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Crowd storms US Embassy compound in Baghdad
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Crowd storms US Embassy compound in Baghdad, gunshots heard, report says UPDATE: Trump blames Iran	24 23:40 James [11140]
Turkey Arrests 100 IS Suspects	1 08:45 Mercutio [11127]
The possible ramifications of US airstrikes on Hashd al-Shaabi	1 07:38 b [11128]
14 Security Force Troops Killed In Jawzjan	0 [11127]
4 Taliban Commanders Killed in Herat Airstrikes	0 [11130]
Houthi rebels in Yemen claim to have shot down a Saudi-operated Vestel Karayel drone aircraft with a surface-to-air missile near Hodeidah	0 [11124]
Students in #Karbala's Hindiyah continue civil disobedience as their demands have not yet been met	0 [11124]
Iraqis in Babil continue protests to conclude the third month of demonstrations	0 [11123]
Revolutionary Guards have seized a ship on suspicion of smuggling fuel in the Gulf near the island of #AbuMusa	1 13:35 Mike Kozlowski [11124]
Anger grows against #Sadr gangs in #Samarra city	0 [11124]
Fear grows among people in #Samarra fear after spread of #Iranian missiles and weapons in the the city	1 21:33 Whusorong Noodleman8541 [11126]
Russia’s Terrorist Suspects Pledged Allegiance to Isis	0 [11130]
Rebels 'hack civilians to death' in eastern DRC attack	0 [11129]
Al-Shabab claims deadly attack in Somalia's Mogadishu	0 [11122]
Page 2: WoT Background
Saudi Arabia says 2 Shiite men killed by police were planning terror attack	0 [11130]
Day 3: Monsey suspect searched Hitler, anti-Semitism ahead of attack, prosecution says	0 [11131]
CIA devised way to restrict missiles given to allies, researcher says	9 17:34 Lex [11127]
High Court to reject request to rule whether Netanyahu can form next govt.	2 08:15 Bright Pebbles [11129]
New York Jewish community hires security czar amid rash of attacks	0 [11126]
John Bolton is back as Chairman of Gatestone advocacy group	0 [11122]
Report: 'Shiite Duo' Agrees to Formation of Leb Technocrat Govt.	0 [11124]
Taliban: No ‘Ceasefire,’ But ‘Reduction of Violence’	1 00:04 magpie [11126]
Two injured men among 110 Pakistanis deported by Turkey	0 [11128]
Revenge, response natural right of Iraqi people, PMU: IRGC	0 [11127]
Iranian proxy Kata'ib Seyyed al-Shuhada also signals its readiness to wage attacks against the US interests in Iraq, if ordered by Soleimani	0 [11127]
Nasrallah in the background: "The resistance will win all these wars in all the countries, they will be tougher and stronger, God willing."	1 03:53 g(r)omgoru [11123]
Facebook blocks live streaming of PBC news bulletins over Kashmir coverage	2 17:53 jpal [11132]
In Afghanistan, jailed Taliban await peace, their freedom	0 [11126]
Iraq's Parliament Speaker Mohamed al-Halbousi called for an open session on Tuesday, to discuss the expulsion of US troops from Iraq	0 [11124]
U.S. air strikes will have "dangerous consequences", Abdul Mahdi says	0 [11129]
Operations resumed at Iraq’s southern #Nassiriya oilfield	0 [11125]
Iran has warned the US of "consequences"	0 [11126]
US military members set for biggest pay raise in years	1 06:46 Procopius2k [11124]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Hilarious moment nine cars patiently sit in a backed-up McDonald's drive-thru line on Christmas day not realizing the restaurant is CLOSED	1 22:55 Besoeker [11128]
NY Woman, Set Free After Anti-Semitic Attack, Is Released Again After Second Alleged Attack	7 12:42 CrazyFool [11130]
Transgender Mother Says Her Pregnancy Did Not Make Her Less of a Man	10 18:49 ruprecht [11132]
Nissan ex-chairman Carlos Ghosn arrives in Lebanon,	2 10:34 Thing From Snowy Mountain [11123]
'Shattered': Inside the secret battle to save America's undercover spies in the digital age	3 14:32 Herb McCoy [11125]
Tennis Great Margaret Court Decries Transgender Athletes, LGBT Rights as ‘Of the Devil'	3 07:08 g(r)omgoru [11125]
NK party plenum Day 3 coverage says: "Saying that our party once again decided on an arduous and prolonged struggle for the final victory of the revolution	0 [11125]
Prime accused in assault case handed over to police	0 [11125]
Cancer patient accidentally set on fire during surgery in Romania	1 01:10 gorb [11123]
Michigan Semi Loaded With Pickles Crashes, Catches On Fire	7 23:57 Buddy Sorrell1908 [11127]
Top DOE official arrested for trying to set up sex with underage boy	4 08:22 Frank G [11127]
Bangladesh closes breast milk bank after Islamist protests	0 [11125]
Page 4: Opinion
Citizenship Amendment Act of India a hope for refugees	0 [11127]
Town Hall predictions for the new year!	0 [11127]
The mass murder that didn't happen because Texans are smarter than New Yorkers, Californians and progressives everywhere	6 13:49 Dron66046 [11124]
2020 Census Bureau Data: Blue States Projected to Lose Congressional Power in 2022	4 11:23 Procopius2k [11125]
Mindfulness training may lower blood pressure (Caution - Coffee Snort Alert)	4 23:02 JohnQC [11128]
Polio mess	0 [11124]
New year will bring Israel advantage over Iran	0 [11125]
Taliban unbound?	0 [11123]
Review: Judgment in Moscow: Soviet Crimes and Western Complicity by Vladimir Bukovsky	1 15:21 Chesney Sforza7038 [11123]
Black anti semitism	8 15:41 Lex [11127]
Page 6: Politix
'Defrauded' investor wants Hunter Biden's bank records to prove VP's son received $1.5bn from Chinese companies that 'hustled Americans out of life savings' in latest twist in paternity battle	0 [11135]
Hunter Biden Gets Hit With Tax Liens	14 18:41 Frank G [11134]
Democratic contender Biden says he would consider a Republican running mate	15 23:55 James [11138]
Hunter Biden Accused of $156M Counterfeiting Scheme With Burisma, CrowdStrike, Legal Filing Claims	14 14:45 trailing wife [11131]
Biden says he’d consider nominating Obama to the Supreme Court	11 23:06 Besoeker [11132]
Breaking: Nancy Pelosi's Son Caught Red Handed......It's All Over	8 13:53 JohnQC [11125]

