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Phoenix cops arrest alleged ‘jihadist’ plotting midnight Mass attack: ‘Get down with this ISIS s-t’
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Good evening	3 23:06 Skidmark [1762]
2 in UK court charged with preparing an act of terrorism	0 [1738]
Fighting back: How Indonesia's elite police turned the tide on militants	2 23:47 anon1 [1759]
Indonesian police kill 2 militants during raid on house in Java	0 [1740]
2 Palestinian minors arrested for manufacturing weapons	0 [1748]
Turkish authorities investigating 10,000 social media users: Ministry	0 [1746]
Christmas Eve mass bombing hurts 16 in Mindanao	0 [1735]
Abu Sayyaf demands $2 million for Malaysian hostages	1 08:55 Skidmark [1737]
Afghan forces arrest suicide bomber trained in South Waziristan	0 [1731]
Key Taliban commander leading a group of 30 militants killed in Wardak	0 [1738]
Taliban leader among 7 killed, wounded in Nangarhar airstrikes	0 [1740]
Taliban’s shadow deputy governor among 6 killed in Faryab	0 [1736]
Lashkar-e-Jhangvi Al-Alami group chief survives insider attack in Afghanistan	0 [1734]
3 militants killed in Kunduz city in North of Afghanistan	0 [1738]
ISIS sustains more than 50 casualties near Kuweries Airport in east Aleppo	0 [1742]
Jaysh Al-Islam suffers heavy casualties after Syrian Army ambush in East Ghouta	0 [1737]
25 ceasefire violations reported in Syria on Christmas Eve: Russian MoD	0 [1750]
Iraqi forces storm al-Qud’s neighborhood in Eastern Mosul	0 [1741]
Seven ISIS terrorists killed near Kirkuk because of heavy rains	1 13:57 Frank G [1744]
Two Boko Haram members die in Cameroon suicide bombing	0 [1744]
SDF 5km from strategic Tabqa dam west of Raqqa	0 [1735]
Baghdad hit by deadly bombings, at least 11 dead	0 [1736]
Huge Fire Broke out in Haifa Oil Refinery, 40 Fire Trucks Trying to Control the Fire	3 14:11 Shipman [1736]
Airstrike kills 20, injures scores in Iraq’s Mosul	0 [1738]
Kurdish forces take ground from ISIS western Raqqa	0 [1741]
'I asked my daughter to blow Bab Musalla Criminal Headquarters not Midan police station': father	1 09:02 Skidmark [1737]
Somalia Shooting Spree	0 [1736]
French aid worker kidnapped in Mali	0 [1737]
Saudi soldier killed in firefight near Yemen border	0 [1733]
Saudi gets death penalty for interior ministry bomb plot	0 [1740]
Terrorist leader killed after shoot-out with Russ special forces soldiers	0 [1733]
Turkey amasses troops along Syrian border	0 [1738]
Phoenix cops arrest alleged ‘jihadist’ plotting midnight Mass attack: ‘Get down with this ISIS s-t’	2 13:56 Pappy [1774]
Page 2: WoT Background
Germany releases brothers suspected of mall attack plot	0 [1743]
Senator Ted Cruz: No money for UN until Israel decision reversed	9 23:22 newc [1765]
Hamas’s deployment at the Gaza border carries echoes of South Lebanon	0 [1747]
Fazl slams Imran, calls him ‘king of contradictions’	0 [1744]
Filipino President threatens to burn down the UN	8 22:06 Whiskey Mike [1753]
Maltese charge Libyan Afriqiyah hijackers with acts of terrorism	0 [1744]
Tunisians Protest against Return of Terrorists from Conflict Zones	0 [1742]
Israel strikes back after UN settlement vote, Pope Francis hopes for peace	0 [1743]
Eyewitness reveals details of Nusra Front founder in Syria	0 [1739]
Key Syrian rebel factions meet in Ankara to discuss ceasefire	0 [1739]
KRG PM: Military force to push PKK out of Sinjar may be used	0 [1744]
All ISIL members should be burned if claims on Turkish soldiers are true: MHP leader	0 [1736]
Iran Says It Sealed Boeing Plane Deal At Half Price	8 23:50 746 [1760]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Chicago WIA/KIA update: 43 shot, 11 fatally, in Christmas weekend shootings	1 16:39 Besoeker [1742]
7 killed in Christmas Day shootings	8 14:40 M. Murcek [1736]
At least 22 killed in troubled North Kivu province	0 [1744]
Britain's Queen Elizabeth misses Christmas church service due to 'heavy cold'	1 01:10 Jusort Thrise1505 [1740]
Religious leaders mark Hanukkah in Istanbul	0 [1735]
China: has working version of NASA's EM engine orbiting the Earth	6 23:10 Skidmark [1756]
Saudi investigation into 16-year-old girl’s marriage to elderly man	0 [1736]
China's 1st Aircraft Carrier Heads For Western Pacific	13 19:31 Skidmark [1765]
Page 4: Opinion
Dr. Godfrey Garner: Why America Failed in Afghanistan	13 23:18 Elmerert Hupens2660 [1762]
Sorry, But Our Fight Against Liberal Fascism Has Only Just Begun	2 14:49 M. Murcek [1735]
Obama's Israel Vendetta Opens the Door?	2 14:55 M. Murcek [1742]
Ralph Peters: The Feast of Stephen 2016	1 09:54 M. Murcek [1735]
Analysis: Obama sees himself as on the right side of history	10 16:13 AlanC [1735]
Top Ex-White House Economist Admits 94% Of All New Jobs Under Obama Were Part-Time	11 20:14 Raj [1759]
Can murder lurk behind poetry?	1 23:49 anon1 [1767]
Turkey faces the ISIL front with losses in Syria	3 09:05 jvalentour [1745]
Page 6: Politix
Keith Ellison (D-Islam) REALLY wants to be DNC Chief	5 22:57 DarthVader [1755]
Obama Abolishes National Visitor Registry Before Trump Takes Office	4 18:34 Bright Pebbles [1759]
'Congratulations to the baby daddy!': Trump's married communications director quits	2 17:31 Blossom Unains5562 [1739]
Biden: Dems should focus on the middle class	12 14:15 Pappy [1739]

