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One of the eight killed militants in Multan was ‘Al Qaeda country head’
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
TSA Chief Says Security Changes May Be Coming at Airports - Video	1 17:03 DarthVader [1749]
Russia proposes joint airstrikes with U.S.- led coalition in Syria	6 15:24 gorb [1743]
Latest on EgyptAir MS804	3 18:24 Angaimble Elminemble1032 [1756]
Egypt army says plane wreckage found near Alexandria	0 [1744]
Former CIA Director Jim Woolsey warns 'Real Vulnerability' at Airports	10 16:27 trailing wife [1758]
Russia says it cracked group preparing Paris-style attacks	2 07:37 AlanC [1738]
US leads 17 strikes against Islamic State	0 [1728]
Police catch 60,000 grenade springs headed to Gaza	9 15:14 CrazyFool [1729]
Good morning	1 17:10 Shipman [1756]
Top Afghan general dies in IED attack in Kandahar	1 00:08 3dc [1736]
8 die in insider attack in Zabul	0 [1725]
Taliban score own goal: 10 die in 2 incidents	2 17:28 Shipman [1752]
Afghan security forces detain 3 al-Qaeda assassins in Helmand	0 [1738]
102 militants killed in Ghazni and Wardak in past 10 days	0 [1726]
27 die in battles between Taliban and ISIS in Nangarhar	0 [1729]
One of the eight killed militants in Multan was ‘Al Qaeda country head’	0 [1763]
Kop dies in Quetta IED blast	0 [1737]
LNA takes control of central oilfields	0 [1737]
49 fall to ISIS justice in Sirte	0 [1748]
3 die in artillery attack in Benghazi	0 [1741]
32 killed in fighting with IS, five in new suicide bombing	0 [1731]
Uighur teen handed 20 year sentence	0 [1738]
al-Qaeda arms cache discovered in al-Mukalla	0 [1734]
Gunmen Attack Kunar Schools	0 [1734]
Tajikistan arrests five imams for extremism	0 [1733]
Tunisia says one of its 'most dangerous' militants killed	0 [1735]
Shibir leader accused in RU Prof Rezaul killing dies	0 [1727]
Tk18 lakh bounty declared for 6 ABT men	0 [1740]
106 sentenced to death over clashes with Lebanon army	0 [1733]
Iraq says it retakes western town of Rutba from ISIS	0 [1731]
ISIS militant killed as detonates bomb during Turkish police raid	1 07:40 AlanC [1731]
Homs: Regime snipers target bakery, 5 wounded from Al Waer	0 [1738]
Russia uses Israeli drones in Syria's offensive: source	1 04:34 Besoeker [1735]
Kurdish militias block fuel convoys entering rebel-held areas	0 [1729]
Aleppo: ISIS retakes 4 villages from rebels on Turkish border	0 [1729]
Syrian Arrested for 'Supplying Arms, Surveillance Devices to Terror Groups'	0 [1733]
Syria regime retakes Deir al-Assafir, outside capital	0 [1731]
Seven soldiers wounded by Abu Sayyaf grenade	0 [1732]
Kurd wimmin fighting al-Nusra in Aleppo	0 [1730]
ISIS intel Top Dawg has a Very Bad Day	2 12:00 Frank G [1736]
The Beatings Will Continue: Raqqa Edtion	0 [1732]
Iraqi Jailhouse Stories: 4 detained	0 [1740]
Ninevah Nightmares: 22 die	0 [1737]
1 Iraqi soldier dies in bomb attack near Baqubah	0 [1731]
Anbar Antics: 20+ die	0 [1735]
Baghdad Bomb and Bullet Bulletin: 4 die	0 [1733]
Page 2: WoT Background
Paris attack suspect Abdeslam tight-lipped in first interrogation	6 18:30 Angaimble Elminemble1032 [1748]
Wimmins songs ban in Kandahar sparks outrage	2 21:35 Frank G [1750]
Terror case magistrate in Australia slams disrespectful supporters	0 [1730]
IS moving back into Sabratha says LNA	0 [1734]
Houthis tortured rivals, according to Amnasty	0 [1729]
IS branches in Libya, Yemen, Saudi Arabia added to US terror list	0 [1731]
War crimes accused Yusuf dies	1 10:30 Frank G [1728]
Israeli govt threatens to shut down human rights group	0 [1730]
Iraq’s Shiite rivalries risk turning violent, weakening war on ISIS	0 [1725]
Leb Unanimously Rejects Refugee 'Naturalization', to Seek 'Clarifications' on Ban's Remarks	0 [1729]
Tunisia's Ennahda to separate politics from Islamic activity	0 [1732]
White House says too soon to tell why EgyptAir plane crashed	7 16:07 Besoeker [1740]
New Turkey PM: Erdogan's loyal servant and transport czar	1 10:47 Pappy [1737]
Jihadi website with beheadings made money from Google ad platform	0 [1732]
US denies report of coalition envoy visit to Rojava	1 05:23 Besoeker [1729]
Commies welcome Duterte offer of cabinet positions	0 [1733]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Breaking: Armed person shot by WH Secret Service officer	0 [1735]
Portland school board bans climate change-denying materials	4 23:06 Thravimp Lover of the Antelope7006 [1762]
Poll: Two-thirds in U.S. would struggle to cover $1,000 crisis	4 14:57 Mike Kozlowski [1730]
Black Lives Matter leader Charles Wade charged with sex trafficking	10 11:55 Besoeker [1729]
Arming the Osprey	12 18:18 Pappy [1749]
Federal Employees Give To Dem Campaigns TEN TIMES More Than To GOP	8 14:55 Pappy [1729]
Two-Parent Families Get Subsidized Housing By Posing As Single Mothers	6 15:19 Frank G [1732]
Anti-Maduro protesters clash with police in Venezuela	4 12:49 Ebbang Uluque6305 [1736]
Arrest warrant issued for DR Congo opposition leader accused of hiring mercenaries	0 [1727]
Ain Dara Residents Protest Threats 'Launched by Fattoush'	0 [1736]
Shyamal reinstated, school committee dissolved	1 14:35 trailing wife [1735]
Strikes rock France as PM urges 'harsh' treatment for rioters	0 [1736]
Federal Judge orders ethics classes for 'deceptive' DOJ attorneys	4 12:42 OregonGuy [1722]
VA rapist turns out to be accuser	0 [1733]
College boots ex-Delta Force hero after complaint from LGBT activists	11 16:08 g(r)omgoru [1732]
The little tank robot that carries a glock	1 00:31 Percy McCoy7690 [1729]
Page 4: Opinion
How Obama's policies have de-stabilzed the world	4 19:40 Airandee [1752]
Mob misrule must not be allowed to stand	2 14:33 trailing wife [1735]
Economic models are changing. We must deal with it.	8 16:22 Ebbang Uluque6305 [1735]
Page 6: Politix
Download malware? The feds may use that as an excuse to infiltrate your computer as well.	2 11:02 AlanC [1726]
Democrats pressure Sanders as rift threatens party	3 15:20 Pappy [1739]
Donald Trump dubs EgyptAir crash ‘another terrorist attack’	15 21:43 Capsu78 [1761]

