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Kurds advance against Islamic State in northeastern Syria
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Persians Blink - Allow Ship Inspection	3 13:50 Steve White [1735]
Kenyan fighter jets bombed Al Shabab bases in Somalia	7 12:37 g(r)omgoru [1737]
SW aministration to deploy troops in lower Shabelle	0 [1740]
More military casualties in Benghazi, as LNA continues air strike in Sabri and Leithi	0 [1734]
Heavy fighting in Nufaliya as Misratans bomb IS	0 [1731]
US-led air raid kills 15 al Qaeda fighters in Syria	0 [1736]
10 Arrested in Canada over Attempt to Join IS	1 07:44 JohnQC [1742]
Algerian Sweep Kills 25 Suspected Islamists	0 [1743]
Niger Journalist Arrested for 'Collaborating' with Boko Haram	1 22:41 Bov Flimbers [1761]
Teenager among Six Charged in Malaysia over Terror Plots	0 [1741]
Abu Sayyaf militant killed in shootout	0 [1732]
Saudi Aggression Targets Civilians in Sanaa, Yemeni Tribal Fighters Respond	0 [1737]
Guard Wounded in Attack on U.N. Personnel in Mali's Capital	0 [1746]
Four 'facilitators' of attack on Ismaili community bus arrested: CM	1 23:48 Zenobia Floger6220 [1759]
DSP gunned down in TTP-claimed attack in Peshawar	0 [1736]
IS launches bloody purge in captured Ramadi	0 [1749]
Hasakah: ISIS, PYD fighting makes Kurds' life difficult as displacements rise	0 [1746]
Kurds advance against Islamic State in northeastern Syria	1 18:58 OldSpook [1788]
Islamist rebels keep eye on Aliha, Assad's last stronghold in Idlib	0 [1737]
IS and Nusra: ruling through fear and intimidation	0 [1755]
Death toll of Tuesday reached 57 as Assad extends aerial campaign	0 [1745]
US-led strikes in Syria kill 170 jihadis in 48 hours: activists	0 [1737]
Family of 7 members killed in barrel bomb attack in Aleppo	0 [1743]
Terrorist handed death for murder of security officers	0 [1736]
ISIS seizes control of Syria's ancient town of Palmyra	2 20:40 Blossom Unains5562 [1762]
13 suspected militants killed in North Waziristan blitz: ISPR	0 [1738]
Page 2: WoT Background
Months before U.S. raid, bin Laden considered leaving Pakistan compound	1 22:26 JosephMendiola [1756]
Fresh 1,000 refugees arrived in Bosaso in Somalia	0 [1735]
Fearing naval attack, Israel bars scuba suit shipment to Gaza	0 [1737]
Recent U.S. 'Abu Sayyaf' Raid May Have Revealed An Inconvenient Truth	4 22:43 JosephMendiola [1749]
Iran's Foreign Minister: The Trouble with Obama's Nuke Deal Is 'Basically Everything'	0 [1731]
Security Contractor, DIA Docs Debunk Michael Morell's Benghazi Narrative	1 12:12 Pappy [1734]
Iran Says Yemen Aid Ship to Be Inspected in Djibouti	4 16:52 swksvolFF [1754]
Obama Eyes Sped Up Training, Weapons for Iraqi Tribes after Ramadi Rout	10 18:47 trailing wife [1754]
Sayyed Houthi: "Riyadh Conference" Fuels Yemeni Conflict	0 [1733]
Sayyed Nasrallah: Qalamoun Battle Resulted in Major Victory (Full Speech)	0 [1737]
Iran Rules out Nuclear Inspections of Military Sites	1 10:00 Frank G [1737]
Safoora attack evidence points to religious extremists: police. Really.	0 [1736]
European Nations Synchronize Laws on Islamist 'Foreign Fighters'	0 [1737]
Anti-polio campaign launched in Quetta	0 [1730]
Prayer leader jailed for five years over hate speech	0 [1734]
EU Rapporteur concerned over freedoms in Turkey	0 [1732]
Anbar refugees fleeing ISIS suspicious of Shiite forces	0 [1737]
A Georgian region is fertile ground for Islamic State	0 [1734]
Sadr threatens Islamic State	1 07:37 JohnQC [1737]
Mixed reactions on Egypt's new justice minister El-Zend	0 [1729]
Nigeria Learning From Captured Boko Haram	0 [1742]
AlShabaab calls on Moslems to save Burmese migrants from 'savage Buddhists'	2 15:28 Lumpy Squank1370 [1740]
North Korea 'photoshopped' Kim Jong-un sub missile pictures	1 13:57 Pappy [1734]
Terror Files: What's on Osama Bin Laden's Private Bookshelf	8 22:17 Shuting Gurly-Brown7975 [1748]
Page 3: Non-WoT
After over $100 billion the first ten F35 jets could be declared combat ready July 15, 2015	2 23:30 Blossom Unains5562 [1747]
This Stealth Missile Will Use EMPs To Cripple Enemy Electronics	4 21:25 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [1748]
5 month old party threatens to throw Spanish elections into turmoil	0 [1739]
Germany's Merkel Dashes Ukraine's EU Membership Hopes	3 15:38 rjschwarz [1727]
China warns U.S. surveillance plane	4 23:03 JosephMendiola [1758]
Mirza spends eight hours in courtroom to avoid arrest	0 [1727]
Nisar urges media to abstain from Axact scandal 'hype'	0 [1733]
Elections to end Burundi crisis: President	0 [1734]
Ukraine fighting 'real war' with Russia: Poroshenko	1 13:20 g(r)omgoru [1730]
Retired San Antonio detective arrested in Waco Twin Peaks brawl has ties to Bandidos	0 [1730]
Former DEA Agent, Employee Charged with Secretly Running Strip Club	9 15:20 Zenobia Floger6220 [1733]
Page 4: Opinion
Are the American people as corrupt as the Clintons?	1 20:32 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [1749]
Silencing hate speech	0 [1730]
Crushing impunity	0 [1742]
Why did the Iraqi army flee another city in the face of ISIS?	7 19:58 Rob Crawford [1762]
LGBT Activists Arm For Further War On Free Speech	6 18:16 OldSpook [1751]
The other 1 percent: A guide to the racist, sexist bikers	1 13:53 Fred [1732]
Page 6: Politix
Hildebeest Still Not Ready: Formal Campaign Launch 'Delayed Indefinitely'	11 13:14 g(r)omgoru [1733]
Oregon to test pay-per-mile idea as replacement for gas tax	12 15:52 Lumpy Squank1370 [1729]
Marilyn Mosby Now Says Freddie Gray's Knife Isn't Important To Case Against 6 Baltimore Cops	11 19:52 Frank G [1751]
WH: Despite 'Areas of Setback,' Obama's Anti-ISIL Strategy Is 'Overall Success'	5 13:57 swksvolFF [1729]
'It Sure Looks Like Some Ferguson Protestors Were Paid To Do So By Liberal Organize Missouri'	6 15:37 rjschwarz [1736]
Bill Clinton on Martin O'Malley in 2014: 'Terrific Governor,' 'Best Run State'	1 10:38 lord garth [1736]
Martin O'Malley 2016 pitch: Youthfulness	3 15:12 g(r)omgoru [1728]
Clinton campaign aims for style, substance points amid scrutiny	8 18:26 Besoeker [1752]

