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Thousands flee to Cameroon after Boko Haram attack in Nigeria
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
US Special Ops Sources: ISIS an 'Incredible' Fighting Force,	10 22:02 Pappy [11139]
Egypt announces Gaza cease-fire set to begin at 7 p.m.	0 [11130]
Mortar attack on Eshkol leaves 1 critically injured, 3 seriously hurt	0 [11127]
Kingpin of kidnappers arrested in Peshawar	1 19:36 Frank G [11130]
Good morning	0 [11125]
NPA attacks two banana plantations in the Philippines	6 22:04 Pappy [11141]
ANP leader shot dead in Charsadda	0 [11131]
Six highwaymen killed in Sohrab Goth 'encounter'	0 [11132]
Bangladesh court charges 147 opposition supporters over blast	0 [11130]
liveblogging Israel-gaza active conflict day 50	0 [11130]
Heavy casualties as Benghazi clashes rage on	0 [11128]
14 militants killed in North Sinai	0 [11130]
Thousands flee to Cameroon after Boko Haram attack in Nigeria	0 [11129]
Security Forces Go After Illegal Firearms in Parwan	6 19:34 Frank G [11130]
ISIS Captures Major Syrian Air Base	8 23:00 JosephMendiola [11138]
Israeli air strikes kill two Palestinians, 20 wounded	4 22:03 Pappy [11135]
Arab Nations Strike in Libya, Surprising U.S.	11 22:53 phil_b [11138]
Suicide Bomber Kills Nine	0 [11132]
Rockets fired at eastern Libya's Labraq airport	0 [11127]
Two car bombs in Baghdad kill 15	0 [11131]
AMISOM planning to launch assault on Shaboob-held areas	0 [11131]
Security forces commander wounded in Kismayo Gun Attack	0 [11129]
Islamists control Tripoli (the one in Libya)	1 13:09 borgboy [11129]
Page 2: WoT Background
Metro Detroit Muslim leaders denounce ISIS as 'crazy criminals'	11 23:10 JosephMendiola [11142]
Protest against 'extrajudicial killing'	0 [11128]
Waving burial shroud, Qadri issues ultimatum	0 [11128]
VA: No Proof Delay in Care Caused Vets to Die	10 20:23 3dc [11138]
I see a martial law under umbrella of the Constitution: Altaf	0 [11132]
HoR member confirms parliament ordered Zintani Tripoli withdrawal	0 [11130]
Congress rump "appoints" Omar Hassi as Prime Minister	0 [11133]
Justice & Construction Party attacks parliament decision labelling Libya Dawn as terrorists	0 [11126]
Misrata "reneged" on pull-back deal	0 [11131]
Abu Sahmain, Ghariani condemned by Thinni and parliament leader Saleh	0 [11130]
Renowned Princeton Christian Professor Calls For Total Destruction of ISIS	4 23:07 JosephMendiola [11138]
Muslim Brotherhood leader El-Gazzar makes bail	0 [11126]
UN rights chief slams Islamic State 'ethnic and religious cleansing'	0 [11130]
Syria says ready to work with world against 'terror'	3 09:33 Procopius2k [11130]
Libya jihadists urge Islamist unity as lawmakers fight back	0 [11130]
Iraq's Abadi says no place for armed groups outside state control	0 [11127]
Obama has taken no decision on Syria airstrikes: White House	3 16:34 irishrageboy [11131]
Syria Warns US Regarding Unilateral Strikes in Syria	1 15:34 JohnQC [11141]
Defense Rests in Black Water Trial	1 10:56 Skidmark [11134]
Geo/Jang Group sends legal notice to Imran Khan	0 [11130]
Qatar negotiated release of U.S. journalist in Syria	0 [11130]
Nigeria refutes Boko Haram Islamic state claim	0 [11132]
Iran 'will arm Palestinians' after Israeli drone downed	0 [11130]
Obama Delayed Foley Rescue Mission 30 Days	4 18:32 Capsu78 [11131]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Judicial Watch: DOJ attorneys suggest 'lost' Lerner emails likely still exist	5 21:03 Frank G [11136]
IRS ~~Not a~~ Shocker: Filing Reveals Lerner Blackberry Destroyed	5 20:17 Procopius2k [11137]
Amish to Build Garage For Couple Who Returned Kidnapped Girls	5 13:27 Frank G [11132]
Boy stumbles upon an ancient arrowhead on a New Jersey beach	5 10:24 Bright Pebbles [11132]
Russia promises new aid convoy to Ukraine as fighting in east surges	0 [11133]
550 Buyouts, Layoffs Imminent at Turner	4 21:04 Frank G [11137]
Burger King's Tax Inversion and Canada's Favorable Corporate Tax Rates	7 23:20 JosephMendiola [11138]
Russian Armor Enters Ukraine	2 19:27 Deacon Blues [11131]
Ukrainian military units continue shelling cities -- UPDATED	7 21:08 Zhang Fei [11137]
Snakes Not on a Plane	8 20:26 USN, Ret. [11135]
Commercial cellie geo-trackers for sale.	1 00:26 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [11131]
Page 4: Opinion
A Pro-Hamas Left Emerges	7 17:28 DarthVader [11131]
Where the Black Flags Fly	0 [11131]
VDH: Ferguson Postmortem	3 14:49 rjschwarz [11128]
What is the deal with these riots?	14 23:34 anon1 [11139]
What's the Real Story in Ukraine?	0 [11130]
Belmont Club: Try Harder	2 13:12 Bright Pebbles [11130]
Choosing enemies	0 [11129]
The dice is loaded for Kashmir	0 [11126]
The tamasha in Islamabad	0 [11132]
Should we call ISIS 'evil'?	10 14:41 rjschwarz [11137]
US has been sidelined in the Middle East. Egypt, the UAE and the Saudis are the new police force	9 16:17 Barbara [11132]
Page 6: Politix
Federal grant funds plan to detect "misinformation," "hate speech" on Twitter	12 16:42 regular joe [11133]
'Rigorous' meetings for CTA pension officials ' in Hawaii, Vegas	3 13:46 borgboy [11133]

