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President Ghani, in light of attacks, orders Afghan forces to resume attacks on the Taliban
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Good morning	6 23:45 gorb [12]
Jerusalem said to warn Hamas over drones entering Israel from Gaza	0 [5]
Yemeni army, militia clash in country’s south	0 [11]
Yemeni army, Houthi militias clash in central province	0 [7]
Iraqi protest march at Baghdad's Tahrir Square, demanding bringing former PM Adil Abdul Mahdi to justice	0 [10]
Tunisian asylum seeker, 16, is arrested on suspicion of raping 40-year-old jogger in Italy	3 17:12 Alistaire Tingle9882 [6]
Three #IMIS members killed, injured as gunmen attack checkpoint on Siniya-Haditha in Biji region, #Salahuddin	0 [8]
Iraqi youth staging protest march at Baghdad's Tahrir Square, demanding the release of all jailed protesters	0 [5]
Italy Sentences Somali Man to Over 8 Years for Plotting Terrorist Act in Vatican	0 [17]
Fifteen Killed in Armed Attack on Village in Northern Nigeria	0 [18]
Taliban reacts to attack in West of Kabul city, targeting a hospital	2 11:20 Frank G [9]
40 killed, wounded as suicide attack targets funeral in Nangarhar	0 [10]
Israeli army: Soldier killed by rock during #WestBank raid	2 12:14 Skidmark [2]
ISIS attacks regime positions south-west of #Deir_Ezzor city leaving many casualties	0 [7]
HTS arrests three civilians from border camp, and #Ahrar_al_Sham disperses civilian protests in Al-Foua	0 [8]
Regime forces shell villages in #Sahl_Al_Ghab and #Jabal_Al_Zawiya, while reconnaissance drones flying over the area	0 [9]
Turkish forces and proxy factions resume shelling, setting wheat and barley fields on fire	3 18:59 jpal [16]
President Ghani, in light of attacks, orders Afghan forces to resume attacks on the Taliban	1 11:25 Frank G [5]
Al-Manar TV is reporting that Israeli military aircraft have been flying over areas of southern Lebanon today--including Nabatieh and Iqlim al-Tuffah	1 09:32 b [17]
new Patriot battery is active just east of Abqaiq (main target of the #ARAMCO attack in Sept 2019)	0 [1]
Condolences to Iran. Har har har har!	5 14:38 bbrewer126 [6]
JeM terror associates module busted by Awantipora Police, 4 arrested	0 [14]
Abu Grian 2 nite: airstrikes, artillery , and screaming on the radio	0 [10]
LNA Air Force flight target the headquarters of the #GNA militia Farasan Janzor in Janzor	1 09:37 b [11]
Violent airstrike by the #LNA Air Force on #GNA terrorist gatherings in the city of Al-Ajilat	0 [11]
Mitiga Airport receives civilian and military aircraft carrying weapons, equipment, and mercenaries	0 [3]
Strong clashes in #Tripoli occurred in #Ramla axis near the Al-Sawani bridge between #LNA forces and #GNA terrorists	0 [2]
USNavy has 6 carriers underway right now. Truman, Eisenhower, Reagan, Nimitz, Lincoln, and Ford all operating at sea.	15 14:45 Phineter Turkeyneck6202 [1]
Page 2: WoT Background
Snip Duplicate - FBI appears to confirm Saudi Arabia's suspected ties to the 9/11 attacks by ACCIDENTALLY revealing the name of diplomat who 'helped the attackers'	17 23:22 Bobby [9]
FBI 'mistakenly reveals Saudi diplomatic official linked' to 9/11 attackers	1 08:34 Besoeker [5]
Fatah warns of violence if Israel applies sovereignty	2 08:42 Woodrow [1]
‘Turkish Cypriots determined not to make concessions’	3 13:32 Mullah Richard [2]
Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council is discussing revoking the immunity of some members of #Iraq's #Parliament	3 21:45 Frank G [5]
Syria Pound just reached an all-time low of SYP1,600 to $1	0 [8]
Tunisian Popular Movement Party Zuhair #Hamdi said #Turkey is blatantly sabotaging #Libya and violating Tunisian sovereignty	0 [6]
Iraq On The Path Of National Recovery From Iranian Hegemony	1 08:43 Mercutio [11]
AZ Prof Wins Free Speech Victory After College Panicked About Test Questions on Islamic Terrorism	2 07:57 Woodrow [8]
Woman Kidnapped by Muslims Converts to Islam	3 08:40 Mercutio [12]
Page 3: Non-WoT
'North Korea leader Kim Jong Un missing for another 12 days	4 15:27 Lex [5]
Manafort being released from prison amid coronavirus	2 10:08 Phusotle Dingle5823 [10]
Early Results Point to a Blue-to-Red Flip as Mike Garcia Leads In CA-25's Special Election	15 21:45 Frank G [15]
Update - Mexico sheds light on note requesting answers over Obama era gun-running	5 11:10 Frank G [8]
LAPD Chief releases 'disturbing' bodycam footage of cop beating an unarmed homeless man in the head while his hands were behind his back	5 12:20 Skidmark [2]
How coronavirus gripped the Navajo: More than 3,200 of the 175,000 population are infected and 100 have died after man who attended Tucson basketball game brought in virus and spread it to the community where a THIRD of homes don't have running water	6 13:29 Clem [11]
South Korea's LBGTQ community fears discrimination after new spike of Covid-19 cases linked to capital's gay district	1 09:23 Raj [4]
African swine fever hits SA: What you need to know	0 [12]
Doctors Without Borders Deploys In the U.S. to Help Navajo Nation	12 15:53 Procopius2k [14]
Three Gulf states reach out to Israel for help battling COVID-19 pandemic	2 07:00 Skidmark [1]
Men have high levels of enzyme key to COVID-19 infection, study finds	14 18:13 g(r)omgoru [2]
Contingency plans in place for Chinese drills in South China Sea	0 [3]
Coronaplague Roundup	9 19:18 M. Murcek [7]
Ramjet-powered artillery round will double the U.S. military’s cannon artillery range to > 100 km.	18 23:24 Thaith Elmeresing6163 [4]
	7 15:18 ruprecht [5]
Page 4: Opinion
The Media/Democrats' War on Hydroxychloroquine	1 12:21 Clem []
Obamagate Is Not a Conspiracy Theory	3 16:48 Frank G [9]
Three male Tennessee judges all rule it's OK to film clothed women without their consent if they're in public - as they throw out unlawful photography conviction against deviant who stalked women and recorded their 'private areas' for sexual gratification	2 09:17 Clem [1]
Nearly 100 Hollywood Celebs Smeared Brett Kavanaugh But Won't Condemn Joe Biden	10 21:43 Frank G [13]
Protecting Obama	6 16:16 rjschwarz [7]
Page 6: Politix
Donald Trump crows Adam Schiff 'knew all along there was no Russian collusion' after interview transcripts show intelligence officials telling House Intel Committee they had no evidence of it	1 19:04 Lex [3]
Breaking: List of officials who sought to 'unmask' Flynn released: Biden, Comey, Obama chief of staff among them	24 21:50 Besoeker [12]
Democrats' new $3 trillion coronavirus bill includes $5 MILLION for lawmakers to buy new laptops and upgrade WiFi	8 17:45 M. Murcek [12]
Maxine Waters: Trump, Protesters ‘Should Be Ashamed’ — We Don’t Want Businesses ‘Opened Back Up’	12 18:31 ruprecht [11]

