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Saudi Arabia confirms Yemen’s missile strike on Riyadh
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Man Rushes Cockpit - F-22s Escort Flight	3 12:14 trailing wife [11127]
Polio team’s police guard escapes attack	0 [11124]
Four men convicted by military courts executed	0 [11127]
27 Syrian soldiers killed by Islamic State attack in eastern Homs: Amaq	0 [11123]
‘Caliphate’ in agony: ISIS mines houses in Mosul to prevent civilians from fleeing	0 [11124]
ISIS tanks, heavy weaponry deployed against the Syrian Army in Deir Ezzor	0 [11123]
Over 50 jihadist militants killed as ISIS pays the price for upholding Deir Ezzor siege	0 [11129]
Islamic State insurgents ambushed in southern Damascus by rival jihadist group	0 [11127]
Iraqi Army liberates another suburb in Mosul, reducing ISIS to its last neighborhoods	0 [11126]
US airstrike targets pro-government forces near Syrian crossing	1 05:47 Frank G [11126]
Jihadist commander defects from HTS to Ahrar Al-Sham	2 10:51 AlanC [11124]
Russian security forces neutralize four jihadists in a special operation in Dagestan	0 [11127]
Saudi Arabia confirms Yemen’s missile strike on Riyadh	2 07:31 Frank G [11128]
KDF soldier held hostage appears in Al-Shabab video	0 [11129]
Kenya nabs 33 Al-Shabaab militants in four months	0 [11127]
PAF jets strike militant hideouts in Khyber Agency	0 [11124]
11 civilians killed in an explosion in Logar province	0 [11127]
Syrian man, 20, convicted in Berlin of passing info to ISIS	1 07:33 Frank G [11129]
Western Mosul Reconquest	0 [11126]
At least 2 policemen killed as police clash with Shia militia in Baghdad	0 [11124]
IS shelling kills, wounds 35 attending wedding in Deiz Azzour: monitor	0 [11124]
Civilian killed, others injured in southern Baghdad blast	0 [11125]
Egypt's general prosecutor refers 14 to criminal court over plot to assassinate political, security figures	0 [11126]
Hundreds of Palestinians riot in West Bank, Gaza	1 05:53 Frank G [11124]
Page 2: WoT Background
D1: US Special Ops Adds 350 Kamikaze Drones to Fight ISIS	5 19:12 swksvolFF [11131]
Huge turnout as Iranians deliver verdict on Rouhani	5 23:14 Skidmark [11132]
Erdogan personally orders Turkish security guards to beat up protesters on US soil	2 11:16 3dc [11128]
Cong for action against Hurriyat	0 [11124]
Somali troops stage short mutiny over unpaid salaries	1 08:12 Heriberto de Medici8503 [11124]
Ministry of Labour becomes the most corrupted Ministry in Somali government	3 23:16 Skidmark [11130]
U.S. air strike in Syria hit ‘military point’, caused deaths: Syrian military source on state media	2 23:17 Skidmark [11133]
Macron heads to Mali to reaffirm French commitment to battle jihadists	0 [11126]
Eight Brotherhood members referred to Egypt's Grand Mufti for opinion on death sentences in Beheira police station case	0 [11126]
Turkey seeks arrest of owner, 3 staff of opposition daily: state media	0 [11123]
IDF invited to International Army Games competition in Russia	2 10:48 Skidmark [11127]
Former Egyptian Terrorism Official Exposes the Muslim Brotherhood's Terror Networks (Part 2)	0 [11132]
Page 3: Non-WoT
D1: Marines: ‘The First One Through the Door Should Be a Lethal Robot'	4 19:42 Grunter in Sydney [11131]
Trump arrives in Saudi Arabia	3 10:15 Bright Pebbles [11128]
Municipal Judge In Texas On Unpaid Leave Pending U.S. Citizenship	8 14:18 SteveS [11126]
Torture of judge: court orders lawyers to submit written apology	1 00:10 Chereger Sforza8325 [11125]
Motorcyclist and alligator survive collision	4 10:57 CrazyFool [11128]
Matt Taibbi Delivers Vicious Takedown of Roger Ailes	10 23:57 Zenobia Floger6220 [11127]
MS-13 Infiltrates Long Island through Obama's Unaccompanied Minor Program, Sheriff Says	0 [11125]
French team finds way to unlock computers infected with WannaCry virus as ransom deadline looms	3 13:12 swksvolFF [11125]
Swedish prosecutor drops rape investigation of Assange	0 [11126]
Page 4: Opinion
Book recommendation: Liberty's Last Stand	2 23:23 Skidmark [11133]
This Week in Guns, May 20th, 2017	7 23:29 Skidmark [11123]
Trump's Media Strategy is Failing ‐ Here's How to Fix It	7 15:27 Procopius2k [11125]
Woman survivor’s trauma	0 [11126]
Megan McArdle: The Case For Dumping Trump Rests With His Supporters	4 11:25 3dc [11122]
Violation of diplomatic norms	0 [11122]
Page 6: Politix
More Than 7 Million Voter Registrations Are Duplicated in Multiple States	9 23:30 Skidmark [11130]
YouTube Clip From Morning Joe : Maxine Waters Explains How Putin Won the White House For Trump	7 22:49 Barbara [11134]
Lindsey Graham: I Have Reason to Believe Clinton Camp and DOJ Colluded on Hillary Email Investigation	7 23:32 Skidmark [11127]
Bob Beckel Fired by Fox News for ‘Making Insensitive Remark to an African-American’ Staffer	4 12:59 Blossom Unains5562 [11125]
Rep. Elijah Cummings (D) Gives Media Pep Talk: ‘This Is Your Moment...We Cannot Afford to Lose This One’	10 15:34 Crusader [11128]
Huma Abedin finally files for divorce from Carlos Danger	2 11:03 Skidmark [11126]

    
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3	TTP
3	Govt of Pakistan
2	Muslim Brotherhood
2	Sublime Porte
2	Govt of Iraq
2	al-Shabaab (AQ)
1	Hamas
1	Govt of Iran
1	al-Qaeda in North Africa
1	Taliban
1	Houthis
1	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
1	Ahrar al-Sham (Salafists)
1	Govt of Syria

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Two weeks of WOT

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

Sat 2017-05-13
Syrian Army Makes Gains in Rebel Area of Damascus

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

Thu 2017-05-11
Jakarta’s Christian governor jailed for blasphemy

Wed 2017-05-10
US ignores Turkey’s objection, approves arming Kurdish forces in Syria

Tue 2017-05-09
Egypt issues life sentence for Muslim Brotherhood chief

Mon 2017-05-08
Confirmed: Head of ISIS In Afghanistan Killed In Raid By 50 U.S. Special Ops, 40 Afghan Commandos

Sun 2017-05-07
Ismail Haniyeh elected new head of Hamas

Sat 2017-05-06
New Jersey Man Charged With Attempting to Support ISIS, Planning NYC Bombing

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