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933 Taliban Prisoners Freed by Afghan Govt, More Promised
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Good morning	5 15:31 jpal [1735]
SDF has captured some Emirs.	2 11:29 swksvolFF [1741]
Border Police uncover three pipe bombs in Barta'a	0 [1732]
ISIS-Haqqani Network militants’ children remained intact during Kabul raid: ONSC	0 [1743]
Two explosions rock Kabul an official said. No casualties but some damage to a power station reported	0 [1734]
Palestinian man indicted for transferring funds for Hamas	0 [1731]
LNA targeting GNA / Turkish ammunition and weapons deposits in Abuslim	2 15:15 trailing wife [1737]
LNA airstrike on Garyan targeting GNA ammunition deposits	0 [1742]
LNA took complete control of the ''Rweme'' prison in Ain_zara south of Tripoli	0 [1775]
LNA airstrike on occupied mitiga airbase	0 [1737]
Tunisian authorities admitted that a 'suspicious' cargo coming from Turkey landed in Jirma airport and is intended for libya	0 [1740]
Nine dead and 27 injured due to Haftar attacks in Tripoli on Wednesday	0 [1743]
LNA Airforce conduced a airstrike on a Turkish operations command center in Alshabi sea port	0 [1784]
United Arab #Emirates deployed at least 6 Mirage 2000 in Sidi el Barrani airbase in #Egypt, near the border with #Libya	0 [1743]
1200 Russian Wagner Group mercenaries fighting for Haftar in Libya	12 20:30 Procopius2k [1766]
Libyan Air Force under GNA conducted 12 drone strikes in the past 24 hours	0 [1740]
One person is killed in a rocket attack launched by warlord Haftar’s armed groups on Zawit Dahmani district	0 [1744]
#RSAF conducts 11 airstrikes on Houthi positions in Sirwah	0 [1738]
OGW arrested in Doda: Police	0 [1741]
Pak Fires Heavily Again Along LoC In Poonch Sector	6 23:10 trailing wife [1785]
Prominent Houthi Leader Mohammed al-Hamran Killed Amid Clashes in Yemen	2 15:19 trailing wife [1739]
Page 2: WoT Background
Senate fails to override Trump veto on Iran war powers	1 19:15 Glenmore [1771]
Satellite images show damage to presumed missile workshop near Aleppo	2 09:23 Woodrow [1747]
US pulls anti-missile systems from Saudi Arabia amid oil dispute	2 08:49 Thing From Snowy Mountain [1776]
933 Taliban Prisoners Freed by Afghan Govt, More Promised	2 12:01 Lex [1779]
Refugees from Afghanistan and 2 other countries sue Germany for checking their phones	1 14:42 Clem [1735]
Taliban Qatar meetings: Taliban meet Iran rep, US peace envoy, who meets Indian foreign minister	0 [1751]
Iran used US servers in cyberattack on Israeli water facilities - report	1 10:41 Skidmark [1744]
PA hiding terrorist salaries from donor countries in financial reports	3 13:32 Mullah Richard [1788]
Russia to send Assad regime forces to fight for Haftar	0 [1746]
Palestinians condemn Bennett’s announcement of thousands of new settlement homes	1 02:03 g(r)omgoru PB [1755]
Page 3: Non-WoT
The Guardian Finds a Use for Guns It Approves of: Armed black citizens escort Michigan lawmaker to capitol	13 18:06 M. Murcek [1739]
Musk makes an approximate $10/kg to (LEO) orbit estimate for full StarShip.	1 22:29 KBK [1759]
CDC Members Own More Than 50 Patents Connected to Vaccinations	2 20:17 Lex [1758]
'Impossible' Detonation Engine	11 23:55 Frank G [1758]
India train crushes home-bound migrant workers sleeping on tracks	7 18:51 Skidmark [1745]
Hear Rare Recordings from Doc Watson	2 13:38 Mullah Richard [1745]
California doctor says arthritis drug being tested in the US and France to treat coronavirus has improved patients' symptoms within 72 hours	3 20:15 Clem [1762]
Automakers In Chaos As Broke Rental Car Companies Stop Placing Orders For Vehicles	3 17:15 swksvolFF [1744]
Plugz is a Hologram! Virtual Rally Melts Down	5 18:30 Lex [1744]
Israeli firm says Chinese cyber-espionage tool used to spy on governments	1 02:43 Lex [1739]
93-year old Mike Cain, a man with a mission	0 [1744]
New Mutation Indicates That Coronavirus Might Be Weakening, Study Says	15 20:37 Frank G [1771]
