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BIFF Bravely Takes Hostages at Philippine School
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Page 1: WoT Operations
Canadian sniper sets world record with 2.2-mile pickoff of ISIS fighter	4 19:56 Skidmark [11128]
Canadian sniper 'kills IS militant two miles away'	7 21:52 Skidmark [11128]
Islamic State resorts to horses in Kirkuk to offset fuel shortage	10 22:30 Frank G [11133]
Syrian regime forces launch assault on Jobar, dozens of casualties	0 [11127]
Airstrikes by Iraqi jets kill fifteen Islamic State militants in Hawija, Tal Afar	0 [11128]
Unidentified shelling kill, injure thirteen civilians inside house, west of Anbar	1 20:58 3dc [11132]
U.S.-backed Syrian forces close in on Raqqa from south	1 21:02 3dc [11129]
Islamic Militants Take Hostages at Philippine School	0 [11132]
Israel arrests mother of Palestinian attacker over support to kill Israelis	0 [11128]
Syrian Army kills scores of jihadist combatants in east Damascus	0 [11132]
Yemeni missile strikes Saudi Jizan province	0 [11130]
ISIS propaganda video shows clashes with Kurdish forces in the battle for Raqqa	0 [11129]
Police detain three terror suspects in Madrid	0 [11130]
Footage of the Syrian Army capturing ISIL’s stronghold in west Raqqa	0 [11127]
Sidra suicide bomber’s other explosives did not detonate	0 [11127]
Southern fuel shipments stopped after Sebha-bound trucks seized	0 [11128]
Turkey sends military reinforcements into northern Syria	1 21:06 3dc [11132]
'Around 100 killed' in CAR's Bria despite truce deal	0 [11129]
Security personnel kill two militants in Tank	0 [11130]
ATC acquits two in Sri Lanka team attack case	0 [11128]
Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad launched	0 [11128]
Army seizes large cache of weapons from Waziristan Agency	0 [11128]
Heavy explosion heard in Jalalabad city of Afghanistan	0 [11126]
Afghan forces clear Tora Bora of ISIS leaving 44 militants dead, 22 wounded	2 21:56 Skidmark [11136]
Puntland forces destroy al-Shabaab bases in Elmadow	0 [11128]
Somalia: Military court sentences soldier to death for killing Minister	0 [11131]
Somalia: Security forces arrest head of Amniyat for al-Shabaab group	0 [11125]
An Iraqi officer says ISIS has detonated the famous al-Nuri mosque in Mosul	7 21:58 Skidmark [11135]
ISIS urges attacks on Ramadan's Night of Power, Islam's holiest day	4 22:32 Frank G [11130]
Terror attack at Michigan airport: Tunisian knifeman with a 'hatred of the United States' wounds cop by repeatedly stabbing him in the neck while shouting Allahu Akbar before being tackled to the ground	9 20:06 Skidmark [11132]
Page 2: WoT Background
Iran Threatens to ‘Depose' Trump as Military Readies Missile Strikes on U.S. Forces	3 21:16 Lone Ranger [11130]
Brussels station attacker secretive loner	6 14:38 Skidmark [11125]
Nineveh council says feuds break out between Mosul civilians and IS families	0 [11128]
Reforming religious discourse still essential to defeating terrorism: Sisi	0 [11124]
PC’s western and central military commanders sworn in	0 [11129]
Saadi Qaddafi and Baghdadi Mahmoudi trials again postponed	1 05:29 Mike Kozlowski [11128]
Australia says to resume air strikes in Syria after Russia threat	0 [11123]
Egypt sends fuel tankers to Gaza to ease power crisis	2 15:54 swksvolFF [11132]
Denmark named best place in world to live…	6 20:11 Skidmark [11126]
Refurbishment of 53 Blackhawks for the Afghan troops has commenced: Pentagon	3 18:00 Zhang Fei [11126]
Trump's son-in-law Kushner in Israel to push for peace talks	5 20:13 Skidmark [11126]
