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Kurdish-led forces claim 15 Turkish soldiers, rebels killed in Afrin
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Eiffel Tower perimeter fence built to stop terrorism	5 17:26 Uneth Gonque8041 [1780]
Airstrike target ISIS weapons, munitions depot in Nangarhar, 3 militants killed	0 [1761]
Turkey detains 18 suspected Islamic State members	0 [1760]
Police: Explosion in east Jerusalem caused by bomb-making attempt	2 09:12 Procopius2k [1755]
Israeli children counter flaming kites with peace balloons	9 19:59 swksvolFF [1787]
Turkish jets bomb Kurdistan’s Qandil and Bradost	0 [1760]
3 dead in attack during AKP campaign event in Turkey's southeast	0 [1759]
Islamist rebels launch powerful attack on Syrian military positions in northern Hama	0 [1758]
Kurdish-led forces claim 15 Turkish soldiers, rebels killed in Afrin	0 [1799]
Syrian reconciliation delegate assassinated in Daraa	0 [1762]
Syrian militant arrested by Russian police in Moscow	0 [1763]
Houthi forces deny Gulf-backed troops advanced to Hodeideh Airport	0 [1767]
Syrian military sends more reinforcements to southern Syria despite US warnings	0 [1754]
3 soldiers martyred in exchange of fire with militants along Pak-Afghan border	0 [1784]
Page 2: WoT Background
In first, Spanish state adopts BDS as policy	1 09:50 trailing wife [1767]
90,000 Paleostinians attend historic mosque for Eid	0 [1766]
Baghdad announces campaign to start rebuilding Shingal	0 [1756]
Suspect’s extradition to Germany was illegal: Iraqi foreign ministry	4 19:30 Rob Crawford [1788]
Israeli DM denies reports of Hezbollah, Iranians disguised as Syrian Army in southern Syria	0 [1761]
Top Syrian general visits troops in southwest Syria ahead of offensive	0 [1761]
Court orders Denmark to compensate 18 Iraqis over torture	0 [1753]
Iranian refugee dies of apparent suicide in Nauru camp	2 09:29 Skidmark [1748]
Ethiopia pardons hundreds sentenced on 'terrorism' charges	0 [1759]
French border police regularly abused refugee children: Oxfam	5 18:39 Galactic Coordinator Grundy4977 [1787]
31 deported Pakistanis arrive at IIA	0 [1757]
Afghan president telephones Gen Bajwa to confirm killing of Mullah Fazlullah	0 [1755]
Milli Muslim League announces to contest election from Allahu Akbar Tehreek's platform	0 [1761]
US expected to withdraw from UN Human Rights Council: report	6 12:59 DarthVader [1761]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Spain To Offer Maritime Migrants Free Healthcare	0 [1767]
North Korean Report of the Summit	0 [1764]
Foxconn announces North American headquarters in Wisconsin	3 15:10 Thing From Snowy Mountain [1757]
Army's submachine gun challenge: 10 companies vying to supply conventional forces	6 16:20 SteveS [1782]
Facebook news use declining, WhatsApp growing	4 13:39 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [1757]
Man booked for ‘killing’ wife	0 [1760]
Begum Kulsoom suffers cardiac arrest, placed on ventilator	0 [1759]
4 men arrested for drugs, guns in shooting outside Ripley's in Myrtle Beach	6 09:36 Skidmark [1750]
Suspected Walmart robber tries to carjack two different cars, both drivers pull out guns	3 23:19 Glenmore [1782]
Toxic Femininity: Hart County grandmother kills rabid bobcat with bare hands	1 13:57 SteveS [1757]
Sports events happen.	0 [1748]
Photo of Putin and Saudis	0 [1760]
Russian space agency plans to incinerate space junk with powerful laser beam	5 09:41 Skidmark [1748]
On this day in History: 1979-John Wayne dies	1 13:28 Anomalous Sources [1746]
Page 4: Opinion
Why Did FBI Assign Same Agents to Clinton & Trump Cases?	9 16:32 jvalentour [1772]
Bottom line? Obama single-handedly ruined the FBI and the DOJ	2 09:20 Procopius2k [1760]
World IQ going down	13 23:28 These Sinatra3854 [1780]
Skyrocketing crime rate in California called ‘good progress' after jails emptied	3 17:03 ClemKadiddlehopper9000 [1787]
11 Quick Things To Know About The Inspector General's Report	1 16:16 Skidmark [1762]
Problems at the Justice Department and FBI Are Serious	0 [1764]
Convention Planning Team To Seattle: City's Homeless Problem ‘Has Gotten Out Of Control'	6 15:26 M. Murcek [1759]
Today's Professors Don't Teach, They Indoctrinate Progressivism	2 06:41 Besoeker [1748]
Christopher Wray Not the Man to 'Proudly' Fix the FBI	6 11:49 warthogswife [1757]
American Medical Association Calls for Confiscation of Guns and Ammo, Universal Firearm Registration	7 13:06 Skidmark [1743]
Sen. Lindsey Graham Tells CNN: If You Don't Like Me Working With Trump 'I Don't Give a S**t'	8 17:25 Thing From Snowy Mountain [1778]
After IG Report, Donald Trump Signals War Against ‘Very Dishonest Intelligence' Agencies	4 15:44 JohnQC [1756]
This Week in Guns, June 16th, 2018	1 12:36 M. Murcek [1753]
America won't put up with Europe's weakness on defence any more	17 20:55 CrazyFool [1783]
I Think They Get It Now, Part I:. In G7's aftermath, defiant despair that Trump really, truly, means what he says.	8 14:12 M. Murcek [1764]
Page 6: Politix
De Blasio: Kick Asian-Americans Out Of Selective Schools To Give Unearned Preferences To Blacks, Hispanics	8 19:32 Rob Crawford [1796]
Trump says FBI 'plotting against my election'	3 09:22 g(r)omgoru [1754]
The Hitler Of South Africa Tells White People, He Won't Kill Them...Yet!	4 15:56 JohnQC [1750]
Paul Manafort: Judge sends ex-Trump chair to jail for violating bail terms	5 16:06 M. Murcek [1759]
The FBI Inspector General Report Directly Criticized President Obama	1 10:37 JohnQC [1758]
Insider Proves Obama Wasn't Bowing to Saudi King	15 22:58 KBK [1785]
Boris Becker claims diplomatic immunity in bankruptcy case	1 16:30 Skidmark [1771]

