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Senior Qaeda-linked figure captured in Lebanon
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Coalition Airstrike Destroys ISIS Finance Distribution Center Near Mosul, or maybe Library	1 19:53 gorb [1766]
Police Prevent Stoning of Two Transsexual Men in Dortmund, ~~Afghanistan~~ Germany	4 19:55 gorb [1754]
Turkish army bombs Kurdish town of Cizre, three children killed	1 07:17 BrerRabbit [1737]
30 ISIS militants, including commanders, killed in U.S. strike north Iraq	0 [1739]
Several Dead as Shebab Storm African Union Base in Somalia	4 15:54 Zenobia Floger6220 [1741]
At least 20 dead as Al-Qaeda gunmen attack hotel in Burkina Faso	1 19:40 Blossom Unains5562 [1755]
French Jets Strike IS Comms Center in Iraq	1 02:23 Nguard [1740]
Senior Qaeda-linked figure captured in Lebanon	0 [1760]
Iraqi forces kill ISIS executioner in Anbar	0 [1735]
2 Palestinians said killed in Gaza clashes with IDF	0 [1737]
Seminary run by Jaish-e-Mohammad in Sialkot sealed	0 [1730]
Afghan consulate official's Peshawar residence targeted in late-night drive-by	0 [1729]
Four Indian Maoist Rebels Killed in Shoot-out	2 14:25 Thrusoque Dark Lord of the Veal Cutlets8401 [1735]
Yemen: Pipeline between Oil Port and Refinery in Aden Blown up	0 [1730]
Syrian Army Controls Two More Villages in Aleppo Eastern Countryside	0 [1733]
Iraqi Force Enters Southern Oil City To Disarm Tribal Fighters	0 [1737]
Daesh Leader Killed In Nangarhar Drone Strike	1 08:46 Frank G [1740]
Heavy Fighting Underway In Helmand's Gereshk	4 14:38 Spinesh Grumble5885 [1736]
Page 2: WoT Background
Jason Rezaian and 3 Other US Inmates Freed by Iran. US to urge end to Argentina bombing prosecution	5 17:21 Procopius2k [1753]
Germany Wants Algeria, Morocco to Implement Expulsion Deal	2 12:46 Abu Uluque [1731]
Aquino sees no ‘credible’ terror threat to the Philippines	0 [1740]
Why rejected asylum seekers are seldom deported	1 05:14 Skidmark [1733]
Egyptian troop deployment abroad extended for one year	6 21:19 Pappy [1753]
More than 400 on German Islamist watchlist	0 [1737]
German town bans refugees from swimming pool	5 12:56 CrazyFool [1726]
Boko Haram attacks killed nearly 1,200 people since 2013: Cameroon	0 [1724]
NA body terms minimum marriage age 'un-Islamic'	2 12:31 chris [1734]
Obama's statement on Pakistan not ground reality: Aziz%u200F	0 [1733]
India arrests Hindu Sena chief for ransacking PIA office in Delhi	0 [1736]
Oil Prices Tumble Below $30, New 12-Year Lows	6 19:47 Silentbrick [1759]
Turkey Detains 12 Academics for Criticizing Military Campaign against Kurds	0 [1728]
Why the West Bank refugee camps refuse to join the Third Intifada	0 [1743]
Israel: Hezbollah Obtained Russian anti-Ship Missiles	0 [1729]
US Delivers 4 Super Tucano Attack Aircrafts to Afghan Forces	2 12:12 Mike Kozlowski [1744]
‘Hamas rejects Iran offer of funding in return for backing in Saudi row’	0 [1728]
Mobile Clinic On Way To Madaya Where 32 Have Died From Hunger	0 [1735]
US Commander: Turkey Should Inform Us Before Targeting IS	0 [1731]
State Department: Arab 'Extremists' Entering U.S. Via Porous Mexican Border	0 [1729]
Page 3: Non-WoT
SpaceX successfully fired up the first stage of it's rocket that it landed in late Dec!	4 14:44 DarthVader [1729]
Brutal beating caught on video prompts Newark to step up downtown patrols	3 23:25 Silentbrick [1754]
White shoppers call for boycott after black Sam's Club CEO Rosalind Brewer rips lack of diversity with company's top suppliers	17 21:37 KBK [1757]
Inspector gets death for killing two lawyers in Daska	1 10:48 Frank G [1728]
PM Nawaz vows to eradicate honour killings after Oscar nod	1 10:50 Frank G [1732]
Power supply restored to major cities after breakdown: Ministry	0 [1726]
Boy cuts off own hand after blasphemy mistake: Punjab police	6 19:58 gorb [1750]
Govt becomes hurdle in unblocking YouTube despite Google's efforts	0 [1726]
UN Decries Killings, Mass Graves in Burundi	1 08:26 AlanC [1728]
Re-energizing BioWar: Army cites deep flaws at biodefense lab	2 04:55 Skidmark [1725]
"It's more important to have a gun in your hand than a cop on the phone."	2 13:03 NoMoreBS [1738]
Crews searching for 12 on board 2 Marine Corps helicopters that crashed off Oahu's North Shore	3 14:18 Pappy [1734]
Detachable cabin invented to save lives during airliner crashes	7 14:42 Raj [1727]
FBI Agents Provocateurs Infiltrate Oregon Protesters	8 22:07 Mike Kozlowski [1755]
Mr. Richard Mann shovels snow for neighbor	3 19:31 Glenmore [1745]
Page 4: Opinion
This Week in Guns, January 16th, 2016	0 [1726]
Page 6: Politix
Bernie Sanders is an idiot: Threatens to sue wikipedia over use of his logo before backing down	7 19:16 Sven the pelter [1761]
Former U.S. Attorneys Predict Criminal Charges in FBI's Probe of Clinton Server	5 12:24 Abu Uluque [1728]
Texas Attorney Files Eligibility Lawsuit Against Ted Cruz	13 16:21 Ebbart Glererong5900 [1731]

