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ISIS on its last legs as the Syrian Army imposes full control over gas field in east Homs
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Europe ~~migrant~~ colonist briefs	3 10:42 SteveS [11128]
Two Police Wounded by 'Islamist' on France's Reunion Island	0 [11126]
Three people charged with supplying arms to terrorists in 2015 Paris attacks	0 [11126]
2 Soddy NCOs die in land mine attack	2 15:36 AlmostAnonymous5839 [11127]
Syrian Army operations continue to Daraa	0 [11127]
40 dead in clashes between Islamist militants near Damascus	0 [11126]
US army visits Syrian border to prevent further Turkish attacks against Kurds	1 08:28 Frank G [11130]
Kurdish troops liberate two more Tabqa city suburbs	0 [11127]
Kurdish militias claim killing 17 Turkish soldiers as troops mobilized near Syria borders	1 20:45 chris [11133]
Yemeni provincial governor survives assassination bid	0 [11129]
Al-Qaeda denies being targeted by Saudi Arabia in Yemen	0 [11128]
Huge rebel convoy heads towards Kurdish border town as Turkey gears up for offensive	1 10:03 3dc [11128]
ISIS on its last legs as the Syrian Army imposes full control over gas field in east Homs	0 [11128]
Ten Saudi soldiers blown to smithereens due to Houthi offensive on coastal city	0 [11126]
Key ISIS leader among 45 killed in Nangarhar province	0 [11125]
Afghanistan reacts at Taliban’s announcement of spring offensive	0 [11130]
Local officials in Badakhshan reject fall of Zebak district	0 [11127]
CTD kills three suspects in Khanewal ‘encounter’	1 16:46 Hupating Glinemble2830 [11127]
Five ‘militants’ killed in Mand encounter	0 [11131]
Three Indian soldiers, two Kashmiris killed in attack on mly base	1 08:32 Frank G [11130]
Making a habit of follies	0 [11130]
Hindu temple desecrated in Sindh’s Gharo	0 [11130]
RAB: Militants were planning to ship bombs on cargo vessels	1 09:08 USN, Ret. [11129]
Berlin terror cell nabbed after arrests in Italy and Germany	0 [11123]
6 Palestinians said injured in violent clashes with IDF	0 [11128]
Police foil 'active terror plot' as woman is shot and six are arrested in north London raid	1 09:41 JohnQC [11128]
Page 2: WoT Background
London terrorism suspect a former ‘humanitarian activist'	1 17:04 trailing wife [11123]
Milwaukee Sheriff David Clarke may soon have new job.	1 09:34 JohnQC [11128]
Military professors call Trump Army secretary pick 'serious threat'	10 22:40 Rob Crawford [11129]
Erdogan calls Shia paramilitary groups ‘terrorists’, threatening Turkish intervention in Iraq	0 [11125]
Trump signs order to expand offshore oil, gas drilling	0 [11125]
Erdogan says Turkish Army will respond to Kurdish cross-border aggression	0 [11126]
Ghani has handed over 50 percent of territory to Taliban, claims Massoud	0 [11124]
EU condemns the recent executions in Somalia	3 20:49 chris [11131]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Sen. Bob Menendez pal is convicted of Medicare fraud	1 11:32 Frank G [11128]
News from SWC, Camp Mackall and Fort Bragg	1 09:29 Skidmark [11127]
No more Headspace & Timing gauge for the M2	5 23:04 ed in texas [11133]
Tillerson eyes cutting 2,300 jobs at State Department	9 21:42 Skidmark [11133]
ICE Makes Arrests Of 76 More Criminal Aliens In Florida, Puerto Rico	2 12:05 Abu Uluque [11127]
Former Sen. DeMint to be ousted from Heritage Foundation	2 10:24 JohnQC [11126]
Coughing, convulsing and calls for probe after Arkansas execution	12 22:39 Rob Crawford [11126]
Masked protesters injure MPs in Macedonian parliament	1 01:31 newc [11128]
Megyn Kelly to Kick Off NBC Show with Kardashian Family Interview	14 19:56 AlanC [11130]
North Korea ballistic missile test fails	8 14:37 Seeking cure for ignorance [11128]
Trade Wars 101 - US Coal not shipped from Canadian Ports	6 12:29 Bobby [11126]
Why acid attacks are on the rise in Britain	3 20:59 chris [11130]
The perfect lady's pant for concealed carry	1 09:07 JohnQC [11127]
Texas proposal looks to nullify federal law in between state lines	0 [11129]
Page 4: Opinion
Krauthammer Makes The Case For A ‘Preemptive Strike' Against North Korea [VIDEO]	6 17:42 Seeking cure for ignorance [11125]
Sarah Palin: Trump ‘Makes America Great Again' by Lifting Obama's ‘Anti-American' Offshore Drilling Ban	1 02:06 Besoeker [11125]
Like nearly everyone else, President Trump 'disappointed' in congressional GOP	6 21:17 Cluns Gurly-Brown8642 [11131]
When Bill O'Reilly Misled His Viewers	2 08:13 Procopius2k [11129]
Lesbian Couple Discover Islamic Culture During Exciting International Trip	7 16:56 trailing wife [11130]
This Week in Guns, April 29th, 2017	4 06:56 badanov [11127]
Reviving Pak-India ties	1 09:34 Frank G [11126]
Why they lynched Mashal	1 04:35 Skidmark [11132]
Greenfield: Culture of Contempt	1 11:56 Abu Uluque [11126]
Page 6: Politix
Lawmakers' questionable stock trades prompt new bill	4 10:13 JohnQC [11132]
Obama gloats: Let's face it, ObamaCare is more popular than Trump is	12 22:21 Thing From Snowy Mountain [11130]
Ah Yes, Platte River Networks: House Committee Seeks Charges For Beest's IT Firm	4 08:38 JohnQC [11130]
Ex-Congresswoman Ripped Off Own Charity To Fund Lavish Lifestyle	6 18:47 Shipman [11132]
Baltimore Is Begging Feds To Step In To Restore Law And Order	26 23:17 gorb [11132]

