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Middle East on alert as two oil tankers are hit by explosions and one 'sinks' in suspected 'torpedo attack' in Gulf of Oman
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Page 1: WoT Operations
Middle East on alert as two oil tankers are hit by explosions and one 'sinks' in suspected 'torpedo attack' in Gulf of Oman	16 18:09 Woodrow [11130]
IAF strikes underground Hamas targets after Palestinians fire rocket into Israel	2 19:12 trailing wife [11135]
Gunmen attack two ethnic Dogon villages in central Mali	1 12:56 M. Murcek [11134]
Bombs hit Kurdistan Region’s Duhok-Amedi road, no casualties	0 [11131]
3 soldiers, one militant killed in Kashmir shootout	0 [11129]
Mali: Governor sacked after village massacre	0 [11133]
Two Shaboobs surrender to KDF in Gedo	0 [11129]
Iraqi paramilitary fighters kill two Islamic State militants in Salahuddin	0 [11134]
Iraqi police launch manhunt for Islamic State remnants in Salahuddin	0 [11129]
Intelligence agents arrest Islamic State logistics provider in Diyala	0 [11127]
Houthi missile attack on Saudi airport wounds 26: Saudi-led coalition	0 [11133]
Germany arrests Kosovo man accused of supporting IS group	0 [11129]
Iraqi man with kippah and knives stopped at entrance to Antwerp synagogue	2 15:03 Skidmark [11133]
Israel scrambles jets as drone from Lebanon enters Israeli airspace, turns back	1 15:04 Skidmark [11132]
Two years after seige Marawi remains in ruins	2 12:26 3dc [11131]
Six Abu Sayyaf militants nabbed in separate operations	0 [11129]
Mysterious Blazes on Six Iranian Ships in Iranian Ports	3 13:40 Frozen Al [11141]
Page 2: WoT Background
Migrants stranded in boat off Tunisia as authorities say centres overcrowded	2 13:22 Skidmark [11131]
Syria parliament okays Russian lease of Tartus port: State media	0 [11130]
Yazidi woman details her captivity, escape from ISIS	0 [11135]
Special court rejects Musharraf's plea to adjourn high treason case	1 14:50 Dron66046 [11136]
Easter bombers on Sri Lanka payroll: Muslim leader	8 23:46 Dron66046 [11137]
Altaf Hussain released on bail by police in London	3 09:33 Dron66046 [11133]
Report: Hezbollah planned huge, game-changing attacks on Israel targets globally	5 19:59 trailing wife [11129]
US resident freed by Iran to Trump: ‘Get back your hostages’	2 12:40 3dc [11127]
France’s Marine Le Pen to go on trial for tweets showing IS atrocities	3 09:05 Dron66046 [11128]
Anti-Semitic graffiti found at home of Muslim victim of Toulouse killer	0 [11133]
US blacklists Iraqi firm accused of gunrunning for Iranian Guards	0 [11132]
Not asking who's a citizen in the 2020 census is 'totally ridiculous' says Trump as he asserts executive privilege to block Democrats from getting documents about why it's happening	2 09:51 DarthVader [11128]
Page 3: Non-WoT
San Francisco to harness AI to reduce racial bias when charging people with crimes	5 22:18 Alaska Paul [11139]
AS of 7:30 this am, the Daily Signal has been hacked	3 23:15 Skidmark [11131]
U.S. Attorney John Durham seeks interviews with two CIA officers over Russia investigation origins	5 08:50 Spot [11132]
The U.S. Military Just Inked a Enormous New F-35 Deal	0 [11130]
AWR Hawkins Destroys ‘Silencer Control' Myth (short video)	4 12:17 M. Murcek [11129]
Narsingdi man kills woman, rapes corpse	2 21:45 jpal [11138]
Algeria ex-PM held over alleged corruption	0 [11128]
Venezuela: hyperinflation leads to new banknotes for second time in a year	5 13:00 Procopius2k [11128]
The REAL Rat Patrol: Remarkable photographs show the Army's specialist Long Range Desert Group in action in North Africa during WWII	2 21:02 Elmuth Ebbaper2427 [11135]
Chinese woman, 33, who 'was caught with four cell phones, computer malware and a laptop at Mar-a-Lago after tricking Secret Service into thinking she was a member' is allowed to represent HERSELF in court despite struggling to speak English	2 15:08 Skidmark [11135]
Horrifying moment four cops point their guns at a suspected shoplifter as he kneels and repeatedly tells them he's unarmed - before a brave bystander intervenes	14 16:34 Bobby [11130]
Meet Hunter Biden's new wife! Just weeks after splitting up with his brother Beau's widow, the vice president's son secretly marries world-traveling South African activist	14 19:41 Cleager Schwarzeneggar4244 [11134]
Taiwan prepares for over-the-horizon attacks	2 15:11 Skidmark [11137]
Denver Police pioneers scheme to let teams of civilians respond to 911 calls instead of officers	7 15:13 Skidmark [11129]
Page 4: Opinion
Beating China: The New Cold War	4 19:01 Beldar Glusose6687 [11132]
Why Are the Western Middle Classes So Angry?	19 20:00 Vinegar Stalin6202 [11139]
Conservative Principles Do Not Require Us To Roll Over For Big Tech	2 13:08 M. Murcek [11133]
Thomas Sowell Talks About Discrimination, Race, And Social Justice	4 19:56 Rob Crawford [11132]
Mike Flynn Names Mueller Critic Sidney Powell As New Attorney. Will He Withdraw His Guilty Plea?	6 18:26 trailing wife [11133]
Supersonic speeds could cause big problems for the F-35′s (and Chevy Silverado's) stealth coating	8 12:48 SteveS [11126]
U.S. Women's Soccer Captain Megan Rapinoe Refuses to Sing National Anthem During World Cup	22 14:51 49 Pan [11127]
All Dots Connected…Clintons, Mueller, Rosenstein, Comey, Learner, plus secret guests … Lets PLAY FOLLOW THE TRAIL…	5 17:52 Bobby [11129]
Page 6: Politix
Oberlin College pleads poverty to jury deciding on punitive damages	13 21:14 Silentbrick [11137]
Hillary: Circumstances of Trump's America 'more dangerous' than Hitler's Germany	6 18:12 Woodrow [11137]
Will Democrats Shut Down The Government To Force Taxpayer Funding Of Abortions?	8 18:14 Woodrow [11131]
Dem Representative Torres withdraws 'sex-starved males' comment	7 18:17 Woodrow [11133]
US House oversight panel backs contempt vote in census dispute	2 12:46 Abu Uluque [11131]
Dem Marsha Fudge shouts at GOP rep after being scolded for bashing Trump	7 16:55 charger [11131]
Italy, UK’s MI-6 aid the Durham probe of Brennan, Mifsud’s Trump Spygate	4 12:35 Abu Uluque [11132]
Biden promises he'll 'cure cancer' if elected president	16 21:12 james [11134]

