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Iraq launches new military operation against ISIS 4 provinces
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
protesters have closed several bridges in #Nasiriyah city	0 [11126]
Iraq launches new military operation against ISIS 4 provinces	0 [11133]
#Iraqi anti-government #protesters blockaded an oil field and rallied in southern cities Sunday while political factions remained paralysed	0 [11126]
Air Strikes, possibly drone attacks, in Iraq's Qaim kill elements from Iran-backed Kataib Hezbollah	2 17:19 jpal [11137]
A ballistic missile attack ripped through a military parade for a #Yemeni southern separatist group killing at least six troops and three children	2 15:56 jpal [11130]
AQIS cell busted in Punjab	1 17:35 Dron66046 [11132]
Al-Binaa Alliance calls for holding president accountable	0 [11127]
Algeria names new prime minister	0 [11127]
ISIS kills 5 family members at fake checkpoint in Kirkuk	0 [11128]
Protesters broke into Iraq’s southern Nassiriya oilfield and forced employees to cut off electricity	2 11:49 Mullah Richard [11127]
Attacker Stabs Several People in Home of Ultra-Orthodox Rabbi in Monsey, NY Update: suspect arrested, Guardian Angels to patrol	11 15:42 Dron66046 [11138]
Rocket fire kills US contractor in Iraq, raises fears of escalation	0 [11129]
Report: Pro-Iranian Iraqi militia hides missiles in Baghdad residential areas	0 [11133]
Islamic State claims responsibility for Burkina Faso attack	0 [11133]
10 ANA Troops Killed in Helmand Attack	0 [11128]
Russians claim to have DEFEATED the USA in Syria	13 21:43 Lex [11135]
Page 2: WoT Background
Navy Brass Leaks Gallagher Investigation Videos	10 23:24 Marilyn Tojo7566 [11141]
Royal Marines chiefs spark fury by offering £10,000 'golden hello' payments to former Commandos to rejoin	15 23:44 Lex [11131]
[Black] Suspects released without bail after shocking attacks on Jews	11 21:38 Lex [11138]
Pakistan to restore Kabul embassy services today	0 [11128]
Indian police officer tells anti-citizenship law protesters to 'go to Pakistan'	3 13:32 Dron66046 [11133]
President Alvi asks world to support Kashmiris’ struggle against ‘fascist regime’ of India	8 13:45 Dron66046 [11129]
Protesters in Turkey denounce Russia over Idlib assault	0 [11127]
No criminal record, no protest, yet Indian Muslim men made to sign bonds in Uttar Pradesh villages	2 14:25 Dron66046 [11131]
Disabled Syrian Refugee Sues Greece over Pursuit Injuries	5 13:41 DarthVader [11126]
Saudi Arabia signs deal with Raytheon to localize US Patriot maintenance	3 10:12 Mercutio [11126]
Dutch anti-Islam lawmaker revives plan for Mohammad cartoon contest	0 [11129]
Bennett freezes additional NIS 150 million in pay-for-slay funds	0 [11126]
Algeria names Abdelaziz Djerad as its new prime minister	0 [11126]
Photos show rockets used against the US were also shipped to Hezbollah	1 00:57 gorb [11129]
'Turkish troops unwanted, destabilizing': Libyan parliament speaker	0 [11135]
56 abducted protesters, activists still missing in Iraq, 490 killed since October: human rights commission	2 10:11 Mercutio [11126]
Page 3: Non-WoT
2 Dead, 1 Critically Injured After Shooting At West Freeway Church Of Christ In White Settlement	1 23:15 g(r)omgoru [11141]
Did Macron and Johnson Negotiate a Hard Brexit in October?	4 19:26 magpie [11135]
Attack of the 'heat blobs': Moscow endures record Christmas temperatures, Antarctic ice melts at the fastest rate ever and a huge patch of warm sea appears off New Zealand	4 21:48 Chris [11132]
Britain is set for warmest New Year's Eve in 178 YEARS and will be hotter than Greece as 2020 begins with 'early spring' caused by heat bubble over Europe	2 11:57 Procopius2k [11127]
‘I'm going to kill him!' Dramatic moment California cop threatens to shoot suspect during a traffic stop before killing him	2 14:31 Dron66046 [11131]
A pad perfect for a pilot! Former 6,200-acre drone testing base with its own private airfield, control tower, two hangars and four observation towers is on sale for $8.65 million	1 11:58 M. Murcek [11129]
Cops warn mystery swarms of up to 30 drones with 6ft wingspans are spreading across states and could pose a danger to planes - but tell residents NOT to shoot them down	6 19:01 Procopius2k [11128]
Mass killings hit new high: 210 people were killed in 41 attacks including 33 mass shootings in the US during 2019	8 21:55 Lex [11131]
