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ISIS shadow judge among 5 killed in Afghan forces operations
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
The Longest War: 8 Years After My Last Deployment, I Returned To AFG As A Reporter. Here's What I Found	4 22:10 newc [11126]
Car rams into pedestrians in Melbourne; up to 19 injured	12 13:09 Woodrow [11126]
Six civilians killed, wounded in bomb blast, northeast of Diyala	0 [11124]
Five Islamic State militants killed in repelled attack on Iraqi-Syrian border	0 [11127]
Anbar Antix	0 [11126]
Kurdistan problems post-poll	0 [11122]
More Mosul Moslem Mayhem	1 17:31 magpie [11124]
Three people killed, injured in bomb blast near Baghdad market	0 [11129]
Egyptian forces clash with jihadists near Sinai airport	0 [11125]
Syrian Army’s offensive in southeast Aleppo takes disastrous turn	0 [11130]
Exchange deal sealed between Syrian Army and ISIS in southern Damascus	0 [11128]
Taliban leader behind recent Helmand violence killed in airstrike	0 [11124]
ISIS shadow judge among 5 killed in Afghan forces operations	0 [11127]
Saudi-led coalition air raids 'kill 11 Yemen civilians'	0 [11126]
Terror bid targeting Balochistan governor foiled	0 [11128]
Ten bodies found in Myanmar mass grave	0 [11124]
Hundreds of Palestinians riot in fresh ‘day of rage’ over Jerusalem	0 [11125]
Hamas terror cell sought to kidnap Likud MK Yehudah Glick	0 [11127]
IDF arrests another Palestinian woman for hitting soldiers in video	1 07:07 Frank G [11126]
Canada jury clears man of terrorism charges in Christmas lights bomb case	1 09:26 gorb [11126]
Page 2: WoT Background
Israel: Number of countries that opposed or abstained from UN vote ‘hugely significant’	6 21:26 newc [11127]
Countries who just voted to DIS! the US in the UN!	17 21:48 newc [11129]
Putin: Russian spy agencies prevented 60 terror attacks	1 15:40 g(r)omgoru [11127]
Syrian Army rolls into Idlib with US weapons captured from ISIS	1 09:27 gorb [11123]
Iran raises fuel prices by 50 percent, cancels cash support to 34 million	2 08:53 lord garth [11128]
Algerian Salafist vandalizes historical statue of naked woman	0 [11123]
Further evidence emerges of Qatari charities supporting violent extremism	0 [11129]
Arab coalition to keep main Yemen port open despite missile attack	0 [11124]
Congress to Investigate Obama Scheme to Nix Investigation into Hezbollah Terrorists	7 22:54 newc [11128]
The growing wall of distrust	0 [11125]
Some politicians, ex-army men, journalists hatching conspiracy against govt: Ahsan	0 [11130]
Security forces had neither arms nor authority during Faizabad operation: Talal	0 [11124]
Pakistan ‘obliged’ to help US, says Trump	1 13:03 3dc [11127]
Trump threatens to slash aid to countries backing UN Jerusalem vote	2 22:38 newc [11126]
Palestinian leader in Saudi Arabia amid turmoil	0 [11124]
House IT Scandal looks like Intelligence Op/Money Laundering	6 19:53 Skidmark [11125]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Saipan: The Island Where Chinese Mothers Deliver American Babies	4 15:37 g(r)omgoru [11125]
Korean Battle Flags with Links to Kim Jong Un Found at Naval Academy	1 19:38 Mike Kozlowski [11126]
Airlines battle growing pilot shortage that could reach crisis levels in a few years	10 19:58 Frank G [11127]
EPA says Superfund Task Force left behind little paper trail	9 20:01 Skidmark [11127]
President Trump lifts Obama-ban on sale of lethal arms to Ukraine	2 09:33 gorb [11124]
Fifth-Third and Wells Fargo Will Pay $15 Minimum Wage Thanks to Tax-Reform Bill	2 10:04 Glomosing Omainter7636 [11127]
Ex-Planned Parenthood Employee Describes ‘Demonic' Organization	0 [11123]
Alzheimer's Symptoms Worsened by Canola Oil	8 13:12 Woodrow [11122]
Shots fired along demilitarized zone as North Korean soldier defects	0 [11124]
Egypt’s supergiant gas field Zohr officially begins production: Eni	1 19:20 Abu Uluque [11126]
