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31 Maute group members killed in Marawi gunbattles
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
ISIS executes three of its own fighters on high treason charges over deserting Raqqa	5 15:36 Iblis [11129]
Hezbollah supporters set Lebanese minefield alight near northern Israeli border town	0 [11128]
Hamas executes three men accused of assassinating senior leader Mazen Fukha	0 [11123]
Egypt officials say Sinai militants kill 4 security forces	0 [11125]
Westmincom: Maute militants isolated	2 11:05 Shipman [11124]
31 Maute group members killed in Marawi gunbattles	0 [11133]
Manchester Arena, day 5: Info being shared again, NHS on alert for the weekend, did Abedi give away another bomb?	0 [11127]
Mosul’s Old City under full security forces’ siege, IS denies civilians food	4 19:09 Skidmark [11132]
IS on high alert as emir reportedly killed, headquarters attacked, western Nineveh	1 19:10 Skidmark [11133]
Islamic State infighting leaves senior leader dead in Kirkuk	0 [11123]
Another prison for detaining Yazidis found in Qairawan, west of Mosul	0 [11123]
Two Taliban hanged for role in Peshawar school attack	0 [11123]
Two killed in a renewed Inter-clan battle in Somalia	3 15:01 Skidmark [11127]
Police officers killed by separate bomb blasts in Kenya	0 [11127]
Somalia’s military court executes soldier for killing	0 [11125]
Kurdish forces liquidate two ISIS pockets on both sides of Raqqa city	0 [11126]
Syrian Army foils one of the largest ISIS assaults ever on Deir Ezzor Airbase	0 [11126]
ISIS sets up checkpoints across Marawi, 80 Philippine soldiers killed	2 15:35 Frank G [11134]
Syrian Army annihilates ISIS in Homs, reopens all roads between Palmyra and Damascus	0 [11131]
Islamic State prepares its defensive line in western Daraa	0 [11132]
4 ISIS-linked terrorists plotting public transport attacks detained in Moscow -- FSB	0 [11128]
Iran says it built 3rd underground ballistic missile factory, vows to increase capabilities	7 19:11 Skidmark [11129]
Former Greek PM Lucas Papademos hurt in Athens bomb attack	0 [11125]
Duterte deploys commandos, attack helicopters to retake Marawi from ISIS-linked fighters	0 [11128]
LNA continues Fezzan push	0 [11126]
Page 2: WoT Background
Israel to cut over a quarter of electricity provided to Gaza	9 18:12 magpie [11130]
Saudi king apologises to Nawaz for snub at US-Arab-Islamic Summit	1 08:10 ed in texas [11125]
US to cut financial aid, stop military support to Bangladesh	1 21:00 Skidmark [11132]
As it happened: Lady Justice brought down	2 15:07 Skidmark [11124]
UN demands Saudi regime end siege on Shiite city	1 09:03 3dc [11123]
Most Britons feel ethnic minorities are threat to ‘Britishness,’ study reveals	0 [11129]
Pentagon shifts blame to ISIS for 100 civilians killed during US airstrike in Mosul	0 [11125]
US appeals court says Trump’s travel ban motivated by 'religious intolerance'	9 20:39 CrazyFool [11128]
Shock at revelation that Manchester suicide killer was Libyan	1 09:27 Crinegum Ulaigum2776 [11123]
Thinni government says it warned UK about harbouring terrorists	3 13:12 trailing wife [11126]
Military force is the solution in Libya even if a million Libyans got killed	3 11:28 Fred [11129]
Terror supporting websites scrubbed	0 [11123]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Man, 30, carrying a shotgun, three handguns and multiple knives who 'planned to hurt cops' is arrested at Phoenix Comicon	4 19:12 Skidmark [11127]
Nearly 200 arrested in California in new immigration raids	4 11:54 Abu Uluque [11123]
Ramadan to Start Saturday in Saudi, UAE	5 21:19 ed in texas [11131]
Hallmark Is Now Selling Cards to Celebrate Transgender People Who Are Transitioning	7 15:32 Frank G [11123]
Man ‘stoned’ to death	2 11:56 Abu Uluque [11125]
Pakistani gets six years in US prison	1 10:40 Skidmark [11128]
Indian national Uzma returns home from Pakistan following court orders	0 [11125]
India cancels plans for coal power stations due to cheap solar	5 18:09 magpie [11130]
Boy, 12, allegedly attacked 80-year-old woman in Brooklyn	0 [11127]
16-year-old boy killed, 3 other teens wounded over 4 hours in Chicago	3 12:26 Procopius2k [11123]
Cops Nab Woman For Pork Fried Rice Battery	1 10:42 Skidmark [11125]
Deputies: Semi-Truck Driver Crashes Through Doors at Brothel	12 18:57 ed in texas [11131]
Snowden Documents Reveal Scope of Secrets Exposed to China in 2001 Spy Plane Incident	2 09:12 3dc [11125]
Page 4: Opinion
Women’s voting rights	0 [11125]
Quetta kidnapping	0 [11127]
In North Korea, the US Advertises Its Intentions	5 11:44 Abu Uluque [11127]
The forgotten slaughters of the innocents	2 08:23 Procopius2k [11131]
Page 6: Politix
Nancy Pelosi complains Trump not visiting countries in alphabetical order	12 22:56 gorb [11133]
John Glenn’s remains were disrespected at the military's mortuary, Pentagon documents allege	6 22:06 Anomalous Sources [11128]
Publican beats Dem in Montana	11 17:21 Sock Puppet of Doom [11130]
Bill and Hillary Clinton Talk ‘Fun Deficits' at Star-Studded Charity Gala	3 10:33 JohnQC [11128]
Bay Area college professor used U-shaped bike lock in beating, police say	7 15:23 Rex Mundi [11128]
Montana GOP candidate charged with assault after ‘body-slamming reporter’, then witness changes story	19 14:07 Frozen Al [11130]
John Kerry screaming and crying because Trump cancelled TPP	7 14:13 Whiskey Mike [11127]

