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Jihadists suffer heavy losses in failed attempt to retake strategic southeast Idlib town
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Seven killed in Nigeria jihadist attack on Christmas Eve	1 13:01 gorb [1752]
5 said killed in new airstrikes on pro-Iranian militias in eastern Syria	0 [1756]
Iraqi protesters rally after night of arson attacks	0 [1750]
'Christmas celebrations cancelled' as Burkina Faso mourns attack victims	1 13:02 gorb [1758]
Afghan official says Taliban abducted dozens of peace activists	0 [1746]
Syria missile strike kills pro-Iran fighters	0 [1748]
Iran curbs internet before possible new protests	0 [1758]
Iran-backed bloc names Basra governor for post of Iraqi PM	0 [1751]
Iron Dome just intercepted a rocket mid-air after it was fired from #Gaza at Israeli civilians	0 [1744]
Shelling in the Uri sector of Kashmir. The duels have been on since this afternoon	0 [1744]
Civilians Killed in ‘Foreign Airstrike’ in Kapisa: Source	0 [1764]
Jihadists suffer heavy losses in failed attempt to retake strategic southeast Idlib town	0 [1783]
Syrian Army reaches strategic highway in southern #Idlib after new advance	0 [1757]
27 Peace Activists Taken Captive in Farah	1 07:43 Mercutio [1755]
Yefren town declares state of full mobilization to repel #Haftar's attack	0 [1760]
Afghan Special Forces kill Taliban’s shadow district chief during a raid in Herat	0 [1743]
15 Taliban militants killed, weapons caches destroyed in Special Forces raids and airstrikes	0 [1776]
Iranian security forces fire on protesters in Isfahan, shut off internet as protests return	0 [1774]
Page 2: WoT Background
Bengal Churches Too Invoke 'Nativity Story' to Protest the CAA.	5 18:01 John Frum [1767]
Zionist Death Rays	14 21:25 Gomez Flugum6633 [1772]
Pakistan rejects US move to designate the country "of particular concern" on religious freedom	5 14:03 Frank G [1752]
Iran-backed bloc nominates Basra governor as Iraq's new PM	0 [1748]
The imminent failure of Lebanon's new prime minister	1 03:29 g(r)omgoru [1752]
Turkish court rules continuation of Kurdish mayor’s detention in first hearing	0 [1748]
Vaccination refusal cases drop drastically in KP	2 09:05 jpal [1757]
Erdogan calls for inviting Tunisia, Algeria and Qatar to Berlin conference	2 09:53 jpal [1756]
Iran is ready to help force the US withdrawal from Syria if Damascus asks: Khamenei	0 [1746]
#Hariri says he will not head any gov't Gebran #Bassil is part of	0 [1751]
Hizb-e-Islami Member Claims Torture in US Detention	0 [1756]
#Turkey threatens to send troops to #Libya if #Haftar-led forces continue Tripoli offensive	0 [1748]
Israel will not allow Iranian forces to station in Iraq: IDF chief	0 [1750]
#Turkey calls on Russia to push for new ceasefire in #Idlib	2 10:11 jpal [1752]
Russia says Haftar isn't progressively advancing on Tripoli	0 [1746]
U.S. reiterates commitment on sovereignty of Libya http://	0 [1747]
Taliban's Top Leaders Meet in Quetta: Sources	0 [1748]
Israel expresses rejection to Libyan-Turkish maritime deal	0 [1745]
Domestic flights to resume from Benina Airport of #Benghazi	0 [1746]
ISI-ISIS sponsored suicide bombings will target Indian missions in Afghanistan	3 02:03 Dron66046 [1759]
Iran’s Afghan mercenaries threaten Israel: Final target is the Golan	0 [1771]
AMEN! DefSec Esper: Free up time, money and manpower to put into our top priorities as per National Defense Strategy: China, No. 1; Russia, No. 2	7 11:33 Lex [1755]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Republican Senator 'disturbed', Confused by Impeachment	7 22:40 Marilyn Tojo7566 [1780]
