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Manchester 'explosions': Police warn people to stay away from arena after loud bangs heard at Ariana Grande concert
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Page 1: WoT Operations
Manchester 'explosions': Police warn people to stay away from arena after loud bangs heard at Ariana Grande concert	10 23:24 Crinegum Ulaigum2776 [1786]
5 suspected militants surrender to RAB	5 18:04 Raj [1739]
ANA artillery units pound Taliban hideouts in Ghazni, leaving scores dead	3 16:06 g(r)omgoru [1746]
Taliban suffer heavy casualties in Uruzgan airstrikes	0 [1740]
20 policemen killed during clashes with Taliban in South of Afghanistan	0 [1743]
Karzai hosts Hekmatyar in his residence to discuss peace and other issues	3 12:38 Procopius2k [1742]
Foreign woman shot dead by gunmen in Kabul city, another missing	0 [1736]
7 ISIS militants killed, 12 wounded in East of Afghanistan	0 [1739]
Four more villages liberated in Qairawan, west of Mosul	0 [1745]
Western Mosul Reconquest	0 [1747]
Soldier killed, another wounded in bomb blast in Baghdad	0 [1735]
Coalition jets destroy IS convoy coming from Syria to Iraq, kill dozens	0 [1738]
Muthanna security foil Islamic State attack with bomb vehicles	0 [1745]
Syrian government forces shell Homs, clashes near Palmyra	0 [1743]
Syrian opposition captures 3 regime soldiers near al-Bab, Aleppo	0 [1739]
Two Abus, 11 NPAs surrender in Mindanao	0 [1737]
Islamist rebel group joins Al-Qaeda franchise in Syria	0 [1750]
Iraqi (Hezbollah) units open fire on hostile US jets operating inside Syrian desert	0 [1736]
IDF raids West Bank ‘freedom camp’ built by Diaspora Jewish activists	12 23:10 trailing wife [1765]
US Army convoy transports weapons, vehicles to Kurdish forces in rural Raqqa	0 [1738]
ISIS to evacuate its positions in southern Damascus:	0 [1744]
Norwegian Army enters southern Syria to aid endangered rebels at border crossing	4 23:33 Crinegum Ulaigum2776 [1757]
Russian forces arrive in southern Syria	0 [1734]
Hezbollah, Iraqi forces poised to help Syrian Army capture Baghdad-Damascus Highway	0 [1758]
Over 20 Islamist rebels killed as suicide bombers blast Ahrar Al-Sham base in rural Idlib	0 [1736]
Yemeni air defense forces target Saudi F-15 fighter jet	0 [1740]
48 referred to military court for involvement in Egypt's Palm Sunday deadly bombings	0 [1739]
2 suspected Islamic State extremists killed in Turkey raid	0 [1750]
Israeli security forces arrest 10 wanted suspects in West Bank overnight	0 [1740]
Hamas sentences 3 to death over killing of military commander	1 08:44 Frank G [1741]
Page 2: WoT Background
OPEC's Coffers Are Drying Up	2 18:46 Procopius2k [1757]
BREAKING: Saudi Arabia Just Gave Ivanka Trump an INCREDIBLE Gift!	8 23:26 Crinegum Ulaigum2776 [1756]
Isis tests chemical weapons on 'human guinea pigs', secret documents reveal	3 23:31 Crinegum Ulaigum2776 [1757]
July 15 coup attempt case trial for former military personnel begins in Ankara	2 09:57 trailing wife [1739]
MUDH in lead of anti-corruption fight in Afghanistan: Naderi	0 [1734]
SIGTAS launched in Kandahar for transparent and fast collection of taxes	0 [1739]
Mass graves of Yezidis under threat of disappearance in Sinjar: Mayor	3 20:56 Skidmark [1763]
Ministers okay economic package for Palestinians ahead of Trump visit	2 10:18 rjschwarz [1734]
Trump tells Muslim leaders to fight ‘Islamic extremism,’ ‘drive terror’ from their lands	7 23:45 Skidmark [1758]
Former Egyptian Terrorism Official Exposes the Muslim Brotherhood's Terror Networks (Part 3)	0 [1733]
Trump accuses Iran of fuelling 'fires of sectarian conflict and terror'	0 [1735]
US-led coalition trains future Raqqa police units to govern post-ISIS city	0 [1741]
Erdogan elected as leader of Turkey’s ruling party AKP	1 21:43 Injun Bucket8891 [1760]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Washington man receives 15 years in child pornography case	0 [1735]
At the Pentagon, overpriced fuel sparks allegations ‐ and denials ‐ of a slush fund	1 11:36 Procopius2k [1729]
Former mercenary Simon Mann reveals thriller he wrote in jail	2 11:36 Skidmark [1735]
UK needs more immigrants to 'avoid Brexit catastrophe'	8 15:17 Bright Pebbles [1737]
Baltimore fella Sentenced to 4 Years, Owes $3.7 Million for Food Stamp Fraud	5 10:18 lord garth [1736]
North Korea's Unit 180, the cyber warfare cell that worries the West	1 23:27 Crinegum Ulaigum2776 [1763]
Page 4: Opinion
Donald Trump Has Done An Amazing Job At His Most Important Job	0 [1735]
Russiagate Cover-Up Artist Robert Mueller (Lenthy Video)	1 14:10 g(r)omgoru [1736]
The Inside Story on How Trump Dropped the Hammer on James Comey	6 17:57 JohnQC [1735]
Gorka says if anyone can bring peace to the Middle East, it's Trump	8 18:03 phil_b [1741]
Will Former FBI Director Mueller's Mooslim Apologist Tour need a look see ?	1 08:36 JohnQC [1740]
Mercer: Pubs Will Regret Celebrating Robert Mueller As Savior (Video)	7 19:57 Gleatle Bourbon9730 [1751]
Page 6: Politix
The price tag on universal health care is in, and it's bigger than California's budget.	2 21:52 Injun Bucket8891 [1760]
Anon ER Doc Who Operated on Seth Rich Says He Was OK Until...	5 20:58 Skidmark [1758]
DNC Affiliates Increase Involvement In Seth Rich Case After Wheeler Claims	2 17:02 Abu Uluque [1741]
Putin calls flap over Trump's meeting with Russian diplomats 'political schizophrenia'	1 18:43 Procopius2k [1742]
CA Dems keep it classy with middle fingers salute to Trump at convention	4 20:45 Frank G [1760]
Trump wanted to veto bill to keep government open - Boehner talked him out of it	1 10:03 trailing wife [1730]
Comey pal sez Director thought POTUS hug was off-putting	1 11:46 Skidmark [1736]
GOP Lawmaker Asks for Memo Regarding Clinton-Lynch Meeting	5 20:49 newc [1759]
Time Magazine ‘Madly' Botches White House-Russia Parody Cover	6 16:49 swksvolFF [1739]
The Comey Memos....er, huh, where did they get off to ?	5 14:22 gorb [1737]
NYC Mayor de Blasio Honors a Puerto Rican Terrorist	0 [1729]
Newt Gingrich Spreads Debunked Story About DNC Staffer's Arkancide	13 16:22 JohnQC [1738]

    
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Who's in the News
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11	Islamic State
3	Taliban
3	Govt of Syria
2	Sublime Porte
2	Commies
2	Hezbollah
1	Houthis
1	Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (IS)
1	Muslim Brotherhood
1	PFLP
1	al-Nusra
1	al-Qaeda
1	Abu Sayyaf (ISIS)
1	Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (IS)
1	Govt of Iran
1	Govt of Iraq
1	Hamas
1	Hizb-i-Islami-Hekmatyar

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Two weeks of WOT

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

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

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