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Afrin: Kurdish population more than halved since 2018 offensive
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Good morning	7 21:58 Woodrow [1768]
Updated: 30 Afghan Forces Killed in Taliban Attacks, Says Source	0 [1762]
Afghan Forces Launch Operation in Taliban-Held District in Logar	0 [1755]
11 security personnel lost their lives, 19 wounded in Taliban attacks in Sar-e Pul	0 [1762]
Militant Group Jaish-e-Mohammad's Bases Destroyed: ANA	0 [1777]
Young Man Killed After Trial in Illegitimate Court	2 08:11 JohnQC [1754]
Key ISIS leader having links with Haqqani Network, Lashkar-e Taiba arrested in Afghanistan	0 [1751]
Islamist insurgents kill 52 villagers in Mozambique	3 22:28 Lex [1785]
Israeli patrol of 30 soldiers crosses technical fence opposite al-Adaisseh, protected by a Merkava tank	0 [1754]
Three Palestinian men in a Hamas terror cell were arrested last month for plotting to blow up Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem's soccer arena which seats more than 30,000 people	0 [1760]
Four brigades split from Iraq's PMF in sign of internal rift	3 08:45 Mercutio [1763]
Mortar shell landed near the #DhiQar oil refinery, south of Nasiriyah	0 [1756]
Riot forces attack the Iraqi protesters at al-Khillani square and burn the demonstrators' tents	0 [1756]
In response to order to destroy IRGC boats, Iran threats to target all their bases in region	6 22:19 Lex [1784]
Al Qaeda's Abdel-Raouf Al-Sary, who commanded the Zliten militia in the clashes of AlGarabuili, no longer consumes oxygen	0 [1792]
Heavy fighting inside AlGarabuli as #LNA forces spread inside the city	1 06:53 b [1753]
GNA accusesd Wagner groupof using nerve agent in Salah al-Din in southern Tripoli	0 [1796]
Violent strikes by the LNA in Qurbubli and a major breakdown in the ranks of multinational militias of the GNA	1 02:30 Voldemort and Tenille1633 [1753]
Bad boy imprisoned in Sorman Prison was released by the GNA on April 13 and was arrested by the LNA in a Turkish BMC on April 18	1 06:40 Frank G [1755]
LNA launches barrage of rocket fire into residential areas of Souq Aljouma’a	0 [1796]
Page 2: WoT Background
Mossad Head Yossi Cohen: CV-19 hitting Arab states harder than they're willing to admit	0 [1741]
PA spokesman: The US has no right to decide our fate	10 13:23 Dron66046 [1749]
Prison Situation 'Terrible': MP Report	2 17:34 Glenmore [1752]
Netrakona youth held for ‘hurting Religious Sentiments’	3 11:55 Bob Grorong1136 [1749]
Iran’s death toll from coronavirus reaches 5,391, rising by 94 in 24 hours, with total infections of 85,996 cases	0 [1754]
Terrorists leaders and organizations links to the Benghazi US embassy attack	2 13:12 Woodrow [1749]
Interior ministry of GNA claims that LNA released prisoners from Surman prison	0 [1797]
International humanitarian NGO urges UN Secretary General to blacklist Haftar	3 21:59 Whiskey Mike [1773]
India hands over Bangabandhu killer Moslehuddin to Bangladesh	0 [1800]
Abbas: Palestinian peace accords void if Israel annexes West Bank	5 12:33 Procopius2k [1747]
Iraq executions almost doubled in 2019: Amnesty	0 [1790]
Afrin: Kurdish population more than halved since 2018 offensive, says rights group	0 [1792]
Page 3: Non-WoT
COVID-19 testing Wikipedia	2 23:26 Unuter Prince of the Texans3188 [1787]
These Racist 'Wuhan Plague' Plaques Are Popping Up Around Atlanta	11 22:40 Besoeker [1781]
Sweden Sees Big Jump In New Cases And Corrects Multiplier Of Unseen Cases	14 20:08 SteveS [1759]
'Something's going wrong' - UK virus response under fire	5 22:33 Lex [1780]
Experimental coronavirus treatment remdesivir flops in China trial: reports	8 17:29 Glenmore [1760]
Elizabeth Warren's oldest brother dies from coronavirus	16 23:32 Clem [1776]
U.S. Approves an At‐Home COVID-19 Test‐But Four States Ban It	3 13:16 Clem [1752]
YouTube Removes Older Documentaries Showing Corruption at WHO	6 15:04 magpie [1747]
Russia Has Abandoned Its Massive Nuclear Destroyer And Supersized Frigate Programs	4 18:34 SteveS [1752]
565 Americans Have Lost Their Job For Every Confirmed COVID-19 Death In The US	5 12:40 Skidmark [1754]
Bicameral Letter Sent to Congressional Leaders Over Wuhan Laboratory Funding	7 15:10 Skidmark [1755]
French Researchers To Give Nicotine Patches To Coronavirus Patients And Frontline Workers After Lower Rates Of Infection Were Found Among Smokers	11 17:07 swksvolFF [1748]
