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4 Iranian proxy forces HQ hit in airstrikes along Iraq-Syria border
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Breaking: US military conducts airstrikes in Iraq in retaliation for rocket attack that killed 2 Americans	3 23:58 Old Patriot [11131]
Good morning	7 22:23 trailing wife [11128]
Rocket fire hits base in Iraq housing US troops, killing 2 Americans, 1 Briton, military says	1 17:18 Woodrow [11127]
DEA agents arrest HUNDREDS of members of notorious Jalisco drug cartel	5 20:08 Barbara [11130]
Member of Saudi Allegiance Council arrested	2 15:15 trailing wife [11126]
GNA officials calling for suicide bombings on eastern Libya, Egypt, UAE, and all countries that deal with the HoR & LNA	2 10:31 Chris [11133]
Some of Erdogan’s Syrian mercenary terrorists sent to Tripoli have moved to Tunisia to establish operating cell	0 [11136]
Greece detains migrants at covert, illegal "black site" before deporting them to Turkey	0 [11130]
Ankara police capture 11 FETÖ suspects, including users of Bylock, an encrypted messaging app	0 [11132]
Israeli troops shoot and kill Palestinian teenager, 15, in occupied West Bank	0 [11127]
Turkish Foreign Ministry summons Greek ambassador over violation of Turkish coastal waters	1 08:16 Mullah Richard [11129]
Libyan Army conducts combing operation near Sirte after tracking fresh moves of outlaw groups	0 [11123]
Fierce Infighting between two #Turkish backed armed groups in #Azaz, northern #Aleppo	0 [11131]
Bombardment by #Turkish #military & affiliated armed groups on positions of #Syrian government forces & civilian populated village of al-Misherifeh	0 [11131]
Suicide bombing in east of Deir ez-Zor	0 [11133]
Pro-#Iran Asa'ib Ahl Al-Haq party HQ is burning in Maysan	2 16:10 trailing wife [11125]
SANA confirms air assault has occurred southeast of Al-Bukamal city near Iraqi border	0 [11128]
Heavy movement of American jets over Anbar province helicopters at Ain al-Assad Airbase	0 [11122]
Eighteen Iraqi fighters killed in air strikes in eastern Syria	0 [11126]
4 Iranian proxy HQ hit in airstrikes along Iraq-Syria border	0 [11130]
Taji attack: The attack came from an improvised truck launcher	2 10:44 Frank G [11129]
Hundreds protest after North Carolina police shooting	4 19:30 Frank G [11123]
Feds arrest over 600 alleged Mexican cartel members	1 11:59 Frank G [11129]
Page 2: WoT Background
UNHRC suspends session, Israeli-Palestinian debate due to coronavirus	0 [11127]
Turkey to retaliate heavily if cease-fire violated	2 08:33 Bright Pebbles [11129]
Iran says new #virus kills 54, deathtoll climbs to 291	2 09:07 Besoeker [11127]
Erdoğan: Turkey aims to make the temporary cease-fire in Syria’s Idlib permanent and will not shy away from further military operations	0 [11128]
Germany continues to provide safe haven for PKK, as representatives from the CHP, HDP hold meeting with senior figures	0 [11126]
Iran agrees to send black boxes of downed airliner to Ukraine	6 19:55 jpal [11128]
Chelsea Manning Attempted Suicide in Jail, Is Recovering, Lawyers Say	14 19:41 Silentbrick [11126]
HCS member Sharaf Al-Din: Salame made big mistakes	0 [11130]
Çavuşoğlu: Turkey has struck a balance in Libya	0 [11130]
US Congress passes final resolution to restrain Trump on Iran	6 17:34 Frank G [11125]
Supreme Court allows Trump to enforce 'Remain in Mexico' policy	3 12:00 Lex [11125]
Lebanon’s slow, painful slide into financial meltdown	4 08:27 AlanC [11134]
Vowing to keep border open, Turkey's Erdogan compares Greeks to Nazis	10 18:06 swksvolFF [11127]
Page 3: Non-WoT
109 Israelis diagnosed with coronavirus, schools to close	9 20:18 European Conservative [11125]
U Dayton Students Riot Over COVID-19 Campus Closure	13 20:17 Frank G [11131]
European Union president blasts Trump travel announcement	8 14:57 SteveS [11127]
Wuhan residents are set to receive lessons in 'gratitude' so they can thank government for coronavirus fight	1 15:16 g(r)omgoru [11126]
How China halted coronavirus using a 'social nuclear weapon' but does the West have the will? Totalitarian state used extreme measures that democracies will struggle to replicate, expert warns	6 20:50 Procopius2k [11133]
China quarantines foreign arrivals to stop coronavirus coming IN to the country: Anyone flying into Beijing faces two-week isolation	2 09:50 Skidmark [11123]
California Throws The Books At Undercover Reporter Who Exposed Baby Body Trafficking	4 13:17 Procopius2k [11128]
Actor Tom Hanks and His Wife Test Positive for Wuhan Virus following OZ trip	14 16:23 Bobby [11122]
U.S. lawmakers seek to tighten ban on forced-labor goods from China's Xinjiang	4 21:20 DarthVader [11130]
