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Gaza factions agree to cease fire if Israel halts attack - Palestinian official
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Rocket barrages from Gaza prompt more Israeli airstrikes	5 18:52 lord garth [1771]
Additional forces deployed for a large operation in Ghazni: Army Chief	0 [1743]
Major, two sepoys martyred in ambush	0 [1749]
Day 2: Sides gird for fresh fighting after dozens of rockets, Gaza airstrikes overnight	1 00:39 newc [1758]
Explosion in Kabul leaves at least 26 dead, wounded	0 [1739]
56 militants killed, wounded in Kunduz clash: 209th Shaheen Corps	0 [1743]
US-backed force says resuming anti-IS assault in eastern Syria	0 [1737]
Anbar antics: 8 turbans tied up, turbans murder 9 tribals	0 [1748]
Bomb explosion leaves three Iraqis wounded in Muthanna	0 [1761]
Iraqi court sentences five Islamic State terrorists to death by hanging	0 [1748]
149 Killed in 24 Hours in Yemen's Hodeida	0 [1748]
Egypt police foil terrorist attack on checkpoint in North Sinai	0 [1748]
Four Philippine troops injured in clash with Abu Sayyaf	0 [1746]
Would-be Arab Israeli jihadist’s Syria trip foiled by his mother taking passport	2 17:11 jpal [1756]
Page 2: WoT Background
Gaza factions agree to cease fire if Israel halts attack - Palestinian official	6 22:56 trailing wife [1798]
Interior Ministry Confirms Spike in Casualty Toll This Year	0 [1745]
More than 5,000 fake accounts used for money laundering: PM's special assistant	0 [1742]
Aasia is in Pakistan, won’t leave till end of legal process: minister; possible Canada asylum	0 [1742]
Slain JUI-S leader’s secretary ‘missing’ since the last few days	0 [1748]
Customs checkpoints between Iraq and Kurdistan Region to be scrapped: official	0 [1751]
Pro-ISIS mullah claims he met German Kurd on trial for terror plot	0 [1742]
Bulgaria becomes latest EU state to shun UN migration pact	0 [1738]
Iran honoring nuclear deal as new sanctions hit, IAEA report shows	0 [1744]
Germany, EU funding militants in Idlib: Tagesspiegel	0 [1750]
Iran to sue US for sanctioning its maritime transport	1 10:32 USN, Ret. [1738]
Iranian armed forces ready to protect oil tankers against threats	0 [1745]
Different scenarios to form government divide Kurdish parties	0 [1743]
Tehran had 'credible information' about Saudi plot to assassinate top Iranian officials: Zarif	2 20:36 ed in texas [1770]
Tense Of Fighting Mounting High In Central Somalia	0 [1739]
WashPo contributor Mohammed al-Houthi pictured with rifle in past interviews	1 06:59 Frank G [1751]
Muslim World League chief calls for ‘good faith’ with other cultures, religions	2 11:27 lord garth [1741]
Ethiopia arrests 36 intelligence officials over alleged corruption, rights abuses	0 [1736]
Arab Coalition: Houthi militias continue to use civilians as human shields	0 [1752]
Page 3: Non-WoT
KC officials raid charities feeding the homeless without a permit	6 18:40 Ebbavirt Clunk4147 [1741]
Sophisticated Campaign Targets Pakistan's Air Force	4 21:07 Frank G [1773]
Florida recount chugs along as more irregularities surface	2 22:12 Injun Bucket8891 [1767]
Cowboy Mounted Shooting	5 15:26 Deacon Blues [1745]
'British tip-off' led to arrest of retired Austrian colonel suspected of spying for Russia	2 10:55 Procopius2k [1738]
Pompeo to Tap New Envoy for Troubled Central African Region	2 10:16 Glenmore [1761]
Florida Woman Accused Sheriff's Deputy of Rape, Now She Faces a Felony Charge for it	5 12:20 746 [1737]
