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ISIS Lord High Holy Man, al-Baghdadi confidant, killed by US-led coalition forces
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Stabbing at Flint MI airport investigated as 'possible terrorist attack'	11 21:45 WhiskeyMike [11132]
US Could Be Headed For A Major Showdown With Iran, Russia In Syria	2 17:07 Zhang Fei [11127]
Air strikes pound southwest Syrian city of Deraa	0 [11123]
The Beatings Will Continue: ISIS kneads 250 Christian children in a dough mixer	8 14:13 g(r)omgoru [11123]
Eight IS militants killed as paramilitary troops foil attack, west of Mosul	0 [11128]
Western Mosul Reconquest - the final push	0 [11125]
IS seize civilian vehicles in Tal Afar to build fortifications	0 [11127]
Kirkuk: ISIS vs. Kurds Cagematch	2 08:41 Frank G [11128]
Singapore Border Guard Arrested for Syria 'Jihad' Plans	0 [11125]
65 Daesh Takfiris killed in Iran missile attack: IRGC	1 06:44 lord garth [11126]
Three suspected Hasm militants killed in shootout with police in Alexandria: Interior ministry	0 [11128]
Explosion in Jalalabad city leaves a judge dead, 3 civilians wounded	0 [11126]
Egypt's police repel major militant attack in North Sinai, fending off gunfire, car bomb	0 [11125]
Kabul protesters claim nearly 30 killed, wounded in latest violence	0 [11125]
Taliban’s suicide bombings organizer arrested in Sar-e-Pul: officials	0 [11123]
Eight dead as gunmen ambush convoy near largest US base in Afghanistan	2 12:32 trailing wife [11127]
Troops kill 2 militants in Indian-controlled Kashmir gunfight	0 [11127]
15 killed in Al-Shabaab attack in Somali government building	0 [11127]
Iranian drone allegedly on spying mission shot down 'deep inside' Balochistan	5 14:13 USN, Ret. [11124]
'Dozens killed' in CAR's Bria despite ceasefire dead	1 07:22 Frank G [11126]
Gunmen storm Pigcawayan school, take hostages	0 [11129]
Champs-Elysees attacker, on terror watchlist, had gun license	0 [11128]
IDF: Knife-wielding Palestinian attacks Israeli troops, is shot dead	7 15:17 WhiskeyMike [11131]
ISIS Lord High Holy Man, al-Baghdadi confidant, killed by US-led coalition forces	0 [11127]
Suicide bomber 'shouting Allahu Akhbar' and wearing an explosive vest blows himself up at Brussels central station	2 08:28 trailing wife [11126]
Philippine military escalates bombing in Marawi	1 08:38 Frank G [11128]
Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines begin joint sea patrols against IS	0 [11127]
Page 2: WoT Background
Plunging oil prices 'could go even lower for even longer'	3 20:59 NoMoreBS [11129]
Children of Jihadists Flown Back to Sudan from Libya	1 10:19 Skidmark [11125]
Man Held outside UK Parliament Charged over Arms Possession	0 [11126]
Pakistan moves ahead on border fence over Afghan objections	0 [11126]
Iran to respond more decisively to terrorist attacks on its soil: Rouhani	0 [11128]
Saudi king relieves Nayef as crown prince	0 [11126]
Militants planning suicide attack on Afghan parliament with some MPs support	0 [11128]
US likely to toughen its policy on Pakistan	0 [11126]
Polio outbreak leaves 17 children paralyzed in Syria	0 [11126]
Supreme Court Rules for Federal Agents in 9/11 Lawsuits	2 08:21 Procopius2k [11125]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Russian defense minister's plane buzzed by NATO jet	0 [11123]
North Korea could co-host 2018 Winter Olympics, Seoul suggests	6 13:54 Skidmark [11128]
The geeks are inherent at birth: older men have geekier sons, study finds	6 13:54 g(r)omgoru [11127]
The Group Behind the Trump Witch Hunt	3 08:43 JohnQC [11126]
Georgia inmates spring into action, perform CPR, call 911 to save deputy's life	4 19:01 chris [11130]
Venezuela dares US to send in Marines as crisis in the country continues	19 20:34 Frank G [11130]
Prof Who Made Belligerent Appearance On Tucker Carlson Suspended Indefinitely, Whines, Bitches, Moans	7 16:09 M. Murcek [11124]
India's advice for pregnant women to shun meat, lust derided	1 07:21 JohnQC [11124]
Beaver family fell tree in downtown Riga	3 16:07 M. Murcek [11128]
Brazil police accuse president of corruption with evidence	1 11:38 Raj [11124]
'Forced conversion': Police told to produce Ravita in Sindh High Court on June 22	0 [11126]
Administrative court annuls Egypt-Saudi islands' deal	0 [11125]
UPDATE Bomb scare and arrest of man with knives and axe in Kidderminster, Worcestershire,	1 15:48 Zenobia Floger6220 [11124]
Nascent Scam Alert: Don't Bank Black? You're Funding White Supremacy, Professor Says	4 16:42 Zenobia Floger6220 [11134]
Severed human cocktail toe stolen from Yukon hotel pub	5 16:01 M. Murcek [11124]
Spanish matador Ivan Fandino's 'brash style' leads to last bullfight	4 18:59 swksvolFF [11131]
Burglar ends up flat on his back in yard after brawl with NC homeowner	16 21:39 Frank G [11124]
Moscow v2.0: 8,000 apartment blocks will be torn down and about 1.6 million people will have to be resettled	3 13:57 Skidmark [11123]
Page 4: Opinion
'No Love' from Assoc Professor of sociology at Trinity College in Hartford, Conn.	7 21:13 Frank G [11128]
'High-Stakes Referendum on Trump' in Georgia Results in Epic Failure	2 15:11 ed in texas [11123]
Democrats are incapable of learning from Georgia Special Election loss	21 21:02 Zhang Fei [11126]
Celebrations that kill	0 [11123]
Turning Gaza’s lights back on, Abbas’s rival Dahlan makes dramatic return to center stage	2 13:57 g(r)omgoru [11123]
Iran's vultures come home to roost	1 13:41 g(r)omgoru [11126]
Page 6: Politix
State Department probes Clinton handling of government emails, could pull her security clearance	13 17:22 rjschwarz [11129]
Florida Democratic Party Chair steps on perverbial schwanz	3 13:45 g(r)omgoru [11127]
Republican Handel Wins Georgia House Election	22 21:34 Silentbrick [11129]
New study supports Trump: 5.7 million noncitizens may have cast illegal votes	10 15:39 rjschwarz [11125]
Gertz: Democrats Block Witnesses from Testifying in House Intel Probe	2 07:51 Procopius2k [11124]

