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Syrian Rebels Mourn Loss of Leader, Name Replacement
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Russia releases imagery of ISIS oil tanker convoy	7 22:43 Besoeker [1775]
Kurds, Arabs seize key Syria dam from ISIS: group	2 15:47 Shipman [1752]
More than 70 dead in rebel assault in north Syria: Monitor	0 [1737]
Peshmerga fight off ISIS on their farthest western front	0 [1742]
Syrian media: Israel hits Hezbollah targets in Qalamoun area	0 [1742]
Russia strikes Islamic State weapons, oil in Syria	5 11:33 g(r)omgoru [1745]
Kurdish-American commandos raid ISIS base near Hawija	7 12:16 Pappy [1747]
Soldier lightly hurt in West Bank car-ramming	1 09:44 Bob Chath4605 [1744]
Russia says Caucasus terrorist trained in Syria	0 [1743]
18 cases being sent to military courts for trial	0 [1736]
Two militants killed, five injured in Kurram checkpost attack	0 [1736]
Syrian Rebels Mourn Loss of Leader, Name Replacement	0 [1780]
Evacuation of IS group fighters from Damascus delayed	1 10:27 Shipman [1747]
Iraqi forces to finish conquering Ramadi any day now	0 [1753]
Prosecutor: Arrest of 11 Islamists thwarted Sarajevo attack	0 [1745]
Philippine army: Maoists broke holiday truce	2 09:26 Procopius2k [1740]
Abu Sayyaf gunman kills Philippine soldier	0 [1749]
14 killed as BIFF launches wave of Yuletide attacks	0 [1734]
Page 2: WoT Background
Filipino protesters land on disputed island in South China Sea	4 23:37 JosephMendiola [1762]
Czech President: Migrant Wave in Europe an 'Organised Invasion'	1 10:35 Shipman [1750]
Armed Kurdish group claims Turkey airport blast	1 11:25 Frank G [1738]
Real IRA could launch one-off attacks on mainland Britain	4 23:03 Pappy [1777]
JUI-F sit-ins end as govt agrees to send Soomro murder case to military court	0 [1744]
Rangers vow to target armed wings of political parties in Karachi	0 [1743]
Is Pakistan supporting Bangladeshi Islamists?	1 22:59 JosephMendiola [1772]
Autopsy report: Dead youth was suicide bomber	0 [1735]
Muslims 'stay silent' on extremism tip-off scheme	2 12:30 Mullah Richard [1747]
Erdogan warns against Mideast sectarian divisions	2 15:39 g(r)omgoru [1736]
Turkish police search for potential terrorist	0 [1731]
Tehran to withdraw S-300 lawsuit against Moscow	0 [1742]
Iran’s oil plunges below $30	5 18:40 Barbara [1767]
Page 3: Non-WoT
RUFKM: Bal Harbour to Caracas: Millions in drug money	1 16:12 Shipman [1737]
Three Young Women Accused of Beating 51-Year-Old White Man to Death	7 23:15 Pappy [1760]
NorK diplomat expelled from S. Africa for rhino horn smuggling	3 16:15 Shipman [1737]
Six arrested for stealing, selling kidneys	3 15:19 Procopius2k [1735]
Teenage girl drugged, gang-raped in Lahore	0 [1733]
Bilawal condoles Bisma's death with family	0 [1741]
Burundi: Thousands Protest AU Plan to Deploy Peacekeepers	0 [1737]
4 Christmas shootings in New Orleans leave 5 victims, 1 dead, NOPD says	5 18:42 Barbara [1755]
Nudists rescue sinking yacht at start of Sydney-Hobart race	0 [1728]
Apple sales set to slump in 2016 with no new products, analysts warn	1 16:17 Shipman [1743]
Bridgestone raises offer for Pep Boys, trumps Icahn	2 10:40 Shipman [1739]
Houston Mosque Fire Was Intentionally Set, Fire Department Says	5 19:20 swksvolFF [1757]
Turkey's PM cancels meeting with opposition HDP party	0 [1741]
Page 4: Opinion
What does Zahran Alloush's death tell us?	5 16:44 Shipman [1751]
Hamas vs. Daesh in Gaza	1 14:42 trailing wife [1737]
Iran interferes in Nigeria	2 22:52 JosephMendiola [1762]
Islamabad-Dhaka ties	0 [1741]
This Week in Books 12/27/15	7 23:58 Zenobia Floger6220 [1776]
Defeating IS	0 [1738]
Despite what Donald Trump says, Americans are better than this	13 23:04 Besoeker [1774]
Page 6: Politix
Obama Seeks to Stave off Lame-Duck Status In Final Year	10 19:30 JosephMendiola [1768]
'Four Times Greater Than Solyndra': DOE Drops 1,200 Pages Of Heavily Redacted Docs On Green Energy Loans	3 11:50 Bill Clinton [1743]
The Daily Caller Presents: The 23 least Intriguing People Of 2015	0 [1747]
Elites and media really hate Donald Trump's voters	4 19:20 CrazyFool [1775]
The Sanders campaign is taking its fight with the DNC to the next level	2 22:48 JosephMendiola [1772]

    
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Who's in the News
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9	Islamic State
5	Govt of Pakistan
3	Govt of Iran
1	Govt of Iraq
1	Hezbollah
1	Abu Sayyaf
1	Jaish al-Islam (MB)
1	Jamaat-e-Ulema Islami
1	Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh
1	Narcos
1	Salafists
1	TTP
1	Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters
1	al-Nusra
1	Commies

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Two weeks of WOT

Sun 2015-12-27
Syrian Rebels Mourn Loss of Leader, Name Replacement

Sat 2015-12-26
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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
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Tunisia dismantles cell recruiting women for Islamist militant

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

Sun 2015-12-20
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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

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40 die in Damascus airstrikes

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

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