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Kunar Drone Strike Kills Four Taliban
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Two California men arrested, accused of trying to support Islamic State	2 14:14 trailing wife [1763]
Assailants kill conscript after kidnapping him in Egypt's North Sinai	0 [1737]
GNC member kidnapped in Tripoli	1 08:36 Frank G [1739]
University in Guba postpones exams in aftermath of Islamic State attacks	0 [1746]
10 citizens get 'Ansarullah death threats'	0 [1728]
Police arrest suspect involved in attack on Quaid's residency	0 [1733]
Islamist rebels seize Jisr al-Shughour hospital from army	0 [1748]
3 children, 9 women killed in army airstrikes on Anadan near Aleppo	0 [1743]
U.S., allies conduct 20 air strikes against Islamic State militants: military	0 [1738]
Airstrikes torch huge ISIS arms cache near Mosul	2 11:56 OldSpook [1734]
ISIS seizes another town in Anbar province	0 [1736]
Iraqi troops 'enter refinery' as Baiji battle rages on	0 [1747]
Yemeni Army & Popular Committees Control Saudi Bordering Site	0 [1743]
Iraqi Forces Clear Path to Key Baiji Refinery	0 [1743]
Shaboobs attack village in northeast Kenya	0 [1744]
Kunar Drone Strike Kills Four Taliban	0 [1766]
Armed Insurgents Take Control of 10 Army Posts in Uruzgan	0 [1736]
Colombia's FARC rebels suspend unilateral cease-fire with government	0 [1750]
40 dead in Mexican ranch shootout	6 14:28 trailing wife [1769]
Islamic State asserts responsibility for Shiite mosque blast in Saudi Arabia	0 [1751]
Rookie cop killed in NPA attack on police outpost	0 [1743]
Thai villager killed in drive-by shooting	0 [1735]
Page 2: WoT Background
Only Border Syrian Regime Still Controls is with Lebanon	1 13:01 paul [1777]
State Department Releases First Clinton Emails on Libya	1 09:36 Matt [1742]
Obama signs bill giving Congress a say on Iran nuclear deal	1 20:12 Blossom Unains5562 [1768]
US rejects nuclear disarmament document over Israel concerns	1 12:13 Mike Kozlowski [1740]
Iran says Djibouti turned away aid plane for Yemeni refugees	0 [1737]
Nasrallah warns of full mobilization for Syrian war	5 17:22 Zhang Fei [1762]
Benghazi police chief orders Interior Minister's arrest	0 [1747]
AL leaders: BNP, Jamaat serve Pakistan's interests	0 [1732]
Stretched Afghan army seeks help from militias to defend Kunduz	0 [1737]
Sabeen targeted for campaign against Lal Masjid cleric	0 [1751]
Asia's largest cross: A symbol of hope for Karachi's Christians	0 [1733]
Iran warns Israel of Hezbollah rockets	2 11:23 Alaska Paul [1741]
Arsal officials: Only the Army is allowed to defend us	0 [1748]
Pro-Kurdish party holds key to Turkey's 'knife-edge' elections	0 [1739]
Kenya allowed Somalia pirate to live in country	0 [1736]
Hezbollah: Saudi Authorities Responsible for Qatif Explosion	0 [1743]
Kabul Looks to Keep Morale High Despite Rising Violence	0 [1740]
Political Leaders, MPs Meet With Ghani to Discuss Revisions to NDS-ISI MoU	0 [1738]
Saudi Arabia 'seeking to head United Nations Human Rights Council'	2 08:19 paul [1734]
Kayla Mueller passed on chance to escape IS captors	2 15:21 Mike Kozlowski [1749]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Summer Surge Becomes Courtroom Crisis	2 10:27 Procopius2k [1732]
Email mistake reveals Bank of England's EU exit project	0 [1734]
Police raid Zulfiqar Mirza's Karachi residence, arrest supporters	0 [1739]
Is Finland really getting ready for war with Russia?	5 12:35 OldSpook [1756]
Ahmed Mohammed, $30 hot dog vendor at Ground Zero, could face $1,500 in fines	5 23:45 CrazyFool [1765]
Ga. man holds would-be carjacker at gunpoint until cops arrive: 'You woke up stupid this morning'	1 00:50 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [1738]
Captured Russian servicemen to be prosecuted for terrorist acts, says Ukraine	0 [1734]
Man survives shotgun attack after iPhone takes brunt of blast	3 16:15 Charles [1753]
This Week In Guns, May 23rd, 2015	2 05:59 badanov [1731]
Page 4: Opinion
9 Lies Soldiers Tell Their Loved Ones While in Combat	3 20:03 Procopius2k [1758]
DAVID WARREN: Palmyra	0 [1734]
Gen. Mike Hayden: The chasm between the security agencies and the Champ administration	1 08:47 jvalentour [1742]
New dilemmas in Iraq following ISIS victory in Ramadi	0 [1756]
Page 6: Politix
Democrats' Vanishing Future	9 14:15 OldSpook [1758]
Obama Says US Not Losing Against Daesh	6 16:36 Charles [1759]
Isis claims it could buy its first nuclear weapon from Pakistan within 12 months	6 16:31 Charles [1757]
Obama regime bans discrimination by drones	4 11:51 Bill Clinton [1738]
Chinese Law Firm to Merge With American Firms, Employ Howard Dean, Newt Gingrich	8 23:41 Blossom Unains5562 [1766]

    
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Who's in the News
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12	Islamic State
4	Taliban
3	Govt of Pakistan
3	Hezbollah
2	Govt of Saudi Arabia
2	Govt of Syria
2	Arab Spring
2	Narcos
2	Govt of Iran
1	al-Nusra
1	al-Qaeda in Pakistan
1	al-Shabaab
1	Commies
1	Houthis
1	Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis
1	Jamaat-e-Islami
1	Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh
1	Pirates
1	Thai Insurgency

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Two weeks of WOT

Sat 2015-05-23
Kunar Drone Strike Kills Four Taliban

Fri 2015-05-22
Air strikes kill 15 militants in North Waziristan

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

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