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Page 1: WoT Operations
Breaking: ISIS holds hostages in downtown Sydney	11 21:14 Barbara [1765]
IS beheaded 4 Christian children, says ‘Vicar of Baghdad’	6 21:03 Hellfish [1771]
IDF Arrests Two Palestinians Carrying M-16	0 [1747]
Volunteers kill ISIL leaders in Beiji	0 [1751]
Palestinian Man Slams Car Into Concrete Barrier Near Military Post	0 [1734]
Islamic State shoots down Iraqi helicopter	2 12:47 Pappy [1749]
Yemen Troops Kill Saudi-Bound Qaida Suspects Dressed as Women	1 22:11 Super Hose [1780]
2 Arrested over Bhannine Clashes, Another 2 over Ties to Extremist Groups	0 [1747]
Army Confiscates Weapons, Arrests 8 in Wadi Khaled	0 [1740]
Multiple Attacks Kill 20 in Afghanistan as NATO Deadline Looms	0 [1757]
Monitor: Kurdish Forces Kill 16 Jihadists in Syria	0 [1740]
34 Wanted Individuals Arrested In Wasit	0 [1752]
Taliban gunmen kill 12 Afghan mine clearers	0 [1754]
Quetta Qorpse Qount	0 [1745]
Four Taliban fighters whacked near Muzaffargarh	0 [1742]
Air strikes, clashes near two eastern Libyan oil ports	0 [1763]
Four NPA militants surrender in Bukidnon	0 [1751]
Saddam's Cousin Killed Southern Tikrit	1 22:15 Super Hose [1785]
Terrorist group planning to attacking Kurd HQ arrested	1 22:19 Super Hose [1774]
Mortar Shells Target Eastern Tikrit	0 [1742]
Report: Iranian Hackers Launched Massive Cyber Attack On Adelson's Casino	8 18:12 swksvolFF [1757]
Page 2: WoT Background
Little Headway In UN Push For Palestinian Resolution	1 23:15 djk [1773]
US providing little information to judge progress against Islamic State	12 22:17 JosephMendiola [1776]
Curfew Imposed In Haditha Western Anbar	0 [1738]
Qatar broke promise to US over Gitmo detainee	5 21:26 3dc [1775]
'I Would Kill You': ISIS Captive Held By Kurds Admits Taking 70 Lives	3 09:00 Procopius2k [1747]
Islamic State Influence Spreads to African Jihadists	0 [1752]
Islamist Militias Form New Coalition in Libya's Derna	0 [1744]
Three EU powers draft UNSC resolution on Israeli-Palestinian deal	16 21:09 Barbara [1773]
Iraq MP: At least 160,000 Iraqi Christians fled Mosul	1 17:29 trailing wife [1740]
Portuguese parliament calls for recognition of Paleo state	0 [1743]
Congress passes legislation requiring report on N.K. prison camps	0 [1739]
Pudgy visits naval unit, calls for stronger naval power	3 11:01 swksvolFF [1747]
Pakistan warns India against issuing 'provocative' statements	1 00:53 Super Hose [1747]
Egypt sends 439 to military trials over violence	0 [1744]
Hundreds Of British Troops To Be Sent To Iraq	3 08:41 ed in texas [1740]
Wasit Police Announces Success Of Arbaeen Pilgrimage	0 [1738]
Report: Pakistani Terrorists Doing Charity In Gaza	5 13:52 SteveS [1750]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Americans and Belgians mark 70th anniversary of Battle of the Bulge	4 18:52 Pappy [1735]
German Company Sells Sand To Dubai	3 16:31 Frank G [1746]
Reports: Job Losses as 175 Australian Govt Agencies Face Scrap	7 22:29 JosephMendiola [1769]
Ukraine Says 11 Attacks and Drone Spotted despite Truce	0 [1739]
Frantic efforts to save Lima climate change talks	8 22:25 JosephMendiola [1765]
Peace talks in Ukraine stall again	0 [1735]
High heels and hijabs: Inside Indonesia's Islamic beauty pageant	2 11:49 Shipman [1740]
Ukraine cheers US vote for military aid, Russia outraged	6 23:07 JosephMendiola [1768]
Police to cop-bashing NYC Mayor de Blasio: Stay away from our funerals	0 [1744]
Chicago: 2 dead, 13 others wounded in separate shootings	8 22:49 Procopius2k [1769]
Lugansk cultural minister sues Ukrainian writer	0 [1736]
Page 4: Opinion
Life in Post-Truth America	7 18:32 Slolutch Phaiting3678 [1766]
Turning the Tables on Wedding Cake Fascists	11 21:40 Bright Pebbles [1771]
Sen. Warren's speech on Wall Street	17 21:11 Barbara [1758]
Page 6: Politix
Turkey media arrests: Mogherini leads EU criticism	0 [1738]
The Drums Start To Beat For Warren	9 15:54 Besoeker [1735]

    
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                        21:40 Bright Pebbles

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                        21:16 Barbara

                        21:14 Barbara

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                        21:03 Hellfish

                        21:03 Lone Ranger

                        20:59 3dc

                        20:38 JosephMendiola

                        20:33 3dc

                        20:29 chris

                        20:27 chris

                        20:04 phil_b

Who's in the News
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8	Islamic State
3	Commies
2	Govt of Iraq
2	Taliban
1	al-Qaeda
1	al-Qaeda in Arabia
1	Arab Spring
1	Lashkar e-Taiba
1	Salafists
1	TTP

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Thu 2014-12-11
NATO airstrike leaves 17 suspected militants dead in Parwan

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PA minister dies after clashes with IDF troops

Tue 2014-12-09
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Key commanders of Gul Bahadur group killed in Datakhe strikes: reports

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Nine Qaida Militants Killed in Yemen Drone Strike

Sat 2014-12-06
Shukrijumah dead in Pak shootout

Fri 2014-12-05
UAE Arrests Suspect in U.S. Teacher Death, Foiled Bombing

Thu 2014-12-04
80 ISIS Casualties In Air Strikes By US-Led Coalition In Kirkuk

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Reports: Army Detains Wife of al-Baghdadi, Family of Nusra Official

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Fierce Clashes Between ISIS Elements

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ISIS Executes 10 Doctors, Evacuates Hospitals To Treat Its Wounded In Mosul

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