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Iran claims the whole Persian Gulf. Both sides!
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Iran claims the whole Persian Gulf. Both sides!	16 16:40 CrazyFool [1816]
Morocco says arrests jihadist who planned 'suicide attack'	0 [1744]
US deployed 14,000 troops to Middle East to address Iranian threats: Esper	2 04:29 lord garth [1751]
Protester and civilian activist #Haqi_Ismail was assassinated by unknown men on a motorbike	0 [1754]
Supporters of #Hezbollah set fire to tents of #Lebanese demonstrators in #Beirut	0 [1742]
Sweeping Peshmerga, Asayesh raid captures 10 ISIS suspects in Diyala	0 [1749]
50 bodies found in Mexican mass grave	2 07:35 Lex [1741]
Five people arrested over involvement in killing, hanging man in Baghdad	0 [1760]
ISIS terrorists attack Iraqi police convoy in Kirkuk	0 [1744]
Diyala provincial council prevents IMIS from opening offices in province	0 [1744]
Special Forces kill, detain 12 Taliban militants in Kabul and 3 other provinces	0 [1752]
Baghdad International Airport announces the suspension of flights	0 [1741]
Iraqi Journalist Assassinated in Baghdad	0 [1741]
Airstrikes kill 18 Taliban militants in Ghor, Uruzgan and Kandahar provinces	0 [1753]
Lebanese burn ruling parties’ offices after night of clashes	0 [1756]
Page 2: WoT Background
Sudan will close office of terrorist groups Hezbollah, Hamas	1 08:17 b [1746]
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh visits Qatar	0 [1737]
Hamas delegation tells Erdogan of Gaza’s dire situation, Temple Mount ‘danger’	4 12:58 g(r)omgoru [1748]
Iran says it defused 2nd cyberattack in less than a week	1 08:24 b [1744]
Sisi, Abbas discuss latest developments in Palestinian issue	0 [1740]
German commissioner says Merkel's envoy boosting antisemitism at UN	0 [1740]
Libyan Embassy in Cairo suspends work over 'security reasons'	0 [1747]
ISIS has created mobile app for recruitment and funding: Egyptian Fatwa Observatory	1 04:04 g(r)omgoru [1752]
Iran hawks win a key concession from Trump administration	2 08:52 Lex [1743]
US likely to pull out 4,000 troops from Afghanistan soon	0 [1745]
Violence flares at Delhi university as protests continue against Indian citizenship law	1 01:44 g(r)omgoru [1741]
Iraq protesters reject nomination for new PM	0 [1749]
After crushing protests, Iran relieves sanctions pressure by exporting new petrol surplus	0 [1752]
Trump administration intends to withdraw more than 4,000 troops from Afghanistan	2 07:50 Mercutio [1743]
Erdogan Speaking At Organization Of Islamic Cooperation: West's 'Insidious Policies Of Assimilation' Are Hostile To Muslims	6 10:04 M. Murcek [1749]
Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán: Europe's Solitary Defender of Persecuted Christians	3 07:51 Lex [1748]
Turkey threatens to close air base that hosts US nuclear warheads in response to proposed sanctions and genocide declaration over mass killings of Armenians	8 17:37 SteveS [1759]
Sweden shuts down Islamic school over “radicalization” concerns	1 07:17 Procopius2k [1740]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Mossad head instructed deputy: Tell CIA official to 'Kiss my a**'	2 15:23 jpal [1763]
Intel buys Israeli Habana Labs for $2 billion	0 [1742]
Battle of the Bulge - 75 Years Ago	7 15:17 Deacon Blues [1762]
Five Staffers of Rep. Jeff Van Drew RESIGN over the lawmaker's decision to leave the Democratic Party	6 21:37 Anomalous Sources [1766]
MAGA cap on personal FB page ends mall assignment for Waycross, GA Santa	4 11:47 Frank G [1748]
Democrats aim to abolish right-to-work laws	5 14:19 magpie [1754]
Brazil opens trade office in Jerusalem	4 17:52 SteveS [1766]
US exports to China set to double in next two years under new trade deal	0 [1742]
Fifth grader rape survivor gave birth	3 07:14 Procopius2k [1743]
BoJo eyes parliament vote before Christmas to ‘get Brexit done’	2 15:39 g(r)omgoru [1769]
Gun-toting man arrested for torture of citizen on road	0 [1740]
‘Ready to sell my blood’: Kurdistan’s online black market in human body parts	0 [1764]
Fight To Arrest Qaisari in Mazar-e-Sharif Ongoing	0 [1752]
Ex-Politician Nuristani Pleads Guilty of SSI Fraud in US Court	0 [1746]
Greta Thunberg - Unscripted	8 16:46 SR-71 [1778]
How baby-faced Dutch teenage girls turned WWII freedom fighters seduced Nazi invaders in bars before luring them to their deaths	2 08:55 Procopius2k [1741]
REVEALED: America secretly expelled two Chinese diplomats suspected of spying after they trespassed on to Specials Ops military base with their wives	0 [1734]
Ninety peers call for Baroness Tonge to issue unqualified apology for blaming Corbyn defeat on Israel	7 09:09 M. Murcek [1752]
B&T VP9: This Gun Is a 'Stealth Assassination Pistol'	1 11:17 magpie [1747]
UN climate talks unraveling, face failure	10 17:57 charger [1778]
Page 4: Opinion
Donald Trump was elected to break the elite. Of course they want to impeach him	0 [1747]
Turkey may close Incirlik air base in face of US threats: Erdogan	9 11:06 magpie [1747]
Jill Biden Attempts to Explain How Hunter's Wrongdoing Is Trump's Fault	14 19:13 Frank G [1761]
HEATING UP: Ukraine was the Origin of the Trump-Russia Collusion Hoax and It Ran Right Through the Office of Eric Ciaramella	8 19:46 JohnQC [1782]
The FBI Wants You to Believe They Are Just Morons	8 21:50 Anomalous Sources [1770]
VA Dems: Treading on Dangerous Ground.	5 12:34 Tom [1739]
One big hospital ward	0 [1739]
Armenian genocide news: Bad day in Glendale for Rep. Adam Schiff	4 08:06 JohnQC [1744]
Page 6: Politix
Biden: Hero Who Stopped Texas Church Shooter Was Wrong To Have A Gun	8 22:22 swksvolFF [1775]
The Democratic Coup - What to do about it	14 23:20 Tom-JerZee [1769]
After 184 years, Cherokees seek House delegate seat promised in treaty	14 18:41 Matt [1772]
Records Show Prosecutor Investigating Burisma Was Poisoned	2 09:08 JohnQC [1752]
Dershowitz: Supreme Court Just Destroyed 2nd Article of Impeachment	10 14:32 Frank G [1747]
Georgia election officials are set to begin a mass purge of more than 313,000 inactive voters from the state's voting rolls	10 23:24 Tom-JerZee [1777]

