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Hundreds wounded in Kabul suicide attack
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Obama: Top Intel Official Reviewing Secret 9/11 Material	13 21:03 charger [1760]
Hundreds wounded in Kabul suicide attack	2 09:11 Richard Aubrey [1759]
IRAQ: 217 more SpecOPS w/Apaches and 'Security Forces' to battle ISIS	3 14:42 Besoeker [1742]
Good morning	4 23:56 Zenobia Floger6220 [1763]
Turkish bosses, bankers detained in fresh anti-Gülen operation	1 00:19 Raj [1734]
21 hurt in bombing on Jerusalem bus	0 [1729]
Two citizens killed, 11 injured in explosion in Egypt's North Sinai	0 [1734]
3 charged with funding Temple Mount unrest	0 [1745]
Israel finds a tunnel, Egypt destroys another, but Hamas is defiant	0 [1751]
Houthis violate ceasefire agreement in Taiz	0 [1735]
Taliban Pushed Back in Chardara	0 [1735]
Syrian army losing ground to Islamists in Hama	3 11:31 Skidmark [1736]
ISIS militants advance against Syrian rebels in Aleppo	0 [1735]
Turkish troops kill 18 Kurd kommies	0 [1746]
Kirkuk Kombat Chronicle: 35 die	0 [1742]
Ninevah Nightmares: 4 die	0 [1746]
Anbar Antics	0 [1737]
Baghdad Bomb and Bullet Bulletin: 1 dead	0 [1734]
U.S.-led troops seize ISIS fighter in Iraq helicopter raid	0 [1740]
Jordan recalls its ambassador to Tehran	0 [1734]
Troops in fierce battle with Boko Haram	0 [1740]
Militants launch fresh attacks on Syria forces	0 [1733]
Four Syrians killed as mortars hit Turkish town near Syria border	0 [1743]
Three Somali civilians killed in shooting by Shabab militants	0 [1736]
2 alleged robbers killed in ‘gunfight’ with RAB	0 [1743]
12 killed as Taliban attack repulsed in northern Balkh province	0 [1735]
Nearly 200 militants killed, wounded in latest raid of Afghan forces: MoD	0 [1743]
Afghan commandos arrest key Taliban member Mullah Khalifa in Kandahar	1 09:34 Frank G [1740]
Heavy fighting continues in Kunduz	0 [1727]
144 militants including four commanders surrender in Balochistan	0 [1730]
Heavy exchange of fire with Rajanpur bandits after army deadline expires	0 [1737]
Page 2: WoT Background
Thousands at Tel Aviv rally call for release of IDF soldier charged in Hebron shooting	0 [1744]
More than 200 Somalis drowned in Mediterranean	9 19:12 trailing wife [1751]
Yemeni peace talks delayed as Houthis back out	0 [1739]
Libyan parliament postpones vote on unity government	0 [1726]
Kerry to meet Iran foreign minister on Tuesday	1 00:29 Raj [1728]
Protests against French forces in Mali turn deadly	0 [1731]
Syria says Israel collaborating with militants in Golan Heights	1 16:07 g(r)omgoru [1753]
45 Boko Haram suspects in Kirikiri prison, group writes petition	0 [1737]
Uncovered ammunition cache in Borno poses larger question -- How does Boko Haram get its funds?	5 12:32 Pappy [1731]
Syria, Iraq crises sparked by US interventions: Analyst	0 [1731]
Oman offers to calm Iran-Saudi oil row	0 [1731]
Al-Qaeda re-emerges as challenge for US, Nato in Afghanistan	1 15:20 Frank G [1734]
Palestinian heavyweights pop up in offshore dealings documents	1 12:45 Pappy [1742]
CID: 20 foreigners identified in BB heist	0 [1733]
Pakistan has reportedly told Taliban to end violence or pay a heavy price	2 12:14 Pappy [1734]
HIA demands removal of Hekmatyar’s name from blacklist to join peace talks	0 [1737]
Iran vows to defend Muslim states	0 [1725]
'He is scared of cats. How can he become a suicide bomber?'	1 15:22 Frank G [1743]
UN amb. Samantha Power's motorcade hits, kills young boy in Cameroon	6 20:55 Frank G [1763]
Page 3: Non-WoT
U.S. government urges Windows users to uninstall QuickTime	11 16:00 g(r)omgoru [1759]
U.S. diplomat: China should accept U.S. offer to provide expert explanations about THAAD	3 00:34 Raj [1729]
Activity continues at N. Korea's nuclear test site	1 01:10 Skidmark [1731]
HRW hails Saudi move to curb religious police powers	1 00:36 Raj [1730]
Ukraine court sentences Russia soldiers to 14-years in prison	0 [1738]
Pakistani court gives 2 men life in jail over child abuse scandal	0 [1728]
Iranian authorities promise immediate actions to try rapist, killer of little Afghan girl	0 [1732]
Flash floods leaves at least 31 dead in northern parts of Afghanistan	0 [1745]
Ecuador quake leaves over 230 dead	0 [1740]
Page 4: Opinion
Dr. Song resigns from Courage Campaign position following correct diagnosis	4 11:55 DarthVader [1740]
Iran’s anger over condemnation of terrorism	0 [1734]
Page 6: Politix
Charge: FEC Dems would ban Drudge, NYT, free media on election eve	2 20:51 Lone Ranger [1756]
UnitedHealth to cut their ACA exchanges down to a 'handful' of states	0 [1737]
State Department Consents to Depositions Over Clinton Email Server	5 12:57 Rambler in Virginia [1734]
Joe Biden says US feels 'overwhelming frustration' with Israeli government	7 15:53 g(r)omgoru [1760]
Top Lobbying Group for Iran Deal Hosts Duckworth Fundraiser	0 [1738]
Rapper Rick Ross has ankle monitor malfunction at WH function	7 16:01 DarthVader [1758]
Clintons part of US oligarchy ‘squeezing’ working class: Journalist	5 13:12 Procopius2k [1737]
Diagnosing Bill de Blasio’s disease: How can we explain the trouble he's in?	2 02:28 Besoeker [1735]
Top Trump aide Manafort lobbied for ISI front group	2 18:11 Unomolet Dark Lord of the Faith2973 [1761]

