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Houthis in Yemen introduced a new airburst ballistic missile that spreads 14,000 pieces of shrapnel over a large area
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Egypt court sentences two defendants to death over 2017 church attack	0 [11135]
Suspects Sentenced To Death For Killing Journalist In Kandahar	0 [11127]
Taliban Pushed Back In Kunduz City: Officials	0 [11122]
Taliban militants suffer heavy casualties in week-long operations in Zabul	2 18:23 trailing wife [11135]
Major offensive underway in Shirzad district after Friday’s twin truck bombings	0 [11129]
Afghan police officer kills his four comrades in Farah province, Talibs kaboom another girls’ school	0 [11134]
Afghan forces thwart twin explosions in capital Kabul	0 [11127]
20 Taliban militants killed, wounded as their second attack repulsed in Faryab province	0 [11129]
12 civilians including 6 children wounded in an explosion in Helmand province	0 [11125]
Airstrikes in Kunduz province kill 4 Taliban militants	0 [11129]
New MoD Security Plan is proving fruitful for the 205th Corps	0 [11127]
Taliban’s Red Unit militants suffer heavy casualties during a clash with ISIS-K militants	1 07:55 Clererong Ebbaing7691 [11135]
Houthis in Yemen introduced a new airburst ballistic missile that spreads 14,000 pieces of shrapnel over a large area	7 20:39 Cheaderhead [11138]
Roadside bomb wounds five Iraqi soldiers in western Iraq	0 [11130]
Iraqi airstrikes kill 20 Islamic State jihadists in Iraq’s Kirkuk	0 [11135]
4 Islamic State jihadists arrested in Baghdad with 600 SIM cards	0 [11134]
Tripoli fighting death toll at 147 with 614 wounded: WHO	0 [11138]
Interior Ministry apprehends ISIS terrorist in Tripoli	0 [11124]
Six IRGC members killed by an IED during a religious visit to Ain Ali, an area hosting a Shiite shrine near the Deir Ezzor town of Al-Mayadin	0 [11133]
French officials find 21 migrants hiding in refrigerated truck	2 10:23 Skidmark [11138]
Egypt court sentences Islamists to five years in prison	0 [11127]
Peshawar operation concludes after 17 hours, 5 suspected terrorists neutralised	0 [11141]
Bahrain jails 138 for planning Iran-linked 'terror' group	0 [11124]
ISIS claims to have killed 362 people in 92 attacks around the world in just three days in a 'revenge invasion' after the collapse of its 'caliphate'	0 [11125]
Page 2: WoT Background
Texas State Agencies Divests $72 Million From Company That Boycotts Israel	2 16:26 Snavimble Bucket1794 [11126]
Lawfare: Is Qatari Funding Influencing BDS On U.S. College Campuses?	3 08:40 Skidmark [11129]
Senior PA official said to warn Hamas plotting coup against Abbas in West Bank	4 09:42 SteveS [11126]
Court upholds deportation of Human Rights Watch director under BDS rule	0 [11131]
Video warns of attack on Eurovision unless Israel eases Gaza conditions	1 03:52 Bright Pebbles [11133]
Delegation to Syria learns whereabouts of 40 Yezidis	0 [11127]
Iraq economy: Trade booming between Iraq and Iran despite US sanctions, Kurdish industry up after internal Iraq customs duties removed	0 [11126]
Experts find mass grave in Shingal thought to contain 500 Yezidis	0 [11127]
Kobani: Christianity grows in Syrian town once besieged by Islamic State	0 [11129]
Civilian casualties and displacement expected to increase due to continued use of air strikes and heavy artillery: UN report	0 [11127]
Presidential Council, High Council of State Heads say Haftar won't be part of peace talks	0 [11124]
German comedian loses case against Merkel over Erdogan poem	7 20:13 trailing wife [11132]
Egypt MPs back constitution changes to extend Sisi rule	0 [11128]
Instagram accounts of Iran’s Khamenei, IRGC’s Soleimani get suspended	1 08:36 M. Murcek [11126]
