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Belmokhtar's Jihadist Group in N. Africa Pledges Allegiance to IS
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Flashbang gets Death sentence	11 23:42 newc [1775]
50 wounded by blast inside Hamas training camp in Gaza, including children	5 15:22 Grunter [1754]
Misc. Iraqi Relevancies	0 [1749]
Qaida Bans Qat Sales in South Yemen City	2 01:00 SteveS [1755]
Four Jihadists Killed in Clashes with Tunisian Army	0 [1754]
Belmokhtar's Jihadist Group in N. Africa Pledges Allegiance to IS	0 [1782]
Four Die as Philippine Troops Raid Al-Qaida-Linked Bomb Factory	0 [1746]
Texas Man Pledged Allegiance to ISIS Leader	5 23:45 Bov Flimbers [1766]
Iraq says its jets killed top Anbar mufti	3 22:57 Zenobia Floger6220 [1786]
Coalition accuses Yemen rebels of truce violations	2 20:33 Bov Flimbers [1758]
Iranian boats 'fire warning shots' at Singapore-flagged ship	0 [1741]
Seven Aid Workers Among The Dead In Hotel Attack	1 04:41 g(r)omgoru [1755]
Assad strikes on rebel villages kill 17 children	1 00:24 g(r)omgoru [1743]
Taliban Takeover in Jawand Raises Questions About Local Leadership	0 [1746]
ISIL jihadists threaten Syria's ancient Palmyra	1 22:11 Bov Flimbers [1781]
Qalamoun rebels attack on new front	0 [1768]
Rangers raid hideouts of banned outfits, arrest 145 suspects	0 [1755]
Seven die in attack on Afghan clerics	0 [1758]
FC kills eight militants during Mastung, Kalat operations	0 [1743]
At least 12 dead after attack on Nigeria's Maiduguri city	0 [1747]
Continuing targeted attacks	0 [1766]
No Iran warships escorting Yemen-bound cargo ship	4 13:10 Pappy [1749]
Page 2: WoT Background
China orders Muslim shopkeepers to sell alcohol, cigarettes	3 08:32 JohnQC [1748]
Al-Baghdadi Urges Muslims to Move to 'Caliphate' in Audio Recording	7 12:19 Rex Mundi [1743]
Obama seeks to reassure Gulf allies on Iran, security at summit	3 10:47 Frank G [1762]
Puntland seeks int’l help to resettle Yemen refugees	0 [1752]
69 Schools Close Over Security Issues in Uruzgan	0 [1753]
US offers aid to probe Karachi bus attack on Ismaili community	1 22:19 Bov Flimbers [1764]
Rage grows over Samaha sentence: 'it legalizes terrorism'	0 [1752]
Army leadership vows to continue operations with 'increased tempo'	0 [1740]
RAW involved in terrorist activities across Pakistan: foreign secretary	0 [1742]
Top court accepts Mumtaz Qadri petition challenging death sentence	0 [1741]
The U.S. will base B-1 bombers and surveillance planes in Australia amid South China Sea tensions	2 06:50 [1748]
Mosque attack suspects get bail	0 [1739]
70 Pakistanis deported from UK arrive	1 10:09 Frank G [1741]
Syrian Official: World Must Protect Ancient City From IS	2 13:27 Skidmark [1740]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Wreckage Of U.S. Marine Helicopter Found In Nepal; 3 Bodies Discovered Near Crash Site	5 21:19 Alaska Paul [1759]
Surveillance planes spotted in the sky for days after West Baltimore rioting	2 13:36 Skidmark [1744]
If Liberals Protested Honestly	5 14:59 Procopius2k [1738]
Charging documents: Feral teens punched, kicked, stomped on Dundalk victim	3 22:26 Bov Flimbers [1759]
Woman stabbed to death by co-wife	3 22:28 Bov Flimbers [1769]
Census Bureau paid controversial Dick Gregory to address workers	6 14:49 Frank G [1750]
College student hacked to death in Pallabi	0 [1768]
UKIP rocked by Nigel Farage leadership row	1 07:49 ed in texas [1750]
Army rifts could push Burundi back to conflict after coup bid	0 [1759]
Kerry Begs Russia To “Settle For What It’s Already Grabbed"	6 12:11 Ebbang Uluque6305 [1747]
Page 4: Opinion
What is Black?	15 23:36 Silentbrick [1765]
The Dark Side of price controls in Venezuela	1 13:49 Shipman [1749]
What Amtrak Spends Its Money On	8 14:44 Pappy [1742]
Obama needs to keep out of newsrooms	2 13:49 Bobby [1736]
Enforcing women's right to vote	0 [1754]
Could the Next First Lady Be Chelsea Clinton?	6 15:17 rjschwarz [1736]
Page 6: Politix
Obama: Israel-Palestinian two-state solution 'vital' for peace	8 21:14 SteveS [1758]
Potty-mouthed Alan Grayson and his offshore investments	3 10:42 Frank G [1733]
Why New Yorkers love the NYPD more than the mayor	3 21:29 Alaska Paul [1762]
Trump gave at least $100K to Clinton Foundation	5 11:26 JohnQC [1741]
O'Malley, eyeing the presidency, plans May 30 announcement	1 13:02 Airandee [1740]
Marco Rubio Schools Jeb Bush on Foreign Policy	4 16:03 newc [1753]
Senator McCaskill Leads Charge to Federalize Police	6 21:32 Alaska Paul [1768]

    
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Who's in the News
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8	Govt of Pakistan
6	Islamic State
4	Taliban
3	Govt of Syria
2	Govt of Iran
1	Hezbollah
1	Salafists
1	al-Qaeda in Arabia
1	Abu Sayyaf
1	Al-Muhajiroun
1	Boko Haram
1	Commies
1	Govt of Saudi Arabia

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Two weeks of WOT

Fri 2015-05-15
Belmokhtar's Jihadist Group in N. Africa Pledges Allegiance to IS

Thu 2015-05-14
ISIS acting leader al-Afri killed by US-led airstrike

Wed 2015-05-13
Iraq Blast Kills Four including Peshmerga General

Tue 2015-05-12
Drone Strike Kills 4 Qaida Suspects in Yemen's Mukalla

Mon 2015-05-11
Terror recruiter with roots in Minn. linked to Texas shooting

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

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