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US civilian contractor killed and several US and Iraqi personnel wounded in Kirkuk rocket attack
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Mexico authorities arrest police chief on suspicion of link to cartel massacre that killed 9 Americans	3 13:31 gorb [1761]
Car bomb in Somali capital kills at least 30...90	3 20:23 ed in texas [1776]
New map of Syrian Army offensive in southeast Idlib	0 [1760]
Moment US and Syrian troops come face to face in northeast Syria: video	2 14:47 Sluting Snaiter1746 [1749]
Low turnout in last planned Gaza border protest until March 2020	3 12:19 Cravimble Glimp7620 [1764]
Two Asylum Seekers Commit Suicide in Greece	1 19:03 jpal [1776]
IS Claims Execution of 11 Christians in Nigeria	1 07:53 Elmomoting Cruling1905 [1757]
Thousands Protest in Rival Demonstrations over New India Law	0 [1752]
India security clampsdown on citizenship law marches, internet after deadly protests	1 01:58 Dron66046 [1759]
‘Doors open’ for Syrians fleeing regime-rebel conflict in northwest: SDF commander	0 [1761]
Two Former Mujahideen Commanders Shot Dead in Kabul	0 [1761]
US civilian contractor killed and several US and Iraqi personnel wounded in Kirkuk rocket attack	2 16:44 trailing wife [1789]
Page 2: WoT Background
US contractors sued for allegedly paying ‘protection money' to the Taliban in Afghanistan	5 11:42 Procopius2k [1749]
Europe's child migrant shame: In mud and squalor, up to 6,000 youngsters are trapped in a wretched Greek camp in Lesbos – all because Brussels still can't fix the asylum nightmare	3 11:47 M. Murcek [1745]
Edward Gallagher: Navy Seals called platoon leader 'freaking evil'	16 17:44 Dron66046 [1756]
French, Australian academics jailed in Iran launch hunger strikes	1 14:49 Skidmark [1750]
U.N. Says Afghan War Caused 100,000 Civilian Casualties in Last Decade	5 22:41 KBK [1764]
Iraqi military delegation to visit Kurdistan Region	0 [1767]
ANA Not Meeting Target Enlistment Numbers: MoD	1 07:50 Procopius2k [1752]
US to facilitate $85m funds for the strategic Chabahar port equipment purchase	5 22:29 trailing wife [1777]
Taliban agrees to a temporary ‘ceasefire’: Sources	6 11:36 Procopius2k [1751]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Low-earning Americans are seeing the biggest wage gains in a decade	3 19:32 Procopius2k [1772]
US Ambo Foote booted from Zambia over anti-gov't statement on buggering	2 09:06 M. Murcek [1755]
NZ "Freest Country in the World"	4 10:39 Mullah Richard [1745]
Information has been TELEPORTED simultaneously between two chips for the first time which could help 'protect the world's data' on superfast quantum computers	3 20:59 M. Murcek [1763]
Russia boasts that its intercontinental hypersonic missile that can fly 27 times the speed of sound and carry a nuclear warhead is OPERATIONAL	12 22:49 KBK [1774]
Giant red 'blob' suddenly appears on heat maps off the coast of New Zealand - as scientist warns it could devastate fish and coral in the area	8 22:08 Silentbrick [1762]
'He's the greatest Marine in the entire division': Lovestruck Marine tried to impress his service member crush by hacking Jim Mattis' computer and sending a praising message from his email	2 11:02 g(r)omgoru [1754]
At least a dozen are injured in nitrogen tank explosion at Kansas aircraft manufacturing facility as buildings are blown up and cars set alight	2 14:59 Skidmark [1756]
Colorado man, an accused pedophile, dies after found unresponsive in jail cell, authorities say	6 21:09 Lex [1775]
Wages for typical workers are rising at their fastest rate in a decade	1 16:22 Texhooey [1748]
Philippines bans two US senators, mulls new visa rules for Americans	5 18:04 Dron66046 [1754]
Federal judge rejects attempt to restore 98,000 purged Georgia voters	4 18:03 NoMoreBS [1749]
Commerce Dept.: Companies Brought $1 Trillion Back to U.S. Under Trump Tax Cuts	4 10:15 DarthVader [1754]
Navy F/A-18 Pilot Reacts to Second Top Gun: Maverick Trailer.	3 22:34 Woodrow [1764]
Quake Strikes near Iran Nuclear Power Plant	4 15:05 Skidmark [1771]
The I-Man Has Left the Building: Radio Legend Don Imus Dead at 79	2 06:30 Ominens Ebbereger4643 [1747]
Elon visits new Starship dome and lots of new buildings.	1 20:46 charger [1774]
Page 4: Opinion
El Paso Man Comes Down From Insane Acid Trip Where He Hallucinated That He Ran For President	2 18:44 JohnQC [1769]
How The Obama Administration Set In Motion Democrats’ Coup Against Trump	0 [1749]
Page 6: Politix
Trump Trolls Pelosi Over Her Son's Business Dealings in Ukraine	9 19:13 Lex [1770]
Federal judge to block latest North Carolina voter ID mandate	15 16:26 Rambler in Virginia [1746]
An FBI Analyst Is Going to Prison (7 days + $500. fine) for Illegal Email Hacking of a Political Enemy...to Protect Mueller	7 11:17 Regular joe [1750]
Well Well, Look Who Doesn't Want to Testify at a Senate Impeachment Trial	9 20:04 Secret Master [1773]
AOC Rails Against Politicians 'Funded by Billionaires' After Accepting Cash From Tom Steyer	4 11:34 M. Murcek [1750]
Durham Investigation Focusing Attention On John Brennan And Some CIA Veterans Aren't Pleased	13 22:04 SR-71 [1770]
Exposing the 'Whistleblower': Judicial Watch Sues CIA, DOJ for Eric Ciaramella Docs	0 [1745]
2 years after tweeting anti-Semitic screed, Valerie Plame now attends synagogue	8 12:08 M. Murcek [1755]
MI6 Floor Plans LOST!	9 11:37 Besoeker [1748]

    
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1	Boko Haram (ISIS)
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Sat 2019-12-28
US civilian contractor killed and several US and Iraqi personnel wounded in Kirkuk rocket attack

Fri 2019-12-27
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Thu 2019-12-26
Jihadists suffer heavy losses in failed attempt to retake strategic southeast Idlib town

Wed 2019-12-25
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Tue 2019-12-24
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Mon 2019-12-23
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Sun 2019-12-22
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Sat 2019-12-21
Berlin police Foiled ISIS Terror Attack at Christmas Market

Fri 2019-12-20
Government of National Accord in Libya have officially requested that Turkey intervenes militarily in the civil war

Thu 2019-12-19
ISIS captures new ground in eastern Syria after launching powerful attack against Syrian Army forces

Wed 2019-12-18
Assailants attack several protest camps in north and south Lebanon

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

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