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NATO airstrike leaves 17 suspected militants dead in Parwan
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Senior Libya Dawn commander killed near Sabratha; Misrata sends reinforcements	0 [1743]
Former Qaddafi brigade member leader sentenced to death in Misrata	0 [1743]
One killed as suicide bomber targets Kabul school: officials	0 [1736]
Deadly air raid hits Libya militia on Tunisia border	0 [1733]
Tunisia ex-PM quits own Islamist party	0 [1739]
Palestinians blame Israel for killing senior official	0 [1740]
Sadr tells his militia to ready for anti-ISIS 'jihad'	0 [1737]
Rocket attack targets US forces on Yemen base	11 16:05 Ebbomosh Hupemp2664 [1734]
Iraqi Warplanes Kill Dozens Of Isis Militants In Southern Tikrit	5 20:53 Pappy [1765]
60% of Mutasim district liberated by Security Forces	1 03:04 g(r)omgoru [1739]
Fierce battle between Iraqi forces and ISIS militants in Biji	0 [1744]
30 ISIS Elements Killed In Clashes In Southern Tikrit	0 [1744]
25 Killed, Wounded In Mortar Shell Attack And Tank Explosion In Samara	0 [1748]
Female Suicide Bombers Kill Four at Busy Nigeria Market	0 [1740]
Palestinian Teen Said Injured By IDF Fire During Riot In West Bank	0 [1734]
Al Qaeda Terrorist Wanted by FBI Crisscrossed U.S.-Mexican Border Before Killed In Pakistan	2 18:34 BrerRabbit [1741]
Palestinian official dies after beaten by Israeli troops	10 22:25 Thing From Snowy Mountain [1768]
University President gunned down in Mogadishu	3 08:01 Procopius2k [1738]
IS Says 'Gay' Thrown Off Rooftop, Stoned to Death	6 19:21 Shipman [1770]
Long Jail Terms to 11 Islamists in UAE over Ties to Syria Jihadists	0 [1742]
Bomb Kills One, Wounds Another in Bahrain	0 [1730]
Report: Nusra Captures Three Hizbullah Fighters in Qalamun	0 [1741]
Army Kicks Off Military Operation on Outskirts of Arsal, Causing Casualties in Ranks of Militants	0 [1740]
Jihadist Attack in Iraq Kills Nine Shiite Militiamen	0 [1736]
Homes of alleged militants' families burned down in Chechnya	1 01:14 Bov Flimbers [1741]
Philippine troops kill two BIFF militants	0 [1740]
Abu Sayyaf frees Malaysian hostage	0 [1743]
US air strikes target IS facilities in Iraq, Syria	0 [1738]
Page 2: WoT Background
Gas shortages and damaged equipment cause blackouts in Tripoli and Benghazi	2 20:55 Steve White [1764]
China bans hijab in Urumqi	0 [1735]
Senate Minority Report: CIA Saves Lives	0 [1735]
US acknowledges N. Waziristan operation has disrupted militants	0 [1743]
IS Reportedly Tries To Sell Slain US Hostage’s Body For $1 Million	4 22:14 swksvolFF [1764]
Ghani Expected to Request Slower US Troop Withdrawal	1 19:23 Shipman [1755]
Taliban Demand Release of Prisoners in Exchange for Policemen	0 [1732]
Cheney on torture report: 'Full of crap'	2 19:51 Barbara [1766]
Israel Mulls 'Cooperation' with Lebanese Army against Extremists	2 02:51 Bov Flimbers [1737]
Ex-Guantanamo Inmates to Move into Uruguay House	5 19:25 Shipman [1762]
U.S. Watchdog Warns of Top Seven Threats to Afghan Reconstruction	1 18:10 swksvolFF [1744]
Egypt imposes travel restrictions for Turkey, Libya	0 [1729]
Pudgy's Lil Sister Runs Propaganda Department	0 [1744]
Radical Uzbek imam gunned down in Istanbul	1 09:54 g(r)omgoru [1734]
Five Arrested For Threats To Attack French Synagogue	0 [1743]
Lawyer: Tortured 9/11 Mastermind should not Face Death Penalty	9 19:21 KBK [1757]
Kenya Eyes Tougher Security Laws after Shebab Killings	0 [1737]
Relatives of Bangladesh's Missing Hundreds Protest	0 [1740]
More than 700 Iraqi Kurd Fighters Killed since June IS Offensive	0 [1742]
US Commander In Afghanistan: I Don't Know If I'm Optimistic About The Country	4 12:54 Glusort Stalin1603 [1739]
Page 3: Non-WoT
RSS converts 350 Muslims to Hinduism, say papers	1 14:28 rjschwarz [1736]
Police: Ramle Woman Slain Because She Wanted To Learn	8 15:07 AlanC [1732]
Mnangagwa to succeed Zim-Bob, and that ain't good	7 19:28 Shipman [1760]
U.N.: Ebola Still 'Flaming' in Parts of Sierra Leone, Guinea	1 20:24 Dale [1758]
Mysterious Spate of Bombings Hit Ukraine Military Hub	0 [1734]
U.N. Says Record Numbers Trying and Dying to Reach Europe	5 19:31 Shipman [1759]
Bare-legged woman in Kabul shocks Afghanistan	5 17:39 Bangkok Billy [1734]
Dutch F-16 took video of Russian Su-34 over the Baltic Sea	1 07:45 Procopius2k [1733]
China Takes Nuclear Weapons Underwater Where Prying Eyes Can’t See	0 [1738]
Awesome: Watch Laser Weapon System demonstration aboard USS Ponce	9 22:19 swksvolFF [1761]
Former top planning official jailed for life in China over graft	0 [1742]
Page 4: Opinion
Sarah Hoyt: The Judgement of the Safe	0 [1740]
The Grand Jury and the Road To Racism	7 20:44 Procopius2k [1761]
Is This The Beginning Of The End For The A380?	9 22:11 USN, Ret. [1769]
Page 6: Politix
Boehner Embarrassment As House Nearly Kills Omnibus On Procedural Vote	4 19:44 Barbara [1761]
State Department slow-walks Hillary-related FOIA requests	4 18:12 swksvolFF [1743]
Obama’s immigration taunt: Next president won’t dare reverse my executive action	9 13:14 Ebbomosh Hupemp2664 [1741]
ACLU chief to Obama: Pardon Bush for torture to establish he's a criminal	13 22:36 tu3031 [1769]