Algeria’s constitutional council chief quits	0 [11130]
The women of ISIS	3 23:49 Punky Mussolini9882 [11126]
Yemeni parties have agreed upon pullback plan, says UN envoy	1 07:41 AlanC [11130]
SC discards review petition regarding order declaring Pak-Turk education foundation a 'terror outfit'	0 [11131]
India's Supreme Court considers call to open mosques to women	0 [11130]
2 French billionaires have pledged 300 million euros to rebuild Notre Dame Cathedral	6 20:31 Cheaderhead [11131]
Fear of army action as Sudan protesters toughen stand	0 [11134]
Hundreds of Afghan delegates to meet with Taliban in Doha	0 [11132]
Refugees face violence, abuse on Europe's new Balkan route	4 20:23 trailing wife [11138]
Court tosses military panel proceedings against suspected USS Cole attack mastermind	0 [11128]
Page 3: Non-WoT
A New Jeffrey Epstein Accuser Goes Public - Alan Dershowitz implicated	4 09:59 rjschwarz [11127]
Mobile Adjusted Ramp System (MARS) Tactical Platform	2 10:14 Skidmark [11124]
Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli Are 'Outraged' That They're Being Called 'Cheaters'	5 17:40 warthogswife [11134]
New Tanker Drones Are A Glimpse At The Future Of Aerial Warfare (video)	2 15:49 Skidmark [11124]
PLAN's new submarine infrastructure	0 [11127]
Satellite imagery shows possible transfer of radioactive material at Yongbyon	1 19:05 Skidmark [11130]
Elon Musk meets with U.S. Northern Command	1 06:17 Skidmark [11128]
There is more accessible titanium on the Moon than on the Earth.	7 20:41 Cheaderhead [11125]
Ecuador Says Hit by 40 Million Cyber Attacks since Assange Arrest	0 [11125]
Did India's ASAT test result in this?	0 [11125]
Venezuela accuses Canada of supporting Trump’s ‘war adventure’	2 20:35 Frank G [11130]
Kim Kardashian calls out trolls for mocking her move to study law	1 17:21 swksvolFF [11129]
2-year-old girl allegedly raped by neighbour in Islamabad	1 06:20 Skidmark [11128]
4 sentenced to death by Gilgit-Baltistan ATC for raping, murdering teenage boy	0 [11129]
2-year-old boy killed in exchange of fire between police, suspects in Karachi	1 07:11 Skidmark [11132]
Humanitarian aid from the International Red Cross arrives in Venezuela	2 11:02 swksvolFF [11126]
Government accuses the US of proposing humanitarian aid to cover up an "invasion"	7 19:11 Skidmark [11129]
Page 4: Opinion
Babylon Bee's Pete Bootigig 'straw man' satire	9 20:55 M. Murcek [11134]
Amid Criticism, Bernie Sanders Vows To Be More Generous With Your Money In The Future	3 12:00 swksvolFF [11135]
Internet freedom	3 10:20 Skidmark [11127]
Support for Hazaras?	0 [11125]
Spring offensive	3 19:12 Skidmark [11131]
Page 6: Politix
Bernie Sanders attacks Cherokee author for criticizing Elizabeth Warren's false Cherokee claim	1 16:23 Ebbavirt Clunk4147 [11130]
Swalwell: I Will Jail Those Who Defy My Gun Grabbing Agenda	9 20:31 Frank G [11128]
Jewish voters are furious at Dems’ defense of Ilhan Omar	16 21:20 Procopius2k [11138]

    
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Who's in the News
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10	Taliban
9	Islamic State
5	Arab Spring
5	Govt of Pakistan
4	Commies
3	Govt of Iran
2	Houthis
2	Sublime Porte
1	Human Trafficking
1	Govt of Qatar (MB)
1	Moslem Colonists
1	Muslim Brotherhood
1	Palestinian Authority
1	al-Qaeda
1	Govt of Iran Proxies
1	Govt of Sudan

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Two weeks of WOT

Wed 2019-04-17
Houthis in Yemen introduced a new airburst ballistic missile that spreads 14,000 pieces of shrapnel over a large area

Tue 2019-04-16
Violence and dozens of arson attacks in Copenhagen after anti-Islam politician throws Koran in migrant neighbourhood

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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