    
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                        18:32 lord garth

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                        16:46 SR-71

                        16:41 Abu Uluque

                        16:40 CrazyFool

                        16:08 Mercutio

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                        15:39 g(r)omgoru

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                        15:23 jpal

                        15:17 Deacon Blues

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5	Govt of Iraq
4	Govt of Iran
4	Islamic State
3	Taliban
3	Hamas
3	Sublime Porte
2	Govt of Iran Proxies
2	Commies
1	Hezbollah
1	Palestinian Authority
1	Govt of Pakistan
1	Narcos
1	Moslem Colonists

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Two weeks of WOT

Mon 2019-12-16
Iran claims the whole Persian Gulf. Both sides!

Sun 2019-12-15
Attempt to assassinate the son of the political spokesman of Muqtada al-Sadr

Sat 2019-12-14
Haftar-led Libyan Army claims new advance near Tripoli

Fri 2019-12-13
Triumphant Boris hails landslide win gives him ‘power to get Brexit done’

Thu 2019-12-12
AMAL, Hizbullah Supporters Try to Storm Riad al-Solh, Repelled by Tear Gas

Wed 2019-12-11
Iraqi protesters defiantly turn out in the capital Baghdad

Tue 2019-12-10
Jersey City shooting - possibly 6 dead at JC Kosher grocery

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
Burkina Faso: 14 people killed in gun attack at church during Sunday mass

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

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