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Taliban targets coalition base in Khost province
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Suspected IS Sympathizer Shot Dead at Indonesian Police Headquarters	3 17:48 DarthVader [1783]
Good morning	9 15:40 Canuckistan sniper [1769]
Smugglers, under cover of night, scaled a 14 ft. border barrier and cruelly dropped 2 young children in the middle of the New Mexico desert	8 23:15 Guillibaldo Platypus5892 [1810]
Taliban targets coalition base in Khost province	0 [1825]
Taliban, Al-Qaeda, Haqqani Network battered across Afghanistan, dozens killed	0 [1779]
Military Commander Killed in Taliban Ambush in Logar	0 [1758]
2 Civilians, Including Child, Killed in Balkh Blast	0 [1746]
Head of Takhar’s Ulema Council Killed in IED Blast	0 [1757]
“Sultan Murad” and military police exchange fire in Afrin, north-west of Aleppo	0 [1766]
Arrest of senior ISIS official in Al-Hole camp raises questions regarding the presence of ISIS commanders, weapons and ammunition in the camp	2 15:42 trailing wife [1757]
“Al-Fath al-Mubin” factions shell regime forces’ positions with Grad missiles	0 [1753]
Turkish forces comb Latakia-Aleppo international road in Idlib countryside	0 [1754]
Popular discontent grows in Raqqa over the release of former ISIS member by SDF	0 [1760]
Russian jets strike ISIS positions, along with regime military build-up in Deir Ezzor desert	0 [1762]
Turkish-backed factions target Kurdish positions with heavy machineguns	0 [1755]
Cameroon Says Boko Haram Has Intensified Attacks for Supplies	0 [1750]
On 29 March, far-left protesters held a BLM protest in Austin, Texas	8 21:33 Elmomp Guelph2581 [1790]
Authorities in western Libya free 120 captured fighters loyal to Haftar	0 [1787]
Page 2: WoT Background
White House Announces Biden Passes Mental Tests	0 [1754]
Minneapolis cashier tells jury Floyd was chatty, appeared ‘high'	13 21:19 Rambler in Virginia [1786]
Biden administration is quietly ramping up aid to Palestinians	5 21:31 Thaimp Sinatra7488 [1791]
U.S. Extends Iraq's Sanction Waiver ahead of talks	0 [1753]
French IS Widow in Syria Camp, Veil-Free, Wants to 'Go Home'	8 20:03 trailing wife [1787]
African Insurgents Pry Open New Fronts for Jihadist Campaigns	1 05:23 Dron66046 [1773]
Mozambique's extremist violence poses threat for neighbors	2 05:41 Dron66046 [1776]
Illegal Migrants Explain Why They're Coming To The US As They Cross Private Land	6 10:21 Rambler in Virginia [1749]
Return of Syrian fighters recruited by 'Wagner Company' is still suspended	0 [1757]
How Has Libya's Central Bank Governor Remained in His Position For Over Ten years?	3 20:27 magpie [1790]
Libyan Oil Minister: Energy Industry is Back on Track	0 [1750]
Khalid Al-Mishri Honours IS-Linked Militiaman in Libya	0 [1756]
Niqab ban: Swiss Muslims fear growing hate	2 07:02 Flith Choter9991 [1742]
Aid agencies say €5.3bn raised for Syria inadequate	2 19:39 magpie [1777]
Lavrov says Russia supports full restoration of Iran nuclear deal in its initial form	0 [1753]
Yemeni FM says Sana’a ready to reach fair, honorable peace for war-torn country	0 [1756]
Barghouti Forms Separate Electoral List in Blow to Palestinian President	0 [1792]
EU to Sanction Iran Militia, Police, 3 Entities over 2019 Protests, Diplomats Say	0 [1791]
Rabaa Allah: The Latest of God's Representatives— So Far!	1 06:50 Mercutio [1804]
Lebanese President Aoun Fears Chaos as Crisis Bites	0 [1785]
