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Taliban declares 'defeat' of Nato
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Boko Haram militants stage attacks in northern Cameroon	0 [1738]
Yemen: 12 killed in clashes north of capital	0 [1732]
US-led forces launch 13 air strikes in Syria, Iraq	1 13:08 Ebbomosh Hupemp2664 [1736]
Al-Qaeda urges ‘lone wolf’ attacks on airliners	0 [1738]
Observatory Says IS Executed Nearly 2,000 in Syria since June	1 13:54 Charles [1737]
Children among 6 Dead in Syria Kurdish Area Blast	0 [1738]
U.S.-Led Coalition Hits IS Jihadists with 39 Air Strikes	0 [1739]
Indonesia Arrests Six for Attempting to Join IS Militants	0 [1738]
Soldiers said to shoot 3 Palestinians on Gaza border	0 [1741]
Taliban commander among 4 killed in Nuristan drone strike	0 [1739]
Female suicide attacker arrested in Helmand	0 [1743]
Afghans arrested in Pakistan over deadly Peshawar school attack	0 [1746]
Two ‘militants’ among six killed in city encounters	0 [1740]
‘Militant’ killed in Bannu	0 [1737]
Another convict in Musharraf attack case to be hanged	1 09:19 Frank G [1740]
Attempt to blow up train foiled in Quetta	0 [1734]
Search halted for missing AirAsia plane as night falls	0 [1739]
Xinjiang blasts kill two	0 [1730]
Belgian air strike destroys oil refinery for ISIL	2 17:13 Shipman [1757]
Yemeni general escapes deadly Al Qaeda blast	0 [1738]
Twelve Shaboobs killed in Galgala assault	0 [1741]
ISIS governor of Mosul killed in coalition airstrikes	1 09:21 Frank G [1760]
Al-Shabaab intelligence chief captured	1 09:12 Frank G [1744]
Iranian General Killed by Islamic State in Iraq	0 [1733]
Bomb in India Kills Woman in Busy Center of Bangalore	0 [1766]
Libya Strikes Militias After Oil Tank Attacks	0 [1745]
US-led combat mission formally ends combat role in Afghanistan	6 11:55 SteveS [1742]
Police nab terror suspect in East Java	0 [1741]
Top commie flouts Philippine sincerity	0 [1739]
Page 2: WoT Background
Taliban declares 'defeat' of Nato	6 20:48 Ebbomosh Hupemp2664 [1783]
German-Turkish Group Warns against 'Dialogue' with Far-Right	2 17:59 Bright Pebbles [1752]
Iranian troops pose for pics along Israel-Lebanon border	3 17:07 g(r)omgoru [1764]
Residents of Bekaa Valley Demand to Take Up Arms against Gunmen	1 07:49 AlanC [1737]
Hizbullah's Abou Zaynab Steps Down as Christian Ties Official	0 [1730]
Army Says New Measures Aimed at Protecting Arsal Residents	0 [1738]
Report: Security Intensified in North over Fears of Terrorist Attack against Military	0 [1735]
Turkey backs Palestinians on Temple Mount	0 [1730]
Sirajul Haq links terrorism to poverty	1 03:51 paul [1732]
Pakistan, Iran reach agreements on gas pipeline	0 [1741]
Malik wants daily proceedings in Benazir murder case	0 [1731]
Musharraf conspiring to destabilise Sindh govt: Zardari	0 [1733]
Social media latest weapon of attack against Lal Masjid activist	0 [1734]
Govt may amend ‘basis of constitution’	0 [1734]
Bahrain jugs opposition chief	0 [1735]
Puntland Govt admits freeing prisoners	0 [1729]
Hamas bars Israel visit for Gaza orphans	0 [1732]
Anti-Arab group poses legal, political dilemma for Israel	0 [1748]
How Iraq's 50,000 'Ghost Soldiers' Run Their Scam	1 03:21 Steven [1751]
Kurds Get Closer to a State of Their Own	1 15:11 Ebbomosh Hupemp2664 [1731]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Dozens of Rwandan Hutu Rebels Surrender in DR Congo	0 [1738]
Algeria calls for OPEC to cut production	5 20:41 newc [1754]
Counterfeit workshops found	2 12:01 mossomo [1733]
Armed Bandits Rob 300 Tourists on Venezuela Beach	0 [1737]
Azerbaijan raids RFE/RL Baku bureau	0 [1729]
Pope Francis has an American problem	11 20:40 newc [1761]
Secret dead of Russia's undeclared war	0 [1732]
Obamacare insurance entity goes into receivership	10 16:03 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [1733]
Open Thread	4 18:29 Ghostly Unusomble6825 [1775]
Page 4: Opinion
Cui Bono?	2 18:26 Barbara [1756]
The real war is the war of narrative	0 [1735]
Enter the subtle cranks	0 [1739]
China’s empty promises about rule by law	0 [1732]
Tragedy of the American military	11 22:14 Ebbomosh Hupemp2664 [1765]
Top Shin Bet assessment of 2015 threats to Israel	0 [1728]
Doonesbury -- Keeping Up With The Times (Note The Date)	7 13:38 Abu Uluque [1731]
Whither Central Asia as Afghan drawdown deadline arrives?	1 15:57 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [1734]
What the Army is Now Rewarding With Commendation Medals	11 14:19 USN, Ret. [1734]
Page 6: Politix
NY Police Chief Calls Protest at Funeral 'Inappropriate'	13 22:05 Frank G [1756]
President, first lady offer Kwanzaa greetings	14 19:17 Redneck Jim [1766]

    
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                        19:17 Redneck Jim

                        19:13 Ghostly Unusomble6825

                        19:06 Thing From Snowy Mountain

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                        17:04 Besoeker

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3	Islamic State
1	Commies
1	Houthis
1	Jemaah Islamiyah
1	Govt of Iran
1	Boko Haram

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Taliban declares 'defeat' of Nato

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Fri 2014-12-26
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Wed 2014-12-24
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Mon 2014-12-22
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Sun 2014-12-21
Seven Dead as Pakistan Hits Militant Hideouts

Sat 2014-12-20
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Fri 2014-12-19
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Thu 2014-12-18
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Wed 2014-12-17
Nawaz removes moratorium on death penalty

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Taliban slaughter dozens of children at school in Peshawar

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