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US Air Force kills high ranking Al-Qaeda leader in Syria
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
O’Keefe Drops 2nd Undercover Video Exposing Leftist Groups Plan To Stop D.C. Metro Using Chains!	14 21:40 Crusader [1757]
Obama commutes sentence of FALN Terrorist Lopez Rivera	3 20:24 Frank G [1746]
Militants kill 8 Egyptian policemen in attack on New Valley checkpoint	0 [1732]
IDF: Palestinian tries to stab soldier in West Bank, is shot dead; another wannabe stabber arrested in Jerusalem	2 08:15 JFM [1731]
LNA airstrikes hit Derna	0 [1735]
Airstrike kills dozens of refugees in Nigeria	0 [1734]
20 more residences destroyed by ISIS in Nangarhar	0 [1733]
The Beatings Will Continue: Iraqi Edition	0 [1732]
Mosul Offensive News	2 21:34 Shipman [1760]
Anbar Antics	0 [1730]
Baghdad Bomb and Bullet Bulletin: 1 dead	0 [1740]
Kurdish-led SDF repel aggressive ISIS attack	0 [1728]
Iraqi forces control all five bridges in Mosul, ISIS 'nearly defeated’ in east	0 [1739]
Rudaw video shows the home of suspect in Istanbul nightclub massacre	0 [1730]
US: Airdrops increase for anti-ISIS forces near Raqqa	0 [1736]
Taliban’s explosives factory discovered in Balkh province	0 [1731]
Jabhat Fateh Al-Sham launches surprise offensive in northern Aleppo	0 [1736]
Rebel fighters surrender to Syrian Army in Qalamoun Mountains	0 [1734]
Russian jets nonstop bombing ISIS in Deir Ezzor	0 [1732]
US Air Force kills high ranking Al-Qaeda leader in Syria	1 09:10 Vast Right Wing Conspiracy [1762]
Palmyra Front: Pro-Government Counter-Offensive	0 [1724]
Saudi naval boat massacres 10 Yemeni civilians with rocket barrage	2 12:44 Fred [1734]
20 ISIL militants killed in northern Syria: Turkish military	0 [1739]
Abu Sayyaf bomb kills 12-year-old girl	0 [1735]
Page 2: WoT Background
Trump loyalist Roger Stone claims he was POISONED with polonium by political enemies who wanted to kill him before he could expose 'the truth' about Russian hack	0 [1740]
Wife of Orlando shooter indicted on terror charge	4 14:17 Skidmark [1729]
Quid pro quo: Iran signs phone, gas deals with Syria	2 16:04 trailing wife [1733]
Hamas, Fatah announce deal to form Palestinian unity government	0 [1733]
Israel raises height of fence on Egypt border	2 07:24 AlanC [1730]
Ft Lauderdale shooter 'visited jihadi chat rooms and practiced at the gun range months before murderous rampage'	6 20:34 Skidmark [1751]
Obama Commutes Bulk of Chelsea Manning’s Sentence	9 09:07 Penguin of the Desert [1732]
Stalemate on military courts persists as second govt, opposition meeting ends	0 [1735]
Modi tells Pakistan to 'walk away from terror' if it wants dialogue with India	0 [1723]
Kandahar bombing likely plotted in Quetta: officials	0 [1731]
Istanbul nightclub attack suspect trained in Afghanistan	0 [1726]
US wanted to use ISIS, Jabhat Al-Nusra to overthrow Assad: Lavrov	4 18:54 swksvolFF [1765]
Iran: Syria winning war because of cooperation between Damascus and Tehran	0 [1729]
Istanbul nightclub attacker: details mount	0 [1741]
Prosecutor seeks up to 142 years in prison for Demirtas	1 08:59 Skidmark [1726]
Iraq provided intel on ISIL members entering Turkey	0 [1731]
Muslim leader linked to insurgency mourned in southern Thailand	0 [1738]
Page 3: Non-WoT
ACLU Official Mocks Elderly White People, Tells Them They Have ‘Five Years Left'	3 23:04 Dopey Thrinerong8937 [1755]
Update: Markeith Loyd, suspect in Orlando police officer's killing in custody	3 13:04 gorb [1735]
North Dakota may eliminate penalties for running down protesters who block the freeway	19 21:39 Whiskey Mike [1756]
Now People Are Identifying as Mermaids	14 16:11 Frank G [1729]
Tayyaba torture case: DNA report identifies parents	0 [1742]
Teenage girl raped and murdered in North of Afghanistan	0 [1735]
Egyptian police clash with people celebrating on sovereignty decision on disputed islands	0 [1729]
Iraqi artist recreates ancient monuments	0 [1736]
Catalhöyuk figurines symbolize ‘elderly women, not Cybele’	4 16:05 Frank G [1729]
Top German court refuses to outlaw far-right NPD party	0 [1733]
Hrant Dink murder was deliberately permitted, says former police intelligence branch head	0 [1736]
Erdogan to banks: Ease loans or you’ll face us	7 08:08 DarthVader [1734]
Hungary set to turn screws on Soros-backed NGOs	1 01:51 g(r)omgoru [1730]
US plane is spotted in a mock dogfight with a Russian jet above the top secret Area 51 base	6 09:47 Besoeker [1739]
Page 4: Opinion
Trump Jobs Boom Continues Before Inauguration Day	0 [1727]
The Real Reason John Lewis and Company Boycott the Inauguration	2 10:55 Sock Puppet of Doom [1736]
CIA Director Bemoans Growing Up ‘A White Male from New Jersey'	7 13:35 Vast Right Wing Conspiracy [1739]
Why Political Correctness Is War By Other Means	2 17:41 PBMcL [1735]
Limbaugh on Trump Falling Approval Rating: ‘Fake News, Fake Polls'	0 [1732]
Brave Sir Roger Goodell Runs From Patriots AFC Champ. Game	2 13:22 magpie [1732]
World Class Butthurt From The American Media	13 18:02 PBMcL [1737]
Greenfield: Fall of the Fake News Crusade	0 [1730]
Appointing Ben Rhodes to Holocaust Memorial Council is massive Obama middle finger of triumph	13 18:28 newc [1759]
Top-Level Intel Officers' War Against Donald Trump Is Bad For The Country	8 20:10 charger [1760]
Staged encounters	1 05:59 newc [1736]
Benazir’s assassination	1 16:06 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [1737]
Maverick in the White House	0 [1728]
Show your faces...	1 00:48 Crusader [1755]
Bye bye, Barack	4 03:02 gorb [1738]
Changing ties	0 [1730]
Page 6: Politix
Kerry not attending inauguration, official says	16 22:17 Seeking cure for ignorance [1754]
Obama administration gives $500m to UN climate change fund	7 22:35 Iblis [1763]
Departing Klingon chief wants his legacy to be the work he did for LGBTQ community	10 18:36 Besoeker [1760]
19 Years Ago Today, Drudge Broke That Bill Clinton DID Have Sexual Relations With That Woman	4 21:55 Barbara [1765]
Bikers for Trump in Florida heading out to Washington DC for the Inauguration	6 13:05 Rex Mundi [1733]
Trump eyes 10% spending cuts, 20% slash of federal workers	12 21:49 Procopius2k [1752]
Ads in two dozen cities offer protesters up to $2,500 to agitate at Trump inaugural	10 15:36 Thoth White8365 [1733]

