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ISIS troops forced out of Ramadi
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Russia rearms Kyrgyzstan as security deteriorates in Afghanistan	12 22:44 trailing wife [11123]
Roadside bomb blast claims 2 lives in Nimroz	0 [11127]
9 ‘militants’ killed in Balochistan clashes	0 [11126]
Roadside explosion kills three in Mohmand Agency	0 [11125]
4 militants killed in Turbat gunbattle	0 [11126]
Five terrorists killed in encounter	0 [11123]
Two more IS murders in Sirte	0 [11123]
Yemeni resistance captures 45 rebels	0 [11125]
Helmand Asks For Probe As Province Struggles Against Insurgents	0 [11122]
ISIS executes two Iraqi teenage girl	1 17:03 Old Patriot [11130]
ISIS ‘health minister’ killed in a U.S. strike in Mosul	4 12:53 SteveS [11129]
Syrian rebels launch new attack against ISIS in Kobane	0 [11125]
4 wounded in car bomb attacks in Diyala province	0 [11126]
ISIS troops forced out of Ramadi	2 20:40 KBK [11133]
2 die in bomb attack in Nahrawan area	0 [11125]
1 dead in Baghdad bomb blast	0 [11127]
Iraqi brigade commander dies in Fallujah	0 [11127]
Iraqi clearing operation in Ramadi nets 40 dead ISIS	0 [11126]
Indonesia: Plot foiled to kill officials, Shiite followers	0 [11123]
Tunisia Extends State of Emergency for Two Months	0 [11125]
Australia Arrests Two Planning to Target Naval Base	0 [11125]
Iran, Oman Launch Navy Drills at Strait of Hormuz	1 01:40 JosephMendiola [11126]
Frenchman Who Decapitated Boss Kills Himself in Jail	5 23:07 gorb [11127]
Syrian Army Strikes ISIL in Deir Ezour, Other Provinces	0 [11132]
'Police have identified more AQIS modules'	0 [11124]
Massive searches for LeT comdr in Srinagar	0 [11125]
Sangin almost entirely in Taliban hands	0 [11123]
Drone strike kills four Al-Qaeda suspects in Yemen	0 [11129]
Suspected bomb kills one at Istanbul airport, investigation launched	0 [11125]
HRW Accuses Nigeria Soldiers of Killing Children in 'Planned Attack'	0 [11125]
Seven civilians killed as Kenyan jet bombs Shaboobs near Kismayo	0 [11126]
Shaboobs lose ground in southern Somalia	1 19:39 Pappy [11125]
Three Israelis wounded in latest Jerusalem stabbing attack	0 [11126]
US and allies conduct 32 air strikes against IS in last day	1 08:13 Pappy [11130]
Muslims defy demands to give up Christians as bus is attacked by Kenyan extremists	0 [11124]
Narathiwat bomb slightly injures seven soldiers	0 [11123]
Page 2: WoT Background
background on the Syrian Kurds	0 [11124]
Korean-language inscription on Cheonan torpedo	1 01:52 JosephMendiola [11124]
Abadi Calls on Arabs to Take Unified Stance against Turkish Incursion in Iraq	1 01:58 JosephMendiola [11129]
Sayyed Houthi: We Will Fight under All Circumstances till Achieving Victory	1 09:18 Spomong Bourbon8696 [11123]
Opposition parties accept Davutoglu's request for meeting on constitution	0 [11124]
79 Valley youths join militancy	0 [11125]
Over 60 militants infiltrate this year, 91 killed	0 [11123]
Russia is sharing information with the Taliban to fight the Islamic State	6 11:14 trailing wife [11124]
Erdogan calls opposition lawmaker 'traitor'	0 [11123]
HDP's Demirtas meets Russian FM Lavrov in Moscow	1 05:40 g(r)omgoru [11124]
American Said Gay Marriage Drove Him to Join Al Qaeda in Syria	3 16:32 JHH [11124]
Somalia banned Christmas and New Year's	4 19:45 Pappy [11127]
In Ramadi battle, a potential model for rolling back ISIS	4 12:47 Frozen Al [11124]
France looks to revoke dual nationality for convicted terrorists	0 [11123]
ISIL Leader's Mobile Phone Shows Turkey's Support	1 09:29 Spomong Bourbon8696 [11124]
A look inside the evolving face of ISIS	0 [11124]
Attacks by Boko Haram force one million children out of school	0 [11124]
The Palestinian Prisoner-Exchange Extortion Racket	0 [11125]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Kherson legislative council denounces criminal attacks	1 05:44 g(r)omgoru [11124]
Six people found dead in Multan	0 [11124]
Ukrainians say Russian backed rebels took several south Donetsk villages	0 [11124]
Black Lives Matter holds 'Black Xmas' protests in Minnesota, California	4 12:31 regular joe [11125]
Planned Parenthood Shooter Wants to Act as Own Lawyer	2 00:28 CrazyFool [11127]
Dance bars must provide live feed to police stations: Maharashtra govt	3 19:20 swksvolFF [11131]
Venezuela's lame duck congress approves high court judges	1 11:55 Frank G [11125]
HHS Launches Probe Into Federal Fetal Tissue Grants	0 [11124]
Seven killed, scores wounded in Djibouti clashes	0 [11123]
Zimbabwe Makes Chinese Yuan Legal Tender	4 11:22 Raj [11125]
The world extreme poverty index	2 10:40 M. Murcek [11124]
Page 4: Opinion
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter visits Afghanistan	9 18:08 swksvolFF [11123]
Recent News From Afghanistan Is Grim but All Is Not Lost	3 23:54 newc [11131]
ISIL, al-Qaeda and the Muslim Brotherhood may converge	10 18:53 TopRev [11124]
Page 6: Politix
Clinton aide key focus in FBI server investigation	3 18:42 g(r)omgoru [11126]

    
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                        20:40 KBK

                        20:03 Matt

                        19:45 Pappy

                        19:39 Pappy

                        19:26 Frank G

                        19:20 swksvolFF

                        19:07 Shusoque Slereling8782

                        18:53 TopRev

                        18:42 g(r)omgoru

                        18:08 swksvolFF

                        18:03 Alaska Paul

                        17:03 Old Patriot

                        16:32 JHH

                        13:59 Abu Uluque

                        13:43 Frank G

                        13:32 Mike Kozlowski

                        13:25 swksvolFF

                        13:00 Procopius2k

                        12:53 SteveS

                        12:47 AlanC

Who's in the News
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4	Islamic State
2	Govt of Pakistan
2	Govt of Iraq
2	Taliban
1	Commies
1	Govt of Iran
1	Thai Insurgency
1	al-Qaeda in Arabia
1	Govt of Syria
1	Houthis
1	al-Nusra
1	Lashkar e-Taiba
1	Moslem Colonists
1	al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent
1	Arab Spring

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Mon 2015-12-21
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Fri 2015-12-18
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Thu 2015-12-17
30 Dead in Boko Haram Attack on Three Nigeria Villages

Wed 2015-12-16
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Tue 2015-12-15
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Mon 2015-12-14
40 die in Damascus airstrikes

Sun 2015-12-13
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