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U.S. Air Campaign Destroys $42 Million Worth of Taliban Heroin Profits
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Page 1: WoT Operations
U.S. Air Campaign Destroys $42 Million Worth of Taliban Heroin Profits	8 17:52 Glenmore [1764]
Six Dead in Iran Armed Clash near Pakistan Border	0 [1734]
French Police Battle Rioting Yoots in Southern Toulouse	7 11:35 Skidmark [1733]
Iraq sentences 7 foreign women to death, life over IS links	0 [1734]
Diyala dead dudes: 7 turbans toes up, 5 troops kaboomed	0 [1740]
Iraqi troops kill seven Islamic State insurgents between Anbar, Salahuddin	0 [1738]
Jordan allows Iraq launch operations near borders to follow IS members	0 [1742]
Gaza gunmen fire at Israeli troops, army tank hits Hamas post in response	0 [1735]
Israel struggles to handle latest threat from Gaza: Fire-starting kites	0 [1742]
Russian precision airstrikes in Idlib hammer Syria’s 2 biggest Islamist rebel groups	0 [1731]
Nusra Front counter-offensive in west Aleppo sees Turkish-backed rebels driven from 4 towns	0 [1734]
6-week battle between rival Syrian jihadist groups in Idlib, Aleppo sees massive losses on both sides	6 15:02 Glenmore [1736]
1,000 militants prepare to leave Ad-Dumayr city in northeast Damascus as evacuation deal goes into effect	0 [1735]
Syrian Army unearths mass grave containing tens of fallen soldiers, civilians in Douma, east Damascus	0 [1737]
Taliban member makes chilling confessions after his arrest in Nangarhar	0 [1740]
Afghan forces block Taliban’s major supply route along Durand Line	0 [1735]
Afghan forces arrest Amar bil Maruf (religious police) leader of ISIS in Nangarhar	0 [1739]
ISIS militants behead a child on charges of helping Afghan forces	0 [1740]
MoD confirms 38 militants killed in joint airstrikes in Farah	0 [1738]
Two killed in ambush on security vehicle in Pattani	0 [1735]
Page 2: WoT Background
Israel's 70th birthday	0 [1737]
DHS reveals dozens of MS-13, other gang members released by 'sanctuary' policies	0 [1733]
"The young Afghan community (in Fulda,Germany) is very angry"	8 23:42 trailing wife [1761]
Morrissey (Smiths Frontman) Goes After Sadiq Khaaaan!	1 20:30 Frank G [1732]
Amnesty Says Iraq Women with Alleged Links to IS Sexually Abused	5 19:19 CrazyFool [1731]
Syria says chemical inspectors have entered Douma amid concerns for probe	3 17:54 Glenmore [1738]
Law sequestrating assets of terrorist organisations approved by Egyptian parliament	0 [1738]
Minnesota FBI agent who leaked secret documents pleads guilty	3 09:05 Procopius2k [1736]
Bracing for Iran missile or drone strikes, IDF reveals Iranian targets in Syria	0 [1753]
Arrest ordered for Iraqi police commander for terror-related accusations	0 [1738]
IDF cancels F-15 squadron’s participation in US exercise amid Iran tensions	1 20:51 Frank G [1738]
Russian military releases full report for US-led missile attack on Syria	3 13:51 SteveS [1736]
Afghanistan hands over dead bodies, arrested soldier to Pakistan	0 [1733]
White House desperately trying to put together Arab force to take over from U.S. soldiers and Marines in Syria within months, Saudis say willing	7 23:38 Injun Bucket8891 [1757]
Supreme Court strikes down key deportation provision, with Gorsuch help	8 09:14 AlanC [1738]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Minister claims India invented the internet thousands of years ago and generals used it to send messages during battles	4 18:57 SteveS [1735]
We're Going To Need A Bigger Pron Star	1 20:52 Anomalous Sources [1734]
LA Painting Streets White to Combat Climate Change	17 22:41 rjschwarz [1757]
IRS Extends Initial Tax Filing Deadline To Today, 4/18/18	6 18:03 Glenmore [1737]
Founder of One of the Largest Children's Charities in the World Arrested for Pedophilia	6 13:57 Vast Right Wing Conspiracy [1737]
North and South Korea Prepared to Declare End of War	9 23:37 Injun Bucket8891 [1748]
PA House Passes Bill Banning Abortions on Down Syndrome Babies	9 23:53 Injun Bucket8891 [1757]
Mike Pompeo met with Kim Jong Un during Easter timeframe	3 12:46 Skidmark [1729]
102 unlicensed Egyptian churches granted legal status	1 07:19 Angolunter Spawn of the French8436 [1739]
Starbucks Schedules Racial Bias ~~training~~ Indoctrination At 8,000 Stores	6 18:04 Glenmore [1736]
David Hogg tells Twitter followers to boycott BlackRock and Vanguard	9 12:25 Vast Right Wing Conspiracy [1727]
Kroger Announces More Benefits For Employees Thanks To Tax Reform	0 [1728]
Female ex-Navy fighter pilot saved more than 100 passengers on Southwest flight after engine exploded at 32,000ft	15 23:54 Injun Bucket8891 [1747]
Former first lady Barbara Bush has passed away	0 [1739]
Guilty Plea Entered in MCTC Assault	1 03:05 Eohippus Johnson8948 [1729]
How China’s Port Investments are Strategically Reshaping the Indo-Pacific	0 [1727]
Boston Marathon winner Desiree Linden first American woman to win since 1985	3 22:24 Large Ulerens5656 [1751]
Page 4: Opinion
A plea for solidarity with people who don't order stuff at Starbucks	6 23:41 Injun Bucket8891 [1749]
Texas does have the right to punish sanctuary cities	1 23:55 Injun Bucket8891 [1747]
Mark Levin: Abolish Secret FISA Court If Judges Can't Be Held Accountable	2 10:52 Vast Right Wing Conspiracy [1734]
10 Questions That ABC Didn't Ask Comey	5 21:05 Anomalous Sources [1740]
Author Calls for Atheists and LGBTQ Communities to Join Forces Against Christians	13 23:43 Injun Bucket8891 [1748]
Lifting The Veil: Women's March Leader - Boycott Starbucks Over Partnership With Jewish Group	3 15:46 746 [1732]
The WSJ's Kimberly Strassel Has 24 Questions Comey SHOULD Have Been Asked	2 08:42 Procopius2k [1734]
Clean up San Francisco's streets, tourist industry pleads	6 16:09 regular joe [1736]
Australian TV Host Peta Credlin Goes Off On Transgender Birth Certificates	2 08:40 Procopius2k [1730]
Iranian-Backed ‘Sleeper Cell' Militants Hibernating in U.S., Positioned for Attack	3 12:16 Skidmark [1731]
The Late R. Lee Ermey's Rules for Life	1 12:18 Skidmark [1733]
Page 6: Politix
BREAKING: Lawmakers Make Criminal Referral on Clinton, Comey, Lynch to DOJ on Steele Dossier	5 23:48 Injun Bucket8891 [1755]
Yellow Journalism: CNN Spouts Off About 'Pee Tapes' 77 Times in Five Days	1 18:17 Glenmore [1728]
REPORT: Attorney for @CNN and @NYTIMES convinced judge to publicly name Sean Hannity	4 22:36 Spirt Henbane9901 [1756]
EU Parliament Member Calls For Banning Political Parties that Criticize Immigration	5 09:51 jpal [1734]
Gov. Moonbeam Blames 'low-Life Politicians' As 'Sanctuary' Law Backlash Builds	10 16:22 CC READER [1742]
San Diego County Board of Supervisors vote to support Trump lawsuit against California	6 11:54 Abu Uluque [1734]

