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Militant leader gunned down in southern Thailand
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
IDF deploys additional Iron Dome batteries near Gaza amid heightened tensions	2 09:48 Skidmark [11123]
Seven Islamist militants surrender in southern Algeria: Ministry	0 [11123]
Islamist militancy causes 16,000 to flee homes in Niger	0 [11126]
Kurdish militants attack Turkish troops; Turkish jets hit N.Iraq	0 [11122]
Salahuddin adventures: turbans take farmer, tribals permanently unwind 3 turbans	0 [11123]
Iraqi police find two tunnels for Islamic State in Kirkuk’s Hawija	0 [11123]
3 people wounded in clashes between Hezbollah, Iraqi police in Baghdad	0 [11124]
Iraqi military kill Islamic State members, foil attempt to blow Hit mosque west of Anbar	0 [11122]
Militant leader gunned down in southern Thailand	0 [11129]
Kurdish militia captures death squad in Raqqa	0 [11122]
ISIS sleeper cells launch massive attack across Idlib	0 [11122]
High ranking jihadist commander assassinated in Aleppo	0 [11123]
Boko Haram attacks Borno town in 11 gun trucks	0 [11126]
Germany foiled biological attack with Tunisian arrest	0 [11122]
Palestinian policeman arrested in Jerusalem for illegal weapons possession	0 [11122]
Car Bomb Wounds At Least Two In Somali Capital	0 [11123]
ISIS urban network busted in Jalalabad city, 5 suspects arrested	0 [11122]
Militants suffer heavy casualties in Sari Pul artillery and airstrikes	0 [11123]
No civilian casualties in Hodeidah Airport battle	0 [11124]
Page 2: WoT Background
New U.S. Ambo Asks Germany: Stop Iranian Airline From Use of Airspace	0 [11123]
Iraqi tribe says ready to form brigade to take revenge on Islamic State	1 21:09 magpie [11125]
UN agency: Iraq home to nearly 300,000 refugees, mostly from Syria	0 [11122]
Iraqi forces deny selling Islamic State leaders’ corpses in return for money	1 10:28 Frank G [11122]
Syria accuses Saudi Arabia, Qatari of spending billions to arm militants	0 [11122]
Senator names two Boko Haram bases military need to attack	0 [11128]
UN: Syrian forces committed war crimes in Eastern Ghouta	0 [11122]
Houthis vow to fight on after Hudaida airport defeat	1 10:33 Frank G [11122]
Taliban brands Eid, Ceasefire selfies of group’s fighters a ‘honest mistake’	0 [11123]
US strongly condemns attacks on Libyan oil ports	0 [11122]
Saudi King supports ceasefire between Afghan government, Taliban	0 [11122]
Bahraini militia sends condolences to Iraqi Hezbollah Brigades, adopts more IRGC branding	0 [11123]
US’ Bombing Spree in Afghanistan Reaches Record Levels	1 13:46 Threarong Grereling4499 [11123]
Information Warfare: Pakistan Pushes Poisoned Apps	0 [11123]
Order amid chaos: tracing the roots of Basilan’s recent outbreak of peace	0 [11123]
A youthful intolerance takes hold in Indonesia	1 12:06 ryuge [11124]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Jordan Peterson launches $1.5M defamation lawsuit against Wilfrid Laurier University	3 14:37 Skidmark [11126]
Confirmed - Arabs Suck At Soccer - Collective Face Plant At World Cup	9 16:34 DarthVader [11124]
SCOTUS Sez Companies Must Collect Sales Tax On Interstate Transactions	21 23:20 rjschwarz [11125]
More Crumbs Falling Down to Workers, Boats Rising	4 18:40 Vernal Black6495 [11126]
6 June 2019 'Sting' concert on Normandy's Sword Beach ?	3 21:55 charger [11129]
Nkechi Diallo aka Rachel Dolezal makes first public court appearance on charges of felony welfare fraud	4 14:49 Skidmark [11124]
Eighty tonnes in a single scoop: Mega-mining iron ore in Oz	1 12:13 3dc [11123]
Pres. Trump says North Korea has returned remains of 200 U.S. war dead	8 16:41 Procopius2k [11123]
DOJ Employee Among Commie Mob that Hounded DHS Secretary out of Mexican Restaurant	4 14:18 Vast Right Wing Conspiracy [11122]
Melania Trump Calls Secret Service After Actor Peter Fonda Suggests Kidnapping Barron Trump	16 19:56 mossomo [11127]
