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PM is elected in Iraq without guidance from Qassem Soleimani
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Good morning	5 19:51 jpal [1756]
Afghan forces repulse Taliban attack in Wardak province: 203rd Thunder Corps	0 [1750]
16 Taliban militants killed, wounded in Badakhshan province	0 [1750]
Over 130 Afghan migrants killed in Iran in 3 days	0 [1791]
5 killed as Special Forces bust major network led by ISIS, Haqqani Network in Kabul	0 [1795]
Hizbul Commander Riyaz Naikoo Killed	2 22:27 Dron66046 [1821]
Pakistan violated ceasefire in Shahpur sector of Poonch district at about 1540 hours today.	0 [1747]
Haftar’s militia groups have showered Abu Salim district with indiscriminate rockets	0 [1752]
Spoxman of Haftar, Ahmed Al-Mismari, says ‘our forces will enter Tripoli by the will of its sons very soon’	0 [1756]
Iraqi military says 3 rockets strike near Baghdad	0 [1750]
Tribal clashes in western Sudan's Darfur cause the death of 30 people	0 [1760]
Turkish border guards target Russian post, killing security guard	3 07:03 AlanC [1758]
U.S. continues to boost military presence east Euphrates	6 18:25 trailing wife [1751]
Al_Raqqah Military Council arrests several people for belonging to ISIS	0 [1746]
Turkish-backed factions seize civilian houses and shops	1 15:11 SteveS [1749]
Refusing to send fighters to Libya, several battalions defect from Turkish-backed "Sultan_Murad"	1 07:59 b [1744]
Regime forces bring in large military reinforcement to east and west Daraa countryside	0 [1755]
Afrin \| Locals find two bodies of Turkish-backed fighters	0 [1746]
Hamas member Mujahid Moamen Ahmed Abu Hajar from Zeitoun killed in a "tunnel accident"	0 [1780]
LNA announces launch of Operation Ababil Birds	2 10:40 swksvolFF [1787]
LNA airstrike on GNA gatherings near Al-Ajaylat (direct hit) (heavy losses)	0 [1757]
15 GNA militia terrorists have surrendered after they were left behind 9Km north of Alwitya	0 [1750]
Still finding GNA militia equipment after they turn tail and ran from the lions of libya LNA at the great battle of Alwitya	0 [1750]
LNA forces have successfully targeted a large a GNA ammunition deposit in Abuslim	0 [1745]
LNA airstrike on Majr military camp in Zliten	0 [1754]
Page 2: WoT Background
US to deport Iranian professor with coronavirus in possible prisoner swap	3 16:24 gorb [1750]
Israel fumes after EU says Palestinian terror supporters can still get funds	3 20:25 Procopius2k [1765]
First Week of Ramadan Deadlier than 2019	4 15:08 Skidmark [1760]
Presidential Palace, Abdullah agree framework to resolve deadlock	0 [1782]
Karzai says ongoing war in outsiders’ interest	4 09:47 Skidmark [1742]
Al-Sunni appeals to members of the UNSC not to call Haftar’s forces the ‘National Army’	1 20:23 swksvolFF [1753]
How Iran’s Syria project ground to a halt over six months	1 07:57 lord garth [1757]
Ex-IDF intelligence chief Yadlin: I don’t buy that Iran is leaving Syria	2 07:06 Whomoper Grundy7322 [1741]
Al-Kadhimi's government program: "the Iraqi state shall communicate with official institutions only" and "not with individuals or non-official entities"	2 07:05 AlanC [1757]
PM is elected in Iraq without guidance from Qassem Soleimani	0 [1777]
Weed Warriors Who Mistook Tea for Marijuana Will Pay Their Victims $150,000	6 14:27 SteveS [1768]
Page 3: Non-WoT
LA city council votes to name hotels that refuse to house homeless, may 'commandeer' them	9 16:28 gorb [1740]
Harry 'sells his £50,000 shooting rifles and gives up bloodsports to please wife Meghan	28 22:36 Dron66046 [1777]
NFL star Earl Thomas 'held at gunpoint by his wife after she discovers him naked in bed with several women'	8 22:31 Dron66046 [1807]
EXCLUSIVE: 'I have no other talent': Gold Coast influencer breaks down in tears as she loses followers on 'porn' website OnlyFans due to the coronavirus pandemic and can no longer pay her rent	5 16:35 gorb [1745]
Dogs destined to be EATEN in South Korea are saved following months spent in cages after coronavirus outbreak delayed their rescue	1 22:44 Dron66046 [1773]
White man who chased and shot dead unarmed black jogger Ahmaud Arbery with his son is an ex-cop	5 23:58 Thorong Grundy1520 [1787]
US airports say they need at least $10 billion in additional federal aid as losses mount in coronavirus pandemic	1 15:20 Skidmark [1749]