UFOs spotted off Irish coast under investigation	4 14:13 Zenobia Floger6220 [1743]
North Korea possibly hiding missile operating bases despite denuclearization pledge, think tank says	1 07:05 ed in texas [1738]
Vatican Halts US Bishops' Attempt To Adopt New Abuse Protocols And Establish Investigative Lay Commission	8 22:59 trailing wife [1763]
'Finishing off Africa' - Panic over rumours of disease-ridden thermoses	7 09:01 DarthVader [1743]
Short List: 8 Potential ‘America First' Candidates for Attorney General	0 [1750]
Expat booked on blasphemy charges	0 [1749]
Witnesses in fake accounts case vanished, SC told	1 13:40 Woodrow [1744]
Migrant caravan moving to western Mexico city of Guadalajara	2 15:28 Deacon Blues [1734]
Woman charged over Australia strawberry needle scare	3 08:55 jpal [1745]
Marvel Comics legend Stan Lee dead at 95	1 02:28 M. Murcek [1745]
As slavery evolves in Mauritania, silent victims prove harder to find	2 08:42 Besoeker [1744]
Security guard killed by police in Robbins bar wanted to be a cop, friends say	0 [1747]
Communist peace consultant, two comrades nabbed	0 [1746]
Page 4: Opinion
The End Game In Afghanistan Is Beginning	2 15:38 Procopius2k [1740]
Bolton Is Building a Confrontational Latin America Strategy	2 10:51 rjschwarz [1753]
President Trump planning to remove Kirstjen Nielsen	4 19:01 Alaska Paul [1766]
Central American Caravan Poses Serious Public Health Threat; TB, Dengue, Chikungunya	5 20:11 trailing wife [1779]
Letter Shows Einstein's Prescient Concerns About ‘Dark Times' in Germany	2 05:04 Bright Pebbles [1747]
New Planned Parenthood President Says It's ‘About Saving People's Lives'	11 22:54 trailing wife [1772]
Navy Veteran Rep.-Elect Dan Crenshaw: 'Stop Looking for Reasons to Be Offended'	7 19:33 Frank G [1777]
The National Debt Is Coming Due, Just Like We Told You	3 13:51 Abu Uluque [1741]
These wild monkeys thrive in Florida‐and carry a deadly virus	5 20:41 ed in texas [1777]
Narco-Terrorism to Worsen under Mexico's New Leftist President, State Dept. Warns; Amnesty for Drug Traffickers	0 [1740]
Seven years after Arab Spring, how Tunisia has charted its own course	1 08:15 JohnQC [1744]
House Democrats plan to investigate EVERYTHING TRUMP and bog him down with scores of subpoenas!	13 21:42 Anomalous Sources [1778]
Page 6: Politix
Why Competition in the Politics Industry is Failing America (pdf)	4 19:42 M. Murcek [1765]
Conspiracy Theory Du Jour.... mebbe	3 14:12 Rob Crawford [1742]
Unsisterly White Women Keep Voting for the GOP and Against Their Own Interests?	6 12:44 Procopius2k [1745]
Kiss of Death - California Style: Democrats Gain Veto-Proof Majority in California Legislature	20 15:14 airandee [1744]
Sinema's Senate win cheered by LGBTQ groups	9 22:11 Injun Bucket8891 [1762]
Low Energy Jeb Bush calls for Broward County official to be removed from post	3 21:33 Anomalous Sources [1772]
MSNBC Host Incorrectly Claims Broward County Election Supervisor Is a Republican	8 13:44 Woodrow [1743]
Judicial Watch Sues DOJ for Records of Investigations into the Awan Brothers, Congressional Democrat IT Scandal	7 15:21 Boss Spoper5850 [1741]

    
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5	Govt of Iran
4	Islamic State
4	Govt of Pakistan
3	Houthis
3	Commies
3	Taliban
2	Hamas
2	Govt of Iraq
1	Govt of Saudi Arabia
1	Arab Spring
1	Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (IS)
1	Jamaat-e-Ulema Islami
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