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Saudi Special Forces capture emir of ISIS in Yemen
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Australia announces record 1.8 TON seizure of crystal meth shipped from Thailand	1 20:52 Woodrow [11131]
Dutch police make Europe's biggest ever crystal meth seizure, burn 2,500kg of the drug	0 [11126]
IDF fire wounds three Palestinians near Gaza border	1 11:57 AlanC [11126]
Woman accused of aiding Islamic State, double-crossing U.S., faces up to life in prison	4 09:47 Skidmark [11128]
Six Egyptian Security Forces Killed In Attacks In Sinai - Reports	0 [11127]
Nicaragua Arrests Four Men Suspected Of Ties To Islamic State	1 09:03 SteveS [11126]
Two U.S. service members killed in Afghanistan	1 08:57 Besoeker [11126]
Egypt's Ministry of Interior foils Muslim Brotherhood plan to disrupt national economy	0 [11128]
Afghan Special Forces, Air Force conducted 89 operations in past 24 hours: MoD	0 [11132]
Afghan Special Forces destroy anti-tank mine in Logar province	0 [11127]
Afghan forces retake Faryab district a year after it was captured by Taliban	0 [11125]
Special Forces kill, detain 6 Taliban militants; destroy 3300 pounds of opium seeds, Urea	6 22:56 trailing wife [11127]
Key ISIS group member among 12 militants arrested in Nangarhar province	0 [11127]
Afghan Special Forces kill Taliban attack coordinator in Bagram	0 [11125]
Special Forces kill 7 Taliban militants, destroy 24 IEDs, homemade explosives in Helmand	0 [11131]
Afghan Forces Recapture Faryab’s Bilcheragh District	0 [11125]
Salvadoran migrant father, 25, and his 23-month-old daughter washed up on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande after drowning in front of child's mother	6 20:58 Phaick Uneretle6310 [11129]
Two Yemeni Children Killed by Houthi Mines Planted in Hodeidah	0 [11133]
80 days in, Haftar's forces struggle to keep grip on last positions in southern Tripoli	0 [11129]
Coalition forces intercept, destroy drone targeting Saudi city of Khamis Mushayt	0 [11126]
Saudi Special Forces capture emir of ISIS in Yemen	0 [11135]
Jihadist rebels attack Christian town near Idlib	0 [11126]
Syrian Army reinforcements pour into northwestern Hama	0 [11125]
Russian jets pound jihadist stronghold in northeast Latakia	0 [11128]
US military sends large convoy to eastern Syria	0 [11126]
UK begins using new F-35 stealth fighters in Syria and Iraq	0 [11129]
Militant corpses left along highway after battle against Syrian Army	2 19:14 Mercutio [11134]
Hashd Al-Shaabi begins massive operation along Syrian-Iraqi border	0 [11132]
Iraqi security arrest four Islamic State terrorists in Nineveh	0 [11129]
Page 2: WoT Background
Iraq won't let US strike Iran from its territory	6 22:27 Skidmark [11123]
An Air Force veteran accused of being a mercenary was just freed from detention in Libya	0 [11130]
US border official resigns amid uproar over migrant children	4 12:00 Skidmark [11130]
Maduro's Ex-Spy Chief Is In Washington And He's Spilling The Beans	2 15:01 lord garth [11129]
Mexico President Says Looking At Information About ISIS Members	0 [11125]
Turkish court frees US consulate worker from house arrest	0 [11125]
Labour MP risks fresh anti-Semitism storm by inviting top figure from Houthi movement to Parliament	0 [11129]
Iran’s air defense missiles must be taken seriously, experts say	6 10:20 Mullah Richard [11129]
Hezbollah operating in Venezuela, Maduro’s ex-security chief says	0 [11130]
Terrorist Hisham El-Ashmawy being retried in five cases for supporting, carrying out attacks	0 [11136]
New master gunners graduate in Herat province of Afghanistan	2 13:01 trailing wife [11125]
Govt Vows To Protect Afghan Media Amid Taliban’s Warning	0 [11127]
Mexico president says there may have been 'excesses' in migrant detentions	2 11:00 Bobby [11124]
Yemeni Speaker to Asharq Al-Awsat: Betting on Houthis Changing is False Hope	0 [11131]
Pakistan’s FM plays down alleged persecution of Christians	0 [11125]
Libyan National Forces Alliance proposes ceasefire, political dialogue initiative	0 [11128]
Pakistan proposes 6-point plan at UN to counter racism, religious hatred	4 12:34 trailing wife [11123]
Indian police arrest 11 for torturing Muslim man to death	2 11:26 Dron66046 [11126]
Iran foreign minister accuses US’ Bolton of plotting for war	0 [11125]
Countries pledge $110 million for UN Palestinian agency	1 08:16 Dron66046 [11124]
Khalid bin Salman: Capture of ISIS leader shows commitment to eradicate terror	0 [11127]
Israel raises alert levels over Iranian threat in Syria, Lebanon	0 [11125]
Trump threatens Iran with ‘obliteration’ after leader’s barb	0 [11126]
Iraq’s oil exports reach 110 million barrels in May: ministry	0 [11128]
'Arab world is losing its religion in response to Islamists – but misogyny, homophobia and approval for 'honour killings' is still rife	3 21:16 james [11127]
Page 3: Non-WoT
E Jean Caroll Embarasses CNN Host Anderson Cooper	5 20:19 Frank G [11129]
The golden asteroid that could make everyone on Earth a billionaire	11 20:16 Frank G [11128]
Broward County terminates two more officers for Parkland shooting [lack of] response	2 19:53 Frank G [11127]
Alabama car dealership offers free shotgun, Bible and American flag to customers	1 17:12 JohnQC [11127]
Deadly biker crash in New Hampshire prompts motor-vehicle chief in Massachusetts to resign	1 09:27 Raj [11129]
Clint Eastwood will film new movie in Georgia despite Hollywood outrage over the abortion law	7 09:45 Dron66046 [11127]
Meet the 101-Year-Old Preservationist Saving Agricultural History	4 21:34 Procopius2k [11130]
Former Fox News reporter says he left because of 'partisan misinformation'	10 12:18 Skidmark [11128]
Chicago restaurant employee spits in Eric Trump's face	16 23:42 trailing wife [11127]
Man caught performing disgusting act on neighbor's driveway...in Florida	3 15:57 AlanC [11125]
What's an advanced Russian warship doing in Havana harbor?	5 11:19 SteveS [11125]
Wayfair employees plan walkout to oppose furniture sales to migrant detention facilities	7 08:13 AlanC [11125]
Guaidó: There is a plan for Venezuelans to return to the country when the usurpation ceases	0 [11124]
Guaidó complaint of arrest of seven Venezuelan military and police	1 08:23 Procopius2k [11128]
Man surrenders with severed head in hand	6 12:15 746 [11125]
Suspected WWII bomb blasts crater in German field	4 08:26 Procopius2k [11123]
Jailed daughter of late Uzbek leader returns $1 billion to state	1 19:25 Mercutio [11126]
Lahore court grants bail to two Chinese men held for human trafficking	0 [11129]
10-year-old girl allegedly raped by stepfather in Islamabad	0 [11125]
Junk food irreversibly damages sperm by the time you’re 20: Harvard study	7 12:09 Skidmark [11134]
Man ‘dead for 20 minutes’ brought back to life after being electrocuted	6 12:35 Skidmark [11124]
Pennsylvania man, 29, 'built a bomb out of butane tanks and metal staples in his hotel room to warn police about ALIENS who want to destroy the planet with a nuclear laser beam'	4 21:08 Woodrow [11132]
Page 4: Opinion
Another way China is ripping us off	9 13:20 Bright Pebbles [11128]
Opinion: America's One Big Mistake in Afghanistan - fighting the wrong war	23 21:12 Woodrow [11128]
Aussie Rugby Star: Help Me Fight My Ban From The National Team For Believing That Homosexuality Is Sinful	6 19:12 Beavis [11123]
Conflict Looms Between Unstable, Warmongering, Rogue Nation And Iran	7 20:57 SteveS [11129]
Zeihan: The American Retreat, Part I: Oil	4 17:30 charger [11124]
Why is civic honesty lacking in Arab, Islamic countries?	6 21:52 james [11127]

