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Raqqa fully encircled
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Bahrain authorities seize explosives in raid on Shiite group	1 11:26 Pappy [11132]
Paris man attempts to ram car into crowd outside mosque in Creteil suburb	2 10:36 JohnQC [11130]
Palestinian with knife stopped at Hebron checkpoint	0 [11129]
Bid to kidnap Afghan army officer turns deadly for militants in Logar	0 [11124]
Kurdish Sniper Smiles After Dodging Death [VIDEO]	2 10:30 JohnQC [11127]
Iraqi military claims capturing iconic mosque	3 22:15 gorb [11131]
Gunmen open fire on U.N. convoy in Libya	0 [11131]
3 LNA soldiers die in Banghazi	0 [11124]
Pakistan bans TAJK backed by Hafiz Saeed	1 20:42 Frank G [11127]
Tunisia dismantles terror cell	0 [11130]
6 Soddy soldiers die in missile attack un Najran	0 [11126]
20 die in fighting in Marib	0 [11129]
Gas canister with likely ‘ignition device’ found in Berlin McDonald’s	2 07:23 Snilet Hatrack8707 [11128]
2 Afghan Kops die in bombing in Farah	0 [11126]
Syrian rebel forces continue to push into Raqqa, Raqqa now fully encircled	0 [11126]
The Beatings Will Continue: Iraqi and Syria Editions	0 [11124]
Ohio man pleads guilty to joining Al-Qaeda in Syria	2 20:42 Frank G [11131]
Mosul Offensive News	0 [11125]
Page 2: WoT Background
Israel freezes visits to Hamas prisoners amid talks over troops’ remains	0 [11125]
Blockade of Qatar starting to have a major impact on the global helium supply	19 19:26 SteveS [11130]
US accuses UN of failing to address Iran’s ‘repeated’ flouting of nuclear deal	0 [11125]
Berlin again denies Erdogan permission to address German Turks	0 [11128]
US set to seize NYC skyscraper whose owner violated Iran sanctions	1 10:33 Skidmark [11124]
Cameroon forces hundreds more refugees back to Nigeria, UN says	0 [11125]
Qataris hire Swiss lawyers to sue Gulf ‘siege’ states	0 [11125]
Tribal elders reject PM's compensation package for Parachinar bombing victims	0 [11126]
Nato says to send more forces to Afghan war	1 13:04 Skidmark [11125]
UN agrees to cut down Darfur peacekeeping force	0 [11125]
'Israel, UAE, Egypt plan to install Dahlan Gaza leader'	3 02:54 g(r)omgoru [11126]
Qatar 'ready to discuss, won't compromise sovereignty'	0 [11125]
Somalia hit by internet outage after fibre optic cables are cut by ship	2 13:06 Skidmark [11127]
PLO to UN: 'Hamas and PFLP are not terrorist organizations'	2 16:18 Sock Puppet of Doom [11130]
Contract with Turkey on S-400 missile systems ‘agreed upon’ -- Putin aide	3 17:27 magie [11129]
House panel votes to repeal war authorization for fight against ISIS and al Qaeda	0 [11130]
House passes bills to crack down on ‘sanctuary cities’	4 09:06 CrazyFool [11129]
US to resume Black Hawk sales to Thailand	0 [11126]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Project Veritas 3: CNN New Day producer ranting voters are stupid as sh*t	10 13:22 JohnQC [11125]
USMC Veteran Takes Out Three Armed Robbers, "I Opened the Door and Smoked 'em."	5 13:12 Skidmark [11127]
U.S. plans to sell Taiwan about $1.42 billion in arms	2 22:20 gorb [11130]
Houston federal judge revokes sex offender's naturalized citizenship	0 [11129]
New Braunfels man with history of 'deviant' sex acts with vegetables sentenced to life in prison	11 19:51 Skidmark [11131]
80 cops hurt in Morocco unrest	0 [11126]
Russian court convicts five of murdering Boris Nemtsov	0 [11127]
Brazil arrests dozens of 'rotten' police officers	2 07:24 Procopius2k [11127]
Nigeria's kidnapping don files suit over illegal detention and media trial	1 20:48 Frank G [11132]
DRC demands 40% of gross revenue from mining operators	3 09:54 Besoeker [11127]
Police officer killed in fresh jail raid in DR Congo	0 [11123]
Forest fire rages in Chernobyl exclusion zone	2 10:38 Skidmark [11130]
All suspects in French Quarter attack in custody	4 15:46 Mullah Richard [11126]
Declassified CIA Document: Use of Staples	3 19:14 AlmostAnonymous5839 [11131]
NYTimes editors and reporters stage a walkout	13 13:08 Vast Right Wing Conspiracy [11124]
Page 4: Opinion
Mike Huckabee: "This country will have Bill O'Reilly to thank" if Kate's Law passes	3 13:58 Fat Bob Whinegum6521 [11128]
NYT Quietly Issues Major Correction ‐ Only 4, Not 17 Intel Agencies Approved "Russia Hacking" Assessment	1 10:34 Rex Mundi [11126]
Beyond TDR: Dem Leader Maxine Waters Wants President Trump Impeached AND Exiled	4 16:22 Crusader [11128]
Social Justice Morons Complain that 'Dunkirk' Movie is Too White [VIDEO]	4 20:56 Frank G [11132]
Beyond Pro-Choice: The Solution to White Supremacy is White Abortion	5 10:33 Abu Uluque [11126]
GOP operative tried to get Clinton emails from hackers, claimed ties to Flynn	8 16:39 g(r)omgoru [11128]
I had no idea Chelsea was Muslim	11 22:00 CrazyFool [11128]
USS Fitzgerald: When A Big Ocean Gets Small	3 08:58 Rambler in Virginia [11124]
Page 6: Politix
State officials refuse to turn over voter roll data to Trump election panel	13 18:45 Procopius2k [11131]
Homeland Security chief says members of Congress ‘threaten' him over immigration enforcement	2 12:21 Alaska Paul [11128]
Seattle commissions new minimum-wage study after dismissing first results	6 10:25 ed in texas [11128]
Senator Grassley Demands Answers On Acting FBI Director's ‘Apparent' Conflicts Of Interest	5 13:57 Seeking cure for ignorance [11124]
Obamacare Process ‘Was All Very Transparent,' ‘Open and Honest'	6 10:29 gorb [11126]
CBO Cooked the Books on Senate Healthcare Plan	2 10:30 gorb [11125]

    
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5	Islamic State
3	Govt of Qatar (MB)
2	Taliban
2	Govt of Iran
2	Hamas
2	Houthis
2	PLO
2	Sublime Porte
1	al-Nusra
1	Arab Spring
1	Govt of Pakistan
1	Govt of Iran Proxies
1	Govt of Sudan
1	Lashkar e-Taiba

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Two weeks of WOT

Fri 2017-06-30
Raqqa fully encircled

Thu 2017-06-29
ISIS Number 4 and human shield deaths west of Mosul

Wed 2017-06-28
~~Ottoman~~ Turkish artillery opens fire on Kurdish forces across entire frontier in northern Aleppo

Tue 2017-06-27
IS suicide bomber’s belt explodes, kills 12 well-wishing comrades in Diyala

Mon 2017-06-26
High Court reinstates Trump travel ban, will hear arguments

Sun 2017-06-25
Evolution theory to be scrapped from Turkish schoolbooks

Sat 2017-06-24
Jihadist who threw grenade in French kosher shop gets 28 years

Fri 2017-06-23
Philippine military: Omar Maute likely dead

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

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