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US drone strike kills Qaeda propaganda chief in Yemen
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Two civilians, tribal fighter wounded in Baghdad blasts	0 [1745]
Section of Iraq-Turkey pipeline cleared from Islamic State explosives	0 [1743]
High security measures imposed as two policemen killed, southeast of Mosul	0 [1743]
Germany says it foiled terror ramming plot on ice skating rink	7 16:51 trailing wife [1748]
Germany: Suspected Taliban member arrested	0 [1746]
US drone strike kills Qaeda propaganda chief in Yemen	0 [1774]
Yemeni army arrests commander close to Houthi leader	0 [1741]
Saudi forces kill fourth member of terrorist family of six from Awamiyah	2 20:24 Canuckistan sniper [1768]
Taliban shadow district governor killed by own mine in Kunduz	1 15:45 Glenmore [1742]
Jihadist rebels refuse terms of surrender near occupied Golan Heights	0 [1747]
Russian jets launch nonstop airstrikes over southern Idlib	4 10:38 Skidmark [1755]
ISIS releases video footage of their attack on the Al-Arish Airbase	2 16:32 trailing wife [1739]
Syrian Army lays big ambush on rebel reinforcements sneaking from Israel towards Beit Jinn	0 [1751]
Page 2: WoT Background
German court: Marxist party cooperated with Palestinian terrorist entity	3 13:47 Raj [1746]
Iraq allocates four billion dinars for Anbar rehabilitation	0 [1738]
HRW: 350 prisoners ‘disappeared’ from Iraqi Kurdistan prisons	2 10:50 Rambler in Virginia [1736]
Australia to end air campaign against Islamic State in Syria, Iraq	5 18:10 trailing wife [1738]
Purple Heart Award Ceremony - Walter Reed Hospital	3 12:19 trailing wife [1734]
Two in Kosovo plead guilty to plotting attack on Israeli soccer match	1 03:13 Skidmark [1739]
Day 2: The horrific moment 'ice-addict' Afghan refugee 'ploughed into a crowd of pedestrians' injuring 19 - as police say he complained about Australia's 'poor treatment of Muslims' after arrest	4 20:30 Canuckistan sniper [1766]
US may slap terrorist designation on Milli Muslim League	1 08:25 Woodrow [1738]
Palestinians in Jerusalem: UN vote 'pointless exercise'	1 08:54 Frank G [1731]
Number of cholera cases in Yemen hits one million	8 20:01 Frank G [1766]
Bahrain warns against challenging US over 'side issues'	1 10:53 Skidmark [1746]
Turkey summons UAE envoy after Ottoman insult retweet	2 17:08 Skidmark [1740]
Kurdish-led Syrian groups plan to attend Sochi talks, officials say	0 [1736]
Hamas chief in Gaza says Palestinian unity deal is collapsing	5 15:16 AlanC [1740]
Who is the Saudi Shiite judge found killed by his Shiite terrorist compatriots?	0 [1743]
US military sights Iranian explosive watercraft in Hodeidah	1 08:33 Skidmark [1738]
Jamiat-e-Islami sets conditions to accept Noor’s removal as Balkh governor	0 [1735]
UN condemns US recognition of Jerusalem in 128-9 vote	16 22:14 Skidmark [1756]
First wave of safety posts installed along Las Vegas Strip	3 18:11 Skidmark [1738]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Jorge Ramos Says He's Now Having the ‘Worst Time' of His Life in U.S.	15 22:34 SteveS [1776]
Border groom passes federal background check, turns out to be convicted drug smuggler	1 12:02 Besoeker [1742]
FBI/DOJ Co-Conspirators Just Lost Biggest Asset – FBI Director Wray Kicks Out James Baker….	6 10:56 Skidmark [1746]
The Wildlife Poachers of Garamba National Park, NE Congo	0 [1740]
Father Csaszar terminates investigation of his inappropriate conduct with underage boy	5 13:24 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [1746]
Non-Citizens Make Up 21 Percent Of Federal Inmates	10 22:26 newc [1760]
Chicago police say Facebook 'secret groups' traffic in guns and drugs	1 03:28 Skidmark [1744]
Catalan Separatists Win Election	0 [1742]
Alteryx hack is huge! 123 million US households	5 13:25 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [1741]
Lebanon Conducts First-Ever Census of Palestinian Refugees	4 19:48 Daniel [1766]
Teenage Hindu girl abducted, forcibly converted in Thar, claims family	0 [1744]
Shahbaz to be PML-N's next candidate for prime minister: Nawaz Sharif	0 [1744]
Zimbabwe: Illegal Perks Cost Harare $9m	0 [1744]
Malawi - Bushiri Buys Daughter K300 Million Car As Birthday Gift	0 [1737]
Catalan separatists projected to win snap election	0 [1744]
New York Times will keep reporter accused of sexual misconduct	3 16:29 trailing wife [1745]
Tunisia to showcase first erotic exhibition in Arab world	1 17:00 swksvolFF [1736]
Convicted Child Molester Arrested After Illegally Crossing Border	0 [1736]
EU Fears 'Unfair' U.S. Tax Bill Will Incentivise Companies to Move to America	10 18:17 746 [1734]
Venezuela may ban main opposition parties from presidential vote	1 08:44 AlanC [1735]
Students file complaint, tear down ‘racist’ pictures of Kate Steinle	3 08:31 Woodrow [1741]
Cuban leader Raúl Castro will stay in power past February	1 08:01 P2kontheroad [1742]
University of Minnesota: Guide calling Christmas trees, dreidels inappropriate was ‘ill-advised’	6 21:23 P2kontheroad [1767]
Page 4: Opinion
Chappaquiddick Review: 'The movie is fundamentally the portrait of a weasel'	7 20:25 Zenobia Floger6220 [1761]
Axelrod: You Can Argue Good or Bad, But Trump ‘Is Doing Consequential Things'	3 17:36 trailing wife [1751]
Dear UN – See This Middle Finger?	6 19:43 rjschwarz [1760]
Ex-CIA director: 'Trump shows 'qualities usually found in ~~infidels,~~ narcissistic, vengeful autocrats'	17 15:18 Sgt.D.T. [1742]
Why Israel’s massive defeat at the UN isn’t quite as bad as it looks	17 22:17 Skidmark [1766]
On the crystal clear reality in Yemen	1 17:54 Skidmark [1735]
What is the Rationale Behind Hekmatyar’s Provocative Ethnic Remarks?	0 [1759]
The benefits of police body cams are a myth. Really.	13 22:53 james [1763]
Page 6: Politix
Black Conservative Drops a Truth Bomb About Racism in America (Video)	0 [1737]
Judge Dismisses Suit Against Trump Over Business Dealings	2 09:08 JohnQC [1751]
Betrayed by Time - What went wrong with the Obama Casandra Operation	7 17:16 Besoeker [1743]
De Blasio thinks city-funded news outlets would be ‘more fair’	3 15:59 Besoeker [1740]
Ben Rhodes Muses About Pence, Ryan And McConnell’s Death. Scalise’s Response Shut Him Down	2 10:08 JohnQC [1737]
Faced with libel lawsuit, dossier drafter Christopher Steele hedges on linking Trump to Russia	10 19:38 rjschwarz [1746]
New York Times Column Says Trump Is About To Stage A Coup	16 19:39 rjschwarz [1736]

