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French forces kill Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb leader Abdelmalik Droukdel
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Page 1: WoT Operations
Fun and games with spent tear gas canisters...	5 17:15 Airandee [1745]
Good afternoon	4 19:03 swksvolFF [1754]
New York Looters and Hoodlums Attack Guardian Angels founder with a HAMMER and shatter his jaw.	6 15:47 Thing From Snowy Mountain [1749]
J&K police need new batteries for UAVs they send in Kashmir	0 [1745]
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser Demands Military Forces Leave White House Unguarded, While Simultaneously Organizing Violent Protests	21 19:15 Skidmark [1789]
Iraqi counterterrorism forces arrest ISIS sleeper agents	0 [1754]
GNA sacking Tarhuna	0 [1778]
The Ottomani Tarhouna	0 [1745]
US Coalition, SDF launch new operation along Syrian-Iraqi border	1 09:15 b [1746]
Four persons killed in two assassinations in #Daraa city and countryside	0 [1751]
Idlib: One Turkish soldier found dead and another seriously injured	0 [1752]
Turkish Forces bring in more military reinforcement to their positions in de_escalation_zone	0 [1742]
ISIS latest al-Naba (#237) includes reports on 2 attacks in Central Sinai Jabel al-Maghara	1 10:38 trailing wife [1752]
Hafter forces retreating from Bani Walid	0 [1788]
Anti-terrorism service begins specific operations in Iraq	0 [1750]
GNA retakes Tarhuna	0 [1747]
US conducts first airstrikes against Taliban since Afghan ceasefire ends	0 [1781]
Iran enriched uranium stockpile almost eight times limit in 2015 deal: UN watchdog	0 [1750]
French forces kill Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb leader Abdelmalik Droukdel	2 06:40 Clem [1789]
Entire Buffalo Emergency Response Team resigns in solidarity with cops who pushed old man	10 20:58 JohnQC [1774]
Molotov cocktail-tossing Brooklyn lawyers’ home detention revoked	12 16:37 Skidmark [1800]
Aspiring model citizens wanted in assault of NYPD officer arrested in Georgetown, SC.	3 16:38 Skidmark [1740]
Page 2: WoT Background
Erdogan says Turkey to increase support for Libya's Serraj	0 [1779]
Turkish parliament strips status of three opposition MPs	0 [1754]
German intel: Syrian teacher says 'all Jews belong in gas chamber'	1 07:01 Clem [1762]
Greece is ready for military conflict with Turkey	5 16:39 Skidmark [1751]
'We will take over': Australian leader of extremist Islamic group says US riots are 'opportunity' for Muslims to seize global leadership, impose Sharia law	7 16:08 bbrewer126 [1769]
When Stuck on Stupid, Double Down	2 20:34 Seeking Cure For Ignorance [1779]
Page 3: Non-WoT
GA National Guard dances Macarena with protesters	3 19:17 Rex Mundi [1779]
Army general in Germany suspended pending investigation	7 19:25 Clem [1784]
Amazon distribution center collapses in massive fire as 40 workers scramble to safety	6 16:44 Skidmark [1746]
RANTBURG weather advisory: Incredible satellite image shows Tropical Storm Cristobal heading towards Louisiana - forcing US oil companies to slow production and sending gasoline prices rising	2 21:25 Gromp Omairt3113 [1781]
‘Frantic' New Yorkers snatch up unwanted homes in the suburbs	6 19:09 M. Murcek [1752]
Survival skills: The Australians turning to bushcraft in wake of Covid-19 pandemic	2 19:11 M. Murcek [1748]
Pres. Trump administration to ban Chinese passenger airlines from flying to US: reports	2 06:38 Clem [1746]
Lots and lots of ChiCom radar domes on Fiery Cross Reef	3 22:02 rammer [1772]
Russia to use anti-tank shells in attempt to put out oilfield fire	2 16:29 magpie [1752]
Fun video of assembly of a Falcon Heavy	0 [1742]
Dubai confirms capture of Amir Faten Mekky, alleged Danish leader of international criminal gang wanted by Interpol for murder	1 13:30 Abu Uluque [1750]
US set to slash number of troops in Germany by more than a quarter	6 21:54 borgboy [1785]
U.S. economy gained 2.5 million jobs in May, while the unemployment declined to 13.3%	1 10:24 Frank G [1743]