How Does Coronavirus Kill? Clinicians Trace A Ferocious Rampage Through The Body, From Brain To Toes	7 23:08 Vinegar Ulaling3237 [1781]
China to use Pakistan as a science lab.	5 20:14 Dron66046 [1748]
Sweden Health Agency Withdraws Controversial Coronavirus Report	3 16:33 Skidmark [1757]
86-year-old man in serious condition after contracting COVID-19 for second time	4 15:05 Iblis [1758]
Hundreds set to attend auto races in South Dakota this weekend	0 [1754]
Coronavirus mistaken for flu, spread in US weeks earlier than thought	3 12:42 Skidmark [1756]
Why US outsourced bat virus research to Wuhan	15 23:33 Clem [1796]
Chinese Agents Spread Messages That Sowed Virus Panic in U.S., Officials Say	8 11:10 swksvolFF [1748]
Indian Army to deploy a team to Afghanistan to help with coronavirus fight	7 21:56 magpie [1747]
State Media Celebrates Oil Price Collapse as Historic ‘Opportunity’ for China	0 [1750]
NCDC warns against local brew offered as COVID-19 vaccine	1 11:49 Skidmark [1755]
14 killed in DR Congo clashes	0 [1754]
Coronaplague Roundup	2 11:57 Skidmark [1754]
Trump says he urges state governors to follow a phased-approach to reopen the economy	0 [1745]
Spacex Successfully Lands First Stage Rocket On Drone Ship	4 16:49 M. Murcek [1759]
Michigan Health Care System Furloughs Nearly 2,500 Employees	7 14:45 Skidmark [1757]
UN warns of 'biblical' famines	13 19:41 swksvolFF [1751]
Tribune Publishing furloughs employees in second round of cuts this month	8 18:44 SteveS [1753]
Coronavirus cyber-scams are being shut down by the hundreds	9 15:42 Clem [1751]
Andrew Cuomo’s coronavirus nursing home policy proves tragic	1 12:17 Skidmark [1752]
New York scraps do-not-resuscitate order during coronavirus pandemic	5 08:55 Bright Pebbles [1759]
COVID-19 snitches in St. Louis were in for a surprise	1 11:05 Glenmore [1761]
74 percent of voters concerned about losing freedoms due to COVID-19	4 12:32 Skidmark [1754]
Page 4: Opinion
Happy Saint George's Day!	2 13:31 Woodrow [1767]
Coronavirus Lockdown and What You Are Not Being Told	7 23:52 Bobby [1778]
The Democrats Totally Want A Depression	7 12:37 Skidmark [1747]
Progressive Governors Indulge Their Inner Despot	2 13:24 Woodrow [1748]
Ex-FBI officials: Obama order drove push to include Steele dossier in report on Russian interference	7 14:43 Bobby [1787]
It's time for a reckoning for China and its compradors	16 19:25 Frank G [1755]
Voters give Trump high marks on economy, jobs amid economic crisis: poll	1 12:56 Skidmark [1755]
WH Trade Advisor Navarro: Coronavirus ‘Probably' Spawned in Lab in China (video)	2 04:44 Lex [1750]
Yet Another Top Stanford Doc (frmr. Chief-Neurosci.): "The Data's In: Stop the Panic and End the Total Isolation"	14 20:26 Mercutio [1742]
Page 6: Politix
The COVID-19 scandal: Billionaire Globalists Bill & Melinda and WHO	0 [1753]
Betsy DeVos tells colleges not to give coronavirus aid to illegal immigrants	7 20:20 Silentbrick [1756]
U. Pennsylvania anti-sexual assault group cuts ties with Penn Democrats over Biden support	3 23:34 Clem [1779]
Pope Francis: 'We Have Sinned Against the Earth ... the Earth Never Forgives'	24 21:56 Clem [1760]
'Haystacks' Abrams Pressures Biden For VP Slot	20 20:23 Frank G [1755]
The (Clown) Mask Comes Off	6 22:10 Skidmark [1773]
Rep. Wotta-Maroon: Americans Should "Just Say No" To Going Back To Work After Society Reopens	8 13:51 Lex [1776]
Here we go - Why Osama bin Laden Support Biden	11 21:51 trailing wife [1753]
Massive layoffs and pay cuts are likely coming to state and local governments as federal aid goes elsewhere	13 12:14 Besoeker [1753]
Democratic congresswoman tapped for pandemic oversight failed to disclose 2019 stock sales	7 20:24 Frank G [1756]
Intelligence chief Grenell hits back against Schiff criticism of agency reorganization	4 09:04 Raj [1757]
De Blasio’s Snitch Hotline Shuts Down Because America Is Awesome	4 12:07 Besoeker [1756]
John Kerry Questions Trump’s Leadership — ‘There Is No Leader of the Free World’	17 11:59 SteveS [1794]
Judge dismisses NH lawmakers' challenge to Sununu’s authority to spend COVID-19 relief funds	1 05:21 Woodrow [1745]
Bill de Blasio claims California drivers stop at every intersection	9 18:03 charger [1763]
Harvard finally agrees to return coronavirus relief millions	5 09:59 Whiskey Mike [1748]
CHP temporarily bans rallies at California Capitol, other state facilities due to coronavirus	5 22:15 crazyhorse [1771]
Georgia Dem Who Endorsed Trump Quits Office Because Of Party Harassment	8 17:43 Clem [1753]