    
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Who's in the News
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4	Arab Spring
4	Sublime Porte
4	Govt of Iraq
3	Taliban
3	Islamic State
2	Govt of Syria
2	Moslem Colonists
2	Commies
1	al-Shabaab (AQ)
1	Govt of Saudi Arabia
1	Hamas
1	Fatah
1	Houthis
1	al-Nusra
1	Jaish-e-Mohammad
1	Palestinian Authority
1	al-Qaeda
1	Hezbollah
1	Fulani Herdsmen (Boko Haram)
1	Govt of Iran

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Two weeks of WOT

Wed 2020-05-13
President Ghani, in light of attacks, orders Afghan forces to resume attacks on the Taliban

Tue 2020-05-12
GNA militia evacuate their headquarters in Abuslim

Mon 2020-05-11
Iran navy own goal in Oman Gulf exercise; 24 dead

Sun 2020-05-10
GNA militias lines collapsing quickly
in Abuslim and Salah AlDin with a LNA advance

Sat 2020-05-09
Houthi Yemeni Scholar Ibrahim Al-Ubeidi: Saud Clan Is a Jewish Family

Fri 2020-05-08
933 Taliban Prisoners Freed by Afghan Govt, More Promised

Thu 2020-05-07
PM is elected in Iraq without guidance from Qassem Soleimani

Wed 2020-05-06
16 killed as airstrike targets gathering convened by Red Unit commander of Taliban

Tue 2020-05-05
U.S. approves first Sudanese ambassador in two decades

Mon 2020-05-04
66 civilians killed, wounded in Taliban attacks in first week of Ramadan

Sun 2020-05-03
Multiple gunshots fired from N. Korea
hit S. Korean DMZ guard post

Sat 2020-05-02
Trial begins in Denmark of man accused of attack plot for Iran

Fri 2020-05-01
Southern Transitional Council declares self rule in Yemen

Thu 2020-04-30
German government bans Hezbollah — Interior Ministry

Wed 2020-04-29
El Salvador's President Takes On The Country's Gangs Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

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