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Daesh’s second-in-command killed in eastern Syria: report
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Kabul gun and suicide attack kills 43 in one of year's deadliest assaults	0 [11130]
Barcelona boosts security after US warns of possible attack	2 09:13 Slolutle Cloluse3142 [11132]
Mass grave of Ethiopian Christians killed by ISIS unearthed in Sirte	0 [11126]
Kabul Attack Death Toll Rises To 43	0 [11128]
Iraqi forces destroy strategic Islamic State tunnel in Hamrin mountains	1 00:57 newc [11126]
Merry Christmas	26 23:23 Anomalous Sources [11135]
Little old Jewish lady’ feted for telling off anti-Semites on Paris metro	1 01:05 newc [11128]
Women among 4 arrested as drug processing lab busted in Kandahar city	0 [11130]
ISIS-K group member joins peace process in Achin district of Nangarhar	1 01:38 newc [11127]
Taliban commander among 7 killed in Farah airstrikes	0 [11128]
Afghan Special Forces release dramatic airstrikes video against militant leaders	5 21:08 gorb [11130]
Somali Military Court Executes Al Shabaab Bomber	0 [11125]
Daesh’s second-in-command killed in eastern Syria: report	0 [11131]
Turkish forces given ‘green light’ to launch Manbij offensive	0 [11128]
US Coalition bombs bridge being reconstructed by Syrian Army in Deir Ezzor	1 06:28 Frank G [11130]
Battle for northern Yemen intensifies as Saudi Coalition attempts to advance in key district	0 [11132]
Kurdish-led forces send massive convoy to Turkish Army lines in northern Syria	0 [11123]
Saudi Coalition kills several Houthi fighters in successful ambush	0 [11126]
Large Syrian Army convoy heads to east Syria as US forces pullout	0 [11124]
Houthi warplane bombs Saudi Coalition in eastern Sanaa	0 [11127]
Page 2: WoT Background
Thousands celebrate Christmas in Bethlehem with waning Christian Palestinians	2 15:57 brujotejano [11134]
Albania expels Iranian terror diplomats	0 [11127]
Turkey says US team coming to discuss Syria troops withdrawal	0 [11131]
Refugee children facing violence at EU borders	4 10:25 Frank G [11126]
Gaza border farmers to make beer from wheat that survived fires	1 11:49 trailing wife [11131]
Christmas being celebrated	0 [11128]
High Council of State's Head says Haftar can't advance into west Libya	0 [11126]
Egypt heightens security measures ahead of Christmas celebrations: Army Statement	0 [11127]
Bill proposal to dissolve Knesset will be approved Wednesday	2 10:14 trailing wife [11127]
Iraqi PM: U.S. officially informed gov’t of troops withdrawal from Syria	0 [11128]
UN agencies warned of action over presence of poliovirus in Peshawar	0 [11127]
Assad aide in Egypt as world warms up to Damascus	0 [11130]
Ousted Pakistani premier Sharif sentenced to seven years in jail for graft	0 [11126]
US warships never allowed to approach Iran's territorial waters: Commander	0 [11127]
Iran's senior cleric Ayatollah Shahroudi passes away	4 11:40 Bright Pebbles [11128]
Famous Turkish actor accused of ‘insulting Erdogan’	0 [11128]
Iraq says it could deploy military into Syria following US withdrawal	3 17:57 trailing wife [11125]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Research shows women think sexist men are more attractive than ‘woke' men	4 23:08 Andy Jush7808 [11127]
Man from Germany arrested after allegedly exposing himself in front of White House	6 20:55 Omomock Darling of the Nebraskans4798 [11129]
Armed shoppers help stop shoplifters at Marysville farm and ranch store	1 08:05 Procopius2k [11129]
Mexican governor, senator die in helicopter crash	6 16:57 JohnQC [11128]
‘Having a penis and competing as a woman is not fair’: Navratilova inflames transgender fury	12 20:38 Anomalous Sources [11130]
Mount Etna erupts, covering villages in ash & halting air traffic	2 09:40 SteveS [11129]
Lebron apologizes for sharing rap lyrics on 'Jewish money'	10 23:59 Throse Speaking for Boskone7312 [11130]
Islamabad make Multan bite the dust to grab last-four berth	1 17:55 trailing wife [11124]
Page 4: Opinion
Meet the Mosin: The Old Russian Rifle That Just Won't Go Away	2 13:15 Fleger Ulolet3329 [11132]
Wells Fargo May Have Outsourced Hundreds of Americans' Jobs This Year	4 22:05 Beau [11131]
Mychal Massie: Today's Baby-Killers Make Herod Look Amateurish	0 [11127]
A rare glimpse at the real James Comey	1 16:49 JohnQC [11127]
Trump Fact-Checks Media: Brett McGurk Responsible for Pallets of Cash to Iran	0 [11130]
Women's March leader Tamika Mallory: White Jews 'uphold white supremacy'	7 21:51 Thing From Snowy Mountain [11135]
Snowflakes or Mistletoe?	3 15:11 746 [11129]
The Twelve Days of Leave	0 [11126]
ISIS Captures Santa, Demands ‘Sharia Christmas'	3 13:59 Frozen Al [11132]
Top Agenda Items In Upcoming Democratic-Majority House	0 [11125]
Nixing Xmas from holiday cards is overcompensation	3 21:14 746 [11128]
Khashoggi: Qatari Asset in Life; Qatari Asset in Death	1 07:35 Bertie Snunter9710 [11129]
Pros and Cons of the US pullout from Syria	1 01:40 newc [11126]
Page 6: Politix
Spengler: Michael Griffin for Secretary of Defense	7 20:37 Grunter [11128]
And the 'sour grapes' award goes to -- anti-Trumper Sen. Bob Corker	2 17:15 JohnQC [11127]
Ohio Gov Kasich Vetoes Bill Banning Abortion After Detection of a Fetal Heartbeat	1 14:40 lord garth [11131]
Clapper: Trump's ‘Appalling Arrogance' Dangerous ‐ Could Cause ‘Unintended Consequences'	8 20:22 magpie [11129]
CNN's Mike Rogers: Mattis' Resignation Will ‘Leave a Mark' on Trump	8 23:14 Andy Jush7808 [11129]
Remainers fury over Brexit fuelled by CONTEMPT for working classes - report	2 12:54 Procopius2k [11131]

    
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Tue 2018-12-25
Daesh’s second-in-command killed in eastern Syria: report

Mon 2018-12-24
Libya complains about weapons cargo from Turkey, new investigation launched

Sun 2018-12-23
Somalia blast kills at least 16 near presidential palace

Sat 2018-12-22
Nine new arrests in Morocco over murder of Scandinavian hikers

Fri 2018-12-21
ISIS Blamed for Murder of Scandinavian Women on Camera in Morocco

Thu 2018-12-20
Yemen's warring sides accuse each other of violating ceasefire

Wed 2018-12-19
Jihadist Migrant Plotted to Bomb Vatican, Italian Churches at Christmas

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

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