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IS Claims Capture of Libya's Sirte
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Israel used virus to spy on hotels which hosted Iran nuclear talks	2 23:45 SteveS [11128]
Champ to send 400 additional advisors to Iraq	13 18:41 borgboy [11125]
Coalition airstrikes hammer ISIS in Iraq and Syria	2 08:14 gorb [11125]
Official: top ISIS bomb-maker killed in Mosul blast	4 23:35 Shipman [11129]
IS Claims Capture of Libya's Sirte	0 [11129]
15 Dead as Boko Haram Attacks Village in NE Nigeria	0 [11126]
Tribunal in Dhaka awards death penalty to Razakar Hasan Ali	0 [11124]
U.S. Man Pleads Guilty to Airport Attack Plot	0 [11125]
Seven soldiers die in suicide bombing	0 [11122]
Five militants from Maoist splinter group killed in clash	0 [11123]
ISIL attacks government office on western fringe of Baghdad	1 09:30 Sock Puppet al-Doomi [11123]
Belgium Charges Two Linked to Syria Jihadist Recruitment	1 12:15 Rex Mundi [11125]
Hezbollah repels ISIS attack on Lebanon-Syria border	0 [11125]
2,000 villagers flee after Abu Sayyaf attack	0 [11127]
Syrian air strikes kill at least 12 people in Aleppo	0 [11124]
Islam Army fighters expel ISIS from hill in eastern Qalamoun	1 19:29 Zenobia Floger6220 [11127]
Islamic State Attacks Hezbollah Near Border	0 [11126]
Syrian rebels capture army base in south: rebels, monitor	0 [11128]
Islam Army's Chiefs Commander says group to open all battlefronts against regime	1 00:21 Raj [11124]
Seven killed in US drone strike in eastern Afghanistan	0 [11124]
Syrian army kills dozens of militants in Dara'a	0 [11123]
White House press room briefly evacuated	2 20:58 KBK [11127]
Bomb kills five in northern Afghanistan	0 [11123]
IS in Egypt's Sinai kills man accused of being police 'spy'	0 [11127]
Four soldiers gunned down in southern Thailand	0 [11125]
Page 2: WoT Background
'US remains our worst enemy,' Iranian general says	1 15:42 NoMoreBS [11127]
Official: 15,000 join Hashd al-Shaabi to battle ISIS in Iraq	5 16:57 CrazyFool [11127]
U.S. Weighs Expanded Training for Iraqi Forces, Sunnis	1 11:34 Pappy [11126]
Report: U.S. Raid on IS Produced Wealth of Intelligence	12 20:43 Frank G [11125]
U.S. Army Website Hacked	3 14:18 OldSpook [11127]
PIA sacks five crew members 'questioned' by London authority	1 07:56 ed in texas [11122]
~~Jews~~ ~~Untermenschen~~ Ahmedis in a Chakwal village fear for their lives	1 19:49 Herman Snoque9573 [11129]
Nawaz urges Ban Ki-moon to resolve Kashmir issue	0 [11125]
Presidential palace should be vacated over election results, Turkish architects say	2 14:36 USN, Ret. [11123]
Can Davutoglu bypass Erdogan to form a coalition?	0 [11126]
State Dept: US officials not meeting with Muslim Brotherhood	12 21:00 KBK [11127]
Turkey to deploy troops in Qatar in line with military deal	1 08:33 Gomez Uneager8139 [11123]
Preliminary election results announced with objections from parties	0 [11124]
ISIS warned regime days before Palmyra takeover, requested employees to stay for doubled salaries: eyewitness	2 14:29 rjschwarz [11124]
French mother sues government for failing to stop son from joining Takfiris	1 10:59 JFM [11127]
Bush wrong on Iraq: Rumsfeld	11 16:26 Crusader [11128]
US stirring chaos in Middle East through ISIL: Analyst	6 20:01 Herman Snoque9573 [11129]
Orange boss says 'radically opposed' to Israel boycott	1 22:16 SteveS [11126]
UN finds Eritrea may have committed crimes against humanity	1 09:20 Frank G [11128]
Egyptian government slams HRW 'abuses' statement as "politicised"	0 [11123]
Military top brass meet in Nigeria on Boko Haram	0 [11123]
Erdogan accepts Turkey cabinet resignation, asks it to stay on	0 [11123]
Saudi Arabia summons Iran ambassador after poisoning of Saudis	3 09:22 Frank G [11124]
Iran issues warning over Yemen air strikes	0 [11127]
Palestinian poll shows discontent with Hamas, Gaza war	2 13:49 g(r)omgoru [11124]
Politico 14 Oct 2014 - 5 Key Implications if Baghdad Falls to ISIS	4 11:41 Ebbang Uluque6305 [11124]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Finnish defense official: Russia has 'twofold objectives' in the Arctic	2 23:45 Shipman [11126]
Champ's ex-DIA intel chief blasts Iran talks in scathing testimony	0 [11126]
Army Gen. Randy Taylor introduces his husband at Pentagon Gay Pride event	3 12:28 Skidmark [11122]
Rainbow flag compared to swastika	5 20:12 Herman Snoque9573 [11126]
Man shot dead while being loaded into ambulance	3 10:56 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [11124]
Sea Shepherd to pay damages to Japanese whalers	9 18:41 swksvolFF [11126]
Fighting continues in key regions of Ukraine	0 [11123]
Philippines, Japan to Hold Fresh Naval Drills	3 23:55 Shipman [11124]
Iran detains 5 in Saudi nationals' poisoning case in Mashhad	0 [11123]
UN rights chief alarmed by violence in Burundi	0 [11125]
India arrests justice minister over 'fake degree'	0 [11124]
Bangladesh urged to end child marriage epidemic: HRW	0 [11125]
Three beheaded in Saudi Arabia	3 12:49 Skidmark [11123]
Eleven people sentenced to DEATH following deadly riot at football match in Egypt	1 19:16 JohnQC [11126]
'Overstretched' Russian air force suffers three jet crashes in five days	10 23:49 Shipman [11129]
Nekkid Europeans cause deadly Malasian earthquake.	1 08:06 ed in texas [11124]
Page 4: Opinion
Turkish delight	0 [11122]
I Still Blame the Communists	1 08:18 Procopius2k [11125]
Page 6: Politix
Champ lawyers asked secret court to ignore public court's decision on spying	2 13:01 airandee [11126]
Obama lambasts Putin: you're wrecking Russia to recreate Soviet empire	22 21:07 Procopius2k [11123]