Pres. Trump likely to meet with Putin in July: report	0 [11123]
Donald Trump Mocks Protester in Man-Bun: ‘Was that a Man or a Woman?'	5 15:26 DarthVader [11122]
Cameroon: Separatist Clashes Shut Down Schools	0 [11123]
Nollywood producer, Bambino Anachina, is dead	0 [11125]
Cultists rampage in Jos, 33 arrested	0 [11124]
Nigeria: IPOB Plans Referendum On Restoration of Biafra Nation	0 [11123]
Saudi embassy in Lebanon warns of imposter posing as royal	0 [11122]
‘Get knocked up by FIFA players, win $$$ and Whoppers’: Burger King shamed for offensive ad	2 20:22 ed in texas [11124]
China appears to be preparing to deorbit its Tiangong-2 space lab	2 15:11 Skidmark [11124]
OMG! Dust Cloud on Mars covers planet - all life in danger! Oh Yeah What Life!	5 15:13 Skidmark [11124]
Berlin Asks Washington For Cost Estimate to Make Eurofighter Nuke-Capable	6 20:44 M. Murcek [11126]
Corruption cases sped up against Sharif family and party	0 [11127]
As Pakistani Rupee falls, a balance of payments crisis looms	0 [11124]
A Cold Ride into Hell - The Power Family vs A Four-man Posse.	0 [11123]
US Oil Production likely to hit 11 M b/day by Labor Day	1 10:34 Cesare [11122]
Page 4: Opinion
The Diseased, Lying, Condition of America's ‘News'Media	4 23:20 Squinty Elmuse7861 [11125]
US Liberals Are Clinically Insane and Care Nothing for the American People	13 22:29 Fred [11123]
Reefer Madness	5 15:42 Skidmark [11124]
Our Friends at Big Pharma: Skyrocketing insulin prices provoke new outrage	7 20:49 SteveS [11131]
The real agendas behind the 'separation of families' psy-ops meme	3 14:10 Vast Right Wing Conspiracy [11123]
Have Zimbabwe's generals turned into democrats?	2 12:02 g(r)omgoru [11126]
Pres. Trump reveals agency merger plan to reduce the size of government.	0 [11122]
If the Media Keeps This Up, They're Going to Get Somebody Killed	9 19:09 charger [11123]
Professor: Learning Math Can Cause ‘Collateral Damage' to Society	14 23:21 Squinty Elmuse7861 [11126]
Author Mark Smith: Guns Keep Us Safe When Evil Strikes	2 09:56 Abu Uluque [11122]
Why the New U.S. Space Force Isn’t as Whacky as The Internet Suggests	2 18:12 Airandee [11123]
Death of a terrorist leader	0 [11123]
Spengler: Turkey’s economic crisis has just begun	7 23:22 Squinty Elmuse7861 [11124]
I Think They Get It Now, Part Four: The UK.	7 16:22 BrerRabbit [11124]
Page 6: Politix
Obama's Cyber Chief: Susan Rice Gave 'Stand Down' order in response to Russian Meddling	7 23:51 NoMoreBS [11130]
Trump to propose merging Labor, Education departments, report says	6 13:47 rjschwarz [11128]
210 page RICO complaint filed in US District Court 0n 15 June 2018 against the Clinton Crime Syndicate	4 21:17 lord garth [11127]
Do nothing Senate blocks Trump's spending cuts	6 23:24 Squinty Elmuse7861 [11125]
Baltimore Finally Asks The Feds To Help Them With Their Murder Problem	13 20:13 M. Murcek [11124]
Democrats demand end to firing delinquent government workers, union reforms	5 20:59 magpie [11128]

    
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Who's in the News
41	[untagged]
7	Islamic State
4	Taliban
2	Commies
2	Govt of Syria
2	al-Qaeda in Mali/Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen
2	Boko Haram (ISIS)
2	Govt of Iran Proxies
2	Govt of Pakistan
2	Houthis
2	Sublime Porte
1	Arab Spring
1	Hamas
1	Tin Hat Dictators, Presidents for Life, & Kleptocrats
1	al-Nusra
1	Palestinian Authority
1	Salafists
1	TTP
1	Abu Sayyaf (ISIS)
1	Govt of Iran
1	Thai Insurgency
1	Tin Hat Dictators, Presidents for Life,
1	Govt of Saudi Arabia

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Two weeks of WOT

Thu 2018-06-21
Militant leader gunned down in southern Thailand

Wed 2018-06-20
Taliban kill 30 Afghan soldiers and take base in first major attack since ceasefire

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

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