North Korea calls South Korean military drills ‘reckless’ & harmful provocation	1 10:44 gorb [1741]
Coronaplague roundup: FDA pulls approval for dozens of Chinese mask makers, CA $1billion order spiked	14 16:57 Frank G [1751]
Ousted whistleblower: Top US health official downplayed coronavirus threat	1 08:51 Rob Crawford [1745]
Murder Hornets meet their match: Shocking moment [ FAST ] praying mantis attacks and eats the head of the giant flying insect which has arrived in the US	12 18:17 Bricktop [1744]
US Military reveals mission details of secretive X-37B space plane for the first time ahead of orbital flight where it will carry out research on space radiation and microwave energy	5 18:18 swksvolFF [1735]
Putin bans Russian military from carrying phones, other electronic devices, report says	4 17:26 Clem [1735]
4.8 magnitude earthquake shakes Iranian province of Tehran	2 10:28 3dc [1746]
Trump says told Putin 'appropriate time' to improve US-Russia relations	1 00:37 Lex [1743]
Coronavirus may have spread to humans as early as October 2019 - study	2 00:32 Clem [1745]
North Korea is 'constructing giant storage area for its nuclear missiles' as Kim Jong Un increases his arsenal following failure of talks with President Trump, satellite images show	9 13:26 Skidmark [1744]
Polar vortex to bring bitter Arctic blast to East, rare May snowstorm as West faces scorching heat	6 16:58 rjschwarz [1742]
Page 4: Opinion
Photo of NY Times Beijing Bureau	12 21:39 49 Pan [1774]
Souvenons nous (let us not forget) VE Day 1945	11 17:35 Lex [1738]
Trump Announces All Reporters At White House Press Briefings Must Wear MAGA Masks	8 19:27 Clem [1764]
Britain's Covid-19 lockdown was futile, says Swedish epidemiologist	4 11:31 Bobby [1736]
Page 6: Politix
A Nuremberg-type trial in Wuhan, for the biological Chernobyl unleashed on the people?	3 18:16 M. Murcek [1780]
FCC is making rulings outside it's chartered realm.	2 12:40 charger [1743]
Hostages: De Blasio Warns First Responders May Be Laid Off If Bailout Doesn't Come	9 16:00 M. Murcek [1739]
BREAKING: House Intel Committee Releases 57 Transcripts from Mueller Investigation ‐ Linked Here ‐ Including: Bannon, Don Jr, Kushner, Lewandowski, Podesta, Hicks, etc.	6 17:35 Bobby [1736]
Here's the video footage of James Comey bragging about setting a perjury trap for Michael Flynn Snake	0 [1746]
Schiff on Flynn: 'This dismissal does not exonerate him. But it does incriminate Bill Barr'	16 11:39 M. Murcek [1764]
Bill Clinton signs deal to executive produce History Channel docu-series about presidents 'leading through challenging times' and network says he's 'immersed in the personal project'	7 21:08 Clem [1765]
WH Press Sec Kayleigh McEnany enrages reporters when she beats them brutally at their own game	11 22:59 CrazyFool [1764]
Obama knew details of wiretapped Flynn phone calls, surprising top DOJ official, declassified docs show	18 23:53 Frank G [1752]
Michelle Obama: Having kids was a "concession" that cost "my aspirations and dreams"	22 21:40 49 Pan [1760]
Adam Schiff may be the biggest loser of Russia probe declassification	2 00:29 Clem [1747]
Sources say Russia probe transcripts affirm officials came up empty on collusion: 'Schiff is in panic mode'	3 12:36 Abu Uluque [1763]
Biden says he'll reverse DeVos rule bolstering protections for those accused of campus sexual assault	14 16:35 Silentbrick [1736]
House panel investigating virus response is stuffed with anti-Trump militants	3 14:24 M. Murcek [1762]
Biden: Gender confirmation surgery is ‘medically necessary'	4 07:24 Cesare [1743]

    
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11	Arab Spring
6	Commies
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2	Islamic State
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1	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
1	PLO
1	Palestinian Authority
1	Sublime Porte
1	Moslem Colonists
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