ISIL a useful tool for US to destabilize Middle East: Analyst	0 [11128]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Whipped cream dispenser explodes, killing French Instagram fitness model	4 20:15 Skidmark [11135]
Prof Johnny "Let Them F---ing Die" Willims playing victim	7 23:45 CrazyFool [11136]
US Navy ballistic missile intercept test fails	5 18:39 ed in texas [11134]
BLM Disrupts Another Pride Parade, Injuring Four Police Officers	8 20:18 Skidmark [11131]
China Proposes Halt to U.S. Military Exercises in South Korea at Talks	3 18:08 Zhang Fei [11132]
Why the dogs of the so-called 'Russian Probe' could soon be leashed	3 11:01 Pappy [11132]
California court drops 14 of 15 charges against the planned parenthood video makers	5 13:02 lord garth [11126]
A Bunch Of CIA Staff Got Fired For Stealing Snacks From Vending Machines	8 14:40 Skidmark [11127]
Mapping China's 19th Party Congress	3 22:04 Skidmark [11131]
Man kills sisters ‘over suspicion’ in Gujrat	0 [11130]
Seminary students ‘assault’ TV channel team for drinking water	0 [11127]
Doctor testifies in Tayyaba case	0 [11130]
Five-year-old girl raped, murdered by suspected repeat offender in Shangla: police	0 [11127]
Romania government falls after power struggle	0 [11131]
UK Queen lays out May’s policies amid tumult	0 [11128]
Puntland students complain abuses by Somali ambassador to Islamabad	0 [11133]
Egyptologists examine 'sensational' discovery: a fake toe	0 [11130]
Zvezda footage of F-16 approaching Russian Defense Min Sergei Shoigu's plane, then being asked to leave by an Su-27.	2 22:06 Skidmark [11131]
Page 4: Opinion
What to do with the broken state of Madiganistan (Illinois)--Dissolve?	12 20:26 Skidmark [11134]
State Department warns Hungary: Anti-Soros law 'another step away' from NATO	14 22:10 Skidmark [11133]
Congressional Black Caucus excuses for refusing to meet with Trump are quite hilarious	5 15:56 Zenobia Floger6220 [11127]
Anger Privilege	4 22:08 Skidmark [11133]
NYT's Brooks: Let's Face It, There's Really No Evidence On This Russian Collusion Stuff And This Isn't Watergate	7 14:46 rjschwarz [11124]
Why are pro-Hezbollah media outlets defending Qatar?	1 05:27 Seeking cure for ignorance [11129]
Courtroom violence	0 [11129]
'I think leftism is a disorder': is this artist the rightwing Banksy?	2 08:22 newc [11126]
The Cure for Inequality	1 11:39 Bright Pebbles [11126]
Know Your Military Colonists	1 08:10 Procopius2k [11124]
Page 6: Politix
Special counsel to probe Team Obama's obstruction of justice	3 18:56 ed in texas [11129]
Baltimore Businesses Sue The City Over Damage Done In Freddie Gray Riots	2 18:49 ed in texas [11128]
The Russia influence controversy that John McCain doesn't want you to know about	2 13:48 746 [11133]
US official: Russia 'hacked' 21 US states in election	20 22:01 JohnQC [11130]
‘Sad CNN’ Meme Storms the Internet as Karen Handel Wins Georgia Special Election	10 18:51 ed in texas [11127]
Seth Rich Murder - George Washington Universtity Forensic Analysis	8 23:15 Whavish Thusoling5684 [11133]

    
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Who's in the News
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10	Islamic State
4	Arab Spring
3	Govt of Pakistan
3	al-Shabaab (AQ)
2	TTP
2	Govt of Syria
2	Moslem Colonists
1	Govt of Qatar (MB)
1	Sublime Porte
1	Hamas
1	Haqqani Network
1	Houthis
1	Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters
1	Lashkar e-Taiba
1	al-Nusra
1	Palestinian Authority
1	Seleka
1	Govt of Iran
1	Commies

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Two weeks of WOT

Thu 2017-06-22
BIFF Bravely Takes Hostages at Philippine School

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

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