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Afghan forces recapture Tora Bora in Nangarhar
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Dozens killed or wounded in attack on Afghanistan police headquarters	0 [1738]
Europe ~~migrant~~ colonist briefs	3 14:42 Zenobia Floger6220 [1739]
Car with five migrants hidden inside smashed its way through border post between Morocco and Spanish territory in desperate bid to enter Europe	0 [1733]
Six found guilty of involvement in Mumbai blasts of 1993	0 [1738]
Al shabaab militants raid large KDF base in Somalia	0 [1737]
Four killed, 11 wounded in Mandera after IED Blast	0 [1732]
Gov’t troops intervene in Inter-clan fighting in Hiran	1 07:01 Richard Aubrey [1734]
Huge Roadside bomb hits army convoy near Jowhar	0 [1738]
Afghan forces recapture Tora Bora in Nangarhar	0 [1770]
31 sentenced to death in Hisham Barakat's killing	0 [1737]
Soldiers killed in attack on Mali military camp	0 [1739]
Syria army declares 48-hour truce in Daraa	0 [1732]
ISIS media official killed in Nangarhar province of Afghanistan: Gen. Nicholson	0 [1745]
Explosion leaves 4 civilian workers dead in Laghman province	0 [1736]
20 militants killed in Afghan and US forces airstrikes in Helmand	0 [1740]
ISIL’s major plan to establish Khurasan province foiled by Afghan forces: MoD	0 [1740]
NATO confirms no fatalities in North of Afghanistan insider attack	1 07:04 Richard Aubrey [1736]
Philippine troops pound Maute remnants	1 09:23 Frank G [1730]
Riot breaks out as army raids West Bank homes of Jerusalem terrorists	4 18:36 trailing wife [1738]
Islamist militants kill two, kidnap others in Mali army camp attack	0 [1737]
Page 2: WoT Background
Middle-East crisis leaves Syrian rebels in a limbo	0 [1738]
Saudi Arabia, Israel to establish economic relations for first time	0 [1730]
Daesh training Izadi children as bombers and executioners: Kurdish official	0 [1736]
Last suspects of London terrorist attack released with no charge	1 20:57 NoMoreBS [1744]
NHRC: Qatar blockade worse than Berlin Wall	4 20:16 Raj [1763]
Lower than expected turnout for Muslim anti-terror march in Cologne	0 [1736]
CAR: Church shelters Muslims fleeing Anti-balaka	1 02:28 g(r)omgoru [1748]
Saudi 'rejects' ~~Ottoman~~ Turkey's offer to build base in kingdom	1 17:25 Skidmark [1733]
Hezbollah’s Mahdi Scouts and their road to martyrdom	0 [1750]
Ramadan series ‘Black Crows’ actresses tell Al Arabiya of ISIS death threats	0 [1733]
Qaradawi used the International Union of Muslim Scholars as a political tool	0 [1738]
Turkey "Frees" PM Adviser Detained over Gulen Links	0 [1733]
Saudi king appoints new public prosecutor, new security director	0 [1736]
Recordings show Qatar conspiring against Gulf policy in Bahrain	0 [1735]
Doctors successfully remove bullet from brain of man hit in random shooting	1 11:03 Frank G [1728]
Now BDB issues its ‘terrorist’ list	0 [1741]
A U.S.-Led Military Coup Could Be Brewing In The Philippines To Oust Duterte	11 22:29 Pappy [1759]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Army's transgender policy includes guidelines on male pregnancies	5 17:04 Glenmore on the road (again) [1731]
Seven sailors missing on the USS Fitzgerald found dead	19 22:59 Frank G [1764]
USAF releases close up of B-2	8 17:46 Thing From Snowy Mountain [1742]
Munich shooter was American on holiday in Europe: report	1 00:36 Skidmark [1732]
Flounder dies at 63	7 09:46 Frank G [1732]
Woman killed for refusing marriage proposal	1 09:11 Procopius2k [1760]
Newborn girl recovered from dumpster in Multan	0 [1736]
Prophet's Cloak Attracts Ramadan Faithful in Istanbul	2 22:51 Frank G [1759]
London's Grenfell Tower blaze killed 500 residents: Local resident	23 22:51 Zenobia Floger6220 [1766]
18-tons of cocaine displayed at San Diego pier by US Coast Guard	5 13:12 SteveS [1741]
Texas Just Banned Child Marriage	3 17:47 Skidmark [1739]
Page 4: Opinion
Seven Percent Of Americans Think Chocolate Milk … Comes From Brown Cows	17 20:44 Procopius2k [1761]
Steve Scalise Can't Defend Himself But MSNBC Is Back To Attacking Him Anyway	6 22:48 Pappy [1762]
Hannity on the Media: ‘What We're Seeing Now Is This Unelected Fourth Branch of Gov't Looking for Retribution'	3 17:08 Ebbagum Turkeyneck9893 [1736]
ESTHER GOLDBERG: The Sexual Ambiguity of James Comey	3 11:03 Skidmark [1741]
Sweden's terror travellers: in stats	2 17:55 trailing wife [1731]
European Muslims need more than demonstrations to fight extremism	0 [1753]
O'Reilly says GOP shooting ‘prophecy' came true; gunman ‘deeply enmeshed in the far left'	3 20:57 DarthVader [1767]
Twitchy: George Takei sees ‘universe' making social justice statement with Scalise shooting	4 21:12 phil_b [1769]
Page 6: Politix
Judge Jeanine to Establishment GOP: ‘You're in Power, Damn It! Do Something, Pass Something, Cut This Kumbaya Crap'	8 16:44 Ebbagum Turkeyneck9893 [1729]
Nebraska Democratic Party official won't resign after calling reactions to shooting at GOP baseball practice 'so funny'	8 19:48 DarthVader [1751]
Ron Paul confirms 'deep state' exists	12 21:06 Seeking cure for ignorance [1749]
This List Of Attacks Against Conservatives Is Mind Blowing	7 14:45 g(r)omgoru [1736]

    
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Who's in the News
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6	Moslem Colonists
6	Islamic State
4	Taliban
3	al-Shabaab (AQ)
3	Govt of Saudi Arabia
3	Sublime Porte
2	Govt of Iran Proxies
2	Arab Spring
2	Muslim Brotherhood
2	al-Qaeda in North Africa
1	Narcos
1	PFLP
1	Seleka
1	Govt of Syria
1	Hezbollah
1	Govt of Qatar (MB)
1	Govt of Iran

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Afghan forces recapture Tora Bora in Nangarhar

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Fri 2017-06-16
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Thu 2017-06-15
SDF capture former IS member known as Jihadi Jack

Wed 2017-06-14
Senior Republican politician and several aides shot at baseball practice near Washington

Tue 2017-06-13
Taliban’s military commission chief killed in Helmand drone strike

Mon 2017-06-12
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Sun 2017-06-11
Libyan group says it has freed Gaddafi son Seif al-Islam

Sat 2017-06-10
Islamic State claims it killed two Chinese in Pakistan

Fri 2017-06-09
Nearly 70 dead in Al-Shabaab attack on Puntland military base

Thu 2017-06-08
Syrian government, rebel forces fighting in Aleppo

Wed 2017-06-07
Iran's parliament and Khomeini mausoleum attacked by gunmen

Tue 2017-06-06
Shaboobs go into that good night softly after attempt to raid KDF camp

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Saudi Arabia, Egypt, UAE sever ties to Qatar over 'terrorism'

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