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Scores of Islamic State militants surrender to security forces in Mosul
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Baghdad bomb and bullet bulletin	0 [11129]
Scores of Islamic State militants surrender to security forces in Mosul	3 16:20 Nicky Santoro [11132]
Seven Islamic State members killed in security operation, west of Ramadi	0 [11127]
Clashes break out between Iraqi, Kurdish troops in disputed region	0 [11126]
Two dead in suicide bombing in Cameroon mosque	0 [11124]
Turkish air strikes kill 29 Kurdish militants in northern Iraq: Army	0 [11125]
IS group driven out of Syria's Idlib after incursion: Monitor	0 [11124]
After Iron Dome shoots down rocket fired at Ashkelon, IDF hits Gaza targets	0 [11128]
Second Jewish building in Sweden attacked with firebombs	6 14:29 Frank G [11129]
Day 2: Taxi driver 'intentionally' detonated crude bomb made of Xmas lights, sugar and match heads in NYC subway tunnel after 'seeing Christmas posters on wall' and days after 'big row with his family'	11 23:07 SteveS [11128]
Six 'terrorists' linked to Peshawar ATI attack arrested in KP	0 [11127]
3 militants, woman killed in Handwara encounter	0 [11125]
Yemeni army seizes three districts in Hodeidah, Iran evacuates advisers	0 [11124]
ISIS suffer casualties during clashes with the Afghan forces in Nangarhar	0 [11127]
US airstrike leaves 3 ISIS militants dead in East of Afghanistan	0 [11125]
Somali forces drive Al-Shabaab out of fresh areas in Gedo	0 [11125]
Houthis kill 20, arrest dozens in latest crackdown	0 [11124]
Libyan forces suffer casualties as fighting drags on in Benghazi	0 [11126]
76 Militants Killed In Commandos Operation In Kunduz	0 [11126]
Philippine military ‘neutralizes’ 350 Abu Sayyaf rebels in 2017	0 [11125]
Abu Sayyaf Executes Vietnamese Boat Captain	0 [11123]
Two men claim trial to links with Abu Sayyaf	0 [11127]
Al-Qaeda emir in southern Syria assassinated	0 [11126]
Putin announces Russian withdrawal from Syria during visit to airbase	0 [11126]
Man held over jihadist murders of French police couple after 'DNA found on their computer'	0 [11130]
Self-propelled vessel intercepted smuggling more than 3,800 pounds of cocaine near Texas	6 20:35 Frank G [11132]
Page 2: WoT Background
Port Authority Bombing Suspect Targeted Hallway Because Of Christmas Posters	5 22:34 Seeking cure for ignorance [11129]
6,000 IS Jihadists Could Return to Africa, AU Warns	1 13:48 Skidmark [11125]
1,175 Palestinians injured, 4 killed, 200 arrested by Israeli occupation forces since protests against Trump decision started	1 12:01 Chris [11124]
Palestinians miss major deadline for reconciliation bid	0 [11125]
Congress to miss deadline to reimpose sanctions on Iran deal, what happens next?	0 [11124]
Israel clears 300 landmines in major Golan Heights operations	0 [11128]
Red Crescent denies bringing masked rioters to clash with IDF	2 11:07 Mullah Richard [11124]
Abbottabad dossier: Curious case of links between Fisk and bin Laden’s letters	2 10:23 Frank G [11127]
Houthi militia claims nephew of slain Yemeni ex-president Saleh is alive	0 [11124]
Who is Qais al-Khazaali, godfather of Iranian-backed Shiite militias?	0 [11124]
Demystifying Hekmatyar’s Pashtunism	0 [11123]
EU Naval Force marks 9 years fighting pirates off Somalia	4 18:11 swksvolFF [11130]
Erdogan: S-400 missile deal with Russia to be finalized	1 03:39 g(r)omgoru [11127]
Former Afghan PM slams Iran’s ‘negative’ role	2 12:30 trailing wife [11125]
Hezbollah's Hassan Nasrallah vows to focus on Palestine	0 [11127]
Kenya disputes UN claim that KDF killed 40 Somali civilians	0 [11123]
Istanbul massacre gunman refuses to testify as trial opens	2 12:37 trailing wife [11133]
Martial law in Mindanao targets NPA too	0 [11126]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Megyn Kelly's Trump sex harassment claims helps rally ratings for her NBC morning show	11 16:39 3dc [11128]
Sisi and Putin attend ceremony of inking agreement to officially launch Egypt's first-ever nuclear power plant	3 23:48 trailing wife [11129]
North Korean Special Forces Raid Local Farms	8 23:59 gorb [11129]
NK Leader Kim Jong-Un Ascends To Top of Holy Mountain Paektu	3 12:34 trailing wife [11125]
19-year-old kills sister, brother-in-law for contracting free will marriage	2 03:41 g(r)omgoru [11126]
Zimbabwe's White Farmers Will Get Compensation‐But They're Not Getting Land Back	5 19:10 Mullah Richard [11133]
4 Ukrainians wounded in artillery shelling in Donetsk	0 [11127]
Chinese Rooftop Climber Wu Yongning Makes Final Climb	7 18:32 Shipman [11133]
Cinemas to re-open in Saudi Arabia as of 2018, Ministry of Information confirms	2 17:59 USN, Ret. [11128]
Hokkaido Police arrest 3 N Korean fishing boat crew for theft	1 11:12 Abu Uluque [11130]
‘The President Stole Your Land': Patagonia picks fight with Trump over national monument reductions	5 18:35 Shipman [11129]
Page 4: Opinion
Tax-cut plan will more than pay for itself, add $300 billion in revenue: Treasury report	6 17:06 magpie [11125]
The Swamp against the People	3 18:46 trailing wife [11128]
Europe's war against the Jewish state	0 [11123]
Woke Conservatives And The Awesome Power Of Not Caring	6 15:03 g(r)omgoru [11126]
Dear Politicially Undecided: Where is America's Political Insanity Coming From?	4 09:44 Sock Puppet of Doom [11127]
Joel Hirst: The Arriving Ordeal	3 21:40 KBK [11131]
What is in store for Yemen after Ali Abdullah Saleh	1 03:43 g(r)omgoru [11126]
Page 6: Politix
VDH: One Mueller-Investigation Coincidence Too Many	2 19:23 Silentbrick [11134]
Roy Moore and the politics of winning	2 17:35 g(r)omgoru [11131]
Senate Expands Investigation Into The Uranium One Deal	2 14:50 Skidmark [11128]
Erdogan is making 'ominous threats' to the US and Israel over Jerusalem	1 11:26 Injun Bucket8891 [11126]
Governmental accountability board? More like Wisconsin's Secret Police	4 11:34 Injun Bucket8891 [11127]
FBI's McCabe 'has an Ohr problem,' will not testify on Tuesday	8 11:29 Injun Bucket8891 [11128]
Former Acting CIA Director Michael Morell Now Has Regrets	10 13:42 rjschwarz [11124]
Wife Of Demoted DOJ Official Bruce Ohr Worked For Fusion GPS During The Campaign	30 17:14 Besoeker [11126]
House Republican declares, ‘Diversity is not our strength’	12 14:31 Frank G [11125]
Louisiana man admits misusing Trump's Social Security number	0 [11125]

