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Somali militant commander killed by missile in suspected drone attack
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Good morning	4 23:37 Skidmark [1762]
Puntland state forces withdraw from Galgala Mountains	0 [1732]
Heavy confrontations at the outskirts of Kismayu	0 [1732]
Suicide bomber kills 4 in Kabul attack on military bus	0 [1743]
Security officer is gunned down in Hadhramawt	0 [1748]
Body of Iran's kidnapped diplomat found in Marib	1 07:55 Frank G [1737]
Ajilat now quiet after "decisive" action by security forces	0 [1738]
Sebha death toll put at 99 as town still waits for military reinforcements	0 [1735]
Two Civilians Killed, Eight Injured in Nangarhar's Twin Blasts	0 [1733]
Gunmen kill Hindu temple guard in Peshawar	0 [1743]
Blast in Sheikh Zuwayed, no casualties	0 [1744]
16 MB supporters imprisoned in Beni Suef	0 [1738]
3 Jamaat-Shibir men killed in 'gunfight'	0 [1744]
Hizbullah Taking Extraordinary Security Measures in Dahieh	0 [1738]
Sheikh Abbas Zgheib Accidentally Injured in Dahieh Armed Dispute	0 [1734]
Abu Sayyaf Al-Ansari Pledges Allegiance to ISIL from Tripoli	0 [1737]
Army Intelligence Detains Man Involved in Latest Haret Hreik Bombing	0 [1743]
Al-Nusra Front, Marwan al-Hadidi Brigades Claim Targeting Hermel with Rockets	0 [1733]
Violence Rages on Damascus Edges as Jihadists, Kurds Clash in Northeast	1 21:24 JosephMendiola [1770]
Militants 'Capture Soldiers' as Iraq Unrest Kills 13	0 [1736]
Somali militant commander killed by missile in suspected drone attack	0 [1758]
Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis claims responsibility for military helicopter crash and attacks	6 21:46 JosephMendiola [1766]
Policeman linked to 92 operation shot dead	0 [1733]
Sindh govt imposes one-month pillion riding ban in Karachi	0 [1731]
Explosion kills six children in Hangu	2 18:31 Shipman [1746]
Seven NPA millitants surrender in Mindanao	0 [1746]
Suicide Bomber Attacks Afghan Army Bus Killing Three	0 [1737]
Terrorists Ambush Army Bus In Egypt, Killing 2	0 [1746]
Page 2: WoT Background
Top Iranian military official warns Kerry against attacking Iran's nuclear facilities	7 21:14 Omavising Ebbemp9815 [1767]
Syria's Assad Accused Of Boosting Al-Qaeda With Secret Oil Deals	3 09:49 Thing From Snowy Mountain [1754]
Karzai's BSA-Durand Line Comparison Rebuffed	2 21:33 Frank G [1755]
ANA General Endorses BSA	0 [1741]
Anti-polio drive fails to kick off in Peshawar	0 [1743]
Libyan Foreign Ministry says huge efforts being made to obtain detained Egyptian diplomats' release	1 03:14 g(r)omgoru [1743]
Muslim Clerics Protest Omar al-Atrash Arrest, Accuse Army of Acting as 'Gang'	0 [1741]
Remains of Rocket that Failed to Reach Israel Found in al-Mari	0 [1740]
Lebanese Suicide Bomber's Goodbye Video Goes Viral	0 [1738]
Hariri Slams Al-Nusra Front Threats, Calls on Lebanese Not to Take Part in Regional War	0 [1738]
Talks to Free S. African Hostage in Yemen Collapse	1 01:29 Besoeker [1750]
Bahraini Wounded during Arrest Dies	0 [1734]
Sudan Paper Suspended over Corruption Report	0 [1736]
Key terror suspects freed from tough restrictions after control orders expire	0 [1737]
Afghan president says US should start talks with Taliban or leave	0 [1736]
Egypt announces early election a day after carnage	0 [1735]
GNC to cut funding and investigate Qaddafi supporters overseas	0 [1741]
MILF militants sign key pact in peace process	2 01:55 JosephMendiola [1731]
Rohani: Israel Will Rue The Day It Attacks Iran's Nuclear Facilities	2 19:23 JosephMendiola [1762]
Syria Says Will Allow Women, Children To Leave Besieged Homs	0 [1735]
Israelis Pessimistic Over Peace Process	2 14:47 rjschwarz [1738]
Russia preparing to develop Gaza gas field	5 23:40 Skidmark [1769]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Major Default Looms in China's Huge 'Shadow Banking' System	0 [1752]
'Gun Free Zone' may be the solution for you.	1 16:45 Au Auric [1733]
Two Doves Thrown From Pope's Balcony Are Attacked	6 20:29 linker [1755]
Nothing to See Here: 'Face the Nation' Edits Out Senator Cruz Condemning Obama's 'Abuse of Power'	5 18:47 Omavising Ebbemp9815 [1732]
Edward Snowden tells German TV that NSA is involved in industrial espionage	1 12:18 Airandee [1735]
Speech Police: 'Thug' is the new 'N' word.	5 21:00 DarthVader [1750]
-30 Degrees in Chicago This Week?	7 22:04 JosephMendiola [1756]
NK executes entire family of Kim's uncle	13 23:51 Skidmark [1754]
Netanyahu under Fire over Son's Non-Jewish Norwegian Girlfriend	5 09:51 Thing From Snowy Mountain [1732]
Cop role comes into question	0 [1740]
UAE president 'stable after stroke'	0 [1739]
Two remanded in aerial firing case	0 [1730]
Woman's head shaved as 'punishment'	1 03:26 g(r)omgoru [1742]
Thai anti-government protester killed, adds to doubts over election	0 [1736]
New clashes as Ukraine's president tries to tempt opposition	0 [1741]
	5 15:44 Procopius2k [1731]
First Person Report: Revolution in Kiev, Ukraine	2 20:07 SteveS [1760]
	11 22:06 trailing wife [1756]
Egypt Constitution Approved By 98.1%	2 08:54 Procopius2k [1731]
True Stories of Ambivalence: Oh Yes, She Did: Manager Plugs Her Jewelry Store	0 [1728]
Page 4: Opinion
Why Israelis are supporting Netanyahu this time	0 [1742]
Champ's State of the Union should be aimed at Harry Reid.	0 [1740]
Progressive Kristallnacht Coming?	3 18:55 3dc [1746]
Know my name	1 05:23 lord garth [1734]
True lies	0 [1731]
Rich Venture Capitalist Compares Taxes On The Wealthy To The Holocaust	10 19:30 ed in texas [1768]
Page 6: Politix
Human props identified for the State of the Union speech.	10 20:06 SR-71 [1754]
Obama's rough 2013 prompts a new blueprint	2 02:13 Besoeker [1745]
Smith & Wesson to Sell Fewer Guns in Calif. Over Microstamping Law	5 18:55 JohnQC [1760]
Obama to bypass Congress in 2014, rule by agency decree	20 18:52 Omavising Ebbemp9815 [1744]

