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Maulana Samiul Haq's personal secretary arrested, labelled person of interest in murder probe
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
US Army Special Forces officer charged with the murder of Taliban bomb maker	14 21:19 trailing wife [11132]
Drone strikes leave at least 15 militants dead in Ghazni and Paktika	0 [11130]
Khanaqin villagers flee their homes, fearing resurgent ISIS	0 [11125]
2 Border Policemen lightly hurt in stabbing attack in Jerusalem; terrorist dead	0 [11127]
Sweden arrests man suspected of preparing terror attack	0 [11125]
Greek Coast Guard seizes large cache of drugs from Syrian ship	0 [11125]
Intense clashes breakout between Syrian Army, US-backed forces near Tanf region	0 [11131]
Syrian Army placed on high alert after Turkish military attack in northern Aleppo	0 [11124]
Syrian Army responds to Turkish military attack in northern Aleppo	0 [11129]
Israeli Air Force conducts low altitude flights along Syrian border	1 09:37 Frank G [11127]
Tension In Baidoa As Ethiopian Troops Arrest Presidential Candidate	0 [11128]
How Sweden deal on Yemen will be implemented: Commitments and timeframe	1 15:26 Woodrow [11131]
Day 4: Strasbourg gunman shot dead by French police	0 [11125]
US-backed Syrian forces smash IS defences in east	0 [11125]
Army holds private burial ceremony for dozens of soldiers killed by Boko Haram	0 [11131]
Police foil suicide bomb attack in Maiduguri	0 [11129]
Several dozen killed near Mali's border with Niger	0 [11130]
Page 2: WoT Background
Australia delivers over 15,000 SILVERSHIELD systems to Afghan forces	2 23:31 trailing wife [11133]
Interior Ministry orders sacking of more than 125 Kurdish cops in Kirkuk	0 [11130]
US Defense Department warns Turkey not to attack Syria	3 16:34 jpal [11134]
In response to terror attacks PM announces steps to expand settlement	0 [11128]
The Barghouti clan’s jihad against Israel	4 16:37 jpal [11143]
Urdu, Pashto VOA websites inaccessible in Pakistan	0 [11126]
ATC sentences two ‘MQM-L hitmen’ to 21 years in jail	0 [11123]
Maulana Samiul Haq's personal secretary arrested, labelled person of interest in murder probe	0 [11137]
Khalid bin Salman: Saudi Arabia committed to supporting and rebuilding Yemen	0 [11129]
Amnesty says ISIL 'annihilation' of rural Iraq is a war crime	4 14:17 Spaique Lumumba2447 [11128]
Trump Admin. to Slash Support for UN Peacekeeping Missions in Africa	1 11:23 JohnQC [11128]
Indian, Chinese troops share dance year after standoff	1 17:41 Slumble Platypus3459 [11133]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Fifth Third Bank surprises South Side single mom, pays off $150K in student loans	2 17:01 Shusoth Sforza4998 [11132]
The Weekly Standard, a "conservative" magazine critical of Trump, to shutter after 23 years	5 16:48 Procopius2k [11128]
American student stabbed to death in the Netherlands, police say	3 11:56 trailing wife [11127]
Teevee meteorologist resolves botched laser eye surgery challenge	5 22:59 james [11130]
Virgin Galactic reaches the Karman Line with 2 pilots	1 00:35 SteveS [11128]
Russia develops 1st interceptor attack drone	6 10:12 SteveS [11130]
FIA arrests suspect behind online marriage scam targeting widows, divorcees in Karachi	0 [11126]
Moody’s: Negative outlook for Turkish firms	1 09:35 Frank G [11126]
Spain announces huge minimum wage rise amid Catalonia tensions	2 13:52 Frank G [11125]
'Defective leadership': UNAIDS chief to quit early over scandal	1 11:05 JohnQC [11129]
Crisis-plagued Miss Venezuela pageant seeks new start	4 19:08 swksvolFF [11131]
The daring China rescues bringing Vietnam's trafficked girls home	1 06:44 Procopius2k [11129]
Meditating Buddhist monk killed in India leopard attack	0 [11126]
Egypt arrests 2 over nude tourists on pyramid	1 10:57 JohnQC [11131]
NATO-led troops on the move in northern Kosovo	0 [11127]
Remains of Two Migrants Discovered in Texas ‐ 80 Miles from Border	2 08:06 Besoeker [11133]
Sacking of Sri Lanka parliament illegal: Supreme Court	0 [11128]
Nearly 80% of Kinshasa vote material destroyed in fire: commission	2 07:17 ed in texas [11127]
Page 4: Opinion
Venezuelans regret gun ban, 'a declaration of war against an unarmed population'	8 19:50 trailing wife [11132]
Florida Senate Rules Brenda Snipes Cannot Rescind Her Resignation	2 11:19 M. Murcek [11127]
Ninth Circuit Court Rules Border Wall Must Be 'Short Enough That A Pregnant Woman Carrying A Child In Each Arm Could Be Expected To Scale It Without Difficulty'	8 11:54 Galactic Coordinator Claviter6242 [11126]
Running the traps on Jared Kushner as a potential Chief of Staff	4 10:48 JohnQC [11129]
A Nation of Bastards	8 11:16 JohnQC [11127]
Brzezinski Calls Sec Of State Mike Pompeo A 'Butt-Boy'; Still Employed At MSNBC	3 11:33 Frank G [11131]
~~Cuba~~ China Pushing ‘New International Order' Through Communism in Africa	5 10:04 Galactic Coordinator Claviter6242 [11128]
Religious freedom list	0 [11126]
Page 6: Politix
Nancy Pelosi and the 'Wrap Up Smear' explained (short video)	0 [11129]
The DOJ Inspector General Found 19,000 'Lost' Strzok and Page Texts	4 17:39 Slumble Platypus3459 [11129]
Russian spy Maria Butina pleads guilty in US court	0 [11125]

    
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3	Islamic State
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2	Commies
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1	Jamaat-e-Ulema Islami
1	Moslem Colonists
1	Narcos
1	al-Qaeda in North Africa
1	Govt of Iraq
1	Govt of Saudi Arabia
1	Hamas
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Two weeks of WOT

Fri 2018-12-14
Maulana Samiul Haq's personal secretary arrested, labelled person of interest in murder probe

Thu 2018-12-13
Egyptian military kills 27 terrorists in recent operations

Wed 2018-12-12
IDF uncovers third attack tunnel dug from Lebanon into Israel

Tue 2018-12-11
At least two dead, 11 wounded in French Christmas market shooting

Mon 2018-12-10
Taliban’s shadow governor for Paktika province has been killed

Sun 2018-12-09
In rain and mud, IDF exposes another tunnel from Lebanon into Israel

Sat 2018-12-08
Hizbullah Key Financier Tajideen Pleads Guilty in U.S.

Fri 2018-12-07
UN peacekeepers confirm existence of tunnel from Lebanon into Israel

Thu 2018-12-06
Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou’s arrest may prompt China to retaliate, 'take hostages,' expert says

Wed 2018-12-05
Jihadists seize more ground inside Idlib deescalation zone as Turkish Army watches from afar

Tue 2018-12-04
US-backed forces allegedly enter Daesh’s new capital

Mon 2018-12-03
ISIS leader involved in murder of US aid worker Peter Kassig killed

Sun 2018-12-02
TLP leader Khadim Hussain Rizvi booked under treason, terrorism charges: information minister

Sat 2018-12-01
Bush the Elder dies at 94

Fri 2018-11-30
Around 70 militants killed, wounded in 4-day operations in Kunduz

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