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US drone strike leaves 7 ISIS-K militants dead in East of Afghanistan
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
ISIS Calls On Jihadists To Buy Weapons At Gun Shows	0 [11123]
Jordan army news site: Blast in Syria border camp kills 4	0 [11123]
Eight Brazilians sentenced for plotting jihadist attacks ahead of Rio 2016 Olympics	0 [11125]
IDF: Terrorists stashed M-16 in child’s ‘Dora the Explorer’ bed	2 17:55 swksvolFF [11131]
Al-shabab raids AU military base in central Somalia	0 [11130]
Syrian warbirds hammer ISIS positions in Deir Ezzor	0 [11126]
Syrian regulars capture locations in Palmyra	0 [11127]
20 ISIS shooters die in airstrike near Hawija in Kirkuk	0 [11128]
Mosul Offensive News	0 [11129]
The Beatings Will Continue: Iraqi Edition	0 [11125]
‘Remote-controlled blast’ at farmhouse damages room	0 [11126]
Four militants convicted by military courts executed	0 [11127]
Anbar Antix	0 [11126]
Driver killed, 2 jawans injured; militants flee from cordon	0 [11125]
2 suicide bombers and a child killed in Kandahar clash	0 [11124]
Afghan forces foiled 3 explosions in less than a week in Kabul	0 [11129]
US drone strike leaves 7 ISIS-K militants dead in East of Afghanistan	0 [11132]
PA official rejects ‘insane’ demand to stop paying terrorists	1 09:36 Frank G [11128]
Page 2: WoT Background
BBC: Syria government 'producing chemical weapons at research facilities'	5 20:23 Frank G [11127]
Iraq, US in talks to keep American troop presence after ISIS	1 07:58 P2Kontheroad [11131]
Syrian opposition says safe zones plan threatens to divide nation	0 [11126]
Syrian Democratic Forces deny evacuation deal with ISIS	0 [11124]
UN condemns ‘gruesome’ killing of Somali minster	3 15:00 Seeking cure for ignorance [11128]
Somali PM sacks Auditor General over minister’s killing	0 [11125]
Mashal's lynching: FIA denies knowledge of PTI man fleeing country	0 [11125]
Violence erupts in Hub as police refuse to hand Hindu man suspected of blasphemy over to enraged mob	4 13:58 Frank G [11129]
Sadek Ghariani says the Serraj-Hafter meeting is a conspiracy	0 [11127]
Sisi arrives in UAE with Hafter and Serraj still in Abu Dhabi	0 [11124]
Militants force Misrata mayor to resign; a decision he later retracted	0 [11129]
Taliban are brothers , says HIA chief Gulbuddin Hekmatyar	2 15:30 Zhang Fei [11126]
Hefazat: Don’t cover Lady Justice, remove it	0 [11126]
Congress Eyes Crackdown On Terror-Tied Iranian Airline Amid Deals with Boeing	2 15:45 Pappy [11127]
Page 3: Non-WoT
North Korea Accuses CIA Of Plotting A "Biochemical Attack" Against Kim Jong-Un	10 15:17 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [11126]
Concealed Carry Saves Lives in Texas	4 10:12 Eohippus Elmuque5848 [11128]
Paris at War with migrant gangs (Video)	2 14:00 Rex Mundi [11123]
Delta kicks family off flt to facilitate stand-by passenger (Video)	17 22:20 USN, Ret. [11131]
North Korea Warns China Of "Grave Consequences"	1 12:09 Skidmark [11127]
Saudi king's new order loosens guardianship rules on women	1 12:13 Skidmark [11127]
Venezuela police fire tear gas at protest of thousands	1 12:22 Skidmark [11127]
Policeman killed in Lakki attack	0 [11126]
North Korea claims armed 'tax officials' beat diplomat, wife in Karachi	2 11:37 ed in texas [11126]
Panama Papers are trash, claims Maryam	0 [11126]
US crude plunges 4.8% to $45.52, posting worst close in more than five months	14 22:11 P2kontheroad [11132]
SpaceX plans to launch first internet-providing satellites in 2019	1 12:25 Skidmark [11125]
Girls Arrested, Teachers Hurt In School Melee	3 12:14 Zenobia Floger6220 [11126]
Fears of Trump spur near-record cash transfers from US to Mexico	1 10:18 gorb [11130]
Page 4: Opinion
Thomas Sowell: Fake news - ‘Tax cuts for the rich'	3 15:18 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [11127]
Tom Fitton: Comey Has ‘Repeatedly and Improperly Protected Clinton and Her Top People From Consequences of Criminal Behavior'	3 10:13 g(r)omgoru [11127]
Can education for all work?	2 12:29 Skidmark [11126]
Poverty Porn From The Popinjay	6 14:48 trailing wife [11125]
Hippie Spends 6 Months, $11,000 Travelling, Discovers That he is a “cliche C**t”	18 19:41 swksvolFF [11135]
Page 6: Politix
New POTUS Library to be in Chicago	5 23:34 Beau [11126]
House Unanimously Passes McSally Bill Striking Ahca Exemptions For Members Of Congress	4 17:00 DarthVader [11125]
Alaska state Sen. David Wilson (R) slapped a reporter that wrote story about legislation that would benefit a former employer	1 12:52 Skidmark [11126]
Loretta Lynch Promised Hillary's Email Investigation Wouldn't "Go Too Far"	10 22:44 Crusader [11136]
Republican Obamacare replacement bill passes House	7 13:22 JohnQC [11126]
More Dems needed for Ossoff runoff - Ga. Fed Judge Re-Opens Voter Registration	8 19:29 P2kontheroad [11126]
Here are the 20 ~~Republicans~~ 'Beltway Party' Members who rejected ObamaCare repeal	1 18:32 rjschwarz [11132]
Gowdy: Congress May Subpoena Susan Rice to Testify About Unmasking If Necessary	6 18:30 rjschwarz [11128]
Two 'Beltway Party' Legislators Propose American Replacement Bill, Plus Amnesty	6 12:57 Skidmark [11128]