    
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                        21:16 Woodrow Stalin1308

                        21:09 Barbara

                        20:58 Pappy

                        20:55 Steve White

                        20:53 Pappy

                        20:44 Procopius2k

                        20:24 Dale

                        20:19 AlanC

                        19:51 Barbara

                        19:44 Barbara

                        19:43 Theting Glasing4448

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                        19:21 Bill Clinton

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Who's in the News
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4	Islamic State
3	Commies
3	al-Qaeda
2	al-Shabaab
2	Govt of Iraq
2	al-Nusra
1	Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters
1	Salafists
1	Taliban
1	Abu Sayyaf
1	Boko Haram
1	Ansar al-Sharia

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Two weeks of WOT

Thu 2014-12-11
NATO airstrike leaves 17 suspected militants dead in Parwan

Wed 2014-12-10
PA minister dies after clashes with IDF troops

Tue 2014-12-09
ISIS Dismantles Oil Refinery In Salahuddin, Plans To Transfer It To Raqqa In Syria

Mon 2014-12-08
Key commanders of Gul Bahadur group killed in Datakhe strikes: reports

Sun 2014-12-07
Nine Qaida Militants Killed in Yemen Drone Strike

Sat 2014-12-06
Shukrijumah dead in Pak shootout

Fri 2014-12-05
UAE Arrests Suspect in U.S. Teacher Death, Foiled Bombing

Thu 2014-12-04
80 ISIS Casualties In Air Strikes By US-Led Coalition In Kirkuk

Wed 2014-12-03
Reports: Army Detains Wife of al-Baghdadi, Family of Nusra Official

Tue 2014-12-02
Al-Shabab massacres infidels at Kenyan quarry

Mon 2014-12-01
Fierce Clashes Between ISIS Elements

Sun 2014-11-30
ISIS Executes 10 Doctors, Evacuates Hospitals To Treat Its Wounded In Mosul

Sat 2014-11-29
Islamic State Sets Off Suicide Bombs On Turkey Border, Attacks Kobani

Fri 2014-11-28
Militants attack army in Indian-held Kashmir, 10 people dead

Thu 2014-11-27
U.S. Drone Strike Kills at Least Eight in NW Pakistan

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