksvolFF [11128]
The secret of the Rostov burials	2 13:20 Glenmore [11128]
Shellings, firefights continue in Donetsk	0 [11125]
Japan Planning Moon Mission	8 16:58 USN, Ret. [11127]
'Local Gin' Suspected of Causing 18 Mystery Nigeria Deaths	3 07:34 ed in texas [11130]
Davutoglu Says Turkey Shares Armenians' 'Pain' over Ottoman-era Killings	3 22:40 JosephMendiola [11130]
Page 4: Opinion
Stop Playing "Small Ball"	1 14:45 Betty Protector of the Antelope8245 [11124]
Just As Good As the Last One	0 [11127]
Mark Levin: We have an Islamo-Nazi problem inside this country	5 10:47 trailing wife [11128]
Escape From Humanity	0 [11125]
BRENNAN'S BROMIDES	1 08:01 JohnQC [11126]
Saddam’s secret service and officers are ISIS’ backbone	5 08:54 Mike Kozlowski [11133]
Why is good news not good enough for Pakistanis?	0 [11126]
A War of Values With Russia	2 06:23 anon1 [11125]
Page 6: Politix
America's shameful system of forensic investigation is overdue for sweeping reform.	3 15:38 dlr [11127]
More on Interpipe Group and the largest Clinton Foundation contributor	4 18:58 JohnQC [11130]
Wisconsin's Rules	9 18:57 Zorba de Medici9541 [11132]

    
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Who's in the News
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10	Islamic State
3	Govt of Iran
3	Govt of Syria
2	Taliban
2	Boko Haram
1	Arab Spring
1	Abdullah Azzam Brigades
1	Commies
1	al-Qaeda in Sinai Peninsula
1	Govt of Pakistan
1	al-Qaeda in Arabia
1	Houthis
1	al-Nusra
1	al-Shabaab

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Two weeks of WOT

Tue 2015-04-21
Iraqi security official: heavy fight continues in Ramadi

Mon 2015-04-20
Clashes, Saudi-led Air Strikes Kill 85 in Yemen

Sun 2015-04-19
IS claims Responsibility for Deadly Afghan Bombing

Sat 2015-04-18
ANZAC Day terror plot foiled in Melbourne

Fri 2015-04-17
Top Saddam aide Izzat al-Douri killed

Thu 2015-04-16
BIFF names new chief

Wed 2015-04-15
Syria-bound British councilor's son arrested in UK

Tue 2015-04-14
Ajnad Al Sham 'declares war' on ISIS south of Damascus: statement

Mon 2015-04-13
U.S. drones kill 2 leaders in Pakistan

Sun 2015-04-12
Paks free Zakiur Rahman Lakhvi, terrorist behind Mumbai attacks

Sat 2015-04-11
Fierce fighting in south Benghazi as LNA 'masses forces' outside city

Fri 2015-04-10
Saudi warplanes pound military airport in southern Yemen

Thu 2015-04-09
Red Cross Says Situation 'Catastrophic' in Yemen's Aden

Wed 2015-04-08
Teams Exhume Tikrit Mass Graves Suspected to Hold Bodies of 1,700 Iraqi Soldiers

Tue 2015-04-07
27 Houthis reportedly killed in S. Yemen ambush

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