Turkish Court Sends Indictment Seeking Ban of Pro-Kurdish Party back to Prosecutor	0 [1787]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Microsoft gets contract worth up to $22 billion to outfit US Army with 120,000 AR headsets	15 20:22 Ebbomoger Speaking for Boskone4589 [1791]
Maryland woman, 22, dies after getting stuck in Florida hotel window	8 09:59 Skidmark [1752]
CDC Gears up to Use Research on 'Gun Violence' the Same Way They Have Used Research on the China Virus	6 18:02 swksvolFF [1755]
Lebanon avoids new destructive blast as 'nuclear' substances discovered	2 16:39 Vinegary Clegum6151 [1754]
Man who killed his mother arrested in brutal attack on Asian woman in NYC	7 18:34 swksvolFF [1790]
Border Patrol rescues 6-month-old baby after she was tossed into the Rio Grande by human traffickers	9 15:45 CrazyFool [1754]
US Army Raises Europe Threat Level To 'Potential Imminent Crisis' On Ukraine-Russia Fears	11 18:36 swksvolFF [1764]
Ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine in eastern Ukraine has officially expired	0 [1753]
Tanzania Ports Authority Boss Arrested for Questioning On Graft Claims	0 [1755]
DR Congo Warlord Bosco Ntaganda to Remain in Jail - Hague Court	0 [1743]
Russian engineers with floating bridges spotted on a small road that leads to the occupied Lugansk region in Ukraine	1 17:43 ed in texas [1756]
‘Coup attempt’ thwarted in Niger amid elections dustup	0 [1748]
Italy Arrests Navy Captain for Spying, Expels Russian Diplomats	0 [1758]
Washington State Finds Vaccines 99.99% Effective!	2 12:35 Chris [1751]
Man busted for Midtown attack on Asian woman was on parole for killing his mom	3 08:26 NN2N1 [1753]
Meghan Markle has 'good chance' of being US president, biographer says	14 14:07 49 Pan [1752]
Almost Shooting Down the SR-71	10 23:53 Ebberetle Chavilet9598 [1790]
Page 4: Opinion
NEW: Coca-Cola CEO says the the "racist" Georgia voter ID law is 'a step backward' and 'unacceptable' He requires a photo ID to be shown in order to gain admission to Coca-Cola's annual shareholder meeting	18 20:11 trailing wife [1782]
In Push For Diversity, Military Canine Units To Give Equal Opportunities To Chihuahuas	3 12:51 magpie [1749]
The Supreme Court: Cowards, Crooks, or Compromised?	12 17:28 rjschwarz [1754]
Joe Biden is about to lock up a lot of black people	12 20:00 Ebbomoger Speaking for Boskone4589 [1780]
Georgia governor hits back after Delta CEO criticizes state election law as 'unacceptable'	11 09:56 Raj [1753]
Survey: Americans' Trust of Big Tech Drops to All-Time Low	4 10:54 Skidmark [1760]
Look Out, Mad Mullahs! Here Comes the F-35!	10 15:48 magpie [1751]
American Education: Child Indoctrination, Struggle Sessions and Debt Slavery	2 09:46 Procopius2k [1748]
Taliban Think They Have Almost Won	2 12:55 ed in texas [1761]
Page 6: Politix
AOC slams 'horrifying', 'barbaric' US border conditions under Biden	6 16:42 Lord Garth [1753]
Democrats Abandon Attempt To Steal Iowa Seat	4 18:56 Angstrom [1753]
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Joe Biden's $2 Trillion Infrastructure Plan 'Needs to Be Way Bigger'	10 12:42 Abu Uluque [1748]
Mike Lindell: New Social Media Platform Will Be Able to Handle Upwards of a Billion People	8 20:55 Lord Garth [1792]
Gov. Cuomo signs bill legalizing recreational marijuana in New York	8 12:48 The Guv [1790]

    
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5	Arab Spring
4	Sublime Porte
4	Taliban
3	Govt of Iran
3	Human Trafficking
2	Palestinian Authority
1	Houthis
1	al-Nusra
1	Antifa/BLM
1	Boko Haram (ISIS)
1	Devout Moslems
1	Govt of Iran Proxies
1	Govt of Iraq
1	Govt of Syria
1	Hezbollah

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