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Belmokhtar loses another top deputy
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Mali 'at war' after Tuareg separatists abduct 30 civil servants	0 [11126]
Cairo Bomb Wounds At Least Three At Pro-Sisi Event	1 08:50 Pappy [11129]
Bombing north of capital kills 5 people in Iraq	0 [11131]
Syrian Army Launches New Offensive Near Israeli Border	1 22:04 jvalentour [11130]
Good morning	0 [11122]
Belmokhtar loses another top deputy	2 15:44 Squinty [11131]
Yemen forces kill 2 Saudi militants: Defense Ministry	2 18:51 Whulet Shavins7256 [11127]
Libya denounces Benghazi offensive as coup bid	3 23:04 Charles [11128]
Syria militants release 45 hostages after Homs deal	0 [11125]
One Police Killed, 4 Injured in Herat Blasts	0 [11126]
Nine more suspects killed in 'encounters'	2 09:22 Frank G [11129]
Terror network having TTP link busted	0 [11125]
Sudan arrests opposition leader al-Mahdi, could face death penalty	1 14:48 Squinty [11125]
Renegade Libyan General Vows More Attacks	2 15:29 Pappy [11128]
Bombs Rock Kenya As More Brits Flee: 13 Killed Hours After Foreign Office Terror Alert	2 14:10 AlanC [11127]
Page 2: WoT Background
Syria Islamists Pledge 'State of Law, Freedom, Justice'	3 15:11 Squinty [11127]
Guantanamo Ordered to Stop Detainee's Forced Feeding	2 13:39 Redneck Jim [11129]
Libya Army Declares No Fly Zone over Restive Benghazi, Denounce 'Coup' Bid	0 [11127]
U.S. to Cut Nairobi Embassy Staff over Terror Threats	3 23:52 Alaska Paul [11127]
France Formally Investigates Citizens Suspected Of Syria Fighting	0 [11125]
Lebanese President Urges Hezbollah To Leave Country	1 16:20 Squinty [11127]
'Israel ranked 3rd most aggressive intelligence service against US'	1 17:42 Squinty [11126]
Five years later, USF professor Sami Al-Arian's terrorism case in limbo	0 [11125]
Syria Islamists pledge 'state of law, freedom, justice'	0 [11126]
Nigeria ready to refer Boko Haram to Security Council	0 [11127]
EU declines to send observers to Egypt presidential polls	0 [11126]
Saudi to ban Dutch firms over Islam 'insult'	0 [11124]
Syria pres. candidates pushing ahead with campaigns	0 [11129]
Parliament Fuming After Report of Iran Recruiting Afghans to Syria	0 [11125]
Candidates Prepare for Runoff Campaigns	1 07:08 Besoeker [11124]
PTI urges govt to resume talks with Taliban	0 [11125]
News flash for Iran: Objects in this picture are much closer than they appear	6 21:21 OldSpook [11129]
France, African states declare war on Boko Haram	3 22:54 JosephMendiola [11128]
Sen. Grassley Investigating Alleged DHS Terrorist Lookout Record Deletions	4 17:55 Squinty [11130]
Page 3: Non-WoT
N. Korea Reports 'Unimaginable' Construction Accident	15 18:39 Ebbease Darling of the Swedes7896 [11128]
More than 3,000 Chinese Nationals Evacuated from Vietnam	2 12:20 bman [11128]
Venezuela To Send Oil To Palestinians	13 16:14 Thing From Snowy Mountain [11126]
Morales Reveals Argentina Helping Bolivia Develop Nuclear Energy	0 [11133]
'Revulsion' over Turkey response as mine blast toll tops 300	1 14:12 g(r)omgoru [11125]
Ukrainian forces join People's Republic of Donetsk	3 20:56 SteveS [11130]
Interior minister's fight against VIP culture takes a backseat	0 [11123]
Pratt & Whitney engine maker leaving San Diego	5 20:36 Bubba Graiting8281 [11131]
Woman threatens to shoot up South Carolina Burger King over stale cinnamon roll	4 12:42 Bubba Graiting8281 [11129]
Modi gets hero's welcome as he brings new era to New Delhi	0 [11129]
Russian spies target the Czech Republic	3 22:59 JosephMendiola [11128]
Feds approve cost controls for Obamacare med procedures.	7 14:27 KBK [11126]
Oprah Winfrey sued by 86 year old nuclear physicist.	3 11:39 Besoeker [11129]
This Is What Happens When You Leave A Tank Parked On A City Street In Ukraine	7 23:18 Bubba Graiting8281 [11128]
Government ignores conservative media	1 14:37 Squinty [11125]
Page 4: Opinion
Israel 'Normalizers' Paying The Price	1 03:36 Besoeker [11126]
Jamestown: US Restrictions Hurt Russian Space Defense and Commercial Projects	2 17:01 Squinty [11127]
Rs400,000, or hand over your son to the madrassa	0 [11125]
As Libya crumbles, Marines ready boots on the ground in Sicily	6 19:39 OldSpook [11131]
Where The World's Unsold Cars Go To Die	10 21:37 lord garth [11130]
Obama Makes It Clear That Amnesty Will Help Democrats	2 19:16 JohnQC [11131]
Michelle Obama Cites View of Growing Segregation	2 11:03 Shipman [11125]
Rep. Pete King: Wrong to go after the Hildebeast over Benghazi.	2 08:49 AlanC [11124]
The Left Has Not Won the Culture War	5 19:12 JohnQC [11126]
Page 6: Politix
Priebus on Hildebeast: 'I actually doubt very much whether she actually will run'	3 19:02 Besoeker [11125]
One traffic-ticket camera kickback scheme hits a red light	5 19:37 49 Pan [11132]
Obama to hold summit on sports concussions	15 19:08 JohnQC [11131]

