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Krakatoa volcano blows up
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Page 1: WoT Operations
Good morning, evening edition	5 23:06 Lex [1784]
Civilian from Aqiba, southern Afrin was wounded after Turkish forces & affiliated armed groups targeted the village with artillery	0 [1764]
Syrian government forces regain control of their positions in eastern Homs	0 [1761]
LNA forces have downed a Turkish UAV over Abu Grian.	0 [1757]
Turkish bombardment on the villages of Hirbel & Samoqa in northern countryside of Aleppo	0 [1761]
Head of Syrian Armed Forces 1st Corps, Luau Ali Ahmad Assad. visiting Hezbollah positions	0 [1762]
USAfricaCommand says "collective self-defense strike" against alShabaab terrorists who engaged US partner forces kills 10	1 01:24 Skidmark [1772]
Omid Rostami, the director general of Fars province, killed in Clash with landowners and villagers in Mahur	0 [1757]
Five Central Bank Employees Killed in Herat	0 [1770]
9 Taliban militants killed, 3 wounded Zabul and Logar clashes	0 [1765]
Days After Deadly Encounter, India Targets Pak Ammo Dump, Releases Video	1 09:29 Mullah Richard [1761]
U.S. offering up to $10 million for information on Sheikh Mohammad al-Kawtharani, senior military commander of Hezbollah in Iraq	5 10:46 Raj [1792]
Page 2: WoT Background
Releasing video footage, IDF accuses Syria of helping Hezbollah set up on Golan	0 [1750]
Erdogan reportedly holding up Israeli medical shipment in Turkey	0 [1756]
PM-designate Mustafa al-Kadhimi says weapons should be in the government's hands	2 10:22 Chris [1801]
Badakhshan Governor Claims Taliban Has Ties with Foreign Fighters	0 [1796]
Turkey's death toll from #coronavirus rises to 1,006 while total of 2,423 #COVID19 patients recover	0 [1752]
Saudi Arabia virus cases top 3,500, Bahrain near 1,000	0 [1792]
Afghanistan refuses to hand over captured ISIS-Khorasan head to Pakistan	2 12:37 Neville and Tenille3829 [1788]
Iran’s supreme leader suggested that mass gatherings may be barred through Ramazan	0 [1805]
Maulana Abdul Aziz booked for leading Friday prayers despite ban	2 10:43 trailing wife [1757]
Hariri criticizes the government over a draft program for tackling a major financial crisis	3 09:19 Clem [1752]
India: Muslim cleric who asked Allah to send virus to kill 500 million Indians now says he was quoted out of context	4 12:08 bbrewer126 [1752]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Mexico closes US owned plant for refusal to sell ventilators	3 20:07 DarthVader [1783]
Report: Trump Pushing ‘Behind Closed Doors' To Reopen Much Of U.S. Next Month	12 23:04 Lex [1776]
Florida State dumps policies on bias, ‘offensive' language, ‘demeaning' behavior, ‘inappropriate' email	5 23:08 Lex [1784]
India to ship hydroxychloroquine tablets to 13 countries in first consignment	13 18:32 Bobby [1755]
Fauci has Been Mingling with the Elite for a Long Time	0 [1762]
A remote Amazonian tribe has recorded its first coronavirus case	14 19:05 JHH [1784]
A fire broke out on China's massive new Type 075 amphibious assault ship	12 15:49 swksvolFF [1752]
Italy PM extends virus lockdown, says euro zone rescue plan inadequate	3 15:33 Procopius2k [1753]
There are TWO strains of coronavirus spreading in Australia - as the virus mutates to beat people's immune systems	5 13:12 Skidmark [1756]
Scientists in Shanghai say some recovered patients show no signs of the neutralising antibodies	8 18:28 Bobby [1757]
Whistleblower – How CDC Is Manipulating COVID-19 Death Toll	8 21:51 SteveS [1785]
Krakatoa volcano blows up	33 19:06 JFM [1827]
Mike Huckabee Sues Florida Authorities for Threatening to Arrest Him on His Private Beach	7 13:30 M. Murcek [1756]
Beverly MA Police Set Up One Way Walkways, Fines For Noncompliance	0 [1755]
Sports Illustrated fires Grant Wahl after writer griped about coronavirus-related pay cut	11 18:56 Thaith Elmeresing6163 [1780]
Why Mexico Fears Shutting Down Its Economy to Combat COVID-19	2 16:53 Skidmark [1764]
Coronaplague Roundup	1 00:20 Bobby [1755]
Ration supplied to the Sindh government under a contract of around 10,800 bags was found to be underweight and substandard	1 08:47 b [1755]
The SR-71 Blackbird Was Fast, But It Couldn't Catch The AR-12 Oxcart	5 12:59 M. Murcek [1759]
Daughter’s boyfriend charged in killings of doctor, husband	20 13:46 trailing wife [1796]
Snowstorm knocks out power for over 266K Maine residents	0 [1757]
In Effort to Oust Maduro, U.S. Gives ‘Maximum Pressure’ a New Meaning	0 [1766]
COVID-19 masked bandits in Arlington Heights, IL have very bad day	0 [1763]
German gunmaker starts deliveries of US Army's new squad marksman rifles	8 15:45 Procopius2k [1756]
Wisconsin Is Discovering Problems With Absentee Ballots	12 17:41 M. Murcek [1750]
Former NYT reporter challenging the coronavirus narrative	3 10:39 Deacon Blues [1756]
Senior church mystic close to Putin flies over Moscow in business jet to perform a blessing 'to protect Russian from coronavirus'	2 09:51 Mullah Richard [1745]
Page 4: Opinion
The legacy of a Marxist failure and corona - Dr. WHO?	2 15:11 charger [1760]
Barry Soetoro aka Barack Obama Slams Wisconsin For Holding Election Amid Coronavirus Pandemic	5 14:44 ranture [1758]
Government Overreach in the Age of COVID-19	0 [1767]
It Is Time for the WHO's Pro-China Chief to Resign	0 [1761]
Call It a Ponzi Scheme	24 20:33 swksvolFF [1785]
Is CT Senator Chris Murphy viewed by Iran as an Iranian asset?	9 11:28 Clem [1746]
Two thirds of COVID-19 patients improve after Gilead drug: NEJM	2 11:58 Clem [1754]
Pres. Trump touts 'promising' Pfizer coronavirus treatment under development	2 14:09 Clem [1753]
Cheney: Chinese Control of Supply Chain Is National Security Threat	2 14:47 Clem [1766]
Iran – Taliban Relation: Strategic partnership or strategic toolkit?	0 [1780]
The domestication of Hezbollah in the time of coronavirus	0 [1761]
The Quislings – The Usual Suspects Lobbying For Iran	7 16:10 g(r)omgoru [1773]
Look at How...Wrong All the Covid-19 Models Were	9 10:22 magpie [1753]
Page 6: Politix
NYT Calls Out De Blasio, Cuomo For Coronavirus Failures	5 15:22 swksvolFF [1760]
FBI failed to review Steele's ties to Russians, warned some of dossier was Moscow disinformation	11 14:06 DarthVader [1764]
Gov. Inslee owes US Army, Feds an apology	5 07:10 Clem [1767]
Michael Moore: ‘White Men Have a Big Responsibility to Make Amends for the Trump Era’	17 19:10 JFM [1789]
Democrat Tom Malinowski Jokes about Withholding Coronavirus Disinfectant from Kentuckians	6 16:32 g(r)omgoru [1757]
Biden Claims People Refer to Him as a 'Foreign Policy Expert'	11 22:02 SteveS [1795]
Biden and Trump Agreed to Keep Details of Their Call Private. Then Biden Told Us Everything He Said	1 08:34 Procopius2k [1758]
Judicial Watch Sues North Carolina for 1M Inactive Voters on Voting Rolls	1 00:53 Whiskey Mike [1771]
Maxine Waters: Trump Can Not Wipe Away the History of His Pandemic Failure	16 20:58 49 Pan [1774]
Chicago mayor puts liquor curfew in place	20 16:15 Clem [1796]

