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Kurdish forces seize most of Islamic State-controlled border town
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
10 Dead in Two Blasts in NE Nigeria	0 [11129]
Killings Spark Fear in Indian Kashmir	0 [11128]
Iraqi jets and mortar teams target ISIS in Anbar and Salahadin	3 14:16 SteveS [11126]
Official: 57 killed in intense Salahadin battle with ISIS	0 [11128]
Peshmerga fight off ISIS assault on Khazir front	0 [11127]
23 Dead in Suicide Bomb Attacks on Chad Police	0 [11127]
Tunisia policemen Killed in Clashes with Jihadists	0 [11125]
Leb Army Arrests Syrians on Terror Charges, Illegal Entry to Lebanon	0 [11126]
Libyan Islamist says US strike missed al-Qaida-linked leader	0 [11129]
Bombs down two electricity pylons in Giza	0 [11127]
U.S.-led forces launch 16 air strikes against Islamic State in Iraq	0 [11128]
Young men of Druze minority quit conscription	0 [11126]
Syrian regime says at least 23 killed in rebel shelling in Aleppo	0 [11127]
Syrian Kurds claim capture of border town from Islamic State	0 [11128]
PML-N MPA survives attempt on life	0 [11127]
2 injured in shooting at Air Force base in Arkansas	2 14:23 Skidmark [11126]
Daesh, Taliban clashes continue in Nangarhar, seven more Taliban killed	1 03:36 Steven [11128]
Kurdish forces seize most of Islamic State-controlled border town	0 [11132]
94 Insurgents Killed in ANSF Military Operations	0 [11127]
Five foreign militants join Abu Sayyaf	0 [11126]
Thai policeman gunned down in drive-by shooting	0 [11126]
Page 2: WoT Background
Terror trial collapses after fears of deep embarrassment to security services	0 [11128]
Hashd al-Shaabi claim to have 100,000 fighters	0 [11126]
Peshmarga volunteers flock for recruitment, but most turned down	6 22:24 JosephMendiola [11130]
Official: displaced families in Kirkuk ready to return home to Tikrit	0 [11127]
Abadi: 40 Foreign Suicide Bombers a Month Enter Iraq	0 [11128]
Iran spying on Saudi Arabia, Israel with major cyberattacks	1 22:05 JosephMendiola [11134]
Iran power struggle could derail nuclear deal	3 19:43 JosephMendiola [11129]
Iran official to discuss Yemen at Islamic talks in Saudi Arabia	1 22:21 JosephMendiola [11132]
Raqqa: Fear and treachery inside Islamic State's capital	3 21:21 Charles [11133]
Syrian opposition discharges Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff	0 [11129]
Order against Save the Children suspended	0 [11126]
Ban calls for immediate Ramadan truce in Yemen	2 09:05 AlanC [11126]
Dewsbury 'in shock over UK's youngest suicide bomber'	0 [11126]
Mother of al-Shabab's Thomas Evans says 'world has fallen apart'	0 [11127]
South Africa High Court Says Allowing Bashir to Leave Violated Constitution	1 11:15 Pappy [11130]
Pakistan's arms not for decoration, Khawaja Asif tells India	5 23:18 JosephMendiola [11131]
Saudi University Dean: We Need to Develop Nuclear Weapons to Create Balance of Power with Iran	1 19:41 JosephMendiola [11133]
Sex, lies and debt potentially exposed by U.S. data hack	1 22:26 JosephMendiola [11130]
Page 3: Non-WoT
ATF To Join NYPD In Fighting New York City Gun Crimes	7 17:46 Rambler in Virginia [11125]
No child left behind	6 13:10 Procopius2k [11126]
Improving ecomomy: Gap closing 175 namesake stores to boost brand	0 [11125]
Pakistan: doctors live in fear after spike in killings	0 [11127]
Greece and creditors fail in 'last attempt' to reach deal	1 23:21 JosephMendiola [11130]
More teachers with fake documents booked	0 [11127]
Balochistan cleansing education department of ghost teachers	0 [11126]
Greek default fears rise as '11th-hour' talks collapse	4 21:15 Spats Forkbeard4131 [11131]
Burlesque dancer Blaze Starr dies at 83	3 13:00 3dc [11127]
Magna Carta Was for the 1 Percent	3 21:55 JosephMendiola [11131]
Did you like the B787 high angle take off? Then watch this U.S. Air Force KC-10 insane departure	2 22:30 JosephMendiola [11130]
'PEACEKEEPER BABIES' AN UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCE OF SENDING IN THE UN	4 13:50 swksvolFF [11125]
Prince puts on private show at White House	7 22:33 JosephMendiola [11128]
Russia to kill drones, missiles with 10km-range super-high frequency cannon	6 23:37 JosephMendiola [11131]
NAACP Imposter Sued School Over Race Claims	18 18:38 Ike Turner [11132]
Page 4: Opinion
Anders Corr, founder Corr Analytics: Analysis of ISIS and the U.S. role	0 [11128]
Hersh and Abbottabad	0 [11125]
Are Baltimore's police doing their jobs?	4 12:05 Pappy [11127]
A different view	0 [11127]
The evil of our time	8 18:04 SteveS [11128]
Page 6: Politix
Democrat arm-twisting on trade deal delayed after Obama weekend of golf, private Prince concert	9 23:24 jvalentour [11130]
Donald Trump will declare $9 billion in assets as he reveals 2016 plans	9 23:20 jvalentour [11131]
Forget the White House. What about the 2016 Swimsuit Contest?	2 23:26 jvalentour [11132]
Cuomo created 'a total cluster f‐k' in hunt for escaped killers	4 22:59 JosephMendiola [11131]

	
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Who's in the News
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10	Islamic State
7	Govt of Pakistan
4	Govt of Iraq
3	Govt of Iran
2	Govt of Syria
2	Boko Haram
1	Houthis
1	Salafists
1	Taliban
1	Thai Insurgency
1	al-Qaeda in Britain
1	al-Shabaab
1	Abu Sayyaf
1	Ansar al-Sharia
1	Commies
1	Govt of Saudi Arabia
1	Govt of Sudan
1	Hizbul Mujaheddin

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American Teenager Pleads Guilty to Helping ISIS

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Al-Nusra kills 20 Druze

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Wed 2015-06-10
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Tue 2015-06-09
Saudi-led air strikes kill 44 in attack on Yemeni army compound

Mon 2015-06-08
Coalition bombing kills ISIS governor in Tal Afar

Sun 2015-06-07
Turkey ruling AKP 'loses majority'

Sat 2015-06-06
Pakistan refuses to share nukes with Saudi Arabia

Fri 2015-06-05
Texas-born al Qaeda suspect pleads not guilty in New York

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Indian Army Kills Three Militants near Kashmir Border

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