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Niger Says 18 IS Fighters Killed in Joint Operation with U.S.
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Maritime Security: Tanker Attacks Spark Call-Ups For Guards	3 14:43 Rambler in Virginia [1737]
Border Patrol agents responding to a broken down dump truck stumble on more than a hundred undocumented migrants wandering through ranch land in scorching temperatures near Mexico-Texas border	4 10:52 JohnQC [1741]
Kenya convicts 3 in Garissa terrorist massacre case	0 [1753]
Turkey Jails 151 for Life in 'Coup Ringleaders' Trial	1 12:57 Dron66046 [1747]
Niger Says 18 IS Fighters Killed in Joint Operation with U.S.	0 [1781]
India deploys two ships in Gulf of Oman after tanker attacks	1 18:49 swksvolFF [1764]
US NOTAM prohibiting U.S.-registered aircraft from operating over the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman.	4 15:10 Skidmark [1746]
Afghan force conducted 11 Joint, 74 Special Operations in past 24 hours: MoD	0 [1739]
24 Taliban and ISIS militants renounce violence in Nangarhar province	2 12:08 gorb [1744]
Afghan Special Forces kill 24 militants, destroy IEDs and explosives in Faryab and Kunduz	1 13:33 Yosemite Sam [1745]
4 militants killed, 50 thousand kgs of opium and 4,400 rounds of ammunition confiscated in Farah	2 10:26 Chereting Pelosi1889 [1742]
12 Taliban militants killed, 2 detained in Logar, Wardak and Uruzgan provinces	0 [1738]
Explosion in Jalalabad city leaves 1 dead, 17 wounded	0 [1747]
3 Taliban militants killed, 2 detained in Balkh and Kunduz provinces	0 [1744]
Court sentences Lahore man to death over blasphemy	2 08:52 Woodrow [1740]
Sudan prosecutor general sacked as new protests held	0 [1748]
Oil shippers boost security after mysterious attacks in Gulf	0 [1765]
Paramilitary forces kill, wound 3 IS militants in Anbar	0 [1739]
Iraqi intelligence apprehend 3 terrorists in Diyala	0 [1750]
Jihadist corpses litter battlefield after failed assault in northwestern Hama	2 04:24 Skidmark [1737]
Fierce clashes break out between Turkish-backed rebel groups in eastern Aleppo	0 [1737]
Houthi forces launch ballistic missile at Saudi Coalition camp	0 [1749]
Jihadists beat back another Syrian Army attack in northwestern Hama	0 [1744]
Video released by #IRGC shows the moment of shooting down an intruding American spy drone, US says was 34 km from coast	1 06:44 Mercutio [1754]
Jihadists allegedly hit Syrian military jet with anti-aircraft missile	0 [1744]
Israel says it arrested Iranian spy operating in West Bank	0 [1748]
Page 2: WoT Background
Plans To Evacuate Hundreds Of U.S. Contractors From Balad	0 [1739]
Hundreds of migrant caravan members found to have US criminal histories: DHS files	0 [1737]
Surveillance drone may have tracked Japanese tanker	0 [1747]
Tasnim News: Iran Says It Refrained From Shooting Down U.S. Plane With 35 On Board	9 22:59 Elmerert Hupens2660 [1764]
Iran says it refrained from blowing up US plane carrying 35 people	1 16:38 swksvolFF [1766]
Islamic Supremacist Omar Goes All In To Defend World's Leading State Sponsor Of Jihad	2 17:36 swksvolFF [1760]
Myth: Israel Is the Largest Beneficiary of US Military Aid	15 21:46 swksvolFF [1756]
Sri Lanka to Charge Police for 'Lapses' over Easter Attacks	1 09:35 Dron66046 [1741]
Egypt says Erdogan claims over Morsi death 'irresponsible'	0 [1755]
Taliban delegation holds talks in China as part of peace push	0 [1743]
Sri Lanka cardinal says government hiding truth over Easter attacks	2 14:10 Dron66046 [1743]
Arab Parliament Warns Kenya Against Invading Somalia’s Territory	0 [1744]
Yezidi journalist rescued from ISIS captivity	0 [1747]
Iran-Iraq relations flourish despite US pressure: senior Iran official	1 10:02 Chereting Pelosi1889 [1730]
Calling Trump's bluff, Erdogan says US sanctions will not happen	7 20:49 Frank G [1750]
Iranian forces on high alert in eastern Syria	0 [1735]
Turkey unveils new 5th generation fighter jet	6 19:55 magpie [1750]
US to deploy Patriot missiles to Middle East	0 [1735]
Florida city agrees to pay nearly $600,000 after ransomware attack	8 17:53 Elmomong Speasing6180 [1749]
Schumer: Says Dems are insisting on on Iran amendment next week	4 10:56 Procopius2k [1739]
Page 3: Non-WoT
FOX Allows Trump's Preacher Friend to Preach on FOX	0 [1735]
14 EU countries getting %50 of their gas from Russia	0 [1736]
Fire 'like a nuclear bomb' rips through Philadelphia refinery	3 15:57 Phaick Uneretle6310 [1737]
White population of the U.S. shrinks for the second year in a row as Hispanic population booms by 1.2M and will soon become the largest group in Texas	3 23:18 Dale [1771]
