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Syrian division commander dies in Raqqa debacle
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
New Zealand man jailed for spreading images of IS violence - media	5 13:21 AlanC [1728]
Parents of suspected UK jihadist to stand trial	0 [1737]
Pentagon transfers former bin Laden bodyguard from Guantanamo detention center	1 00:50 Bov Flimbers [1734]
Good morning	6 15:46 Scooter McGruder [1730]
Police official killed, six others injured in police station blast	0 [1733]
US general: No ‘grand strategy’ in Libya	3 15:18 Besoeker [1736]
Libyan forces take losses in battle for Sirte	0 [1742]
Syrian opposition accuses Russia of using incendiary bombs in Syria	0 [1731]
Syrian division commander dies in Raqqa	1 11:54 Charles M. Hagmaier [1754]
US led air operations hammer ISIS with 233 airstrikes in Manbij	8 15:16 SteveS [1742]
The Beatings Will Continue: Iraqi Edtion	0 [1728]
Iraqi forces crack ISIS first line of defense at Baiji in Salahuddin	2 11:21 Shipman [1738]
Ninevah Nightmares	0 [1730]
Anbar Antics: 50+ die	0 [1735]
Baghdad Bomb and Bullet Bulletin: 4 die	0 [1732]
Two suspects killed in ‘encounter’	3 14:30 USN, Ret. [1740]
Prominent noha khwan Farhan Ali Waris says escaped assassination attempt in Karachi	2 14:25 Frank G [1731]
Troops Strike Boko Haram Enclaves In Borno; Arrest 2 Suspects	0 [1732]
Nigeria Boko Haram: Scores of refugees starved to death	0 [1723]
Multinational force begins operations against Boko Haram	0 [1734]
Explosion in Wazir Akbar Khan area in Kabul, no casualties reported	0 [1729]
Taliban commander among 12 militants killed in Helmand airstrike	0 [1732]
Drone strike kill 4 militants fighting for ISIS group in Afghanistan	0 [1735]
4 Taliban militants blown up by own explosives in Laghman	0 [1728]
Taliban commander among 7 killed in an explosion in Logar	1 05:33 Besoeker [1737]
Major success for troops, 6 militants killed in Kupwara	0 [1753]
Seven Abu Sayyaf militants killed in Sulu clash	0 [1728]
Abu Sayyaf kidnaps another Indonesian tugboat crew	0 [1727]
Injured militiamen fight off ambushers in Narathiwat	0 [1727]
Page 2: WoT Background
FBI to Islamic terrorists: We've got your back	4 14:35 USN, Ret. [1729]
Parade of the Red Flags	8 11:45 Bright Pebbles [1727]
Houthis Reject Roadmap and Mobilize Armed Offshoots in Yemen	0 [1725]
ISIS’ Defeat in Syria Could Denote Qaeda’s Return	6 15:15 Charles M. Hagmaier [1729]
Arabs join Kurd rebels in Deir ez-Zor	0 [1738]
Assad asks minister to form new Syria govt	0 [1730]
Kim Jong-un Claims Missiles 'Can Strike U.S.'	0 [1734]
U.S. Navy Officers In Crosshairs Over Iran Debacle	7 13:34 Procopius2k [1731]
World abandoned Pakistan to face terrorists alone: Asim Bajwa	3 12:52 Pappy [1725]
Boko Haram Internally Fractured Over ISIS Ties, U.S. General Says	0 [1730]
Afghanistan speaks against terrorists safe havens in Pakistan at UN Security Council	0 [1731]
Pakistani senator criticize the country’s Taliban policy	1 09:58 Ulusoque Speaking for Boskone3139 [1729]
Ghani dismisses top officials from Hamid Karzai International Airport	0 [1723]
Deadlocked Supreme Court blocks Obama on immigration	5 16:48 CrazyFool [1746]
Canadian supreme court rejects revealing RCMP secrets in Parliament Hill attack	1 16:41 Canuckistanian sniper [1738]
Exiled imam invited gay-hate cleric to Australia	2 14:40 Frank G [1722]
Germany nabs Tajik suspected of fighting with Daesh	0 [1723]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Brexit - All You Need to Know	20 21:27 3dc [1747]
Cameroonian inventor Arthur Zang wins prize for handheld med tablet	0 [1728]
Clinton server led to security problems for State IT systems	1 07:18 Besoeker [1728]
Israeli sixth graders accidentally given pron DVD instead of graduation video	0 [1727]
British Prime Minister David Cameron resigns after Brexit vote	2 09:08 AlanC [1723]
U.K. Declares Independence from E.U. Globalist Elite	46 22:17 Whiskey Mike [1758]
Brexit has slight lead	2 13:12 JohnQC [1728]
Donetsk commander to be tried in absentia	0 [1723]
UN will repatriate troops who didn't react to South Sudan attack	0 [1733]
Swiss Ban on Luxury Exports 'Biting N.Korean Regime'	3 11:50 Shipman [1720]
Two killed, 50 held in S. Africa riots	1 00:49 Besoeker [1730]
Biden Warns of Japanese Nuclear Armament	6 20:09 Mike Kozlowski [1750]
Woman Advertising Sofa For Sale Mistakenly Posts Pictures of Her Boobs	4 11:36 Shipman [1730]
Facebook to Provide ‘Political Bias’ Training for Employees	5 11:48 Raj [1730]
Venezuela: Mass Famine Is Imminent as Neighbors, Washington Stand By	11 17:37 Alaska Paul [1758]
Former UN General Assembly president John Ashe dies at 61 amid corruption case	2 14:58 Frank G [1731]
Trumps new Hildebeest blog	3 22:29 gorb [1745]
Russian ground station in Nicaragua	1 05:43 Besoeker [1722]
Page 4: Opinion
Spengler misses	6 11:02 rjschwarz [1732]
Brexit Vote Has Huge Ramifications for U.S. Politics	10 14:58 Skidmark [1730]
Alone	5 17:17 Dale [1759]
Funds for madressah	0 [1734]
Sabri’s murder	2 13:06 trailing wife [1740]
Page 6: Politix
Marilyn Mosby To Face New Counts Including Malicious Prosecution	8 11:11 CrazyFool [1731]
GOP rep. throws Obama's words back at him: 'You lost. Get over it.'	1 00:05 Raj [1740]
Cleveland regulations for RNC protesters ruled unconstitutional by federal judge	8 19:43 SteveS [1759]
Lynch: Best Response to Terrorism Is Love and Compassion	14 15:02 Skidmark [1734]
Rep. John Lewis: It's OK to Break House Rules 'To Uphold a Greater Law, a Moral Law'	20 22:41 gorb [1751]
Hundreds arrested for $900 million worth of health care fraud	2 09:25 JohnQC [1736]
Texas Rep. screams 'Radical Islam killed those people' during Dems' sit-in over gun vote	8 18:48 Alaska Paul [1762]
Jillian Johnson, Durham City Council	3 15:05 Skidmark [1729]
CLE requirements for convention ~~rioters~~ protestors ruled unconstitutional	3 12:18 CrazyFool [1727]
The Iran deal had a Boeing and 'K Street' component? Who knew ?	1 22:06 Whiskey Mike [1748]