TSA 'hoarded 1.3 MILLION N95 masks' at empty airports	0 [1750]
Kim Jong-un deliberately faked his death to expose traitors in his circle: Report	5 20:27 swksvolFF [1781]
San Francisco faces backlash as it delivers alcohol, tobacco and medical marijuana to 43 homeless addicts	1 15:36 Lex [1746]
Sweden Health Agency Investigates High Coronavirus Death Toll In Elderly Care Homes	3 23:33 Clem [1778]
US Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg out of hospital	5 22:47 Dron66046 [1765]
US announces $225 million in emergency aid to Yemen	3 11:41 Frank G [1749]
Case 'Goes Down the Toilet' as Supreme Court Debate Interrupted by Flushing Sounds	4 13:51 Spike Grineng8188 [1752]
Betrothed Boris Johnson 'granted divorce' from second wife	0 [1752]
Mexican mob attempts to ‘rescue’ patient from hospital claiming COVID19 a 'conspiracy'	3 03:05 g(r)omgoru [1750]
Coronaplague roundup	13 12:27 Frank G [1760]
Venezuela: Guaido taking refuge in European embassy	3 22:50 Dron66046 [1768]
New York Reports Over 1,700 Previously Undisclosed Deaths at Nursing Homes	3 08:08 lord garth [1748]
UPS Makes First Delivery for CVS in The Villages Florida (short video)	0 [1748]
Ill Annoy: Local Group Asks You To ''Tip Your Mask''	3 20:13 swksvolFF [1749]
Police are bombarded with fireworks by baying mob during coronavirus lockdown patrol as they pin down a resident in Paris suburb	2 06:17 Procopius2k [1750]
Revealed, the reason why obese people may be more at risk of coronavirus: Fat cells make large amounts of a protein used by the deadly infection to infiltrate human cells	4 15:27 Skidmark [1744]
Page 4: Opinion
Sweden's CV-19 Death Toll 'Horrifying' Says Scientist Behind Country;s Anti-Lockdown Strategy	5 23:54 Lex [1786]
Dumb And Corrupt Cops Risk Losing Our Support	7 15:26 M. Murcek [1749]
A $374,864 example of what may possibly be wrong with our educational system	10 19:23 Procopius2k [1750]
Is World War III on the horizon?	19 23:56 Lex [1784]
Poll Finds Majority Of Democrats Would Have Voted For Ted Bundy If He'd Run Against Trump	7 13:56 JHH [1746]
The War between Experience and Credentials	5 11:41 Lex [1746]
Page 6: Politix
Breaking: Justice Dept dropping Flynn's criminal case	25 23:31 Clem [1768]
Multi-Millionaire Pelosi Dons $22 Designer Mask (Nice To Still Have A Job You Never Go To)	19 17:58 Clem [1745]
Sources say Russia probe transcripts affirm officials came up empty on collusion: 'Schiff is in panic mode'	6 15:36 Skidmark [1752]
High Court green lights Netanyahu, coalition deal	0 [1742]
Rosenstein memo tasked Mueller to investigate already-discredited Steele allegations	6 15:38 Skidmark [1755]
Republican senator Richard Burr's brother-in-law dumped shares on the SAME DAY as the politician - who had just received a secret coronavirus briefing	3 09:31 JohnQC [1748]
Rosenstein Scope Memo For Mueller Peddled Steele Dossier, Logan Act Conspiracy Theories	5 15:40 Skidmark [1763]
Sergei Millian Is No Longer Hiding, Tells This Reporter British Spy Expert Is Giving ‘100 percent false information about me.'	0 [1751]
NYC leaders slam de Blasio plan to cut frontline workers, suggest slashing ThriveNYC instead	4 14:32 AlanC [1740]
Sexual assault accuser shocked Joe Biden put Chris Dodd on VP committee	0 [1753]
AOC says she ‘probably’ would not take UN post in Biden administration	5 14:08 Thurong Whusomp1457 [1751]
Health workers that volunteered to come to NY during pandemic have to pay state income tax: Cuomo	22 19:26 Procopius2k [1781]
Whitmer vetoes bill that would have reopened some businesses sooner	9 10:30 swksvolFF [1742]

    
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Who's in the News
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9	Arab Spring
4	Sublime Porte
4	Govt of Iran
3	Islamic State
2	Taliban
2	Commies
2	Govt of Iraq
1	Govt of Sudan
1	Govt of Syria
1	Hamas
1	Govt of Pakistan
1	Moslem Colonists
1	Narcos
1	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
1	Govt of Iran Proxies

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Two weeks of WOT

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PM is elected in Iraq without guidance from Qassem Soleimani

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Thu 2020-04-30
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Wed 2020-04-29
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