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US drone targets compound in Kurram
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Diyala Pacification Continues: 2 ISIS dead, 3 hunted	0 [11123]
Kurdistan problems post-poll	0 [11128]
Diyala-Salahuddin border clearances continue	0 [11128]
Kirkuk Kombat Kronicle	0 [11128]
Tribal fighter killed, two others wounded in bomb blast, south of Baghdad	0 [11128]
Prominent Taliban leader killed during clashes with ALP forces in Laghman	0 [11126]
2 killed, 31 wounded in suicide car bombing in Lashkargah city	0 [11129]
ISIS militants suffer more casualties in Afghan forces operations in Nangarhar	0 [11126]
3 security personnel injured in DI Khan blast	0 [11127]
US drone targets compound in Kurram	0 [11126]
Several Soldiers Injured In A Bomb Blast On Puntland Troops	0 [11126]
Man gets 28 years in plot to behead conservative blogger	2 15:24 Besoeker [11131]
230,000 police personnel to secure Christmas celebrations in Egypt: MENA	0 [11126]
Video shows IDF's retaliatory attacks on 40 Hamas targets	0 [11126]
Missile fired at Sinai's Arish airport kills officer and injures two others: Egypt military	0 [11123]
Palestinian teen and mother held in custody over goading of IDF soldiers	1 15:44 Silentbrick [11125]
Most wanted man in Qatif attack killed in Saudi Arabia	0 [11127]
Five protesters dead as mass rallies continue in Iraq's Kurdish region	0 [11124]
Saudis Say They Downed A Houthi-Fired Missile Bound For Riyadh	0 [11124]
Taliban attack NATO convoy, kills 14 Afghan soldiers in separate attacks	0 [11125]
Kashmir: Woman and two fighters killed in a gun battle	0 [11127]
Page 2: WoT Background
Report: Arms Supplied by the U.S. to Syrian Rebels Often Fell into the Hands of ISIS	8 16:38 swksvolFF [11129]
Dozens of families return to areas recaptured from IS in Anbar	0 [11125]
Egypt court issues preliminary death sentences to 21 in 'Damietta terror cell case'	0 [11125]
Fatah official says Arab countries shot down emergency summit on Jerusalem	2 10:06 Frank G [11129]
Indonesia labels calls for US boycott over Jerusalem move 'misguided'	2 15:13 Besoeker [11125]
Danes stabbed in Gabon over US Jerusalem recognition had been stalked	0 [11124]
Ansarullah Leader: You Bomb Sanaa, We’ll Bomb Riyadh, Abu Dhabi	0 [11123]
Somalia: Up to 30 Percent of Soldiers Unarmed	0 [11126]
Fractures within al-Qaeda may aid Assad	0 [11130]
India-US hold first meet on designations of terrorists, groups	0 [11125]
Take ‘decisive action’ against terror groups operating on your territory: US to Pak	0 [11126]
Pakistan NSA says US siding with India, warns of nuke war in South Asia	0 [11127]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Tax Bill Passes Today - President Trump may might sign at Mar-a-Lago	9 21:16 Cheretle Angeans6218 [11131]
U.S. Asks U.N. to Blacklist 10 Ships Over Banned NORK Cargo	5 14:50 gorb [11126]
Kim Jong-un is testing new warheads loaded with ANTHRAX for ICBMs, SoKorea warns	4 12:25 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [11127]
Montage: The 10 Most Mortifying Media Moments of 2017	4 17:59 swksvolFF [11133]
Tina Charles helping victims of sudden cardiac arrest	2 18:36 swksvolFF [11127]
Nebraska rejects motion to change Keystone pipeline route, project in doubt	8 19:03 3dc [11127]
Ukrainian claim 100 structures damaged from rebel artillery	0 [11130]
Das boot ist kaputt: German navy has zero working subs	10 21:29 Graviter Flesh6929 [11127]
The increase in the population is apparent - then the retirement age can be increased	5 18:31 swksvolFF [11132]
PHC asks victim of ghag custom to contact police for relief	0 [11126]
Seminary teacher arrested for assaulting minor	0 [11129]
Ahmed Konsowa jailed after launching presidential bid	0 [11133]
Palestinian billionaire Masri back in Amman after release in S. Arabia	0 [11128]
Seasteading Institute, hopes to 'liberate humanity from politicians	4 14:32 746 [11129]
Page 4: Opinion
Naughty & nice	2 21:20 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [11125]
Trump's Whirlwind Year	2 19:12 Frank G [11131]
The Sorcerer's Apprentices: FBI, DOJ, GPS, DNC	9 15:58 Besoeker [11132]
What Might Civil War Be Like?	22 21:41 Anomalous Sources [11129]
Totten: Islamic Governments Cede West Jerusalem to Israel	3 14:53 gorb [11125]
It's time Pakistan banned the two-finger test for decoding consent in rape trials	4 14:06 Zenobia Floger6220 [11129]
America’s warning	4 10:07 Sock Puppet of Doom [11127]
Page 6: Politix
Alabama Secretary of State Launches Voter Fraud Investigation in Senate Special Election	3 16:27 JohnQC [11124]
FBI's Peter Strzok's ‘Insurance Policy' Text Was Referring to Russia Probe	3 14:32 Sock Puppet of Doom [11130]
Hillary Clinton campaign, DNC accused of 'corrupt' money scheme in new FEC complaint	5 12:06 Raj [11124]
Senate intel committee investigating Jill Stein campaign for possible collusion with the Russians	5 17:01 Deacon Blues [11133]
Hillary Clinton's favorability rating hits new low: 36% of respondents rated Clinton favorably compared to 61% who rated her unfavorably	4 10:26 JohnQC [11127]
House Panel Interviews McCain Associate Who Handled The Trump Dossier	10 21:48 Anomalous Sources [11127]
Pa. House Democrats pay $248K to settle sexual harassment complaint against 40-year lawmaker	0 [11126]
‘Silicon Valley' Star and Trump hater T.J. Miller Accused of Sexually Assaulting and Punching a Woman	5 17:08 Abu Uluque [11127]