    
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4	Commies
4	Taliban
2	Islamic State
2	Govt of Iran
2	Govt of Iran Proxies
2	Sublime Porte
2	al-Qaeda
1	Jaish-e-Mohammad
1	Narcos
1	Palestinian Authority
1	al-Shabaab (AQ)
1	Govt of Iraq
1	Hezbollah
1	Hamas

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Two weeks of WOT

Thu 2020-04-23
Afrin: Kurdish population more than halved since 2018 offensive

Wed 2020-04-22
Trump says he's ordered Navy to destroy
Iranian boats should they harass U.S. ships

Tue 2020-04-21
North Korea's Kim Jong Un in grave danger
after surgery, or so they ay

Mon 2020-04-20
U.S. crude falls below $15 a barrel, down more than 20%

Sun 2020-04-19
44 suspected Boko Haram jihadis found dead in Chad prison

Sat 2020-04-18
Almost $5 billion of Iran government money for imports is missing

Fri 2020-04-17
CCP reports coup attempt in China!

Thu 2020-04-16
Iranian Attack Boats Harass U.S. Navy, Coast Guard Vessels in Persian Gulf

Wed 2020-04-15
China-Flagged Tanker Attacked In Gulf Of Oman By Iranian Navy

Tue 2020-04-14
GNA carry out mass executions in the cities of Sabratah and Sorman

Mon 2020-04-13
Libyan National Army captures Abu Grein

Sun 2020-04-12
Houthi militia has sentenced four journalists to death in Yemen for ‘treason and espionage,’

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

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