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Egypt kills hundreds of suspected militants in disputed gun battles
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Philippines: 1 hostage escapes, another drowns and 3rd shot by Abu Sayyaf	0 [11127]
Egypt kills hundreds of suspected militants in disputed gun battles	2 18:01 trailing wife [11132]
Italian Man Held Hostage In Syria Since 2016 Freed	1 06:46 Herb McCoy [11126]
Over 10,000 Palestinians protest at Gaza border, 70 injured	0 [11125]
Serraj announces state of alert in response to Hafter’s LNA provocation	0 [11127]
Hafter advance towards Tripoli repulsed as ‘Wadi Doum 2’ operation launched by Western Region Forces	0 [11129]
3 jailed for attack on German mosque	0 [11127]
Myanmar targets civilians with helicopters, 7 dead: UN	1 19:10 Skidmark [11125]
Libya's Misrata-based forces move to secure Tripoli and thwart Haftar's attack	0 [11127]
Tripoli-based government condemns Haftar's forces threats, mobilizes troops to face them	1 07:55 AlanC [11132]
Houthi forces wipe out 3 Saudi Coalition tanks in new attack	1 09:12 Bubba the Bunyip4718 [11130]
Kurdish forces inflict heavy damage on Turkish-backed rebel defenses	0 [11126]
Jihadist group kills several Syrian soldiers in northern Hama	0 [11127]
Syrian Army launches new ground attack to advance in west Aleppo	0 [11126]
#Libyan National army enters the capital #Tripoli from all axes	0 [11128]
Warplane took off from Misrata Airport and conducted airstrikes on advancing LNA forces south of TripoliELINT News added,	0 [11131]
LNA forces regained control over checkpoint 27 west to Tripoli again	0 [11127]
Afghan Special Forces kill 53 ISIS-K militants during a multi-day operation in Nangarhar	0 [11127]
9 Taliban fighters killed in Afghan army operations in Zabul and Paktiya provinces	0 [11130]
Reinforcements Sent To Badghis As Clashes Enter Day 2	0 [11126]
Mothers and their babies are tear gassed in new migrant uprising in Greece: Hundreds storm Greek train station	5 11:42 swksvolFF [11132]
Page 2: WoT Background
Columbia Prof Compares Israel to ISIS	2 20:47 JohnQC [11127]
Germany brings home 'Islamic State' children from Iraq	1 11:06 Bright Pebbles [11126]
U.S. To Designate Iranian Elite Force As Terrorist Organization	1 07:37 Chereting Pelosi1889 [11126]
Israeli Islamic State fighter stripped of citizenship in absentia	0 [11129]
IAEA demands safeguards from Saudi Arabia on first nuclear reactor	2 10:03 M. Murcek [11128]
Channel Migrant Crossings in Sharp Decline, Says France	1 11:07 Bright Pebbles [11127]
Erdogan says Turkey's election was lesson to the world on democracy	0 [11130]
ISIS's West African branch has even been offering loans to young entrepreneurs	0 [11127]
Pentagon awards new contract worth $42.7m for Afghan Air Force training program	0 [11127]
France won’t repatriate ISIS fighters, families from Syria	1 08:54 M. Murcek [11126]
In Syria's Al-Hol camp, ultra-extremists fuel fear	1 07:51 Frank G [11125]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Pakistan Asma Aziz: Wife who had 'head shaved for refusing to dance'	0 [11126]
Nebraska woman says carrying her gay son's baby was her gift	8 21:31 james [11128]
Economy rebounds with 196K jobs in March, unemployment holds at 3.8 percent	1 10:11 AlmostAnonymous5839 [11124]
Pence Says U.S. To Sanction 34 Vessels In New Blow Against Venezuelan Government	1 20:45 JohnQC [11129]
N.K. newspaper denounces allies' exercise against illegal ship-to-ship transfers	1 19:17 Skidmark [11128]
North Macedonia Gets Coveted Seat at NATO’s Table	2 20:18 Procopius2k [11130]
Duterte warns Beijing of 'suicide missions' to protect disputed island	2 19:47 NoMoreBS [11130]
Satellite imagery of the #DPRK's Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center	1 08:45 M. Murcek [11123]
Russian defence ministry claims troops are 'trained to use telepathy in combat'	0 [11127]
Charlize Theron says she's ‘shockingly' single: ‘Somebody just needs to grow a pair and step up'	19 21:27 james [11129]
Woman who posed as black makes plea deal in fraud case	4 12:32 Frank G [11128]
South Korea declares a national emergency as thousands flee from the country's 'worst ever forest fire'	1 19:23 Skidmark [11127]
Maybe you weren't meant to: As sperm counts plummet worldwide, two medical nutritionists explain what they tell patients who struggle to conceive	3 09:11 Procopius2k [11126]
College scandal hits Harvard: Chinese national who son was recruited as a fencer bought coach's home at $400k over listing, donated $100K to his charity and flew team tickets to Asia	1 01:52 Lex [11124]
Olivia Jade believes parents ‘ruined everything’ for her	9 20:25 JohnQC [11128]
Job Growth Bounces back from February Growth drought	0 [11125]
Page 4: Opinion
The very rich are different	3 20:56 JohnQC [11127]
Howie Schultz must be giving the DNC night terrors	5 20:36 JohnQC [11129]
How the West's silence emboldened Libya's Haftar	1 11:45 Abu Uluque [11131]
To Stop the Deep State, Bring Back Mike Flynn!	8 19:40 NoMoreBS [11135]
Dave Janda: Benghazi Whistleblower - The Stand Down & Cover Up (video)	0 [11126]
What Kurds can learn from Israel	0 [11125]
Page 6: Politix
Harry Reid Loses Another Fight With A Big Rubber Band	5 20:06 Skidmark [11126]
Biden Uses Child As Prop To Poke Fun At Handsiness Complaints	7 14:59 swksvolFF [11124]
Democratic White House hopefuls tout agendas to black voters	10 18:48 NoMoreBS [11126]
Democrat Hank 'Tip Over' Johnson Suggests Attorney General Barr May Have ‘Obstructed Justice'	1 14:03 PBMcL [11123]
Angela Merkel gives Barack Obama a very warm welcome...	16 21:05 Airandee [11129]
Farrakhan tells Chicago: I am Jesus, I am the Messiah	3 11:52 swksvolFF [11126]
Latest 'Creepy Uncle Joe' accuser says viral forehead-to-forehead moment at the Oscars was 'unwelcome, uncomfortable and strange'	2 10:16 M. Murcek [11126]

    
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7	Arab Spring
5	Islamic State
4	Commies
3	Sublime Porte
2	al-Nusra
2	Moslem Colonists
2	Taliban
1	Hamas
1	Houthis
1	Boko Haram (ISIS)
1	Abu Sayyaf (ISIS)
1	Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army
1	Govt of Iran
1	Govt of Saudi Arabia

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Egypt kills hundreds of suspected militants in disputed gun battles

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Wed 2019-04-03
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Thu 2019-03-28
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Wed 2019-03-27
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