    
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                        21:27 SteveS

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                        21:01 Bangkok Billy

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                        20:49 chris

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                        19:56 AlanC

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                        18:30 Frank G

                        18:06 Seeking cure for ignorance

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                        17:42 Seeking cure for ignorance

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                        17:34 Pappy

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Who's in the News
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5	Islamic State
4	Govt of Pakistan
4	Sublime Porte
3	Taliban
2	Houthis
2	Moslem Colonists
2	al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
1	Govt of Syria
1	Commies
1	Govt of Iraq
1	Jamaat ul-Ahrar
1	Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (IS)
1	Salafists
1	al-Shabaab (AQ)
1	Jaish al-Islam (MB)
1	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
1	Fatah

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Two weeks of WOT

Sat 2017-04-29
ISIS on its last legs as the Syrian Army imposes full control over gas field in east Homs

Fri 2017-04-28
Fighting between Kurds and Turkish troops continue in Northern Syria

Thu 2017-04-27
Damascus airport rocked after 'Israel air strike' on arms depot

Wed 2017-04-26
Abu Sayyaf beheads captive Philippine soldier

Tue 2017-04-25
Sweden arrests second suspect over deadly truck attack

Mon 2017-04-24
Drone strike kills 5 Qaeda suspects in Yemen

Sun 2017-04-23
5 terrorist suspects arrested in Brussels after arms, ammo & drugs seized in police raids

Sat 2017-04-22
~~Dozens of~~ About 140 Afghan troops dead in Taliban base attack

Fri 2017-04-21
ISIS Media Chief dies in airstrike

Thu 2017-04-20
Paris - cops shot, 1 killed. Suspect dead, Suspicious package left

Wed 2017-04-19
US: Man screams 'Allahu akbar!' and kills three civilians

Tue 2017-04-18
Pakistani Taliban leader Ehsanullah Ehsan 'surrenders'

Mon 2017-04-17
Pirates killed while trying to hijack ship near Somalia

Sun 2017-04-16
At least 43 killed as car bomb hits Syria evacuees

Sat 2017-04-15
Islamic State mufti killed in Mosul air strike, Iraqi forces say

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