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AP: Breaking the US is not attacking Syrian AFBs. Somebody else is.
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Hackers hit Iran with US flag and 'Don't mess with our elections' warning	2 16:39 Thrinetle Shainter1858 [1742]
Israeli jets strike Gaza after Palestinians plant bombs on fence	1 15:40 JohnQC [1739]
AP: Breaking the US is not attacking Syrian AFBs. Somebody else is.	19 18:05 Procopius2k [1798]
Four children, woman killed in 44 Saudi-led airstrikes on Yemen	0 [1741]
Badr-1 missile hit Saudi Radar brigade in Asir	0 [1744]
Four killed in ISIS suicide attack on Iraq party HQ	0 [1746]
Deal reached to surrender last rebel-held town in Eastern Ghouta	0 [1742]
Nigeria: 149 women and children rescued from Boko Haram	0 [1750]
U.S. Military Kills 3 Al-Shabab Militants In Central Somalia	0 [1745]
Kenya Police Place $8000 Bounty On Eight Al-Shabaab Terrorists	0 [1743]
Jubbaland Security Official Killed In Clashes Near Kismayo City	0 [1738]
Al Shabaab Claims Killing Intelligence Officer Near Mogadishu	0 [1740]
Bags O' Cash ‘Seized At Mogadishu Airport’	1 10:05 AlanC [1741]
Joint Air Operations Target 11 Drug Factories	2 16:45 ed in texas [1736]
Afghan forces and Taliban suffer casualties in Uruzgan operation	0 [1741]
Motorcycle bomb explosion leaves 2 militants dead in Laghman	0 [1742]
Anbar antics: 2 jacket wallahs kill 5 at party HQ in Hit, 7 turbans permanently unwound	0 [1743]
Policeman killed in bomb blast, 17 Islamic State members arrested in operations in Mosul	0 [1744]
Prominent Islamic State leader killed in explosion on Salahuddin borders: Official	0 [1746]
3 Days of Israeli Overflights Spark Concern in Akkar, Baalbek-Hermel	0 [1742]
German police thwart ′crime′ during Berlin Half Marathon	0 [1737]
Egyptian security forces kill number of 'takfiris' as part of Operation Sinai 2018	0 [1738]
Stabbing attempt thwarted in West Bank near Mishor Adumim	0 [1742]
IDF: Dozens of Gazans riot, 3 breached fence and planted explosives	1 00:47 Ulaigum Ebbineng7056 [1745]
Page 2: WoT Background
Sociologist Olivier Galland: Islam, Not Social Factors, Driving Radicalisation in France	2 11:39 DarthVader [1733]
Trump's furious Situation Room row with his top general is LEAKED: Chairman of joint chiefs reprimanded him on Syria - so the president demanded immediate pull-out	7 17:08 magpie [1735]
Former Obama National Security Council Spokesman Admits 'Trump Was Handed a Mess' in Syria	3 08:58 Frank G [1737]
Why did Iran’s Basij Force commander hold a high-level meeting in Iraq?	0 [1750]
Gaza war crimes may be prosecuted: ICC prosecutor	4 09:05 Frank G [1745]
Trump blames Russia, Iran for backing ‘Animal Assad’	1 08:35 Mullah Richard [1743]
Algeria ruling party asks ailing president to run for fifth term	0 [1734]
Hezbollah operations in Columbia revealed	2 02:41 newc [1752]
Hungary's strongman Viktor Orban wins third term in power	6 11:05 magpie [1738]
London's Mayor Declares Intense New 'Knife Control' Policies To Stop Epidemic Of Stabbings	13 18:39 charger [1763]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Another preacher goes bad: Tony Robbins apologizes	2 14:24 Besoeker [1741]
Taiwanese under siege from blitz of Chinese cyberattacks	2 05:58 Bangkok Billy [1735]
China tiptoes toward massive retaliation in trade war	13 18:33 Zhang Fei [1770]
DPRK's Stand on Independent Reunification	1 12:08 rjschwarz [1732]
North Korea tells US it is prepared to discuss denuclearization	1 00:32 Bob Hupealet4263 [1752]
Egypt bans Blue Whale social media game over suicide claims	2 10:57 jpal [1750]
Sewage Suggests That People Got High for 2017 Solar Eclipse	3 20:22 Anomalous Sources [1761]
Page 4: Opinion
Looking for 'solutions' to mass killings? Start with punishing failure.	4 23:04 ruprecht [1762]
Influx of Asylum Seekers ‘Major Factor' In Rise of Children Receiving Welfare Payments	0 [1743]
Woman blames cocaine in purse on windy day	7 18:11 JohnQC [1757]
John Kerry ‘Obviously' Wrong About Obama Administration Removing Chemical Weapons	6 19:16 Glenmore [1757]
Leadership: American Fighter Pilots Give Up	14 23:05 ruprecht [1754]
A Yemen political solution is needed, but which one?	0 [1757]
Funding Hezbollah terror, paid for by depriving struggling citizens	0 [1749]
Page 6: Politix
Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen's Office, Hotel Room, and Home Raided; Stormy Daniels Records and Other Documents Seized by FBI	8 21:11 Skidmark [1757]
Justice Dept. taps federal prosecutor to oversee handover of Hillary documents to Congress	2 17:21 Besoeker [1759]
McCain takes his Trump criticism to a whole new level, suggesting blame for chemical weapons attack in Syria	15 14:26 Besoeker [1737]
GOP's tax cut isn't a gift to the rich, analysis finds	1 12:00 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [1739]
Trump should offensively depose Yates and Comey	7 16:58 Skidmark [1737]
O'Rourke on Whether Cruz Is an A**hole: ‘I Certainly Don't Think That Publicly'	6 09:11 Frank G [1737]

    
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1	Jaish al-Islam (MB)
1	Boko Haram (ISIS)
1	Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (IS)
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AP: Breaking the US is not attacking Syrian AFBs. Somebody else is.

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Tue 2018-04-03
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Mon 2018-04-02
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Sun 2018-04-01
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