    
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7	Govt of Iran Proxies
5	Taliban
4	Govt of Iraq
4	Govt of Iran
3	Commies
2	Islamic State
2	Hezbollah
1	al-Shabaab (AQ)
1	Govt of Pakistan
1	Houthis
1	Jamaat-e-Ulema Islami
1	Moslem Colonists

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Two weeks of WOT

Tue 2019-12-31
Crowd storms US Embassy compound in Baghdad

Mon 2019-12-30
Qais al-Khazali was a close associate of Qassem Suleimani - killed by USAF.

Sun 2019-12-29
Iraq launches new military operation against ISIS 4 provinces

Sat 2019-12-28
US civilian contractor killed and several US and Iraqi personnel wounded in Kirkuk rocket attack

Fri 2019-12-27
Libya's Tripoli-based govt makes formal request for Turkish military support, Turkey gets ready to rock

Thu 2019-12-26
Jihadists suffer heavy losses in failed attempt to retake strategic southeast Idlib town

Wed 2019-12-25
Boko Haram abducts 17 fishermen in Cameroon’s Far North region

Tue 2019-12-24
Merry Christmas - Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht, Peter Alexander

Mon 2019-12-23
Islamic State just issued this statement that claims the Battle of revenge is on

Sun 2019-12-22
France kills 33 militants in Mali raid: president

Sat 2019-12-21
Berlin police Foiled ISIS Terror Attack at Christmas Market

Fri 2019-12-20
Government of National Accord in Libya have officially requested that Turkey intervenes militarily in the civil war

Thu 2019-12-19
ISIS captures new ground in eastern Syria after launching powerful attack against Syrian Army forces

Wed 2019-12-18
Assailants attack several protest camps in north and south Lebanon

Tue 2019-12-17
Backer of Iraq anti-government protests killed in Baghdad

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