    
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10	Islamic State
5	Houthis
4	Commies
3	Abu Sayyaf (ISIS)
2	al-Shabaab (AQ)
2	Govt of Iraq
2	Hamas
2	Sublime Porte
2	Hizb-i-Islami-Hekmatyar
1	Moslem Colonists
1	Narcos
1	Pirates
1	Taliban
1	al-Nusra
1	al-Qaeda
1	Arab Spring
1	Boko Haram (ISIS)
1	Govt of Iran
1	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
1	Govt of Syria
1	Hezbollah
1	Lashkar e-Taiba

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Two weeks of WOT

Tue 2017-12-12
Scores of Islamic State militants surrender to security forces in Mosul

Mon 2017-12-11
~~Several injured after~~ device explodes at New York City’s Port Authority, one arrest

Sun 2017-12-10
Coptic pope cancels Pence meeting over Jerusalem

Sat 2017-12-09
Ahrar al-Sham commander eliminated in Idlib

Fri 2017-12-08
Egyptian grand mufti affirms death sentences for 13 Ajnad Misr terrorists

Thu 2017-12-07
Houthis execute ‘thousands’ in two days: UN’s Yemen envoy

Wed 2017-12-06
Islamist suicide plot to assassinate Prime Minister Theresa May foiled

Tue 2017-12-05
Iranian Embassy In Sana’a Has Been Attacked

Mon 2017-12-04
Rebels kill Yemen's ex-president Saleh

Sun 2017-12-03
Yemen’s Saleh says ‘citizens have revolted against Houthi aggression’

Sat 2017-12-02
Deadly Rebel Infighting Rocks Yemen Capital for Second Night

Fri 2017-12-01
Drone strike kills at least 3 militants near Pak-Afghan border

Thu 2017-11-30
U.S. raid kills top ISIL commander in Somalia, says Minister

Wed 2017-11-29
200+ schools in Herat controlled by Taliban

Tue 2017-11-28
After ISIS mass beheading, Taliban militants execute own leader in Nangarhar

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