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ISIS controls 80% of Baiji refinery in Salahuddin
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Salafist group fires 2 mortar shells at Hamas military post west of Khan Younis	2 19:15 Rex Mundi [11132]
Pentagon confirms US has begun training Syrians to battle ISIS	6 17:16 Alaska Paul [11125]
Former Tajik militant's public penitence	0 [11125]
FBI Alerted Garland PD of Jihadists Before Attack	3 17:37 Blossom Unains5562 [11127]
Two army conscripts killed in North Sinai attack	1 02:07 g(r)omgoru [11126]
US-led coalition conduct 18 air strikes against ISIS	0 [11124]
Two killed in rocket strike in Libya's Benghazi: Medics	0 [11125]
Bosnian police launch operation to root out radical Islamists	4 17:50 Pappy [11127]
ISIS controls 80% of Baiji refinery in Salahuddin	0 [11125]
60 policemen under investigation after 6 volunteer fighters die	2 17:56 Pappy [11125]
U.S.-led coalition intensifies airstrikes in Anbar	0 [11123]
Suicide bomber detonates bomb against security elements in southeast of Tikrit	0 [11125]
Reinforcement troops sent to Baiji	1 21:46 JosephMendiola [11128]
17 ISIS elements killed in aerial bombing in Salahuddin	0 [11124]
Peshmerga forces kill, wound 20 ISIS militants, retake village in Daquq	0 [11123]
Vital facilities are main targets for Syrian conflicting parties	0 [11123]
Gunmen Kill 2 Egyptian Policemen in Sinai	0 [11125]
Egypt's Sisi Says Ethiopians 'Rescued' from Libya	4 14:39 mossomo [11127]
Fierce Fighting in Iraq's Largest Refinery	0 [11125]
Turkey Orders Arrest of 'Syria Arms Interception' Prosecutors	0 [11126]
Brunei Arrests Indonesian with 'IS Flag, Bullets'	0 [11125]
ISIS calls on pro-Assad soldiers trapped in military airport to surrender	2 21:48 JosephMendiola [11128]
Syrian regime conducts new security measures in Damascus	0 [11125]
Assad forces attack Red Crescent convoy in Douma, volunteer killed	0 [11124]
ISIS car bomb kills, wounds 30 PYD fighters west of Hasakah	0 [11125]
Eastern Ghouta rebels release 3 hostages including mother and son	0 [11124]
Dozens of Hezbollah fighters killed by Fatah Army in Qalamoun	1 14:53 Frank G [11125]
Syrian Army, Lebanese Resistance Totally Control Assal Al-Ward Barrens	0 [11125]
Saudi Aggressions Won't Go Unanswered: Tribal Fighters Seize Border Posts	0 [11124]
Syrian Army Blows ISIL in Suwaida Countryside, Kills 30 Terrorists	0 [11122]
Canadian judge frees former teen terrorist who killed US Army medic	0 [11123]
US dronezaps Charlie Hebdo Killer	0 [11125]
Five Abu Sayyaf militants killed in kidnap attempt	0 [11124]
Three Philippine soldiers killed in clash with NPA	0 [11126]
Army condemns brutal slaying of Thai couple	0 [11126]
Page 2: WoT Background
Boston Bombing: Tsarnaev Guilty..... but Who Made the Bombs?	1 12:00 airandee [11126]
Leb: Indictments Issued against Suspects on Terror Charges	0 [11127]
9 Rebel groups form 'Jaysh al-Tawhid' in Northern Homs	0 [11125]
Banned in Syria, Muslim Brotherhood members trickle home	0 [11125]
Saudi plans pan-opposition meet on Syria after Assad	1 00:29 newc [11129]
Lebanese Army Chief: Terrorism, Israel Two Sides of Same Coin	0 [11123]
After Suffering Severe Losses, Saudi Proposes Five-Day Yemen Ceasefire	4 21:51 JosephMendiola [11129]
Iran must not have nuclear arms, Kerry assures Saudis	4 09:06 Sock Puppet of Libya [11125]
U.S. military starts training Syria fighters to combat Islamic State	0 [11123]
Taliban Pledge to Amend Their Hard-Line Stance on Women's Rights	4 14:58 Frank G [11125]
Yemen food ships face mounting delays as conflict backs up deliveries	0 [11125]
Two Twitter friends of the dead Texas jihadis	1 07:17 AlanC [11124]
Iranian general: War with the US would be 'no big deal'	12 22:32 Blossom Unains5562 [11125]
US hands over used combat aircraft, other weapons	4 08:30 jvalentour [11125]
Anjem Choudary Tells Pamela Geller on Live TV She Should be Killed	8 20:32 charger [11130]
Page 3: Non-WoT
NASA's 'Greased Lightning' drone merges helicopter and plane technology	3 22:06 49 Pan [11127]
Belarus requires the idle to pay for not working	6 19:59 Chuck [11129]
Brave new world	2 14:59 g(r)omgoru [11124]
Promiscuous women cause earthquakes, claims Iranian cleric	13 20:38 charger [11130]
Dartmouth Students Demand Gay Black Student President Resign For Being Too Conservative	5 18:05 Pappy [11128]
Gridlock looms in Britain; last election poll sees no clear winner	7 22:01 JosephMendiola [11128]
Journalists Prevented from Covering PEN Event on Press Freedom	0 [11125]
Standard and Poor’s gives thumbs-up to Pakistan economy	3 12:12 charger [11129]
Passenger helps co-pilot land plane after pilot falls ill during flight	2 13:42 swksvolFF [11125]
Robots to build Heatherwick and BIG's proposed Google HQ	2 11:35 Pappy [11130]
Gulberg, Sweden has innovative plan to keep Mooslems out.	4 09:31 JohnQC [11125]
Page 4: Opinion
Spengler: Muslims, Europeans and Boiled Frogs	3 10:35 Besoeker [11123]
The immorality of the two-state principle	1 13:52 SteveS [11127]
Pamela Geller: A Response to My Critics—This Is a War	10 14:56 g(r)omgoru [11123]
Ghetto culture	0 [11124]
Army's allegations against RAW	0 [11124]
When The Elites Wage War On America, This Is How They Will Do It	24 23:28 newc [11127]
Page 6: Politix
Study-Social Security's in worse shape than you thought	9 21:59 JosephMendiola [11125]
Congress Tells Court That Congress Can't Be Investigated for Insider Trading	9 18:08 OldSpook [11127]
Boehner Getting All Weak-Kneed on Looking for Granny Clinton's 'Lost' Emails:	13 20:36 charger [11127]