    
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                        22:41 Bov Flimbers

                        22:26 JosephMendiola

                        22:17 Shuting Gurly-Brown7975

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                        20:40 Blossom Unains5562

                        20:32 Anguper Hupomosing9418 

                        19:58 Rob Crawford

                        19:52 Frank G

                        19:25 Deacon Blues

                        18:58 OldSpook

                        18:54 Frank G

                        18:47 trailing wife

                        18:28 Besoeker

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                        18:16 OldSpook

                        17:13 Pappy

                        16:52 swksvolFF

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                        16:21 gorb

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Who's in the News
26	[untagged]
11	Islamic State
7	Govt of Pakistan
4	Govt of Iran
3	Govt of Syria
3	al-Qaeda
3	Govt of Iraq
2	al-Shabaab
2	Boko Haram
2	Houthis
2	Salafists
2	al-Nusra
1	Commies
1	Lashkar e-Jhangvi
1	al-Qaeda in Pakistan
1	TTP
1	Abu Sayyaf
1	Hamas
1	Hezbollah
1	Arab Spring

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Two weeks of WOT

Thu 2015-05-21
Kurds advance against Islamic State in northeastern Syria

Wed 2015-05-20
IS Attacks Syria Druze Village, Battles for Palmyra

Tue 2015-05-19
US drone strike in North Waziristan leaves six 'militants' dead

Mon 2015-05-18
ISIS confirms Ramadi capture

Sun 2015-05-17
US special forces kill senior IS leader in Syria: Pentagon

Sat 2015-05-16
Jury sentences Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death for marathon attack

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

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