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ISIS foils rebel offensive in west Daraa, kills scores
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Breaking: Marseille shooting: Hooded men open fire with Kalashnikovs	4 23:52 trailing wife [1790]
Catastrophic destruction as Syrian regime pounds Palestinian refugee camp	8 17:33 magpie [1749]
French Police Arrest Chechen with Electrical Equipment	3 19:56 Skidmark [1777]
Rocket attack foiled on Kabul city	0 [1748]
Afghan-US forces respond Taliban attack in Ghazni with heavy airstrikes	0 [1753]
Seething at Gaza leadership, young Palestinian father sets himself ablaze	6 23:56 USN, Ret. [1783]
Death toll from blasts at Syria airbase climbs to 28; rebels take responsibility	0 [1752]
ISIS foils rebel offensive in west Daraa, kills scores	1 03:19 Vernal Bumble2024 [1782]
French troops providing artillery support to Kurdish forces in Syria	0 [1751]
Large batch of ISIS terrorists to leave Yarmouk Camp for eastern Syria	0 [1744]
Battle for Aleppo heats up as jihadists launch powerful night attack	0 [1748]
Houthi forces down Saudi Coalition reconnaissance aircraft in northern Yemen	0 [1751]
Six Islamic State members killed in airstrike by Iraqi army, west of Anbar	0 [1751]
Five Islamic State members killed in security ambush, southwest of Kirkuk	0 [1749]
Three people wounded in bomb blast, south of Baghdad	0 [1755]
Four policemen wounded in bomb blast, east of Mosul	0 [1758]
ISIS at the border: Iraq tightens security, catches ISIS copper sneaking in	0 [1748]
Two women injured in Indian shelling	0 [1747]
South Syria Factions Renew Fighting ISIS-affiliated Group	0 [1768]
Islamic Extremists Attack Russian Orthodox Church In Chechneya And Pay With Their Lives	2 07:51 AlanC [1746]
Six suspected drug traffickers killed in ‘gunfight’ with police	0 [1743]
NC Police Find $90 Million in Meth Hidden in Truck Driven by Alleged Illegal Alien	2 09:42 Abu Uluque [1746]
'Spying Cell' in Saudi Arabia Sought Foreign Financing	0 [1757]
Abu Sayyaf releases two captive policewomen	0 [1743]
Drone linked with grenade attack in Thai south	1 23:40 yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy [1782]
Page 2: WoT Background
Injured Palestinians receive treatment at Egyptian hospitals: Palestine embassy	6 15:54 gorb [1752]
Farah violence has links with the issues related to water management: Bahrami	0 [1746]
Taliban vows to step up attacks despite appeals to stop violence in Ramadan	0 [1745]
Suffering chest pains, Abbas taken to hospital for the third time in a week	2 18:24 swksvolFF [1778]
Iran says Europe's support for nuclear deal not enough	4 08:38 Ptah [1765]
Israel TV: Confident Hamas planned victory rallies for its leaders inside Israel	2 15:10 Large Grumble1898 [1757]
Syria rehab center seeks to tame ‘caliphate cubs’	0 [1753]
US denies carrying out airstrikes that massacred over 25 civilians in eastern Syria	0 [1735]
Over 1,000 Germans have fought in Syria, Iraq	2 03:56 Bright Pebbles [1751]
Erdogan to hold controversial election rally in Bosnia	0 [1741]
Asma Nawab's wrongful imprisonment sheds light on slow justice	0 [1744]
Another arrested in Barishal madrasa teacher assault	0 [1747]
Houthi Militias Impose Sectarian Ramadan Evenings to Mobilize Recruits	0 [1742]
Page 3: Non-WoT
The late Michael Hastings - 'Why Democrats Love to Spy On Americans'	8 20:33 Besoeker [1782]
Perspectives on a Stefan Halper 'outing.'	6 22:14 Sock Puppet of Doom [1765]
French Mainstream Media ‘Fact-Checker' Wins $50k Funding From Soros-Funded Institute	0 [1746]
Venezuela Pres. Maduro Rebukes U.S. Criticism Of Election Results	4 16:56 gorb [1752]
Patricia Morison, star of Broadway and Hollywood, dies aged 103	0 [1752]
Azerbaijan reports death of its soldier in border incident with Armenia	0 [1745]
Russian Navy’s Pacific Fleet to receive 70 more ships by 2027	2 08:10 Procopius2k [1744]
