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Iraq Under Missile Attack From Iran
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Tehran has launched	9 23:53 Goober Tingle7365 [11132]
BREAKING - Iraq Under Missile Attack From Iran	70 23:39 Silentbrick [11135]
Teenage sicario, 19, tells friend to FILM him as he assassinates a man and his passenger at a busy intersection near the US-Mexico border	0 [11123]
Soldier imprisoned 18 days for putting snake in PA taxi	22 16:01 Harry Lover of the Gepids1344 [11125]
Where US troops are based in the ME	17 22:39 trailing wife [11129]
Nigeria hit by deadly bomb attack near Cameroon	0 [11127]
Eyewitnesses Say 5 People Killed in NDS Kabul Operation	0 [11126]
Syrian shepherds killed in massacre blamed on Iranian militias and ISIS	4 09:58 gorb [11127]
Germany charges Syrian accused of commanding ISIS unit	0 [11123]
Ali Abdul Razzaq al-Shari, a leader of the Iran-backed Houthi militia, has been killed west of the city of Taiz in Yemen	1 06:52 b [11124]
Kenya arrests three men for trying to breach British army camp	0 [11125]
Sea Pirates Kill Four Nigerian Navy Personnel, Abduct Three Foreigners	0 [11126]
Car Bomb Wounds Two in Central Somalia	0 [11126]
East Africa Response Force (comprised of ~50 troops out of Djibouti) to secure Manda Bay airfield	3 09:40 jpal [11125]
Five soldiers killed in Mali roadside attack	0 [11126]
US deploying 6 B-52 strategic bombers to Diego Garcia	3 15:36 49 Pan [11125]
Al-Bunyan Al-Marsous Force mobilizes forces to launch a counter-attack on Sirte	0 [11124]
Sirte falls to Haftar's forces, thanks to a Madkhali brigade from the inside	3 10:41 g(r)omgoru [11125]
Tripoli Military College attack conducted by Wing Loong	2 12:01 jpal [11126]
Erdogan confirms "First Turkish troops on their way to Libya"	2 13:44 trailing wife [11123]
Indonesian student jailed as Britain's worst rapist	4 06:58 Mercutio [11129]
Page 2: WoT Background
Canada Breaks Contact, Retreats Troops From Iraq To Kuwait	2 21:08 Procopius2k [11129]
Iran: 35 dead, 50 injured at Soleimani's funeral	13 17:02 JohnQC [11132]
NYT Reporter: Defense Department ‘Quite Tragically' Good at Killing People	14 18:56 Rambler in Virginia [11127]
US implements plan to send Mexican asylum seekers to Guatemala	5 10:14 NoMoreBS [11126]
French Jew succumbs to injuries sustained in 2016 antisemitic attack	2 09:06 Dron66046 [11125]
Popular Mobilization Unit commander Qais al-Khazali says Russia and China can replace US military support and advice in Iraq	4 13:57 Mercutio [11124]
Hamas leader attends Soleimani’s funeral in Iran	2 22:26 jpal [11131]
UK reduces staff at Iran, Iraq embassies after Soleimani's death	0 [11124]
Boris Johnson and his Iraqi counterpart Adil Abdul Mahdi agree in a phone call on the need to deescalate tensions	1 07:31 Skidmark [11124]
US accuses Russia, China of blocking UN statement on Baghdad embassy attack	0 [11125]
Rouhani says nobody should threaten his nation	8 09:08 Woodrow [11126]
Israel approves the construction of 1,936 new settler homes	1 06:45 Skidmark [11131]
Trump administration is denying Iranian FM Mohammad Javad Zarif a visa to enter the US ahead of a UN Security Council session	5 21:02 Canuckistan sniper [11125]
Iranian state tv banging war drums	2 14:13 jpal [11126]
Gharyani calls the government to cut ties with the United Arab #Emirates, #Egypt, #SaudiArabia and #France	0 [11125]
Two Russian firms join Wagner Group in supplying Haftar with mercenaries	5 12:25 Thing From Snowy Mountain [11128]
Defected adviser to warlord Haftar, says the Turkish military power can not be compared with any other force in the region	1 07:32 Procopius2k [11124]
Algeria regards #Tripoli a red line and hopes that no one will cross it	2 17:02 jpal [11127]
UPDATED: US military has no plans to leave Iraq: Defense secretary	0 [11124]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Breaking - CNN Settles with 'MAGA Hat Kid' Nick Sandmann	17 23:03 Lex [11135]
Dupe entry: Finnish Government Collapses Due to Rising Cost of Universal Health Care	0 [11129]
So THAT's why you always have room for pudding! Scientists prove 'dessert stomach' is real	0 [11126]
Borden Dairy, the 163-year-old milk producer known for its spokes-cow Elsie, files for bankruptcy after demand drops as people switch to VEGANISM and more say they are lactose intolerant	4 18:39 Glenmore [11127]
Oldest survivor of USS Indianapolis dies aged 98	0 [11126]
Cyprus: British woman who falsely accused Israeli youths of rape gets suspended sentence	7 16:34 SteveS [11128]
Sig P320 Compact 9mm Pistol Review (2016 review and video)	1 06:50 Skidmark [11128]
Netanyahu, in apparent ~~reminder~~ stumble, calls Israel 'nuclear power'	2 08:25 AlanC [11126]
Death of Iran general spurs anxiety over fate of US hostages	2 11:10 Cesare [11127]
Carmaker Rolls-Royce annual sales surge 25%	2 15:57 jpal [11124]
Pier 1 Imports closing nearly half of stores as sales falter	4 10:57 USN, Ret. [11128]
Actor George Lopez Accepts Iran's Bounty to Assassinate President Trump	9 17:33 charger [11126]
Two men charged with lighting separate bushfires in South Australia	1 12:52 Abu Uluque [11129]
Mass anti-government protests turn violent in Guinea	0 [11125]
Ricky Gervais Destroys Hollyweird Audience: "If ISIS started a streaming service, you'd call your agent"	4 14:09 rjschwarz [11127]
Luis Parra says he was supported with 81 votes yesterday. Juan Guaido says he was supported with 100 votes yesterday	0 [11126]
Donald Trump Jr. Under Fire For Decorating AR-15 With Hillary Clinton Cartoon	11 18:21 Bright Pebbles [11126]
Tripoli-based HoR calls for cutting ties with UAE	0 [11126]
Puerto Rico hit by 5.8-magnitude earthquake	8 18:04 charger [11132]
Hillsborough man, while thwarting home robbery, shoots two teens	7 17:21 DooDahMan [11124]
Page 4: Opinion
call 1-899-WE-SURRENDER: A number for Iran.	0 [11128]
The 19 Most Annoying People of 2019	14 19:17 SteveS [11125]
Foreign Poetry Readers vs. US Commoners	0 [11128]
Nice place to visit, but you wouldn't want to live there.	13 17:19 Skidmark [11126]
Thanks to President Trump, the Forty-Year Appeasement of Iran Is Over	6 13:29 Lex [11123]
Survey: Scottsdale, Arizona Rates Tops for Job Market; Detroit Dead Last	2 16:40 SteveS [11129]
How the Norf went Tory. An important and accurate documentary about why Labour lost in their northern heartlands. LOVE ME WIFE, LOVE ME PUB, LOVE THE NORF! ENGERLANDDDD!!!!	2 09:04 Mercutio [11123]
Giuliani Reveals New Info Regarding the Bidens: ‘To me, it's a racketeering case, a RICO case'	5 11:39 Abu Uluque [11126]
Trump has Europeans caught in a trap	17 17:27 magpie [11124]
Page 6: Politix
Lucy, I Don' Bleevit! Hunter B. Now linked to IDENTITY THEFT: his dead brother's!	10 14:01 Lex [11128]
Devin Nunes Tells Sara Carter: "ICIG Michael Atkinson is Under Active Investigation"	2 10:13 JohnQC [11128]
Chelsea Clinton reaps $9 million from corporate board position	16 17:17 JohnQC [11127]
Lincoln Chafee Launching Longshot White House Bid as Libertarian	8 18:03 charger [11128]
Maxine Waters: Trump’s Mental Health an Impeachment Consideration	9 14:42 g(r)omgoru [11124]
Fredo's Idiot Brother Strikes Again	5 13:36 Lex [11127]
Ilhan Omar's ex-husband Ahmed Hirsi remarries 37 days after their divorce	8 15:50 European Conservative [11127]
Judge Nappy: House Dems should reopen the impeachment case citing new evidence	9 16:19 Procopius2k [11125]