    
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                        21:43 Capsu78

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                        20:28 European Conservative

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                        20:23 European Conservative

                        20:05 DarthVader

                        20:01 AlanC

                        19:40 Airandee

                        19:10 Procopius2k

                        18:43 KBK

                        18:30 Angaimble Elminemble1032

                        18:24 Angaimble Elminemble1032

                        18:18 Pappy

                        17:31 Ebbang Uluque6305

                        17:28 Shipman

                        17:26 Ebbang Uluque6305

                        17:26 Ebbang Uluque6305

                        17:10 Shipman

                        17:03 DarthVader

                        16:36 trailing wife

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                        16:24 Besoeker

                        16:23 Besoeker

Who's in the News
44	[untagged]
17	Islamic State
3	Govt of Syria
3	Taliban
2	al-Nusra
2	Commies
1	Jaish al-Islam (MB)
1	Jamaat-e-Islami
1	Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh
1	Jemaah Islamiyah
1	Muslim Brotherhood
1	Sublime Porte
1	al-Qaeda in Arabia
1	al-Qaeda in Pakistan
1	Abu Sayyaf
1	Ansarullah Bangla Team
1	Govt of Iraq
1	Hamas
1	Houthis

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Two weeks of WOT

Fri 2016-05-20
One of the eight killed militants in Multan was ‘Al Qaeda country head’

Thu 2016-05-19
EgyptAir Jet Disappears Over Mediterranean Sea

Wed 2016-05-18
Fighting among Syrian rebels kills more than 50

Tue 2016-05-17
Pro-Rassoul Faction Declares Jihad On Mansour Clan

Mon 2016-05-16
ISIS release execution photos of Taliban fighters in Afghanistan

Sun 2016-05-15
ISIS kill 16 Real Madrid fans in massacre at supporters club headquarters

Sat 2016-05-14
Rebels kill at least 75 Quds Brigade militants north of Aleppo

Fri 2016-05-13
Top Hezbollah commander in Syria Mustafa Badreddine killed by Israel, group says

Thu 2016-05-12
ISIS says it's behind Iraq blasts that killed over 90

Wed 2016-05-11
Bangladesh executes top Jamaat leader Motiur Rahman over '1971 war crimes'

Tue 2016-05-10
US airstrike kills ISIS 'Emir of Anbar Province' in Iraq

Mon 2016-05-09
78 militants killed in latest air and ground raids of Afghan forces

Sun 2016-05-08
Suspected bombers die in Soddy security operation

Sat 2016-05-07
ISIS Big Wig dies in US airstrike

Fri 2016-05-06
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