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Indonesia investigates reports top Islamic State commander killed
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Syrian troops target IS tunnels, trenches in Damascus	0 [11126]
Israel briefs: 6 arrested crossing Gaza fence, Gazan rock-throwing tween loses leg, UN aid $200 mil short	5 15:02 DarthVader [11127]
Iraqi civilian wounded in bomb attack near electric utility in Baghdad	0 [11123]
Iraq announces arrest of 4 Islamic State militants in Anbar	0 [11124]
Twelve Islamic State members, security personnel killed, west of Kirkuk	0 [11125]
Islamic State’s chief of radio station, three others arrested in Mosul	0 [11127]
Iraqi court orders retrial of French woman on terror charges	0 [11123]
Russian Air Defenses Intercept Objects Targeting Hmeimim Base	0 [11125]
Deadly airstrike target gathering of key militant figures in Laghman	0 [11124]
7 militants including ISIS members join peace process in Kunar	0 [11127]
IDF soldier lightly wounded during demolition of terrorist's home	0 [11126]
10 members of Jaish al-Islam, including commanders, killed in regime airstrikes	0 [11123]
Some US-backed Kurdish fighters return to fight IS: coalition	1 14:32 magpie [11126]
ISIS Commander in Syria Arrested in Lebanon	0 [11125]
At least 6 policemen martyred in suicide attack targeting police van in Quetta	0 [11126]
Indonesia investigates reports top Islamic State commander killed	0 [11133]
Hezbollah member dies after explosive device detonates	2 15:05 gorb [11125]
4 militants, soldier, cop killed in Tral gunfight	0 [11129]
Wave of Taliban attacks kill troops, policemen in Afghanistan	0 [11127]
Child soldier among those killed in clash with NPA	0 [11128]
Page 2: WoT Background
Armenian-Americans flood the streets of Los Angeles as they call on government to formally recognize 1915 genocide by the Ottoman Empire that took the lives of 1.5MILLION	1 15:55 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [11125]
Iraq confiscates thousands properties of Islamic State members’ families	4 14:20 Zhang Fei [11126]
Lawyer: former Iraqi regime figures to be released soon	0 [11128]
Malaysia finds motorbike allegedly used in Hamas drone expert’s killing	1 15:07 gorb [11125]
30 French imams say they’ll help counter Muslim extremism, oppose anti-Semitism	4 23:12 Rob Crawford [11131]
Saudi FM: Qatar Regime Will Collapse within Days of US Military Base Exit	0 [11124]
Campaign against Islamic State in Egypt is creating a humanitarian crisis, says rights group	5 09:00 Frank G [11125]
Alleged Israeli spy sentenced to death in Algeria	0 [11126]
Erdogan slams opposition for bolstering new party	2 08:42 Besoeker [11125]
Houthi leader's death strikes at heart of Yemeni group	0 [11126]
Haftar in 'good health' says brother, as he remains out of public view	2 07:04 Frank G [11128]
Sahel al-Qaeda offered immunity in 'secret French-backed deal'	0 [11126]
Facebook says it is taking down more material about ISIS, al-Qaeda	0 [11126]
Indonesia’s Homegrown Militants Re-emerge	0 [11126]
Attack on anti-Hezbollah candidate exposes splits among Lebanese Shiites	0 [11132]
Salahudin asks civil society to advise JRL on strategy	0 [11124]
Arrests, killings betray forces’ frustration: Lashkar-e-Taiba	0 [11122]
Islamic State spokesman says 'new phase' of jihad has begun \| FDD's Long War Journal	0 [11124]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Boom: Treasury kills 305 regulations, IRS hammered	5 20:08 Frank G [11131]
Strange Coincidence	0 [11123]
Hatred Of Journalists On The Rise Workdwide, Watchdog Sez	14 23:13 CrazyFool [11131]
Chinese government, tech industry under fire for ‘men only' job ads	3 10:14 Procopius2k [11126]
Auzzie Shark-spotting drones help keep swimmers safe (opens to video)	2 14:13 Mullah Richard [11122]
Two Dallas Cops Shot at Home Depot, Civilian Wounded – Suspect in Custody	4 19:04 Bobby [11132]
Perfidious Albion boots elderly Canadian 'deemed illegal' after 44 years	4 19:59 Frank G [11129]
San Francisco Is Fighting the Scooter Trend	6 20:00 Anomalous Sources [11128]
Man kills young daughter, her friend ‘for honour’ near Jacobabad	1 08:04 Procopius2k [11123]
Prime suspect arrested for sexually assaulting 'mentally and physically challenged' woman	0 [11127]
Somalia: Lightening strike kills newlyweds	7 22:26 Thing From Snowy Mountain [11128]
Registered sex offender sentenced to 56 years in Illinois for child sexual assault and child pornography	0 [11122]
Delhi doctor in govt hospital operates on leg of patient with head injury	2 15:46 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [11125]
San Diego immigration officers arrest 44 in week-long operation	0 [11128]
NOT Oklahoma: Incredible moment 'tornadic waterspout' slams into Florida town	0 [11128]
China tests fighter jets equipped with 'invisibility cloaks' that make them IMPOSSIBLE to detect on radar	9 20:11 Frank G [11126]
'How does your brain work?!': Man who can speak and sing 'backwards' stuns passersby with his unusual skill	7 19:58 Anomalous Sources [11130]
Women take to the streets of Iran without the veil as they show support for woman who was viciously beaten by 'morality police'	0 [11126]
Page 4: Opinion
Which Direction Are Russia's New Nukes Pointed, Anyway?	1 18:23 Sock Puppet of Doom [11126]
Supreme Court and the Trump travel ban case: What's really at stake is our country's future	5 14:07 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [11125]
KIM DU TOIT gets it	7 20:11 Injun Bucket8891 [11133]
Forest bathing: How a walk in the woods could do you good (opens to video)	6 20:01 Silentbrick [11127]
Attack on NRA fuels 'small donor' backlash and record contributions	0 [11123]
Five reasons why we'll have another domestic conflict - Forward Observer	5 19:29 newc [11127]
Jihadi Generations: Strategies Used for Weaponizing Children (Part 1)	3 17:39 Glenmore [11127]
Page 6: Politix
FEC Records Indicate Hillary Campaign Illegally Laundered $84 Million	5 19:52 Injun Bucket8891 [11127]
Macron in Washington	0 [11125]
Putin tells off Megan Kelly	6 22:22 Roth LaDoad [11125]
Arizona Republicans Accuse Democrats Of Special Election Voter Fraud Risk	2 08:36 JohnQC [11124]
Husband of former Senate leader pleads not guilty to sex assaulting men	6 16:52 Frozen Al [11123]
'Real Indian' running against Sen. Elizabeth Warren sues after city tells him to stop calling her 'Fake Indian'	7 15:28 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [11126]

    
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Who's in the News
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11	Islamic State
3	Hamas
2	Taliban
2	Hezbollah
2	Sublime Porte
1	Commies
1	Govt of Iraq
1	Govt of Qatar (MB)
1	al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent
1	al-Qaeda
1	Hizbul Mujaheddin
1	Houthis
1	al-Qaeda in North Africa
1	Jaish al-Islam (MB)
1	Jaish-e-Mohammad
1	Lashkar e-Taiba
1	Moslem Colonists
1	Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (IS)
1	Arab Spring

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Indonesia investigates reports top Islamic State commander killed

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Thu 2018-04-19
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Wed 2018-04-18
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