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Taliban’s military commission chief killed in Helmand drone strike
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Europe ~~migrant~~ colonist briefs	2 11:03 Bright Pebbles [11125]
2 more Abu Sayyaf surrender in Basilan	0 [11130]
Houthi Big Turban, 3 others die in Shabwa fighting	0 [11129]
Syrian forces continue advance near Palmyra	2 16:20 Pappy [11127]
Singapore Mother Arrested for Offering to Marry IS Fighter	0 [11125]
Yemeni forces fires missiles on Soddy positions in al-Jawf	5 15:31 Publius Punter [11127]
Syrian forces digging in along Iraqi border	2 22:00 trailing wife [11124]
Syrian rebels capture university building in Raqqa	2 22:00 trailing wife [11127]
Syrian regulars, Iranian militia hammer rebel positions in Daraa city	0 [11131]
The Beatings Will Continue: Iraqi Edition	0 [11126]
Mosul Offensive News	0 [11127]
Suspected Al Qaeda militants attack Yemen army camp, 12 dead	0 [11126]
Philippine troops raise flag as bombs fall on Islamist-held city	0 [11127]
Security forces kill two BLA militants in Quetta operation: ISPR	0 [11129]
Top Taliban leader arrested by the Afghan forces in Baghlan	1 19:52 Frank G [11128]
Rocket attack foiled on Kabul city with the arrest of senior Taliban leader	0 [11126]
Taliban’s military commission chief killed in Helmand drone strike	0 [11128]
Afghan forces thwart another explosion in Kabul city	0 [11129]
Bomb blast kills senior Saudi officer in Qatif region	0 [11123]
Iran kills 4 terrorists, seizes Daesh flag	2 16:28 Pappy [11125]
10 suspected militants arrested in Bangladesh amid crackdown	0 [11127]
US military claims airstrike kills militants in Somalia	0 [11130]
KDF jets carry out air raid in Southern Somalia town	0 [11127]
Kenya foils terror attack planned by Somali militants	0 [11126]
Shin Bet busts Arab Israeli teens for allegedly supporting IS	0 [11128]
Fatah official rips Israel’s bid to slash PA funding over terrorist payments	2 23:30 Pappy [11130]
Page 2: WoT Background
Saudi Arabia Cuts U.S. Oil Exports to Work Down Global Supply Glut	10 21:43 trailing wife [11131]
Qatar’s ambassador confused when asked about ‘al-Qaeda funder’	0 [11127]
Australian jihadist Mostafa Mahamed ‘joined al-Qaeda after passport was cancelled’	1 07:24 Mullah Richard [11126]
‘UK needs to look inward for confronting extremism’	4 23:38 Pappy [11127]
Abducted Chinese nationals were 'preaching' in Quetta, Nisar told	1 13:28 746 [11125]
Haqqani network leader releases new audio message after deadly Kabul attacks	0 [11123]
PM Nawaz Sharif in Saudi Arabia for Gulf crisis talks	0 [11124]
Iran's Khamenei blames US for regional instability	0 [11124]
Israeli regime reduces power supply to besieged Palestinian enclave	0 [11126]
New US administration will have to abide by JCPOA: Iran FM	2 22:02 trailing wife [11131]
Qatar Airways demands UN action against Saudi-led 'blockade'	0 [11124]
Khamenei: US behind Middle East insecurity	0 [11124]
Lawyer calls Egypt's Sisi 'traitor' over islands transfer to Saudis	3 21:40 trailing wife [11131]
Gaza Electricity Company: Egypt announced that it would cut off electricity to the Gaza Strip	1 21:26 phil_b [11134]
Hamas says no breakthrough in Cairo talks	1 11:10 Skidmark [11124]
From 'caliph' to fugitive: IS leader Baghdadi's new life on the run	5 22:43 Procopius2k [11128]
Austria Bans Islamic Dresses for Women, Mandates 12-Month Integration Course	2 07:55 Zenobia Floger6220 [11124]
Page 3: Non-WoT
White Professor Fired From Black College Gets $4.9 Million	4 19:15 Frank G [11128]
Plan to airlift 4,000 cows to isolated Qatar to maintain milk supplies	11 20:54 gorb [11126]
NJ Yearbook Advisor Suspended for Altering Photos of Kids Wearing Trump Shirts	6 16:43 M. Murcek [11127]
Nearly 2M fell off Obamacare coverage rolls through mid-March	10 13:21 regular joe [11130]
Indian news anchor shut down a cleric for mocking women's choice to wear what they want	0 [11124]
UK end times Brother and sister arrested on suspicion of murder after suspected burglar is shot dead	2 07:34 AlanC [11128]
Page 4: Opinion
Feminist Writer is Triggered by World War II Nose Art Image [VIDEO]	11 18:13 swksvolFF [11127]
Oliver Stone on Vladimir Putin: ‘The Russian people have never been better off'	4 13:54 746 [11129]
Why is Hamas refusing to lay down arms?	6 18:54 ed in texas [11130]
Jonathan Turley: The Case Against James Comey	4 21:34 trailing wife [11130]
Are Mueller and Comey ‘colluding' against Trump by acting as co-special counsel?	2 09:23 JohnQC [11123]
Page 6: Politix
GOP rep. dismisses Mueller probe: 'What the hell are we investigating?'	4 13:25 Glenmore [11128]
Swamp Fights Back: Mueller Hires Clinton Foundation Lawyer for Russia Probe	2 09:26 JohnQC [11127]
Gingrich: ‘Congress Should Now Intervene and Abolish the Independent Counsel'	12 14:17 Procopius2k [11123]
James Comey EXPOSED by Trey Gowdy - So Are You Gonna Lie to Our Faces?	2 13:04 JohnQC [11127]
Special Counsel Robert Mueller Filling Staff With Democrat Donors	10 11:43 newc [11124]
Democrat Sherrod Brown Under Fire for Inaccurate Claim that Breitbart, Bannon, Gorka Anti-Semitic	6 22:38 SteveS [11126]
New Tape Of Eyewitness To Seth Rich Murder Emerges	2 10:36 Abu Uluque [11125]
Obama Program Made $729 Million in Erroneous Payments to Doctors	7 19:38 Frank G [11126]

    
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Who's in the News
19	[untagged]
8	Islamic State
4	Hamas
3	Taliban
3	al-Shabaab (AQ)
3	Govt of Iran
3	Moslem Colonists
2	Govt of Syria
2	Govt of Pakistan
2	Haqqani Network
2	Houthis
2	Govt of Saudi Arabia
1	Maute group (IS)
1	al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
1	Abu Sayyaf (ISIS)
1	Baloch Liberation Army
1	Arab Spring
1	Palestinian Authority
1	al-Qaeda
1	al-Nusra
1	Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (IS)

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Two weeks of WOT

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

Tue 2017-06-06
Shaboobs go into that good night softly after attempt to raid KDF camp

Mon 2017-06-05
Saudi Arabia, Egypt, UAE sever ties to Qatar over 'terrorism'

Sun 2017-06-04
20 die in funeral attack in Kabul

Sat 2017-06-03
BREAKING: Terror attacks reported at, around London Bridge

Fri 2017-06-02
ISIS-loving Air Force vet gets 35 years at weepy sentencing

Thu 2017-06-01
Philippines hotel on lockdown after suspected ISIS attack

Wed 2017-05-31
Kabul Blast in Diplomatic Area Kills 80

Tue 2017-05-30
Puntland sentences Five militants members to death

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