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German government bans Hezbollah — Interior Ministry
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Late edition	3 21:23 Dron66046 [11127]
SEALs tried to locate US citizen taken by Afghan militants	7 12:48 Besoeker [11125]
German government bans Hezbollah — Interior Ministry	2 13:17 trailing wife [11132]
'17 Villages Cleared of Taliban' in Balkh: Police	0 [11130]
Suicide attack leaves 3 dead, 15 wounded in Kabul	0 [11131]
Attempted ramming attack in northern West Bank	0 [11125]
IRGC on high alert, as military reinforcement arriving from Iraq	2 17:58 Skidmark [11130]
35 Turkish military vehicles enter Syrian territory, heading towards military posts in rural Idlib	0 [11123]
HTS members attempt to kidnap commander of an armed group in the independent brigades in #Aleppo	0 [11125]
With International Coalition air support, SDF storms village in northern rural Deir ez-Zor	0 [11127]
Reports of Heavy Artillery now targeting POK	0 [11124]
Indian security forces launched cordon and search operation in Gund Kaisar village of Bandipora	4 22:43 trailing wife [11134]
Turkish-backed Libyan forces attack #LNA weapons convoy	0 [11129]
Over 80 Lebanese soldiers wounded as protests rage across the country	0 [11130]
Libyan Limp List	0 [11124]
Turkish Central Bank freezes Libya's assets	2 17:54 Lex [11123]
Fighting in AinZara #Tripoli	1 07:53 b [11124]
Man on left is from Kafr Halab. He’s from HTS	0 [11125]
6 Syrian #terrorist mercenaries for Hayat Tahrir AlSham are now being treated in the Italian military base in Misrata	0 [11126]
France investigating car-ramming that injured 3 cops as terror attack	0 [11126]
Palestinian wounded as explosive device goes off in his hand near Hebron	2 23:32 trailing wife [11136]
Woman, 62, stabbed in suspected terror attack in central Israel	0 [11127]
Page 2: WoT Background
Libya's Haftar Announces Ramadan Truce	2 18:34 magpie [11127]
UAE doing too little to stem terrorist financing, says watchdog	0 [11127]
Lebanese Cleric Muhammad Abu Al-Qat' Naqshbandi: Coronavirus is a Soldier of Allah	0 [11125]
Virginia Imam Shaker Elsayed: COVID-19 Is a Divine Wake-Up Call - a Punishment for Usury, Abortion, and Homosexuality	14 13:58 Lex [11130]
Lawyer Admits To Paying Over $250,000 In Bribes To ICE, FBI Agents	3 10:14 Woozle Slising1666 [11125]
Gulf will remain Persian forever: Rouhani	3 17:28 Old Patriot [11127]
Turkey calls for urgent international response to Haftar's coup in Libya	5 10:40 swksvolFF [11129]
Tunisia's Ghannouchi sez the situation in #Libya was controlled by international and regional agendas	0 [11125]
Salah Badi said that members of the House of Representatives (HOR) in Tobruk will be arrested if they return back to Tripoli	2 12:52 trailing wife [11128]
A rift emerges among pro-Iranian militias in Iraq	2 19:20 Skidmark [11123]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Sweden had no lockdown but its economy is expected to suffer just as badly as its European neighbors	6 19:55 ruprecht [11125]
Russia now has 100,000 cases of "My Corona"	1 18:57 Thing From Snowy Mountain [11126]
Israeli researchers discover security flaws in online learning platforms	0 [11125]
Woman Who Blamed Trump after Giving Her Husband Fish-Tank Cleaner Now Under Investigation for Murder	12 11:53 warthogswife [11128]
Swedish city to dump metric ton of chicken manure in park to discourage festival gathering	15 18:38 Woodrow [11128]
Boeing will cut its staff by 10% - more than 10,000 jobs - and slash its production of its main commercial planes, including the 787 and 777, after it reports $641 million first-quarter loss	11 14:39 Abu Uluque [11126]
Secretive Air Force X-37B space plane is launching its sixth mission in May that's expected to break its previous record of 780 days in low orbit	11 18:09 Skidmark [11125]
Up to 60 bodies found in U-Haul trucks outside NYC funeral home	14 18:42 Woodrow [11125]