    
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Who's in the News
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9	Islamic State
3	Govt of Pakistan
3	Govt of Iran
2	Govt of Iraq
2	Govt of Syria
2	Arab Spring
2	Boko Haram
2	Commies
2	Govt of Saudi Arabia
2	Jaish al-Islam
2	Muslim Brotherhood
1	Hamas
1	Hezbollah
1	Abu Sayyaf
1	Thai Insurgency
1	Jamaat-e-Islami
1	TTP
1	Salafists
1	Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis
1	Taliban
1	al-Qaeda

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Two weeks of WOT

Wed 2015-06-10
IS Claims Capture of Libya's Sirte

Tue 2015-06-09
Saudi-led air strikes kill 44 in attack on Yemeni army compound

Mon 2015-06-08
Coalition bombing kills ISIS governor in Tal Afar

Sun 2015-06-07
Turkey ruling AKP 'loses majority'

Sat 2015-06-06
Pakistan refuses to share nukes with Saudi Arabia

Fri 2015-06-05
Texas-born al Qaeda suspect pleads not guilty in New York

Thu 2015-06-04
Boston TV: 2 Men In Boston Terror Probe Allegedly Planned To Kill "Boys In Blue"

Wed 2015-06-03
ASWJ member shot dead

Tue 2015-06-02
Indian Army Kills Three Militants near Kashmir Border

Mon 2015-06-01
Suicide Bombing in Northeast Nigeria Mosque Kills at Least 9

Sun 2015-05-31
Gunmen storm two coaches near Mastung, butcher 19 passengers

Sat 2015-05-30
4 dead as Saudi Arabia 'foils' attack on mosque

Fri 2015-05-29
Rebels seize Assad's last stronghold in Idlib

Thu 2015-05-28
Airstrikes kill at least 80 in deadliest bombings of Yemen war

Wed 2015-05-27
Shiite militia claims ISIS leader killed near Fallujah

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