    
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5	Sublime Porte
4	Govt of Pakistan
4	Taliban
3	Commies
3	Hezbollah
2	Govt of Iran Proxies
2	Govt of Iran
1	Govt of Saudi Arabia
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1	Islamic State
1	Antifa
1	al-Shabaab (AQ)
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Two weeks of WOT

Sat 2020-04-11
Krakatoa volcano blows up

Fri 2020-04-10
Iraq names its third prime minister in 10 weeks

Thu 2020-04-09
Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Adnan Al-Zurfi withdraws his candidacy

Wed 2020-04-08
Pakistan Scrambles to Quarantine 100,000 Who Attended Tablighi Jamaat Event

Tue 2020-04-07
Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun calls on international donors to provide financial assistance to the crisis-hit country

Mon 2020-04-06
Iranian regime has blamed the US, Israel, and Jews for the outbreak of coronavirus in Iran,

Sun 2020-04-05
Hezbollah commander assassinated in southern Lebanon

Sat 2020-04-04
China orders 200,000 body bags from Taiwan!

Fri 2020-04-03
Iran’s Speaker Reportedly Diagnosed with Coronavirus

Thu 2020-04-02
Pakistan court overturns conviction in death of Daniel Pearl

Wed 2020-04-01
Trump says Iran planning 'sneak attack' on US troops in Iraq

Tue 2020-03-31
Iran gas pipeline to Iraq blows up

Mon 2020-03-30
Turkish military attacks Syrian Army, YPG
in northern Aleppo

Sun 2020-03-29
Khamenei family fears he might have Coronavirus

Sat 2020-03-28
LNA scores big advance around Tripoli
Turkish-backed forces suffer tremendous losses

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