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Taliban Orders Resumed Attacks on Govt Forces
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Good morning	2 18:26 AlmostAnonymous5839 [11127]
Turkish fighter jet downs Syrian regime warplane over Idlib	4 18:22 Zenobia Spawn of the Texans7934 [11128]
Migrants beat up Germans in Cologne	0 [11127]
Kurdish journalist in Turkey handed two year jail sentence for terror-related charges	0 [11127]
Taliban Orders Resumed Attacks on Govt Forces	9 16:07 Old Patriot [11131]
What happens when the concept of border fails	2 14:22 Canuckistan sniper [11125]
Protesters continue their marches in #Babel, south of #Baghdad	0 [11124]
Activist and media professional Rana al-Semeid’y kidnapped by pro-Sadr militias near al-Abrar market, central #Najaf	0 [11124]
Confrontations between protesters and security troops at al-Khillani Square in Baghdad	0 [11128]
Adil Abdul Mahdi will walk away from his role as #Iraq’s caretaker prime minister	0 [11125]
One Turkish customs agent killed in rocket attack near Iranian border	2 15:21 Skidmark [11128]
LNA Air defense platforms target a Turkish UAV	0 [11124]
LNA targeting Turkish air defense platforms in Mitiga	0 [11124]
AlMuoz project is under heavy bombardment by #LNA missile batteries	0 [11125]
More than 20 Hezbullies killed in #Saraqib	0 [11126]
Syrian Army benefiting from a flood of reinforcements today	0 [11130]
Syrian Army liberates Dadeikh and Kifer Batiekh in South Saraqib	0 [11126]
Turkey is crushing Syria's army after wiping out its heavy armor with superior tech, daring Russia to step in and save them	1 11:24 mossomo [11124]
Russian warplanes bombed the outskirts of Idlib with missiles	1 09:09 Mercutio [11129]
Health workers in #Tripoli held a protest Monday outside the Finance Ministry over three months unpaid salaries	1 10:03 Skidmark [11126]
Warlord Haftar’s armed groups renew rocket attacks on Mitiga Airport in #Tripoli	0 [11129]
18-Year-Old SUV Driver Deliberately Runs Over Four Teens On Sidewalk	4 21:38 trailing wife [11131]
Erdogan says 'MILLIONS' of migrants will head to Europe	5 09:14 swksvolFF [11128]
Migrant Shot Dead by Greek Police as Border Clashes Grow	7 08:31 Bright Pebbles [11129]
Five Mali soldiers killed in checkpoint attack: Army source	0 [11125]
IDF strikes car in Syria, says it responded to attempted sniping attack	1 09:06 Mercutio [11126]
Taliban killed or injured 15, kidnapped 50 civilians as RIV period ended	1 09:05 Mercutio [11125]
Top ISIS commanders among 6 killed in U.S. drone strikes in East of Afghanistan	0 [11128]
Page 2: WoT Background
Pocahantas Promises To Fight For Kashmir	6 18:21 Matt [11129]
Crew of gunship 'Spooky 41' awarded medals after raining fire on ISIS militants for NINE hours	4 18:20 AlmostAnonymous5839 [11130]
University of Maryland student arrested for antisemitism	2 08:26 Dron66046 [11128]
Benjamin Netanyahu defeats Benny Gantz with larger bloc	4 13:32 Dron66046 [11127]
Iran has arrested two individuals who were filmed licking religious shrines in the Shia holy cities of Qom and Mashhad	3 19:01 SteveS [11131]
Lebanon can no longer protect its people or ensure a decent life for them after months of anti-government protests and an economic meltdown, Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab says	0 [11124]
Former advisor to Zarif latest Iranian official to be infected by coronavirus	2 07:41 lord garth [11131]
Trump recognizes the right of #Greece to enforce the law on its border	2 18:10 AlmostAnonymous5839 [11123]
International Atomic Energy Agency (@iaeaorg) overseeing #Iran's 2015 nuclear deal plans to call out Tehran for its lack of cooperation	1 09:19 Mercutio [11125]
Arab consensus to reject Turkish moves in Libya	2 15:45 SteveS [11123]
Netanyahu victory speech	0 [11124]
New Delhi violence death toll rises to 46 as capital remains on edge	1 08:38 Dron66046 [11127]
‘If our 5,000 prisoners - 100 or 200 more or less does not matter - do not get released there will be no intra-Afghan talks,’ says Taliban	6 13:23 Dron66046 [11128]
PM Imran stressed the importance of the international community playing its role in preventing the ongoing atrocities in occupied Kashmir	0 [11125]
Field medicine Center says 30 % of injuries caused by Haftar’s attacks are civilians	0 [11126]
UN envoy to Libya Ghassan Salame resigns	0 [11128]
Will Senator Murphy infect the Senate with COVID-19?	8 14:34 European Conservative [11127]
Egypt court sentences militant leader Ashmawy to death for police killings	0 [11126]
No Need for US to Solve Afghanistan-Pakistan Issues: Qureshi	1 06:00 Procopius2k [11128]
Page 3: Non-WoT
The number of millennials with early-onset Alzheimer's disease is surging, report finds	6 18:29 Bobby [11128]
At least ~~seven~~ 9 19 die after tornadoes strike Nashville, middle Tennessee	11 18:20 swksvolFF [11131]
White House Nominates Nation's 1st African American Military Service Chief	6 14:28 rjschwarz [11127]
As Disdain for Prayer Grows, Media Take Shots at Trump and Pence for Bowing Their Heads Last Week	1 18:49 Bobby [11130]
Vigilante hacks into Indian criminal call centre's CCTV to show fraudsters laughing as they fleece their weeping British victims out of thousands through fake messages placed on their computers by viruses	0 [11125]
White supremacist, 40, is jailed for 56 years after stabbing Iranian-American to death during fight outside a bar just months after being released from prison after manslaughter sentence	1 16:57 Procopius2k [11125]
Prosecutors describe ex-CIA engineer charged in massive leak as 'angry and vindictive'	4 22:30 Skidmark [11126]
Dow Industrials Rally 5.1% on Central-Bank Stimulus Hopes	3 12:25 lord garth [11128]
Lockheed inks $1.14B modification for rocket contract	1 10:30 Skidmark [11125]
Coronavirus round-up: 12,000 confirmed in Iran, only 125 new yesterday in China, and more	2 11:03 Skidmark [11125]
Will Northern Hemphisphere Spring Tame the Coronavirus	2 21:41 Elmainter Fillmore2636 [11130]
Vegan runner who is 'offended' by the smell of meat is slammed for asking neighbors to show 'empathy' by closing the windows while cooking	13 21:46 USN, Ret. [11128]
Man released under ‘sanctuary city’ rules sexually assaults 3-year-old	10 21:27 Secret Master [11129]
Coronavirus wipes out business in gambling capital of the world	3 10:33 Skidmark [11123]
Page 4: Opinion
The Media's Deafening Silence on Mike Bloomberg's Ties to Epstein and Other Criminals	6 22:30 Clem [11134]
AOC Shuts Down Ted Cruz By Making A Baking Soda Volcano	3 18:17 AlmostAnonymous5839 [11124]
Lebanon’s economic collapse spells doom for Mideast Christians	1 10:40 Skidmark [11128]
Biden: 'I Am The Only Candidate Who Can Beat Ronald Reagan'	6 19:51 Procopius2k [11126]
Wayback machine from 2006: Only ‘miracle’ can save teacher beaten by Muslim mob	18 22:14 Matt [11132]
Page 6: Politix
Typhoid Mary II:	4 21:33 Alaska Paul [11132]
Biden's Gun Control Czar	10 21:36 Lex [11130]
Top Los Angeles prosecutor apologizes after husband points gun at Black Lives Matter activists	14 15:05 Silentbrick [11134]
CIA, DOJ Refuse To Acknowledge Whether Eric Ciaramella Records Exist	6 16:33 Lex [11127]
Chris Matthews announces retirement, mutually parts ways with MSNBC	6 14:23 rjschwarz [11126]
Federal judge orders Hillary Clinton deposition to address private emails: 'Still more to learn'	8 14:22 rjschwarz [11126]
Marianne Williamson rips Buttigieg, Klobuchar for endorsing Biden, Beto chimes in	5 15:53 lord garth [11126]

