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Iraq arrests a senior Islamic State executioner in Kirkuk
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Car bomb explosion rocks Kandahar city	2 12:52 jpal [11128]
AAF effectively employing laser-guided bombs to prevent civilian casualties: MoD	0 [11132]
More Taliban positions pounded in latest raids after last week’s attack in Farah	0 [11124]
Israeli car hit in suspected shooting attack in West Bank, 5 arrested, 2 indicted	0 [11129]
Egyptian army said to intensify home demolitions in Sinai	1 08:07 Whavick Spereling4976 [11126]
Report: Explosions heard at Iranian facility near Damascus Monday morning	6 16:36 bub [11127]
Israeli jets strike Gaza seaport, Hamas tunnel	0 [11126]
Syria Police Deploy in South Damascus after IS Defeat	0 [11128]
At least 30 killed in Islamic State attack on Syrian army near Palmyra	0 [11126]
Saudi royal urges coup to depose King Salman, protect kingdom from harm	6 13:17 Skidmark [11128]
Houthi rocket fire kills 5 in Yemen: Medics	0 [11126]
19 killed, several wounded in multiple attacks in Afghanistan	0 [11125]
Kurdish family wants answers after 2-year-old killed in Belgian police chase	2 13:19 Skidmark [11128]
Two Turkish soldiers killed in PKK attack in Kurdistan Region	0 [11126]
Iraq arrests a senior Islamic State executioner in Kirkuk	0 [11132]
Iraq sentences “Belgian” Islamic State member to death	0 [11129]
Mosul clearance continues: more bodies found, big turban and 3 trailing turbanettes tied up	0 [11123]
From hospital, Abbas shown reading newspaper with anti-Israel cartoon	2 10:23 Frank G [11124]
Page 2: WoT Background
Trump demands housecleaning on White House communications team	1 14:39 Frank G [11128]
Turkey central bank silent as lira 'freefall' intensifies	2 15:42 lord garth [11127]
ISIS extracting Talc worth millions of Dollars from Nangarhar Mines: Report	2 11:09 Skidmark [11126]
US watchdogs report few signs of progress in Afghanistan under Trump strategy	9 11:12 Snoluting Phomoth8901 [11124]
Son of Boston bombing 1st responder pleads guilty to terrorist bomb plot	1 13:23 Skidmark [11128]
Citing Israeli intelligence, Panama says 1994 plane crash was terror attack	1 22:37 Anomalous Sources [11130]
European official said to warn Israel: ‘Trump won’t be president forever’	12 16:11 AlmostAnonymous5839 [11131]
Well-known Tunisians caught on hidden cameras agreeing to cooperate with Israel	1 01:48 newc [11124]
New flotilla set to leave Denmark in bid to break blockade on Gaza	7 10:36 Bright Pebbles [11130]
EU denies Israeli report it agreed to rebuild Gaza crossing	1 04:30 g(r)omgoru [11125]
Syrian who attacked kippa-wearing man in Berlin charged with assault	1 05:35 Skidmark [11125]
Violent Crime Hits France as Macron Presents Urban Poverty Plan	2 11:14 Skidmark [11126]
US sanctions five Iranians it says assisted Yemen's Houthis	0 [11127]
Egypt military court sentences journalist Ismail Alexandrani to ten years in prison	0 [11126]
Israeli parliament debates bill promoting Kurdish statehood	1 01:06 newc [11122]
Iran says Israel's Gaza massacre was pre-planned	1 04:33 g(r)omgoru [11125]
Following Boko Haram's mass kidnapping, Nigerian girls refuse to return to school due to security fears	3 08:18 Whavick Spereling4976 [11127]
The fight for control of Syria’s oil-rich Deir ez-Zor	0 [11127]
Abadi hints alliance imminent with Sadr to form “technocrat” Iraqi gov	0 [11123]
Canada granting refugee status to fewer illegal border crossers	2 09:46 Bright Pebbles [11123]
Netherlands: 1,400 Underage Dutch Girls Forced into Sex Slavery Each Year by ‘Migrant Background’ Males	6 10:12 Charles [11124]
Iran’s People Will ‘Punch Pompeo in the Mouth’: Iranian Official	2 10:06 Raj [11125]
MS-13 gang member nicknamed ‘Animal’ sentenced to 40 years	1 07:25 Procopius2k [11129]
Germany will now train asylum seekers to become truck drivers	10 14:52 rjschwarz [11128]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Sources: FBI Agents Want Congress To Issue Them Subpoenas So They Can Reveal The Bureau's Dirt	0 [11124]
Rough Social Justice at Evergreen State	0 [11124]
NFL owners approve new national anthem policy requiring players and personnel to stand	3 22:44 Glenmore [11129]
Amazon should stop selling facial recognition software to police, ACLU and other rights groups say	9 15:02 swksvolFF [11129]
Customers Rage As Starbucks Turns Into Homeless Shelter	10 17:31 Eltoroverde [11129]
Texas deputy grabs runaway 'bull by the horns,' escorts it home	0 [11128]
actor Clint Walker dies at 91	0 [11124]
Georgetown Students Host Community Dialogue on Racism, Ask White Allies Not to Attend	5 13:30 M. Murcek [11126]
Philip Roth, fearless and celebrated author, dies at 85	0 [11124]
Texans Are Sending In Navy Seals to Take Over Congress	0 [11126]
German court refuses call for taking Puigdemont back into custody	0 [11124]
Trump: North Korea summit 'may not work out' in June	2 14:17 746 [11127]
Venezuela ejects top ranking US officials	5 08:20 Whavick Spereling4976 [11129]
Kiln owner booked for ‘torturing woman to death’	5 22:14 Zenobia Floger6220 [11127]
Probe ordered into ‘murder in custody’ in the name of encounter in Larkana	0 [11127]
PTI’s Naeemul Haque loses his cool during TV show, ‘slaps’ Daniyal Aziz	0 [11127]
CrossRoads Pawn and Audio AR-15 Advert	0 [11124]
Putin's 'unlimited range' nuclear missile crashed after 22 miles, US intelligence sources claim	3 11:38 AlmostAnonymous5839 [11126]
Iraq, Chinese firm to sign for development of Baghdad oil field	1 07:01 Besoeker [11128]
Florida city accidentally sends ‘zombie alert’ to residents during power outage	5 10:19 Charles [11127]
White South African farmers claiming persecution at home seek refuge in Australia	0 [11127]
Teen charged in death of Baltimore County officer held without bail	3 06:40 Besoeker [11124]
Giant predatory worms invading France and threatening local wildlife	9 11:28 Skidmark [11126]
Parents Take 30-Year-Old Son To Court To Evict Him From Their Home	5 23:31 CrazyFool [11128]
Page 4: Opinion
Tinker, Tailor, Clapper, Carter, Downer, Halper, Spy	0 [11127]
The Populist Revolt Reaches Iraq	4 12:26 Mullah Richard [11125]
Makes the Dems Work to End Obstruction	4 09:27 JohnQC [11125]
Page 6: Politix
Witness Said Awan Wiretapped Her, Then Bank Account She Controlled Was Drained	7 12:25 Mullah Richard [11126]
Roger Stone: ‘John Brennan Should Pop the Glass Capsule and Take the Cyanide Now; He's Going to Die in a Federal Penitentiary'	4 13:12 Bag Balm [11124]
Law firm of Stormy Daniels' attorney hit with $10-million judgment	5 11:47 JohnQC [11129]

