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Strongman Haftar Back in Libya after Long Absence
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Motorcycle VBIED blows up marketplace in north Aleppo, rebels blame Kurdish forces	0 [1744]
Jihadi groups launch new assault against Syrian Army in north Hama	0 [1744]
Northwest Syria witnesses new wave of assassinations killing Nusra, Turkistani jihadist and Turkish-backed rebel ranks	0 [1749]
Southern Damascus: the reconquest continues, with hundreds dead on both sides after 1st week	0 [1740]
2 Libyans Released from Guantanamo Never Make it Home	9 20:12 Blackbeard Bumble5724 [1760]
Taliban kill seven soldiers, deputy governor in Afghanistan	1 07:55 Procopius2k [1752]
Soldier martyred in cross-border attack on post	0 [1742]
2 Palestinians arrested for trying to enter Israel with pipe bomb	0 [1753]
Frenchman, 20, brandishing a shotgun bursts into a Jewish museum with Mein Kampf in his backpack in bid to take workers hostage before being overpowered by guards	2 07:39 AlanC [1744]
Syrian Troops Break into IS-Held Damascus District	0 [1739]
French Special Forces Sent to Reinforce U.S.-Led Operations in Syria	1 11:25 Skidmark [1737]
France says 3 jihadists killed in Mali clash	0 [1739]
Court sentences 10 foreign females to death over involvement with IS	0 [1741]
Five policemen killed, injured in attack by Islamic State, south of Kirkuk	0 [1746]
Two Iraqis wounded in southern Baghdad bombing	0 [1742]
Rocket attack plot on Kabul’s diplomatic area thwarted	0 [1744]
Taliban and Al-Qaeda militants suffer heavy casualties in Nangarhar	0 [1743]
Logar’s deputy governor killed in Taliban ambush	0 [1752]
Europe's biggest EVER haul of cocaine is discovered in Spain as police find nine tons of the killer drug hidden in banana shipment	14 22:14 DooDahMan [1758]
Page 2: WoT Background
Russian cargo vessel laden with arms, ammo en route to Syria	7 21:34 3dc [1756]
Hamas Leader Pledges to Move Demonstrations to the West Bank	0 [1737]
Mattis on Russian Mercenaries in Syria: I Ordered Their Annihilation	7 14:49 newc [1733]
Hamas buries rocket and drone expert slain in Malaysia	0 [1746]
Israeli envoy says Iran has recruited 80,000 Shiite fighters in Syria	4 19:07 Frank G [1764]
Hamas claims to be embracing ‘nonviolence’ through deadly border protests	0 [1741]
In Iraq's Anbar, Election Offers Chance to Settle Scores	0 [1743]
Strongman Haftar Back in Libya after Long Absence	0 [1766]
French Suburbs Battle Plan Promises 'Blast' Effect	3 10:20 Bright Pebbles [1752]
Ohio: Controversial KSU professor pleads guilty of lying to FBI	1 10:44 JohnQC [1733]
NYT: Hit on Hamas engineer was ordered by Mossad to hinder N.Korean-related project	0 [1739]
Page 3: Non-WoT
My apologies to our Auzzie friends for being tardy. An ANZAC salute	4 22:18 Richard Aubrey [1748]
Emotional Support Animals On The Rise At Yale	6 22:11 TzSenator [1763]
800K To Leave NY & CA Due To High Taxes	6 15:22 Omeger Gray6606 [1733]
Tom Browkaw Joins The Wrong Side Of The 'Me Too' Movement	5 15:23 Procopius2k [1751]
Jordanian, U.S. Military Drill Tackles Chemical Attack Scenarios	0 [1732]
FNC's Baier Grills Comey Over Dossier, E-Mail, Leaks in Epic Interview	3 10:02 Mullah Richard [1736]
Chinese start-ups hire attractive women to ‘motivate' male coders	10 18:50 Frank G [1752]
Golden State Killer suspect traced using genealogy websites	5 22:11 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [1752]
China Sent Bombers around Taiwan in New Show of Force Thursday	0 [1733]
US B-52 bombers flew close to Guangdong coast Tuesday	2 16:16 Zhang Fei [1731]
Kim Jong Un is bringing his own toilet to the Koreas summit	5 14:41 ed in texas [1729]
DOJ: Key FBI Brass Flip on McCabe & Comey; High-Level Officials Testify Against Fired FBI Chiefs, Set Stage for Grand Juries	6 14:47 Skidmark [1735]
A third of the world's murders happen in Latin America where 2.5 MILLION have been killed since 2000 in a 'breathtaking' wave of homicidal violence, study finds	6 18:54 Skidmark [1759]
Page 4: Opinion
A US soldier who worships the Norse thunder god Thor just got permission to keep his beard	11 22:49 Procopius2k [1759]
Skripal On The Hudson? Expelled Russian Diplomats Were Stalking Defectors In US	2 09:29 jack salami [1738]
'We're doomed': Mayer Hillman on the climate reality no one else will dare mention	17 18:34 SteveS [1742]
Ex-CIA Director Brennan says he's free as ‘ordinary civilian' to imply Putin has dirt on Trump	13 20:01 Airandee [1759]
Inside the Ring: China Using Students as Spies	1 12:06 Skidmark [1728]
Diamond and Silk Clash with Rep. Hank 'Tip Over' Johnson in Explosive Hearing on Censorship	2 12:08 Skidmark [1738]
If Solar And Wind Are So Cheap Why Are Energy Prices Rising?	13 15:12 newc [1731]
President Trump's Friendships Are America's Asset	2 20:09 Blackbeard Bumble5724 [1753]
Westworld is Almost Here	5 14:59 g(r)omgoru [1734]
Page 6: Politix
Michael Cohen Wins A Victory Over The Taint Team	0 [1739]
Secret Recording Reveals Democratic Party Boss Ordering Candidate To Quit Race	3 20:17 Waldemar and Company9786 [1755]
Trump Hints At Punishing Countries That Won't Back US World Cup Bid	4 14:37 ed in texas [1728]
Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Bill Shielding Mueller	9 19:03 Skidmark [1761]
The Dem Party is paying millions for Clinton's email list, FEC documents show	1 10:41 Bright Pebbles [1732]

    
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1	Govt of Iran Proxies
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Two weeks of WOT

Fri 2018-04-27
Strongman Haftar Back in Libya after Long Absence

Thu 2018-04-26
30 takfiris, three army personnel killed in past week of Operation Sinai 2018: Spokesperson

Wed 2018-04-25
Indonesia investigates reports top Islamic State commander killed

Tue 2018-04-24
Paris suspect Abdeslam found guilty, handed 20 years in Brussels shootout

Mon 2018-04-23
Van plows into pedestrians in Toronto ~~injuring~~ murdering nine

Sun 2018-04-22
Afghanistan: Kabul voter centre suicide attack kills 48 52 57

Sat 2018-04-21
Soros foundations to quit Hungary amid political hostility

Fri 2018-04-20
In first, European Parliament condemns Hamas for terror, use of human shields

Thu 2018-04-19
Iraq sentences French female jihadist to life in jail

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

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