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Mullah Mansour carried Pak passport
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Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Egyptian Army Prepping Large-Scale Operation Against Islamic State	8 19:08 Thing From Snowy Mountain [1777]
Good morning	0 [1740]
2 charred bodies found near Pak-Afghan border in Balochistan	0 [1745]
Scores of ISIS troops die infiltrating Kobane	0 [1741]
The Beatings Will Continue: Mosul Edition	0 [1746]
ISIS Top Dawg dies fighting near Deir ez-Zor	0 [1744]
Iraqi Jailhouse stories: 38 detained	0 [1742]
4 ISIS troops die in airstrikes in Kirkuk	0 [1746]
Ninevah Nightmares: 33 die	0 [1739]
Anbar Antics: 21+ die	0 [1742]
Baghdad bomb and Bullet Bulletin: 1 dead	0 [1748]
14 Daesh suspects nabbed in Malaysia	0 [1740]
How Abu Sayyaf has made a business of beheading	0 [1731]
Egypt military kills over 58 militants across Sinai in three days	2 20:43 Barbara [1766]
Militants kill six soldiers in northeast India	0 [1750]
Iran arrests two Daesh in western province of Hamadan	0 [1735]
Four Daesh suspects rounded up in Ingushetia	0 [1741]
Kosovo court sentences iman, six others for aiding Daesh	0 [1741]
IS mines cause more casualties at Abu Grain	0 [1740]
LANA chief arrested in Tripoli	0 [1742]
Fresh clashes in Sorman and Wadi Rabie	0 [1738]
ISIL Commanders Fleeing Western Iraqi Town en Masse	6 15:59 Rambler in Virginia [1741]
Syrian Army Controls 3 Strategic Points near Palmyra	0 [1740]
Former govt minister killed in Libya IS group clashes	0 [1736]
Libya coastguard intercepts 850 migrants: Navy	0 [1736]
Helmand adventures: Taliban emirs have a bad day, Taliban prison closed	0 [1739]
1 killed, 7 wounded in rocket attack on Herat governor’s compound	0 [1740]
Yemen govt. forces kill 13 militants in former Qaeda bastion near Mukalla	0 [1751]
Afghan Taliban sources confirm death of leader	1 10:43 Frank G [1734]
Isil carrying out chemical experiments on its prisoners	1 13:18 gorb [1739]
Page 2: WoT Background
House of Representatives votes to block $450 million US aid to Pakistan	1 18:00 Phineck Grung3296 [1755]
Fighting terrorists with technology	1 16:40 Eohippus Snore8229 [1767]
Dermer blasts 'narrative' of a moderate Iran and a peaceful Palestine	0 [1739]
Ploughshares: Iran Deal Propaganda $$$ Made Its Way All Around D.C.	11 20:12 phil_b [1775]
IDF Medical Corps adapts to knife intifada	6 15:42 CrazyFool [1745]
How Kosovo was turned into fertile soil for Daesh	1 05:32 phil_b [1730]
IS Threatens U.S., Tries to Rally Support in New Audio Message	0 [1741]
New video released of Canadian Abu Sayyaf hostage	0 [1727]
Plans to provide diplomatic security in Tripoli announced as kidnappings continue	0 [1736]
No order to Barghathi to return to Benghazi says Mismari	0 [1726]
Islamabad Could Face Fallout Over Mansour's Death: Analysts	0 [1736]
UN says Sudan 'expels' one of its senior officials	0 [1730]
Mansoor’s relations reportedly became strained with Pakistan recently	9 13:10 Besoeker [1735]
Abdullah says close to conclude peace deal with Hekmatyar	0 [1732]
Iraqi army says preparing to retake ISIS-held Fallujah	2 11:24 Mullah Richard [1738]
Rebels give US, Russia 48 hours to end Assad assault	2 13:27 gorb [1740]
Akhtar Mansour's brief reign as Taliban chief marked by turmoil	1 09:01 Pappy [1739]
Victims of US drone attack targeting Mansour had been in Iran: Pakistain	1 09:04 Pappy [1737]
No confirmation of Afghan Taliban leader’s death: PM Nawaz	0 [1733]
Mullah Mansour carried Pak passport	0 [1759]
