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Haftar-led Libyan Army claims new advance near Tripoli
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Man shot dead in Paris business district after threatening police	8 18:59 Besoeker [1751]
Armed group says it killed 4 hostages kidnapped in Nigeria -non profit	0 [1762]
Large transfer of jihadists to southern Aleppo raises fears of new offensive	0 [1749]
Turkish Foreign Ministry summons US ambassador over recognition of Armenian genocide	0 [1746]
Libyan National Army shoots down Turkish drone south of Tripoli	3 16:10 Silentbrick [1751]
Pro-gov’t Yemeni Army captures strategic mountain in Al-Jawf	0 [1754]
Haftar-led Libyan Army claims new advance near Tripoli	0 [1783]
Turkish-backed militants launch attack against SDF troops near Kobane	0 [1746]
Syrian military foils militant attack in northern Daraa	0 [1750]
2,000 Gazans clash with IDF troops along border as Hamas marks 32 years since founding	0 [1745]
Blast in Ghazni Kills 10 Civilians	0 [1748]
Black Hawk flights over Washington D.C. are made permanent because of 'enduring mission' aimed at being ready to respond to a terrorist attack or natural disaster	7 21:33 Lex [1781]
Police nab Palestinian gun smuggler with shotguns, M16	1 16:59 Dron66046 [1762]
Page 2: WoT Background
Ex-Sudan president Omar al-Bashir sentenced to 2 years for corruption	0 [1769]
IRGC commander warns US, Israeli interests will be ‘set on fire’ if they keep meddling in Iran	8 16:56 Dron66046 [1758]
Japanese government: $14m aid package addresses "humanitarian crisis" in NE Syria	1 13:16 magpie [1752]
US and Israel are trying to take advantage of Lebanese protests: Nasrallah	1 05:06 g(r)omgoru [1746]
Nineveh-Erbil bridge damaged in ISIS war reopens after repairs	0 [1748]
Russia and Turkey to sign agreement to produce more missiles together	2 11:17 Alaska Paul [1752]
First mass held at Syrian church after being retaken by Syrian Army in 2018	0 [1753]
Baghdad teen killed, strung up in city square did not shoot protesters: family	0 [1752]
Hezbollah leader says one-party gov’t could escalate tensions	0 [1742]
Nineveh-Erbil bridge damaged in ISIS war reopens after repairs	0 [1758]
Naghlu Dam’s Fourth Turbine Becomes Operational	0 [1752]
US-Taliban Talks ‘Paused’ After Bagram Attack	1 06:47 Procopius2k [1757]
Saudi students close to Pensacola shooter 'restricted to quarters,' Pentagon says	4 22:22 trailing wife [1788]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Kenyan scientist uses throw-away plastics to build homes	2 07:37 M. Murcek [1760]
US approves fish oil-based drug for cutting heart risks	1 15:22 Bright Pebbles [1754]
Greta Thunberg tells cheering crowd 'we will make sure we put world leaders against the wall' if they do not tackle global warming	23 21:48 Lex [1795]
US-China trade deal cuts tariffs for Beijing big farm purchases	4 16:47 trailing wife [1754]
Belgian Holocaust museum cancels event honoring anti-Israel activist	0 [1763]
Clint Eastwood slammed over "shocking"and "untrue"portrayal	28 23:04 Lex [1778]
RAB arrests leader of Hashu-Kashu Bahini organized crime gang	5 22:04 Dron66046 [1776]
Hong Kong leader Lam heads for Beijing as pressure mounts at home	2 12:50 The peanut gallery [1746]
Arrest of Top Crime Fighter Stuns Mexico, Where Corruption Is All Too Routine	6 14:52 Dron66046 [1768]
Mongolia rising?	18 19:47 swksvolFF [1792]
Barnard stabbing suspect held without bail after Tessa Majors’ murder	8 15:41 Dron66046 [1750]
Death toll in aircraft carrier fire in Russia rises to 2	4 22:05 Elmealet Thud7763 [1780]
Earth was 'stressed' BEFORE the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs due to huge amounts of carbon dioxide spewed out by volcanoes, fossil record reveals	9 22:43 Anomalous Sources [1773]
Meggie Moo not on board the good ship Greta...	7 15:27 swksvolFF [1746]
Page 4: Opinion
Pairing Laphroaig 16 With Cuban Cigars	6 14:26 Silentbrick [1749]
Ann Coulter - 'Are Facts White Nationalist?	15 17:59 ruprecht [1757]
Imagine There's No Nations	4 14:04 charger [1753]
Turning Feudal Afghanistan Into Switzerland Was Always A Fool's Errand	16 21:58 Lex [1772]
Superman Criticized As Unrealistic For Portraying A Journalist As Heroic	3 17:26 AlmostAnonymous5839 [1759]
Page 6: Politix
Judge orders 234,000 purged from Wisconsin voter rolls	8 17:14 AlmostAnonymous5839 [1761]
Federal Judge Backs People-Powered We Build The Wall, Inc. – Shreds Federal Lawyers For IBCW	1 17:07 AlmostAnonymous5839 [1760]
It's Only Democracy If They Win	16 23:50 trailing wife [1783]
Very Quietly, Democrats Cave on Funding Border Wall in New Spending Bill	2 07:22 Mercutio [1754]
Bloomberg would shut down coal plants if elected president	8 16:31 Dron66046 [1765]
American Leftists Believed Corbyn’s Inevitable Victory Would Be Their Model	18 22:02 Lex [1789]
Hunter Biden to be a daddy for the FIFTH time! New South African wife of VP's son is seen with a baby bump amid his messy paternity case and concerns over barrage of attacks from Trump loyalists	10 18:57 Secret Master [1748]
BEASTIE BOY Cenk Uygur, seeking to be Katie Holmes' Left-Wing Replacement, Under Fire for Pro-Bestiality Stance	6 13:03 Abu Uluque [1759]

    
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Two weeks of WOT

Sat 2019-12-14
Haftar-led Libyan Army claims new advance near Tripoli

Fri 2019-12-13
Triumphant Boris hails landslide win gives him ‘power to get Brexit done’

Thu 2019-12-12
AMAL, Hizbullah Supporters Try to Storm Riad al-Solh, Repelled by Tear Gas

Wed 2019-12-11
Iraqi protesters defiantly turn out in the capital Baghdad

Tue 2019-12-10
Jersey City shooting - possibly 6 dead at JC Kosher grocery

Mon 2019-12-09
Al-Shabaab Militants Kill 8 On Bus In Northern Kenya

Sun 2019-12-08
At least 10 killed in Kenya bus attack claimed by al-Shabab

Sat 2019-12-07
Baghdad operations commander orders the Iraqi army to move in Sinak and Khilani to protect the protesters

Fri 2019-12-06
Naval Air Station Pensacola shooter who killed 3 was Saudi aviation student

Thu 2019-12-05
Pelosi Asks House Judiciary Committee to Proceed with Articles of Impeachment

Wed 2019-12-04
Anti-government protesters have set fire to the Iranian consulate in Najaf for the third time in a week

Tue 2019-12-03
Burkina Faso: 14 people killed in gun attack at church during Sunday mass

Mon 2019-12-02
40 to 100 Iranian protesters executed in a marsh.

Sun 2019-12-01
At least 14 killed in bloody gunfight in northern Mexico

Sat 2019-11-30
Thousands of Iraqi protesters are celebrating in Baghdad after Prime Minister Adil Abdel Mahdi pledges to resign

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