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Al-Shabaab Militants Kill 8 On Bus In Northern Kenya
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Five terror suspects arrested overnight	2 15:59 jpal [1758]
Twitter Report: 500 US military vehicles entered Iraq from Jordan	0 [1753]
Somali Military Repels Al-Shabaab Attack In Lower Shabelle Region	0 [1760]
Al-Shabaab Militants Kill 8 On Bus In Northern Kenya	0 [1784]
Al-Shabaab Retakes Area From Jubaland State Forces	0 [1754]
Ongoing bombardment by Turkey's armed groups is not only targeting civilians, but has also destroyed many monuments and archeological sites	0 [1753]
Turkish military and its affiliated armed groups are burning down the houses of civilians in Ras al-Ain,	0 [1748]
Brega oil company halts operations at Tripoli storage over clashes	0 [1751]
Libyan Army says pilot of aircraft shot down by its forces is wanted for war crimes	0 [1755]
Open slaughter by pro-Iranian death squads while government looks away, excuses or allows, seems to have reached a new low	0 [1754]
Around 200 displaced Syrians leave al-Hol camp: Kurds	0 [1755]
Two rockets land near Baghdad airport targeting US forces	0 [1757]
‘Hilarious’: Iraq leaders laugh off new US sanctions	0 [1759]
A video shows unidentified gunmen open fire on and assassinate civil activist Fahem al-Taie in Karbala	0 [1751]
Iraqi security forces set up checkpoints to protect anti-government protesters in central Baghdad	0 [1760]
25 Taliban Killed in Zabul, Uruzgan Operations: MoD	0 [1755]
3,500 Fort Drum 1st Brigade soldiers headed to Afghanistan	1 05:42 Procopius2k [1752]
Egyptian officials say policeman, jihadist killed in Sinai	0 [1751]
Strike targeted Iran-controlled warehouse on Saturday, killing 4-5	0 [1758]
Palestinian teen pulls knife on cops in West Bank, is arrested	0 [1761]
Page 2: WoT Background
Modi Faces Criticism for Excluding Muslims From Sanctuary Offer	3 18:00 trailing wife [1744]
More Bullshit. 'Insensitive' Pornstache Comment By Trainers Triggered Saudi Terrorist	9 17:40 gorb [1753]
Day 4: 'Radicalized' Pensacola gunman visited 9/11 memorial in New York 2 days before shooting up Navy classroom as it's revealed he had ‘been thinking about this for a long time’	0 [1754]
OPEC and Partners Agree to 500,000 Barrel Per Day Production Cut	4 14:33 Lady Marmalade [1754]
Saudi military training in US under scrutiny after base attack	4 05:50 Besoeker [1753]
Fox and Friends host Pete Hegseth is 'BANNED from Twitter' after sharing anti-American 'manifesto' of Pensacola shooter Mohammed Alshamrani	8 20:26 Crusoger Gurly-Brown7734 [1791]
Pensacola Muslims Fear 'Backlash' After Jihad Massacre	17 22:25 SteveS [1791]
Sudan has 5,000 troops in Yemen, down from 15,000	1 09:42 magpie [1742]
Russian expert: Turkey's continued blackmail of the U.S. and Russia won't bear for long, calling the SDF not to be dragged behind the Turkish provocations	1 14:50 g(r)omgoru [1743]
Libya's Interior Minister commands security apparatuses to treat POWs as per the law	1 08:58 Skidmark [1746]
#Turkey condemns expulsion of Libyan ambassador from #Greece	1 15:28 Mercutio [1746]
Guatemala president-elect @DrGiammattei tell Israeli FM @Israel_katz he will announce Hezbollah as a "terror organization"	1 14:05 Dron66046 [1748]
Body of slain doctor returns to Japan from Afghanistan	4 19:12 swksvolFF [1777]
National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has initiated an inquiry against senior PML-N leader Mian Javed Latif for alleged misuse of power	0 [1745]
Lebanese businessman Samir Khatib formally withdraws his candidacy to head a new government	0 [1764]
Algerian prosecutor’s office is requesting 20-year prison sentences for several former politicians accused of corruption	0 [1739]
Lebanese President Michel Aoun’s formal consultations with parliamentary blocks to designate a new prime minister due on Monday have been canceled	0 [1750]
Saudi Crown Prince phones Trump, expresses condolences over Pensacola shooting; was shooter radicalized on home visit?	21 23:13 swksvolFF [1773]
Luxembourg urges EU to recognize Palestinian state	5 10:56 DarthVader [1749]
In first trip beyond Egypt since 2017, Hamas chief Haniyeh arrives in Turkey	0 [1756]
Iran says new budget, Russia loan will ‘stop US, Israel’ from weakening Tehran	5 10:54 SteveS [1750]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Judge Drops Six Charges In Kamala Harris' Case Against David Daleiden, Sends Nine To Criminal Trial	5 11:12 crazyhorse [1756]
Harvard To Pay $50 Million Tax Due To Trump Tax Reform	4 12:51 Snusotle the Lesser4227 [1739]
Farmer dies in elephant attack in Ctg	4 21:26 trailing wife [1771]
