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Ukraine sinks Black Sea Fleet flagship Moskva
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Rahat teen arrested for planning to join Islamic State in Syria	1 11:14 M. Murcek [1753]
IS supporter who murdered British lawmaker sentenced to life in prison	1 08:36 Super Hose [1750]
Israeli forces near Ramallah nab terror cell suspected of planning imminent attack	0 [1785]
Palestinian teen shot dead after allegedly hurling firebomb at troops in West Bank	0 [1764]
Major, sepoy martyred, two terrorists killed in South Waziristan Dilawar Wazir	0 [1772]
JMB militants condemned to death row for 2004 attack on secular writer	0 [1769]
A terrorist attack targets the Iraqi Army and PMF in Kirkuk	0 [1751]
Iranian official survives assassination attempt in Iraq	1 18:01 Sloluling Ebbuse4187 [1777]
Nigeria's Anti-drug Agency, NDLEA Arrests Over 3000 Suspected Dealers, Jails 677 Traffickers	0 [1747]
26 Dead, 17 Houses Burnt As Communal War Rages In Ebonyi	0 [1755]
Nigerian Customs Bust Delivery Of 1,753 Bags Of Fertiliser To Terrorists	0 [1755]
Man injured in Kulgam militant attack succumbs	0 [1767]
Aden and Hadhramaut provinces experiencing crippling fuel shortages	0 [1753]
Yemeni activist Halah Badawi released by UAE mercenaries after 100 days in confinement	0 [1760]
German authorities arrested former Syrian Salafist militant who participated in the Syrian war	0 [1757]
Turkish-backed faction cut down olive trees owned by civilians in Syria’s Afrin countryside	0 [1764]
Ahrar al-Jabal gathering called for holding criminals and those involved with them of the government security members accountable	0 [1763]
Turkish-backed SNA in Syria’s Azaz, al-Bab and Afrin continue to fight each other for “ridiculous” reasons	0 [1750]
Asayish continue blocking roads to the government-held security square in Syria’s Hasakah	0 [1757]
One member of a Turkish-backed opposition faction was killed and another was wounded in violent clashes between two groups of the same faction	0 [1751]
Alleged supporter of IS detained in Stavropol	0 [1757]
Page 2: WoT Background
Texas bringing the border to DC to show Biden admin what smaller communities are 'dealing with': Lt. Olivarez	11 18:52 Cromolet Hupeager9001 [1783]
'Love Jihad' in Kerala? Muslim DYFI leader’s marriage with Christian woman sparks political row	1 06:37 Mike Kozlowski [1752]
Iran sends activist, photojournalist back to prison after brief medical furlough	0 [1759]
Germany: Over 1 in 4 people have 'migrant background'	0 [1744]
Boko Haram Terrorists, Bandits Collaborated To Attack Abuja-Kaduna Train	0 [1749]
Geagea says 'Hizbullah disarmament, neutrality, reforms' in LF's electoral program	1 10:49 Mercutio [1748]
One in four women in remote camps run by Turkey and the Syrian opposition factions in Syria's northwest are forced to engage in survival sex	4 23:22 CrazyFool [1782]
Staggering Incompetence Or Something Worse - Ali And Taherzadeh Released	9 16:27 Goober Choluque6459! [1758]
Page 3: Non-WoT
6 US lawmakers arrive in Taiwan for surprise visit, China issues warning	3 16:12 DarthVader [1760]
Elon Musk places offer to buy twitter	15 22:19 ruprecht [1777]
Putin's defence minister Sergei Shoigu has had a 'massive heart attack not from natural causes' and TWENTY generals 'have been arrested' over bungled invasion	2 17:31 NN2N1 [1751]
Amazingly, no one was seriously injured (video)	3 17:50 Mullah Richard [1781]
Ukraine postal service issues 'Russian warship, f***k you!' stamp	4 18:02 Nero [1789]
