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Backer of Iraq anti-government protests killed in Baghdad
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
US indicts Indonesian for breaking Iran sanctions	0 [1756]
Turkey Coroner Says UK Backer of Syria White Helmets Died from Fall	13 21:54 trailing wife [1782]
India Protests Rage over 'Anti-Muslim' Law	10 21:59 Dron66046 [1774]
Backer of Iraq anti-government protests killed in Baghdad	0 [1774]
Austrian Authorities 'Foil Christmas Market Terror Plot'	0 [1759]
ISIS militants kill 5 Iraqi soldiers in Diyala attacks	0 [1755]
Three Police Killed in Attack in Herat	0 [1749]
Special Forces storm Taliban prison in Uruzgan, rescue 12 civilians	0 [1750]
Syrian Army, jihadist rebels trade attacks in Aleppo	0 [1758]
Armed drones land in Northern Cyprus amid increased tensions in Mediterreanean	1 06:38 Woodrow [1752]
Iraqi intelligence forces carry out special mission to dismantle ISIS cell in Mosul area	0 [1766]
Iraqi forces engage ISIS terrorists in fierce confrontation near Mosul -- video	0 [1766]
South African photojournalist is freed after being kidnapped in northern Syria	3 07:29 Besoeker [1770]
New Jersey man Mostafa Hussaini arrested for racist death threats on YouTube	6 08:27 Raj [1752]
Heavy shelling by Turkish military & affiliated armed groups on Qiz-Ali village, south-west of Tal-Abyad	0 [1751]
Protesters closed a university in #Babil Governorate	0 [1741]
Teenage boy dead, 2 others injured in 'indiscriminate' Indian shelling from across #LoC	1 16:10 g(r)omgoru [1754]
Turkey must step up measures against money laundering, watchdog says	0 [1757]
Lebanese architect who graduated from Yale University confirms to Al Arabiya English he is suffering from two broken ribs following an altercation with soldiers	0 [1744]
India says 20 crew kidnapped from tanker off West Africa	0 [1764]
I always hate to ask...	19 19:54 Jan [1800]
Page 2: WoT Background
Pervez Musharraf: Pakistan ex-leader sentenced to death for treason	5 18:31 swksvolFF [1790]
Finland aims to repatriate ISIS children from Syria "as soon as possible"	1 06:23 Procopius2k [1751]
IDF officer: Hezbollah still has tunnels on Lebanese side of the border	0 [1755]
Dutch funding boosts UN efforts to de-mine Shingal	0 [1769]
Australian commando found dead three years after raising Afghanistan war crime allegations	1 02:09 g(r)omgoru [1764]
Qatar donates further $20.7 million to Palestinians in Syria	0 [1746]
Iran may acquire Russia’s Su-57 in the future: media	7 19:11 Bobby [1768]
Iraq warns against escalation after attacks on US military bases	2 08:48 SteveS [1756]
Erdogan strikes back against US: Threatens to recognize genocide of Native Americans	7 20:06 DarthVader [1770]
Malala Yousafzai reveals struggle with depression, mental health issues	5 05:01 Dron66046 [1748]
Boris Johnson to pass anti-BDS law	6 14:21 JohnQC [1745]
Lessons should be learned from fall of Dhaka, APS tragedy: Chief Justice Khosa	0 [1749]
Potential IMF, World Bank help for Lebanon is credit positive: Moody’s	0 [1757]
United States imposes sanctions on two South Sudanese officials it accused of fomenting conflict	0 [1746]
Algeria confirms Tebboune winner of presidential poll	0 [1756]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Judge Blocks Los Angeles Law Forcing Contractors to Disclose Ties to NRA	3 15:17 rjschwarz [1752]
Bio Major Ms. Morgan Vague Breeds Microbes That Eat Plastic	12 19:55 gorb [1773]
[AP] UN AIDS agency fires whistleblower after misconduct probe	2 11:36 Unigum Theart2812 [1747]
Red Army veterans in Israel to receive special stipend from Russia	2 06:59 g(r)omgoru [1746]
Operation Ends in Mazar, Qaisari is ‘Missing’	0 [1775]
Serial subway perv busted for 63rd time — just a month after prison release	6 17:58 Lex [1771]
Floods force hundreds of thousands of #Somalis to flee their homes	3 18:01 trailing wife [1782]
Fresh violence breaks out in Hong Kong as Lam holds talks in Beijing	1 16:54 swksvolFF [1748]
Women can finally vote everywhere, except #Vatican city.	5 15:56 g(r)omgoru [1752]
Montenegro signs $35 million deal to buy Israeli weapons system	0 [1756]
Russia's only aircraft carrier, the Kuznetsov, is a floating hell for the crew	9 21:04 Zhang Fei [1778]
Page 4: Opinion
Fake News, Drudge Report Style	10 18:27 Frank G [1776]
Trump Announces America+	4 21:52 trailing wife [1783]
Local Snowflake Resents Being Compared To Fragile College Students	0 [1748]
Rudy Giuliani says he was key player in Yovanovitch ouster, has proof of Dem impeachment a 'cover-up'	3 12:35 Abu Uluque [1770]
The EU’s proxy war against Israel	3 17:39 Bright Pebbles [1779]
Shameless Schiff goes Sgt. Schultz	4 13:45 JohnQC [1742]
Where are they now: West Point professor who mentored the proud Commie cadet forges new, non-academic career path	10 17:31 swksvolFF [1751]
Could Syria become Iran’s 'Vietnam'?	3 15:14 g(r)omgoru [1773]
TIME's Commie Nag of the Year Can Go Pound Sand	4 18:34 chris [1774]
Page 6: Politix
Bartiromo on FISA abuse: The lies are real, people will be prosecuted, Video	13 22:08 49 Pan [1782]
Giuliani admits to forcing out Yovanovitch, Video	3 18:06 SteveS [1786]
Judge rejects claims by Trump ex-adviser Flynn of FBI misconduct	15 17:55 Lex [1791]
Beto O’Rourke Decides Not to Run for Senate	12 16:40 swksvolFF [1756]
Adam Schiff Event SHUT DOWN: Dems Don't Like Protesting When the Shoe Is on the Other Foot	9 22:03 Varmint Splat1454 [1783]
Ukrainian Oligarch Paid $700,000 To The Husband Of A House Judiciary Committee Democrat	16 17:44 Bright Pebbles [1757]
Trump threatens Comey with 'years in jail' over FBI Russia report	4 13:56 JohnQC [1764]
#Schumer urges McConnell for ‘fair’ impeachment trial at Senate	18 18:40 chris [1772]
Black robed tyrant ~~to hold~~ held hearing on Georgia voter roll purge and clean up	3 12:31 Abu Uluque [1757]

    
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1	Pirates
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Two weeks of WOT

Tue 2019-12-17
Backer of Iraq anti-government protests killed in Baghdad

Mon 2019-12-16
Iran claims the whole Persian Gulf. Both sides!

Sun 2019-12-15
Attempt to assassinate the son of the political spokesman of Muqtada al-Sadr

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

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