Malaysia reports first polio case in 27 years	0 [1746]
Five years of fighting in eastern Ukraine between government troops and Moscow-backed separatists has killed more than 14,000 people	2 02:13 g(r)omgoru [1750]
Palestinian convert to Judaism freed from Hevron jail	0 [1752]
Trump warns that North Korea’s Kim Jong Un has ‘everything’ to lose through hostility	0 [1748]
Christmas gifts delivered to the ISS	1 05:36 Procopius2k [1746]
New Zealand volcano popular with tourists abruptly loses popularity	5 15:27 Mercutio [1752]
Hong Kong: 800,000 people take part in what is being considered the largest turnout in months	3 21:34 Lebron James [1762]
Rapper Juice WRLD aka Jarad Antnie Higgins Tango Uniform at Midway Airport	5 21:33 swksvolFF [1772]
Page 4: Opinion
'Rise Of Skywalker' To Introduce First Lesbian AT-AT	8 18:03 swksvolFF [1757]
Long before Christopher Steele, there was this William Stephenson fellow	3 13:54 magpie [1753]
Climate change: a timeline	1 23:53 News24Ghante.com portal [1771]
Gardener In Background Of Kaepernick Video Receives Call From Washington Redskins	3 23:17 swksvolFF [1777]
Former Ukraine Prosecutor Shokin: Joe Biden "Outraged We Seized Burisma Assets", Could No Longer Pay His Son…	5 23:33 trailing wife [1782]
A Safe Space Society Is A Totalitarian Nightmare	1 07:56 JohnQC [1750]
Anthony Hopkins on Why He Doesn't Talk About Politics: 'Actors Are Pretty Stupid'	16 10:32 Lex [1762]
Manhunt for missing Saudis, hundreds of thousands of visa overstays	16 21:03 Woodrow [1788]
"Don't Be Evil": Last Refuge of a Tech Oligarch Scoundrel = "Because CHINA!"	17 23:29 James [1786]
Page 6: Politix
Yair Lapid begs Brits not to vote for Jeremy Corbyn	2 14:36 g(r)omgoru [1756]
The Michael Bloomberg Speech He Doesn't Want You To Hear	8 17:27 Alaska Paul [1757]
Alan Dershowitz to Mark Levin: Democrats Are Using Soviet Tactics to Take Down Donald Trump	0 [1755]
Schiff's ‘Whistleblower' Eric Ciaramella Held Mysterious Meeting in Obama's White House in September 2016 Likely Covering Ukraine and Soros Groups	1 14:29 Lex [1759]
Developing: IG Horowitz Report on FISA Abuse Set for 1 PM ET Release	6 16:59 g(r)omgoru [1750]
13 things to look for in the DOJ OIG FISA abuse report (plus a link to the document in the comments)	12 18:59 Alaska Paul [1753]
‘Treason': House Judiciary Committee Report Implicates Trump in Ultimate Crime	16 23:42 James [1785]
Joe Biden says Hunter will not engage in foreign business if he wins 2020 race	6 09:27 Lex [1751]
Fauxcahontas Pocketed >$2m Representing Big Nasty Corporations vs Little People	6 09:49 Lex [1760]
Solidarity and anger expressed at ‘Together Against Antisemitism’ rally	2 03:39 M. Murcek [1752]
Sanders staffer forced out over alleged antisemitic, homophobic tweets	8 23:48 trailing wife [1783]
Influential Corbyn-Supporting Facebook Page Run By Hamas From Gaza	0 [1761]
Trump seria condenado 'em três minutos' se fosse a júri, diz deputado da acusação	1 01:22 Lex [1741]
Retiring House Democrat says a Trump reelection would be a 'nightmare scenario' for Congress	14 13:47 Abu Uluque [1750]
Republicans mount ad blitz on impeachment, making some vulnerable Democrats nervous	7 14:31 Bright Pebbles [1749]
Devin Nunes 'definitely' taking legal action after phone records appear in impeachment report	3 07:14 JohnQC [1747]

    
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2	Palestinian Authority
2	Commies
1	Govt of Syria
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1	Govt of Iraq
1	Govt of Iran
1	Taliban
1	Islamic State
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Two weeks of WOT

Mon 2019-12-09
Al-Shabaab Militants Kill 8 On Bus In Northern Kenya

Sun 2019-12-08
At least 10 killed in Kenya bus attack claimed by al-Shabab

Sat 2019-12-07
Baghdad operations commander orders the Iraqi army to move in Sinak and Khilani to protect the protesters

Fri 2019-12-06
Naval Air Station Pensacola shooter who killed 3 was Saudi aviation student

Thu 2019-12-05
Pelosi Asks House Judiciary Committee to Proceed with Articles of Impeachment

Wed 2019-12-04
Anti-government protesters have set fire to the Iranian consulate in Najaf for the third time in a week

Tue 2019-12-03
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Mon 2019-12-02
40 to 100 Iranian protesters executed in a marsh.

Sun 2019-12-01
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Sat 2019-11-30
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Fri 2019-11-29
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Thu 2019-11-28
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Wed 2019-11-27
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Tue 2019-11-26
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