U.S. life expectancy fell by 2 yrs in 2020, sharpest drop among high-income peers	3 14:21 Lowspark [1739]
Left hiding the truth about NYC subway shooting suspect (video)	3 09:38 Skidmark [1750]
Whitey Bulger's nephew played key role in Hunter Biden's Chinese business ventures	6 12:38 Raj [1753]
Onoda: The man who hid in the jungle for 30 years	1 07:06 NN2N1 [1754]
Mexican Trucker Blockade Paralyzes Texas Border Crossing	3 11:38 swksvolFF [1756]
Amazon To Hit Sellers With 5% Fuel and Inflation Fee	1 13:53 swksvolFF [1745]
Air Pollution Increases Your Risk of Stroke, New Study Sez	5 14:37 magpie [1754]
China deploys ‘Robot Soldiers’ along the border with India	8 13:08 swksvolFF [1757]
China fumes as Shin Bet admits mugs Beijing gave to ministers not bugged after all	3 14:39 Dron66046 [1742]
Taiwan issues wartime survival handbook amid China threat	0 [1746]
US Jails Crypto Expert 63 Months For Helping North Korea	0 [1762]
Kherson airbase on fire	5 16:13 Thing From Snowy Mountain [1753]
Ukraine is 'crime scene' says int'l criminal court as thousands flee	0 [1754]
Kremlin rejects idea of exchanging Ukraine's Putin ally	1 08:34 DarthVader [1747]
Moscow threatens to strike Kyiv if 'attempts' to attack Russian territory continue	3 13:33 swksvolFF [1747]
Day 46 Battle of Donbas is near	2 00:19 DarthVader [1747]
Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: April 13th, 2022	0 [1757]
From the Russian Perspective: Operation on Denazification of Ukraine: operational summary April 13th (updated)	3 20:16 Frank G [1773]
Perspective from the Breakaway Republics: Invasion of Ukraine: April 13th, 2022	0 [1750]
Page 4: Opinion
US Professer calls India shithole, but hear her out. Notice the critics too.	3 20:34 swksvolFF [1780]
Starlink and unmanned navy ships	1 09:00 Skidmark [1759]
Guess Who Democrats Will Blame for Their Midterm Election Losses? The Russians of course	6 13:19 Seeking Cure For Ignorance [1745]
Putin's 79 dimensional chess continues. In his latest tactical masterpiece he's lost a naval flagship to a country without a navy	45 20:27 swksvolFF [1807]
Briefly about Ukraine. 04/13/2022	1 09:15 Skidmark [1752]
US cases of the STDs gonorrhea and syphilis surged to a 30-year high in 2020 with LGBT people and minorities suffering the largest burden, CDC report finds	8 12:09 Greng Black3494 [1745]
Where are the Cossacks?	6 21:46 Thing From Snowy Mountain [1782]
Why were they silent about Kramatorsk?	3 17:28 Flater Forkbeard8651 [1742]
Page 6: Politix
88 Year old Dianne Feinstein's memory fading and she may no longer be fit to serve, senators say	18 23:04 DooDahMan [1778]
Durham probe: Judge denies Sussmann motion to dismiss case; trial to begin next month	2 08:28 Procopius2k [1749]
Republicans Slam Biden Admin For 'deeply Troubling' Possibility VA Docs Could Go To Border For Expected Surge	4 12:48 Tom [1745]
Virginia school board accused of covering up sex assault could all be ousted	3 10:57 swksvolFF [1754]
CDC Givith and the CDC Taketh Away	3 11:39 swksvolFF [1758]

    
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4	Islamic State
3	Govt of Iran
3	Ottoman Proxies
2	Houthis
2	Devout Moslems
2	Sublime Porte
1	Hamas
1	ISWAP
1	Govt of Syria
1	Migrants/Illegal Immigrants
1	Mob Rule
1	Narcos
1	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
1	al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent
1	Boko Haram (ISIS)
1	Hezbollah

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