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Kurdish policeman found beheaded in Kirkuk
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Good morning	6 19:23 Phugum Spump3764 [1762]
Attempted stabbing attack in Jerusalem, terrorist shot	0 [1756]
Russian fighters flown out of western Libya after Haftar retreat	8 17:10 Skidmark [1785]
Iraqi security forces storm Baghdadiya TV station, detain employees & will not release them unless they promise not to work there	1 07:15 AlanC [1757]
Govt heavy artillery in Selab area Laghman	2 07:49 trailing wife [1759]
Kurdish policeman found beheaded in Kirkuk	0 [1775]
Ghani Pledges Release of up to 2,000 Taliban Prisoners	0 [1827]
Tensions increase in Jerusalem after Israeli police clash with worshipers at Al-Aqsa Mosque	0 [1760]
Satellite image reveals location of Turkish military’s air defense system in Syria	0 [1769]
LNA claims 13 Turkish drones shot down in 72 hours	0 [1790]
Infighting plagues Turkish-backed groups as 'dozens' of casualties reported	1 02:47 SteveS [1754]
Syrian Army preparing for major Idlib offensive	0 [1795]
IDF launching flares over the northern border with Leb	0 [1757]
Taliban: Three day ceasefire for Eid	4 12:43 Chris [1797]
Iraqi sock puppets of Medes & Persians declare jihad on Saudi Arabia	2 07:55 Mercutio [1757]
Libyan National Army announces that it has captured 12 Syrian fighters in Yarmouk camp	0 [1768]
At least five people have died in a blast during Eid al-Fitr festivities in Somalia	3 10:46 Clem [1792]
Page 2: WoT Background
Over 100 'Islamic State' fighters return to Germany	4 13:09 Clem [1761]
One-in-five English people believe COVID is a Jewish conspiracy - survey	16 17:27 Clem [1764]
Russia faces Libya setback, Syria challenge amid COVID-19 crisis	1 17:15 Skidmark [1770]
Turkey's ailing economy faces more headwind amid COVID-19 pandemic	4 18:47 Frank G [1755]
New UN mechanism for Sudan should not include blue helmets, says minister	4 17:14 Skidmark [1797]
Lebanese Journalist Nadim Koteich: Israel Is a Scientific, Economic, Cultural, and Military Power, Whereas Lebanon Is No Longer a Respected Country	4 16:34 Raj [1768]
Rami Makhlouf slights Syrian ministry by paying money to his own charity	1 09:12 Frank G [1759]
Claim: Lebanon President Michel Aoun is not dead	1 07:54 Mercutio [1751]
Some senior clerics in Iran have split with Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei about which day to celebrate EidalFitr	4 07:53 Mercutio [1746]
Greece dismisses reports that Turkish soldiers have occupied a strip of Greek territory in the Evros border region	2 14:36 Clem [1759]
Wife of detained Qatari Sheikh Talal Al-Thani has asked her husband be released as fears of coronavirus spreading through the prison intensify	0 [1753]
Page 3: Non-WoT
The ultimate flyover for Memorial day...	2 19:44 trailing wife [1752]
What on earth is media bribery, and should it be a crime? – analysis	1 21:45 Woodrow [1782]
Harvard sued over 'subpar' online learning amid pandemic	5 15:23 Barbara [1745]
French consortium begins production for saliva-based COVID screening test	6 23:37 Clem [1770]
Not Bee-- it's The New Yorker's unintentionally hilarious dispatch from Kakistan (newspeak alert:	13 21:22 M. Murcek [1804]
Myrtle Beach follies: 1 dead after 3rd shooting on Ocean Blvd. in 8 days; 1 person in custody	6 14:02 Regular joe [1790]
China's New Outbreak in the North of the country shows Signs the Virus Could Be Changing.	6 15:10 Skidmark [1750]
$21 Million Brooklyn Field Hospital Closes After Treating Zero Patients	8 22:05 Fred [1779]
US one step away from delisting Chinese companies from American stock exchanges	20 15:44 Lex [1738]
At Least 17 Shot in Twelve Hours in Democrat-Controlled St. Louis	8 14:50 Skidmark [1758]
HALF of all Twitter posts demanding US reopen economy and spreading COVID-19 conspiracy theories are bots, researchers say	5 15:36 charger [1747]
In 3 days an historic US return to Space.	0 [1750]
Church goers in China forced to sing poem in praise of the CCP	2 10:13 swksvolFF [1748]
UK's Elizabeth II once hid from Ceausescu behind bush, filmmaker claims	4 08:13 Lex [1750]
‘Nothing can justify this destruction of people's lives'	7 09:35 g(r)omgoru [1767]
BoJo allegedly has a cunning plan to allow #HongKong citizens to emigrate to the UK	4 14:07 Regular joe [1751]
China: I know... let's invade India! Indian Army amasses along Chinese border	2 10:20 g(r)omgoru [1761]
SPLM-IO denounces Ethiopian police attack on South Sudanese students	0 [1753]
Wuhan lab admits to having 3 strains of bat coronavirus on-site	9 21:35 Woodrow [1771]
Coronaplague Roundup: Patients no longer infectious 11 days after getting sick though some still test positive	11 20:12 Frank G [1761]
Lockdown saved no lives and may have cost them, Nobel Prize winner believes	6 13:20 g(r)omgoru [1747]
US military successfully tests laser that can destroy enemy aircraft	0 [1750]
An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 has struck western #Iran	1 00:27 Skidmark [1749]
Hong Kong police fired volleys of tear gas in popular shopping district as 100s took to the streets, Taiwan offers aid	0 [1747]
Boston Dynamic’s ‘Spot’ robodog starts herding sheep in New Zealand	2 23:06 3dc [1785]
Bolivian orchestra stranded at ‘haunted’ German castle surrounded by wolves	11 23:41 Clem [1774]
Newsbusters Twitter Video Clip: Jonah Goldbrick Is Unhappy With Kayleigh McEnany	5 21:33 Woodrow [1770]
Navy's oldest operational warship breaks its days-at-sea record	10 21:48 Flusorong Darling of the Faith3280 [1783]
Page 4: Opinion
Gropey Joe Thinks He's an Expert On What Minorities Should Think	4 16:29 JHH [1775]
Happy Memorial Day	14 22:00 Lex [1769]
Re: Sullivan - What the Media will not ask	7 15:01 M. Murcek [1758]
California Democrats Want to Bring Racial Preferences Back	6 12:32 Abu Uluque [1763]
Hong Kong, All Alone - 'Commies gonna commie'	3 11:48 Abu Uluque [1752]
Texas mayor under fire for quoting the Bible accurately	4 21:44 Woodrow [1791]
As Russia stalks US satellites, a space arms race may be heating up	5 21:31 M. Murcek [1789]
When armed groups obstruct peace in Sudan	0 [1779]
NY Times on Memorial Day Weekend: US Military celebrates white supremacism	18 21:35 M. Murcek [1785]
Page 6: Politix
Grenell: Public misled 'too long', vows to declassify more Flynn documents	11 23:38 Clem [1803]
Trump Faces Uphill Battle - like Herbert Hoover	8 19:31 Lex [1757]
Black activists warn Biden against selecting Amy Klobuchar as running mate	5 20:37 KBK [1764]
Mayor Tells Trump Not to Come to Baltimore for Memorial Day	15 23:39 Clem [1776]
Biden’s Progressive Gamble	0 [1764]
No fraud? Pennsylvania county settles lawsuit over voter rolls that included nearly 1,600 dead people	3 07:07 M. Murcek [1756]