    
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Who's in the News
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13	Islamic State
4	Maute group (IS)
3	Govt of Pakistan
2	Hamas
2	Govt of Saudi Arabia
2	al-Shabaab (AQ)
2	Arab Spring
2	Commies
1	Hefajat-e-Islam
1	Hezbollah
1	Govt of Iran
1	Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (IS)
1	Moslem Colonists
1	TTP

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Fri 2017-05-26
31 Maute group members killed in Marawi gunbattles

Thu 2017-05-25
Younger brother of Manchester bomber was planning terrorist attack in Tripoli, SDF says

Wed 2017-05-24
ISIS takes control of its first city in the Philippines

Tue 2017-05-23
Egypt orders military trial for 48 'Islamic State' suspects over church attacks

Mon 2017-05-22
Manchester 'explosions': Police warn people to stay away from arena after loud bangs heard at Ariana Grande concert

Sun 2017-05-21
Police arrest knife-wielding 14-year-old girl in West Bank

Sat 2017-05-20
Saudi Arabia confirms Yemen’s missile strike on Riyadh

Fri 2017-05-19
ICJ orders Pakistan to stay Jadhav execution

Thu 2017-05-18
Blasts heard inside Afghan state TV compound in Jalalabad after gunmen attack

Wed 2017-05-17
Female Bombers Attack NE Nigeria Village, Kill Two

Tue 2017-05-16
Accused bomber Rahimi seeks reduced charges in New Jersey case

Mon 2017-05-15
Kurdish forces reach the northern gates of Raqqa after liberating four more villages

Sun 2017-05-14
Iraq: ISIS leaders killed during ‘meeting’ in al-Qaim

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Syrian Army Makes Gains in Rebel Area of Damascus

Fri 2017-05-12
Turkish court sentences notorious British ISIS member wanted by US, UK

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