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Houthi's launch IRBM at Mecca!
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
ISIL inmates instigate deadly riot in Tajik prison	3 11:45 lord garth [1738]
Houthi's launch IRBM at Mecca!	10 19:31 trailing wife [1799]
Taliban shadow district chief killed	1 13:11 Cleaper Sforza3657 [1751]
Taliban militants suffer heavy casualties in Kandahar, Zabul airstrikes	0 [1749]
Over two killed in gunmen attack on checkpoint in Zillah	2 12:53 swksvolFF [1742]
Libyan army forces foil heavy artillery advance by Haftar's forces on Tripoli Airport	0 [1747]
Houthis launches major offensive to capture strategic city in southern Yemen	0 [1745]
Jihadist rebels attempt to attack Russian airbase in western Syria	0 [1755]
Syrian Army struggles to capture key town in northeastern Latakia	0 [1747]
Turkish-backed rebels send large convoy of reinforcements to retake lost areas in northwest Hama	0 [1745]
Yemen’s government forces arrest key al-Qaeda leader	0 [1755]
Katyusha rocket falls in Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone	2 09:34 Mullah Richard [1742]
Ramadan Bombathon Update, Day 14	0 [1762]
Explosion hits tourist bus in Egypt's Giza	0 [1746]
Sweden: Security Service Arrest Several Islamists Including Leader of Muslim School	2 18:21 SteveS [1760]
Page 2: WoT Background
Britain tells Iran: Do not provoke the United States or Trump will retaliate	6 22:54 Silentbrick [1768]
Turkey to jointly produce S-500 with Russia	13 20:33 swksvolFF [1768]
'Never again': Thousands rally in Germany against nationalism ahead of EU vote	3 12:31 Dron66046 [1739]
Trump: 'I will not let Iran have nuclear weapons' (video)	0 [1745]
Four Dolphin personnel arrested for shooting woman dead	5 13:57 Grampaw Oppressor of the Mongol Horde3299 [1750]
Foreign jihadist group threatens Russia with Soviet-Afghan-like war in Syria	0 [1737]
Saudi forces are ready to respond to Iran with ‘full force and determination’: FM	0 [1743]
Iranian ballistic missile launchers in Iraq, Syria aimed at Israel: Iraqi official	3 08:07 Ulusomp Glainter5497 [1739]
Trump says war will mean 'official end of Iran,' warns 'never threaten the United States again'	1 10:15 JohnQC [1731]
Sudanese commander says democratic elections are his goal	0 [1739]
First session of Afghan parliament ends in brawl over new Speaker	1 00:42 Glenmore [1746]
US sanctions force Hezbollah to cut spending on fighters: Washington Post	1 07:57 AlanC [1747]
Yemen’s Houthi militia says will target UAE, Saudi vital military facilities	1 16:52 AlanC [1775]
Trump: If Iran wants to fight, that will be the official end of Iran	1 07:52 Elmerert Hupens2660 [1737]
Reporters Face Jail in France Over Secret Military Document	0 [1738]
35,000 Palestinians left Gaza in 2018 via Egypt and Turkey – report	2 12:03 SteveS [1744]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Uighurs Condemn China Forcing Muslims to Eat Pork During Ramadan	0 [1762]
Google suspends Huawei's Android support	2 13:56 Procopius2k [1747]
Intel, Qualcomm and other chipmakers cut off supplies to Huawei	0 [1754]
Real life Assassin's Creed: Paris police arrest man wearing 12-inch hidden blades that could fire out from his wrists, based on weapons used by the video game and movie character	1 11:44 DarthVader [1747]
Vaccine rates rise on long-wary ‘hippie' island near Seattle	2 18:35 Bobby [1768]
Australian finds A $100,000 gold nugget using metal detector	1 07:02 Uleck Spererong9442 [1746]
Australia's Lynas plans new processing facility in the U.S.	3 12:51 NoMoreBS [1745]
Pediatric Endocrinologist Blasts ‘POOR SCIENCE' Behind Child Trans Therapy	1 07:56 Matt [1745]
Poll of polls tips BJP-led NDA to replicate 2014 victory	0 [1736]
Austrian vice chancellor forced to resign after hidden camera sting	1 08:12 Skidmark [1748]
Survey of encroachment blocking access to stupa ordered	0 [1746]
Police suspect 'inside help' in girl's kidnapping from Karachi's DHA neighbourhood	0 [1757]
Polish President Denounces 'Hate Crime' After Israeli Spits on Its Ambassador	0 [1738]
US paratroopers put on a spectacular display as they leap over northern France ahead of the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings next month	4 20:28 Frank G [1763]
Who will win (by a whisker?) Competitors showcase their wacky facial hair as they battle it out in the 2019 World Beard and Moustache Championships	0 [1744]
Tory Elites Plot to Bring Down Govt if Boris Becomes Leader	7 18:34 Bright Pebbles [1782]
Teacher Allegedly Plants Ammo at School, Calls 911	8 12:32 Glerens Jearong5090 [1742]
Sweden: Ruling Social Democrats Facing Worst Ever EU Election Result	1 08:19 AlanC [1744]
Lamar Odom admits using fake schlang to pass Olympics drug test	3 11:12 European Conservative [1742]
Video- Sunday Good News: Woman, 81, Meets 103-year-old Mother After 60-year Search	1 10:03 JohnQC [1740]
World's top UFO hunter dies aged 84 without ever seeing one during his 62 years of research	9 18:42 SteveS [1757]
Page 4: Opinion
Google Has A Secret Page That Records All The Things You've Bought Online	3 17:12 DarthVader [1772]
The recipe for far-right terror	1 11:43 49 Pan [1751]
Retiring Baby Boomers Won't Destroy the Stock Market	0 [1740]
Caravan Of Unborn Babies Heads Toward Alabama To Apply For Asylum	1 14:17 49 Pan [1741]
FBI Attacks On Bill Barr Show That He's On The Right Track And Getting Close To Home	3 10:07 Bobby [1756]
Odd Man Out Comey: Sunday's Comic	3 10:33 Procopius2k [1742]
Page 6: Politix
AP sources: Former CIA chief Brennan to brief Dems on Iran	14 17:05 Besoeker [1756]
Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza accused of demoting admins because they were white	3 16:12 Rex Mundi [1769]
Trayvon Martin’s mother Sybrina Fulton is running for office	11 16:50 Clirt Huperesing5782 [1775]

