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Iraq sentences French female jihadist to life in jail
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Six Islamic State members killed in Salahuddin: Media Center	0 [6]
Senior IS leader killed in military operation near Iraq’s borders with Syria	0 [5]
Three people wounded in bomb blast in Diyala: Source	0 [7]
Arab Israeli indicted for planning Islamic State attack in Tel Aviv	1 02:22 g(r)omgoru [8]
Kite from Gaza sets fire to wheat field in Israel	10 18:08 Frank G [8]
Kurdish commander claims German jihadist tied to 9/11 attacks caught in Syria	5 09:42 Glenmore [10]
Explosive device found aboard Palestinian truck	1 19:42 Canuckistan sniper [18]
Video of ~~alleged~~ anti-Semitic attack in Berlin sparks outrage	0 [9]
Bahrain court sentences 32 anti-regime activists to jail	0 [11]
Election center attacked in Afghanistan, five people abducted	0 [4]
Yemeni forces target airport on Saudi soil with ballistic missile	0 [11]
Iraq sentences French female jihadist to life in jail	1 19:19 Frank G [18]
Israeli forces shell southern Gaza, injuring 5 Palestinians	0 [7]
Libya coastguards rescue over 200 illegal immigrants off western coast	0 [7]
Over 300 given death penalty in Iraq for Daesh links. HRW has the vapors	3 15:32 magpie [9]
UN security team came under fire in Syria's Douma: UN official	0 [11]
Afghan forces thwart deadly bomb explosion in Kabul	0 [6]
Militants suffer heavy casualties in Afghan army artillery strikes	0 [7]
Border Forces QRF commander killed in Kandahar city explosion	0 [5]
Talks underway with Pakistan to prevent escalation repeat: Abdullah	0 [7]
68 militants killed, wounded in coordinated air, ground operations: Radmanish	0 [6]
Afghan forces retake outposts built by Pakistan in the outskirts of Paktia	0 [8]
Ceasefire announced in southeast Hama after Syrian Army offensive	0 [7]
Syrian Army’s Tiger Forces storm eastern Qalamoun region	0 [10]
‘Jaish al-Islam’ terrorists in al-Dmair continue to hand over weapons prior to leaving for Jarablos	0 [9]
Lead rebel negotiator assassinated in eastern Qalamoun	1 07:40 Frank G [12]
Egyptian Army kills jihadist leader in Sinai	0 [9]
Libya: Haftar’s Chief of Staff Escapes Assassination Attempt	2 18:04 g(r)omgoru [4]
Page 2: WoT Background
Syria reportedly only fired 2 air defense missiles during the US strike, and then fired 38 more blindly	10 18:21 Frank G [12]
Iranian defense minister arrives in Baghdad for talks on security issues	0 [5]
House Hacking Suspects' Father Transferred Data To Pakistani Government, Ex-Partner Claims	10 23:18 trailing wife [9]
Report: Target of attack on Syrian base was advanced Iranian air-defense system	3 15:44 magpie [4]
Hundreds of refugees return to Syria from Lebanon	0 [16]
Three men convicted in Kansas plot to bomb Muslims	1 14:30 Bright Pebbles [13]
Egypt, Hamas agree on proposal for prisoner swap with Israel — report	0 [3]
Palestinian mayor sparks BDS storm by admitting he works for Israeli company	1 06:20 g(r)omgoru [4]
Feds expose network that smuggled illegal immigrants from Syria to U.S.	2 08:32 Raj [5]
US to Turkey - life might get interesting.	8 21:51 newc [9]
Russia military finds chemical weapons lab Syria’s Douma	4 07:59 Besoeker [9]
UAE, Egypt racing the clock to find substitute to dying Libya warlord Haftar	0 [6]
France foreign minister: Libya’s Haftar is in good health conditions	0 [3]
Foreign Ministry: Reconnaissance team from OPCW fact-finding mission entered Douma on Tuesday	0 [9]
Lebanon: Jreissati Calls on STL President to Speed Up Trials	0 [11]
Turkey to Hold Snap Elections on June 24	1 19:06 magpie [5]
Belgian Firms to Appear in Court for Supplying Chemicals to Syria	0 [8]
Al-Qaeda Recruitment Lectures Offered in Google Play Store App	0 [12]
Page 3: Non-WoT
How to Rein In Student Mobs	1 18:20 Frank G [7]
Plastic straws, cotton buds and coffee stirrers could be BANNED in England by next year	2 22:45 Roth LaDoad [13]
Treasure island: Rare metals discovery on remote Pacific atoll is worth billions of dollars	13 21:38 gorb [8]
McCabe ‘Criminally Referred' To US Attorney Of DC	3 17:30 Skidmark [12]
Former elementary school teacher sentenced to 5 years in prison for possessing child pornography	1 13:58 Besoeker [12]
Finland is killing its experiment with basic income	3 12:20 PBMcL [4]
There's "unusual surveillance activity" around D.C. and senators want answers	4 20:37 Omeger Gray6606 [8]
Teen sentenced to 65 years asks new trial after insulting judge	1 10:25 Skidmark [4]
David Hogg Lands Book Deal	11 23:36 CrazyFool [13]
Magnitude 5.9 earthquake rattles southern Iran	7 21:52 lord garth [12]
Comey memos could land Rosenstein in contempt of Congress:	4 14:09 magpie [6]
The holiday village run by spies	3 13:17 trailing wife [10]
FAA orders fan blade inspections after jet engine explosion	11 23:37 Sock Puppet of Doom [7]
Copy of 18 April 2018 Criminal Referral Letter to Sessions, Wray, and Huber	5 09:39 Lumpy Fillmore6365 [5]
Zimbabwe dismisses thousands of striking nurses	2 16:11 Spot [4]
Sudan unable to finance its diplomatic missions: Foreign Minister	0 [6]
Trump confirms Pompeo’s secret meeting with Kim Jong Un	1 01:53 newc [2]
German federal police end biggest prostitution raid in history	1 08:23 Procopius2k [8]
First public cinema opens in Saudi Arabia in 35 years	5 10:45 Deacon Blues [9]
Page 4: Opinion
President Trump vs. the Foreign Policy Swamp	0 [4]
Ireland's 'Save the Eighth'	3 15:43 magpie [11]
Cyber-Espionage: A Bigger Problem than We Realize	4 10:55 Skidmark [6]
At last! Comey admits he is an idiot	0 [5]
The Photo Of Protesters At Starbucks Is A Sad But Accurate Representation Of Our Times	24 23:28 Bman [9]
Page 6: Politix
Senate panel will vote on bill to protect Mueller despite McConnell's opposition	5 20:24 Sock Puppet of Doom [9]
Cape Town International Airport Might Be Renamed After Mam' Winnie	4 14:54 Bright Pebbles [5]

