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Notre Dame Cathedral is burning
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Page 1: WoT Operations
New Zealand special forces in Syria search for nurse held hostage by IS	8 22:47 Skidmark [11132]
ISIS militants execute Iraqi mukhtars, militiamen in new video	0 [11130]
ISIS kills several pro-gov’t Palestinian fighters in eastern Syria	1 11:18 Frank G [11127]
Over 20 people killed, wounded after jihadists attack Aleppo city	0 [11125]
Turkish special forces deployed to Idlib border	0 [11129]
US military conducts aerial landing to arrest ISIS members in northern Syria	4 22:18 KBK [11132]
Airstrike Kills Deputy Leader of IS in Somalia	0 [11134]
MiG-21 of Haftar's LNA shot down by GNA forces over Tripoli	2 19:47 Pearl Brown6709 [11131]
13 Palestinians Arrested Overnight In West Bank	0 [11125]
Palestinian governor of Jerusalem rearrested by Israeli police	2 11:37 jpal [11127]
9 Taliban militants killed after attacking a security checkpoint in Kandahar province	0 [11126]
Taliban militants loot Gosfandi district in Sar-e-Pul province, snatch 100 sheep from local residents	3 07:58 gorb [11133]
25 Taliban militants including 4 foreign terrorists killed in Badakhshan clash	0 [11130]
Explosion In Eastern Afghanistan Leaves Seven Children Dead	0 [11128]
Diyala dead dudes: 1 turban toes up, turbans shoot 3 Iraqi troops	0 [11129]
Page 2: WoT Background
In Win for Bolton, International Criminal Court Will Not Prosecute US Troops	5 14:22 Bright Pebbles [11124]
Crosses covered with cloth in Italian cemetery to avoid offending Muslims	10 23:59 Elmegum Gurly-Brown4825 [11127]
ISIS plans to copy Paris Bataclan massacre with a swathe of fresh attacks across Europe are revealed on a hard drive	1 15:53 Skidmark [11126]
Pakistan Releasing Christian Woman Long Imprisoned For Blasphemy	0 [11127]
Sudan’s new military ruler vows to ‘uproot’ Bashir regime	0 [11126]
Man sent to prison in blasphemy case	0 [11130]
Israeli attack on Masyaf destroyed Syrian missile launcher	0 [11127]
Iran to construct new railroad from Tehran to Damascus	0 [11126]
Pompeo accuses Iran of supporting terrorism in Latin America	0 [11128]
#Israel Air Force successfully used #Rampage for first time	1 12:55 SteveS [11128]
Egypt has prevented Iranian oil vessels from crossing the Suez Canal	3 19:59 Frank G [11132]
Philippines: Tests confirm death of IS-linked chief Abu Dar	0 [11128]
Back To Normal Along The Gaza Border: IDF Releases The Reinforcements	3 14:02 trailing wife [11125]
Israeli delegation cancels visit to Bahrain after outcry	0 [11128]
Gaza factions said weighing resumption of balloon launches, nighttime border clashes	2 13:50 Dron66046 [11128]
Satellite firm releases images of site bombed in airstrike attributed to Israel	0 [11126]
NDS issues clarification regarding controversial raid against Al-Qaeda hideout in Helmand	0 [11125]
New group of displaced persons transferred from Rukban to Homs in Syria	0 [11129]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Notre Dame Cathedral is burning	37 22:08 USN, Ret. [11149]
Naked Man Fatally Shot by Security Guard During Alleged Knife Attack at Palmdale, CA McDonald's	5 14:11 Rupert Hatrack4826 [11124]
Declassified documents show CIA knew South American juntas killed dissidents abroad	9 19:06 Cheaderhead [11127]
Woman swipes Rolex from man sleeping in NYC Midtown hotel	4 18:46 Classer [11126]
Trump campaign raises whopping $30million in first quarter of 2019 - which is equal to the top two Democratic fundraisers combined	2 13:17 Procopius2k [11129]
Coast Guard rescues 23 people escaping Castro's communist utopia	1 06:35 Pearl Brown6709 [11127]
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov parrots Dem talking points	2 12:54 Skidmark [11128]
Foto selfie tragedy at Fordham University's Keating Clock Tower	6 19:16 Cheaderhead [11127]
Peace Loving Russians in Africa: Inside a military training centre in CAR	0 [11124]
Man sues parents for getting rid of his vast pron collection	2 20:07 Frank G [11127]
Murderer Pablo Serrano-Vitorino no longer a threat to society	2 08:58 Frank G [11124]
Man in Sialkot held for shaving wife’s head, physical abuse	0 [11124]
Police rescue woman, daughter kept in chains	2 10:12 Skidmark [11124]
Russia prepares to unveil new S-500 system	3 17:58 swksvolFF [11126]
US ‘blitzkrieg’ to replace Venezuela govt. has failed -- Lavrov	3 21:19 Procopius2k [11132]
US military is ready for war with Venezuela: commander	2 16:00 rjschwarz [11132]
Venezuela preparing to increase militia by more than 1 million	6 19:24 Cheaderhead [11127]
SpaceX will assist NASA's first-ever mission to redirect an asteroid	3 13:00 Skidmark [11131]
Massive rally held in N. Korea to celebrate leader's re-election	2 07:38 Procopius2k [11130]
Kim and Putin preparing for summit later this month	0 [11126]
Trotsky on ice	1 10:45 M. Murcek [11126]
Page 4: Opinion
Here it comes: Rep. Tlaib blasts Dem leadership	2 09:57 Bobby [11126]
History of violence	1 07:30 Procopius2k [11125]
U.S. Military Wary of China’s Foothold in Venezuela	12 12:22 SteveS [11128]
Page 6: Politix
Geraldo Rivera Defends Ilhan Omar	14 16:16 Woodrow [11125]
Presidential Hopeful Marianne Williamson on Reparations: ‘Whatever It Costs' It's a 'Debt We Owe'	19 21:14 Zhang Fei [11129]
POTUS may be trying to make everyone 'crazy' with sanctuary cities threat: Sen. Rick Scott	12 15:44 SteveS [11130]
Change.Org May Face Legal Action For ‘censoring’ Petition Against Omar	1 01:43 Skidmark [11131]

    
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2	Govt of Syria
1	Govt of Sudan
1	Lashkar e-Jhangvi
1	Palestinian Authority
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1	Arab Spring
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Two weeks of WOT

Mon 2019-04-15
Notre Dame Cathedral is burning

Sun 2019-04-14
Taliban’s shadow governor for Helmand succumbs to injuries sustained in an airstrike

Sat 2019-04-13
Algerian police fire water cannon at protesters

Fri 2019-04-12
Sudan President al-Bashir officially arrested

Thu 2019-04-11
Ecuador withdraws asylum from Julian Assange, arrested by UK police

Wed 2019-04-10
Election Council Rejects Erdogan's Party Demand for Full Istanbul Recount

Tue 2019-04-09
Maryland man accused of stealing U-Haul truck in 'ISIS-inspired attack'

Mon 2019-04-08
Major showdown brewing in Tripoli as rival Libyan forces clash near capital city

Sun 2019-04-07
Libya U.S. forces supporting U.S. Africa Command temporarily relocated

Sat 2019-04-06
Egypt kills hundreds of suspected militants in disputed gun battles

Fri 2019-04-05
German police arrest teen who says he planned shooting

Thu 2019-04-04
Libya’s General Haftar marches on Tripoli

Wed 2019-04-03
Bouteflika resigns

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US suspends F-35 deliveries to Turkey over Russian S-400 deal

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Sudan police fire tear gas as protesters rally

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