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Pakistan to keep Mosques open during Ramadan
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Good afternoon	10 22:52 CrazyFool [11135]
Two US soldiers missing in action in eastern Syria	6 22:27 Tennessee [11125]
IDF thwarts suspect crossing northern Gaza border with knife	3 16:27 Skidmark [11125]
Islamic State cell planned to murder critic of Islam in Germany	2 17:05 Dron66046 [11131]
Britain conducts first airstrikes against ISIS militants since September	2 16:28 Skidmark [11126]
7 Afghan Forces Killed in Taliban Attack in Logar: Tribal Elders	0 [11125]
Children, elder man among 14 killed, wounded in latest Taliban attacks in Faryab	0 [11131]
Five killed as Boko Haram attacks ex-Borno gov’s convoy	0 [11127]
Video purporting to show Syrian air defence launches tonight near Damascus	0 [11128]
Kurdish security organization (Asayish) in Sulaymaniyah arrests 31 people on charges of drug trafficking and robbing shopping centers during curfew hours.	1 16:29 Skidmark [11127]
Five HTS fighters killed or wounded in attacks by Turkish drones in eastern Idlib	0 [11127]
Turkish helicopters evacuate their injured soldiers, amid ongoing meetings with rebels to diffuse tension and end protests on M4 road	0 [11128]
New armed fight erupts among Turkish-backed factions in rural Ras al-Ain	0 [11132]
IED explosion causes material damage in eastern Deir ez-Zor	0 [11127]
Thousands of civilians are held in official and secret prisons in areas controlled by the ‘Interim Government’ and ‘Salvation Government’	2 17:32 Mike Kozlowski [11128]
Daraa: Tafas’ clan clashes leave five persons dead, including a woman	0 [11129]
Landmine explosion kills commander in Turkish-backed factions in rural Afrin	0 [11125]
Salah Badi in AbuGrian today fighting for the expired GNA	5 14:28 Clem [11133]
LNA Targets the #Turkish occupied Mitiga Air-Base with heavy artillery in #Tripoli	0 [11127]
Algeria Captures a Wanted Terrorist on the Libyan Border	0 [11128]
#GNA field commander Issam Gomaa Gogo killed by the #LNA	0 [11126]
Zintan Council of Notables asks the LNA to prepare a constitution for the country and hold parliamentary & presidential elections	0 [11129]
Militias that are officially backed by Erdogan,are clashing against each other in Tripoli	2 18:51 Skidmark [11127]
Al-Rajban delegates the armed forces to lead the country	0 [11125]
Page 2: WoT Background
Pakistan to keep Mosques open during Ramadan	0 [11126]
Oil-for-budget war reignites between Erbil and Baghdad	0 [11126]
MoI Discloses Wanted List of Alleged Drug Traffickers	0 [11131]
NATO hands over equipment to Kabul Police to assist security, stop coronavirus spread	0 [11124]
Iran reports 1,153 new coronavirus cases, 60 deaths in 24 hours	0 [11123]
Five citizens of #China were detained for their private chat on the internet about the technology giant #Huawei's #Iranian sales	0 [11124]
UN panel says no trace of Sudanese RSF mercenaries in Libya	0 [11124]
FDCD Calls on UN Security Council to Investigate Turkish-GNA Crimes Against Tarhouna Civilians	0 [11125]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Maatje Benassi's CV-19 nightmare	1 19:11 Skidmark [11124]
28 Million Mail-In Ballots Went Missing in Last Four Elections	4 18:46 Procopius2k [11127]
New York State Division of the Budget Announces Release of the FY 2021 Enacted State Budget Financial Plan	1 14:54 Beavis [11127]
Weapons of a Pistoleer: Wild Bill Was Well-Armed	4 20:27 Mercutio [11130]
Gunman is arrested 'for spraying Duck Dynasty star Wille Robertson's estate with bullets during a drive-by-shooting' in broad daylight	3 13:30 Mercutio [11126]
Mosque's makeshift morgue shows virus toll on UK minorities	4 13:00 Woodrow [11130]
Saudi Arabia ends death penalty for minors	6 16:46 Skidmark [11124]
Russian freighter arrives at space station with nearly 3 tons of supplies	2 22:59 Frank G [11131]
S Africa minister apologises for police officer's anti-Muslim rant	0 [11124]
Snowing in Texas at 75F. SN4 passes cryogenic test that killed the 3 previous starships.	2 13:04 Woodrow [11128]
Coronaplague update	3 15:50 Procopius2k [11130]
The medieval 'doomsday bunker' hidden beneath a French castle (video)	3 08:30 ruprecht [11125]
Oregon Man Part Of Radical Left-Wing Antifascist Group Sues His Grandmother Over Rent Disagreement	15 16:48 Skidmark [11131]
"China Did A Lot Of Things Right": Bill Gates Defends CCP, Slams America Over Handling Of Coronavirus	62 22:01 Woodrow [11139]
At least they're wearing masks! El Salvador authorities ignore social distancing to cram prisoners together in jail lockdown after nation suffers 22 murders in one day	2 16:49 Skidmark [11124]
First lady Melania Trump turns 50 during coronavirus lockdown	8 11:39 M. Murcek [11124]
California ER Doctors Speak Out	5 23:36 trailing wife [11128]
Twitter Suspends Account Of Biotech Company Testing UV Light To Treat Coronavirus	5 18:58 Alaska Paul [11128]
Page 4: Opinion
Benny Morris - 'The Hidden Story of Christian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire'	6 23:54 Woodrow [11130]
Triumph of the Woke Oligarchs	4 16:51 Skidmark [11132]
Wuhan resident: A second wave is 'absolutely' coming	6 21:54 ruprecht [11128]
What the US must do now to capitalize on Beijing's mistakes	9 16:01 M. Murcek [11123]
- In Progress - About Grants like the Wuhan one.	5 08:41 Bob Grorong1136 [11125]
Feminists are praising a murderous totalitarian dictatorship because they might get a female leader	4 10:04 M. Murcek [11125]
'Mad City' madness, be glad you don't live there (a slideshow)	6 21:46 Clem [11131]
The Wuhan virus reveals the rot in America's Democrat-run cities	3 12:51 Lex [11124]
What to Do About China And Its American Lackeys	0 [11124]
Kim Jong Un Won't Be Dead Until There's A Succession In Place. I Wouldn't Bet On What It Will Be	0 [11125]
Rudy Giuliani Slammed Dr. Fauci Over His Agency's $3.7 Million Grant to the Wuhan Institute of Virology	9 23:38 Clem [11124]
Pandemic Opportunities Arise for Trump but Will He Take Them?	7 21:57 ruprecht [11131]
America: Responses to Tyranny	4 16:23 Glenmore [11125]
Page 6: Politix
Newsom's secretive $1-billion mask deal with Chinese automaker sparks bipartisan concerns	7 14:55 M. Murcek [11126]
Fox's Maria Bartiromo: Sources say Michael Flynn will be 'completely exonerated this week'	8 15:56 M. Murcek [11131]
Boxcar Abrams caught on tape plotting to use re-districting to stop white folks	7 12:12 magpie [11127]
De Blasio appoints wife head of coronavirus racial inequality task force	8 12:29 Raj [11128]
Pelosi Suffers Brain Freeze, Stutters, Forgets California Governor’s Name, Calls GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy ‘Mitchell’	11 14:48 Abu Uluque [11122]
Klobuchar: We’re Not Going to Lead the World Again with Trump as President	16 22:11 Woodrow [11129]
Adam Schiff: 50,000 Americans Dead Because Trump Wasn’t Removed	14 15:54 Procopius2k [11125]
Beto O’Rourke: Trump’s Dangerous Immigration ‘Signaling’ Is Being Picked Up by ‘White Nationalist Terrorists’	8 16:59 JFM [11126]
Stacey Abrams: ‘We Can’t Survive Another Four Years with Donald Trump’	18 17:03 JFM [11131]

