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ISIS Blamed for Murder of Scandinavian Women on Camera in Morocco
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Suspected terrorist surveillance detected at Stuttgart airport	4 22:00 Clem [1764]
Six Suspected Jihadists Killed in French Air Strike in Mali	0 [1748]
IDF shoots dead Palestinian, injures another as car runs West Bank roadblock	3 09:55 JohnQC [1747]
ISIS Blamed for Murder of Scandinavian Women on Camera in Morocco	5 17:25 newc [1776]
Egypt says it thwarted attacks on Copts	2 11:20 jpal [1736]
Haftar's forces attack a town near Libya's Misrata	0 [1740]
Fighting continues in Derna's old city neighborhood	0 [1747]
7 killed, 4 injured in clashes in a town southwestern Tripoli	0 [1754]
Myanmar forces conduct 'clearance operations' after two killed in Rakhine state	0 [1753]
Syrian Army catches Islamist rebels before ambush in northern Hama	0 [1748]
Saudi Coalition launches heavy attack on Houthi positions in Hodeidah	0 [1748]
Kurdish forces strike hard against Turkish-backed rebels, 4 killed	0 [1746]
Fanatics branded two Scandinavian women the 'enemies of God' as they filmed themselves decapitating one of the tourists in Morocco	6 17:53 Woodrow [1763]
Abu Sayyaf wife, two children rescued in Sulu	0 [1745]
Page 2: WoT Background
How to Make Sense of the U.S. Withdrawal From Syria	18 23:27 Classical_Liberal [1771]
Algeria now makes large combat ready UAVs	0 [1748]
SDF could release 3,200 of its ISIS prisoners, withdraw from frontline: monitor	1 04:23 gorb [1745]
Ex-Blackwater contractor found guilty in 2007 Iraq shooting	4 13:00 Glolush Whusotch4899 [1745]
Man acquitted of terror charge in Buckingham Palace sword attack	4 22:19 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [1765]
DHS to make asylum-seekers wait in Mexico in attempt to end 'catch-and-release'	0 [1745]
Denmark approves plan to send foreign criminals to tiny island	6 19:48 gorb [1770]
German police step up security at airports in southwest amid terror scare	0 [1738]
Ohio man convicted of hate crime in beating of victim he thought was Jewish	2 11:00 JohnQC [1755]
Twitter says it blocked 22 Hamas and Hezbollah accounts at Israel’s request	0 [1747]
IDF starts sealing Hezbollah attack tunnels, says process will ‘take time’	4 19:14 Glenmore [1774]
Official: Suspected terrorists in Ofra and Givat Assaf attacks are brothers	0 [1742]
Brussels Jewish Museum terror suspect appears in court	0 [1761]
Catch and Release is Over	4 09:00 Glenmore [1745]
UN report: Majority of female migrants faced gang rape in Libya	0 [1737]
Albania fell prey to Israeli-US scenario by targeting Iran diplomats: Tehran	0 [1741]
Iranian Intelligence Ministry rejects Israeli PM’s ‘delusional’ claims	0 [1750]
Syria open to any initiative making way for resolution of country's crisis: Ja'fari	0 [1744]
Pro-Israel Jews using US Treasury to wage economic war on Russia: Writer	0 [1741]
Syrians rally in Hasakah to protest Turkey ‘threats’ of military offensive	0 [1734]
Iran, Turkey pledge to promote economic ties to reach $30bn trade target	1 06:20 3dc [1739]
Danish Minister For Migration Tells Somalis To Go Back Home And Rebuild Their Country	3 22:44 Captain Oppressor of the Giants5753 [1754]
Putin says Turkey and Russia reached compromise on Syria	0 [1735]
Troop withdrawal from Syria is major blow to US influence in region: Turkish minister	1 06:36 3dc [1741]
With US exit from Syria, SDF begins high-level talks with Damascus	0 [1742]
Iran vows to probe video showing humiliation of Afghan men by a border guard	0 [1739]
Govt ponders over steps to curb money laundering, terror financing	0 [1746]
France decides to stay in Syria after US troops ordered home	1 07:38 Chereting Pelosi1889 [1742]
Trump on leaving Syria: US doesn’t want to be ‘policeman of the Middle East’	14 20:15 Procopius2k [1768]
German states want to hold deportees in prisons again: report	0 [1739]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 85, undergoes lung procedure to remove cancerous growth	6 23:37 Clem [1772]
Your Weekly East Boston MS-13 Gang Update	2 20:56 Cring Elmirt6932 [1755]
'What's the POINT?' Former Greek politician BLASTS Brussels for making people 'POWERLESS'	5 12:29 rjschwarz [1737]
Videos show Indian security forces opening fire on rock throwing protesters	5 22:12 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [1764]
New Russian KRUG CDAA in Crimea for Black Sea Fleet that can reach Gibraltar?	0 [1746]
NASA has a major data breach - Hack attack	1 09:35 Frank G [1741]
Ukrainian lawmakers brawl in parliament (video)	0 [1744]
Russians Funding U.S. Anti-Fracking Groups?	4 22:13 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [1767]
'Disturbing' new tactics: Mexican cartels use ultralight aircraft to smuggle illegals into U.S.	10 22:10 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [1769]
Public donations for border wall soar past $10M in three days	7 14:46 M. Murcek [1734]
Washington Post Reporter Tries to Get GoFundMe Border Wall Fundraiser Taken Down	6 16:29 charger [1738]
OH man arrested for trying to cash valid payroll check	2 09:22 49 Pan [1747]
UK: Gatwick airport chaos continues with drone hide & seek	7 15:09 KBK [1744]
Egypt court acquits 40 NGO workers after retrial	0 [1740]
DR Congo's presidential election delayed until December 30	0 [1735]
Spanish PM, pro-secession leader agree to find solution to Catalonia crisis	0 [1738]
South Africa issues arrest warrant for Zimbabwe’s ex-first lady	0 [1740]
Man ‘seeking ransom after killing friend’ arrested	1 09:22 Frank G [1738]
Peshawar private schools outperform government’s	0 [1744]
North Korea says it won’t denuclearise unless US removes threat	3 12:21 rjschwarz [1741]
Writer touted by CNN as 'Journalist of the Year' forced to resign for fabricating stories	5 09:32 Procopius2k [1745]
Page 4: Opinion
Trump Criticized For Breaking With Longstanding American Tradition Of Remaining In Middle Eastern Countries Indefinitely	1 10:06 Flusogum Slemble9878 [1741]
The Most Important Thing About Michael Flynn Is Not His Guilt, But His Politicized Prosecution	5 15:42 M. Murcek [1741]
President Trump Has Already Won - The Attacks On Him Are Piffle	0 [1736]
Victor Davis Hansen - It Was Always about the Wall	0 [1737]
Now even Vladimir Putin says Remoaners demanding new referendum are insulting democracy	3 21:59 Clem [1760]
The Anatomy of an American Jewish Deplorable	3 08:14 Besoeker [1745]
Warning To Democrats: Most Americans Against U.S. Getting More Politically Correct	0 [1738]
Planned Parenthood Accused of Discriminating against Pregnant Employees	2 15:20 Airandee [1746]
Judge Emmett Sullivan's Travails	2 14:24 Gomez Ebbise7148 [1743]
Now That The Russian Collusion Narrative Is Deflating, The Left Is Shifting Goalposts	1 09:18 49 Pan [1738]
Brain of Mysterious 'Little Foot' Human Relative Was Half-Man, Half-Ape	3 07:48 g(r)omgoru [1741]
Alex Marlow: ‘The Anti-Establishment Movement in the U.S. and Around the World Can Be Traced Back to Andrew Breitbart'	0 [1743]
Has Israel made a huge mistake letting a Chinese firm run part of Haifa port?	8 12:54 Glolush Whusotch4899 [1743]
Houthi retreat from Hodeidah: Beginning of the end?	0 [1750]
Page 6: Politix
Federal Judge Slaps Down Leftist Attempt To Access Trump's Tax Returns	3 17:47 SteveS [1769]
Argentina ex-leader Kirchner to be tried for corruption: court	1 21:55 Clem [1760]
House Approves Spending Bill With Border Wall Funding	3 16:24 Vast Right Wing Conspiracy [1742]
Speedy Gutierrez: Trump Would Have Killed Baby Jesus	9 17:06 newc [1752]
VIDEO: Pelosi Gets Personal – Trashes Trump – "Maybe He Thinks Shutdown Means He Can Golf More – That's Not How it Works"	6 17:11 Alaska Paul [1747]
Trump rejects compromise to avoid US government shutdown: Ryan	0 [1742]

