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GNA militias lines collapsing quickly in Abuslim and Salah AlDin with a LNA advance
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Good morning	6 18:04 M. Murcek [1763]
Taliban militants suffer casualties after attacking Afghan forces’ convoy in Balkh	0 [1759]
Fire in Malik Al-Ashtar Mosque in HQ of Iranian ‘Naga’ police headquarters in Tehran	3 11:11 Lex [1741]
Iraq seeks to enhance bilateral relations with Turkey	0 [1746]
PM Kadhimi meets US ambassador, emphasized on need for cooperation in economy & security areas	2 11:09 Lex [1749]
Iran imprisons protesters over Ukraine airplane disaster	0 [1752]
Two days after the announcement of Ababil Birds Operation, rockets launched by militia groups of Haftar rained down on Tripoli	0 [1743]
Seven killed in Afghanistan's Ghor as protest over food aid distribution turns violent	0 [1747]
Turkish-backed police arrest gang responsible for kidnappings and extortion, setting a child free	0 [1781]
Regime forces loot crops in Idlib and southern rural Aleppo, after seizing thousands of farmlands	2 15:29 magpie [1761]
New armed fight erupts among Turkish-backed factions in rural Ras_al_Ain	0 [1778]
Mitiga airbase still under heavy bombardment more than 52 hits and counting	0 [1792]
GNA weapons deposit destroyed by LNA artillery in HAbit Albadri	0 [1749]
GNA militias lines collapsing quickly in Abuslim and Salah Al Din with a LNA advance	1 18:05 Chris [1774]
TFSA source says that over the past 3 days, GNA-affiliated Libyans have arrested 12 TFSA in Salah al-Din for refusing to fight	0 [1749]
Israel cabinet hold secret meeting on alleged Iranian cyber attack against the water sector	0 [1747]
Paris man suspected of spitting on influential Jewish intellectual	2 07:05 Lex [1755]
Spanish police detain alleged ISIS member believed to be planning attacks	0 [1750]
Page 2: WoT Background
PM Kadhimi returns prominent lieutenant to counter-terrorism forces	0 [1757]
Hamas demanding release of Barghouti and Sa’adat in prisoner swap	1 15:15 SteveS [1790]
Israel returning money deducted to stop Palestinian terrorists’ salaries	0 [1742]
Washington approves $2.3 billion attack helicopter deal with Egypt	4 14:44 swksvolFF [1745]
Israeli firm uncovers Iran-linked attempt to hack US virus drugmaker Gilead	0 [1759]
Khamenei appoints Zeinab Soleimani as head of Iran’s Qassem Soleimani Foundation	0 [1745]
Polling shows anti-Israel positions of youth fade in US with age	0 [1750]
Ethiopia admits shooting down Kenyan plane	2 10:09 Frank G [1792]
Al-Kadhimi to the Iranian ambassador: Iraq will not be a home for terrorists	0 [1782]
HRW: Saudi prince held incommunicado after enforced disappearance	0 [1753]
Saudi-led coalition liable for possible leakage from stranded decaying oil tanker off Yemen: Ansarullah	0 [1740]
Turkish banks on the verge of bankruptcy	1 18:45 trailing wife [1772]
Tunisian political parties utterly opposed to Turkish activity in Tunisia	1 11:00 b [1744]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Indian, Chinese troops clash in Ladakh, Sikkim; several injured	0 [1753]
In the early days of the pandemic, the U.S. government turned down an offer to manufacture millions of N95 masks in America	11 20:45 swksvolFF [1791]
China's Foreign Ministry: 'You can't fool all the people all the time'	3 17:44 3dc [1752]
People In Hong Kong Are Becoming Ill With Rat Hepatitis For First Time Ever. No One Knows How It's Happening.	17 20:49 Procopius2k [1771]
Narrative Fail: 15 Days After Lockdown Ease, Georgia Sees Lowest Day Of COVID Hospitalizations	3 16:03 Glenmore [1739]
British Army tests new smart rifle scope that locks onto targets and 'never misses' thanks to computer imaging technology	1 17:49 Classer [1745]
China fires another shot in diplomatic war of words: Beijing threatens to impose an EIGHTY per cent import tax on Australian produce as relations between the nations continue to sour	12 21:04 Grunter [1771]
Kremlin-linked cyber hackers steal hundreds of medical trial records from British coronavirus lab	2 09:37 g(r)omgoru [1743]
A couple of interesting videos about covid treatments	26 20:50 M. Murcek [1767]
How Israel prevented an even larger COVID-19 disaster	9 20:32 trailing wife [1771]
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), those who smoke are likely to be more vulnerable to infection.	1 09:36 Mercutio [1745]