    
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Who's in the News
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5	Govt of Iran
4	Islamic State
4	Houthis
3	Commies
2	Govt of Pakistan
2	Sublime Porte
2	Taliban
2	al-Nusra
1	al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
1	Arab Spring
1	Govt of Iran Proxies
1	Govt of Sudan
1	Hamas
1	Hezbollah
1	Moslem Colonists
1	al-Qaeda

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Mon 2019-05-20
Houthi's launch IRBM at Mecca!

Sun 2019-05-19
Islamic State in West Africa Forming ‘Jihadist Proto-State’ in Nigeria

Sat 2019-05-18
Drone strike kills notorious ISIS leader and his fighters in East of Afghanistan

Fri 2019-05-17
Fighting grips Hodeidah port, complicates peace moves

Thu 2019-05-16
F-16 with live ordinance crashes in Riverside CA.

Wed 2019-05-15
Iranian ballistic missile platforms in Basra city directed towards the Gulf, Exxon evacuating, German mil. trainers evacuating

Tue 2019-05-14
The Latest: Norwegian Tanker's Hull Punctured off UAE Coast

Mon 2019-05-13
Gunmen kill six during Catholic mass in Burkina Faso

Sun 2019-05-12
Security guard killed as terrorists storm Pearl Continental Hotel in Gwadar: ISPR

Sat 2019-05-11
B-52s in Al Udeid AB Qatar

Fri 2019-05-10
U.S. revokes citizenship of Portland mosque's imam for ties to ObL

Thu 2019-05-09
Rotherham abuse scandal: 40 arrests made in last two months

Wed 2019-05-08
Pompeo suddenly in Iraq

Tue 2019-05-07
400-strong Christian mob attacks Muslim shops in Sri Lankan town hit by Easter bomb

Mon 2019-05-06
19 killed in Gaza, four in Israel in Sunday’s escalation, say officials

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