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30 ISIS Bad Guys die in Fallujah
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Merry Christmas from the Burg	21 23:25 Frank G [1763]
LE on Alert: Dozens of Propane Tanks Stolen in Philadelphia	3 21:56 Clyde Elmenter7874 [1771]
Pro Syrian air forces hit residential district in Damascus	0 [1733]
Kurds, Arabs force ISIS 6 villages near Kobane	0 [1745]
ISIS agrees with Syrian government to withdraw from Damascus	0 [1751]
30 ISIS Bad Guys die in Fallujah	0 [1757]
Iraqi forces clear two more districts in Ramadi	0 [1745]
11 die in bomb attack near Baghdad	0 [1740]
Ninth person arrested in Belgium over Paris attacks	0 [1743]
Iraq 'nets 40 ISIS operatives' in major swoop	0 [1741]
ISIS seizes district in eastern city from Syrian troops	0 [1734]
Germany withdraws Patriot missile systems from Turkey	1 09:22 M. Murcek [1737]
Ghormach District In Badghis Recaptured By ANSF	0 [1743]
Blast Kills Foreign Fighters In Badakhshan: Officials	0 [1750]
NATO Says US Launches Air Strikes in Sangin District	0 [1741]
Iraqi Forces Achieve Gains in Ramadi Operation	0 [1748]
Syrian Army Inflicts more Losses upon ISIL Terrorists in Aleppo	0 [1745]
Dozens of Saudi-led Mercenaries Killed, Injured in New Toshka Attack	3 12:12 Procopius2k [1741]
French Police Detain Female Muslim Convert With Fake Pregnant Belly For Suicide Bomb	0 [1737]
Arizona Man Charged With Supporting Islamic State Group	2 12:04 Procopius2k [1736]
Abu Sayyaf leader arrested in Zamboanga	0 [1742]
Afghan forces pushed back a major Taliban assault with the help of the US	0 [1742]
'Hyderabadi in al-Qaeda training camp'	0 [1746]
Page 2: WoT Background
Skyping with the enemy: I went undercover as a jihadi girlfriend	1 15:20 Nguard [1741]
Heavily redacted Benghazi emails released on Christmas Eve	2 12:54 Pappy [1739]
N.Y. pizza shop owner an Islamic State conduit	6 20:33 3dc [1753]
Israel reports record immigration of Jews from France in 2015	1 08:22 Procopius2k [1738]
Iran calls China to join the fight against the ISIS	0 [1742]
Turkey: Trustees appointed to 15 'Gulen-linked' firms	0 [1736]
Military cooperation back on agenda as Turkey, Israel talk	0 [1739]
Davutoglu accuses Demirtas of 'treason' for criticizing downing of Russian jet	0 [1744]
Ocalan could step into settlement process after PKK weakened	0 [1740]
Volunteers in Herat Flock To Donate Blood For Wounded Soldiers	0 [1742]
Lack of Intelligence, Coordination Led To Taliban Crisis In Helmand: Officials	0 [1742]
Preparations Ongoing in Parts of Yarmouk Camp to Take out ISIL Militants	0 [1742]
Saudi Curricula and Takfirism: Matching with #ISIL	1 11:49 trailing wife [1745]
Taliban say UN renewal of sanctions will have negative impact on peace process	0 [1737]
Islamic State Builds 'Little Emirate' in Somalia	1 22:12 JosephMendiola [1765]
How the World Paid for the IC-814 Hijacking, 16 Years Hence	1 13:22 Pappy [1738]
Some Shebab Islamists switching ties from Al-Qaeda to IS: Kenya	0 [1736]
If Hezbollah attacks, go to war with Lebanon, ex-national security adviser urges	2 20:45 jvalentour [1762]
Hamas renegade in Gaza behind West Bank terror cell busted Wednesday, Palestinians say	4 12:27 g(r)omgoru [1734]
2,000 miles from Syria, ISIS is trying to lure recruits in Somalia	1 22:15 JosephMendiola [1756]
36 years on, big win for Tehran embassy hostages	2 10:45 Pappy [1738]
Saudi King: Government to Focus on Raising Efficiency of Public Spending	4 15:30 3dc [1742]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Student and Eagle Scout Caleb Shumway locates Utah shooter Lance Leeroy Arellano	4 16:32 gorb [1737]
Kei Taniguchi, pioneering female mountaineer, dies in fall from peak	0 [1742]
Christmas at Bastogne, 1944 - Video	4 19:56 European Conservative [1733]
Finding Water With A Forked Stick May Not Be A Hoax	5 22:20 Skidmark [1767]
Air Force will no longer fire three volley salutes at veteran funerals	2 08:16 Procopius2k [1745]
TX: Open Carry law	13 23:48 Rob Crawford [1767]
Hospital fire kills 25 in Saudi Arabia	0 [1741]
2 dead, 6 wounded, including rapper King Louie, in Chicago shootings	3 19:03 Rob Crawford [1736]
Baltimore Repaying Police Agencies $1.8M For Riot Control	0 [1735]
Police: Fight Sparks North Carolina Mall Shooting; 1 Killed	1 10:48 Warthog [1737]
Masked gunman shot dead by restaurant employee	2 17:46 Ebbart Glererong5900 [1734]
AI on (under) the high seas	0 [1733]
TX: PC rebound for Christmas	5 20:46 Frank G [1763]
Page 4: Opinion
Opinion:Kuntar Was Not a Hero nor Was Hezbollah Ever a Resistance	0 [1736]
Capitalism ~~White men~~ must be stopped: The very future of mankind depends on us domestic kommies	10 22:27 JosephMendiola [1769]
Page 6: Politix
O'Malley: Jesus was a refugee	11 22:08 Pappy [1757]

