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120 die in bomb attacks near Tartus
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Syria conflict: IS 'destroyed helicopters' at T4 base	1 11:11 badanov [1747]
Three Police Shot Dead in Indian Kashmir's Capital	0 [1741]
Good morning	4 19:45 Nimble Spemble [1757]
Security forces stage anti-PKK operations in Turkey, northern Iraq	0 [1737]
Peace committee member, cop gunned down in Swat	0 [1738]
Five people gunned down in Balochistan	0 [1742]
41 die in bomb attacks in Aden	0 [1748]
120 die in bomb attacks near Tartus	1 12:04 Frank G [1775]
Would-be bomber escapes Boko Haram captors	0 [1739]
The Beatings Will Continue: Global Edtion	0 [1746]
Anbar Antics, Fallujah Edition: 64+ die	0 [1750]
Baghdad Bomb and Bullet Bulletin: 4 die	0 [1740]
Palestinian woman shot dead during stabbing attempt — police	1 11:09 Frank G [1744]
Landmine kills Saudi soldier near Yemen border	0 [1742]
US, allies stage 17 strikes in Iraq, Syria against IS group	0 [1756]
8 militants killed during an attack on Taliban prison in Helmand	0 [1742]
1,167 militants killed since the start of Shafaq operations, Sediqi says	0 [1741]
Egypt army says 13 militants killed in North Sinai	0 [1735]
Page 2: WoT Background
Behind the Barricades of Turkey's Hidden War	0 [1743]
Top US commander for the Middle East visits Turkey after Kobane	2 12:07 magpie [1734]
Turkish Airlines plane in Istanbul searched after bomb threat	0 [1746]
Abu Dhabi lays off staff as Gulf austerity tightens	2 18:06 Abu Uluque [1781]
Who will lead Afghan Taliban after Mullah Mansour?	0 [1753]
Boko Haram ready to negotiate surrender, release of Chibok girls -- Report	0 [1741]
West Africa: Driven Back and Desperate, Boko Haram Heaps Misery On Niger	0 [1741]
Attacks on refugee homes soar five-fold in Germany: Minister	1 18:39 Procopius2k [1765]
Pakistan summons US envoy over drone strike that killed Mansour	0 [1741]
Sirajuddin Haqqani among possible successors of Mullah Mansoor	0 [1746]
Taliban’s Quetta Council members not to remain safe in the region: MoI	0 [1749]
Taliban leader attacked because he posed threat to US troops: Pentagon	0 [1744]
Kansas man pleads guilty to aiding foiled ISIS bomb plot	0 [1741]
Independent candidate narrowly beats far-right rival in Austria presidential runoff	9 19:33 Bill Shererong8752 [1781]
Egypt's Islamic edicts authority says Brotherhood plans to reassess strategies long overdue	0 [1753]
Dire consequences if Taliban chooses radical warlord Haqqani as new leader -- Moscow	2 18:35 Procopius2k [1768]
Iran denies Taliban ex-leader entered Pakistan via Islamic Republic	2 12:40 Pappy [1750]
US military trains eclectic group of anti-IS fighters	0 [1760]
Bomb threats close 26 schools across Britain on GCSE exam day	0 [1737]
Ford pickup trucks with rocket launchers used by Iraqis	12 11:54 Eohippus Snore8229 [1743]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Transgender Teacher Gets $60k After Co-Workers Won't Call Her âThey'	11 21:41 3dc [1769]
P.K.K. - 'To kill the dominant man is the fundamental principle of socialism.'	3 10:57 Raj [1747]
Urjaram of Mangta village loses head over camel warming	2 08:52 Procopius2k [1740]
Why are Google AI bots reading romance and fantasy novels?	4 18:29 Thravimp Lover of the Antelope7006 [1769]
Angelina Jolie to teach at London School of Economics	8 14:14 rjschwarz [1749]
32 Arrested in Knoxville Human Trafficking Operation	0 [1735]
Disney doesn't measure wait times why should VA?	13 20:08 trailing wife [1767]
Page 4: Opinion
Media Wars: The Role of the Left When Venezuela's Imperfect Revolution is Under Attack	8 20:38 Alaska Paul [1770]
New twist in Afghan peace	6 23:43 Thing From Snowy Mountain [1764]
Obama’s fatal fatalism in the Middle East	1 22:39 charger [1771]
Duterte calls himself a socialist and a federalist: his speeches analyzed	1 16:14 g(r)omgoru [1740]
Balikbayan voice: Why Filipinos chose the 'dictator'	1 16:18 g(r)omgoru [1743]
Page 6: Politix
You Won't Believe Why Hillary Bagman Terry McAuliffe Is Under Federal Investigation	3 18:04 Pappy [1769]
Glenn Reynolds: When leaders cheat, followers ... follow	0 [1744]
The Miscarriage of Justice Department	0 [1742]
Clinton dramatically portrayed as rapist in new Trump ad	4 12:58 Unelet Protector of the Sith2424 [1736]
Wheels come off the Dem machine	8 18:40 NoMoreBS [1765]
Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe under federal investigation	4 11:33 Abu Uluque [1739]
IRS chief: I’ve never spoken to Lois Lerner	5 20:40 Alaska Paul [1762]
Sanders names Cornel West, Keith Ellison to DNC platform committee	4 11:09 DarthVader [1752]
Univision buys tickets to Hilarity Show	1 11:37 Abu Uluque [1754]

    
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6	Taliban
3	Boko Haram
1	Govt of Iraq
1	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
1	Govt of Pakistan
1	Haqqani Network
1	Hizbul Mujaheddin
1	Houthis
1	Muslim Brotherhood
1	TTP
1	Govt of Iran
1	Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (IS)

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Tue 2016-05-24
120 die in bomb attacks near Tartus

Mon 2016-05-23
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Sun 2016-05-22
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Sat 2016-05-21
ISIS commander kill his 11 fighters in east of Afghanistan

Fri 2016-05-20
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Wed 2016-05-18
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Tue 2016-05-17
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Mon 2016-05-16
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Sun 2016-05-15
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Sat 2016-05-14
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Fri 2016-05-13
Top Hezbollah commander in Syria Mustafa Badreddine killed by Israel, group says

Thu 2016-05-12
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US airstrike kills ISIS 'Emir of Anbar Province' in Iraq

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