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Qais al-Khazali was a close associate of Qassem Suleimani - killed by USAF.
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Page 1: WoT Operations
Pregnant woman is among dozens of migrants rescued from English Channel as at least three trafficking boats are intercepted by Border Force guards	4 16:58 Rob Crawford [1767]
Turkey transfers over a thousand pro-Turkish Syrian fighters to Libya	7 23:15 jvalentour [1786]
Two men shot dead in eastern Saudi city were driving car bomb, SPA says	1 14:38 Skidmark [1760]
Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) faction Qari Hussain Force spokesman gunned down in Afghanistan	0 [1748]
Esper: “strikes were successful” and “discussed options & additional actions as necessary” with President Trump	3 20:52 gorb [1773]
Woman accused of assaulting 3 Jewish women arrested again day after release	5 17:56 Skidmark [1749]
US strikes in Somalia kill four terrorists after deadly car bomb	0 [1760]
Missile attack kills 9 at military parade in Yemen's south	0 [1786]
Putin thanks Trump for intel that helped foil attacks: Kremlin	6 12:22 Lex [1760]
Abu Ali al-Khazali was a close associate of Qassem Suleimani - killed by USAF.	0 [1782]
Clearing Operation Secures Parts of Eastern Herat, Highway: ANA	1 14:40 Skidmark [1762]
Taliban’s ambush in Takhar kills 20 members of public uprising forces	0 [1755]
Pompeo and Esper in unscheduled national security meeting with Trump after Iraq situation.	0 [1754]
Saudi court sentences Yemeni to death for attack on theatre group	0 [1747]
16 Somalis Wounded In Mogadishu Bombing Airlifted To Turkey	0 [1743]
Government forces beat citizens of the city of #Mosul	0 [1748]
Page 2: WoT Background
The bodybuilding contest where you CAN'T show off your muscles: Teenager wins first-ever women's championship in Bangladesh - but most of her muscles were covered up to avoid offending Muslims	2 20:07 jpal [1778]
Eddie Gallagher's Attorney Says He'll Sue NY Times, Claiming 'Fake Reporting'	5 17:31 Abu Uluque [1756]
China separates 1/2 million children from parents	5 23:18 jvalentour [1776]
Dutch anti-Islam lawmaker ends Mohammad cartoon contest within hours	6 11:23 Skidmark [1758]
Mr. Muqtada Al-Sadr: I am not in favor of plunging Iraq into this war and making it an arena for the Iranian-American conflict	4 17:26 Chris [1743]
Hamas: PA security officers helped Israel kill Islamic Jihad commander	2 13:19 g(r)omgoru [1748]
Netanyahu to High Court: Intervening against me negates Israeli democracy	0 [1753]
Monsey stabbing suspect Grafton Thomas may be linked to earlier synagogue attack	0 [1773]
Turkey says will not withdraw from army posts in Syria's Idlib	0 [1749]
Background from Jamestown on Kataib-Hezbollah	1 08:17 b [1749]
Yemen's Houthis list 6 strike targets in Saudi, 3 in UAE	0 [1746]
Volunteers spread Christmas cheer at Syrian IDP camp	0 [1743]
Migrants In Europe Linked To Soaring Violence And Crime In Germany, Study Finds	0 [1750]
Kurdish child severely burned by suspected Turkish use of white phosphorus now in a stable condition	0 [1754]
Taliban Council Agrees to Nationwide Ceasefire	2 08:49 Mercutio [1741]
#US Secretary of State Mike #Pompeo visited the #AynAlAsad airbase in western #Iraq after a rocket attack struck the #K1 airbase near #Kirkuk	0 [1742]
#Tehran accused #Paris on Sunday of ‘interference’ in the case of an #Iranian-#French academic held in the Islamic republic	0 [1751]
over 500 #protesters now #dead across Iraq since 1 October	0 [1744]
Appeals court rules Brooklyn federal judge went easy on ISIS wannabe	4 09:25 Raj [1750]
Page 3: Non-WoT
This decade's most used orbital rockets.	0 [1747]