    
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                        21:16 Cheretle Angeans6218

                        20:37 Frank G

                        20:16 Lionel Snomons7593

                        20:08 Iblis

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                        19:03 3dc

                        18:36 swksvolFF

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                        18:04 Dale

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                        17:44 Besoeker

                        17:39 Besoeker

                        17:35 Cheretle Angeans6218

                        17:28 Abu Uluque

                        17:24 Abu Uluque

                        17:08 Abu Uluque

                        17:07 Abu Uluque

                        17:01 phil_b

                        17:01 Deacon Blues

                        16:38 swksvolFF

Who's in the News
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6	Islamic State
5	Govt of Pakistan
3	Taliban
2	Govt of Iraq
2	al-Shabaab (AQ)
2	Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (IS)
2	Commies
2	Houthis
1	Arab Spring
1	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
1	al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent
1	Hamas
1	TTP
1	al-Qaeda
1	Moslem Colonists
1	Muslim Brotherhood
1	al-Nusra
1	Fatah

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Two weeks of WOT

Wed 2017-12-20
US drone targets compound in Kurram

Tue 2017-12-19
Ballistic missile intercepted over Saudi Arabia capital Riyadh just seconds before it slammed into royal palace

Mon 2017-12-18
Senior Al-Shabaab Militants Killed In Somalia Drone Strike

Sun 2017-12-17
Suicide bombers attack Pakistan church, killing at least 9, officials say

Sat 2017-12-16
Judge Lori Walkley hands down death penalty to convicted Islamic murderer

Fri 2017-12-15
Yemen Islah party sever ties with Muslim Brotherhood

Thu 2017-12-14
Afghan forces foil deadly blast, US drone strike kill 3 IS militants in Nangarhar

Wed 2017-12-13
Newspaper: Saudi members of Islamic State arrested in Iraq up to 50

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

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