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Major showdown brewing in Tripoli as rival Libyan forces clash near capital city
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
At least two policemen killed, two others injured in a shooting east of Cairo	0 [11126]
Major showdown brewing in Tripoli as rival Libyan forces clash near capital city	2 15:03 AlanC [11129]
Saudi Coalition suffers heavy losses as Houthi forces unleash heavy assault along Yemeni border	0 [11126]
Over 200 US-backed fighters allegedly defect to Syrian Army in Al-Hasakah	2 15:04 SteveS [11129]
Jihadists attack key city in western Syria, 5 killed	0 [11134]
Haftar LNA' SA-6 "Gainful" SAM system moved toward Tripoli	0 [11125]
Thousands of protesters stage sit-in in front of military HQ in Sudan's capital Khartoum	0 [11124]
#ISIS released tonight a video from E. #Homs desert after long silence, claiming to show a Regime fighter captured during a raid & bodies of 2 #Russia\|n officers	2 09:43 Silentbrick [11122]
A joint airstrike of #Egypt & #UAE Air Forces against #MuslimBrotherhood affiliated militias of #GNA in #Tripoli	1 08:21 AlanC [11125]
Su-22s of #Libya National Air Force flying from Watiya Air Base bombed the #GNA militias in #Tripoli outskirt	0 [11128]
LNA forces advance on Tripoli	0 [11124]
IDF to impose election day closure on West Bank, Gaza	0 [11124]
New police checkposts on Balkh-Baghlan highway	0 [11125]
Drone strike leaves 5 ISIS-K militants dead in Kunar province	0 [11129]
Coalition airstrike kills Taliban leader Mullah Amin Gul and his 3 comrades in Logar	0 [11124]
Afghan armed force storm Taliban headquarters in Faryab province	0 [11131]
Thousands Displaced As Clashes Continue In Badghis	0 [11126]
Suspect held in shootout near US-Mexico border; Texas trooper 'critical' but stable	0 [11128]
Gen. Dostum reacts to killing of uprising commander in Taliban militants ambush in Jawzjan	1 10:31 M. Murcek [11130]
Large-scale operation concluded in Nangarhar province, 70 ISIS-K militants killed	0 [11126]
ISIS movements detected in disputed Qarachogh	0 [11122]
Gazan shepherd arrested by Israel revealed Islamic Jihad terror plot — report	2 09:15 Raj [11124]
Page 2: WoT Background
Air Force Gearing Up for Next A-10 Re-Winging Contract	7 18:53 USN, Ret. [11132]
Homeland Security Disbands Domestic Terror Intelligence Unit	3 21:06 Bright Pebbles [11128]
Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen Resigns after President Trump blamed her for the surge in illegal immigrants coming across and spent months threatening to fire her	14 14:53 CrazyFool [11126]
Incoming acting secretary of Homeland Security 'not an ideologue or fire breather'	0 [11123]
German NGO seeks help for Mediterranean migrant rescue ship	3 20:13 ed in texas [11129]
Exposé shows UK Labour has failed to punish members for vile anti-Semitic taunts	0 [11129]
Erdogan's party to demand total recount of Istanbul ballots	4 20:16 Procopius2k [11137]
Major internet outages now being reported across much of #Sudan	0 [11127]
#India rejects ‘irresponsible, preposterous’ claim of #Pakistan that it's preparing for another attack this month	0 [11125]
If the U.S. designates Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organization the U.S. military will not have peace in West Asia. Go figure.	3 12:17 lord garth [11125]
Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar: In next war, Israel will have to evacuate Ashdod, Ashkelon, and even Tel Aviv.	4 08:34 AlanC [11125]
Kim Foxx Remains Silent as Supporter Calls Chicago Police ‘Blue Klux Klan’	5 21:50 Anomalous Sources [11128]
Iran, Iraq agree on development of joint oilfields	1 14:10 chris [11129]
Palestinian security prisoners reportedly call off hunger strike	1 10:32 Skidmark [11125]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Cancer ‘vaccine' shows promise in human trial of lymphoma patients	1 20:14 ed in texas [11127]
Senators Lobby to Make Colorado Home to US Space Command	11 12:57 warthogswife [11125]
Union Gun Boats Run the Batteries on the Confederate Mississippi	2 10:14 Bobby [11125]
4 adults, 2 kids shot and wounded at Chicago baby shower	1 08:41 AlanC [11125]
Two teenage girls forced into marriage rescued by Thar police	1 12:02 JHH [11123]
North Korea warns of catastrophic consequences if F-35s are delivered to South Korea	4 10:35 Skidmark [11125]
Guaido launches what he promises will be a "definitive" escalation of pressure	0 [11127]
Russia puppet rumors, dubious donors plague German “far right” AfD	2 10:17 Bobby [11126]
American Kim Sue Endicott, guide abducted in Uganda returned safely after ransom paid	0 [11127]
Rhino poacher stamped to death by elephant, eaten by lion	7 21:50 Anomalous Sources [11129]
Jacob Rees-Mogg says Theresa May has made 'active choices' to stop Britain leaving the EU	5 12:55 trailing wife [11124]
A database of Earth observation satellites	0 [11124]
Page 4: Opinion
Battle of the Asian Optics!	11 17:55 Eohippus Speaking for Boskone8671 [11125]
No Sh**, No Lies Tales From The Infantry. Volume I	3 11:23 JohnQC [11124]
Social Justice Prosecutors	2 09:29 Silentbrick [11124]
Sekulow: Tax return request is using 'the IRS as a political weapon'	10 17:29 Bobby [11127]
Joe Biden Appointed As Head Of TSA	6 20:16 ed in texas [11126]
Arab summit: Confronting Trump diplomacy	1 12:29 rjschwarz [11125]
Page 6: Politix
Firing time - Secret Service Head Fired.	4 18:35 trailing wife [11128]
Democrats Sound Off On Kirstjen Nielsen's Resignation: 'About Time' She Left	2 14:14 chris [11125]
Top Dem Lujan: There's No Border Security Crisis	0 [11129]
Progs: Making the Case for a New Imperialism?	3 12:23 rjschwarz [11127]
Devin Nunes locked and loaded: 8 criminal referrals ready, including 3 targeting 'conspiracy' and 'global leaks'	3 16:52 charger [11130]
Ukrainian to US prosecutors: Why don't you want our evidence on Democrats?	1 14:22 Dale [11132]
He Was Chief Justice Of A State Supreme Court. He Just Reported To Jail	6 18:56 lord garth [11128]

    
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Two weeks of WOT

Mon 2019-04-08
Major showdown brewing in Tripoli as rival Libyan forces clash near capital city

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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

Tue 2019-04-02
US suspends F-35 deliveries to Turkey over Russian S-400 deal

Mon 2019-04-01
Sudan police fire tear gas as protesters rally

Sun 2019-03-31
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Sat 2019-03-30
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Fri 2019-03-29
Turkey: air defense purchase from Russia 'a done deal'

Thu 2019-03-28
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Wed 2019-03-27
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Tue 2019-03-26
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