    
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8	Islamic State
4	Moslem Colonists
2	Commies
2	Govt of Iran
2	Fulani Herdsmen (Boko Haram)
2	Hezbollah
1	Govt of Pakistan
1	Govt of Syria
1	Hamas
1	Houthis
1	Sublime Porte
1	Abu Sayyaf (ISIS)
1	al-Shabaab (AQ)
1	Antifa
1	Arab Spring
1	Govt of Iran Proxies
1	Govt of Pakistain Proxies

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Two weeks of WOT

Thu 2019-06-13
Middle East on alert as two oil tankers are hit by explosions and one 'sinks' in suspected 'torpedo attack' in Gulf of Oman

Wed 2019-06-12
Boko Haram kills at least 26 people in Cameroon

Tue 2019-06-11
At least 95 killed in central Mali village attack

Mon 2019-06-10
Iran ammonium-nitrate stash in London and around the world ignored for 2015 Iran deal

Sun 2019-06-09
Tunisian-German couple in court over ‘ricin attack plot’

Sat 2019-06-08
U.S., Mexico: Trump Announces Deal With Mexico, Suspends Tariff Threat

Fri 2019-06-07
Houthis kill imam, 9 worshippers for following Saudi Eid al-Fitr moon sighting

Thu 2019-06-06
ISIS claiming to exterminate a Pakistani Intel agent

Wed 2019-06-05
Nanagarhar: Senior ISIS leader hailing from India killed in Afghanistan airstrike

Tue 2019-06-04
Sri Lanka Muslim ministers resign en masse over Easter bombings

Mon 2019-06-03
Houthi rebels launch a drone attack on a military parade for Saudi-led coalition forces in the port city of Aden

Sun 2019-06-02
Al-Quds rally rejects ‘deal of the century’

Sat 2019-06-01
Islamic Jihad chief says Gaza groups can fire 1,000 rockets a day at Israel

Fri 2019-05-31
COAS endorses death sentence for retired brigadier, a civilian for 'espionage, leaking information'

Thu 2019-05-30
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