    
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                        21:26 Frank G

                        21:23 P2kontheroad

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                        21:16 newc

                        21:05 One Eyed Sproing6477

                        20:43 Seeking cure for ignorance

                        20:30 Canuckistan sniper

                        20:25 Zenobia Floger6220

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                        20:24 Zenobia Floger6220

                        20:17 Bright Pebbles

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                        19:48 Daniel

                        19:43 rjschwarz

                        19:41 rjschwarz

Who's in the News
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6	Islamic State
3	Houthis
3	Commies
2	Govt of Syria
2	Moslem Colonists
2	Palestinian Authority
2	Govt of Iran Proxies
2	Govt of Pakistan
2	Taliban
2	al-Nusra
2	al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
1	Pirates
1	Sublime Porte
1	Jamaat-e-Islami
1	Govt of Iraq
1	Hamas
1	Hizb-i-Islami-Hekmatyar
1	Arab Spring
1	Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (IS)
1	Govt of Iran
1	Lashkar e-Taiba

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Two weeks of WOT

Fri 2017-12-22
US drone strike kills Qaeda propaganda chief in Yemen

Thu 2017-12-21
ISIS shadow judge among 5 killed in Afghan forces operations

Wed 2017-12-20
US drone targets compound in Kurram

Tue 2017-12-19
Ballistic missile intercepted over Saudi Arabia capital Riyadh just seconds before it slammed into royal palace

Mon 2017-12-18
Senior Al-Shabaab Militants Killed In Somalia Drone Strike

Sun 2017-12-17
Suicide bombers attack Pakistan church, killing at least 9, officials say

Sat 2017-12-16
Judge Lori Walkley hands down death penalty to convicted Islamic murderer

Fri 2017-12-15
Yemen Islah party sever ties with Muslim Brotherhood

Thu 2017-12-14
Afghan forces foil deadly blast, US drone strike kill 3 IS militants in Nangarhar

Wed 2017-12-13
Newspaper: Saudi members of Islamic State arrested in Iraq up to 50

Tue 2017-12-12
Scores of Islamic State militants surrender to security forces in Mosul

Mon 2017-12-11
~~Several injured after~~ device explodes at New York City’s Port Authority, one arrest

Sun 2017-12-10
Coptic pope cancels Pence meeting over Jerusalem

Sat 2017-12-09
Ahrar al-Sham commander eliminated in Idlib

Fri 2017-12-08
Egyptian grand mufti affirms death sentences for 13 Ajnad Misr terrorists

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