    
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Who's in the News
37	[untagged]
10	Islamic State
3	Govt of Pakistan
3	Govt of Syria
2	Houthis
2	Govt of Iran
2	Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis
1	Al-Muhajiroun
1	Govt of Saudi Arabia
1	Thai Insurgency
1	Abu Sayyaf
1	Muslim Brotherhood
1	Salafists
1	Taliban
1	al-Qaeda
1	al-Nusra
1	al-Qaeda in Arabia
1	Commies

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Two weeks of WOT

Fri 2015-05-08
ISIS controls 80% of Baiji refinery in Salahuddin

Thu 2015-05-07
Fighting continues in Benghazi despite fall of Mreisa

Wed 2015-05-06
Hezbollah Brigades in Iraq repel a major ISIS attack southeast of Fallujah

Tue 2015-05-05
Troops Kill 28 Suspected Militants in Central Nigeria

Mon 2015-05-04
3 Shot, 2 dead a 'Muhammad Art, Cartoon Contest' in Texas

Sun 2015-05-03
40 Person Mob Assaults 2 Jews on Paris’ Boulevard Voltaire

Sat 2015-05-02
Saudi Air Raids Kill Dozens of Yemenis

Fri 2015-05-01
Largest Iraqi Refinery Under Seige

Thu 2015-04-30
Iraqi forces make hard gains in rough Ramadi

Wed 2015-04-29
Houthis, tribesmen battle in central Yemen, at least 15 dead

Tue 2015-04-28
Saudi Arabia Arrests 93 Jihadists, Says Attacks Foiled

Mon 2015-04-27
Isis Leader Baghdadi Is Reportedly 'Unable To Move' After A Spinal Injury

Sun 2015-04-26
Mpls. Man Charged with Making Threats in Islamic State Group Case

Sat 2015-04-25
Italy arrests suspected bin Laden bodyguards, Peshawar bombers

Fri 2015-04-24
Italian police arrest 18 in AQ plot to attack Vatican

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