    
                23:56 Zenobia Floger6220

                        23:11 magpie

                        21:03 charger

                        20:55 Frank G

                        20:51 Lone Ranger

                        20:18 swksvolFF

                        20:09 Frank G

                        20:07 Frank G

                        19:43 AlanC

                        19:12 trailing wife

                        19:07 Mike Kozlowski

                        18:40 Pappy

                        18:23 swksvolFF

                        18:19 Thing From Snowy Mountain

                        18:11 Unomolet Dark Lord of the Faith2973

                        17:52 European Conservative

                        17:34 phil_b

                        16:07 g(r)omgoru

                        16:01 DarthVader

                        16:00 g(r)omgoru

                        15:54 Alaska Paul

                        15:53 g(r)omgoru

                        15:40 Rob Crawford

                        15:36 Alaska Paul

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6	Govt of Iran
5	Islamic State
4	Govt of Syria
3	Boko Haram
2	Govt of Saudi Arabia
2	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
2	Hamas
2	Houthis
2	Commies
1	Sublime Porte
1	Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (IS)
1	al-Qaeda
1	al-Shabaab
1	Govt of Pakistan
1	Baloch Liberation Army
1	Hizb-i-Islami-Hekmatyar
1	Arab Spring
1	Palestinian Authority

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Two weeks of WOT

Tue 2016-04-19
Hundreds wounded in Kabul suicide attack

Mon 2016-04-18
Ivory Coast Attacks 'Number Two' Arrested in Mali

Sun 2016-04-17
Dozens of Hezbollah militants 'accidentally' killed in chemical attack

Sat 2016-04-16
UK police arrest 5 in terror probe

Fri 2016-04-15
Sharia police preacher faces terrorism charges

Thu 2016-04-14
SSS announces arrest of another ‘top Boko Haram terrorist’

Wed 2016-04-13
Belgian police arrest 3 in Paris terror attacks investigations

Tue 2016-04-12
Saudi FM: Red Sea islands have returned to the kingdom

Mon 2016-04-11
Ahrar al-Sham commander slain in Aleppo clashes

Sun 2016-04-10
Four Brussels suspects charged with terror offenses

Sat 2016-04-09
Lebanon sentences ex-minister Samaha to 13 years in prison

Fri 2016-04-08
Danish Police Arrest Four Alleged ISIL Fighters, Seize Weapons

Thu 2016-04-07
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