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SDF troops capture ISIS stronghold east of Euphrates
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Taliban storm security posts in west Afghanistan, kill 21	8 13:06 M. Murcek [11132]
POTUS Confirms That US Military Killed Terrorist Behind USS Cole Bombing	3 18:56 JohnQC [11135]
Two American ISIS Fighters Captured in Syria	4 18:58 JohnQC [11131]
Bomb attacks kill Iraqi civilian, wound 8 others in Kirkuk	0 [11133]
Iraqi civilian killed in armed attack in Baghdad	0 [11127]
Iraqi troops destroy three hideouts, two tunnels of Islamic State in Salahuddin	0 [11128]
Iron Dome intercepts rocket fired at Ashkelon from Gaza	0 [11127]
Shin Bet arrests Jewish teens suspected of stoning death of Palestinian	1 02:56 gorb [11131]
Palestinian seriously wounded by Israeli rubber bullet fire, report says	1 10:39 Frank G [11134]
Sudan arrests Khartoum University lecturers amid fresh protests	0 [11136]
US-backed SDF captures five ISIS fighters among them two Americans	0 [11129]
SDF troops capture ISIS stronghold east of Euphrates	0 [11134]
Syrian Army’s elite 9th Division shock troops head to Idlib front-lines	0 [11130]
Jihadist rebels eliminate ISIS sleeper cell in west Idlib	0 [11130]
Rebels send massive convoy of reinforcements to west Aleppo	0 [11130]
12 injured in two blasts targeting security personnel in Balochistan	0 [11176]
Taliban and ISIS-K militants suffer casualties in Kunar infighting	0 [11129]
29 Taliban militants killed in coalition airstrike in Kandahar	0 [11131]
3 security personnel wounded in Kabul magnetic bomb explosion	0 [11127]
Taliban’s deputy shadow district chief killed in Faryab airstrike	0 [11133]
Cotobato mall bombing suspects caught on security cam	0 [11131]
Video of Abu Sayyaf hostage pleading for help emerges	0 [11132]
Page 2: WoT Background
Federalist Update: Jihadist Beheader In Oklahoma Cleared For Execution	17 23:24 trailing wife [11135]
China passes law to make Islam 'compatible with socialism'	6 20:39 Bill Borgia6417 [11138]
Bolton: US Syria withdrawal only after Islamic State defeated	0 [11130]
Taliban seek venue change for peace talks with US to Qatar	0 [11128]
Turkey seeks 'major' US military assistance in Syria: WSJ	6 20:25 Procopius2k [11131]
Bashir to those calling for his resignation: Prepare for Sudan 2020 elections	0 [11128]
Iraqi FM in hot water after remarks on two-state solution	0 [11127]
Iranian MP says corruption convicts ‘must be executed in public squares’	2 10:37 Frank G [11129]
Turkish Islamic scholar says Erdogan opponents ‘must be killed’	0 [11128]
Egypt’s Sisi opens mega-mosque and Mideast’s largest cathedral in New Capital	1 13:05 trailing wife [11129]
Iran MPs to investigate protester torture claims	0 [11127]
Trump confirms death of top Al-Qaeda leader responsible for USS Cole attack	0 [11129]
US to withdraw from Syria only when no risk remains to Israel’s security -- Bolton	1 03:24 Herb McCoy [11128]
Israel pushes US officials to recognize occupied Golan Heights as Israeli territory	2 12:01 gorb [11126]
28 arrested after violent clash over possession of mosque claims life in Karachi	0 [11126]
Three Iraqi delegations said to make unprecedented Israel visits, meet officials	0 [11135]
PA to stop operating Gaza-Egypt crossing over spat with Hamas	0 [11125]
India to deliver 4 more Mi-25 gunships to Afghan Air Force	0 [11126]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Ginsburg missing Supreme Court arguments for 1st time	20 20:46 Alaska Paul [11137]
U.S. Navy ship sails in disputed South China Sea amid trade talks with Beijing	1 12:02 gorb [11130]
Star update: France's Macron reeling as tough stance against 'yellow vests' backfires	8 13:27 Bright Pebbles [11128]
Venezuela Supreme Court judge Christian Zerpa flees to US	5 19:10 USN, Ret. [11130]
Bolton Tells Netanyahu Of U.S. Concern With Chinese Presence At Haifa Port	3 20:51 magpie [11137]
Palestinians protest Greek Orthodox patriarch for selling land to Israelis	0 [11131]
'Speeders beware:' Tennessee police department's post with AT-4 stirs controversy	3 10:08 JohnQC [11129]
'Venezuela will be respected': Maduro defends rule as legitimate	4 18:57 gorb [11130]
France: 'Yellow vest' protesters storm ministry in Paris	0 [11127]
Indian scientists slam ancient Hindu ‘stem cell’ claim	0 [11129]
Stephen McCoy takes first steps in 30 years (video)	0 [11124]
Page 4: Opinion
Supreme Court OKs Death Penalty For Commenting On Articles Without Reading Them	4 19:08 JohnQC [11134]
When will we be released from the burden of racism?	15 16:09 Crash Dark Lord of the Veal Cutlets1879 [11127]
Trump won't lose in a long shutdown	20 16:35 NoMoreBS [11126]
Khmer Rouge fall still dominates Cambodian politics 40 years on	4 14:34 Thing From Snowy Mountain [11132]
‘Sonic attacks' at US embassy in Cuba may have just been crickets	4 14:24 gorb [11133]
Obama Ethics: Another law enforcement agency found corrupted	6 14:23 Rambler in Virginia [11131]
Foul-Mouthed Rashida and the Duplicitous Democrats	3 20:27 Procopius2k [11130]
CDC: Pediatric flu deaths now at 13, flu widespread in 24 states	5 16:52 trailing wife [11131]
Fox's Chris Wallace challenges Sarah Sanders on claim terrorists enter at southern border	20 23:55 Zenobia Floger6220 [11138]
Corporate diversity is just another misguided policy from Democrats	5 13:57 rjschwarz [11130]
How to outlast a job you hate until you can retire	16 19:49 Bright Pebbles [11129]
Why Labor is dying — an international perspective	6 19:39 Bright Pebbles [11135]
The Importance of Getting History Right: Islamic Moors, actually	1 06:52 Procopius2k [11129]
Page 6: Politix
Julian Castro cites 90 percent tax on rich in defending Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on tax hikes	19 22:49 Greremble Croluque8578 [11135]
AOC says Donald Trump is racist: 'Yeah, no question'	8 15:46 Penguin of the Desert [11129]
Trump aides may be in legal jeopardy as Democrats give evidence to Mueller	7 15:00 gorb [11136]
Elizabeth Warren announces she is colorless	8 12:24 M. Murcek [11127]