Court sides with Gov Whitmer in case claiming stay home order violated constitutional rights	20 23:30 Lex [11130]
€50 loan from European Investment Bank to Israeli company Pluristem	3 16:51 trailing wife [11125]
BREAKING: Governor Gavin Newsom to Close All State Parks and Beaches Across California	31 17:50 swksvolFF [11129]
ICE Deports Former Liberian Security Forces Commander Living In The US	0 [11123]
US warship seizes Venezuelan vessel in southwestern Pacific	8 17:40 Frank G [11126]
Iran Says 3,600 Arrested For Spreading Coronavirus-Related Rumors	1 07:17 AlanC [11129]
Coronaplague roundup: Going Back to Work in Napa County (fatality:population = 1:67,500)	14 13:30 M. Murcek [11127]
Villagers cut open killer crocodile and pull out the remains of their missing friend after he was eaten while fishing in Indonesia	7 22:08 swksvolFF [11126]
Giant asteroid up to 2.5 miles wide and classed as 'potentially hazardous' by NASA flies safely past Earth at a distance of 3.9 million miles	7 23:29 trailing wife [11128]
Magnitude 9 earthquake that would cause a 100ft tsunami off the coast of Japan is 'imminent': Soil analysis shows mega quake has occurred every 300-400 years with last one in 17th century	6 11:00 magpie [11127]
Chicago brewery uses ice cream truck-inspired van to sell beer amid coronavirus shutdown	5 15:55 swksvolFF [11126]
Illinois Sen. Plummer: Coronavirus bailout – Don't waste federal funds on my state's bankrupt system	4 11:14 M. Murcek [11125]
Page 4: Opinion
As Nation Reopens, Churches Having To Remind People To Put On Pants	1 20:07 SteveS [11123]
California Prisons Release Thousands Of Felons To Make Room For Skaters, Surfers, People Who Go Outside	0 [11123]
China Committed an Act of War	4 16:31 swksvolFF [11124]
Judge Dismisses Sexual Assault Allegations Against Biden On Grounds That He Is Not A Republican	11 15:30 JohnQC [11129]
Merkel Revealed this is About Climate Change	4 12:37 KBK [11124]
The Doctor: Episode 13: Muh Muh Muh My Corona	0 [11127]
Dr. Fauci's DARKEST SECRET Surfaces As His Predictive Model Crushes Trump Economy	18 15:52 M. Murcek [11126]
What we should all be doing right now (informative video)	0 [11125]
Photo essay: How the world has overcome pandemics over the last century	3 13:24 M. Murcek [11123]
Experts warn 20 minutes of jogging without a sports bra can make breasts move around by 14cm and cause 'irreparable tissue damage'	21 17:39 Thaith Elmeresing6163 [11128]
In a Crisis, a Fumbling America Confirms Europe's Worst Fears	17 14:00 Lex [11130]
Page 6: Politix
FBI notes detail effort to catch Flynn in lie to 'get him fired' as Trump adviser	4 17:43 Lex [11124]
Trump won't extend coronavirus social distancing guidelines	1 07:43 M. Murcek [11128]
New Information Emerges Around Biden Sexual Assault Allegation	9 22:28 Lex [11127]
‘A Wonderful Candidate’: Trump Trolls Amash’s Presidential Announcement	12 15:53 JohnQC [11129]
Former Arizona GOP Senator Jeff Flake: ‘I Will Not Vote For Donald Trump’	30 18:07 M. Murcek [11127]
FBI discussed interviewing Michael Flynn 'to get him to lie' and 'get him fired,' handwritten notes show	7 15:33 Bobby [11129]
Emails Show Extensive Communications Between Senior Defense Official and Columnist Who Published Leaked Info on Flynn Calls with Russian Ambassador	1 08:19 b [11126]

    
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5	Arab Spring
2	Hezbollah
2	Govt of Iran
2	Govt of Iran Proxies
2	Islamic State
1	Haqqani Network
1	Commies
1	Tin Hat Dictators, Presidents for Life, & Kleptocrats
1	Lashkar e-Taiba
1	Moslem Colonists
1	Muslim Brotherhood
1	al-Nusra
1	Taliban
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Two weeks of WOT

Thu 2020-04-30
German government bans Hezbollah — Interior Ministry

Wed 2020-04-29
El Salvador's President Takes On The Country's Gangs Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

Tue 2020-04-28
Haftar declares himself a ruler of Libya

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

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