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Fighting continues in Benghazi despite fall of Mreisa
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Page 1: WoT Operations
From hip-hop to jihad, how the Islamic State became a magnet for converts	4 11:28 JohnQC [1737]
Attack foiled on Kurram football match; four killed	1 18:50 swksvolFF [1747]
Sudanese army says it downed Israeli UAV north of Khartoum	0 [1729]
UK police arrest 7 in fraud linked to Syria extremists	1 06:16 paul [1732]
US, allies conduct 11 air strikes in Iraq	0 [1730]
Fighting continues in Benghazi despite fall of Mreisa	0 [1763]
Second Libya Dawn warplane downed near Zintan	0 [1732]
Yemenis Control Saudi Military Post	0 [1727]
Soddy Warplanes Raid Targets in Yemen’s Maareb, Saada	0 [1726]
Qalamoun Terrorists Suffer More Losses	0 [1741]
Yemeni Army Controls al-Tawahi in Aden	0 [1740]
16 ISIS elements, including 3 suicide bombers, killed in Salahuddin	0 [1733]
Shaboobs whack Deputy Wadajir Commissioner	0 [1735]
Coalition strike kills 4 ISIS elements in al-Qa’im, Anbar	0 [1731]
Shell Hits W. Bekaa as Syrian Army Clashes with Militants on Border	0 [1727]
Four Arrested in German Raids on Anti-Muslim 'Terror' Group	0 [1737]
Nigeria Military Claims Rescue of Another 25 from Boko Haram	2 16:23 SteveS [1729]
4 ISIS elements killed while planting bomb	0 [1732]
Iraqi army shells ISIS sites, kills 18 militants in Fallujah	1 13:25 Glenmore [1731]
5 ISIS leaders detained says official	0 [1736]
Coalition strike kills 15 ISIS fighters, wounds 20 in southwest of Kirku	0 [1736]
26 ISIS elements killed in rocket attack in Fallujah	0 [1732]
U.N. Security Council to address Syrian regime on chlorine attacks against civilians	0 [1732]
ISIS attacks Kurdish districts in Hasakah, casualties reported	0 [1745]
Kobane at stake after Peshmerga withdrawal	0 [1735]
Militants of Islamic State clashes with pro-Assad forces near military airport in Aleppo	0 [1738]
Three U.S. Airmen refused to be taken hostage in Afghanistan In The Fight of Their Lives	6 22:58 tipover [1749]
Egypt Policeman Killed in Clashes with Morsi Backers	2 15:48 Pappy [1736]
IS Attack on Kurdish Forces in Syria Kills 16	0 [1733]
Yemen Rebel Forces Kill Loyalist Army Commander in South	0 [1736]
3 Palestinian Gunmen Killed in Egypt's Sinai	0 [1726]
Shelling from Yemen Kills 5 in Saudi Border City	0 [1732]
IS Launches Offensive in East Syria City	0 [1727]
Gunmen Slightly Wound Two Soldiers in Baalbek's Sharawneh	0 [1736]
Four Sentenced to Death over Mob Killing of Afghan Woman	2 21:17 Frank G [1748]
Couple killed, bodies burned in southern Thailand	0 [1738]
Roadside bomb injures five rangers	0 [1737]
Page 2: WoT Background
North Korean regime insider: We may use nuke if forced	1 15:10 Rex Mundi [1742]
US Navy stops accompanying ships through Strait of Hormuz	4 08:29 Procopius2k [1730]
Islamists’ influence seen as growing in Tripoli’s schools	0 [1725]
Coast guards arrest 580 illegal migrants about to leave Libya	0 [1729]
1500 ISIS fighters from 33 counties trying to enter Algeria	0 [1741]
Schoolmates: Texas Shooter was 'Heartthrob' in Pakistain	7 18:31 tu3031 [1747]
Kenya Promises Not to Force Refugees Home	1 19:52 Pappy [1752]
Iran Leader Tells Nuclear Team to Avoid 'Humiliation'	0 [1728]
Starved Survivors Tell of Hell as Boko Haram Hostages	0 [1742]
President of France confirms death of 100 French nationals in Iraq and Syria	1 06:09 paul [1735]
Israeli F-16I pilots use Greece's S-300 SAMs to prepare for potential Iran air strikes	2 10:52 DarthVader [1734]
N. Korea Submarine Missile Allows Covert Nuclear Strike on US	9 17:41 Besoeker [1731]
Southern Poverty Law Center To Add Cartoonist Who Won "Draw Mohammed" Contest to Hate List	8 19:28 Glenmore [1763]
France Delivered Weapons to Syria Rebels, Book Reveals	0 [1734]
Iran Says Crew of Seized Maersk Vessel are 'Free'	1 07:39 ed in texas [1734]
Kurd Leader Asks U.S. for Help for Refugees from IS	0 [1725]
U.S. Says Iraq's Largest Oil Refinery under Threat from IS	1 12:35 airandee [1732]
U.S. Says Syria Safe Zone Would Require 'Combat Mission'	0 [1738]
Obama Hosts Anxious Gulf Leaders as Sands Shift in Mideast	8 21:21 Thing From Snowy Mountain [1754]
Syria's Assad Says Losing Battles Doesn't Mean War is Lost	0 [1733]
130 Macedonian and Serbian nationals have joined ISIS in Syria and Iraq	2 21:28 borgboy [1749]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Designer of 3-D-printed gun challenges feds to Constitutional duel	9 19:38 Glenmore [1748]
Foggy Bottom Official: Hildebeest's Use of Personal Email Server Not Acceptable'	3 18:15 tu3031 [1753]
Leftists Sweep To Power in Alberta	5 13:45 lord garth [1729]
28 tons of Russian made iron fall off a Low Boy	7 11:46 Rex Mundi [1733]
Study: Europe Faces Massive Obesity Problem	9 21:37 borgboy [1757]
U.S. Allows First Ferry Services to Cuba in over 50 Years	1 11:10 JohnQC [1733]
Suha's Lawyers Say French Murder Inquiry Must Go On	1 18:08 tu3031 [1735]
NorKs Building New Transport Corridor and Border Crossing	0 [1735]
Page 6: Politix
Top federal court rules against NSA's phone records program	4 19:34 Glenmore [1754]
ObamaCare Exchanges Are A Model Of Failure	0 [1729]
CNN Host: Hillary's Horrible Poll Numbers Are 'The Equivalent Of A Five-Alarm Fire'	10 22:06 airandee [1743]
FLOTUS: Museums Don't Make Young Minorities Feel Welcome	20 23:55 Shuting Gurly-Brown7975 [1760]
O'Reilly: 'This Country Is Doomed' If 'Presidency Can Be Bought'	14 21:47 CrazyFool [1752]

    
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7	Islamic State
4	Govt of Syria
4	Commies
3	Govt of Iran
2	al-Shabaab
2	Boko Haram
2	Houthis
2	Thai Insurgency
1	Salafists
1	Arab Spring
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Two weeks of WOT

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

Thu 2015-04-23
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