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U.S. airstrikes kill 62 al-Shabaab terrorists in Somalia
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
U.S. airstrikes kill 62 al-Shabaab terrorists in Somalia	1 09:36 Bright Pebbles [10325]
'Car Bomb Explosion Reported In Downtown Mogadishu	1 07:22 ed in texas [10325]
3 Iraqi children killed, wounded in bomb blast near Basra oil firm	0 [10324]
Iraqi airstrike kills four Islamic State militants inside Nineveh tunnel	0 [10324]
Iraqi military: Two Islamic State infiltrators apprehended in Mosul	0 [10325]
Troops repel attacks by insurgents disguised as aid workers	0 [10324]
Scuffles as Brussels anti-migration rally draws thousands	2 05:24 SteveS [10325]
Iraqi air raids kill 16 aides of ISIS leader Baghdadi in Syria	0 [10324]
Army chief sanctions death penalty for 15 'hardcore terrorists': ISPR	0 [10324]
Turkey ignores Iraqi protests, attacks PKK again	0 [10324]
Fresh US-led airstrikes leave 17 Syrian civilians dead in Dayr al-Zawr	0 [10324]
Car bomb goes off at marketplace in Syria's Afrin, kills 8	0 [10324]
Heavy clashes as Saudi push in Hudaydah repelled	1 06:40 Frank G [10325]
Hamas marks anniversary with parade of new missiles	0 [10324]
Northeastern Nigeria fighting with militants leaves 12 soldiers dead	0 [10324]
Fifth victim of Strasbourg attack dies	0 [10324]
Page 2: WoT Background
Nobel laureate urges Yazidi protection until IS leaders tried	0 [10324]
Mixed reports on whether Iranian general fatally shot himself by accident	2 08:01 Sheba Angeter4830 [10325]
Erdogan blasts presenter for asking about peaceful protests in Turkey	0 [10324]
Son-in-law of Iran president faces nepotism claims	0 [10325]
Iranian activist sentenced to 16 years in prison: I have no hope in judiciary	0 [10325]
Iraqis begin rebuilding iconic Mosul mosque with $50.4 mln UAE-financed project	0 [10324]
Netanyahu warns Hamas after deadly West Bank attacks	0 [10324]
How Iran, Turkey use Qatar to undermine regional security and US interest	1 09:52 JohnQC [10324]
Coalition issues 157 permits for convoys entering Yemen within three days	0 [10325]
'Kashmiris must be allowed to decide their future': PM condemns Indian violence against civilians	0 [10324]
Jirga to hold talks with miscreants who burned down Diamer schools	0 [10326]
Turkey says would work with Syria's Assad if he won 'democratic election'	0 [10324]
Iran ‘ready’ for joint anti-terror operation after deadly ambush in Pakistan	0 [10324]
Haniyeh hails West Bank's resistance against Zionist enemy	0 [10324]
Turkey says Trump working on extraditing wanted Gulen	0 [10324]
Kenya To Deploy Additional Police Along Kenya-Somalia Border	0 [10325]
Netanyahu: I won’t wait for the Palestinians to make peace with Arab world	0 [10324]
Destroying Hezbollah’s tunnels: an operation years in the making	0 [10324]
Page 3: Non-WoT
The absurdly beastly 797-horsepower Dodge Challenger Hellcat Redeye	12 22:57 jvalentour [10324]
Meet Africa's Industrialist of the Year	4 17:26 Besoeker [10326]
Switzerland signs off on post-Brexit trade agreement with UK	0 [10325]
Father, Son, 16 Others Charged With Trafficking Cocaine In Chicago Area	8 15:48 Ulusock Johnson3358 [10325]
Silicon Valley in Iowa: congressman's fight for tech jobs in rural America	0 [10324]
Ashley Bratcher Becomes Passionately Pro-Life After Movie Role	5 14:14 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [10324]
The Embezzling Nuns From the Order That Helped Train Obama	3 14:04 SteveS [10324]
Cambodia seizes record 3-tonne haul of African ivory	0 [10324]
Georgia's first female president sworn in	1 20:43 Frank G [10324]
Senior Comoros opposition figures handed life sentences	0 [10325]
Body of woman buried alive in well recovered after 30-hour operation	1 11:23 Glererong the Well-mannered8757 [10325]
7 booked after 22-year-old woman commits suicide over blackmail in Muzaffargarh	0 [10324]
US sanctions putting denuclearization at risk: North Korea	0 [10325]
IRGC general accidentally kills self while cleaning gun	5 11:29 Phinert Wheath6583 [10324]
Page 4: Opinion
How President Trump has come to trust his CIA...with a few big caveats	1 09:20 JohnQC [10327]
Judge Jeanine: Justice is supposed to be blind to politics, Mike Flynn, etc. (video)	0 [10325]
Tom Fitton's Weekly Update – December 14, 2018 (video)	0 [10325]
Michael Flynn's Ordeal and Ours	0 [10324]
Global Order Takes Over	0 [10324]
Powell: New Facts Indicate Mueller Destroyed Evidence, Obstructed Justice	4 11:02 SteveS [10324]
What does teaching philosophy in Saudi Arabia mean?	3 18:41 magpie [10324]
Page 6: Politix
Hillary's letters from children, Clinton books.....The Google happy talk.	1 09:13 JohnQC [10325]
Documents Reveal Obama State Department Urgently Provided Classified ‘Russiagate' Documents to Multiple Senators Immediately Ahead of Trump Inauguration	4 11:20 Bobby [10325]
Devin Nunes calls for White House-linked transparency office to declassify government documents	0 [10325]
Darrell Issa: Michael Flynn's conviction will be 'overturned' due to Justice Department, FBI wrongdoing	2 11:15 Abu Uluque [10324]
Iowa Democrats Don't Know What They Want But They Know It's Not Hillary	4 10:10 gorb [10325]
Forensic Investigators Reveal Clinton Foundation Should Have Been Registered as Foreign Agent	2 11:00 gorb [10324]
Deep State Crooks: Mueller Took Down Strzok's 302 Report After Strzok Was Caught In Text Messages Plotting Against Trump	2 08:48 JohnQC [10324]

    
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2	Moslem Colonists
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1	Narcos
1	Govt of Syria
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1	Hezbollah
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Two weeks of WOT

Mon 2018-12-17
U.S. airstrikes kill 62 al-Shabaab terrorists in Somalia

Sun 2018-12-16
Israeli Army Says Fourth Hezbollah Attack Tunnel Found Crossing From Lebanon

Sat 2018-12-15
Heavy clashes breakout in Hodeidah after UN-backed ceasefire announcement

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

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