    
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                        21:56 Clyde Elmenter7874

                        21:49 49 Pan

                        20:55 jvalentour

                        20:46 Frank G

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                        20:37 gorb

                        20:33 3dc

                        20:13 Barbara

                        20:12 Bill Clinton

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                        20:08 Silentbrick

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                        20:03 European Conservative

Who's in the News
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9	Islamic State
7	Taliban
2	Govt of Saudi Arabia
2	Hezbollah
2	Govt of Iran
1	al-Qaeda
1	Abu Sayyaf
1	Govt of Iraq
1	Govt of Syria
1	Hamas
1	Houthis

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Two weeks of WOT

Fri 2015-12-25
30 ISIS Bad Guys die in Fallujah

Thu 2015-12-24
ISIS troops forced out of Ramadi

Wed 2015-12-23
Driver Shouting 'Allahu Akbar!' Runs Down 11 French Pedestrians

Tue 2015-12-22
Tunisia dismantles cell recruiting women for Islamist militant

Mon 2015-12-21
Afghanistan: Taliban 'take centre of Helmand district'

Sun 2015-12-20
Terrorist and Hezbollah commander Samir Kuntar... Tango Uniform

Sat 2015-12-19
Yemen Government Forces Capture Capital of al-Jawf Province as Peace Talks Go on

Fri 2015-12-18
Over 800 migrants try to storm Channel Tunnel in France: Official

Thu 2015-12-17
30 Dead in Boko Haram Attack on Three Nigeria Villages

Wed 2015-12-16
Top Saudi, UAE Commanders among 150 Forces Killed in Yemen Tochka Attack

Tue 2015-12-15
Breaking: L.A. School District shut down due to credible terror threat

Mon 2015-12-14
40 die in Damascus airstrikes

Sun 2015-12-13
Gambia now an Islamic republic, says President

Sat 2015-12-12
US sez 3 ISIS Top Dawgs die in airstrikes

Fri 2015-12-11
North Korea claims it has hydrogen bomb; experts skeptical

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