    
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3	Taliban
2	al-Nusra
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1	Hamas
1	Haqqani Network
1	Houthis
1	Abu Sayyaf
1	Jaish al-Islam (MB)
1	Lashkar e-Jhangvi
1	Narcos
1	al-Qaeda
1	al-Qaeda in Arabia
1	al-Qaeda in North Africa
1	al-Shabaab
1	Boko Haram
1	Govt of Iran
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Two weeks of WOT

Mon 2016-12-26
Phoenix cops arrest alleged ‘jihadist’ plotting midnight Mass attack: ‘Get down with this ISIS s-t’

Sun 2016-12-25
Buhari: Last Boko Haram base taken in Sambisa Forest

Sat 2016-12-24
4 Suspects Charged Over Alleged Christmas Day Terror Plot in Australia

Fri 2016-12-23
Suspect in Berlin Christmas market attack killed in Milan police shootout: Official

Thu 2016-12-22
ISIS issues order for arrest of its missing finance minister

Wed 2016-12-21
Syrian Army enters east Aleppo neighborhoods for first time in 4 years

Tue 2016-12-20
At least 12 dead in 'terrorist attack' after truck crashes into Berlin Christmas market

Mon 2016-12-19
Russian ambassador to Turkey assassinated

Sun 2016-12-18
Sirte officially declared Liberated

Sat 2016-12-17
22 ISIS targets hit in airstrikes in Palmyra

Fri 2016-12-16
Belgian Police Move on Libya Arms Smuggling Ring

Thu 2016-12-15
11 headless bodies found in Aden

Wed 2016-12-14
Jihadist rebels agree to ceasefire deal in east Aleppo

Tue 2016-12-13
Mosul Offensive News: Iraqi forces move into Mosul's biggest district

Mon 2016-12-12
Syrian army equipment falls into ISIS' possession in Palmyra

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