    
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                        21:41 Elmainter Fillmore2636

                        21:38 trailing wife

                        21:36 Lex

                        21:33 Alaska Paul

                        21:27 Secret Master

                        20:54 Angatle Gray1887

                        19:51 Procopius2k

                        19:13 trailing wife

                        19:02 SteveS

                        19:01 SteveS

                        18:54 Mercutio

                        18:49 Bobby

                        18:29 Bobby

                        18:28 Bobby

                        18:26 AlmostAnonymous5839

                        18:22 Zenobia Spawn of the Texans7934

                        18:22 Black Charlie Tingle5072

                        18:21 Matt

                        18:20 AlmostAnonymous5839

                        18:20 swksvolFF

Who's in the News
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12	Sublime Porte
6	Arab Spring
4	Govt of Iran
4	Moslem Colonists
3	Govt of Iraq
3	Taliban
2	Govt of Pakistan
2	Hezbollah
2	Islamic State
1	Govt of Iran Proxies
1	al-Qaeda in North Africa
1	Thai Insurgency

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Two weeks of WOT

Tue 2020-03-03
Taliban Orders Resumed Attacks on Govt Forces

Mon 2020-03-02
Turkey shoots down two Syrian fighter jets over Idlib

Sun 2020-03-01
Iraq's PM-designate Allawi withdraws, prolonging deadlock

Sat 2020-02-29
U.S. and Taliban sign troop withdrawal deal

Fri 2020-02-28
Rouhani and his VP both reported to have coronavirus

Thu 2020-02-27
Hezbollah operative killed in drone strike in southern Syria

Wed 2020-02-26
Gulf Cartel Border City Turf War Kills at Least 20 Gunmen, Innocents in Week

Tue 2020-02-25
Hosni Mubarak sleeps with the pharaohs

Mon 2020-02-24
Car drives into German carnival parade, around 30 injured

Sun 2020-02-23
Last year Hezbollah received ~$700 million in funding

Sat 2020-02-22
Erdogan confirms the presence of pro-Turkish Syrian fighters in Libya

Fri 2020-02-21
Missile intercept by #Saudi forces in #Yanbu

Thu 2020-02-20
Turkey asks NATO to provide air support for the operation in Idlib

Wed 2020-02-19
Ashraf Ghani declared winner of Afghan presidential poll, Abdullah rejects results

Tue 2020-02-18
LNA claims to destroy Turkish arms ship in Tripoli harbor.

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