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Afghan forces launch operation in areas bordering Pakistan
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Afghan forces launch operation in areas bordering Pakistan	0 [11134]
Sinjar battle: Kurds take control of large area of Sinjar	0 [11122]
Valerie Plame Just Retweeted An Article Outing A CIA Agent	1 16:28 Besoeker [11130]
Two car bomb blasts in Iraqi-inhabited area in Malmo, Swedan	2 16:07 Pappy [11131]
Iraqi tribal fighters liberate al-Wafaa area in Ramadi	0 [11126]
ISIS attacks military base containing American elements	1 05:12 Shipman [11126]
ISIS security official killed in Mosul	0 [11126]
IPs search Ramadi hospital for ISIL casualties	0 [11125]
Security forces foil attack on police headquarters, kill 17 ISIS elements in Biji	0 [11124]
31 Terrorists of ISIL killed in Anbar	0 [11122]
MoD: ISF liberate 5 villages in Salah-il-Din	0 [11126]
Kurdish Peshmerga forces sieze large areas of Sinjar without ISIS resistance	1 12:11 Ebbomosh Hupemp2664 [11123]
Eight Bullet-Riddled Bodies Found in SW Pakistan	3 16:09 Pappy [11129]
Roadside Bomb and Taliban Attack Kill 14 in Afghanistan	0 [11127]
Saudi Teen Killed during Raid on 'Terrorists'	0 [11128]
Deadly Attack on Yemen Tribal Chief Sparks Ambush	0 [11126]
Coalition Strikes Hit IS North of Aleppo for First Time	0 [11125]
Egyptian Jailed for 10 Years for Spying for Israel	0 [11127]
Four more terrorists hanged in Faisalabad	0 [11125]
Kurds Push Into Sinjar; Iraqis Battle For Airport	0 [11122]
US-led Forces Launch 13 Air Strikes In Iraq, Three In Syria	0 [11126]
Pakistan Says Arrests Made In Taliban School Carnage	0 [11125]
Mudug Deputy Governor targeted in landmine attack	0 [11123]
Caucasus Emirate militants pledge allegiance to IS	0 [11129]
France Dijon: [Muslim] Driver targets city pedestrians	4 21:58 JosephMendiola [11130]
Four Abu Sayyaf militants arrested in Sulu	0 [11126]
Sayyaf man nabbed in Zamboanga	0 [11124]
First Rantburg Photoshop Contest	22 19:13 swksvolFF [11128]
Page 2: WoT Background
Iraq TV show makes 'terrorists' confront victims	0 [11124]
Tunisia's Essebi claims victory	0 [11122]
Malaysian ISIS fighters take bank loans to finance trip to Iraq and Syria	6 20:42 JosephMendiola [11128]
Million pilgrims commemorate death anniversary of Prophet in Basra	1 05:40 Shipman [11123]
ISIS detains 15.000 civilians as human shields in Yathrib district south of Tikrit	0 [11128]
Finance Committee approves funding for settlements despite objections by leftist politicians	1 10:26 Raj [11127]
Gaza imposes new taxes	4 07:25 AlanC [11127]
Third of Italians Back Anti-Immigrant Northern League	2 15:01 trailing wife [11125]
Report: Security Gaps Found at Germany's Biggest Airport	2 04:00 g(r)omgoru [11126]
Iran Hails U.S.-Cuba Thaw as Proof Sanctions Don't Work	5 22:17 JosephMendiola [11129]
Syria claims to down Israeli drone over Quneitra	3 16:41 Thing From Snowy Mountain [11126]
Report: Stricter Security Measure against Syrian Refugees to Take Effect on Jan. 5	0 [11126]
630 Gazans Enter Egypt as Rafah Reopens for Two Days	1 04:06 g(r)omgoru [11126]
Qaeda condemns attack on Peshawar army school	2 11:36 trailing wife [11125]
Terrorists planning to repeat Peshawar-type attack, warns Nisar	0 [11123]
Sony says it will release ‘The Interview’ after threats	1 10:20 Pappy [11125]
700 troops could have died retaking Gaza, ex-general says	5 18:57 Besoeker [11130]
Radical Islam likely behind attack on French cops — officials	1 05:38 Shipman [11127]
US Sends Four Guantanamo Prisoners Home To Afghanistan	5 15:10 Rambler in Virginia [11126]
Indictment Against Alon Shvut Terrorist: Purchased Knives To Ensure Victims' Deaths	0 [11125]
Assad Tells Iran's Larijani He Backs Local Truces	2 11:41 trailing wife [11123]
N. Korea threatens ultra-harsh action over hacking allegation	4 14:59 USN, Ret. [11125]
U.S. considering re-listing N. Korea as state terrorism sponsor	2 07:44 AlanC [11126]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Clock ticking on Mistral decision, Russia tells France	0 [11125]
Anti-whaling protesters on hook for millions following court ruling	7 18:58 Barbara [11128]
Andrews, Texas: God Bless the U.S.A. tribute in lights.	0 [11125]
Ukrainian peace talks probably scrapped until 2015	1 07:35 ed in texas [11123]
BBC chief: Anti-Semitism makes me question Jews’ future in UK	8 15:12 Anice Nim [11127]
Mohammad hair relic to be delivered to Moscow	11 16:07 gorb [11127]
Federal Govt, Somaliland agree to resume dialogue	0 [11122]
Team Abu Sayyaf wins Mindanao bowling tournament	5 20:46 JosephMendiola [11135]
Page 4: Opinion
Conrad Black On The Price Of Oil	2 17:12 BrerRabbit [11127]
How to fight the lone wolf	8 12:21 JohnQC [11127]
The new Euro-Muslim states	8 19:54 Pappy [11130]
Why I Called On Europe To Recognize Palestine	5 15:40 SteveS [11122]
Page 6: Politix
de Blasio goes AWOL	3 19:18 swksvolFF [11134]
De Blasio Attacks NYPD Officers That Turned Their Backs on Him	10 20:04 Woodrow Stalin1308 [11128]