    
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Who's in the News
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12	Islamic State
4	Boko Haram
3	Taliban
3	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
2	Govt of Pakistan
2	Govt of Syria
2	Abu Sayyaf
2	Commies
1	al-Qaeda
1	Haqqani Network
1	Houthis
1	Lashkar e-Jhangvi
1	Lashkar e-Taiba
1	Thai Insurgency
1	al-Nusra

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Two weeks of WOT

Fri 2016-06-24
Syrian division commander dies in Raqqa debacle

Thu 2016-06-23
Singer Amjad Sabri gunned down in Karachi

Wed 2016-06-22
ISIS counter-attack pushes Syrian forces out of Raqqa province

Tue 2016-06-21
IS group launches counterattacks on US-backed forces and Syrian army

Mon 2016-06-20
Syrian forces advance on IS-held Taqba air base

Sun 2016-06-19
Iraqi army seizes hospital, jails as military ops continue in Fallujah

Sat 2016-06-18
Reports: 'Fierce Clashes' between Hizbullah, Regime Forces in Aleppo

Fri 2016-06-17
Seven killed in latest Kashmir fighting

Thu 2016-06-16
British Labour Mp Jo Cox Dead: Fatally Stabbed And Gunned Down Outside Birstall Library

Wed 2016-06-15
Bodies of 42 fishermen kidnapped by Boko Haram found in lake

Tue 2016-06-14
Man ‘claiming IS allegiance’ kills cop, woman in Paris

Mon 2016-06-13
Orlando Terrorist Worked For Firm with DHS Contracts

Sun 2016-06-12
Approx 20 50 dead inside Florida gay nightclub after mass shooting - possible Islamic connection

Sat 2016-06-11
Libya unity forces bombard ISIS in bastion Sirte

Fri 2016-06-10
Rumour: Iraqi news site indicates IS supremo may have been hit by coalition force strike

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