    
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                        22:44 Captain Oppressor of the Giants5753

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                        22:13 Anguper Hupomosing9418

                        22:12 Anguper Hupomosing9418

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                        22:00 Clem

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                        21:00 Rob Crawford

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                        20:56 Cring Elmirt6932

                        20:15 Procopius2k

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                        19:42 gorb

                        19:41 Frank G

                        19:14 Glenmore

                        18:10 Woodrow

                        17:53 Woodrow

                        17:47 SteveS

                        17:30 Raj

Who's in the News
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5	Govt of Iran
4	Moslem Colonists
4	Arab Spring
4	Sublime Porte
4	Islamic State
4	Govt of Syria
2	Houthis
2	Govt of Pakistan
2	Commies
2	Human Trafficking
1	al-Shabaab (AQ)
1	Abu Sayyaf (ISIS)
1	Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army
1	Hamas
1	Hezbollah
1	Muslim Brotherhood
1	Tin Hat Dictators, Presidents for Life, & Kleptocrats
1	al-Qaeda in North Africa

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Two weeks of WOT

Fri 2018-12-21
ISIS Blamed for Murder of Scandinavian Women on Camera in Morocco

Thu 2018-12-20
Yemen's warring sides accuse each other of violating ceasefire

Wed 2018-12-19
Jihadist Migrant Plotted to Bomb Vatican, Italian Churches at Christmas

Tue 2018-12-18
KDF Arrests Al Shabaab Members Planting Explosives In Lamu County

Mon 2018-12-17
U.S. airstrikes kill 62 al-Shabaab terrorists in Somalia

Sun 2018-12-16
Israeli Army Says Fourth Hezbollah Attack Tunnel Found Crossing From Lebanon

Sat 2018-12-15
Heavy clashes breakout in Hodeidah after UN-backed ceasefire announcement

Fri 2018-12-14
Maulana Samiul Haq's personal secretary arrested, labelled person of interest in murder probe

Thu 2018-12-13
Egyptian military kills 27 terrorists in recent operations

Wed 2018-12-12
IDF uncovers third attack tunnel dug from Lebanon into Israel

Tue 2018-12-11
At least two dead, 11 wounded in French Christmas market shooting

Mon 2018-12-10
Taliban’s shadow governor for Paktika province has been killed

Sun 2018-12-09
In rain and mud, IDF exposes another tunnel from Lebanon into Israel

Sat 2018-12-08
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Fri 2018-12-07
UN peacekeepers confirm existence of tunnel from Lebanon into Israel

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