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Confirmed: Head of ISIS In Afghanistan Killed In Raid By 50 U.S. Special Ops, 40 Afghan Commandos
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
al-Nusra Turbans rob 11 bankers near Afrin	0 [11128]
Syrian forces continue to hit rebel positions in Deir Ezzor	0 [11126]
3 wounded in bombing attack in As-Suwayda Province	0 [11129]
Syrian Army advances in Hama	0 [11128]
Mosul Offensive News	0 [11130]
Anbar Antix	0 [11130]
Baghdad Bomb and Bullet Bulletin	0 [11129]
Confirmed: Head of ISIS In Afghanistan Killed In Raid By 50 U.S. Special Ops, 40 Afghan Commandos	5 18:38 Zenobia Floger6220 [11135]
Israeli forces shoot, kill Palestinian woman over alleged stabbing attempt	0 [11127]
Yemen army advancing towards Aqaba mountains in Al Jawf governorate	0 [11131]
US military confirms death of ISIS Afghanistan leader	0 [11130]
Two Islamist Extremists Killed in Bangladesh Raid	0 [11129]
Philippine Blast Probe Focuses on Shiite Imam	0 [11127]
IS Attack on Kurdish Base in Iraq Kills Two	0 [11132]
IS Holds Off U.S.-Backed Force in Syria's Tabqa	0 [11129]
ISIS and foreign terrorists among 19 killed in Afghan forces airstrikes: MoD	0 [11127]
2 ISIS suicide bombers killed in premature blast before targeting Afghan forces	1 23:04 Glenmore [11127]
7 ISIS-K militants killed in drone strike in East of Afghanistan	0 [11130]
5 prominent Taliban leaders among 37 killed in Qala-e-Zal of Kunduz: Danish	3 10:47 Skidmark [11130]
Al Shabaab attacks Kenya army base in Gedo region	0 [11127]
Somalia says Al-shabaab commander killed in raid	0 [11126]
Somalia: NISA officer hurt in car bomb explosion	0 [11129]
Four more Abu Sayyaf rebels killed in Basilan	0 [11128]
Suspected ISIS militants kill Christian man in northern Sinai	0 [11127]
European ~~migrant~~ colonist briefs	1 13:52 trailing wife [11133]
Police: Muslim imam target of Manila bombing	0 [11125]
Bomb triggered from Malaysia hurts six Thai border cops	0 [11128]
Page 2: WoT Background
Palestinian hunger strike leader Barghouti 'filmed eating'	4 19:13 Zhang Fei [11133]
'We should tell the truth: There will be no Palestinian state'	8 19:42 Hupeart Thaitch2372 [11130]
Turkey deploying troops to Syria’s militant-held Idlib: Report	0 [11129]
Israel to revoke Arabic's official language standing in occupied territories	3 07:40 g(r)omgoru [11129]
Saudi kingdom will be destroyed if Riyadh does anything 'ignorant'	4 11:21 gorb [11131]
Rouhani accuses Iran’s Revolutionary Guard of sabotaging the nuclear deal	0 [11126]
ISIS mufti tells Al Arabiya how he met ‘introverted’ Baghdadi in US prison	2 22:22 Zhang Fei [11127]
Ex-Nusra fighters to be evacuated from Syrian camp	0 [11128]
Jordan, U.S. Launch Major Military Exercises	0 [11130]
German President Seeks to Move Past Rift with Israel	2 16:13 magpie [11130]
Afghanistan reacts at Pakistani claims regarding the killing of 50 Afghan troops	0 [11126]
Barghouti’s cookies signal crumbling of hunger strike	1 02:20 g(r)omgoru [11130]
Kenya transfers nearly 50 Somalis to Jubbaland State	2 10:53 Skidmark [11129]
IS trying to create base in Valley	1 09:10 g(r)omgoru [11128]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Android Apps Secretly Tracking Users by Listening to Inaudible Sounds Hidden in Adverts	2 21:53 Frank G [11134]
Iceland Uses Volcanos to Generate Pretty-Clean Electricity	10 21:01 Alaska Paul [11131]
Army Names First Unit to Receive Service's New Pistol	0 [11134]
Is This Mexican WalMart 'Free-For-All' A Taste Of Things To Come? (Video)	0 [11127]
Monsanto accused of hiring army of trolls to silence online dissent – court papers	3 11:10 Abu Uluque [11128]
Atlanta Emory University to Pay 100% of Illegal Aliens' Financial Aid	3 17:48 Nero White 3083 [11130]
McRobots - Coming Soon to a Restaurant Near You	5 18:17 Nero White 3083 [11134]
Ukraine Bans Steven Seagal as ‘Threat to National Security'	2 15:22 gorb [11126]
Merkel's Party Scores Strong Win in State Polls	1 10:52 lord garth [11130]
Boston doctors found dead in luxury apartment with throats slashed	8 20:26 Airandee [11130]
Page 4: Opinion
FBI study proves the ‘Ferguson Effect' is putting Americans in DANGER	6 22:43 Skidmark [11132]
Big Pharma's pollution is creating deadly superbugs	2 09:24 phil_b [11128]
Election: What Happened in France?	21 21:05 Alaska Paul [11132]
Terrorism and sectarianism when combined pose immense danger	0 [11126]
Page 6: Politix
Leftist biographer tries to find Obama's soul - comes up empty	6 15:36 gorb [11129]
Judge Orrick meet Judge Roy Bean	1 11:05 Abu Uluque [11130]
Obamacare co-architect Gruber blames Trump for ACA's decline	3 10:02 JohnQC [11126]
Kennedy family gives Obama ‘Profile in Courage' Award	5 21:12 gorb [11126]
Obama's Non-Profit On Same Dubious Path First Blazed By Clinton Foundation	10 20:21 CrazyFool [11134]

    
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                        22:22 Zhang Fei

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                        20:45 DarthVader

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                        20:21 CrazyFool

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                        19:53 trailing wife

                        19:42 Hupeart Thaitch2372

                        19:13 Zhang Fei

                        18:57 rjschwarz

                        18:42 Procopius2k

                        18:38 Zenobia Floger6220

                        18:27 Nero White 3083

                        18:27 Sauron

                        18:22 CrazyFool

                        18:21 Raj

                        18:20 Zenobia Floger6220

                        18:17 Nero White 3083

                        18:13 Zenobia Floger6220

Who's in the News
29	[untagged]
11	Islamic State
3	al-Shabaab (AQ)
2	Govt of Syria
2	al-Nusra
2	Govt of Iran
1	Govt of Pakistan
1	Govt of Saudi Arabia
1	Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (IS)
1	Houthis
1	Abu Sayyaf (ISIS)
1	Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (IS)
1	Moslem Colonists
1	PLO
1	Sublime Porte
1	Taliban
1	Thai Insurgency

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Two weeks of WOT

Mon 2017-05-08
Confirmed: Head of ISIS In Afghanistan Killed In Raid By 50 U.S. Special Ops, 40 Afghan Commandos

Sun 2017-05-07
Ismail Haniyeh elected new head of Hamas

Sat 2017-05-06
New Jersey Man Charged With Attempting to Support ISIS, Planning NYC Bombing

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

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