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Hostages held up by armed gunman in Sydney cafe
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Sydney gunny dead, siege over	14 23:22 Procopius2k [11135]
Shiite may be Sydney siege hostage taker	23 21:51 JosephMendiola [11126]
Martin Place Muslim Terrorist Identified	2 19:41 Super Hose [11129]
The man who bumped into a gunman behind siege in Lindt Cafe and was threatened with being shot	3 07:57 M. Murcek [11124]
US-Led Air Attacks Kill 18, Wound Tens Of ISIS Fighters Near Mosul	3 15:05 gorb [11126]
Iraq FM: China offered military help	1 20:50 JosephMendiola [11130]
Top NPA leader arrested	0 [11125]
Live feed on Sydney seige	4 13:42 Pappy [11124]
Egyptian Military Reportedly Kills Six Militants In Sinai	0 [11123]
Rebels Advance On 2 Bases In Northwestern Syria	0 [11124]
Syria Rebels Battle to Keep Key Aleppo Hill	0 [11126]
Libya Islamists Press Advance on Key Oil Region	0 [11126]
2 Egypt Policemen Killed in Sinai Drive-by Shooting	0 [11124]
France Says It Has 'Neutralized' 200 Jihadists in Sahel	5 22:04 Barbara [11126]
Army Arrests Two Suspects in Bhannine over Terrorist Links	0 [11126]
Blast Near High School in Nangarhar Injures Six	0 [11123]
22 Civilians Kidnapped By ISIL Terrorists In Kirkuk	0 [11125]
Security Forces Deploy In Haditha Western Anbar	0 [11125]
3 ISIL Terrorists Killed Northern Tikrit	0 [11124]
US-Led International Coalition Launches Airstrikes On ISIL Dens In Iraq	0 [11128]
Hostages held up by armed gunman in Sydney cafe	7 09:38 Frank G [11127]
Hostages Taken in Sydney Cafe	0 [11126]
Rebels expand territory in Sanaa	0 [11124]
Page 2: WoT Background
MOD tells soldiers 'Don't yell at terrorist suspects.'	6 15:38 JFM [11124]
Iraqi Forces Await Zero Hour To Attack ISIS Positions In Tikrit	0 [11124]
Rights group's office torched in Grozny	1 10:47 Bright Pebbles [11125]
NorKs acquire new submarine	2 20:37 bbrewer126 [11130]
In Show Of Strength, Hamas Stages Massive Military Parade In Gaza	1 07:38 JohnQC [11123]
Leaked Hamas Video Contradicts IDF Version Of Deadly Incident During Gaza Op	3 18:42 ed in texas [11125]
'I Was No Longer Human' Says Frenchman of 3 Years Captivity	1 08:19 JohnQC [11124]
Report: Syrian Armed Groups Ready to Advance into Lebanon through Arsal	0 [11125]
Kabul Efforts to Pressurize Islamabad Fruitless: Pakistan	1 12:43 paul [11125]
Iran Provides Facilities to Afghan Refugees	0 [11126]
28 IEDs Defused In Tikrit	1 05:44 Shipman [11124]
No negotiations between Iran, U.S. about ISIS	5 18:43 ed in texas [11124]
N.Korea in Massive Boost to Military Arsenal	2 22:56 JosephMendiola [11133]
Israel PM rejects withdrawal talk ahead of Kerry meet	2 08:41 AlanC [11126]
USA To Hand Over Iraqi Pilots First F-16 This Month, Says PM’s Office	0 [11124]
PLO official bashes ‘dictatorial’ Abbas	0 [11124]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Cop's Act of Kindness Toward Shoplifting Grandma	0 [11126]
Peru Plans Criminal Charges Against Greenpeace Activists	9 22:04 swksvolFF [11129]
North Korea's "Illegal Alien"	1 20:16 Super Hose [11128]
Pope Francis Turns Out Not To Have Made Pets In Heaven Comment	11 22:15 JohnQC [11130]
Norway Probes Spy Equipment Found In Central Oslo	4 18:40 ed in texas [11126]
Turkish police raid media offices of Erdogan's rival	1 09:47 Floluling Ebboluck7929 [11127]
OPEC isn't scared of $40 oil	8 20:58 Mullah Richard [11127]
The Unexpected Threat to Super Bowl XLIX	16 22:02 JosephMendiola [11125]
Legal Immigrants Forced to Pay for Obama’s Illegal Amnesty	3 08:06 Procopius2k [11123]
Texas weighs Open Carry of handguns.	13 19:19 swksvolFF [11125]
Bakken-Cushing oil pipeline project canceled due to lack of interest	10 16:15 OldSpook [11127]
Nearly 300 arrested in Frensno anti gang operation.	5 19:08 Procopius2k [11124]
Page 4: Opinion
Is Obama secretly working to replace Netanyahu?	11 22:25 JosephMendiola [11129]
Israel-Palestinian Security Cooperation Is Crucial For Abbas' Survival	1 07:54 JohnQC [11123]
Meanwhile, China Quietly Takes Over Zimbabwe	20 20:57 JosephMendiola [11126]

    
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4	Commies
3	Islamic State
2	Salafists
2	al-Nusra
2	Hamas
1	al-Qaeda in North Africa
1	Houthis
1	Govt of Iran
1	Palestinian Authority
1	Govt of Pakistan

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Hostages held up by armed gunman in Sydney cafe

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Fri 2014-12-12
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Thu 2014-12-11
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Wed 2014-12-10
PA minister dies after clashes with IDF troops

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Mon 2014-12-08
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Sun 2014-12-07
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Sat 2014-12-06
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Fri 2014-12-05
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Thu 2014-12-04
80 ISIS Casualties In Air Strikes By US-Led Coalition In Kirkuk

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