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Obama, Family Confirm Death of IS Hostage Kayla Mueller
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Obama, Family Confirm Death of IS Hostage Kayla Mueller	4 21:30 JosephMendiola [1802]
Kurds Recapture Ground from IS north of Mosul	1 19:08 jvalentour [1766]
Syria Regime Air Strikes Kill 15 near Damascus	0 [1750]
Gunshots Fired at Police in Marseille Housing Estate	3 08:55 Frank G [1745]
5 Israeli-Arabs indicted for throwing firebombs at Jews' homes	1 10:13 Ana [1746]
British Muslim charged with planning to behead soldier	2 10:20 Procopius2k [1750]
Boko Haram in New Niger Attack as MPs Vote on Sending Troops	0 [1739]
Boko Haram Kidnaps 20 People in Cameroon, Executes 12	2 12:08 Pappy [1743]
More than NIS 100 thousand in Hamas terror funding confiscated during IDF operation	1 15:39 BigEdLB [1743]
Jemaah Islamiyah plot to bomb the Pope revealed	1 21:47 JosephMendiola [1773]
ISIS executes five Iraqi officers in central Mosul	0 [1740]
At least 34 ISIS casualties in U.S.-led strike southwest of Kirkuk	0 [1751]
ISF liberate Kirkuk-Beiji road	0 [1745]
Anbar Attacks	0 [1736]
2 killed as unknown gunmen attacked mosque in Nangarhar	0 [1735]
Philippine troops, MILF kill Abu Sayyaf militant in joint operation	1 21:55 JosephMendiola [1766]
LI militants kill three members of pro-govt group	0 [1750]
Girls school blown up in Orakzai	0 [1737]
2 DU students beaten for blasting hand bombs	0 [1733]
Youth shot dead while hurling bomb	5 12:12 Pappy [1743]
Arsonists burn 14,000 chickens	10 18:50 Chuckles Shatle5927 [1767]
Iraq Ground Offensive Looms as Baghdad Bomb Kills 14	1 21:43 JosephMendiola [1760]
Somali Lawmakers Approve New Cabinet as Shebab Kills MP	0 [1740]
As defections rise, ISIS faces suicide bomber shortage	11 10:16 Procopius2k [1744]
Libyan army says has retaken main camp in Benghazi	2 12:07 Pappy [1744]
Senior Afghan militant with suspected ISIS links 'killed in drone attack'	7 20:35 Zhang Fei [1761]
Renewed deadly clashes at Ain Mara	0 [1741]
IS claim to take over Libyan town near Ben Jawad	0 [1745]
May 12: 90-day detention for MQM suspect	0 [1749]
Page 2: WoT Background
Trial begins for Marine who deserted the military twice	12 21:13 chris [1767]
Palestinians to boycott products of five large Israeli companies	9 16:46 g(r)omgoru [1739]
Rebels: Islamic State pulls forces and hardware from Syria's Aleppo	0 [1732]
UK court rejects Iran tanker firm's attempt to avert European sanctions	0 [1747]
Washington raises its support for Iraq to 8.8 billion dollars	2 12:45 trailing wife [1741]
Hamas: PA gave Israel nearly a third of its Gaza targets	3 09:37 Frank G [1739]
Army destroys Gaza tunnel discovered during summer war	1 12:48 Pappy [1736]
3 injured as bodyguards of an MP clash with PD#8 residents in Kabul	0 [1742]
World effectively combating terrorists, says Kerry	2 09:57 Procopius2k [1740]
Pakistan Wants 'Battlefield' Nukes to Use against Indian Troops	11 21:57 JosephMendiola [1772]
Anti-Islam PEGIDA Rally in Austria Dwarfed by Counter-Demo	0 [1734]
Boko Haram leader vows to defeat regional force in new video	0 [1737]
Syria rejects foreign ground troops to fight ISIS	3 21:19 chris [1755]
Saudi Arabia denies funding 'extremist mindset' in Pakistan	1 08:46 Ulique Pelosi8805 [1743]
Hardline Muslims protesting AGAINST freedom of speech	1 17:32 DLR [1738]
Obama Calls Terror Attack Random Shooting	4 13:20 Thraper Snosing3361 [1745]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Carving a bushcraft spoon.	2 23:20 KBK [1770]
Jersey Teens In Trouble for Shoveling Snow	11 13:38 Thraper Snosing3361 [1733]
Rebels say they have cut key supply route	0 [1737]
Dog bites 14 people in Maidan Wardak	9 18:36 Frank G [1772]
Pregnant woman gang-raped by 5 men in Jawzjan province	2 14:42 Iblis [1750]
Old people auctioned off to care homes on the internet: Anger over 'cattle markets for grannies'	9 17:57 JohnQC [1740]
PM wants monitoring of key ministries	1 01:24 Skidmark [1740]
Two suspected gangsters killed in 'encounter'	0 [1741]
Saudi Royal on Houbara Bustard hunting spree in Balochistan	5 19:00 Zenobia Floger6220 [1767]
DHS sets up Champ ~~snitch~~ amnesty complaint hotlines for illegals	6 12:19 Thraper Snosing3361 [1737]
Changwon ROK housewife attacked by robot.	5 13:15 Thraper Snosing3361 [1745]
The CIA Lawyer Who Led a Secret Effort to Spy on the Senate	0 [1743]
Brian Williams Iraq Chinook hostile fire story evolving.	8 14:51 Anice Nim [1745]
Bust Out Orgy - could never happen here!	4 18:46 USN, Ret. [1760]
Page 4: Opinion
University of CA: Divest Now, from America	19 22:17 JosephMendiola [1767]
To defeat ISIS, check Iran and Israel	0 [1734]
Hope springs eternal?	0 [1740]
The Truth About the Crusades	5 15:03 BigEdLB [1738]
Page 6: Politix
Rep. Cummings: People 'Come to Government To Feed Their Souls'	4 19:34 no mo uro [1760]