    
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Who's in the News
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9	Arab Spring
4	al-Shabaab
4	Govt of Pakistan
4	Taliban
4	al-Nusra
3	al-Qaeda in Arabia
2	Islamic State of Iraq & the Levant
2	Govt of Iran
2	al-Qaeda in Sinai Peninsula
2	Govt of Syria
1	Palestinian Authority
1	al-Qaeda in the Levant
1	Commies
1	Govt of Sudan
1	Hezbollah
1	Jamaat-e-Islami
1	Lashkar e-Jhangvi
1	Moro Islamic Liberation Front

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Two weeks of WOT

Mon 2014-01-27
Somali militant commander killed by missile in suspected drone attack

Sun 2014-01-26
~~Arc Light~~ Iraqi planes, artillery strike rebel-held Falluja

Sat 2014-01-25
Drone Strike Kills Three Qaida Suspects in Yemen

Fri 2014-01-24
Accidental car boom in Peshawar kills six

Thu 2014-01-23
'Germans among Dead' in Pakistan Air Strikes

Wed 2014-01-22
Bomb kills at least 22 Shiite pilgrims returning on bus from Iran to Pakistan

Tue 2014-01-21
Taliban bombing near GHQ kills 13

Mon 2014-01-20
Explosion kills 20 in Bannu; TTP claims attack

Sun 2014-01-19
Iranian diplomat shot dead by gunmen in Sana'a

Sat 2014-01-18
Suicide Bomb Rocks Downtown Kabul

Fri 2014-01-17
Car Bomb Kills 3, Hurts Dozens in Hermel, 'al-Nusra in Lebanon' Claims Attack

Thu 2014-01-16
Syria Opposition Says Army Attacked Rebels with Poison Gas

Wed 2014-01-15
Sharia begins in Libya

Tue 2014-01-14
Three militants gunned down in Sopore encounter

Mon 2014-01-13
Iran, world powers agree to nuclear deal terms

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