ESPN announcer criticized for 'distraction' comment following death of Carley McCord	4 13:27 M. Murcek [11131]
Escape From NY? Man Sucker-Punches, Bashes Brooklyn Cop as Cop's partner begs him to stop	12 22:02 Lex [11135]
UN extends probe into mysterious 1961 (very cold case) death of Secretary-General Hammarskjold	8 22:58 g(r)omgoru [11135]
Like Mother, Like Son: Morningside #3's Mom's a Knife-Wielding Berserker, Too	7 12:35 Lex [11129]
Japan discovers bodies on 'ghost boat' with suspected North Korea origins	3 18:31 Lex [11127]
Union Bosses Allegedly Blew $1 Million On Cigars, Golf And Restaurants	11 14:21 Bright Pebbles [11134]
Israel's James Bond - How an Iraqi-born Jew became an Israeli hero	0 [11131]
Report Hyped by Climate Alarmists Warned of Million of Deaths, Nuclear War, Sunken Major Cities by 2020	9 14:00 Bright Pebbles [11130]
N Korea's Kim holds top party meeting ahead of US deadline	0 [11129]
Zimbabwe Journalists Suffer As Regime Tightens Grip	0 [11129]
Scourge of locusts refuses to go away, reappears in Thar, Badin, Mirpurkhas	1 12:19 charger [11129]
Mansehra seminary sealed, four held over assault	0 [11129]
Epstein Investigators Haven't Killed Case Against His Enablers … Yet	1 09:03 Skidmark [11128]
Saudi supporter of Israel claims citizenship revoked	0 [11128]
Israel bought this land for $3.5 million in oranges, Russia wants it back	4 13:34 DarthVader [11131]
NYC sends more cops to Jewish areas to counter spate of anti-Semitic attacks	4 23:12 g(r)omgoru [11140]
UN Begins Process of Handing Internet Control to Ruthless Dictators	3 13:12 M. Murcek [11129]
Page 4: Opinion
I'm Sure it was a Case of Mistaken Identity	3 14:24 Bright Pebbles [11130]
Here Are Martha Stewart's Tips For Hosting A Terrific New Year's Eve	4 20:29 magpie [11126]
New 2020 law prohibits California public schools from suspending students for disobeying teachers	14 13:12 charger [11129]
The ongoing terrorism challenge	1 15:36 M. Murcek [11127]
African Americans Are Taking Back Jobs Stolen By Illegal Aliens	5 19:03 Lex [11130]
Two Possibilities in Trump Wiretapping, and Neither Is Good	12 16:10 Besoeker [11129]
Works for me...	5 20:43 Lex [11127]
The Secure Act changes the way people will inherit money ‐ are you affected by the new rules?	4 11:51 M. Murcek [11126]
Is Social Media the New Tobacco?	2 04:08 Lex [11129]
Page 6: Politix
Cory Booker Says Men Should Care About Abortion Access Because ‘Women Are People'	12 15:26 Alaska Paul [11128]
I am just not going to pretend that there is any legal basis for Republican subpoenas for my testimony	6 22:21 Lex [11132]
Democrats Just Betrayed Working-Class Americans To Appease Environmentalists	5 14:26 M. Murcek [11125]
CIA Director Gina Haspel Is Feeling the Heat as John Durham's Investigation Focuses on CIA Misconduct	8 12:24 charger [11129]

    
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Who's in the News
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6	Govt of Iran Proxies
3	Govt of Pakistan
3	Govt of Iraq
2	Islamic State
2	Moslem Colonists
2	Commies
1	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
1	al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent
1	Govt of Saudi Arabia
1	Houthis
1	Palestinian Authority
1	Sublime Porte
1	Boko Haram (ISIS)
1	Arab Spring
1	Taliban

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Sun 2019-12-29
Iraq launches new military operation against ISIS 4 provinces

Sat 2019-12-28
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Fri 2019-12-27
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Thu 2019-12-26
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Wed 2019-12-25
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Tue 2019-12-24
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Mon 2019-12-23
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Sun 2019-12-22
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Sat 2019-12-21
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Fri 2019-12-20
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Thu 2019-12-19
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Wed 2019-12-18
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Tue 2019-12-17
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Mon 2019-12-16
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