    
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                        21:19 chris

                        21:13 chris

                        20:36 regular joe

                        20:35 Zhang Fei

                        19:34 no mo uro

                        19:22 Anguper Hupomosing9418 

                        19:08 jvalentour

                        19:04 Procopius2k

                        19:00 Zenobia Floger6220

                        18:57 DarthVader

                        18:50 Chuckles Shatle5927

                        18:46 USN, Ret.

                        18:42 USN, Ret.

                        18:36 USN, Ret.

                        18:36 Frank G

                        17:59 Zenobia Floger6220

Who's in the News
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9	Islamic State
6	Govt of Pakistan
3	Hamas
3	Boko Haram
2	Govt of Syria
2	Ansar al-Sharia
2	Fatah
2	Govt of Iraq
2	Jamaat-e-Islami
1	Govt of Iran
1	Abu Sayyaf
1	al-Shabaab
1	Jemaah Islamiyah
1	Lashkar-e-Islam
1	Salafists
1	TTP
1	Taliban
1	Govt of Saudi Arabia

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Two weeks of WOT

Tue 2015-02-10
Obama, Family Confirm Death of IS Hostage Kayla Mueller

Mon 2015-02-09
Top Pakistani Taliban leader injured in Afghanistan

Sun 2015-02-08
'109 Boko Haram Fighters Dead' after First Attack on Niger Friday

Sat 2015-02-07
Yemen rebels dissolve parliament, assume power

Fri 2015-02-06
Al-Qaeda holy man killed in Yemen drone strike, AQAP says

Thu 2015-02-05
Jordanian King Personally Participating in Sorties Against ISIS

Wed 2015-02-04
Jordan hangs two Iraqi militants in response to pilot's death

Tue 2015-02-03
ISIS burns Jordanian Pilot Alive

Mon 2015-02-02
Nigeria's Military Repels Boko Haram's Attack on Maiduguri

Sun 2015-02-01
Drone Attack Kills Four Qaida Suspects in Yemen

Sat 2015-01-31
Al-Nusra Launches Assault on Western-Backed Syria Rebels

Fri 2015-01-30
Today's Pakaboom: 49 dead in bomb blast at Shiite mosque

Thu 2015-01-29
US drone strike kills seven in North Waziristan

Wed 2015-01-28
Nigeria Loses City Of 100,000 To Boko Haram

Tue 2015-01-27
Official: Eight dead, including five foreigners, in Tripoli hotel attack

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