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New U.S.-led strikes on Syria's Kobane
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Kurdistan: ISIS oil smuggling	0 [1751]
Good morning	0 [1738]
ISIS tightens up its entry requirements.	8 20:33 JosephMendiola [1762]
IS Claims Beheading of U.S. Aid Worker, 18 Syrians, Execution of 13 More	7 17:38 chris [1743]
ISIL kidnaps 16 young men from al-Dulaim tribe western Tikrit	0 [1743]
2 ISIS militants killed while planting explosive mine in Baqubah	0 [1746]
Basra arrests 8 wanted individuals	0 [1745]
Iraqi forces kill 9 ISIS militants in south of Tikrit	0 [1746]
Two killed in clashes at Mitiga as fighting closes airport	0 [1765]
Airforce bombs Benghazi's Al-Nuran Hotel	0 [1743]
UAE accuses Libya Dawn of embassy bombing	0 [1752]
MoI announces inaugurating police station in Beiji	0 [1745]
IDF Gravely Wounds Palestinian Boy Attempting To Cross Border Fence	3 19:01 Glenmore [1767]
BIFF blast rocks North Cotabato	3 22:08 JosephMendiola [1777]
Woman suicide bomber 'kills several' in Nigerian market	1 07:47 Glenmore [1748]
New U.S.-led strikes on Syria's Kobane	0 [1772]
Four Pakistani soldiers dead, eight missing after checkpoint attack	0 [1742]
Obama confirms 'evil' murder of U.S. aid worker Kassig	4 10:12 Pappy [1741]
Afghan MP survives bomb attack	0 [1749]
Suspected militants hack to death Bangladesh professor	0 [1742]
Foreign militants involved in terrorist activities in Afghanistan	0 [1748]
Two Afghan soldiers martyred in roadside bomb explosion	0 [1748]
State Dept Computers Hacked, Email Shut Down	10 17:55 Mullah Richard [1738]
Three women gunned down in southern Thailand	2 13:20 Anice Nim [1741]
Nigeria army retakes Chibok from Boko Haram	1 22:11 JosephMendiola [1769]
MoI: 15 Taliban militants killed during counter-terrorism operations	0 [1751]
Fed troops recover looted livestock from Shaboobs	2 17:31 Skidmark [1748]
Mogadishu car bomb blast kills immigration officer	1 17:32 Skidmark [1748]
Page 2: WoT Background
Robin Raphel: Old Anti-India Hand	4 18:32 Pappy [1737]
9/11 Suspect Seeks Role In Civil Terror Cases	1 04:34 Mystic [1746]
Libyan organisations apologise to UK for army cadets' behaviour	0 [1735]
German Foreign Minister: Israel Does Not Have To Worry About Meeting Of EU Foreign Ministers	1 01:52 g(r)omgoru [1737]
Former GNC voting bloc refuses to attend if GNC reconvenes	0 [1741]
GCC surprise meeting ends rift with Qatar	1 05:12 Incredulous [1733]
Dempsey says fight against ISIS 'starting to turn'	2 07:26 AlanC [1741]
Thousands protest in Spain over Western Sahara	2 23:16 rjschwarz [1775]
Obama rules out alliance with Syria's Assad against IS	3 20:48 JosephMendiola [1771]
Rajapaksa accuses Oslo peace envoy of funding rebels	1 13:21 g(r)omgoru [1743]
China to double Iranian investment	4 22:14 JosephMendiola [1762]
NK envoy likely to meet Putin next week	0 [1735]
US pursuing 'dual policy' toward Afghanistan: Karzai	0 [1744]
Israel refuses to limit E Jerusalem construction	2 17:47 Skidmark [1747]
Jubaland forces officially integrated into Nat'l Army	0 [1740]
Page 3: Non-WoT
MO National Guard activated	0 [1738]
Paratrooper gives would-be burglar a proper smackdown.	0 [1739]
Nixon Activates Missouri National Guard In Response To Potential 'Period Of Unrest'	19 20:46 charger [1769]
Obamacare Facebook page seeded with pro-ACA entries	6 15:42 regular joe [1742]
Climatologist: 30-Year Cold Spell Strikes Earth	25 23:18 rjschwarz [1773]
China to cut 40 billion yuan a year in fees to spur business growth	1 16:38 Pappy [1742]
'Anonymous' Hacker Group Declares Cyber-War Against KKK Over Ferguson Threats	8 22:22 JosephMendiola [1775]
Obama Met With Ferguson Activists -- Said He's Concerned They "Stay on Course"	13 19:14 Slomose Jomosing6721 [1775]
Ukraine 'ready for total war' says Poroshenko	7 21:24 DLR [1767]
Federal drug agents launch surprise inspections of NFL teams following games	12 23:29 CrazyFool [1763]
Israel Sees Sharp Rise In Tourists From Arab States	2 04:26 lord garth [1747]
Romania PM Ponta admits defeat in presidential election	1 03:35 Elmerert Hupens2660 [1737]
Sierra Leone doctor with Ebola extremely critical	6 17:18 Shipman [1748]
Manhole claims another life	7 22:17 Glenmore [1768]
Burkina scrambles to pick interim head before sanctions deadline	0 [1745]
Vladimir Putin to leave G20 early after 'tense' meeting with David Cameron	4 15:50 Besoeker [1743]
172 fall ill on Carnival's Crown Princess cruise from California	4 17:20 Shipman [1743]
Georgians protest against Russia-Abkhazia agreement	0 [1754]
Burkina Faso political transition accord signed	0 [1743]
Page 4: Opinion
Life Under the Victimocracy	1 19:46 Bill Clinton [1768]
Politics is killing the Pentagon	8 11:06 Besoeker [1752]
Tirah beheading	0 [1741]
Militant currency	0 [1740]
Associated Press not reporting NK news accurately	2 09:04 Winky Splat8778 [1742]
Page 6: Politix
White House taunts GOP on climate change: 'I don't believe they can stop us'	4 20:15 Raj [1766]
Caught on Tape: Obama Admits to Stealing Ideas from Jonathan Gruber	1 17:23 DarthVader [1741]
Warren-Franken 2016! Sez Dem Strategist	4 15:55 Besoeker [1738]
The Republican Wave Missed California	8 16:53 Glenmore [1734]
Jonathan Gruber and Obamacare undone by the ‘stupid’ people	13 18:09 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [1739]
Online retailers selling Obama's APEC look	8 18:12 Skidmark [1734]
GOP tide swamped statehouses	3 17:17 charger [1738]
How surprising: Obama just now learned about the Jonathan Gruber story	13 14:58 gorb [1734]

