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Heavy clashes breakout in Hodeidah after UN-backed ceasefire announcement
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Somalia uproar continues after former al-Shabab No. 2 seized	0 [1756]
Fighting breaks out in Yemen's Hodeida after truce deal	1 08:02 Frank G [1749]
Cluster bomb wounds six people in Iraq’s Najaf province	0 [1756]
Lebanese Wary as Israel Destroys Hizbullah Border Tunnels	0 [1765]
Turkey targets military over alleged Gulen links	1 08:27 Frank G [1747]
Hundreds clash with Israeli forces north of Ramallah	0 [1760]
10,000 Palestinians protest on Gaza border, 16 said wounded	0 [1741]
Oikya Front top brass come under attack in Dhaka	0 [1755]
Tripoli's former security chief dies of wounds sustained in (successful) murder attempt	1 12:11 gorb [1749]
Drone strikes leave at least 15 militants dead in Ghazni and Paktika	0 [1741]
Taliban executioner killed in U.S. drone strike in Zabul province	0 [1749]
US-backed forces expel IS from east Syria hub	0 [1755]
Six security officials killed in attack in southwest Pakistan	0 [1755]
Civilian Killed, 2 Injured in mercenaries' shelling on Saada's border areas	0 [1745]
Clashes between police and protesters in Baidoa city leave 11 dead	0 [1758]
YPG kills 5 Turkish soldiers in special operation in northwest Aleppo	0 [1746]
Daesh launches big attack against Syrian Army troops near Iraqi border	0 [1745]
Iraq summons Turkish ambassador over cross border airstrikes	0 [1752]
Heavy clashes breakout in Hodeidah after UN-backed ceasefire announcement	1 06:46 AlanC [1764]
Page 2: WoT Background
Israeli Report: Hezbollah tunnel terrorist	4 15:04 Thing From Snowy Mountain [1742]
Federal judge rules Obamacare unconstitutional	2 12:33 texhooey [1754]
Islamic State militants holding 3500 Iraqis in Syria prisons: mayor	0 [1743]
Australia Formally Recognizes West Jerusalem As Israel's Capital	0 [1755]
Mufti demands lawsuit against UK embassy in Libya for anti-Islam activities	0 [1738]
Former CAR Militia Leader Arrested on Suspicion of War Crimes	0 [1746]
Daudzai assures peace talks with Taliban will yield positive outcome	0 [1740]
UK rallies international support for Nigeria over Boko Haram	0 [1743]
UAE’s Gargash: Road to peace in Yemen still bumpy	2 07:25 Frank G [1743]
ISIS claim of Strasbourg attack ‘completely opportunistic’, says French minister	0 [1743]
Riyadh committed to political solution that will guarantee Yemen’s stability	0 [1738]
Turkey to enter Syria’s Manbij if Kurdish militias fail to leave area, Erdogan warns	1 11:56 Injun Bucket8891 [1751]
Syrian Kurds vow to fight ‘to the death’ against Turkey in Syria	0 [1737]
Captured Syrian ship contained over 100 million Euros worth of drugs bound for Libya	3 13:36 3dc [1747]
Russian military establishes base just north of US-held Tanf region	0 [1747]
Erdogan vows to ‘eliminate’ Kurdish fighters in Iraq if US military doesn’t	1 10:08 ruprecht [1737]
Khashoggi murder suspect was heard boasting, ‘I know how to cut’	5 11:42 Rob Crawford [1746]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Black South African politician urges followers to 'kill whites', saying: 'We will kill their children and their women'	12 22:06 Silentbrick [1779]
Tennessee Deacon Fired After Questioning Thoroughness of Diocese's List of Predator Priests	2 23:55 Injun Bucket8891 [1770]
Attorney and Former WH Chief of Staff Reince Priebus joins the Navy	3 12:14 Procopius2k [1752]
44 Members Of Congress Ask Trump To Get Keystone XL ‘Over The Finish Line'	2 12:32 gorb [1744]
TX federal judge rules Obamacare unconstitutional	6 14:03 charger [1739]
Police Arrest 10 As 'Yellow Vest' Protests Reach Tel Aviv	1 20:53 Slinetch Hapsburg9507 [1758]
Beauty queen from slum is crowned Miss Venezuela	5 18:07 JohnQC [1761]
UN condemns violence against opposition ahead of DRC vote	0 [1742]
Vigilante group arrests 120 suspected cultists, hoodlums in Epe	0 [1745]
France braces for fifth straight weekend of 'yellow vest' rallies	0 [1741]
Google chief: Trust artificial intelligence makers to regulate technology	2 15:26 charger [1767]
Sri Lanka's disputed premier Rajapakse to step down for 'stability of the nation'	0 [1749]
Trump: Mick Mulvaney Is My New (Acting) White House Chief Of Staff	0 [1740]
Mexico Is Closing Their Border… With Guatemala	2 18:20 Frank G [1762]
Bad day for rice at the Maramma temple in Chamarjanagar	3 22:58 SteveS [1765]
Page 4: Opinion
Hating The President Is Not a Strategy, As Bill Kristol Just Learned	5 14:11 magpie [1756]
The Old Ways - Why The Amish Community is Booming	8 22:27 Dale [1767]
Mission Accomplished - Migrant caravan prepares to return home after successful 3700km fundraising walk	0 [1749]
Australia recognizes Jerusalem as Israel's capital	0 [1750]
Combating Terrorism Center at West Point	1 14:06 charger [1744]
Page 6: Politix
'Common sense' gun safety legislation unveiled in Pittsburgh includes assault weapons ban	11 18:28 JohnQC [1765]
Mueller Gives Flynn's ‘302' to Judge, but not the original '302' report	26 18:54 Frank G [1769]

    
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