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Iran navy own goal in Oman Gulf exercise; 24 dead
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Good morning	3 18:38 Whiskey Mike [11131]
SDF Turkish commanders and officials escape to Turkey	1 14:36 Zhang Fei [11127]
New batch of Syrian mercenaries arrives in Libya, while Turkey recruiting more fighters	0 [11126]
Al-Suwayda: Large areas of land engulfed in flames in southern Syria	0 [11125]
40 regime soldiers killed or injured by jihadists in Sahl_Al-Ghab	0 [11129]
Turkish forces shell the perimeter of Ain_Issa camp north of Raqqa	0 [11128]
Fierce clashes erupt between ‘Al_Hamzat Division’ and ‘Sultan Suleiman Shah’ factions in Ras_al_Ain	3 15:15 Whiskey Mike [11132]
ISIS cells assassinate two SDF members east of Deir_ez_Zor	0 [11127]
Rocket attack on Sahl_Al_Ghab leaves woman dead in western rural Hama	0 [11127]
Indian Army soldier was wounded in an apparent cross-LoC sniper fire by Pakistani military in Balakote, Poonch	0 [11125]
Iran navy own goal in Oman Gulf exercise; 24 dead	7 15:50 Procopius2k [11128]
Libya: Two Russian mercenaries killed in Salahuddin.	0 [11128]
Samba: Militant Hideout Busted; Arms, Ammunition Recovered	0 [11128]
Three civilians were injured as an explosive device detonated in a market in southeastern #Baghdad	0 [11127]
Security troops firing teargas bombs and using stun grenades to disperse protesters on alJumhouriya bridge in Baghdad	0 [11128]
Protester Azhar al Shemari leaves operating theater in hospital after surviving as assassination attempt	0 [11125]
National Oil Corporation: All fuel storage tanks at Mitiga Airport were destroyed	1 06:51 b [11127]
New zero-hour attack by Haftar’s militia groups failed	3 20:49 swksvolFF [11126]
Ministry of Interior announces death of six people due to bombing at Bab Bin Ghashir	0 [11127]
Shura Council Benghazi Spox: Abu Iyad al-Tunsi is currently located in the Ganfouda area of Benghazi	0 [11130]
Libya Limp List	0 [11125]
Turkey to consider Haftar elements (LNA) as legitimate target if country’s interests in Libya are targeted	3 10:05 swksvolFF [11127]
Khaled al-Sharif, deputy emir of the Al-Qaeda-affiliated Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG) returns from Turkey	0 [11131]
GNA official Mohamed AlNaas praised & cheered Suicide bombings in Tubrok and Benghazi	0 [11127]
2 suicide bombings that killed more that 60 civilians at a petrol station	0 [11127]
Two soldiers martyred in North Waziristan	0 [11125]
Puntland President Lauds Police For Averting ISIS Attack	0 [11133]
Freed Italian Aid Worker Returns Home On Special Flight	0 [11131]
Iraqi Prime Minister Releases Anti-Government Protesters	0 [11131]
Mutiny on the high seas saved trafficked Rohingya	0 [11130]
Page 2: WoT Background
Iran ready for prisoner swap talks with US, citing Covid-19 threat as impetus	0 [11128]
Portugal to take up to 60 unaccompanied migrant children from Greek camps	2 14:06 Thaith Elmeresing6163 [11133]
Dozens feared dead as Iranian destroyer accidentally SINKS one of the country's own warships after opening fire on it	13 17:53 ranture [11131]
US, France plan to create political space for YPG/PKK	1 07:02 Sonny Black [11126]
Italian Newspaper: GNA Prepares for a New Offensive on Al-Watiyyah Airbase	0 [11127]
Syrian Official: Erdogan Decided to Rid his Borders of Terrorism and Mercenaries, Invested Them in Libya Instead	0 [11124]
Tunisian parliament member sez Tunisia has been forcefully hijacked by Turkish authorities	0 [11124]
Hamas MP Yunis Al-Astal: Who Is More Dangerous to Humanity - COVID-19 or the Jews?	3 09:05 Seeking Cure For Ignorance [11125]
India plotting to shift blame on Pakistan	0 [11132]
Turkish agenda in Libya targets Sudan and the region; Arman	0 [11127]
