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EgyptAir Jet Disappears Over Mediterranean Sea
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Terrorist act may be behind disappearance of EgyptAir flight: Egypt's civil aviation minister	0 [1748]
EgyptAir Jet Disappears Over Mediterranean Sea	2 15:47 Barbara [1797]
Egyptair passenger plane goes missing at 37,000 feet near Cairo	13 19:36 Thor Lumumba3940 [1764]
Good morning	1 00:30 JHH [1738]
Army Clears more Boko Haram Camps in Sambisa Forest	1 10:20 gorb [1754]
One killed, 17 injured in Peshawar blasts	0 [1735]
MiG crashes at Tobruk	0 [1730]
Turkish warbirds pound Kurd kommies	0 [1742]
Libyan forces retake checkpoint south of Misrata	0 [1736]
ISIS shoots down US drone	1 10:24 gorb [1740]
US training Arabs for Raqqa fight	2 15:49 swksvolFF [1749]
Diyala Daily Devastations: 3 wounded	0 [1733]
Ninevah Nightmares: 136 die	0 [1732]
Anbar Antics: 2+ die	0 [1736]
Baghdad bomb and Bullet Bulletin: 8 die	0 [1740]
4 militants shot dead	0 [1736]
Sporadic press gangs for youth in Latakia city to join regime army: activists	0 [1740]
Latakia: regime forces press to take Hadadeh village	0 [1734]
Bombings in Baghdad leave 72 dead	0 [1736]
13 civilians killed in regime air strikes on al Rastan- Homs	0 [1740]
Kurdish security forces clash with regime army in Hasaka city	0 [1736]
Aleppo: Tens of civilians freed by Kurdish militia after swap deal with rebels	0 [1732]
At least 80 regime troops killed west of Damascus	0 [1742]
Car bomb, clashes with IS kill 32 Libya unity govt forces	0 [1737]
Al-Qaeda commander among 5 killed in US drone strike in Afghanistan	0 [1743]
NDS busted the most dangerous kidnapping gang in Herat province	0 [1742]
Chechen militant ‘Omar Chechen’ among 6 killed in north of Afghanistan	0 [1730]
Taliban militants have reportedly captured Surkh Kotal in Baghlan	0 [1733]
Afghanistan signed draft peace agreement with Hezb-e-Islami	0 [1737]
Top militant commanders among 17 killed as A-29s target militant hideouts in Kunar	0 [1737]
12-year-old suicide bomber arrested before targeting populated area of Kabul	0 [1727]
Israeli rocket sirens blare in south as Sinai fighting heats up	0 [1744]
Overnight raids in West Bank net two senior Hamas members, wannabe knife attacker nabbed in Beersheva	1 10:34 Shipman [1743]
U.S. Special Forces take the fight to ISIS in Libya	2 12:23 swksvolFF [1743]
Page 2: WoT Background
Many Iranians Volunteer to Fight In Syria	7 18:07 Barbara [1756]
Syrian Kurds suffer in beseiged Rojava	0 [1729]
Rooshuns to set Kurds against Turkey, US	3 15:50 Barbara [1755]
Supporters of ANP leader torch house of attacker	0 [1732]
Ahrar al-Sham, Zenki say will not take part in 'North Army'	0 [1729]
Indian maps bill a travesty of history, international law: Pak's UN envoy	0 [1729]
Interpol issues red corner notice against Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar	1 11:26 Frank G [1732]
Afghanistan approves, in principle, strategy to fight enemy secret agents	0 [1727]
Ready to join Hekmatyar in one table to have joint meal, says Abdullah	1 11:21 Frank G [1721]
Israel Navy preparing for Hamas, Hezbollah rocket and missile threats	0 [1741]
Chibok Girl Rescue Raises Hopes for others Held by Boko Haram	3 14:17 CrazyFool [1733]
Under heavy pressure, IS group strikes back in Baghdad	0 [1743]
Duterte eyes military, anti-terror ties with Russia	0 [1733]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Former Nato chief warns of nuclear war with Russia if there is no Baltic defence boost	8 21:48 Thing From Snowy Mountain [1759]
"Ahhhh Dude!" CBS says shows are 'more diverse' despite criticism	8 15:05 DarthVader [1739]
90% of Israeli Jews are racists	4 15:49 Besoeker [1769]
Scientists Create Embryos That Are Both Animal And Human	14 18:12 Barbara [1767]
Superbugs will 'kill every three seconds'	4 11:30 Iblis [1738]
Chinese Intercept U.S. Military Spy Plane Over South China Sea	4 17:27 Ebbang Uluque6305 [1761]
PUC clerics to address rights of women	0 [1740]
12-year-old girl found chained by parents	0 [1734]
Jirga agrees to ceasefire on disputed land	0 [1734]
Venezuela president ready to escalate state of emergency	7 22:21 SteveS [1759]
Page 4: Opinion
Morley Safer's Retirement Off To A Bad Start	5 19:33 Airandee [1751]
The Left's Opening Salvo against Trumps Supreme Court picks	12 18:40 Procopius2k [1757]
Protecting women	0 [1728]
Page 6: Politix
Clinton Surrogate Says Most American Women Are Ugly	7 15:06 rjschwarz [1730]
The Hildebeest's viral nightmare - video	1 07:58 no mo uro [1731]
Hillary reveals she earned $1.5million from just SIX speeches last year	3 20:39 Alaska Paul [1757]
NYC Mayor de Blasio to fine businesses that fail to use correct gender pronouns	14 15:38 Skidmark [1728]

    
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                        18:40 Procopius2k

                        18:28 swksvolFF

                        18:12 Pappy

                        18:12 Barbara

                        18:07 Barbara

                        17:27 Ebbang Uluque6305

                        17:17 CrazyFool

                        16:48 Deacon Blues

                        16:38 Besoeker

                        16:33 swksvolFF

                        16:13 Ebbang Uluque6305

                        16:09 Ebbang Uluque6305

                        15:59 Barbara

                        15:50 Barbara

                        15:49 Besoeker

                        15:49 swksvolFF

                        15:47 Barbara

                        15:40 Skidmark

Who's in the News
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9	Islamic State
5	Govt of Syria
5	Govt of Pakistan
3	Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (IS)
3	Taliban
2	Boko Haram
2	al-Qaeda
2	Hizb-i-Islami-Hekmatyar
1	Govt of Iran
1	Commies
1	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
1	Hamas
1	Jaish-e-Mohammad
1	TTP

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Two weeks of WOT

Thu 2016-05-19
EgyptAir Jet Disappears Over Mediterranean Sea

Wed 2016-05-18
Fighting among Syrian rebels kills more than 50

Tue 2016-05-17
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Mon 2016-05-16
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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
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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

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ISIS Big Wig dies in US airstrike

Fri 2016-05-06
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Somali commandos raid ISIS base,12 fighters killed

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