Horrific violence against child bride sends shock waves across Afghanistan	1 03:15 Fairbanks [11124]
Will Smith: ‘Darkness' of Trump Era a Reaction to ‘Light'-Filled Obama Years	11 23:34 JohnQC [11129]
EU moves to sanction Poland for 'breach' of rule of law	9 21:18 Frank G [11129]
Mnangagwa's First State of the Nation Address for Zimbabwe	0 [11125]
AT&T will give 200,000 US employees $1,000 bonus once Trump signs tax cuts into law	3 17:07 gorb [11130]
George Soros Illegally Bankrolling Campaign To Amend Ireland’s Constitution, Government Watchdog Says	6 23:48 newc [11129]
Sea lions terrorize San Francisco Bay swimmers in spate of attacks	6 19:18 Abu Uluque [11124]
Record number of Venezuelans fleeing to other parts of South America	0 [11122]
DG Khan man cuts off wife's nose after failed reconciliation	2 08:40 Frank G [11123]
Two women murdered in Chakwal	0 [11124]
President Trump Keeping Promise On EMP Protection	18 23:59 gorb [11128]
Handcuffed by sanctions, North Korea seeks cash via cyber theft	0 [11125]
Suspect Overpowers Officer, Who Doesn't Quit Til She Wins OfficerBlue	5 13:33 swksvolFF [11128]
Judge Declares Mistrial In Bundy Case, Says Government Willfully Withheld Evidence	6 20:37 Sock Puppet of Doom [11126]
Starbucks Customer Demands Asian Student Stop Speaking Korean	7 23:57 gorb [11127]
Former ‘Glee' actor Mark Salling enters guilty plea in child pornography case	0 [11127]
Opposition in Venezuela Tooling Up	1 09:43 S. Sleater9697 [11123]
Suspect Who Allegedly Wounded a Female Deputy with Shotgun Is an Illegal Immigrant	3 10:22 gorb [11123]
Page 4: Opinion
Tomi Lahren's Final Thoughts: A Christmas Message for Melting Snowflakes	2 20:35 Sock Puppet of Doom [11126]
"Andy" McCabe's Transparent Motive For a Lost Dossier Memory….	0 [11128]
CNN Pimps Children's Book About Santa And His Husband	5 19:09 Abu Uluque [11126]
The international community and the liberal media	2 13:08 3dc [11128]
Crisis Management Gets More Complicated between Pakistan and India	1 13:09 3dc [11123]
Could Saif al-Islam Qaddafi be Libya’s next president?	2 08:00 Woodrow [11128]
Page 6: Politix
Prosecutors ask FBI agents for info on Uranium One deal	2 15:04 gorb [11127]
Lock her up?	1 09:58 JohnQC [11126]
The Trump camp's strategy with regard to Mueller	5 20:44 Sock Puppet of Doom [11129]
Accurate Headline: Every Democrat in Congress Just Voted Against Pro-Growth Middle Class Tax Cuts	12 20:19 Seeking cure for ignorance [11125]
McCabe's Memory Was Foggy, His Testimony Conflicted With Other Witnesses	8 20:49 Sock Puppet of Doom [11129]
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) connects the DOJ, FBI, and DNC dots	4 16:44 Woodrow [11123]
Nadler wins top Dem spot on Judiciary	1 08:51 Frank G [11127]
Schmidt: Could Be ‘Tens Of Thousands’ Of Non-Citizens Who Registered To Vote In Pennsylvania	0 [11125]
Franken to resign in early January	7 10:27 JohnQC [11128]
The secret backstory of how Soetoro let Hezbollah off the hook	6 23:25 newc [11130]
Schumer Attacks AT&T for Not Helping Workers Immediately After Company Announces Widespread Bonuses	7 14:24 magpie [11127]

    
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Who's in the News
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5	Govt of Pakistan
5	Commies
5	Islamic State
3	Hezbollah
2	Houthis
1	Govt of Qatar (MB)
1	Govt of Syria
1	Hamas
1	Lashkar e-Jhangvi
1	Moslem Colonists
1	Palestinian Authority
1	Pirates
1	Salafists
1	Taliban
1	al-Nusra
1	Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (IS)
1	Arab Spring
1	Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army
1	Govt of Iran

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Two weeks of WOT

Thu 2017-12-21
ISIS shadow judge among 5 killed in Afghan forces operations

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

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