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Trial begins in Denmark of man accused of attack plot for Iran
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Good Morning, Late Edition	4 22:57 Lex [1782]
Iraq Situation Report: April 22-28, 2020	2 17:30 jpal [1752]
Egyptian military kills two ‘takfiri elements’ in North Sinai	0 [1751]
Israel said to destroy arms cache in central Syria in rare daytime attack	3 12:28 Dron66046 [1794]
Turkey arrests 2011 bombing suspect alleged to be PKK-affiliated	1 03:58 g(r)omgoru [1749]
Navy SEALs Tried to Locate Abducted US Citizen	2 14:40 Thurong Whusomp1457 [1775]
Taliban commander Nisar among 5 killed, wounded in Paktiya clash	0 [1749]
Taliban militants, Afghan soldiers among 30 killed, wounded in Logar clashes	0 [1756]
Bad day in GNAland	0 [1755]
12 #Turkish AVC 15 send to the Multinational terrorist forces of the expired #GNA	0 [1746]
Headcam video from Erdogan’s / GNA’s Syrian terrorist mercenaries killed by the LNA in #Tripoli	0 [1750]
U.S. forces arrest person and his brothers in Hajin for ‘belonging to ISIS’	0 [1753]
ISIS attacks SDF checkpoint east of Deir_Ezzor, leaving casualties	0 [1743]
‘Suleiman Shah’ imposes new levies on residents in Afrin’s Sheikh Hadid	0 [1752]
Clashes erupt in al-Bab city over “trucks smuggling” dispute, with flight of Turkish f-16 jet over the area	0 [1747]
Turkish-backed factions assault person with disability in rural Afrin, for ‘eating in public’ and not ‘observing Ramadan’	2 10:28 CrazyFool [1742]
Demonstrators in Zahle city in Lebanon made a performance during today's protest "funeral of Lebanese lira"	0 [1746]
Turkish drones have systematically targeted any vehicle suspected of supplying the #LAAF in #Tarhuna	0 [1755]
11 pro Iranian militants killed by ISIS attack in Mkeshfa area, Salahuddin province in Iraq	1 15:19 Frank G [1754]
Two jawans martyred as Pakistan violates ceasefire in Baramulla	0 [1746]
International Coalition in Iraq hits cave in Hamrain Mountains where ISIS members are hiding	0 [1753]
Lebanese Army: Multiple Israeli military drone aircraft have been circling over Beirut	3 12:29 g(r)omgoru [1755]
Treasury sanctions an IRGC Qods Force associate responsible for smuggling missiles into Yemen	1 15:18 Frank G [1744]
Ship found with $165M worth of cocaine off Spain's coast is connected to regime of crooked Venezuelan president Maduro	8 10:47 Sock Puppet of Doom [1791]
Page 2: WoT Background
Locust swarms will add to Pakistan's Covid-19 crisis warns UN	2 23:45 Lex [1766]
Trial begins in Denmark of man accused of attack plot for Iran	0 [1826]
Islamic State claims responsibility for Egypt's Sinai attack	0 [1791]
US sanctions Iranian and Iraqi national over support of Iran's Quds Force	0 [1755]
Qatar to hand out aid money in Gaza on Saturday	2 15:21 Procopius2k [1741]
Afghanistan likely facing coronavirus 'health disaster' - US watchdog	15 21:47 trailing wife [1780]
Turkey says deployment of Russian S-400 missiles delayed, but will happen	3 09:10 M. Murcek [1746]
Turkish Affairs Expert: Erdogan Seeks to Exploit Tunisia’s Ennahda to Cross Turkish Arms to Libya	1 08:51 b [1759]
Arab Parliament Calls for Urgent UN Action to Prevent Turkey From Sending Foreign Fighters to Libya	0 [1789]
Bashagha at ECFR: We Reject Operation IRINI as it Aims to Block Legitimate Support to GNA	0 [1790]
Iraq's Revenues Plummet, Raising Fears of Economic Collapse	2 15:22 Procopius2k [1745]
AlKazemi appoints Abdul Karim Hashem as the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq minister	0 [1746]
Russia is aiming to replace human soldiers with ‘faster and more accurate' robot ‘brothers' on the battlefield, deputy director of country's Advanced Research Foundation says	5 23:43 Thaith Elmeresing6163 [1772]
Miami Federal judge orders ICE to release 1,200 non-violent undocumented immigrants from three South Florida centers amid coronavirus fears	11 20:08 Crusader [1786]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Beverly Hills City Council votes to allow plastic surgeries amid coronavirus concerns	5 16:02 Skidmark [1745]
New beadle being groomed to replace Fauci	2 12:58 Frank G [1747]
Strzok Made Major Edits to Lost Draft of Flynn-Questioning Report, Texts Indicate	5 22:59 daniel [1773]
BBC -- Coronavirus: Why so many people are dying in Belgium	4 21:44 Clem [1772]
Rutgers University Prof Blames Trump Supporters for Coronavirus Deaths	23 19:31 Alaska Paul [1750]
India extends coronavirus lockdown for two weeks	7 20:06 trailing wife [1776]
Stimulus Checks Sent to Deceased People - What to do?	13 20:24 trailing wife [1777]
Two [Florida] men use brick paver to break into convenience store, steal rolling papers	4 18:43 trailing wife [1794]
