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Jordan sentences 5 Islamic State members to death
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Berlin Attack Accomplice Suspect Arrested in Germany	2 13:26 Raj [1736]
Lack of equipment means some Dutch soldiers can’t patrol in Mali	7 18:28 swksvolFF [1765]
Lebanese mayor dies in bombing attack	1 10:24 Frank G [1738]
Soddy offensive stalls in Nahem	0 [1744]
Chinese kops kills 4 in Xinjiang	1 11:31 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [1743]
Insurgents torch cell tower in Nangarhar	2 17:16 ed in texas [1758]
4 Taliban militants die in Wardak fighting	0 [1746]
New offensive in Kandahar to begin	0 [1741]
6 ISIS Bad Guys die in Kirkuk	0 [1742]
The Beatings Will Continue: Iraqi and Syria Editions	0 [1740]
Mosul Offensive News	0 [1739]
Baghdad Bomb and Bullet Bulletin	0 [1744]
Europe ~~migrant~~ colonist briefs	1 13:09 Abu Uluque [1744]
Britain ~~migrant~~ colonist briefs	0 [1734]
US airstrike kill 3 ISIS militants in East of Afghanistan	0 [1742]
New Year Celebrations: JMB's 'attack plan foiled'	0 [1740]
Kuwait's Preventive Security Service monitoring 50 linked to DAESH	1 07:41 AlanC [1742]
Mosul labs, tunnels found; 5 DAESH infiltrators killed	0 [1738]
Police foil plots to bomb Lagos Third Mainland Bridge	0 [1744]
Boko Haram: Fleeing member arrested in Abuja	0 [1741]
Islamic militants used kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls as human shields to prevent fighter jets from firing	2 16:38 Frank G [1740]
Abu Sayyaf bandit tagged in Samal kidnapping arrested in Sulu	0 [1738]
Abu Sayyaf leader arrested in hospital	0 [1744]
New ISIS Video From Russia Shows Grozny Attackers Pledging Allegiance to Islamic State	0 [1743]
Turkish military 'neutralises' 44 Islamic State militants in northern Syria	0 [1739]
Jordan sentences 5 Islamic State members to death	0 [1771]
Niger Says 31 Boko Haram Fighters Surrender	0 [1740]
Held by Shin Bet, top Hamas official reveals vital tunnel intel	2 14:57 Zenobia Floger6220 [1746]
Page 2: WoT Background
German anti-terror services 'ranked Amri a low threat'	3 15:10 g(r)omgoru [1733]
Syrian Government Announces Truce Backed by Russia and Turkey	0 [1739]
Berlin attack suspect Amri better connected to extremists than thought	6 18:41 anon1 [1767]
Mullah Omar not visited Pakistan over the past 25 years, claims Taliban	2 15:03 3dc [1739]
Afghan Special Forces killed over 400 Taliban leaders in past 9 month: MoI	1 06:10 Richard Aubrey [1738]
Turkey puts broadcast ban on Russia envoy’s killing	1 13:19 Seeking cure for ignorance [1741]
Oman joins Saudi-led Islamic alliance against terror	0 [1741]
Militant Suspect Trisha: She called her parents during police raid	0 [1738]
Musa told wife to blow herself up	0 [1743]
‘Neo JMB Leader' Musa: He covered his tracks to stay off dragnet	0 [1741]
Berlin attack suspect better connected to extremists than thought	0 [1736]
Police declare war on cultism in Edo	0 [1734]
Twitter Suspends Accounts Of Extremist Cleric And Al Qaeda Supporters	0 [1740]
Full text of John Kerry’s speech on Middle East peace, December 28, 2016	9 21:38 Blossom Unains5562 [1770]
Algeria Says 54,457 Tried for 'Terrorism' since 1990s	0 [1742]
Egypt’s army destroys 1,700 meter smuggling tunnel in Rafah	0 [1746]
U.S. calls Pakistan student group wing of banned Lashkar-e-Taiba	0 [1739]
Page 3: Non-WoT
DJT says Sprint will bring 5k jobs back to the US; OneWeb will create 3k jobs	5 15:14 Nguard [1737]
Obama administration prepares sanctions, retaliation for Russian election meddling	23 17:20 swksvolFF [1771]
University of Kansas students are being offered buttons spelling out their preferred gender pronouns	9 19:59 Bright Pebbles [1769]
Czech Republic to fight 'fake news' with special unit	5 19:04 Pappy [1765]
Battling Energy Crisis, Pakistan Turns on Fourth Nuclear Plant	6 19:08 Alaska Paul [1764]
Burkina Faso replaces army chief after series of attacks	0 [1730]
Sacramento Mayor Pummels Protester Who Hit Him With Pie	19 19:10 Alaska Paul [1761]
Myanmar men may face jail for not marrying pregnant women	5 18:08 Glenmore [1758]
Venezuela: military trafficking food	2 08:06 AlanC [1739]
Page 4: Opinion
Gorka: Obama Created ‘Global Chaos,' gas on the fire with Anti-Israel UN Res	1 09:09 Jack Salami [1740]
As socialism shattered Venezuela, the useful idiots applauded	7 11:47 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [1734]
The End Of The Obama Administration Or Just The Beginning Of Something Very Different?	3 18:26 swksvolFF [1766]
Page 6: Politix
Obama orders Russia expulsions, sanctions for interference in 2016 election	8 23:42 Bov Flimbers [1753]
Bloomberg's 20mil gun control bid in Nevada fell apart after FBI won't participate	0 [1736]
Divide Washington not Jerusalem	4 13:29 Raj [1743]
Petulant POTUS names Utah, Nevada monuments despite State and GOP opposition	5 11:42 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [1735]
8 years of Obama vacations cost $85 million	17 17:47 g(r)omgoru [1765]
Obama Administration Yanks Second Amendment Rights from SSI Recipients	7 21:02 Silentbrick [1767]
Abolish the Department of Energy	7 17:01 Shipman [1740]
Gov. Jerry Brown: California Will Work With Foreign Gov’t On Climate Policies	14 16:59 Abu Uluque [1736]

    
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13	Islamic State
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2	Commies
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2	Hamas
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1	Govt of Pakistan
1	Govt of Saudi Arabia
1	Houthis
1	Lashkar e-Taiba
1	Moslem Colonists
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Jordan sentences 5 Islamic State members to death

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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
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Mon 2016-12-19
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