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Nine new arrests in Morocco over murder of Scandinavian hikers
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Turkey to Delay Offensive on US-Backed Forces in Syria	1 17:53 trailing wife [1755]
Four Palestinians Killed in Gaza Protests	0 [1754]
Fifth victim of Strasbourg Christmas market attack dies	0 [1749]
At least 13 killed in Mogadishu car bomb claimed by al Shabaab	0 [1752]
Syrian rebels say U.S. troops remain in key garrison near Iraq	0 [1751]
UK forces retake ship after stowaways threaten crew	1 07:25 Mike Kozlowski [1747]
Pentagon Considers Using Special Operations Forces to Continue Mission in Syria	2 07:18 Mike Kozlowski [1745]
Lebanon's border tense as Israel excavates 'Hezbollah tunnels'	0 [1752]
Taliban’s military chief for Parwan province has been killed in infighting	0 [1749]
31 Taliban militants killed, wounded in Faryab clash and airstrikes	0 [1744]
Loud Explosion Heard In Mogadishu	0 [1752]
Nine new arrests in Morocco over murder of Scandinavian hikers	0 [1774]
US envoy questions Afghan Taliban’s desire for peace	2 10:21 jpal [1737]
Army chief ratifies death sentences of 14 'hardcore terrorists': ISPR	0 [1750]
Palestinian killed at West Bank roadblock	0 [1745]
Jordanian man indicted for attempted murder, terrorism in Eilat assault	0 [1749]
Iranian ships fire rockets as US aircraft carrier enters Persian Gulf	6 19:22 Frank G [1774]
Three Palestinians reported killed in Gaza border protests	0 [1745]
Page 2: WoT Background
US: Iran arms Houthis and complicates the Yemeni conflict	4 21:11 Lex [1767]
UN resolution supports Sweden deal on situation in Hodeidah, its ports	0 [1738]
Decision made for 'significant' troop withdrawal from Afghanistan: US official	4 14:45 Procopius2k [1739]
US fundraising site suspends BDS account over alleged terror ties	1 14:42 Procopius2k [1743]
Dozens of bodies found in Islamic State mass grave in Iraq	0 [1745]
Iraqi forces working with Peshmerga to tackle ISIS remnants	0 [1742]
French prosecutors want 14 tried over Charlie Hebdo attacks	0 [1744]
Saudi Arabia modifies intelligence service after Khashoggi murder	0 [1743]
UN approves team to monitor ceasefire in Yemen's port city	0 [1738]
Afghan government says US withdrawal will not affect security	0 [1743]
India: Eight get life sentence for lynching Muslim cattle traders	0 [1744]
'Triumph for Erdogan' as US announces Syria pull-out	18 18:49 OldSpook [1732]
Kurdish-led forces 'may not be able to contain ISIL prisoners'	4 17:55 Frank G [1747]
Erdogan delays Syria operation, welcomes US troop withdrawal	0 [1749]
Blackwater signals it may get back in business as Trump mulls Afghanistan troop drawdown	1 09:24 Injun Bucket8891 [1750]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Animation of Long March 8 first stage's landing	0 [1742]
Serendipity: Burgers Cooked in 100-Year-Old Grease	3 22:36 Herman Fillmore1371 [1769]
Trudeau Blames Trump FOr Canada's Illegal Immigration Crisis	3 19:55 Procopius2k [1767]
Bill O'Reilly Faces Massive Backlash From Megs And Others Over ‘goulish' Ginsburg Tweet	9 14:40 Raj [1757]
Women charged in ill-timed theft at Target filled with cops	4 09:45 Frank G [1750]
'We were treated like prisoners' - Young SA teacher jailed in China tells of ordeal	4 21:43 Beau [1781]
Thousands of Catalan separatists rally in Barcelona	1 15:04 Clem [1749]
Man taken to hospital after climbing National Christmas Tree near White House	1 14:38 Procopius2k [1746]
Gatwick airport drone chaos: Man and woman arrested as passengers brace for more delays - latest live news updates	2 23:21 Spanky Whuter1088 [1775]
Update: Air Force Veteran's GoFundMe Campaign For Trump's Wall Surges Past $13 Million In Four Days	2 23:27 JohnQC [1770]
Study: Mass Deportations Deter MS-13 Gang Expansion in U.S.	1 19:04 gorb [1769]
Indonesia drops chemical weapons on West Papuan villages	5 19:57 Procopius2k [1768]
India busts fake call center duping Americans	4 14:36 Procopius2k [1742]
Mosque can’t be built on encroached land, notes SC judge	0 [1753]
Hindu cleric, his mistress and her husband are charged with murder after 15 people die and 100 are hospitalised by eating poisoned rice at an Indian temple	0 [1735]
Owner of welfare institute in Attock arrested for assaulting girls, making their videos	0 [1744]
United States Postal Service Regulation Denies Personalized Christmas Stamp Because of Religious Content	5 23:19 JohnQC [1780]
Karachi man arrested in Lahore for blackmailing woman into marriage	0 [1745]
Opposition supporters reject delay to DRC elections	0 [1746]
Page 4: Opinion
Trump Is Right About Syria (and Turkey)	2 23:33 746 [1771]
The Miracle of $2 Gas Prices	9 21:05 Knuckles Phager3497 [1772]
America First - Time For United States to Police Our Own Neighborhood	6 21:07 Lex [1765]
The European Project Comes to an End	0 [1749]
James Cagliano: 'Irreparable damage to the bureau': Former FBI agents sound off on James Comey	0 [1754]
Fox Curvy Couch Expert Brian Kilmeade To Sarah Sanders: Let's Face It, Trump Just Re-Founded ISIS	10 19:30 ruprecht [1779]
San Francisco Business Owner: ‘We Live In A Pretty F**Ked Up City'	11 18:06 Frank G [1745]
Top users of social media at greater risk for depression, survey says	1 13:00 charger [1744]
Study: Third Of Americans Thinking About Leaving Country To Live Abroad	13 12:20 Injun Bucket8891 [1742]
Here's Why Trump Made The Right Decision On Troops In Syria	2 12:58 Penguin of the Desert [1746]
Ret. Gen. Keane on Syria Withdrawal: President ‘Will Come to Regret This Decision'	10 19:29 magpie [1768]
More proof the deep state's hypocrisy is alive and well	0 [1745]
Bloomberg predictions about Trump and Energy for 2019	2 08:53 Frank G [1750]
The Insufferable James Comey	4 10:35 SteveS [1742]
Will the Last Person to Leave Illinois Please Turn Out the Light?	11 18:33 Regular joe [1743]
Page 6: Politix
Eliot Spitzer Would Sneak His Favorite Russian Escort Into His Apartment In A Suitcase	4 23:29 Omereth Sneng4351 [1773]
Government Shuts Down Over Border Wall Impasse	8 22:09 Beau [1770]
Senate's Outside Russian Investigator Tied to Russian Bot ‘FALSE FLAG'	3 09:18 Injun Bucket8891 [1747]
Pentagon chief Mattis quits, cites policy differences with Trump	5 12:07 M. Murcek [1742]

    
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2	Govt of Pakistan
2	Hamas
1	Moslem Colonists
1	Narcos
1	Hezbollah
1	Govt of Saudi Arabia
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Two weeks of WOT

Sat 2018-12-22
Nine new arrests in Morocco over murder of Scandinavian hikers

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
Hizbullah Key Financier Tajideen Pleads Guilty in U.S.

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