    
                23:52 Alaska Paul

                        23:18 Bubba Graiting8281

                        23:04 Charles

                        22:59 JosephMendiola

                        22:54 JosephMendiola

                        22:04 jvalentour

                        21:37 lord garth

                        21:21 OldSpook

                        20:56 SteveS

                        20:36 Bubba Graiting8281

                        20:35 gorb

                        20:17 Procopius2k

                        20:07 Pappy

                        19:39 OldSpook

                        19:38 OldSpook

                        19:37 49 Pan

                        19:20 OldSpook

                        19:16 JohnQC

                        19:12 JohnQC

                        19:08 JohnQC

                        19:02 Besoeker

                        18:59 JohnQC

                        18:55 Whulet Shavins7256

                        18:51 Whulet Shavins7256

Who's in the News
35	[untagged]
6	Arab Spring
2	Govt of Pakistan
2	Boko Haram
2	Commies
2	Govt of Iran
2	Govt of Syria
1	Taliban
1	al-Nusra
1	Govt of Sudan
1	TTP
1	Hezbollah
1	Lashkar-e-Islami
1	al-Qaeda in North Africa
1	al-Qaeda in Arabia
1	Palestinian Authority
1	Salafists

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Two weeks of WOT

Sun 2014-05-18
Belmokhtar loses another top deputy

Sat 2014-05-17
24 Dead, 146 Hurt as Libya ex-Rebel Chief Battles Benghazi Islamists

Fri 2014-05-16
Car Bomb Blast Kills 43 near Syria-Turkey Border

Thu 2014-05-15
Syria Rebels Detonate Tunnel Bomb under Idlib Army Base

Wed 2014-05-14
13 People Burned Alive in C. Africa at the Weekend

Tue 2014-05-13
Belmokhtar aide killed in Mali

Mon 2014-05-12
Militants kidnap, kill 20 Iraqi soldiers

Sun 2014-05-11
Almost 90 %t vote for self-rule for east Ukraine region

Sat 2014-05-10
11 Killed as Iraq Forces Launch Assault near Fallujah

Fri 2014-05-09
Syrian Rebels Claim Massive Aleppo Hotel Bombing

Thu 2014-05-08
Hundreds Killed in Boko Haram Attack in Nigeria Border Town

Wed 2014-05-07
Bomb In Syria's Idlib Kills 30 Government Fighters

Tue 2014-05-06
New bus kabooms in Nairobi

Mon 2014-05-05
Rebel infighting in eastern Syria kills 62

Sun 2014-05-04
Borno: 29 Killed In Another Boko Haram Attacks

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