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Six Islamic State, involved in killing policeman, killed in Kirkuk
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Army finds signs of infiltration on Jordan border, launches manhunt	0 [11124]
Military: Two Turkish soldiers killed in PKK attack in southeast	0 [11127]
Nigerian military says it repels suspected Boko Haram attack	1 08:44 Skidmark [11124]
Saudi Daily Says Three 'Hizbullah Experts' Killed in Yemen	0 [11127]
Militants responsible for the destruction of electricity pylons killed in Wardak	0 [11129]
Suicide attack in Kabul leaves six civilians dead	0 [11123]
Suicide bomber disguised in women’s dress arrested in Laghman	2 14:01 Frozen Al [11124]
Militants suffer casualties in Afghan Special Forces operations in Laghman	0 [11124]
Afghan border forces personnel suffer heavy casualties in Helmand bombing	0 [11128]
Al Shabaab Kills Five Men By Firing Squad For Espionage	1 08:55 Frank G [11128]
Al Shabaab Attacks Somali Military Base In Lower Shabelle Region	0 [11126]
54 Students Abandoned University To Join Terror Groups	3 15:34 P. Speaking for B. [11128]
Militants Surrender To Somalia Government Flown To Baidoa	1 08:51 Skidmark [11122]
Yemeni forces’ missile kills several Saudi mercenaries in Sana'a prov.	1 08:59 Frank G [11129]
Bahrain sentences 6 to death for assassination plot	0 [11125]
Saudi Arabia confirms death of judge Mohammed Al-Jirani	1 18:45 Adriane [11124]
Iraq vows to eliminate White Flags group very soon	2 09:14 Frank G [11125]
Six Islamic State, involved in killing policeman, killed in Kirkuk	0 [11127]
Four policemen killed in Islamic State attack, west of Mosul	0 [11124]
Page 2: WoT Background
Gaza Strip terror tunnel detecting barrier 90% completed — report	4 15:32 P. Speaking for B. [11123]
Sinwar: Iran wants Hamas, Islamic Jihad to go full-throttle over Jerusalem	2 10:42 trailing wife [11123]
Norway said set to cut funding for pro-BDS Palestinian NGOs	4 15:12 trailing wife [11122]
Israel orders deportation of two Turks after Jerusalem arrests	0 [11125]
Beled Hawo Residents Clash With KDF Soldiers Over Border Wall	0 [11124]
Houthi Rebels Threaten To Bomb Somaliland’s Berbera Port Run By UAE	0 [11124]
Iran confirms upholding death sentence for academic over spying	0 [11127]
Trump’s Jerusalem al-Quds move ‘violation of international law’: Analyst	8 18:59 Seeking cure for ignorance [11128]
Palestine slams as ‘shameful’ Guatemala's decision to move embassy to Jerusalem al-Quds	4 07:46 Frank G [11126]
How Houthi militias are killing off Yemen media	1 02:20 g(r)omgoru [11126]
Saadi Qaddafi has not disappeared says Assour	1 11:10 Mike Kozlowski [11124]
Kurdistan Workers Party declares new self-rule region in northern Iraq	0 [11124]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Deep Pockets, Deep Cover: The UAE Is Paying Ex-CIA Officers to Build a Spy Empire in the Gulf	5 18:31 Rob Crawford [11125]
Amazon and Microsoft employees caught up in sex trafficking sting	12 21:58 3dc [11134]
Iraqis denounce anti-indecency edict targeting 'female mannequins' in Shia holy city	2 09:32 Skidmark [11126]
Nine DR Congo soldiers killed in 2 militia attacks	0 [11123]
Ukraine, pro-Russians agree on major prisoner exchange for Dec. 27	0 [11124]
Ugandan military says over 100 rebels killed in DRC	0 [11125]
Russian opposition leader's presidential bid rejected	4 18:43 Abu Uluque [11127]
December 25, Day of the Fistfighting Festival	1 09:48 Skidmark [11125]
REMINDER: Kwanzaa Was Concocted By A Deranged Felon Who Tortured Naked Women With A Karate Baton And A Toaster	13 23:07 trailing wife [11129]
Daring gang caught stealing from mail trucks traveling at 50 mph	0 [11124]
Page 4: Opinion
Arab States Have Had It With the Stupidity of the Palestinian Authority	2 16:21 DarthVader [11125]
Make Space Great Again	0 [11127]
Unwanted Boxing Day visitors? Here's how to get rid of them	2 15:46 swksvolFF [11125]
Christmas Is the Perfect Time to Mock Liberals	1 16:43 Anomalous Sources [11123]
The year a rogue regime went from bad to worse	5 19:58 newc [11124]
Palestinians need new leaders and a new strategy	3 10:29 P. Speaking for B. [11123]
Jackie Mason: It's ‘Sick' We Pay the United Nations to Hate Us	0 [11125]
Page 6: Politix
The quiet probe into Clinton email investigation could be a landmine for Robert Mueller	6 23:00 TopRev [11124]
Former CIA director defends (the indefensible) top FBI officials amid Trump attacks	5 20:26 Injun Bucket8891 [11128]
Archdruid of Canterbury lashes out at 'populist' world leaders in holiday message	8 22:49 rjschwarz [11130]
Popcorn Worthy – President Trump Has Rejected McCabe's Terms…	7 20:27 Injun Bucket8891 [11123]
Embattled FBI admits it can't verify dossier claims of Russia, Trump campaign collusion	9 20:52 rjschwarz [11125]
GREATEST HITS, 21: Report says DNC files were copied, not hacked, 5 days before murder of Seth Rich	9 19:34 Sock Puppet of Doom [11124]
Did President Obama Read the ‘Steele Dossier' in the White House Last August?	9 23:06 Seeking cure for ignorance [11126]
Psychologist takes credit for sending horse poop to Mnuchin	12 16:56 Anomalous Sources [11122]
Is Media Response to Obama's 'Operation Cassandra Scandal' a Precursor For Response to FBI/DOJ	1 12:32 Sock Puppet of Doom [11125]

    
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                        20:27 Injun Bucket8891

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                        19:46 Frank G

                        19:34 Sock Puppet of Doom

                        18:59 Seeking cure for ignorance

                        18:45 Adriane

                        18:43 Abu Uluque

                        18:31 Rob Crawford

                        18:26 Abu Uluque

                        18:21 Seeking cure for ignorance

                        17:54 swksvolFF

Who's in the News
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4	Govt of Iran
4	al-Shabaab (AQ)
4	Islamic State
3	Taliban
3	Houthis
3	Palestinian Authority
2	Sublime Porte
2	Govt of Iran Proxies
1	Hezbollah
1	Govt of Iraq
1	al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
1	Boko Haram (ISIS)
1	Arab Spring
1	Hamas

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Tue 2017-12-26
Six Islamic State, involved in killing policeman, killed in Kirkuk

Mon 2017-12-25
ISIS military commission chief killed in US drone strike in Afghanistan

Sun 2017-12-24
Taliban’s IED expert famous as Osama killed in NDS operation

Sat 2017-12-23
Terror Attack in Pennsylvania's State Capital?

Fri 2017-12-22
US drone strike kills Qaeda propaganda chief in Yemen

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

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