Madagascar's education minister fired over $2.2-mln plan to buy sweets for students to take the edge off the 'bitter taste' of herbal tea president claims is a coronavirus cure	3 22:28 Clem [1776]
Thousands of Hong Kong protesters lit candles and chanted democracy slogans as they defied a ban Thursday against gathering to commemorate China's deadly Tiananmen crackdown	3 11:23 swksvolFF [1746]
Cameroon army confirms Samuel Wazizi, journalist accused of 'terrorism', died in custody	2 16:46 Skidmark [1740]
Hypocrisy or simply lying? Dems throw distancing aside for packed rallies; roundup of Dems' pre-Floyd Twitter-spittle ("Stay inside, grandma-killers")	1 16:21 M. Murcek [1747]
'Police Do Not Belong in Our Schools.' Students Are Demanding an End to Campus Cops After the Death of George Floyd	10 14:46 charger [1748]
Vid From Twitter: Peak 2020 Virtue-Signalling White Girl	0 [1746]
Coronavirus: Iran has 2nd wave, infected mother births healthy baby	1 12:05 swksvolFF [1749]
Miniature human livers grown from skin cells are successfully transplanted into rats for the first time - offering hope for 'made-to-order' organ replacements in the future	0 [1745]
Another 'Karen' scolds a mom for letting her young son drive a toy car 'without a license' during clash at a California park	4 12:03 swksvolFF [1746]
Page 4: Opinion
Candice Owens provides a critical analysis of Geo Floyd and the 'Black Community'	2 15:35 Procopius2k [1754]
Celebrities Show Solidarity With Protesters By Burning Their Own Homes To The Ground	3 22:31 Skidmark [1767]
Clean Up the Drug Crazed Communist Street Rabble	3 22:50 Lex [1809]
Engineering The Perfect Human? Biotech Examines Rare DNA In Himalayan People	5 22:33 Skidmark [1782]
Dem AG: Letting America Burn Is the Path to Growth	17 16:49 Skidmark [1756]
Washington Post: Let’s Cancel All The Cop Shows On TV	10 14:06 rjschwarz [1746]
Devouring Its Own: How Many On The Left Fostered The Violent Movement Now Rioting Across The Country	11 21:39 charger [1790]
Head of the Snake	2 00:47 charger [1753]
Page 6: Politix
Michigan Supreme Court Unanimously Sides with 77-Year-Old Barber over Gov. Gretchen Whitmer	9 22:34 Skidmark [1770]
Journalist Who Busted Illinois Governor's Wife Violating Lockdown Sues After Briefing Ban	1 23:34 Large White3458 [1777]
National Guard Members Look for Place to Stay After DC Mayor Kicks Them Out of Hotel	6 16:22 M. Murcek [1746]
Be like Wonder Woman. Be a Chinese Street Vendor!	6 19:13 Clem [1750]
Twitter censors photo of Republican Candidate doing push-ups	2 10:40 Skidmark [1756]
Ivanka Trump's Commencement Speech Was Canceled Because Social Justice Is A Disease	1 10:43 Skidmark [1745]
NBC News Publishes Op-Ed Saying Our American Flag Means Nothing	7 15:36 Raj [1742]
Chicago Mayor Begs Walmart, Other Looted Retailers Not To Abandon City	22 18:14 charger [1788]
Former FBI lawyer Lisa Page has been hired as an NBC News & MSNBC National Security & Legal Analyst.	9 16:54 Skidmark [1747]
Maybe Black Americans don't actually like their communities burned down?	12 22:36 Skidmark [1771]

    
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Who's in the News
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11	Antifa
9	Sublime Porte
4	Commies
4	Islamic State
1	Moslem Colonists
1	Taliban
1	Tin Hat Dictators, Presidents for Life, & Kleptocrats
1	al-Qaeda in North Africa
1	Arab Spring
1	Govt of Iran
1	Govt of Pakistan
1	Hizb-ut-Tahrir

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French forces kill Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb leader Abdelmalik Droukdel

Fri 2020-06-05
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Thu 2020-06-04
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Wed 2020-06-03
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Tue 2020-06-02
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Wed 2020-05-27
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