Texas Church Shooting	15 18:01 Skidmark [1747]
China's trade with Europe Bypasses Russia!	4 11:09 Skidmark [1742]
Orange Man hosts Amish in historic Oval Office visit	4 12:54 Lex [1748]
China convicts 3 researchers involved in gene-edited babies	5 20:14 Seeking Cure For Ignorance [1773]
'Don't touch kids, you pervert!': Biden slammed by protesters at campaign rally	5 14:01 Lex [1752]
Breaking! Rep. John Lewis diagnosed with cancer	6 15:31 Mullah Richard [1750]
Good. Just get those bombs out of Turkey.	5 19:17 Procopius2k [1769]
Operational Readiness Rate for German Air Force is abysmal	2 13:22 g(r)omgoru [1747]
Indiana mom who injected poop into son's IV during cancer treatments sentenced to 7 years	2 11:14 Skidmark [1749]
Tesla in China factory starts production.	1 11:12 Skidmark [1752]
Thousands of koalas are feared dead, as bushfires continue to destroy their habitat.	8 13:04 g(r)omgoru [1747]
Page 4: Opinion
Texan of the Year 2019	3 22:27 Lex [1772]
Rep. Gaetz Destroys Rep. Schiff: 'He Should Be Removed as House Intelligence Chairman'	2 13:16 g(r)omgoru [1744]
Tulsi Gabbard is positioning herself to pick up the pieces after the Dems implode in the 2020 election	20 14:59 Lex [1749]
Trump and the troops	4 13:50 Lex [1753]
Why Are Blacks Attacking Jews in New York?	31 19:59 Secret Master [1785]
Can the US deter Iranian-sponsored attacks?	1 02:33 g(r)omgoru PB [1771]
Media's Deafening Silence On Latest WikiLeaks Drops Is Its Own Scandal [Douma Syria chlorine attack chemical weapons deception]	18 22:50 Secret Master [1782]
Hekmatyar Disappoints Again, Setback for Pakistan	0 [1762]
Where Are The Spies? – Three Recent Intel Failures	3 10:53 Lex [1750]
The Beaton Goes On	1 13:31 Lex [1754]
A tale of two states in decline	1 07:03 Procopius2k [1745]
Page 6: Politix
Russiagate Investigation Now Endangers Obama	4 12:57 Lex [1750]
NYC Mayor De Blasio blames Orange Man for Rockland County synagogue attack	5 15:34 g(r)omgoru [1755]
Van Hollen: ‘If You Have a Rigged Trial There’s No Exoneration’ for Trump	5 14:11 ruprecht [1749]
Rachel Maddow's Argument Against OAN Lawsuit: Don't Believe Her Words Are Fact. Her attorney is arguing in court her words should not be taken as fact after saying OAN "literally is paid Russian propaganda."	8 16:04 Bright Pebbles [1760]
Mayor Pete Wants to Decriminalize 'Meth, Coke, Ecstasy,' Not Just Pot	36 23:08 3dc [1776]

    
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Who's in the News
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4	Sublime Porte
3	Taliban
3	Commies
3	Govt of Iran
2	Houthis
2	Govt of Iran Proxies
2	Govt of Iraq
2	Islamic State
2	Moslem Colonists
1	al-Shabaab (AQ)
1	Hamas
1	Govt of Syria
1	Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan
1	Hizb-i-Islami-Hekmatyar
1	al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula

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Mon 2019-12-30
Qais al-Khazali was a close associate of Qassem Suleimani - killed by USAF.

Sun 2019-12-29
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Sat 2019-12-28
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Fri 2019-12-27
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Wed 2019-12-25
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Mon 2019-12-23
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Sun 2019-12-22
France kills 33 militants in Mali raid: president

Sat 2019-12-21
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Fri 2019-12-20
Government of National Accord in Libya have officially requested that Turkey intervenes militarily in the civil war

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