    
                23:28 These Sinatra3854

                        23:19 Glenmore

                        22:58 KBK

                        20:55 CrazyFool

                        19:59 swksvolFF

                        19:32 Rob Crawford

                        19:30 Rob Crawford

                        19:27 SteveS

                        19:18 Uneth Gonque8041

                        19:08 gorb

                        18:42 The peanut gallery

                        18:39 Galactic Coordinator Grundy4977

                        18:37 The peanut gallery

                        17:26 Uneth Gonque8041

                        17:25 Thing From Snowy Mountain

                        17:23 M. Murcek

                        17:03 ClemKadiddlehopper9000

                        16:35 Skidmark

                        16:32  jvalentour

                        16:30 Skidmark

                        16:29 Skidmark

                        16:25 Skidmark

                        16:24 Skidmark

                        16:20 SteveS

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3	Sublime Porte
3	Moslem Colonists
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2	Govt of Iraq
2	Islamic State
1	Human Trafficking
1	Commies
1	Lashkar e-Taiba
1	Hezbollah
1	Hamas
1	Houthis

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Kurdish-led forces claim 15 Turkish soldiers, rebels killed in Afrin

Fri 2018-06-15
US claim drone strike kills Mullah Fazlullah

Thu 2018-06-14
Taliban supreme leader offers direct negotiations with the United States

Wed 2018-06-13
ISIS corpses litter Euphrates after Syrian Army wipes out terrorists trying to cross

Tue 2018-06-12
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Mon 2018-06-11
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Sun 2018-06-10
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Sat 2018-06-09
Iran Facilitated Passage Of 9/11 Attackers, Iranian Politician Says

Fri 2018-06-08
German-Jewish teen found raped, murdered; Turkish refugee suspect arrested, Iraqi refugee suspect fled to Iraq

Thu 2018-06-07
Syria opens Homs-Hama highway after near 7-year closure due to war

Wed 2018-06-06
Shin Bet says it thwarted plot to assassinate prime minister, Jerusalem mayor

Tue 2018-06-05
Teenager, Linked to ISIS, Guilty of Plotting Attack on London Museum

Mon 2018-06-04
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