    
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Who's in the News
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10	Islamic State
8	Taliban
5	Govt of Iran
4	Houthis
4	Commies
4	al-Nusra
3	Arab Spring
3	Govt of Pakistan
2	Hezbollah
2	Narcos
1	Hamas
1	Sublime Porte
1	Tin Hat Dictators, Presidents for Life, & Kleptocrats
1	al-Qaeda in North Africa
1	PLO
1	Govt of Iraq
1	Govt of Iran Proxies
1	Muslim Brotherhood

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Two weeks of WOT

Wed 2019-06-26
Saudi Special Forces capture emir of ISIS in Yemen

Tue 2019-06-25
Ethiopia security forces kill alleged coup leader

Mon 2019-06-24
Trump calls on China, and the world, to protect their own ships from Iran

Sun 2019-06-23
Army chief shot dead in coup attempt in Ethiopia

Sat 2019-06-22
Libyan army forces enter Tripoli Airport, seize major positions from Haftar's forces

Fri 2019-06-21
Niger Says 18 IS Fighters Killed in Joint Operation with U.S.

Thu 2019-06-20
Presidential Motorcade: Individual taken into custody by Secret Service Uniformed Division Officers

Wed 2019-06-19
Spain busts gang that helped finance al-Qaeda in Syria

Tue 2019-06-18
Iran says it dismantled a U.S. cyber espionage network

Mon 2019-06-17
Mohammed Morsi titzup

Sun 2019-06-16
Maldives seek foreign help to deal with IS fighters

Sat 2019-06-15
Iranian boat fired missile at US drone prior to tanker attack, US official says

Fri 2019-06-14
Tanker Front Altair is on fire according to Bloomberg

Thu 2019-06-13
Middle East on alert as two oil tankers are hit by explosions and one 'sinks' in suspected 'torpedo attack' in Gulf of Oman

Wed 2019-06-12
Boko Haram kills at least 26 people in Cameroon

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