    
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                        22:17 Glenmore

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                        22:11 Mike Kozlowski

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                        21:24 DLR

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                        20:39 DLR

                        20:39 JosephMendiola

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                        19:50 AlanC

                        19:46 Bill Clinton

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                        19:14 Slomose Jomosing6721

                        19:13 BrerRabbit

                        19:01 Glenmore

Who's in the News
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10	Islamic State
5	Arab Spring
3	Taliban
2	al-Shabaab
2	Boko Haram
2	Commies
1	Govt of Pakistan
1	Govt of Syria
1	Govt of Iraq
1	TTP
1	Govt of Iran
1	Thai Insurgency
1	al-Qaeda
1	Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters

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Two weeks of WOT

Mon 2014-11-17
New U.S.-led strikes on Syria's Kobane

Sun 2014-11-16
Islamic State claims it has beheaded US hostage Kassig

Sat 2014-11-15
Over 35 wounded in Druze vs. Muslim Arabs clashes in northern Israel

Fri 2014-11-14
IS, Al Qaeda affiliate reportedly unite to fight US-backed rebels in Syria

Thu 2014-11-13
At Least 33 Dead In Yemeni Clashes, US Drone Kills 7

Wed 2014-11-12
Syria Kurds 'Recapture' Areas of Kobane from IS

Tue 2014-11-11
US Drone in Northwest Pakistan Kills 6 Militants

Mon 2014-11-10
Key ISIS recruiter killed by Iraqi forces near Baiji, Iraq

Sun 2014-11-09
Fate of 'critically wounded' ISIS chief unclear

Sat 2014-11-08
Myanmar to Muslims: Get Out

Fri 2014-11-07
22 ISIL terrorists killed in Beji

Thu 2014-11-06
Syria Army Retakes Gas Fields from Jihadists

Wed 2014-11-05
'Drone' Strikes kill 20 Qaida Suspects in Yemen

Tue 2014-11-04
Bangladesh court upholds top Islamist's death sentence

Mon 2014-11-03
Air strikes on LI bases leave 13 dead

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