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Mosul Offensive News: Iraqi forces move into Mosul's biggest district
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
East Jerusalem teens indicted for planning attacks	0 [8]
Iowa Man Sentenced in Case Related to Guns Sent to Lebanon	3 15:28 swksvolFF [8]
UK pair linked to Brussels, Paris attacks jailed	0 [6]
Five men and a woman are arrested on suspicion of terror offences and six properties are being searched in raids across England	0 [7]
British police arrest 33 in Iran-UK migrant smuggling probe	0 [7]
11 arrested in France over Nice truck massacre	0 [12]
Anti-terror officer shot dead in Peshawar	0 [11]
Girl dies in IED attack in Waziristan	0 [18]
9 injured in grenade attack in Turbat	0 [10]
Houthi top commander dies in Hajjah	0 [9]
Men fleeing E Aleppo forced to fight with Assad	5 22:35 gorb [12]
Turkish warbirds hammer Kurd positions in Iraq	2 09:46 Glenmore [6]
728 rebels surrender in Aleppo	1 13:49 Shipman [7]
Palmyra Pillage and Plunder Press	2 13:51 Shipman [14]
The Beatings Will Continue: Iraqi Edition	3 17:36 Pappy [10]
4 Al-Qaeda chiefs arrested; one thousand Jihadis surrender	2 07:52 jvalentour [16]
10 Abu Sayyaf militants killed in encounter	1 09:50 49 Pan [7]
Turkish police detain hundreds after bomb attacks, pro-Kurdish party targeted	0 [6]
Anbar Antics	0 [6]
Three days of mourning declared in Cairo bomb attack, bomber identified	0 [8]
US airstrike leaves 7 ISIS militants dead in East of Afghanistan	0 [8]
Baghdad Bomb and Bullet Bulletin	1 09:51 Glenmore [12]
Top Taliban leader killed in Parwan province	0 [6]
AMISOM says foiled attack on its convoy in Somalia	0 [8]
Airstrike leaves 14 militants dead, 11 seriously wounded in Helmand	0 [8]
Mob 'besieging' Ahmadi place of worship in Chakwal dispersed by police	0 [10]
Libyans start celebrations of the Prophet’s Birthday, but Salafists attack mosque in Zliten	1 10:49 Pappy [7]
Mosul Offensive News: Iraqi forces move into Mosul's biggest district	0 [4]
Assad sweeps Aleppo, rebels offered ‘safe’ exit	8 18:22 Bright Pebbles [16]
Page 2: WoT Background
Cologne Ramps Up New Year's Police Presence after Sex Assaults	6 20:02 DarthVader [11]
UN Humanitarian Adviser: Syria and Russia accountable for Aleppo militia atrocities	2 18:58 Frank G [10]
Kurds to ISIS in Raqqa: Surrender or die	1 02:40 gorb [9]
Iran and Turkey's secret talks on Syria revealed	1 13:39 Pappy [7]
Some Haqqani network leaders based in Pakistan	1 09:10 chris [10]
Iranian speaker proposes Muslim bloc to combat terrorism	5 16:41 Glenmore [10]
Antonio Guterres sworn in as UN secretary general	2 09:46 Bright Pebbles [6]
Al-Gotrani proposes transitional government led by Haftar	0 [5]
715 fighters killed in Sirte battle	3 17:30 trailing wife [11]
Washington's Dangerous Drums of War on North Korea	2 13:10 USN, Ret. [7]
Bahrain upholds dissolved al-Wefaq leader sentence	0 [9]
Angry protestors describe Iraq’s ex-PM Maliki ‘head of thieves,’ ‘trash’	0 [4]
Israel urges Egypt to ‘fight terrorism together’	0 [4]
Nigeria: Govt In Secret Talks With Niger Delta Militants Despite Failure to Formally Name Negotiating Team	0 [7]
Boko Haram: Adamawa to review use of hijab	0 [5]
Buratai charges troops to finish-off Boko Haram	0 [7]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Trump to choose Perry as secretary of Energy, sources say	1 19:10 Blossom Unains5562 [8]
35-Mile Swiss Tunnel Opens to High-Speed Trains	7 16:50 AlanC [10]
Woman dragged off Delta flight by police in Detroit	4 10:49 One Eyed Speaking for Boskone7919 [4]
Wisconsin Recount Ends, Trump Picks Up 162 cheese head votes	9 12:20 swksvolFF [8]
A Holiday in America: Woman Run Over By Christmas Parade Float	0 [8]
Gambia's president urged to accept defeat by new government	0 [6]
Fighter jet crashes in SE Turkey	1 13:20 swksvolFF [5]
Govt to ‘expose’ online porn viewers	4 21:30 Whaitch and Company4655 [7]
Man shot dead by ‘wife, nephew’	1 16:33 Skidmark [12]
Over 100 killed as church collapses in Nigeria	0 [2]
Probe reveals ‘black magic’ deaths of 2 boys	0 [8]
KP refuses to let Qatari princes hunt houbaras	0 [7]
Junaid Jamshed's body identified: DC Islamabad	0 [6]
Zim First Lady Grace Mugabe in $1.4m Diamond Ring Scandal	1 13:46 Pappy [6]
Santa Schmitt-Matzen grants #1 Elf status	1 02:30 gorb [9]
Page 4: Opinion
What Game Is Russia Playing?	3 19:31 SteveS [7]
McConnell, Ryan Back CIA After Trump Attacks Hacking Probe	6 22:04 newc [11]
While many are discussing Russia, some Mikhail Gorbachev perspectives	0 [5]
Roger L. Simon: The Democrats' Nauseating Putin Hypocrisy	10 22:30 newc [14]
Prominent Black Civil Rights Leaders Back Sessions	3 15:00 trailing wife [7]
LTC(R) Ralph Peters definitely not on board with Rex Tillerson pick (Video)	8 14:42 Hupaigum Elmolurt9204 [4]
Page 6: Politix
A Randite Conspiracy?	0 [7]
Former Army Intel Officer: CIA Director John Brennan Is Playing Political Games	11 22:41 newc [9]
Clinton campaign backs calls for electors to get Trump-Russia intel briefing	8 17:39 AlanC [9]
Former Philadelphia Congressman Chaka Fattah sentenced to 10 years in prison	11 21:51 Zenobia Floger6220 [12]

    
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                        21:40 Bangkok Billy

                        21:30 Whaitch and Company4655

                        20:02 DarthVader

                        19:31 SteveS

                        19:10 Blossom Unains5562

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                        18:31 Bright Pebbles

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                        17:43 AlanC

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                        16:50 AlanC

                        16:41 Glenmore

                        16:33 Skidmark

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Who's in the News
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9	Islamic State
4	Govt of Syria
3	Govt of Pakistan
3	Sublime Porte
2	Arab Spring
2	Moslem Colonists
2	Govt of Iraq
2	Taliban
2	Boko Haram
1	Abu Sayyaf
1	Salafists
1	Houthis
1	Govt of Iran
1	al-Shabaab
1	Haqqani Network
1	Commies

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Sat 2016-12-10
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Thu 2016-12-08
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Wed 2016-12-07
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Tue 2016-12-06
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Mon 2016-12-05
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Sat 2016-12-03
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Fri 2016-12-02
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Thu 2016-12-01
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