    
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8	Govt of Syria
5	Islamic State
5	Taliban
4	Moslem Colonists
3	Hamas
3	Arab Spring
3	Govt of Pakistan
2	Sublime Porte
2	al-Qaeda
1	Hezbollah
1	Houthis
1	Govt of Iran Proxies
1	Jaish al-Islam (MB)
1	Govt of Iran
1	Govt of Sudan
1	Commies
1	Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (IS)

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Two weeks of WOT

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

Mon 2018-04-16
Troops kill seven Boko Haram insurgents in Borno

Sun 2018-04-15
East Ghouta officially under the Syrian Army’s control after last militant convoy leaves Douma

Sat 2018-04-14
Day 2:Joint US, France, UK attack launched on Syria on rural Damascus

Fri 2018-04-13
Trump announces U.S. military strikes in Syria

Thu 2018-04-12
Russia threatens to shoot down any US missiles fired at Syria

Wed 2018-04-11
Ten ISIS fanatics who planned to film beheading, attack police, banks and Jooos in Barcelona jailed

Tue 2018-04-10
Iraq sentences seven key Islamic State leaders to death on genocide charges

Mon 2018-04-09
AP: Breaking the US is not attacking Syrian AFBs. Somebody else is.

Sun 2018-04-08
ISIS Khurasan leader Qari Hekmat killed in Jawzjan airstrike

Sat 2018-04-07
Jaysh Al-Islam wants to restart peace talks in Douma

Fri 2018-04-06
French authorities arrest ‘Godfather of Belgian Jihad’ for sending fighters to Syria

Thu 2018-04-05
Somalia: Troops Loyal To Embattled Speaker Seize Parliament Building

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