    
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13	Govt of Iran
6	Arab Spring
4	Govt of Iran Proxies
3	al-Shabaab (AQ)
2	Sublime Porte
2	Moslem Colonists
1	Boko Haram (ISIS)
1	Govt of Iraq
1	Hamas
1	Houthis
1	Islamic State
1	MEND
1	al-Qaeda in North Africa
1	Muslim Brotherhood
1	Narcos
1	Commies

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Two weeks of WOT

Tue 2020-01-07
Iraq Under Missile Attack From Iran

Mon 2020-01-06
3 Americans Dead, 6 Aircraft Destroyed Or Damaged, Including A Rare Spy Plane, In #Kenya Attack

Sun 2020-01-05
Iran Puts $80M Bounty on Trump's Head for Soleimani Hit

Sat 2020-01-04
6 More Iran-Backed Leaders Zapped, incl. Shibl al-Zaidi, commander of Kataib Imam Ali

Fri 2020-01-03
Lebanon Hizbullah: "It's war!"

Thu 2020-01-02
Qassim Soleimani, head of Iran's elite Quds force, zapped in Iraq

Wed 2020-01-01
Hashid Al Shaabi #PMF leader Abo Alaa Al Walae threatens to attack Embassies of #Saudi, #UAE, #Bahrain and others in #Baghdad.

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
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