    
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                        22:44 Crusader

                        22:20 USN, Ret.

                        22:11 P2kontheroad

                        21:41 newc

                        21:33 Warthog

                        20:55 Frank G

                        20:23 Frank G

                        20:21 Frank G

                        19:55 Crusader

                        19:41 swksvolFF

                        19:29 P2kontheroad

                        19:20 rjschwarz

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                        18:32 rjschwarz

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                        18:13 Skidmark

                        18:05 Rambler in Virginia 

                        18:04 Mullah Richard

                        17:55 swksvolFF

                        17:36 Chemist

                        17:00 DarthVader

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Who's in the News
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9	Islamic State
7	Govt of Pakistan
3	Govt of Syria
3	Arab Spring
3	Commies
1	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
1	Govt of Iraq
1	Govt of Iran
1	Hamas
1	Hefajat-e-Islam
1	Hizb-i-Islami-Hekmatyar
1	al-Shabaab (AQ)
1	Moslem Colonists
1	Palestinian Authority
1	Taliban
1	TTP

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Two weeks of WOT

Fri 2017-05-05
US drone strike leaves 7 ISIS-K militants dead in East of Afghanistan

Thu 2017-05-04
Kurd, Turkish army troops fighting near Rojava

Wed 2017-05-03
Taliban kill 27 ISIS militants in East of Afghanistan

Tue 2017-05-02
FBI translator married ISIS terrorist she was supposed to investigate: report

Mon 2017-05-01
Al-Qaeda ready to join forces with Saudi-led groups to fight ‘Houthi Shia’ in Yemen

Sun 2017-04-30
Jaish Al-Islam executes Al-Qaeda commander as rival jihadists slaughter each other in Damascus

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

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