US kills 23 civilians in Syria: monitor
  http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2017/Dec-13/430097-us-led-air-strikes-kill-23-civilians-in-syria-monitor.ashx
 
 Living in his own delusion:
  Trump Says US Has 'Won' Against Islamic State in Syria, Iraq
  https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-12-12/trump-says-u-s-has-won-against-islamic-state-in-syria-iraq
 
  US wary of Putin's declaration of military victory in Syria
  https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-usa-russia/u-s-wary-of-putins-declaration-of-military-victory-in-syria-idUSKBN1E62L7
 
  Putin submits deal with Syria on expanding Tartus naval base for State Duma approval
  http://tass.com/defense/980640
 
  Three Iraqi police members killed in blast west of Mosul
  https://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/three-iraqi-police-members-killed-blast-west-mosul/
 
  2 Daesh militants killed in Iraq's Kirkuk
  http://aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/2-daesh-militants-killed-in-iraq-s-kirkuk/1004252
 
  Pentagon not yet ready to declare victory over ISIS in Iraq
  http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/pentagon-not-yet-ready-to-declare-victory-over-isis-in-iraq/article/2643131
 
  Yemen: Saudi air strikes on rebel prison in Sanaa 'kill 30'
  http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42338359
 
  US Aid Chief: No Evidence Saudis Have Lifted Brutal Yemen Blockade
  http://dailycaller.com/2017/12/13/us-aid-chief-no-evidence-saudis-have-lifted-brutal-yemen-blockade/
 
  Israeli military kills five Palestinians, injures 1,778 since Monday
  https://israelpalestinenews.org/israeli-military-kills-five-palestinians-injures-1778-since-monday/?
 
  Did Saudi Arabia Just Try To Give the West Bank to Israel?
  http://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/did-saudi-arabia-just-try-to-give-the-west-bank-to-israel/
 
  Trump's Jerusalem move: All the latest updates
  http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/12/trump-jerusalem-decision-latest-updates-171212081649751.html
 
 Takes one to know one:
 Qatar and Turkey are new sponsors of radical ideology : US national security adviser:
  https://www.thenational.ae/world/the-americas/us-national-security-adviser-qatar-and-turkey-are-new-sponsors-of-radical-ideology-1.683989
 
  Rwanda report: France 'complicit' in 1994 genocide
  http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/12/rwanda-report-france-complicit-1994-genocide-171213164332197.html
 
 Amnesty accuses EU of complicity in Libya migrant abuse
  http://www.phillytrib.com/amnesty-accuses-eu-of-complicity-in-libya-migrant-abuse/article_39609d98-2f16-54a4-8f20-3c039d24e2e6.html
 
  Security forces kill 10 IS fighters in N. Afghanistan
  http://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2668982&language=en
 
  Tillerson offers North Korea talks 'without preconditions':
 The US had assured China that should US troops cross into North Korea as part of a conflict, they would later "retreat back south of the 38th parallel" that divides the two Koreas.
  https://www.ft.com/content/ad918df8-df99-11e7-8f9f-de1c2175f5ce
 
  Tillerson's new North Korea strategy praised by China and Russia - but undermined by Trump
  http://www.businessinsider.com/tillersons-new-north-korea-strategy-praised-china-russia-but-undercut-by-trump-2017-12
 
  Russian delegation arrives in North Korea as Tillerson softens US stance
  https://www.nbcnews.com/news/north-korea/russian-delegation-arrives-north-korea-tillerson-softens-u-s-stance-n829216
 
  US holds massive military drills aimed at North Korea despite warnings from Moscow
  https://www.rt.com/news/412848-us-japan-drills-korea-moscow/
 
  France's Macron and Saudi Prince in Artful Deception
  https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2017/12/12/france-macron-and-saudi-prince-artful-deception.html
 
 Tory Brexit rebels inflict major defeat on Theresa May
  https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/dec/13/tory-brexit-rebels-inflict-major-defeat-on-theresa-may
 
  EU Draws Brexit Battle Lines for Banks:
 The EU will reject free movement of both goods and services, the officials said.
  https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-12-13/eu-draws-battle-lines-for-banks-as-brexit-moves-to-next-stage
 
  Australia's Border Protection Spin Isn't Fooling The World, UN Docs Reveal
  https://newmatilda.com/2017/12/13/our-border-protection-spin-isnt-fooling-the-world-un-docs-reveal/
 
  Torture continues in the US Gulag at Guantanamo Bay: UN expert
  http://www.businessinsider.com/r-un-expert-says-us-torture-continues-at-guantanamo-bay-2017-12
 
  Trump Signs Massive $700 Billion Military Spending Bill
  https://www.democracynow.org/2017/12/13/headlines/trump_signs_massive_700_billion_military_spending_bill
 
  Republicans have a final deal on their tax bill - here's what's in it
  http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-gop-tax-reform-bill-details-corporate-tax-rate-brackets-2017-12
 
  DOD, HUD Defrauded Taxpayers Of $21 Trillion From 1998 To 2015
  http://www.mintpressnews.com/cooking-books-dod-hud-defrauded-taxpayers-of-21-trillion-from-1998-to-2015/232905/
 
  Opioid crisis straining foster system as kids pried from homes
  https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/americas-heroin-epidemic/opioid-crisis-strains-foster-system-kids-pried-homes-n828831
 
  Justice Dept. releases text messages from anti-Trump FBI agent, lawyer who were having affair
  https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/justice-dept-releases-text-messages-anti-trump-fbi-agent-lawyer-n829061
 
 Roy Moore is defeated in Alabama's Senate election:
 A prosecutor of Klansmen captures Jeff Sessions's old seat, as the Republicans' Senate majority shrinks to 51-49
  https://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2017/12/decency-wins
 
  Meet the Miss USA Contestant Accusing Trump of Sexual Misconduct
  https://www.democracynow.org/2017/12/12/meet_the_miss_usa_contestant_accusing