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KDF Arrests Al Shabaab Members Planting Explosives In Lamu County
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Two killed by roadside bombs in Sinai	0 [11129]
U.S. Says Air Strikes Killed 62 Militants in Somalia	0 [11132]
Interior ministry: 2 Islamic State terrorists apprehended in Mosul	0 [11129]
Iraqi troops nab three Islamic State female biters in Kirkuk’s Hawija	1 12:02 Frank G [11130]
5 militants killed, 2 wounded in Uruzgan airstrikes	0 [11127]
Prominent Taliban leader killed in Herat drone strike	0 [11132]
KDF Arrests Al Shabaab Members Planting Explosives In Lamu County	0 [11130]
Benghazi security chief fired due to lawlessness in the city	0 [11129]
Truce in Yemen's Hodeida due to start Tuesday after new clashes	0 [11136]
Gunmen attack Kaduna village	0 [11127]
Police to charge Strasbourg gunman's 'accomplice'	3 10:20 AlanC [11131]
Page 2: WoT Background
PA believes Hamas terrorist released in Shalit deal behind West Bank shootings	0 [11128]
Government is the only authorized institution to negotiate peace deal: Abdullah	0 [11128]
25pc increase in refusals recorded during anti-polio drive in Islamabad	0 [11127]
Taliban meet US officials in United Arab Emirates	0 [11125]
Justin Trudeau: Canada looking for way out of Saudi arms deal	2 10:22 AlanC [11127]
UN, Palestinians appeal for aid after US funding cuts	0 [11130]
Trump did not tell Erdogan he would extradite Gulen: WH official	2 12:54 SteveS [11132]
Erdogan: New military operation in Syria to 'start at any moment'	2 12:08 lord garth [11133]
Turkish FM claims freed US pastor is a ‘CIA agent’	0 [11130]
Exiled Turkish journalist, mother of two: I don’t know how I’ll see them again	0 [11129]
Report: Iran government control over security getting increasingly weak	0 [11125]
Coalition: Yemen legitimate government will take control of Hodeidah ports soon	0 [11131]
Iraqi parliament speaker: Saudi support helped in expelling ISIS	0 [11130]
UN peacekeepers say two tunnels at Israel border breached UN resolution	1 10:24 AlanC [11125]
Saudis call for boycott of Turkish products in protest against ‘Ankara’s plots’	0 [11131]
Pentagon: We have no knowledge of Erdogan’s statements regarding Trump	0 [11128]
Hassan Asfour: Arafat was killed for believing Solomon’s Temple was in Yemen	0 [11131]
Iran president's son-in-law resigns after nepotism claims	0 [11128]
UN Assembly adopts refugee pact, without US and Hungary	2 05:27 Bright Pebbles [11127]
Partners of ex-Trump aide Flynn indicted over Gulen plot	0 [11132]
Libya's electricity company hints at ending services in Misrata	0 [11128]
Sirte celebrates second anniversary of liberation from ISIS	0 [11127]
With Migrants Stalled at U.S. Doorstep, Mexico Offers a Fresh Start	0 [11129]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Why 536 was ‘the worst year to be alive'	6 16:21 AlmostAnonymous5839 [11126]
Two Chicago police officers hit and killed by metro train	0 [11132]
Anchor Baby Extreme: At 8-Months Pregnant, Migrant Hops The Border Fence For A Chance At Giving Birth In The U.S.	2 14:47 Deacon Blues [11131]
Mexico Has a Plan to Deter Illegal Aliens From Flocking to the United States. Here's What It Entails.	9 19:53 ruprecht [11132]
US sportswear traced to factory in China's internment camps	1 09:45 Chereting Pelosi1889 [11131]
France to impose new tax on internet and tech giants	9 23:30 KBK [11138]
Anger ensues as cameraman assaulted by security guards in Nawaz Sharif's protocol	0 [11127]
Miss Philippines wins 2018 Miss Universe crown	1 19:51 ruprecht [11133]
France 'the sick man of Europe': Polish foreign minister	4 12:57 Hellfish [11135]
One dead, 80 hurt as rival activists clash ahead of DRC vote	0 [11128]
Two Congolese troops killed by Rwandan rebels: DR Congo army	0 [11130]
Bolivia's Morales ignores unconstitutional accusations in reelection bid	2 11:09 Procopius2k [11132]
UN condemns North Korean human rights violations	0 [11128]
The Fruits of Progressivism: 11-Year-Old Boy Dressed In Drag Dances At Gay Bar, Gets Dollar Bills Thrown At Him	8 22:09 SteveS [11133]
Page 4: Opinion
A.B. Stoddard: We Have No Idea How Big the Mueller Iceberg Is	7 20:38 Speamble Elmeack5265 [11138]
NY Times Opinion: Human Extinction Might Be A Good Thing	10 16:35 Besoeker [11132]
Victor Davis Hanson: The Globalist Mindset: They Hate You	5 23:07 Injun Bucket8891 [11134]
Alice Walker under fire for praise of 'antisemitic' David Icke book	3 21:54 Secret Master [11132]
Russian propagandists targeted African Americans to influence 2016 US election	6 19:59 Chaviger Squank3276 [11131]
New Congressional Black Caucus Chair: We May Have No Choice But to Impeach Trump	13 23:25 SR-71 [11133]
Prepare yourself for two more years of "Hitlergate"	2 19:56 NoMoreBS [11131]
Page 6: Politix
Ducey picks McSally for U.S. Senate	7 18:42 Iblis [11130]
Democrats fight over who owns data ahead of 2020	8 23:26 SR-71 [11132]
Christopher Steele: I Was Hired to Help Hillary Clinton Challenge the 2016 Election Results	3 09:01 Besoeker [11131]

    
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Two weeks of WOT

Tue 2018-12-18
KDF Arrests Al Shabaab Members Planting Explosives In Lamu County

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

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