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US kills veteran al-Qaeda leader in Syria drone strike
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Klingon Master: We 'have to assume' terrorist activity in the U.S.	7 20:05 Procopius2k [1782]
Good morning	3 18:07 Skidmark [1772]
Indian Coast Guard detains 9 Pak fishermen	0 [1752]
Indian, Pak forces continue to exchange artillery fire	3 17:37 swksvolFF [1783]
Indian Army camp attacked in Kashmir	0 [1743]
One dead after rockets from Syria hit Turkish town	0 [1744]
Libyan forces lose six fighters in Sirte	0 [1741]
Local officials defuse 8 bombs in Al Mukalla totaling 1K lbs	0 [1744]
2 die in ISIS bombing attack in Hama	0 [1750]
Taliban Seize Helmand's Nawa District	0 [1747]
Turkish warbirds hit Kurd Kommie Kommand center	0 [1751]
Kurds, ISIS fight it out over Bartilla	0 [1739]
Syrian rebels advance in Dabiq	0 [1746]
Details behind Saudi ‘mother of death’	0 [1741]
Morocco dismantles cell of women Islamic State extremists	0 [1745]
Man Living in Maryland Charged in Islamic State Group Case	0 [1741]
3 Abu Sayyaf suspects nabbed in Zamboanga City; bomb plot foiled	0 [1745]
2 Baramulla attackers identified: Pakistan nationals from Jaish-e-Mohammad	0 [1753]
Syrian cave hospital out of action after 'bunker-buster' attack	0 [1752]
US kills veteran al-Qaeda leader in Syria drone strike	1 21:45 Blossom Unains5562 [1792]
Franco-Tunisian woman hostage in Yemen freed and taken to Oman	0 [1744]
Suicide attack on Kurdish wedding kills at least 22 in northeast Syria	0 [1751]
Nine dead as Italy rescues 6,055 migrants on disaster anniversary	1 20:28 Pappy [1783]
ISIS destroys, loots archaeological sites near Kirkuk	0 [1746]
Coalition airstrike kills 30 ISIS members north of Ramadi	0 [1755]
Anbar Operations forces storm into ISIS last stronghold in Ramadi Island	0 [1745]
ISIS secret meeting turns into bloody massacre	0 [1744]
ISIS leader steals militants’ salaries from Bayt al-Mal near Tikrit	2 04:45 Shick de Medici6262 [1744]
Suicide bombing near Baghdad leaves 21 casualties	0 [1744]
ISIS executes police officer after 7 months of detention in Mosul	0 [1737]
ISIS executes 45 people southwest of Kirkuk	0 [1757]
ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi suffers severe poisoning	6 14:57 Barbara [1746]
Iraqi Army shoots down ISIS drone near Mosul	0 [1754]
Taliban Fighters Penetrate Heart of Afghan City of Kunduz	0 [1753]
Most US voters concerned about terrorist attacks	5 20:27 Pappy [1775]
Abu Sayyaf releases three Indonesian hostages	0 [1745]
Page 2: WoT Background
Rooshuns deploy advance SAM system in Syria	6 21:45 Skidmark [1774]
HSV-2 Swift destroyed off Yemeni Coast by Anti-Ship Missile	5 18:16 swksvolFF [1772]
Al-Zoghbi reveals Russian plans for Hama, Idlib	2 14:48 AlanC [1742]
Soddys respond to attack on ship	0 [1740]
Tunisia sentences 31 to death for attack on minister	0 [1744]
Modi insists India never attacked any country	0 [1744]
Hezbollah's fate in Syria linked to Iran	0 [1741]
US Islamic school wins lengthy legal battle to set up facility in Michigan	0 [1757]
Russia suspends plutonium deal with U.S.	2 08:12 Skidmark [1741]
U.S. breaks off diplomatic talks with Russia to end bloodshed in Syria	3 11:32 swksvolFF [1745]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Watch Obama Whine About White People	3 16:25 Besoeker [1744]
Poll: Most Americans Believe 'Climate Change' Is Horsepuckey	4 17:04 g(r)omgoru [1773]
Sacramento family wants charges for black man shot by police	0 [1743]
Was the Kardashian robbery an insurance scam ?	17 19:36 phil_b [1763]
U.S. Marines plan to modernize their smallest combat units	4 17:24 NoMoreBS [1769]
Rommel good choice to lead Canadian peacekeeping missions	5 16:34 Raj [1740]
Saudi abandons Islamic calendar for govt pay	1 16:14 Guillibaldo Spawn of the Wee Folk8384 [1734]
Chief Chechen on drug abusers: 'Shoot them dead!'	1 15:08 Iblis [1740]
Page 4: Opinion
Court rebukes Mike Pence, rules states must accept Syrian refugees	3 12:36 Abu Uluque [1743]
Wikileaks Founder Moves Announcement to Berlin, Germany Tuesday Morning	7 17:35 Tennessee [1768]
‘Whites only have 5 years left in SA‚' sez FN's Hannes Engelbrecht	5 14:40 rjschwarz [1740]
Thanks, famous Hollywood actors!	1 10:00 rjschwarz [1741]
I knew this first date was over when Donald Trump came up	13 22:27 Silentbrick [1775]
Page 6: Politix
Trump uses Alinsky tactics against Clinton	5 19:39 CrazyFool [1764]
If Bill Clinton Had A Son, He Would Look Like This	7 17:17 rjschwarz [1771]
Hillary and NY Times use same tax feature they blame Trump for using	4 11:47 swksvolFF [1740]
Illegal Foreign Voting in Virginia Covered Up by Soros-Backed Democratic Officials	2 13:38 AlmostAnonymous5839 [1744]
FBI Made 'Side Deals' to Destroy Top Clinton Aides' Laptops	4 13:11 Besoeker [1734]
Trump puts foot in Mouth over PTSD	19 17:34 Abu Uluque [1772]
Huma Abedin Seen With Bush Family Member At Clinton Fundraiser	4 18:20 One Eyed Speaking for Boskone7919 [1775]

    
                22:27 Silentbrick

                        22:12 Barbara

                        21:45 Skidmark

                        21:45 Blossom Unains5562

                        20:28 Pappy

                        20:27 Pappy

                        20:06 Procopius2k

                        20:05 Procopius2k

                        19:50 Airandee 

                        19:39 CrazyFool

                        19:36 phil_b

                        18:20 One Eyed Speaking for Boskone7919

                        18:16 swksvolFF

                        18:07 Skidmark

                        18:03 swksvolFF

                        17:45 Tennessee

                        17:41 Tennessee

                        17:37 swksvolFF

                        17:35 Tennessee

                        17:34 Abu Uluque

                        17:33 swksvolFF

                        17:24 NoMoreBS

                        17:17 rjschwarz

                        17:04 g(r)omgoru

Who's in the News
26	[untagged]
19	Islamic State
3	Houthis
2	Taliban
2	Govt of Pakistan
2	Govt of Syria
2	Abu Sayyaf
1	Jaish-e-Mohammad
1	Moslem Colonists
1	Sublime Porte
1	al-Nusra
1	al-Qaeda in Arabia
1	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
1	al-Qaeda in North Africa
1	Govt of Saudi Arabia
1	Hezbollah
1	Govt of Iran

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