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Nigerian army says 14 personnel killed in Boko Haram ambush
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Miami Man Arrested for Posting Bomb-Making Instructions Online Sympathized with ISIS	5 20:17 Alaska Paul [1762]
ISIS attack village, kidnap three near Tuz Khurmatu	0 [1739]
Troops repel Boko Haram attack in Yobe	0 [1739]
US-led coalition reports recent air strikes on ISIS in Syria	0 [1739]
Israel fires at Syrian missile after bombing of arms depots near Damascus	1 16:16 Ulairong Bluetooth5233 [1763]
Syrian army reinforced close to Manbij front with Turkish-backed forces	0 [1737]
Nigerian army says 14 personnel killed in Boko Haram ambush	0 [1768]
ISIS terrorists kidnap 20 people in Kirkuk	0 [1740]
SDF captures key town from ISIS in east Deir Ezzor	0 [1738]
Heavy clashes breakout between Turkish-backed rebels, Kurdish forces near Aleppo border-town	3 15:44 Charles [1762]
ISIS claims attack on former stronghold near Syrian border	0 [1739]
US establishes two new military bases in Anbar province: Iraqi official	0 [1742]
3 suspected JMB members held	0 [1736]
Gayeshwar Chandra Roy attacked in Keraniganj	0 [1747]
Afghan Special Forces, Air Forces destroy 43 tons of drugs in Nangarhar	0 [1740]
Top Taliban leader killed in Herat drone strike	0 [1741]
Senior Haqqani Network leader killed in Paktika airstrike	1 06:50 Frank G [1739]
Gunmen attack Libya’s Foreign Ministry	0 [1748]
Page 2: WoT Background
Evolution in action?	0 [1739]
German Foreign Ministry Slams Paleo Mission For Support OF PFLP Terror	1 03:01 gorb [1739]
Turkey demands Google remove Greater Kurdistan map	3 10:43 Frank G [1739]
Iraqi Christians celebrate hopeful Christmas after defeat of ISIS	0 [1741]
Canadian imam: Saying ‘Merry Christmas’ is worse than murder	7 21:41 Fred [1757]
Egyptian cartoon urges Muslims to extend Christmas greetings	0 [1733]
Cyprus Picks Up 19 Migrants Smuggled to Shore	0 [1733]
40 migrants rescued from boats in English Channel	1 05:50 Bright Pebbles [1740]
German police find 'Islamic State' flag after suspected attack on Berlin railway track	1 20:16 Bobby on the road [1755]
Iran Releases British-Iranian Academic	0 [1734]
Buratai says 'defeated' Boko Haram nothing but 'a band of criminals'	2 08:52 AlanC [1742]
Israel green-lights plans for 1,300 settlement homes, hundreds more pending	0 [1735]
Bahrain summons Iraqi envoy over ex-PM Maliki’s recent comments	0 [1735]
Homs: Rebels ready to lay down arms at Al-Tanf once US withdraws	1 12:08 M. Murcek [1731]
Kenyan Defence Minister Surprise Christmas Visit To KDF Soldiers In Somalia	0 [1740]
Syrian Kurds slam US withdrawal	2 14:43 magpie [1763]
US sanctions target Iran’s people, Islamic establishment: President Rouhani	0 [1742]
Turkey warns France against supporting Kurdish YPG militants	0 [1737]
Turkey resolute in fighting terror, needs no permission from Israel: Ankara	0 [1727]
Cash-strapped USA is in no position to attack Iran: Analyst	6 18:21 Frank G [1746]
Iran, Russia armed forces must boost anti-terror fight: Military chief	0 [1742]
AL: BNP, Jamaat, Oikya Front working against army under ISI prescription	0 [1739]
RAB DG: Crores of taka coming from Dubai to influence election	0 [1744]
Taliban Behind Kabul Attack: Abdullah	0 [1732]
India formally takes over operations at Chabahar port to support Afghanistan	0 [1740]
Page 3: Non-WoT
China cuts tariffs on 700 more items	0 [1740]
Painfully Dumb Bint – Occasional Cortex- Says Baby Jesus and his parents were refugees	15 20:03 Anomalous Sources [1768]
Two Koreas to pledge road, rail links on divided peninsula	3 15:29 Alaska Paul [1759]
Egypt achieved self sufficiency in natural gas consumption in 2018: Ministry	2 17:25 magpie [1769]
Iraqi police disperse fresh protests in Basra over employment, services	0 [1735]
One person killed, two wounded in tribal dispute in Iraq’s Anbar	0 [1745]
Solar Panel Waste: A Disposal Problem	8 14:48 magpie [1759]
Page 4: Opinion
Pompeo Does the Right Thing; Stands By Trump	0 [1738]
Analysis: Airstrike in Damascus an embarrassment for Syrian regime at crucial time	1 12:33 lord garth [1755]
On Mattis	7 18:21 Sock Puppet of Doom [1759]
In 2018, Germany quit being global climate leader	8 20:35 Matt [1757]

    
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                        20:17 Alaska Paul

                        20:16 Bobby on the road

                        20:03 Anomalous Sources

                        19:21 European Conservative

                        18:21 Sock Puppet of Doom

                        18:21 Frank G

                        17:25 magpie

                        16:16 Ulairong Bluetooth5233

                        16:13 Anguper Hupomosing9418

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                        15:44 Charles

                        15:29 Alaska Paul

                        14:48 magpie

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                        14:36 DooDahMan

                        14:31 Besoeker

                        13:49 charger

                        13:47 Lex

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Who's in the News
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8	Islamic State
4	Sublime Porte
4	Govt of Syria
4	Moslem Colonists
4	Govt of Iran
3	Taliban
3	Boko Haram (ISIS)
3	Govt of Iraq
3	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
1	Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (IS)
1	Haqqani Network
1	Narcos
1	PFLP
1	Commies
1	Arab Spring

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Nigerian army says 14 personnel killed in Boko Haram ambush

Tue 2018-12-25
Daesh’s second-in-command killed in eastern Syria: report

Mon 2018-12-24
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Sun 2018-12-23
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Thu 2018-12-20
Yemen's warring sides accuse each other of violating ceasefire

Wed 2018-12-19
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Tue 2018-12-18
KDF Arrests Al Shabaab Members Planting Explosives In Lamu County

Mon 2018-12-17
U.S. airstrikes kill 62 al-Shabaab terrorists in Somalia

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Israeli Army Says Fourth Hezbollah Attack Tunnel Found Crossing From Lebanon

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