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ISIS claim deadly suicide attacks in Kabul city, Taliban sez they didn’t do it
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Southern Israel residents warned of ‘massive’ Egyptian assault across the border	4 22:22 newc [11132]
ISIS turn a prisoner into an airborne bomb by binding him with cords and fitting explosives into his helmet... before throwing him off a building to explode below	1 18:26 g(r)omgoru [11129]
Mossad stole Iran’s nuke archive and smuggled it back to Israel the same night	17 22:25 newc [11132]
Debka: Military Movement reports and more	3 06:12 Skidmark [11128]
Nangarhar nastiness: sometimes it’s local gangs, Afghan SF launch operations, senior copper killed in twin kabooms	0 [11130]
Suicide attack target foreign forces convoy in Kandahar	0 [11133]
BBC reporter shot dead by unknown gunmen in Khost province	2 10:09 JohnQC [11129]
15 civilians injured in Daesh shell attacks on vicinity of Yarmouk Camp	0 [11129]
406 fighters freed in prisoner swap between 'Nusra Front' and rival group	2 10:17 JohnQC [11132]
3 Kashmiri youth killed in firing by Indian forces in held Kashmir	0 [11132]
Suspected LJ leader killed in Mastung operation	0 [11131]
3 Arrested in Sweden on Suspicion of Preparing ‘Act of Terror’	0 [11128]
Syria: Heavy Clashes in Deir Ezzor Following Sudden Regime Attack	6 11:02 3dc [11130]
Pakistan Paves Way for Release of Doctor Who Helped Hunt Down Bin Laden	6 16:17 Zhang Fei [11129]
Overnight heavy fighting rocks Libya's capital	2 17:25 USN, Ret. [11131]
Mosul combat chronicle: fiendish plot & plotters dismantled, dead turbans found in former tunnels	0 [11127]
Several Islamic State militants killed in shelling on Iraqi-Syrian borders	0 [11127]
Three people wounded in bomb blast, north of Baghdad	0 [11131]
Diyala clearance continues: 2 big turbans bound, kaboom kills cabbie	0 [11126]
Page 2: WoT Background
Nice zoomable hi-res map of Syria	0 [11125]
ISIS claim deadly suicide attacks in Kabul city, Taliban sez they didn’t do it	0 [11134]
U.S. Confirms Authenticity of Secret Iran Nuclear Docs, Officials See Game Over for Deal	6 19:10 Betty Hatfield5124 [11131]
A explanation of why Hama now that makes sense	0 [11125]
Hazaras on hunger strike in Quetta want assurance of security, justice from Gen Bajwa	1 15:00 Raj [11132]
Turkey's Erdogan Vows ‘Sweeping Victory’, Opposition Talks about Threats against Gul	0 [11128]
Pompeo from Jordan: US Open to Two-Party Solution to Palestinian-Israeli Conflict	0 [11127]
U.S.-led coalition announces end of major operations against Islamic State in Iraq	1 12:21 Tom [11126]
EU diplomat says revelations on Iran shows nuclear deal needed	7 16:24 magpie [11126]
In West Bank, PLO parliament holds first session since 1990s	0 [11127]
Seeking security support, Nigeria's president meets Trump	0 [11131]
Gaza ‘fence cutter unit’ vows to breach border, retake ‘occupied lands’	4 09:49 AlanC [11130]
Saudi court starts trial of two Arabs accused of spying for Mossad	0 [11130]
Man faces sentencing for assisting in terror plot	0 [11127]
Page 3: Non-WoT
65% of Public School 8th Graders Not Proficient in Reading; 67% Not Proficient in Math	8 21:11 P2kontheroad [11128]
Conservative House lawmakers draft articles of impeachment against Rosenstein	7 16:33 gorb [11129]
DOJ Files Charges Against 11 Alleged ‘Caravan Migrants' for Illegal Entry to U.S.	1 08:08 Tholurong Jones1532 [11129]
Starbucks drops Jewish group from bias training	3 20:17 AlmostAnonymous5839 [11134]
Over 30 lawyers booked for ‘manhandling’ police	0 [11131]
Woman taxi driver found dead in Peshawar was murdered by her husband, police say	3 09:52 Alistaire Untervehr8459 [11125]
Swaziland: King Wears Watch Worth U.S.$1.6-Million	10 20:16 Anginert Tojo9923 [11134]
Zimbabwe Becomes Second African Country to Legalise Dagga Cultivation	4 10:25 Seeking Cure For Ignorance [11130]
Philippine President Imposes Permanent Ban on Sending Workers to Kuwait	0 [11131]
US Oil Production hits new high	13 23:30 Zhang Fei [11132]
A WW II vet visits wife's grave carried by Arlington Cemetery employee	5 17:43 Frank G [11124]
Security guards allegedly stole $100K from church	1 16:39 gorb [11129]
FACTBOX: Who is Britain's new interior minister, Sajid Javid?	1 06:11 Bright Pebbles [11128]
NOTAM warns pilots of repeated high-power laser activity in Djibouti	2 10:19 Seeking Cure For Ignorance [11130]
Page 4: Opinion
Donald Can Do No Right: Why The End of the Korean War Is Bad News for the United States	1 22:28 Herb McCoy [11132]
No one needs a gun that just begs the owner to start shooting people.- Ben Stein	20 23:03 Omeger Gray6606 [11128]
CIA emails to journalists don't have to be released to public (Clinton appointee) NY Fed judge rules	9 18:56 Silentbrick [11129]
Mitch McConnell and Transportation Secretary Wife may have problem with Chinese ship purchases	10 19:08 Seeking Cure For Ignorance [11129]
Iran wants to retaliate against Israel, but how?	2 10:51 M. Murcek [11131]
Israel says Iran hid nuclear arms programme	0 [11130]
Nerd Prom: Michelle Wolf got it just right	4 17:49 rjschwarz [11127]
Iran, Syria left in awkward situation as 'enemy' attackers unknown	2 05:42 3dc [11126]
Page 6: Politix
California state senator introduces bill allowing undocumented migrants to serve on boards	11 18:33 Rambler in Virginia [11134]
Lords vote to allow UK parliament to block Brexit 'no deal'	6 16:40 regular joe [11126]

    
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Who's in the News
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7	Islamic State
4	Govt of Iran
2	Govt of Pakistan
2	Govt of Iran Proxies
2	Lashkar e-Jhangvi
2	Moslem Colonists
2	PLO
1	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
1	Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (IS)
1	Govt of Syria
1	Hamas
1	al-Nusra
1	Sublime Porte
1	Taliban
1	Boko Haram (ISIS)
1	Commies
1	Arab Spring
1	Tin Hat Dictators & Kleptocrats

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Two weeks of WOT

Tue 2018-05-01
ISIS claim deadly suicide attacks in Kabul city, Taliban sez they didn’t do it

Mon 2018-04-30
Possible missile strike causes massive explosion in Hama

Sun 2018-04-29
Two Libyan ex-Guantanamo inmates vanish upon returning home

Sat 2018-04-28
Prosecutors Identify 416 French Islamic State Donors, Terror Group’s Cash Estimated in The Billions

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

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