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Pro-Rassoul Faction Declares Jihad On Mansour Clan
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Stabbing attack in Jerusalem	0 [1749]
Good morning	2 16:33 AlanC [1737]
Benghazi iconic sapper injured in mine blast	1 01:35 Eohippus Snore8229 [1744]
Misratans report they have recaptured Abu Grain from IS	0 [1744]
4 wounded in Istalbul bombing	0 [1743]
Pro-Rassoul Faction Declares Jihad On Mansour Clan	3 16:48 Pappy [1766]
Baghlan's Karkar Coalmine Cleared Of Taliban In Night Operation	1 05:59 M. Murcek [1740]
ISIS prepares to receive Syrian rebels at Raqqa	0 [1735]
Syrian rebels gun down 2 Kurd officials	0 [1734]
The Beatings Will Continue: Iraqi and Syrian Editions	0 [1736]
Ninevah Nightmares: 12+ die	0 [1745]
Iraqi Jailhouse Stories: 42 detained in Babel	0 [1751]
Iraqi forces down ISIS drone in Salahuddin	0 [1744]
Anbar Antics: 30 die	0 [1744]
Baghdad Bomb and Bullet Bulletin: 4 die	0 [1742]
Turkey detains ISIS 'executioner' in police raids	0 [1751]
Kurdish militias arrest tens of Kurds and Arabs in Hasaka	0 [1737]
Hama: Regime mobilizes troops to retake al-Zara town	0 [1746]
Homs: Two people killed in regime mortar fire on al-Waer neighborhood	0 [1743]
Top ISIS commander Shafiq Abbas killed in Afghan Air Force raid	0 [1744]
13 militants killed in Baghlan airstrike, MoD says	0 [1745]
Noor says Afghan forces turned Balkh into graveyard of Taliban and ISIS	0 [1744]
Major rocket attack on Kabul city thwarted, three 122 mm rockets seized	0 [1747]
Suicide bombing hits Yemen city of Mukalla	0 [1738]
Iraq launches operation to retake Rutba	0 [1738]
Most wanted Kashmir ultra killed, 2 captured alive on way to PoK	0 [1754]
‘2 JMB groups active in Rangpur region’	0 [1737]
Nigeria arrests 'Avengers' oil militants	0 [1746]
Page 2: WoT Background
0bean Keeps Adviser From Testifying About Iran Nuclear Deal Citing Executive Privilege	1 18:18 SteveS [1755]
Mustafa Mughniyeh made Hezbollah military chief	2 20:39 trailing wife [1762]
Klingons 'Mistakenly' Delete Copy Of Torture Report	8 13:00 Bobby [1734]
Rafael unveils 1,500-meter-range infantry missile	3 16:54 DarthVader [1740]
Shin Bet: Hamas bringing weapons, rocket-making material into Gaza	2 23:51 SteveS [1769]
Gazans say Jordan is refusing to allow them passage	1 07:07 AlanC [1734]
Asia Times: War in Afghanistan costs US $4 million an hour	4 13:19 Bobby [1736]
Regime seeks truce in besieged town of Moadamiyet al Sham	0 [1735]
'Pakistan will address Indian missile test at international level'	1 13:22 Bobby [1735]
'I was badly tortured during captivity', reveals Shahbaz Taseer	11 17:46 Shipman [1750]
What you need to know about India's newly launched ballistic missile defence	0 [1734]
Pope criticizes West for trying to impose its own democracy on Iraq, Libya	9 19:37 Thing From Snowy Mountain [1761]
Man confesses to killing RU Prof Rezaul	5 15:57 Skidmark [1727]
Pentagon admits US troops still in Libya	3 15:59 Skidmark [1748]
Turkish police issue ISIL attack warning for May 19	1 16:01 Skidmark [1732]
TSA blames you for longer lines at airport security checkpoints	13 19:48 Deacon Blues [1772]
Libya: US backs arming of government for IS fight	2 10:21 Pappy [1732]
Is bin Laden's son being groomed for key al Qaeda role?	4 12:06 Jack Huputer7145 [1735]
Decades after war, churches near Jesus' baptism site to be cleared of mines	0 [1736]
May issue of AQAP's Inspire Mag. promotes economic warfare	1 12:57 Pappy [1743]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Woman says she was harassed in Walmart bathroom, mistook as transgender	9 19:51 Deacon Blues [1762]
Iran: U.S. Encouraging Islamic Republic to Keep Illicit Missile Tests Secret	1 09:03 Besoeker [1746]
Horrified Midwives Revolt After Their Union Backs Unlimited Abortion	0 [1748]
'Top Gun' Turns 30 Years Old Today	4 18:19 Shipman [1765]
Comoros ready to take Kuwait's stateless, says minister	1 01:00 Eohippus Snore8229 [1742]
DNA tests confirm Tonu was gang-raped	0 [1749]
Colombia seizes record cocaine haul in Turbo	3 01:50 Raj [1735]
Man arrested after two shot during 'Stop the Violence' event	6 19:11 Frank G [1760]
Little Sisters of the Poor victory (of sorts) at Supreme Court	4 19:13 Frank G [1752]
Page 4: Opinion
Priority Boarding on the Lolita Express	0 [1736]
Busting the myth of the France's 35-hour-week	1 11:07 Glenmore [1734]
Today's follow-up: A few observations from my dotage....	3 22:34 CrazyFool [1752]
AC130H Spectre gunships at Djibouti and Sigonella were 'on call' for Benghazi	7 22:55 newc [1755]
Holding instigators accountable	0 [1733]
Page 6: Politix
Democrat Undecided If He Wants More Affordable Housing In His Wealthy District	6 17:42 Ebbang Uluque6305 [1735]
The Boston Globe's Sudden Concern For Executive Overreach	7 13:35 Pappy [1739]
Milwaukee school officials say budget item listing $471G for Black Lives Matter a misunderstanding	5 19:47 BrerRabbit [1752]
David Cameron stands by attack on Donald Trump over Muslim 'ban'	4 11:26 swksvolFF [1736]
Obama: By Almost Every Measure, America and World Are Better Than 8 Years Ago	19 22:49 Frank G [1754]
Democrats’ corruption takes center stage in run-up to DNC convention in Philly	2 08:54 Besoeker [1735]
Trump on Warren: 'You mean Pocahontas?'	3 10:47 Besoeker [1730]