Afghans React to News Of Mansour's Death	0 [1748]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Freddie Gray Arresting Officer Edward Nero Found Not Guilty On All Charges	11 22:13 Procopius2k [1756]
Baltimore officer found not guilty on all charges in Freddie Gray case	0 [1725]
Iraqi-American Lawyer Claims Convicted For Helping Christians Immigrate to US	3 14:09 Rex Mundi [1752]
Obama lifts arms ban in his first visit to Vietnam	0 [1734]
Vietnam's VietJet to buy 100 Boeing planes for US$11.3b	2 17:25 Skidmark [1765]
Champ Arrives in Vietnam, aims to lure it away from China	6 17:17 Skidmark [1767]
Drag Queen Appointed As Faith Based Adviser by Obama	7 11:54 Frank G [1751]
Order more Kleenex: Michelle Fields goes to Hufpo	3 14:01 gorb [1729]
Beijing Warns New Taiwan Leader on Independence	0 [1735]
Pope Francis to receive grand imam of Al-Azhar	0 [1740]
Punjab CM’s son-in-law ‘embezzled Rs 230m of PED’	0 [1736]
In Venezuela’s housing projects, even loyalists have had enough	0 [1740]
LTC(Ret) Allen West elected to NRA Board of Directors	1 10:25 bman [1747]
A hundred super ground penetrator bombs might be needed to reach deep bunkers using superconcrete	7 22:35 Glenmore [1775]
Apparently, Vegans CAN'T "Do Anything":	6 12:58 rjschwarz [1732]
Page 4: Opinion
Greetings, Slaves	3 19:02 Thing From Snowy Mountain [1770]
U.S . - Russia Cooperation Needed to Prevent Nuclear Terrorism	6 15:47 CrazyFool [1732]
Iran Deal: The Five Deceptions of Obama-Rhodes Echo Chamber	0 [1732]
Target CEO Blames Climate Change, Not Bathroom Policy, for Hurting Sales	14 21:40 Thing From Snowy Mountain [1772]
The world needs GMOs more than ever	0 [1741]
This is not our Salafism	2 18:10 Phineck Grung3296 [1761]
Blasphemy law: Why aren’t false accusers ever punished?	4 13:47 newc [1743]
Why drone blowback in Pakistan is a myth	1 03:23 Besoeker [1745]
Susan Rice: Too Many Whites on National Security Team Putting America at Risk	12 20:46 Silentbrick [1762]

    
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                        20:12 phil_b

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                        19:54 Deacon Blues

                        19:53 Thing From Snowy Mountain

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                        19:02 Thing From Snowy Mountain

                        18:10 Phineck Grung3296

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                        17:36 Pappy

                        17:25 Skidmark

                        17:21 3dc

                        17:20 3dc

                        17:17 Skidmark

                        17:14 Besoeker

                        16:40 Eohippus Snore8229

Who's in the News
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17	Islamic State
9	Taliban
4	Arab Spring
3	Commies
2	Govt of Syria
2	Abu Sayyaf
2	Govt of Pakistan
1	Govt of Sudan
1	Hizb-i-Islami-Hekmatyar
1	Human Trafficking
1	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
1	Salafists
1	Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (IS)
1	al-Qaeda in Arabia
1	al-Qaeda in Pakistan

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Two weeks of WOT

Mon 2016-05-23
Mullah Mansour carried Pak passport

Sun 2016-05-22
Taliban leader Mansour 'likely killed'

Sat 2016-05-21
ISIS commander kill his 11 fighters in east of Afghanistan

Fri 2016-05-20
One of the eight killed militants in Multan was ‘Al Qaeda country head’

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
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

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