Possible Alternate National Military Command Center, Wuhan Military Region, CHINA	1 01:21 Besoeker [11129]
Thousands of NHS trainee NURSES in their final year will be 'invited' to start their careers before they qualify so they can help to tackle coronavirus	2 14:35 Skidmark [11126]
Cheers! Chancellor FREEZES tax on beer, wine AND cider in major budget boost to stop pubs shutting during coronavirus crisis	5 19:25 European Conservative [11127]
Plus-size model, 35, is praised online after sharing a viral video of herself working out in the gym, racking up 15 MILLION views, while urging others to 'always keep your head up'	18 20:36 Anomalous Sources [11126]
Planet of the apes! Hundreds of hungry monkeys swarm across Thai street as 'rival gangs' fight over food after tourists who normally feed them stay away because of coronavirus	7 11:23 Lex [11125]
Amazon customers are horrified to discover face masks labeled as 'Based in USA' were actually made in WUHAN - the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak	4 14:44 Skidmark [11130]
Russian Fake 'Greta' Punks Harry de Sussex, Gets Him to Trash Trump: "He has blood on his hands!"	12 18:53 swksvolFF [11129]
Massive Army exercise in Europe is curtailed amid coronavirus angst	1 07:30 Skidmark [11126]
Coronavirus Roundup: Coronavirus conference canceled in New York because of coronavirus	4 14:45 Skidmark [11129]
Scientist links 2 state outbreaks with genetic fingerprints	0 [11123]
Italy hunts escaped prisoners after virus-related riots	0 [11129]
Gov. Inslee to restrict gatherings of more than 250 people, a move aimed at sports and concerts	2 10:28 M. Murcek [11132]
Page 4: Opinion
What If Trump Refuses To Leave Office And Also What If He Grows Fifty Feet Tall And Shoots Lasers Out Of His Eyes?	3 14:46 Skidmark [11132]
Ancient human settlement was obliterated by a COMET that exploded in Earth's atmosphere and sent fragments of molten glass 'hot enough to melt cars' flying to the ground 12,800 years ago	10 17:07 lord garth [11131]
Chinese firm encourages people to EAT DOGS to show 'cultural confidence' as it boycotts drafted law that bars pet meat from the dinner plate in the wake of coronavirus outbreak	2 11:58 Alaska Paul [11129]
Joe Biden's Bizarre Outburst Is Everything That Is Wrong With The Democrat Party	0 [11128]
With coronavirus, the media is proving it is evil	7 18:48 Procopius2k [11127]
Disinformation about the coronavirus is spreading as quickly as the virus, thanks to the usual players.	7 16:00 Slats Gray4104 [11129]
Joe Biden Can't Be President	4 10:38 Skidmark [11127]
Today's Great Black Dilemma	5 08:16 Besoeker [11130]
The human race is in grave danger of stupidity, not coronavirus	1 07:34 Procopius2k [11125]
Page 6: Politix
Brazil communications secretary, who met Trump, has coronavirus	13 23:55 Lex [11132]
Mara Gay: The Backlash To My Math Mistake Was Racist	15 20:40 Cluling Jease4650 [11129]
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar reveals she is MARRIED to her chief fundraiser lover after they were spotted together wearing wedding rings	8 18:54 Procopius2k [11125]
Kim Foxx: ‘This issue with Smollett ‘is bulls**t’	7 16:06 charger [11126]
President Trump suspends travel between US and Europe for 30 days amid coronavirus outbreak	34 23:03 European Conservative [11129]
Judge rules for first time, FBI misled, suggesting process reforms won't be enough.	4 13:19 Besoeker [11130]
FBI's Russia collusion case fell apart in first month of Trump presidency, memos show	4 11:13 AlanC [11127]
Harvey Weinstein Gets 23 Years	19 22:22 Lex [11127]
Bernie Sanders, all washed up	2 16:08 charger [11127]
Detroit auto worker on 'disturbing' confrontation with Biden: 'He was digging a hole'	1 19:53 charger [11130]

    
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1	Hezbollah
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Two weeks of WOT

Thu 2020-03-12
4 Iranian proxy forces HQ hit in airstrikes along Iraq-Syria border

Wed 2020-03-11
Rocket attack in Iraq kills two Americans and a British citizen

Tue 2020-03-10
US begins military pullout from two Afghan bases

Mon 2020-03-09
Turks Use Drones in Tear Gas Attacks on Greek Border Guards

Sun 2020-03-08
Leb defaults

Sat 2020-03-07
Saudis reportedly detain three royal princes over ‘coup plot’

Fri 2020-03-06
Tunis: suicide bomber explodes near U.S. embassy

Thu 2020-03-05
Russia sends reinforcements through the Bosporus

Wed 2020-03-04
4 L-39's and 18 Su-24's left in Syrian Airforce

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
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