    
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7	Islamic State
6	Commies
4	Taliban
3	Sublime Porte
2	al-Qaeda
2	Govt of Iran
2	Govt of Iraq
2	Govt of Sudan
2	Govt of Syria
1	Moslem Colonists
1	Palestinian Authority
1	Hamas
1	Arab Spring
1	Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan
1	Abu Sayyaf (ISIS)

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Mon 2019-01-07
SDF troops capture ISIS stronghold east of Euphrates

Sun 2019-01-06
Turkey asks US for help in fighting ISIS in Syria

Sat 2019-01-05
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Fri 2019-01-04
Niger troops kill more than 280 Boko Haram fighters this week: Government

Thu 2019-01-03
Turkey’s planned invasion impeded by new jihadist offensive in Aleppo

Wed 2019-01-02
Sisi supporters try to amend Egypt's constitution to let him remain in power

Tue 2019-01-01
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Mon 2018-12-31
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Sun 2018-12-30
Morocco arrests Swiss-Spaniard over beheaded tourists

Sat 2018-12-29
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Fri 2018-12-28
Arab Israeli who glided into Syria to join Islamic State jailed for 3.5 years

Thu 2018-12-27
Israel announces it has found and destroyed another Hezbollah tunnel

Wed 2018-12-26
Nigerian army says 14 personnel killed in Boko Haram ambush

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Daesh’s second-in-command killed in eastern Syria: report

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