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ISIS counter-attack pushes Syrian forces out of Raqqa province
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Iraqi commander: About 2,500 IS militants killed in Fallujah	3 16:51 Shipman [11130]
Palestinians firebomb Israeli cars; teen shot dead by IDF	2 15:27 John Frum [11126]
39 dead in fresh Bunyan Marsous offensive in Sirte	0 [11124]
Violent clash blocks travellers at Garabulli	0 [11125]
‘Suicide belt’ filled with salt and cookies triggers Brussels scare	2 14:43 trailing wife [11122]
Security forces repel attack in Ta’aiz	0 [11125]
Syrian rebels open aid corridor to Manbij	0 [11125]
5 ISIS Bad Guys die in Diyali	0 [11126]
Salahuddin Combat Courier	0 [11128]
Iraqi Jailhouse Stories: 35 detained	0 [11127]
Anbar Antics	0 [11125]
Baghdad Bomb and Bullet Bulletin: 6 die	0 [11129]
Three arrested over links to killer of French police couple	0 [11127]
Arms depot blast kills 29 near Libya capital	0 [11127]
Ballistic missile intercepted in Yemen	2 20:39 Shipman [11126]
ISIS counter-attack pushes Syrian forces out of Raqqa province	5 20:43 AlanC [11127]
Iraqi forces seize 2 Fallujah districts from Islamic State	0 [11127]
Brownsburg man arrested, accused of traveling to support ISIL	1 08:55 Frank G [11123]
18 militants killed in an airstrike in North of Afghanistan	0 [11128]
ISIS in Afghanistan claims attacks on Canadian Embassy guards in Kabul	0 [11125]
12 Taliban insurgents killed in separate ambushes by Afghan police	0 [11126]
ALP commander critically wounded in an explosion in Parwan	0 [11126]
Taliban kidnap scores of passengers from Helmand province	1 08:48 Frank G [11128]
Robber killed in gunfight	2 16:40 Shipman [11129]
JMB man Fuad sent to jail	0 [11133]
Three arrested outside NYC after weapons cache, ballistic vests found in vehicle	7 12:17 CrazyFool [11124]
Page 2: WoT Background
The rise of fighters’ anger	1 02:57 gorb [11126]
Tunisia Extends State of Emergency by a Month	1 10:37 Skidmark [11125]
Insurgent Violence at a New High in Afghanistan, says UN	1 13:35 Ebbang Uluque6305 [11122]
UN Syria envoy laments shelling as aid convoys reach towns	0 [11124]
Libya pro-govt forces preparing ‘decisive’ Sirte assault	0 [11126]
Jordan king vows to hit back against border attackers	1 11:11 OldSpook [11124]
Nadia Murad urges world to not be ambivalent to ISIS crimes	1 15:01 Pappy [11127]
Charges dropped against Dutchman who fought with YPG	1 07:38 Procopius2k [11126]
Orlando Shooter Said He Wanted U.S. To Stop Bombing IS In Iraq	4 17:17 Shipman [11124]
Black Lives Matter Blames ‘White Supremacy,’ ‘Capitalism’ For Orlando Terror Attack	25 22:46 KBK [11126]
U.S. Commander Says Iraqi Forces Retook Third Of Fallujah	5 17:22 Shipman [11125]
UN agencies warn of alleged rights violations, funding shortfall in embattled Fallujah	2 10:53 Frank G [11124]
Police suspect kidnapping of SHC CJ’s son bargaining chip for militants’ release	0 [11125]
Hezb-e-Islami issues new impossible-to-meet demands for peace agreement	0 [11123]
Sartaj: Afghanistan should offer Taliban something they can’t gain on battlefield	0 [11123]
Sirajuddin Haqqani with direct support of ISI involved in Afghanistan violence: Dostum	0 [11126]
Publisher Tutul was attacked on instruction of Boro Bhai	0 [11125]
145 militants active in J&K	0 [11124]
A terrorist has no name	0 [11126]
AG Lynch Admits FBI Has Lost Track of Omar Mateen's Wife	14 23:42 Spumble Glineling2472 [11125]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Dems sit on their arses on House floor to protest lack of gun legislation	11 23:25 gorb [11128]
South Africa the 'Rainbow Nation' is on fire	15 20:54 Shipman [11131]
Harvard University Study Reveals Astonishing Link Between Firearms, Crime and Gun Control	5 22:52 KBK [11125]
Billionaire Open Borders Funder Soros Tells Britain To Stay In EU ‐ Or Else	6 14:23 Silentbrick [11127]
Non-entitlement TV anchor fired after crime comments files discrimination lawsuit	2 09:54 CrazyFool [11126]
Heroic Huey pilot to receive Medal of Honor five decades later	1 07:53 Richard Aubrey [11126]
50 Saudis detained over 'un-Islamic' necklaces, haircuts	0 [11124]
Senate committee declares forced conversions as un-Islamic	0 [11130]
Former Congo Leader Sentenced For Heading Rape, Murder Spree	1 09:33 Skidmark [11127]
Page 4: Opinion
After Mideast, will the Saudi-Wahhabi nexus destabilize East Asia?	0 [11126]
Foggy Bottom FSO revolt May Define Beest as Weak Candidate	4 12:23 charger [11125]
PR man sez he was shooter's lover - Pulse attack was HIV Pos 'revenge'	14 23:16 KBK [11137]
Dead men don't talk	5 14:49 Bertie Oppressor of the Huns6706 [11128]
Yet another militant shot dead?	2 19:28 Glenmore [11131]
Loretta Lynch: We May Never Know Why That Islamic Terrorist Killed All Those People	15 17:49 Iblis [11127]
Why does the WH humiliate Women of Color?	7 10:17 JohnQC [11124]
Page 6: Politix
Erdogan loses appeal against German media boss	0 [11128]
Parents of Trump’s Would-Be Assassin Say He’s Lovesick and Autistic, Has No Interest in Politics	14 18:30 rjschwarz [11126]
Hacked DNC File: Fears over Hidden Clinton Foundation Donations from Former Russian Uranium Exec	10 15:09 trailing wife [11126]
Pro-Romney forces given reins to GOP convention rules, positioned to launch anti-Trump coup	38 22:50 3dc [11124]
Clinton Superdelegate Chaka Fattah aka Arthur Davenport Found Guilty on Corruption Charges	6 18:02 Mortimer Braille, Esq. [11129]

    
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                        20:43 AlanC

                        20:42 Procopius2k

                        20:39 Shipman

                        20:28 phil_b

                        20:05 Pappy

                        20:01 Charles

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                        19:33 Glenmore

                        19:28 Glenmore

                        19:27 Mike Kozlowski

                        19:00 Whiskey Mike

                        18:52 Angie Schultz

Who's in the News
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18	Islamic State
4	Taliban
4	Ansarullah Bangla Team
2	Houthis
2	Govt of Pakistan
2	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
1	Haqqani Network
1	Hizb-i-Islami-Hekmatyar
1	Govt of Iraq
1	Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh
1	Sublime Porte
1	Arab Spring
1	Govt of Saudi Arabia
1	Govt of Syria

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Sun 2016-06-19
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Fri 2016-06-17
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Thu 2016-06-16
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Wed 2016-06-15
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Tue 2016-06-14
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Mon 2016-06-13
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