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Houthis agree to five-day cease-fire in Yemen
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Houthis agree to five-day cease-fire in Yemen	2 15:23 Alaska Paul [1755]
Dozens shot dead in botched Diyala prison break	0 [1732]
Planes hammer ISIS bases on Mosul, Kirkuk fronts	0 [1729]
Policeman, 3 'Brotherhood members' killed in raid near Egypt's Damietta	0 [1718]
Idlib suffers chlorine attacks	0 [1730]
Houthi terror hub hit	0 [1725]
Fighting between Pakistani Tribes Leaves 47 Dead	0 [1722]
Saudi-led coalition launches wave of air strikes on Yemen	0 [1732]
Hizbullah, Syrian Army Take Control of al-Qalamoun's Juba	0 [1746]
Syrian troops battle to free trapped forces	0 [1730]
Security forces kill 15 terrorists, dismantle 64 IEDs near al-Karma	0 [1730]
U.S.-led coalition intensifies airstrikes as ISIS transports tons of weapons from Syria to Anbar, says official	7 21:36 JosephMendiola [1750]
Weapons inspectors find undeclared sarin and VX traces in Syria - diplomats	0 [1732]
Car bomb blast kills 1, wounds 13 people in central Baghdad	0 [1725]
11 Taliban Insurgents Killed in Nationwide ANSF Operations	0 [1726]
Taliban Insurgents Attack Military Posts On Busy Highway	0 [1731]
ISIS bans shaving beards, blows up west Mosul mosque	2 15:22 Alaska Paul [1723]
Planes hammer ISIS bases on Mosul, Kirkuk fronts	0 [1719]
Shebab Militants Kill Somali Lawmaker	0 [1726]
Three policemen injured in drive-by shooting in Egypt's North Sinai	0 [1722]
Egyptian army says 725 'terrorists' killed in North Sinai over last 6 months	0 [1727]
Page 2: WoT Background
Here's How A Country With 98% Muslims Put Their Islamists On A LEASH	5 15:04 Bright Pebbles [1719]
'Safety concerns' lead Boca West Country Club to cancel GOP's dinner with Islam foe Geert Wilders	15 18:07 Deacon Blues [1747]
Al Jazeera's Islamabad journalist put on US watch list: report	0 [1731]
Turkey makes case for EU membership on Europe Day	1 15:27 Alaska Paul [1769]
Sunni Muslim Turkmen forces expected to help retake city from Daesh	0 [1722]
Eritrea may play role in anti-Houthi campaign	0 [1721]
Syria, Venezuela have world's highest violent death rates	1 21:08 Bill Clinton [1741]
Turkey denies new deal with Saudi on supporting Syria rebels	0 [1721]
We cooperate with whoever supports Kurds' right, fights Assad, ISIS: PYD Official	1 21:39 JosephMendiola [1749]
Sha'ath: Palestinian Authority not able to protect People of Yarmouk Camp	0 [1721]
Iraq recruits 1,000 Sunni fighters to battle ISIS	0 [1731]
Economist: Ex-PM Maliki lost Iraq $500bn in oil	0 [1730]
Paktika governor sacked over making false statement	0 [1725]
US security pact proved useless for Afghanistan's security: Noor	1 20:25 JosephMendiola [1739]
First Afghan woman taken to Syria by ISIS through online recruitment	0 [1727]
Egypt appeals court upholds 3-year sentence against Mubarak on graft charges; will walk free	0 [1727]
Sales of world’s fourth largest tobacco company decline because of ISIS	1 01:08 Blossom Unains5562 [1727]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Flowers may be nice for Mom, but they're terrible for Mother Earth	9 23:32 trailing wife [1750]
Two Mississippi police officers dead after shooting at traffic stop	11 22:38 JC [1747]
Because we all belong to the State	4 19:48 JosephMendiola [1747]
Donbass rebels civil war within a civil war continues	0 [1728]
North Korea tests ballistic missile from submarine	3 10:16 Pappy [1722]
Burundi opposition disregards call for halting protests	0 [1724]
Liberia declared free of Ebola	2 15:39 James [1747]
Boy Wonder Building Conservative MoveOn.org in Illinois Garage	3 10:38 trailing wife [1727]
The Astonishing Reaction of School When 2 Students Wore Chick-fil-A T-Shirts to 'LGBT Awareness Day'	4 19:15 charger [1738]
'Tolerant' Bomb Threats Strike Hispanic Business Over 'White Appreciation Day'	2 12:27 Bill Clinton [1723]
Opinion: English spoken here	6 16:18 borgboy [1745]
Page 4: Opinion
Food Fight at the PEN Gala: I’m With Charlie	2 21:35 JosephMendiola [1749]
Spencer and Geller Are No Longer Simply Counter-Jihadists	0 [1732]
Page 6: Politix
Hillary Clinton under fire in South Carolina for being 'old, white and rich'	1 12:38 Pappy [1727]
Your taxpayer dollars at work: DoJ's Eric Holder tribute video.	3 13:18 Mugsy Glink [1728]

    
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9	Islamic State
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3	Govt of Iraq
3	Govt of Syria
2	Taliban
2	Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis
1	al-Qaeda
1	Arab Spring
1	al-Shabaab
1	Hezbollah
1	Muslim Brotherhood
1	Palestinian Authority
1	al-Nusra

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Two weeks of WOT

Sun 2015-05-10
Houthis agree to five-day cease-fire in Yemen

Sat 2015-05-09
Pakistani Chopper Crashes into School, 2 Ambassadors Killed

Fri 2015-05-08
ISIS controls 80% of Baiji refinery in Salahuddin

Thu 2015-05-07
Fighting continues in Benghazi despite fall of Mreisa

Wed 2015-05-06
Hezbollah Brigades in Iraq repel a major ISIS attack southeast of Fallujah

Tue 2015-05-05
Troops Kill 28 Suspected Militants in Central Nigeria

Mon 2015-05-04
3 Shot, 2 dead a 'Muhammad Art, Cartoon Contest' in Texas

Sun 2015-05-03
40 Person Mob Assaults 2 Jews on Paris’ Boulevard Voltaire

Sat 2015-05-02
Saudi Air Raids Kill Dozens of Yemenis

Fri 2015-05-01
Largest Iraqi Refinery Under Seige

Thu 2015-04-30
Iraqi forces make hard gains in rough Ramadi

Wed 2015-04-29
Houthis, tribesmen battle in central Yemen, at least 15 dead

Tue 2015-04-28
Saudi Arabia Arrests 93 Jihadists, Says Attacks Foiled

Mon 2015-04-27
Isis Leader Baghdadi Is Reportedly 'Unable To Move' After A Spinal Injury

Sun 2015-04-26
Mpls. Man Charged with Making Threats in Islamic State Group Case

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