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Syrian rebels repel attack in Aleppo by Iranian militia
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Good afternoon	3 20:01 Fred [11125]
ISIS Video Gives The Clearest Picture Yet Of A Devastating ISIS Truck Bomb [Video]	3 20:42 Zenobia Floger6220 [11133]
No evidence to verify bomb threat on L.A.'s subway system, investigators conclude	4 22:17 Bangkok Billy [11128]
Egypt police kill 3 militants in Assiut raid	1 12:08 Shipman [11123]
8 militants killed in latest North Sinai operations: Army	0 [11129]
Syrian rebels repel attack in Aleppo by Iranian militia	1 06:38 lord garth [11128]
5 die in Soddy airstrike in Saada	0 [11125]
The Beatings Will Continue: Iraqi Edition	0 [11126]
Libyan forces clear last Daesh holdout in Sirte	0 [11125]
Syrian regulars seize 5 districts in Aleppo, reject cease-fire	0 [11125]
Turkey backed rebels artillery hammers Manbij	0 [11124]
Iraq army’s fresh assault targets Mosul bridge	0 [11122]
Syria: 75 percent of eastern Aleppo seized by army	0 [11124]
Iraqi army raises national flag over hospital on left bank of Tigris	0 [11124]
Syrian army busts terrorists’ chemical warehouse in Aleppo	0 [11124]
25 terrorist groups busted during Arba’een rituals: Iran minister	0 [11125]
At least 7 civilians killed in militant rocket attack on Aleppo	0 [11123]
Taliban suffer heavy casualties in Helmand air and ground raids	0 [11124]
ISIS commander among 2 killed in East of Afghanistan	0 [11125]
Coordinated Taliban attack foiled in Arghistan district of Kandahar	0 [11125]
Indonesia arrests two militants in Myanmar Embassy plot	0 [11123]
Third suspect in Manila bomb plot arrested	0 [11124]
Philippine commando hurt in clash with Maute terrorists	0 [11122]
Page 2: WoT Background
Ransomed: The race to free 226 Christian hostages in Syria	1 00:54 Dino Crolutch3969 [11125]
Israeli map reveals thousands of Hezbollah positions along border	3 21:59 Frank G [11123]
Hadi retorts to UN plan with demands	0 [11125]
Mother of Saudi killed preventing ISIS attack appointed to Shoura council	0 [11127]
Aleppo’s 7-Year-Old Bana Returns To Twitter	0 [11123]
Iran dismisses 'politically-motivated, baseless' Saudi claims	0 [11127]
Germany's Chancellor Merkel calls for banning Muslim full-face veil	8 19:46 Zenobia Floger6220 [11128]
National Committee for Human Rights: Amazigh, Tubu rights must be guaranteed by Libya’s constitution	1 19:53 Skidmark [11127]
IS terrorists have gone nowhere outside Sirte, military intelligence says	0 [11122]
Ahmedi community linked literature seized, printing press sealed	0 [11123]
Decision on militant Mufti Hannan’s fate Wednesday	0 [11131]
HC wants collaborators’ names removed in two months	2 14:52 USN, Ret. [11125]
Dostum says committed to promises made to President Ghani	0 [11123]
Ex-Afghan intelligence chief supports Ghani’s stance against Pakistan	0 [11123]
UN warns torture 'widespread' in post-coup Turkey	4 20:25 Zenobia Floger6220 [11131]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Inside President Rodrigo Duterte's brutal antidrug campaign in the Philippines	0 [11127]
Boeing to Offer Talks on Air Force One After Trump Tweets	18 23:23 Procopius2k [11126]
Hawaii, Philippines, Guam, Wake Island, Malaya, Singapore, Hong Kong Attacked Y-75	3 17:19 Besoeker [11126]
NY Mag: Women Distraught Over Trump Are Cutting Off Their Hair	10 17:41 Abu Uluque [11125]
Oakland Ghostship	11 19:10 Flairt Elmineck4802 [11128]
PIA's Islamabad-bound plane with 47 people on-board crashes near Havelian	2 18:25 lord garth [11126]