    
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6	Commies
5	Sublime Porte
3	Taliban
3	Arab Spring
2	Govt of Sudan
2	Govt of Iran Proxies
2	Govt of Syria
2	Hezbollah
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1	Islamic State
1	Palestinian Authority
1	Govt of Iraq
1	Govt of Qatar (MB)
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Two weeks of WOT

Mon 2020-05-25
Kurdish policeman found beheaded in Kirkuk

Sun 2020-05-24
UN committee urges France to prevent execution of convicted jihadists in Iraq

Sat 2020-05-23
Large cyber attack against Israel conducted from Gaza, Turkey, North Africa

Fri 2020-05-22
PA refuses UAE aid sent via Israel, won’t be ‘tool for normalization’ – report

Thu 2020-05-21
Iraq security forces arrest the new ISIS leader

Wed 2020-05-20
Abbas says the PA sees itself free of all agreements with Israel and the U.S. - including on security matters

Tue 2020-05-19
GNA captures al-Watiyah Airbase from the LNA

Mon 2020-05-18
Afghan president inks power-sharing deal with rival

Sun 2020-05-17
Pak Doctor on H-1B Visa Wanted to Attack U.S. for ISIS

Sat 2020-05-16
Tomb of Mordechai and Esther in Iran reportedly set ablaze

Fri 2020-05-15
France: Pro-Refugee Activist Murdered by Migrant He Was Sleeping With

Thu 2020-05-14
Nangarhar Funeral Bombing Death Toll Rises to 32

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

Tue 2020-05-12
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Mon 2020-05-11
Iran navy own goal in Oman Gulf exercise; 24 dead

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