N. Korea's Kim Jong Un appears in public	17 18:54 SteveS [1791]
German farmers sweat as pig fever reaches western Poland	5 17:06 Lex [1750]
Oregon county creates race-specific 'grounding space' to escape 'whiteness' during pandemic	16 19:06 Lex [1747]
Congressman Probes into Pentagon ‘Weapons of Mass Destruction' Grant to Firm that Sent Taxpayer Dollars to Wuhan Lab	4 16:07 Skidmark [1754]
WHO confirmed that after discussion with numerous scientists they are assured that the novel coronavirus is natural in its origin	10 22:54 daniel [1780]
At least 17 dead in Venezuela prison riot, according to military	0 [1756]
NKor: DF-15 ballistic in night training	0 [1751]
KimJongUn reappears in public after 20 days	4 16:54 Procopius2k [1752]
More than 1,300 at Trousdale Turner Correctional Center test positive for COVID-19	6 11:01 bbrewer126 [1745]
University Of Texas Under Investigation For Working With Wuhan Laboratory	27 23:37 Chris [1780]
Coronavirus roundup	7 16:33 Lex [1753]
Kim Jong Un may be holed up with his 2,000-woman ‘Pleasure Squad’	12 14:50 Frank G [1750]
Death rate among black and Asian Brits is more than 2.5 TIMES higher than that of the white population, reveals stark analysis by Institute of Fiscal Studies	11 18:13 Marilyn Tojo7566 [1754]
Sudan criminalises female genital mutilation, as campaigners welcome a ‘new era' for women's rights in the country	1 10:30 Clem [1740]
Nineteen kids in $1m car heist: Gang of children as young as NINE are busted for breaking into 14 dealerships and stealing new vehicles in a six-week crime spree	7 13:40 Dron66046 [1747]
Canada's Justin Trudeau bans assault-style weapons after Nova Scotia shooting	25 19:43 Alaska Paul [1750]
Coronavirus: California court orders release of 7 high-level sex offenders as gov criminalizes beach attendance	4 18:04 Dron66046 [1753]
Comet disintegrates in remarkable pictures captured by NASA's Hubble space telescope	1 06:49 Deacon Blues [1750]
Dr John Ioannidis (Stanford epidemiologist) on reduced fatality rate ("similar to seasonal flu"); "hospital chains of infection"; the effects of the lockdown	2 15:28 Skidmark [1747]
Page 4: Opinion
A Vox reporter says the quote in #2 is the best in his career	4 13:18 Phusotle Dingle5823 [1746]
Court: Kansas can't require voters to show citizenship proof	12 23:26 Bobby [1771]
Former US Moscow COS has nothing good to say about former boss John Brennan	8 23:04 daniel [1771]
World should follow S. Korea's example on Covid-19 fight, UN chief says	1 15:40 Skidmark [1745]
What type of Middle East will the IDF meet after COVID-19?	1 07:12 Woodrow [1750]
Dirty Jobs Guy Mike Rowe: 'There is no such thing as a nonessential worker'	11 23:22 Bobby [1778]
The Trust Deficit: Faced with disaster, authorities often worry more about an unruly public than about the crisis at hand	5 18:47 Rex Mundi [1740]
Roger Simon: Why Michael Flynn Was Set Up	20 19:12 Besoeker [1755]
'I Have Never Treated A Woman Inappropriately,' Joe Biden Whispers Into Journalist's Ear	5 11:19 bbrewer126 [1750]
Balanced view from J. Nocera: "Lockdown critics may be right: time to change our risk calculus"	3 08:25 M. Murcek [1739]
Page 6: Politix
Biden, Drop Out ‐ Bernie, Come Back?	13 23:32 ruprecht [1809]
Democrats Demanded Millions Of Kavanaugh Records, But Stay Mum On Biden's Senate Records	1 08:27 M. Murcek [1742]
Biden requests Archives release documents on Tara Reade	7 14:46 Dale [1743]

    
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Who's in the News
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11	Sublime Porte
7	Commies
6	Islamic State
3	Taliban
3	Hezbollah
2	Govt of Iran Proxies
2	Govt of Iran
2	Govt of Iraq
1	Haqqani Network
1	Govt of Pakistan
1	Narcos
1	Arab Spring
1	Govt of Qatar (MB)
1	Govt of Sudan

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Two weeks of WOT

Sat 2020-05-02
Trial begins in Denmark of man accused of attack plot for Iran

Fri 2020-05-01
Southern Transitional Council declares self rule in Yemen

Thu 2020-04-30
German government bans Hezbollah — Interior Ministry

Wed 2020-04-29
El Salvador's President Takes On The Country's Gangs Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

Tue 2020-04-28
Haftar declares himself a ruler of Libya

Mon 2020-04-27
Pakistan to keep Mosques open during Ramadan

Sun 2020-04-26
GNA Refuses Operation IRINI Because It Will Disrupt Arms Supplies From Turkey

Sat 2020-04-25
North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un again rumored to be dead

Fri 2020-04-24
Poland Detains Lebanese Man Suspected of 'Planning Attacks'

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

Wed 2020-04-22
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