    
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                        20:04 Woodrow Stalin1308

                        19:54 Pappy

                        19:18 swksvolFF

                        19:13 swksvolFF

                        18:58 Barbara

                        18:57 Besoeker

                        18:00 Charles

                        17:12 BrerRabbit

                        16:42 Deacon Blues

                        16:41 JohnQC

                        16:41 Thing From Snowy Mountain

                        16:28 Besoeker

                        16:27 Pappy

                        16:20 Besoeker

                        16:09 Pappy

                        16:09 phil_b

                        16:07 Pappy

                        16:07 gorb

                        16:05 RandomJD

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Who's in the News
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9	Islamic State
5	Govt of Iraq
2	Hamas
2	Abu Sayyaf
2	Govt of Syria
1	Houthis
1	Govt of Iran
1	Taliban
1	TTP

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Two weeks of WOT

Mon 2014-12-22
Afghan forces launch operation in areas bordering Pakistan

Sun 2014-12-21
Seven Dead as Pakistan Hits Militant Hideouts

Sat 2014-12-20
Abu Muslim al-Turkmani: From Iraqi officer to slain ISIS deputy

Fri 2014-12-19
Dr Usman, Arshad Mehmood executed in Faisalabad

Thu 2014-12-18
Peshmerga launch massive offensive on ISIS sites in Zammar, Mosul

Wed 2014-12-17
Nawaz removes moratorium on death penalty

Tue 2014-12-16
Taliban slaughter dozens of children at school in Peshawar

Mon 2014-12-15
Hostages held up by armed gunman in Sydney cafe

Sun 2014-12-14
Life in Post-Truth America

Sat 2014-12-13
Haqqani network used child bomber in French school attack: NDS

Fri 2014-12-12
Nigerian girl, 13, arrested wearing explosives vest

Thu 2014-12-11
NATO airstrike leaves 17 suspected militants dead in Parwan

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

Tue 2014-12-09
ISIS Dismantles Oil Refinery In Salahuddin, Plans To Transfer It To Raqqa In Syria

Mon 2014-12-08
Key commanders of Gul Bahadur group killed in Datakhe strikes: reports

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