    
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7	Commies
6	Sublime Porte
5	Arab Spring
3	Islamic State
2	Taliban
2	al-Qaeda
2	Govt of Iran
2	Moslem Colonists
2	Narcos
1	Hamas
1	Govt of Iraq
1	Boko Haram (ISIS)
1	al-Nusra
1	Govt of Pakistan
1	Govt of Syria

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Two weeks of WOT

Mon 2020-04-27
Pakistan to keep Mosques open during Ramadan

Sun 2020-04-26
GNA Refuses Operation IRINI Because It Will Disrupt Arms Supplies From Turkey

Sat 2020-04-25
North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un again rumored to be dead

Fri 2020-04-24
Poland Detains Lebanese Man Suspected of 'Planning Attacks'

Thu 2020-04-23
Afrin: Kurdish population more than halved since 2018 offensive

Wed 2020-04-22
Trump says he's ordered Navy to destroy
Iranian boats should they harass U.S. ships

Tue 2020-04-21
North Korea's Kim Jong Un in grave danger
after surgery, or so they ay

Mon 2020-04-20
U.S. crude falls below $15 a barrel, down more than 20%

Sun 2020-04-19
44 suspected Boko Haram jihadis found dead in Chad prison

Sat 2020-04-18
Almost $5 billion of Iran government money for imports is missing

Fri 2020-04-17
CCP reports coup attempt in China!

Thu 2020-04-16
Iranian Attack Boats Harass U.S. Navy, Coast Guard Vessels in Persian Gulf

Wed 2020-04-15
China-Flagged Tanker Attacked In Gulf Of Oman By Iranian Navy

Tue 2020-04-14
GNA carry out mass executions in the cities of Sabratah and Sorman

Mon 2020-04-13
Libyan National Army captures Abu Grein

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