    
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                        19:58 gorb

                        19:57 lord garth

                        19:55 gorb

                        19:53 gorb

                        19:47 Silentbrick

                        19:40 Blossom Unains5562

                        19:37 Glenmore

                        19:36 Glenmore

                        19:35 Glenmore

                        19:31 Glenmore

                        19:16 Sven the pelter

                        18:30 Zenobia Floger6220

                        18:14 Mike N.

                        18:14 Mike N.

                        17:57 Elmerert Hupens2660

                        17:24 Procopius2k

                        17:23 Procopius2k

                        17:21 Procopius2k

                        17:01 BrerRabbit

Who's in the News
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6	Islamic State
6	Govt of Pakistan
2	Taliban
2	al-Qaeda
2	Govt of Syria
1	Hamas
1	Hezbollah
1	Boko Haram
1	Jaish-e-Mohammad
1	Salafists
1	al-Qaeda in Arabia
1	al-Qaeda in North Africa
1	al-Qaeda in Pakistan
1	Govt of Iran
1	Commies
1	Govt of Iraq
1	al-Shabaab

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Two weeks of WOT

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Senior Qaeda-linked figure captured in Lebanon

Fri 2016-01-15
U.S. designates ISIS in Afghanistan as foreign terrorist organization

Thu 2016-01-14
Terror attacks in Jakarta -- 7 die so far

Wed 2016-01-13
Suicide bomber kills 10 people, mainly Germans, in Istanbul

Tue 2016-01-12
Bombings at Iraq cafe kill 20: Officers

Mon 2016-01-11
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Sun 2016-01-10
US drone strikes kills 25 suspected militants in Pakistan, Afghanistan

Sat 2016-01-09
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Fri 2016-01-08
ISIS Man Executes His Mom

Thu 2016-01-07
Iran says Saudi-led airstrike hit Iranian Embassy in Yemen, but no damage seen

Wed 2016-01-06
1 US soldier killed, 2 wounded in Taliban attack in Helmand

Tue 2016-01-05
44 ISIS Bad Guys die in battles near Fallujah

Mon 2016-01-04
38 die in Kurd, ISIS battles in Raqqa

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Death sentences for nine 'hardcore terrorists' in Pakistan

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