	
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6	Govt of Pakistan
6	Arab Spring
6	Islamic State
4	Ansar al-Sharia
2	Boko Haram
2	Hamas
1	Govt of Iraq
1	Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis
1	Govt of Syria
1	al-Nusra
1	al-Shabaab
1	Jamaat-e-Islami
1	Taliban
1	Commies
1	Govt of Iran

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Tue 2014-08-26
Thousands flee to Cameroon after Boko Haram attack in Nigeria

Mon 2014-08-25
Boko Haram leader declares Islamic caliphate in Nigeria

Sun 2014-08-24
Boko Haram Executes Two People For Smoking Cigarettes

Sat 2014-08-23
Syrian army ambushes 140 IS fighters in al-Raqqa

Fri 2014-08-22
Boko Haram Takfiris seize town in NE Nigeria

Thu 2014-08-21
Israeli Fire Kills 31 in Gaza as Hamas Warns Foreign Airlines, Declares Truce Talks Over

Wed 2014-08-20
Geelani, Yasin Malik meet Pak envoy after India calls off talks

Tue 2014-08-19
Kurdish PKK trains Yazidis to fight back against Islamic State.

Mon 2014-08-18
Apple employee took assassin's bullets for British colonel

Sun 2014-08-17
Jihadists kill dozens in north Iraq 'massacre': officials

Sat 2014-08-16
Iraq Sunni Tribes Take Up Arms against Jihadists

Fri 2014-08-15
ISIS jihadist poses with severed head as Caliphate seize more key towns

Thu 2014-08-14
Boko Haram Appoints New Emir for Gwoza

Wed 2014-08-13
Prince Saud: Israel has no right to self-defense

Tue 2014-08-12
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