Wisconsin Recount Update: Trump Picks Up 84 Votes – Builds Lead on Hillary	1 11:58 g(r)omgoru [11126]
Trump aide Michael Flynn Jnr out after 'Pizzagate' tweets	1 05:31 Besoeker [11124]
China urges U.S. to block transit by Taiwan president	4 22:37 Bangkok Billy [11125]
Chinese Media Panic over Trump as Xi Vows Cooperation in Chat with Kissinger	10 19:16 AlanC [11131]
Join the army – study shows it could lengthen your life	4 15:23 Deacon Blues [11123]
Egypt arrests organ trafficking ring	2 15:18 Deacon Blues [11127]
Trump cancels Boeing-Air Force One deal in a tweet	11 19:10 49 Pan [11128]
Greek protesters attack police with petrol bombs, fireworks	5 13:10 Skidmark [11123]
Military Doctor Denies Chelsea Manning's Request To Have Records Reflect Gender Change	5 12:02 Rambler in Virginia [11123]
Maryam in focus as SC resumes Panamagate hearing	0 [11124]
Supreme Court to probe hiring of 50 govt employees from one family	2 11:47 Skidmark [11124]
Bikers for Trump secure space for inauguration amid several planned protests	1 11:54 Skidmark [11123]
Trump and Masayoshi Son Anounce 50,000 New U.S. Jobs	3 08:40 Procopius2k [11124]
Car-Free Bridge Comes to Progressive Portland (OR)	4 16:14 Frank G [11122]
United Technologies CEO on Carrier deal: I wasn't born last night; I know 10% of revenue comes from gov't (Video)	1 04:16 Slats the Full Bosomed4549 [11125]
Kyrgyz authorities seek men seen roasting potatoes on eternal flame	2 19:35 Flairt Elmineck4802 [11126]
Egypt-Saudi tension bubbling over planned Djibouti base	2 13:46 trailing wife [11128]
Page 4: Opinion
Donald Trump: 'We will stop racing to topple foreign regimes'	13 19:56 Blossom Unains5562 [11131]
Jared Kushner, Don't Waste Your Time on an Israeli/Arab Peace Agreement	1 16:50 Chuck [11128]
New Wells Fargo CEO Pushes For Less Regulation In Wake Of Giant Fraud Scandal	3 15:08 DarthVader [11126]
Nebraska Dem Party Chair Afraid Russia, Saudi Arabia Will Build Pipelines Through U.S.	7 20:10 rjschwarz [11124]
Acquittal after execution	1 13:16 Skidmark [11125]
Wahid Baloch’s release	0 [11126]
Dr Salam honoured	0 [11127]
Sheriff David A. Clarke calls out "Fake News"	1 02:21 newc [11122]
Page 6: Politix
Trump Picks Pruitt to Lead EPA	3 22:21 magpie [11131]
Iran-style diplomacy needed for 'Israel and Palestine,' Obama says	9 19:51 Pholurt Uloluling1696 [11127]
Michigan vote recount turning up discrepancies	3 11:14 Gravish Thraper1598 [11127]
Mobsters Ran Fake US Embassy In Ghana For 10 Years	4 12:42 DarthVader [11123]

    
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                        20:42 Zenobia Floger6220

                        20:34 Seeking cure for ignorance

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Who's in the News
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9	Islamic State
7	Govt of Pakistan
6	Govt of Syria
2	Taliban
2	Govt of Iran
1	Govt of Saudi Arabia
1	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
1	HUJI
1	Hezbollah
1	Houthis
1	Arab Spring
1	Maute group (IS)
1	Moslem Colonists
1	Muslim Brotherhood
1	Sublime Porte
1	Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (IS)

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Fri 2016-12-02
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Thu 2016-12-01
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Wed 2016-11-30
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Tue 2016-11-29
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Sun 2016-11-27
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Sat 2016-11-26
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