    
                23:04 Dopey Thrinerong8937

                        22:35 Iblis

                        22:17 Seeking cure for ignorance

                        22:13 Seeking cure for ignorance

                        22:12 Seeking cure for ignorance

                        21:55 Barbara

                        21:49 Procopius2k

                        21:43 phil_b

                        21:40 Crusader

                        21:39 Whiskey Mike

                        21:34 Shipman 

                        21:14 Rob Crawford

                        20:34 Skidmark

                        20:24 Frank G

                        20:10 charger

                        20:09 Rob Crawford

                        19:39 Rex Mundi

                        19:18 Airandee

                        18:54 swksvolFF

                        18:49 Barbara

                        18:48 Barbara

                        18:48 Barbara

                        18:36 Besoeker

                        18:28 newc

Who's in the News
35	[untagged]
15	Islamic State
8	Govt of Pakistan
4	Sublime Porte
2	Govt of Iran
2	Govt of Syria
2	al-Nusra
1	Taliban
1	Thai Insurgency
1	al-Qaeda
1	al-Qaeda in North Africa
1	Abu Sayyaf
1	Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (IS)
1	Arab Spring
1	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
1	Houthis
1	Palestinian Authority

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Two weeks of WOT

Wed 2017-01-18
US Air Force kills high ranking Al-Qaeda leader in Syria

Tue 2017-01-17
Obama Releases 10 More GITMO Detainees Just Before Leaving Office

Mon 2017-01-16
Noor Salman, wife of Orlando bomber, now jugged by FBI

Sun 2017-01-15
Three arrested during Belgian police raid on Molenbeek street where Paris attacks mastermind Salah Abdeslam lived

Sat 2017-01-14
Islamic State supporters face jail after infiltrated in undercover police sting

Fri 2017-01-13
Belgium charges pair over fake papers for jihadist in Paris, Brussels attacks

Thu 2017-01-12
36 Afghan parliament staff killed in Kabul attack

Wed 2017-01-11
Airport Shooter Converted to Islam, Identified as Aashiq Hammad Years Before Joining Army

Tue 2017-01-10
Mosul Left Coast Fully Liberated

Mon 2017-01-09
U.S. Navy ship fires warning shots at Iranian vessels

Sun 2017-01-08
German Vice Chancellor calls for ban of Salafist mosques

Sat 2017-01-07
ISIS propaganda king killed

Fri 2017-01-06
Gunman Opens Fire at Fort Lauderdale Airport; UPDATE 3 5 dead

Thu 2017-01-05
3 girl suicide bombers gunned down in northeastern Nigeria

Wed 2017-01-04
Turkey Nabs 2 Foreigners at Istanbul Airport over Nightclub Attack

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