Anarchist group at UT Austin threatens to dox incoming freshmen if they join conservative campus clubs	7 10:58 Procopius2k [1751]
Alabama man, 40, dies after getting hit by a motorcycle, carjacked then beaten by bystanders before an off-duty cop accidentally crashes into him	6 08:51 Frank G [1744]
Beyond Meat will start making 'ground beef'	10 15:50 Besoeker [1753]
ATF agents searching for thousands of guns stolen from their facility before they could be destroyed	4 14:38 Skidmark [1736]
S&P 500 closes at new record as Wall Street bets Fed will lower rates, Dow surges nearly 250 points	0 [1738]
US-registered planes barred over Mideast areas amid tensions	5 14:40 Skidmark [1739]
Oxygen supply suspension at ICU kills two minors in Vehari	0 [1733]
Four Dolphin personnel suspended for injuring youngster	1 10:05 Mullah Richard [1753]
Sarkozy to go on trial as final appeal fails	0 [1745]
3 dead, several injured as Jinnah Express hits freight train near Hyderabad	1 12:26 Frank G [1740]
Aerial Gunfight: Fieseler Fi 156 Storch (Stork) Shot Down by a .45	0 [1746]
CNNLOL Loses A Third of its Prime Time Viewers	3 08:51 M. Murcek [1736]
Melania Trump Style A Source of Air Force One's New Style	3 16:36 swksvolFF [1739]
Honduran president sends military as protests continue	0 [1739]
FBI Was Warned About Federal Courthouse Shooter in July, 2016	2 16:16 Bobby [1739]
The real-life RoboCop! Californian police deploy crime-fighting droids to patrol the streets	6 13:13 Dron66046 [1741]
FTC investigates YouTube: Platform could remove ALL children's videos from its main site and disable autoplay after 'young users were shown disturbing content'	3 11:15 European Conservative [1737]
'Swarmageddon' of over 1,000 small earthquakes in less than a month sparks fresh fears of a megaquake in Southern California	4 11:04 Procopius2k [1736]
Page 4: Opinion
Burgess Owens on Reparations: 'How About the Democratic Party Pay for All the Misery It Brought to My Race?'	1 12:28 gorb [1734]
VDH: We Hold All the Cards in the Showdown with Iran	0 [1738]
Ocasio-Cortez Gets Head Stuck In Bucket, Journalists Rush To Explain Why It Was Actually A Genius Move	4 16:36 swksvolFF [1740]
Millionaire Gets Food Stamps to Prove Eligibility Loophole	2 13:25 Dron66046 [1747]
94 Year Old Bladensburg, MD Peace Cross Honoring WW1 Vets Can Stay, U.S. Supreme Court Rules	4 11:08 Procopius2k [1740]
Ninth Circuit Court rules POTUS can legally cut Federal funding to Planned Parenthood	2 10:00 JohnQC [1744]
Video: God Emperor Trump - Italy Carnevale di Viareggio	1 05:31 no mo uro [1734]
Why Foreign Governments Are Shielding Iran	10 16:04 Rambler in Virginia [1759]
The Recall For Mayor Garcetti Has Finally Started	6 21:57 DooDahMan [1761]
Page 6: Politix
'Apologize for WHAT? I haven't a racist bone in my body.' Joe Biden slams Cory Booker for demanding he say sorry for praising segregationists notorious for using the n-word	0 [1735]
Member of Polish Parliament Invites Ocasio-Cortez to Visit Real Concentration Camps	6 23:55 Voldemort Flineling2268 [1759]
Scrambling for Relevance, Steve Bullock Enlists ‘Hanoi Jane’	6 09:43 JohnQC [1731]
Joe Biden to issue executive order on first day in office to stop 'ethics conflicts' with sleazy son Hunter, Democratic frontrunner's campaign says as questions mount over business dealings	3 12:44 Tom [1742]
Arkansas woman sues Hunter Biden for child support claiming he fathered her 10-month-old baby during his relationship with his late brother's widow	4 09:38 JohnQC [1746]

    
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12	Govt of Iran
6	Taliban
5	Sublime Porte
5	Islamic State
4	Govt of Pakistan
3	al-Nusra
2	al-Shabaab (AQ)
1	Houthis
1	Govt of Sudan
1	Govt of Iran Proxies
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Fri 2019-06-21
Niger Says 18 IS Fighters Killed in Joint Operation with U.S.

Thu 2019-06-20
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Wed 2019-06-19
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Tue 2019-06-18
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Mon 2019-06-17
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Sun 2019-06-16
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Sat 2019-06-15
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Fri 2019-06-14
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Thu 2019-06-13
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Wed 2019-06-12
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