    
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Who's in the News
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8	Islamic State
5	Moslem Colonists
3	Taliban
3	Commies
3	Hamas
2	Govt of Iraq
2	Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (IS)
2	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
2	Govt of Pakistan
2	Sublime Porte
2	Govt of Iran
1	Narcos
1	Palestinian Authority
1	Houthis
1	Govt of Saudi Arabia
1	Hezbollah
1	Govt of Iran Proxies
1	Boko Haram (ISIS)
1	Arab Spring

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Two weeks of WOT

Wed 2018-05-23
Iraq arrests a senior Islamic State executioner in Kirkuk

Tue 2018-05-22
Taliban leader Mullah Din Mohammad and comrades killed in Farah airstrike

Mon 2018-05-21
ISIS foils rebel offensive in west Daraa, kills scores

Sun 2018-05-20
Saudi Air Defenses Intercept Houthi Ballistic Missile

Sat 2018-05-19
1,000 protest Friday on Gaza border as Hamas chief vows to lead new demonstrations

Fri 2018-05-18
Brazil charges 11 people with trying to set up Islamic State cell

Thu 2018-05-17
Top al-Qaeda leader for the Indian Subcontinent killed in Afghanistan

Wed 2018-05-16
Islamic State’s financial chief of Diyala State, another member arrested

Tue 2018-05-15
Iraq sentences man to death by hanging for slaughtering Russian diplomat

Mon 2018-05-14
Liveblogging Israel: Gaza Riots, American Embassy Ribbon Cutting to Come

Sun 2018-05-13
ISIS militants kill 9 of their own comrades in Nangarhar province

Sat 2018-05-12
12 militants killed in Special Forces raids in Laghman

Fri 2018-05-11
Clashes erupt in Bethlehem on 70th Nakba Day protests

Thu 2018-05-10
After alleged Iranian barrage, Israel launches massive counterattack in Syria

Wed 2018-05-09
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