    
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12	Islamic State
6	Taliban
3	Govt of Syria
2	Hamas
2	Arab Spring
2	Govt of Pakistan
1	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
1	al-Qaeda in Arabia
1	Jamaat-e-Islami
1	Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh
1	TTP
1	al-Qaeda

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Two weeks of WOT

Tue 2016-05-17
Pro-Rassoul Faction Declares Jihad On Mansour Clan

Mon 2016-05-16
ISIS release execution photos of Taliban fighters in Afghanistan

Sun 2016-05-15
ISIS kill 16 Real Madrid fans in massacre at supporters club headquarters

Sat 2016-05-14
Rebels kill at least 75 Quds Brigade militants north of Aleppo

Fri 2016-05-13
Top Hezbollah commander in Syria Mustafa Badreddine killed by Israel, group says

Thu 2016-05-12
ISIS says it's behind Iraq blasts that killed over 90

Wed 2016-05-11
Bangladesh executes top Jamaat leader Motiur Rahman over '1971 war crimes'

Tue 2016-05-10
US airstrike kills ISIS 'Emir of Anbar Province' in Iraq

Mon 2016-05-09
78 militants killed in latest air and ground raids of Afghan forces

Sun 2016-05-08
Suspected bombers die in Soddy security operation

Sat 2016-05-07
ISIS Big Wig dies in US airstrike

Fri 2016-05-06
Appropriate: 200 Taliban recruits nabbed from sheep trucks in north of Afghanistan

Thu 2016-05-05
Somali commandos raid ISIS base,12 fighters killed

Wed 2016-05-04
IS Kills U.S. Service Member in Northern Iraq Attack

Tue 2016-05-03
Key Taliban group member Qari Zubair killed in Badakhshan

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