Minor girl found tortured, chained at home in Lahore	2 06:16 Bright Pebbles [1745]
Muslim man beaten to death in India for allegedly slaughtering cows	0 [1757]
2 gunned down in Jacobabad in name of 'honour'	0 [1749]
US, China agree to abandon trade war: Beijing	3 20:10 Deacon Blues [1775]
5 police officials killed as Maoist rebels detonate bomb in east India	0 [1744]
Pope to appoint 14 new cardinals including one from Pakistan	0 [1741]
Can Venezuela survive another Maduro 'victory'?	7 10:26 DarthVader [1748]
De Blasio to tell NYPD to stop arresting New Yorkers for smoking pot in public	1 02:42 g(r)omgoru [1736]
NRA boss Oliver North blames Ritalin, ‘culture of violence’ for school shootings	13 22:50 Anomalous Sources [1774]
Larkana doctor arrested over charges of rape and intimidation	0 [1744]
German Chamber of Commerce: Companies worry Trump moving toward 'America Alone'	5 20:35 Airandee [1771]
US, China agree to abandon trade war	1 10:18 rjschwarz [1752]
Military Photo: Rafale Visits Bush	0 [1753]
Soviet WWII warship lost on Lake Ladoga found	1 22:57 Anomalous Sources [1775]
Page 4: Opinion
Clintonista Mark Penn: Mueller Probe Exposed ‐ and the ‘Deep State' Is Flailing	2 15:19 Hupusosing Grineck3565 [1744]
TX Lt. Gov Patrick on School Shootings: ‘We Have Devalued Life' Through Abortion, Violence in Pop Culture	0 [1745]
What Obama and his political Choom Gang did is far worse than Watergate	1 12:51 Bright Pebbles [1740]
Justice Kennedy retirement rumors shift into overdrive	2 20:37 Rambler in Virginia [1781]
How Muslim Propagators Swindle the Western Civilization: Islam and Science Expropriation	5 13:06 Raj [1744]
Page 6: Politix
Harvard To Give Hillary Medal For "Transformative Impact On Society"	11 22:00 Anomalous Sources [1772]
Stopping Robert Mueller to protect us all	4 11:16 jpal [1756]
U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller sent agents to Israel in Trump probe	4 09:09 Elmainter Chinert3784 [1752]
President Trump ‘Surprising’ Announcement for New VA Secretary Nominee	2 16:21 Procopius2k [1754]
Rosenstein ORDERS probe into Trump spying…	15 20:40 Airandee [1773]
Nunnes: If 'taxpayer' money was used for 'spy ring' it's over	4 21:33 Thing From Snowy Mountain [1784]
John Brennan Fires Warning Shot to Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell After POTUS Orders DOJ to Investigate FBI's Campaign Infiltration	14 21:57 Anomalous Sources [1783]
POTUS Orders Justice Department to Investigate Obama Surveillance	2 19:53 gorb [1769]
Grab a copy before she is silenced	3 06:38 g(r)omgoru [1745]

    
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11	Islamic State
5	Commies
3	Hamas
2	Houthis
2	Govt of Pakistan
2	Govt of Syria
2	Moslem Colonists
2	Narcos
2	Taliban
1	Abu Sayyaf (ISIS)
1	al-Nusra
1	Thai Insurgency
1	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
1	Palestinian Authority
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1	Govt of Iran Proxies
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Sun 2018-05-20
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Sat 2018-05-19
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Fri 2018-05-18
Brazil charges 11 people with trying to set up Islamic State cell

Thu 2018-05-17
Top al-Qaeda leader for the Indian Subcontinent killed in Afghanistan

Wed 2018-05-16
Islamic State’s financial chief of Diyala State, another member arrested

Tue 2018-05-15
Iraq sentences man to death by hanging for slaughtering Russian diplomat

Mon 2018-05-14
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Sun 2018-05-13
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Sat 2018-05-12
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Fri 2018-05-11
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Thu 2018-05-10
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