Israeli Student at Columbia Files First Violation of Title VI Lawsuit under Trump's Executive Order	1 15:41 Bright Pebbles [1744]
Hot Spiked Chai A warming, spicy, boozy sipper from the Botiwalla team	0 [1749]
China's November soybean imports rise after US trade deal	0 [1748]
San Francisco cafes banishing paper cups to reduce waste	6 17:49 swksvolFF [1778]
Heartbreaking photos show relatives visiting the graves of their fallen loved ones at Arlington National Cemetery on Christmas Day	0 [1748]
Death toll in Indonesia bus plunge rises to 35 as more victims found	4 12:12 Dron66046 [1747]
At least 17 mysterious large drones are spotted flying search patterns over Colorado every night, baffling local authorities who can't explain where they come from or who is flying them	4 18:25 swksvolFF [1782]
30 years ago, Romania's authoritarian communist leader Nicolae Ceausescu was deposed and executed on #ChristmasDay	10 22:57 James [1769]
Ben-Gurion University develops miracle molecule for fighting Lupus	2 09:14 Mullah Richard [1752]
Will not having children save the planet?	8 15:16 Mullah Richard [1750]
‘No more mercy': 1,500 Iranians killed in crackdown on protesters	1 01:27 Procopius2k [1754]
Police officials dismissed in Farishta case reinstated	0 [1752]
Angie Harmon gets engaged on Christmas: 'Marry, Marry Christmas'	2 06:57 Frank G [1751]
Papers Reveal Controversial Appointment at Afghan Embassy in US	0 [1751]
Anti-Putin Activist Forcibly Conscripted and Sent to Arctic	2 11:17 g(r)omgoru [1754]
Two military-grade aircraft launching gears from US mysteriously land at Gujarat’s Mundra port	3 08:04 John Frum [1755]
Firozabad anti-CAA riots: Drone camera identifies 57 houses with stones on their roof	3 19:06 Frank G [1778]
Nonstop violence as Baltimore nears record homicide rate	11 18:45 swksvolFF [1789]
Uttar Pradesh rioters get recovery notices for damaging public property	4 12:07 Dron66046 [1778]
Page 4: Opinion
The Plague of the Gentry's Fake Victims	0 [1758]
Go ahead! Pat yourself on the Back. Life really sucked if you were one of these people in 2019	3 11:29 Lex [1756]
Bezos, Buffett, Ma And More: Biggest Billionaire Gainers Of The Decade	1 09:51 M. Murcek [1760]
PBWG's Rule!	0 [1748]
Second Amendment Sanctuary Cities For The Win	5 15:19 swksvolFF [1746]
A Matter of Truth	2 11:18 Lex [1750]
The Great Cover Up	2 11:38 Lex [1752]
U.S. has 'no right' to Syrian oil, adviser to President Assad says	2 22:42 trailing wife [1783]
President Trump's Economy Keeps Tripping Up Democrats	0 [1749]
Denmark: Why Islamic Integration Fails	3 11:06 Bright Pebbles [1751]
Slashing interest rates to save Britain's economy after the financial crash 'led to baby boom'	0 [1744]
Dershowitz: Senate Doesn't Need To Wait On House Before They Do Impeachment Trial	4 23:09 James [1774]
Page 6: Politix
Democratic lawmakers insist Durham resign	12 22:58 Marilyn Tojo7566 [1790]
Hey, look! It's a meme! Not all Evangelicals love US President Donald Trump	11 16:32 Rob Crawford [1776]
China to rewrite Quran, Bible to fit socialist values	12 19:40 Iblis [1786]
GOP senator ‘disturbed’ by McConnell’s impeachment stance	13 22:23 trailing wife [1781]
Michael Avenatti was $15 million in debt during Nike extortion: feds	3 11:22 Lex [1750]

    
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Who's in the News
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6	Taliban
5	Sublime Porte
4	Arab Spring
4	Govt of Iran Proxies
4	Govt of Pakistan
3	Hezbollah
3	Commies
2	al-Nusra
2	Govt of Iran
2	Govt of Iraq
1	Hamas
1	Hizb-i-Islami-Hekmatyar
1	Islamic State
1	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
1	Fulani Herdsmen (Boko Haram)
1	Boko Haram (ISIS)

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