Page 3: Non-WoT
New Purdue technologies to extract, purify critical rare earth metals could be a ‘game changer' to advance, protect vital electronics	0 [11129]
'COVID toes': New coronavirus symptom?	0 [11127]
3D printers save lives	0 [11126]
Hundreds gather in Hong Kong malls as anti-gov't rallies reemerge	4 08:01 Besoeker [11127]
China's Incestuous Relationship with the WHO Might Be Worse Than We Originally Thought	1 05:51 Procopius2k [11126]
China tries to calm ‘nationalist fever’ as calls for invasion of Taiwan grow	24 18:56 ruprecht [11132]
The Irkutsk communist party’s Victory Day celebrations	3 06:08 Clem [11126]
Skirmish at the China-India border (North Sikkim)	0 [11125]
The Global Airline Industry Is in Even Worse Shape Than You Think	14 21:48 Procopius2k [11133]
Pak: Corona cases surge as lockdown eases	0 [11126]
South Sudanese army accused of displacing civilians in Equatoria region	0 [11128]
South Sudan’s coronavirus cases rise to 156	0 [11125]
Wuhan reports first coronavirus infection in over a month	1 02:17 g(r)omgoru [11124]
Irish pub uses drone to bring drinks to the community during the shutdown	3 14:35 York Harding [11126]
NYT Sitting On $686 Million It Could Give the Homeless	3 07:53 M. Murcek [11125]
Page 4: Opinion
We're Winning	3 21:34 SteveS [11135]
The Deep State Didn't Start with Donald Trump	3 14:34 JohnQC [11126]
Obama CIA Boss John Brennan Gets Testy As The Walls Begin To Close In	16 14:56 Clem [11136]
A Look At The Democrat Dallas Judge Who Jailed A Salon Owner	10 23:11 gorb [11129]
UK's Dr. John Lee: ‘ We Now Have a World of Evidence to Support Ending the Lockdown‘	0 [11127]
Soetoro is panicking	15 19:17 Frank G [11137]
Dirty Dozen: The 12 revelations that sunk Mueller's case against Flynn	0 [11128]
Page 6: Politix
Gov. Cuomo admits he was wrong to order nursing homes to accept coronavirus patients	12 17:15 Mercutio [11128]
Durham moving ‘full-throttle' on Russia probe review, top federal prosecutors involved: sources	9 16:09 NoMoreBS [11128]
Why is Obama Panicking Now? – The Importance of Understanding Political Surveillance In The Era of President Obama…	15 18:32 Marilyn Tojo7566 [11133]
As expected, Atlanta mayor stirs steaming Ahmaud Arbery pot	11 20:38 swksvolFF [11127]
San Antonio City Council Approves Resolution Stating That Saying "China Virus" is Hate Speech.	22 22:22 SteveS [11133]
Lt. Col Sausage = Another liar: Transcripts show Vindman, too, said one thing in public and another thing under oath	17 19:26 Frank G [11127]
Following Last Week's Release Attorney Clevenger Alleges Office of DNI Has Communications Between Seth Rich and WikiLeaks – Russia Collusion a Lie!	8 16:25 Bobby [11133]

    
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7	Arab Spring
5	Commies
4	Islamic State
3	Govt of Pakistan
3	Govt of Iran
2	Govt of Iraq
2	al-Qaeda
2	Govt of Iran Proxies
1	Human Trafficking
1	Moslem Colonists
1	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
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1	Govt of Syria
1	Hamas

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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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Tue 2020-05-05
U.S. approves first Sudanese ambassador in two decades

Mon 2020-05-04
66 civilians killed, wounded in Taliban attacks in first week of Ramadan

Sun 2020-05-03
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Sat 2020-05-02
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Fri 2020-05-01
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Thu 2020-04-30
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Wed 2020-04-29
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