    
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                        21:38 Besoeker

                        21:36 Silentbrick

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                        21:13 Frank G

                        21:11 Frank G

                        21:02 Zhang Fei

                        21:00 AlmostAnonymous5839

                        20:59 NoMoreBS

                        20:35 Frank G

                        20:34 Frank G

                        20:32 DarthVader

                        20:22 Angie Schultz

                        20:21 CrazyFool

                        20:12 Zhang Fei

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                        20:09 Canuckistan sniper

                        20:09 Skidmark

                        20:08 Zhang Fei

                        20:01 Bright Pebbles

                        19:53 swksvolFF

                        19:01 chris

                        18:59 swksvolFF

Who's in the News
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9	Islamic State
4	Govt of Iran
4	Govt of Pakistan
3	Taliban
2	Commies
2	Govt of Saudi Arabia
2	Moslem Colonists
1	Govt of Syria
1	Haqqani Network
1	Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (IS)
1	Maute group (IS)
1	Muslim Brotherhood
1	Seleka
1	Fatah
1	al-Shabaab (AQ)
1	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
1	Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters

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Two weeks of WOT

Wed 2017-06-21
ISIS Lord High Holy Man, al-Baghdadi confidant, killed by US-led coalition forces

Tue 2017-06-20
Afghan forces clear strategic Tora Bora of ISIS militants: Gen. Waziri

Mon 2017-06-19
IRGC completely dismantles terrorist group in southeast Iran: Commander

Sun 2017-06-18
Afghan forces recapture Tora Bora in Nangarhar

Sat 2017-06-17
Taliban rejects report on Kandahar bombing that killed UAE ambassador, diplomats

Fri 2017-06-16
Army takes over Mosul’s Old City entrance, IS trapped

Thu 2017-06-15
SDF capture former IS member known as Jihadi Jack

Wed 2017-06-14
Senior Republican politician and several aides shot at baseball practice near Washington

Tue 2017-06-13
Taliban’s military commission chief killed in Helmand drone strike

Mon 2017-06-12
London Police Chief: Terror Victims Show How Diverse We Are

Sun 2017-06-11
Libyan group says it has freed Gaddafi son Seif al-Islam

Sat 2017-06-10
Islamic State claims it killed two Chinese in Pakistan

Fri 2017-06-09
Nearly 70 dead in Al-Shabaab attack on Puntland military base

Thu 2017-06-08
Syrian government, rebel forces fighting in Aleppo

Wed 2017-06-07
Iran's parliament and Khomeini mausoleum attacked by gunmen

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