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Terrorist and Hezbollah commander Samir Kuntar... Tango Uniform
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
US Special Forces thrown out of Libya after secret mission revealed	4 21:38 USN, Ret. [11136]
Air France bomb: Kenya confirms explosive device found in toilets of plane carrying 473 people from Mauritius to Paris	3 11:50 Mugsy Glink [11126]
Terrorist and Hezbollah commander Samir Kuntar... Tango Uniform	6 19:37 Bill Clinton [11144]
Taliban 'Brutally' Kill Young Man In Ghor	0 [11130]
US citizens in Islamabad alerted to ‘terror threat’	1 18:04 chris [11133]
FC arrests 8 suspected militants from Balochistan	0 [11128]
Fighting continues in Ajdabiya	0 [11130]
Bomb detonates in Sabratha	0 [11126]
Yemeni forces advance closer to rebel-held capital	0 [11128]
NDS prevents suicide attack in Baghlan	0 [11130]
1 killed as Faryab governor Syed Anwar Sadat escapes Taliban ambush	0 [11128]
ISIS executes Syrian man for missing prayers	1 07:04 M. Murcek [11127]
Syrian rebels recapture strategic heights in Latakia	0 [11126]
ISIS attacks Iraqi positions near Mosul	0 [11132]
ISIS sniper wounds Fallujah top cop	1 02:20 Skidmark [11125]
Iraqi warbirds hammer ISIS troops near Ramadi	0 [11127]
61 ISIS Bad Guys die in Kirkuk airstrikes	0 [11128]
Lebanese Security Forces Arrest ISIL Commander in Akkar	0 [11126]
Syrian Army, Allies Kill More ISIL & Nusra Terrorists across Country	0 [11130]
Nigerian Troops, Boko Haram Clash in Army Chief's Village	0 [11128]
70 killed in major anti-PKK operation in southeast Turkey: Army	0 [11129]
Switzerland Boosts Counter-Terrorism Forces	1 19:43 Bill Clinton [11132]
Stabbing attack in Raanana: Three wounded, terrorist captured	1 09:39 Frank G [11125]
Nearly 70 PKK dead in days of clashes in Turkey	0 [11127]
Page 2: WoT Background
Wake-up time in Europe: Time to get armed	1 22:06 DarthVader [11131]
Fake bomb hidden in toilet of Air France flight from Mauritius to Paris	0 [11128]
IS jihadists stole 'tens of thousands' of blank passports	0 [11127]
Fears of New Islamist Threat Emerge in Nigeria -- Beware the Shiites?	0 [11127]
Differences Within Taliban Likely To Impact Their Political Future: Analysts	0 [11130]
Former peace bodies hand over arms to administration	0 [11124]
TTP rejects IS chief’s claim to be ‘caliph’	0 [11125]
Officials Promise Tight Security Around TAPI in Volatile Helmand	0 [11123]
8 Afghan Air Force pilots graduate from training in United States	2 10:15 Rob Crawford [11126]
ISIS threatens to attack Saudi Arabia	5 19:48 JosephMendiola [11129]
Obama Urges Yemen Ceasefire to be Respected	2 14:40 Pappy [11124]
Iraq Defense Minister Expects Ramadi Victory within 2 Weeks	1 10:45 Pappy [11122]
Saudi Regime Faces Deadlock: Double-Faced Game of Terrorism Is Over	3 10:14 Frank G [11132]
Yemeni Delegation Insists on Ceasefire as Gateway to Other Issues, KSA Disavows	0 [11123]
Putin: Russian Troops Haven't Used All Their Capabilities in Syria	0 [11126]
Sheikh Qassem: Hezbollah Proved ISIL "Not Invincible"	0 [11124]
Hamas leader meets Turkish president amid talk of Jerusalem-Ankara detente	2 13:01 trailing wife [11129]
Report: UAE Sending Colombian Mercenaries to Yemen	2 10:00 BrujoTejano [11126]
Russia wants to maintain ties with Turkish people, Turkish leadership 'not eternal'	6 12:07 swksvolFF [11127]
Hamas trying to smuggle contraband through Israel	0 [11122]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Lockheed Martin's Newest Drone May Become an Epic Failure	0 [11124]
Crazy A 10 Pilot Landed Missile Hit Plane Safely	0 [11124]
Medical record shows Hitler only had one testicle	0 [11125]
Is this text of Obama executive action on guns ?	5 22:15 Alaska Paul [11128]
Florida residents - a heads up for a first stage supersonic landing with flames at the cape.	3 18:42 3dc [11126]
Three-year-old boy booked in plaza occupation case	0 [11125]
Over 1,900 accused acquitted since NAB's inception	0 [11131]
Cuban Migrants in Limbo as C.America Summit Ends	0 [11124]
The Most Respected Airforce in Asia - Pakistan's Airforce (video)	5 18:45 Barbara [11126]
Page 4: Opinion
Boyd, Trump and the OODA Loop	6 22:17 Alaska Paul [11128]
MSNBC's Brzezinski: Donald Trump Would Beat the Hilldebeest	2 18:21 Alaska Paul [11129]
Sheriff Joe: Executive Order or Not, 'I'm Not Surrendering the Guns'	0 [11126]
This Week in Books	0 [11126]
Page 6: Politix
Socialist Candidate Bernie Sanders blames Hildebeest for ISIS	4 14:52 Pappy [11128]
What If The Donald Spoke Like a Brit?	2 18:53 Barbara [11132]

    
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8	Islamic State
4	Govt of Pakistan
4	Taliban
2	Govt of Syria
2	Hamas
2	Houthis
1	Govt of Iran
1	Baloch Liberation Army
1	Hezbollah
1	TTP
1	Boko Haram
1	Govt of Iraq
1	Govt of Saudi Arabia

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Terrorist and Hezbollah commander Samir Kuntar... Tango Uniform

Sat 2015-12-19
Yemen Government Forces Capture Capital of al-Jawf Province as Peace Talks Go on

Fri 2015-12-18
Over 800 migrants try to storm Channel Tunnel in France: Official

Thu 2015-12-17
30 Dead in Boko Haram Attack on Three Nigeria Villages

Wed 2015-12-16
Top Saudi, UAE Commanders among 150 Forces Killed in Yemen Tochka Attack

Tue 2015-12-15
Breaking: L.A. School District shut down due to credible terror threat

Mon 2015-12-14
40 die in Damascus airstrikes

Sun 2015-12-13
Gambia now an Islamic republic, says President

Sat 2015-12-12
US sez 3 ISIS Top Dawgs die in airstrikes

Fri 2015-12-11
North Korea claims it has hydrogen bomb; experts skeptical

Thu 2015-12-10
37 killed in Taliban siege at Khandahar airport

Wed 2015-12-09
Daesh loses large part of Ramadi

Tue 2015-12-08
Clash among the supporters of Taliban chief and Mullah Rasool leaves 24 dead

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Yemen's Aden governor killed in car bombing claimed by Islamic State

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AQIM shares responsibility for Mali hotel killings

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