Take a Peek Into Portland's Drive-Thru Strip Joint, and Gawk Over Its Name for Disrobed Deliveries	6 17:04 746 [1749]
The guy lays it out	0 [1745]
Herd Immunity, or Big 2nd Wave? Israel Antibody Testing Hopes to Find Out	6 15:09 g(r)omgoru [1751]
Wuhan Biolab Where Coronavirus Was Studied Mysteriously Shut Down In October, Report Claims	0 [1747]
UK Homebuyers 'plotting move to country' amid increased home working	4 10:45 Lex [1741]
Hoping to cure virus, Syria labs churn out anti-malarial drug	3 22:38 DooDahMan [1770]
Orange Man's USDA to buy $470M of food to help needy and farmers	0 [1746]
Cardboard hospital beds that double as COFFINS are unveiled by Colombian ad company as a way to help poor families that can't pay for funeral expenses amid coronavirus pandemic	7 16:57 Seeking Cure For Ignorance [1745]
Coronaplague Roundup	4 08:11 g(r)omgoru [1750]
23 dead in clashes between DR Congo army, militias	0 [1747]
Russian troops helping Venezuela search for members of failed incursion	0 [1742]
Singapore unveils robot to enforce safe distancing among park goers	0 [1750]
China Asked WHO To Delay Pandemic Announcement, Deny Human-To-Human Transmission: German Intelligence	1 10:04 Clem [1745]
Here's How Much New York City Is Skewing America's Coronavirus Numbers	13 15:37 M. Murcek [1743]
COVID doctors challenge CDC's rules on cause of death, concerned about inflated numbers	9 14:16 Dale [1740]
Page 4: Opinion
"We Sent Them Samples Of A Goat, A Papaya & A Pheasant": Tanzanian President Catches WHO In Epic Lie	4 14:47 Lex [1745]
The first documentary movie on CCP virus, Tracking Down the Origin of the Wuhan Coronavirus	3 10:13 g(r)omgoru [1742]
Chinese Pearl Harbor: Xi's CCP deliberately infected West with COVID-19	4 17:15 trailing wife [1747]
China asked the WHO to cover up coronavirus outbreak: German intelligence service	5 23:32 Clem [1775]
What Nixon taught Barack and President Trump	0 [1740]
Model: Universal Mask-Wearing Would Do More To Reduce Infection Than Indefinite Lockdowns Would	5 14:41 g(r)omgoru [1741]
Former UK PM Theresa May blames nationalism for Wuhan coronavirus pandemic	8 19:08 Procopius2k [1778]
Victor Davis Hanson: 'Blue state' governors' lockdowns put America in 'untenable situation'	5 11:03 M. Murcek [1748]
Ben Carson: This economic crisis was intentional (Whatafinger Video)	0 [1744]
Maher to Tara Reade on timing of sexual assault allegation: 'Why wait until Biden is our only hope?'	3 07:13 Clem [1738]
A Key Obama Meeting Was Held to Ensure FBI Russia Collusion Probe Wasn't Discovered by the Trump Administration	10 18:50 Lex [1805]
Rhode Island Bishop: You Cannot Be Catholic and ‘Pro-Abortion'	10 16:39 Whiskey Mike [1744]
Matt Ridley: We know everything — and nothing — about Covid	11 16:01 Bobby [1746]
President Obama Declares ‘There Is No Precedent That Anybody Can Find’ For The Flynn Motion [He May Want To Call Eric Holder]	11 17:42 Frank G [1762]
Hezbollah doesn’t want another war with Israel, yet	0 [1761]
Page 6: Politix
San Francisco gives drugs, alcohol to homeless addicts in hotels	7 23:30 Clem [1771]
MSNBC: OrangeMan VLAD! 'Twas [Ras]PUTIN wot sprung Flynn!!	2 07:02 AlanC [1747]
Mexico asks U.S. for answers over historic gun-running row	12 10:07 Clem [1787]
Dr. Anthony Fauci will begin a modified quarantine.	1 03:48 M. Murcek [1742]
Obama lashes out at Trump in call with supporters	5 16:09 Anomalous Sources [1748]
FBI director in 'hot seat' as GOP demands reforms	4 15:00 charger [1755]
Republican congressman Paul Mitchell sues Gov. Whitmer over handling of coronavirus	0 [1750]
Ted Cruz owns Joe Scarborough: ‘You chased after Trump for 2 years like a teenage girl throwing her panties’	2 13:09 swksvolFF [1753]
Destruction of the Imperial College's Ferguson model by some top Google people posting anonymously.	8 13:21 swksvolFF [1746]
Musk - Tesla is out of California if you don't end the shutdown now!	16 12:38 Clem [1751]

    
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5	Govt of Iran
5	Sublime Porte
4	Govt of Iraq
4	Arab Spring
2	Govt of Syria
2	Islamic State
1	Tin Hat Dictators, Presidents for Life,
1	Govt of Saudi Arabia
1	Hamas
1	Hezbollah
1	Houthis
1	Moslem Colonists
1	Palestinian Authority
1	Taliban

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Fri 2020-05-08
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Thu 2020-05-07
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Wed 2020-05-06
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