    
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Two weeks of WOT

Wed 2018-04-18
U.S. Air Campaign Destroys $42 Million Worth of Taliban Heroin Profits

Tue 2018-04-17
Angry Muslim Protesters Take to the Streets of Fulda, Germany

Mon 2018-04-16
Troops kill seven Boko Haram insurgents in Borno

Sun 2018-04-15
East Ghouta officially under the Syrian Army’s control after last militant convoy leaves Douma

Sat 2018-04-14
Day 2:Joint US, France, UK attack launched on Syria on rural Damascus

Fri 2018-04-13
Trump announces U.S. military strikes in Syria

Thu 2018-04-12
Russia threatens to shoot down any US missiles fired at Syria

Wed 2018-04-11
Ten ISIS fanatics who planned to film beheading, attack police, banks and Jooos in Barcelona jailed

Tue 2018-04-10
Iraq sentences seven key Islamic State leaders to death on genocide charges

Mon 2018-04-09
AP: Breaking the US is not attacking Syrian AFBs. Somebody else is.

Sun 2018-04-08
ISIS Khurasan leader Qari Hekmat killed in Jawzjan airstrike

Sat 2018-04-07
Jaysh Al-Islam wants to restart peace talks in Douma

Fri 2018-04-06
French authorities arrest ‘Godfather of Belgian Jihad’ for sending fighters to Syria

Thu 2018-04-05
Somalia: Troops Loyal To Embattled Speaker Seize Parliament Building

Wed 2018-04-04
Four members of Christian family shot dead in Quetta

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