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Philippine airstrikes target ISIS-linked militants near Marawi
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Another bloody weekend in Chicago: 9 dead, 45 wounded in gun violence	8 19:40 Uninemble Hatrack2031 [11133]
Palestinian killed during alleged attempt to sabotage Gaza border barrier	1 07:10 Frank G [11125]
Former Israeli minister arrested on suspicion of spying for Iran	0 [11127]
Philippine airstrikes target ISIS-linked militants near Marawi	0 [11131]
Israel carries out fresh airstrike after Gazans launch fire balloons	0 [11127]
US official: Israel behind mysterious Syria airstrike that killed dozens	0 [11127]
Mosul clearance continues: turbans execute 6 good guys, big turban tied up	0 [11129]
Action on the Iraq-Syria border: 2 turbans permanently unwound, tens of turbans briefly enjoy Arclight	0 [11126]
Suspected KDF Fighter Jets Carry Out Airstrike In Southern Somalia	0 [11125]
8 Kenyan Police Killed By Bomb Blast Near Somalia Border	0 [11127]
ISIL Branch In Somalia Claims IED Blast In Mogadishu	0 [11128]
2 ISIS-K militants killed, 1 wounded in Kunar province	0 [11128]
Ghani Khel district chief killed in militants attack in Nangarhar	0 [11127]
Yemen’s Houthis kill man for rejecting request to join their ranks	0 [11126]
Taliban resume fighting as Eid ceasefire ends	0 [11129]
Haftar forces launch push against militia in oil crescent	0 [11127]
Turkish forces begin patrols in Syria's Manbij	0 [11126]
Israeli settlers clash with police during outpost eviction	0 [11126]
TTP commander wanted in terrorism cases arrested from Peshawar airport	0 [11126]
Page 2: WoT Background
Abbas aide slams reported US plan to raise funds for Gaza	0 [11124]
Ghani and Hekmatyar hold talks regarding ceasefire with the Taliban	0 [11130]
Taliban ceasefire selfies spark anger among the group’s leadership	0 [11129]
UAE’s Gargash says total control of Yemen’s Hodeidah a ‘matter of time’	1 13:05 Frank G [11126]
Israel’s Netanyahu meets King Abdullah in Jordan for rare talks	1 04:02 Skidmark [11129]
Houthis trying to cover losses through false propaganda	2 09:07 Skidmark [11127]
Iran executes Sufi man over deadly Tehran bus-ramming	4 09:09 Skidmark [11126]
Why Erdogan is entering key elections with a far-right ally	0 [11126]
India to resume strikes on militants in held Kashmir	0 [11126]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Air Force tests two turboprops as potential A-10 "replacements"	9 19:17 magpie [11125]
‘Gaming disorder' is now an official mental health condition	9 21:42 Rob Crawford [11133]
'It's exhilarating': Japan's female sumo wrestlers take on sexism	6 14:54 Procopius2k [11126]
Klingon Jailed on Child Porn Now Charged with Leaking TS Information to WikiLeaks	1 02:45 Herb McCoy [11127]
Pres. Trump calls for tariffs on additional $200B in Chinese goods as trade war ramps up	5 11:42 Airandee [11127]
Head of Saudi entertainment authority relieved of position	4 14:11 ed in texas [11128]
Zimbabwe: Fresh Mugabe Plot to Derail Mnangagwa	4 21:12 Betty Hatfield5124 [11128]
Rapper XXXTentacion pronounced dead after being shot	12 23:43 CrazyFool [11128]
Gunman shoots two at Walmart store before killed by armed bystander	4 17:37 Threarong Grereling4499 [11131]
Plane carrying Saudi Arabia to their next World Cup match catches FIRE as it takes off in Russia	5 22:43 49 Pan [11127]
US imports push Japan into trade deficit in May	2 02:46 Herb McCoy [11128]
Bus hostess murdered in Faisalabad for rejecting marriage proposal	0 [11130]
Two Koreas will compete under one flag at Asian Games	0 [11125]
Billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong Takes over L.A. Times, Declares War on ‘Fake News’	4 22:44 49 Pan [11137]
The Mass Shooting Nobody Will March Against	2 04:56 Thetle Sneth9625 [11130]
Page 4: Opinion
Trump's 'Space Force' Motivated By Russian, Chinese Threats To Critical U.S. Orbital Systems	3 22:41 49 Pan [11129]
Tucker Exposes 'Ruling Class' Behind Border Policy Uproar ‐ ‘Their Goal Is To Change Your Country Forever	7 20:44 Betty Hatfield5124 [11130]
Miami-Based Group Presses Trump for More Cuba Restrictions	0 [11125]
Gallup: Satisfaction with direction of country highest since 2005	1 10:35 Bobby [11128]
Coulter calls weeping immigrant children 'actors': 'These kids are being coached'	11 20:42 Silentbrick [11130]
Lindsey Graham To DOJ IG: How Can We Trust Strzok's Findings On Hillary's Email Knowing That He Wanted Trump To Lose?	5 16:48 Besoeker [11126]
CBP Sector Chief: We Created This Problem By Not Enforcing The Law All Along	2 08:15 Procopius2k [11126]
As the Cartels Flood the Zone, The Migrant Crisis Is About More Than Just Kids	1 15:27 Bobby [11124]
Cutting off Iran’s 'road to the sea' in Syria	0 [11127]
ISIS festering amid tribalism, sectarianism in Pakistan	0 [11127]
David Petraeus Supports Trump Administration's Withdrawal from Iran Deal	1 00:22 Raj [11126]
POTUS Warns U.S. Could Follow Path of Germany on Immigration	0 [11127]
DHS Chief Hits Back at 'Offensive' Questions at WH Briefing	24 22:40 trailing wife [11129]
Senate: Two-Tiered Justice System in FBI Clinton/Trump Investigations	2 18:34 charger [11124]
Page 6: Politix
Former U.S. Senate intelligence staffer asks court for Trump gag order	2 22:40 49 Pan [11129]
Impeach Rod Rosenstein - How Congress can remind the unelected government it answers to the elected part	4 10:18 DarthVader [11126]
Common Sense Gun Control? Florida Democrat Say She'll Ban AR-15s By Executive Order	11 22:51 rjschwarz [11127]
Pat Caddell: IG Report on Hillary Case Contains Enough ‘Indictable Incidents' for Special Prosecutor	2 11:02 AlanC [11124]
DACA kids approved despite murder, rape and sex crimes arrests	0 [11125]
Comey refuses to testify to Congress, McCabe pleads Fifth Amendment: Grassley	6 14:00 Procopius2k [11126]

    
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6	Islamic State
3	Hamas
3	Govt of Iran
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3	Taliban
2	Commies
2	al-Shabaab (AQ)
2	Sublime Porte
1	Hizb-i-Islami-Hekmatyar
1	Tin Hat Dictators, Presidents for Life, & Kleptocrats
1	TTP
1	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
1	Govt of Iran Proxies
1	Govt of Saudi Arabia
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Two weeks of WOT

Tue 2018-06-19
Philippine airstrikes target ISIS-linked militants near Marawi

Mon 2018-06-18
Houthis say Saudi-led forces bogged down outside Hudaydah

Sun 2018-06-17
Israeli Air Force Attacks 'Leader of Gaza Cell Behind Burning Kites'

Sat 2018-06-16
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
34 militants killed in NDS Special Forces operation in Nangarhar

Mon 2018-06-11
Austria Is Shutting Down Mosques And Ejecting Imams

Sun 2018-06-10
Wasserman Schultz Refuses To Respond To Accusations She Attempted To Shut Down Awan Probe

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

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