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Heavy clashes breakout in Hodeidah after UN-backed ceasefire announcement
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Somalia uproar continues after former al-Shabab No. 2 seized	0 [11131]
Fighting breaks out in Yemen's Hodeida after truce deal	1 08:02 Frank G [11131]
Cluster bomb wounds six people in Iraq’s Najaf province	0 [11130]
Lebanese Wary as Israel Destroys Hizbullah Border Tunnels	0 [11131]
Turkey targets military over alleged Gulen links	1 08:27 Frank G [11125]
Hundreds clash with Israeli forces north of Ramallah	0 [11127]
10,000 Palestinians protest on Gaza border, 16 said wounded	0 [11132]
Oikya Front top brass come under attack in Dhaka	0 [11129]
Tripoli's former security chief dies of wounds sustained in (successful) murder attempt	1 12:11 gorb [11129]
Drone strikes leave at least 15 militants dead in Ghazni and Paktika	0 [11128]
Taliban executioner killed in U.S. drone strike in Zabul province	0 [11133]
US-backed forces expel IS from east Syria hub	0 [11131]
Six security officials killed in attack in southwest Pakistan	0 [11135]
Civilian Killed, 2 Injured in mercenaries' shelling on Saada's border areas	0 [11130]
Clashes between police and protesters in Baidoa city leave 11 dead	0 [11129]
YPG kills 5 Turkish soldiers in special operation in northwest Aleppo	0 [11127]
Daesh launches big attack against Syrian Army troops near Iraqi border	0 [11129]
Iraq summons Turkish ambassador over cross border airstrikes	0 [11128]
Heavy clashes breakout in Hodeidah after UN-backed ceasefire announcement	1 06:46 AlanC [11138]
Page 2: WoT Background
Israeli Report: Hezbollah tunnel terrorist	4 15:04 Thing From Snowy Mountain [11128]
Federal judge rules Obamacare unconstitutional	2 12:33 texhooey [11131]
Islamic State militants holding 3500 Iraqis in Syria prisons: mayor	0 [11127]
Australia Formally Recognizes West Jerusalem As Israel's Capital	0 [11127]
Mufti demands lawsuit against UK embassy in Libya for anti-Islam activities	0 [11124]
Former CAR Militia Leader Arrested on Suspicion of War Crimes	0 [11130]
Daudzai assures peace talks with Taliban will yield positive outcome	0 [11127]
UK rallies international support for Nigeria over Boko Haram	0 [11130]
UAE’s Gargash: Road to peace in Yemen still bumpy	2 07:25 Frank G [11131]
ISIS claim of Strasbourg attack ‘completely opportunistic’, says French minister	0 [11127]
Riyadh committed to political solution that will guarantee Yemen’s stability	0 [11127]
Turkey to enter Syria’s Manbij if Kurdish militias fail to leave area, Erdogan warns	1 11:56 Injun Bucket8891 [11129]
Syrian Kurds vow to fight ‘to the death’ against Turkey in Syria	0 [11131]
Captured Syrian ship contained over 100 million Euros worth of drugs bound for Libya	3 13:36 3dc [11125]
Russian military establishes base just north of US-held Tanf region	0 [11128]
Erdogan vows to ‘eliminate’ Kurdish fighters in Iraq if US military doesn’t	1 10:08 ruprecht [11129]
Khashoggi murder suspect was heard boasting, ‘I know how to cut’	5 11:42 Rob Crawford [11128]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Black South African politician urges followers to 'kill whites', saying: 'We will kill their children and their women'	12 22:06 Silentbrick [11132]
Tennessee Deacon Fired After Questioning Thoroughness of Diocese's List of Predator Priests	2 23:55 Injun Bucket8891 [11128]
Attorney and Former WH Chief of Staff Reince Priebus joins the Navy	3 12:14 Procopius2k [11126]
44 Members Of Congress Ask Trump To Get Keystone XL ‘Over The Finish Line'	2 12:32 gorb [11126]
TX federal judge rules Obamacare unconstitutional	6 14:03 charger [11129]
Police Arrest 10 As 'Yellow Vest' Protests Reach Tel Aviv	1 20:53 Slinetch Hapsburg9507 [11131]
Beauty queen from slum is crowned Miss Venezuela	5 18:07 JohnQC [11130]
UN condemns violence against opposition ahead of DRC vote	0 [11126]
Vigilante group arrests 120 suspected cultists, hoodlums in Epe	0 [11128]
France braces for fifth straight weekend of 'yellow vest' rallies	0 [11128]
Google chief: Trust artificial intelligence makers to regulate technology	2 15:26 charger [11131]
Sri Lanka's disputed premier Rajapakse to step down for 'stability of the nation'	0 [11131]
Trump: Mick Mulvaney Is My New (Acting) White House Chief Of Staff	0 [11126]
Mexico Is Closing Their Border… With Guatemala	2 18:20 Frank G [11133]
Bad day for rice at the Maramma temple in Chamarjanagar	3 22:58 SteveS [11130]
Page 4: Opinion
Hating The President Is Not a Strategy, As Bill Kristol Just Learned	5 14:11 magpie [11132]
The Old Ways - Why The Amish Community is Booming	8 22:27 Dale [11130]
Mission Accomplished - Migrant caravan prepares to return home after successful 3700km fundraising walk	0 [11128]
Australia recognizes Jerusalem as Israel's capital	0 [11128]
Combating Terrorism Center at West Point	1 14:06 charger [11130]
Page 6: Politix
'Common sense' gun safety legislation unveiled in Pittsburgh includes assault weapons ban	11 18:28 JohnQC [11137]
Mueller Gives Flynn's ‘302' to Judge, but not the original '302' report	26 18:54 Frank G [11132]

    
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Fri 2018-12-14
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Thu 2018-12-13
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Wed 2018-12-12
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Tue 2018-12-11
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Mon 2018-12-10
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Sun 2018-12-09
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Sat 2018-12-08
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Fri 2018-12-07
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Thu 2018-12-06
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Wed 2018-12-05
Jihadists seize more ground inside Idlib deescalation zone as Turkish Army watches from afar

Tue 2018-12-04
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Mon 2018-12-03
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