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Gunmen kill six during Catholic mass in Burkina Faso
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Latest Sri Lanka arrest throws spotlight on Wahhabism in eastern hotbed	3 09:58 Dron66046 [11138]
Saudi Arabia says 2 oil tankers damaged by sabotage attacks	13 23:26 Skidmark [11142]
Migrants force entry in Spain's Melilla exclave	7 15:59 Frank G [11145]
2 East Jerusalem men charged with planning Tel Aviv beach shooting for Hamas	0 [11146]
Islamic State claims it killed 11 soldiers in northeastern Nigeria	0 [11143]
Gunmen kill six during Catholic mass in Burkina Faso	2 11:04 trailing wife [11165]
Gazan carrying knife arrested after crossing border into Israel	0 [11143]
Russian Air Force bombs jihadist forces near Turkish military post	3 20:32 jpal [11141]
Syrian Army’s first major push to capture key mountaintop town ends in disaster	2 10:31 Skidmark [11138]
Militants kill 6 civilians in new attack on Christian city in northwest Hama	0 [11144]
Syrian Army attacks Turkish observation post area near Idlib border	0 [11134]
Ahrar Al-Sham behead Syrian soldier in northwestern Syria	0 [11144]
Makhmour farmers ask for protection from IS Diya	0 [11136]
Iraqi troops kill 3 Islamic State suicide bombers in Salahuddin	0 [11151]
Iraqi intelligence arrest Islamic State terrorist at Mosul camp	0 [11147]
Houthis begin withdrawing from Hodeidah ports in boost to peace efforts	0 [11134]
5 people killed in Gwadar PC hotel attack; army concludes clearance operation	0 [11137]
Saudi forces kill 8 suspected terrorists in shootout in Qatif	0 [11140]
Bangladesh rescues 23 Rohingya girls from traffickers	0 [11151]
UAE reports rare 'acts of sabotage' against 4 boats off its coast	7 22:14 Sock Puppet of Doom [11135]
Sri Lanka town under curfew after anti-Muslim attacks, Saudi-trained “scholar” arrested	0 [11142]
Airstrikes kill 24 Taliban militants in Paktika, Ghazni and Herat provinces	0 [11141]
7 militants killed, House-borne IED destroyed in Special Forces raids in Helmand and Uruzgan	0 [11143]
14 Taliban, ISIS militants killed in security forces airstrikes	0 [11134]
12 Taliban militants killed, 8 wounded in Special Forces raid in Uruzgan	0 [11136]
Deputy operational chief of Baghlan intelligence lost his life in militants ambush	0 [11136]
Kandahar crossings: ISIS recruiter caught heading to Pakistan, 22 bad guy casualties sent back to Pakland	1 08:56 Raj [11140]
Special Forces arrest the shadow district chief of Taliban in Shebarghan city	0 [11144]
Ghazni: Pakistani nationals among 11 militants killed in Afghan SF raid, Pak Talib emir toes up in ongoing battles	0 [11138]
Explosion reported in West of Kabul city	0 [11135]
Three IS militants nabbed in Mindanao	0 [11142]
FBI Discovers Homegrown Islamic Terror Compound In Alabama	13 18:57 Besoeker [11156]
Man arrested at Charlotte airport for lying about contacts with terrorist organizations	1 01:22 Skidmark [11144]
Page 2: WoT Background
Former Miss Iraq lashes out against Pink Floyd's Roger Waters	11 13:54 rschwarz [11136]
Miami man arrested for threatening antisemitic phone calls to bagel shop	2 10:38 Skidmark [11138]
Egypt court sentences 2 to death, 9 to jail over 2017 terrorist attack on a Coptic church	2 12:41 Dron66046 [11136]
Germany vows to back Israel at UN, in apparent break from past record	0 [11145]
Official: Qatari envoy slated to arrive in Gaza by Monday to distribute funds	0 [11140]
New report claims ISIS leader is in Afghanistan	0 [11138]
‘If US makes a move, we’ll hit them on the head’: IRGC commander	9 23:32 Skidmark [11149]
Turkey calls on Syria to halt Hama operation as they prepare to invade SDF-held areas	0 [11129]
Sirte Protection Force reiterates readiness to defend the city	0 [11135]
UN: Ghadduwah town attack should unite all Libyans	0 [11134]
Man booked on blasphemy charge	0 [11133]
US embassy issues security alert amid "heightened" US-Iran tensions	0 [11141]
US transfers funds meant for Pakistan for building Mexico border wall	4 16:11 Skidmark [11134]
Israel reopens Gaza crossings as calm restored	0 [11138]
Sri Lanka's Catholics hold first Sunday mass after Easter attacks	0 [11133]
Graham pushing to declassify key 'document' on Steele dossier, announces new asylum law package	0 [11131]
Page 3: Non-WoT
‘Empire’ To End After Upcoming Season 6; Still “No Plans” For Jussie Smollett Return	8 21:13 Frank G [11147]
Sanity Reigns As Transsexual Powerlifter Is Ruled To Actually Be A Cowboy	7 21:52 KBK [11155]
'It's time to rise up,' Venezuelan general tells military officers in video	1 09:25 SteveS [11132]
ANC to lead South Africa govt with diminished majority	3 09:27 SteveS [11141]
Police lodge FIR as medical report of 15-year-old confirms rape	0 [11133]
Acid attack on farm worker	0 [11134]
Nimrata "Nikki Haley" Randhawa Tells Bent Spergpiro That "Immigrants Are The Fabric Of America"	9 23:36 Skidmark [11134]
Page 4: Opinion
Schiff: Biden Ukraine Scandal Should Be Off Limits	6 23:37 Skidmark [11151]
Louie Gohmert: ‘This Came Very Close to Being the First Successful Coup' in U.S. History	8 17:44 Kofi Trotsky4715 [11139]
Donny Deutsch interviews Jim Cramer - 'Hate him or love him, it's the numbers'	1 11:05 Skidmark [11135]
Facebook SWAT Team Arrests Man For Illegal Possession Of Conservative Views	2 09:24 SteveS [11131]
Chuck Norris: Happy 71st Birthday Israel	2 10:39 M. Murcek [11131]
Page 6: Politix
It's all about the revenue-Illinois might start charging $1,000 per year to own an electric vehicle	10 23:39 Skidmark [11147]
Hey Plugs - You want the CBC vote, here's what it will take	16 11:30 Whiskey Mike [11133]
Vying For ‘Sorest Loser Of All Time,' Hillary Embarrassingly Decries Her 2016 Loss Due To The Russian Military	8 22:03 KBK [11144]

	
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Two weeks of WOT

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

Sun 2019-05-05
Iran money man zapped in Gaza

Sat 2019-05-04
Israel strikes Gaza targets in response to heavy rocket fire Saturday

Fri 2019-05-03
Taliban militants blow up one of the oldest shrines of Ghazni city

Thu 2019-05-02
Iran, Turkey criticize US plan to designate Muslim Brotherhood a terror group

Wed 2019-05-01
Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated businessman Malek sentenced to 25 years in prison

Tue 2019-04-30
Gunmen kill pastor, worshippers in Burkina Faso church

Mon 2019-04-29
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