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Violence by Taliban Spikes Despite Peace Efforts
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
New rocket attack hits base housing #US troops in Iraq , by Iran-backed Kataib #Hezbollah	5 22:09 anymouse [11130]
General Siamand Mashhadani, Iranian Revolutionary Guards Top Commander, killed by American airstrike in Iraq.	6 20:42 Woodrow [11130]
Good morning	6 19:11 Goober Tingle7365 [11126]
Turkey launches fresh operation against PKK in eastern provinces	2 10:42 Clem [11132]
'Traders in human lives': smugglers imprisoned for death of Alan Kurdi	0 [11130]
Violence by Taliban Spikes Despite Peace Efforts	1 07:26 Raj [11135]
Iran Armed Forces will start clearing streets nationwide to fight coronavirus	3 16:58 Skidmark [11131]
Libya National Army Air Force #LNA conducted 3 Airstrike on a gathering of #GNA Misrata militia and #Erdogan’s #Syrian terrorist mercenaries south of #Misrata	0 [11126]
Turkish-backed factions released one of #ISIS princes (Abu Yazan Al-Shami) from the central prison in Al-Ra'i city in Aleppo in order to send him fight in #Libya	0 [11125]
GNA militia leader Othman Hassan Juha banged by the Libyan National Army #LNA	1 10:40 swksvolFF [11129]
Huge explosions were heard near Al-Hawayej town in the eastern Deir Ezzor countryside	2 08:56 b [11129]
Another Iran Revolutionary Guards Senior Officer Dies Of Coronavirus, Senior VP, 2 in Cabinet Join Dozens in Gov’t Sick	4 11:38 Skidmark [11128]
Both pre and post-strike map images released now by @CENTCOM showing destruction of 5 Iranian proxy facilities	5 23:09 Titus Lumplump5936 [11133]
Casualty count of the US-UK retaliatory air strikes against purportedly #Iran-linked positions in #Iraq on 13 March	2 18:07 SteveS [11126]
Heavy UAV & aircraft overflights in areas of Iraq hit yesterday are likely post-strike battle damage assessment	2 18:08 SteveS [11129]
Iraqi military condemns the overnight #US air strike, says six people were killed	4 13:31 swksvolFF [11132]
Page 2: WoT Background
Lawmakers Grill Army Officer Over Lack Of Missile Defenses In Iraq After Fatal Rocket Attack	5 20:44 Woodrow [11126]
Afghanistan: Ghani admin summons UN official over meeting with Abdullah	0 [11126]
Pakistani F-16 fighter makes a manoeuvre before crashing during a rehearsal ahead of Pakistan Day military parade in Islamabad	5 23:52 Titus Lumplump5936 [11127]
Libyan Sheikhs and Elders Council: Qatar Continues to Communicate with Terrorist Groups	4 16:42 Frank G [11127]
Bashagha: We Defend Libya and Tripoli for a Civil and Democratic Country	1 09:20 b [11125]
U.S. in Iraq: We reserve the right to defend our forces whenever they are attacked or threatened	0 [11124]
Official #Iran ministry of health numbers now put #CoronaOutbreak at over 11,000 infected & 514 fatalities	1 03:29 g(r)omgoru PB [11127]
Khamenei Calls Coronavirus 'Possible Biological Attack', Asks Guards To Contain It	10 20:46 Woodrow [11133]
UN's Guterres Calls On Countries To Help Iran Fight Coronavirus Epidemic	10 20:54 Woodrow [11134]
Minister of Health: Thank God, the Syrian Arab Army has cleared many of the germs on the soil of Syria	2 23:57 Titus Lumplump5936 [11126]
Nasrallah: One sentence regarding regional issues -- we must condemn the American aggression that occurred last night, against Iraqi army, police, and PMF positions	0 [11122]
UAE Cleric Waseem Yousef: Muslim Refugees In The West Are Obligated To Integrate, Coexist	3 11:56 SteveS [11126]
ISIS issues tips on how jihadists can avoid getting coronavirus	2 11:56 Skidmark [11129]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Police investigating 21 Israelis suspected of violating quarantine	4 19:41 g(r)omgoru PB [11132]
Champaign, IL mayor links Corona Virus, Gun Control and More	15 20:56 Woodrow [11127]
WHO declares Europe the new 'epicenter' of coronavirus as nations close borders	16 22:53 Besoeker [11128]
Italy's coronavirus death toll surges as Lombardy seeks tougher curbs	6 18:35 M. Murcek [11127]
Kentucky's first confirmed coronavirus patient fully recovered, discharged from hospital	1 12:07 Skidmark [11124]
Pandemic accelerates push to move supply chains out of China	5 23:27 gorb [11129]
North Korea deploys Photoshop to beat coronavirus: Masks are superimposed onto propaganda images - while Kim is pictured without one to show he does not fear the disease	3 13:30 swksvolFF [11125]
Porn site allows Italians to watch all of its content for free during the country's coronavirus lockdown	3 12:09 Skidmark [11126]
Facemasks with Taiwan Flag to fend off ChiComs buying them all.	3 13:28 swksvolFF [11124]
Fresh crisis for Boeing as Southwest 737 jet's skin CRACKS in mid-air forcing pilots to drop almost 20,000 feet as cabin lost pressure	8 15:14 Alaska Paul [11128]
Mexico is considering closing its border to stop Americans bringing coronavirus into its country as US case count passes 2,000	10 23:46 ruprecht [11128]
ICE chief scorches Chicago mayor for glib response to latest sanctuary city horror crime	2 11:07 Lex [11127]
U.S. summons Chinese envoy over Beijing's coronavirus comments	2 10:39 swksvolFF [11128]
Four people at Mar-a-Lago with Trump last weekend have now tested positive for coronavirus	2 05:13 g(r)omgoru [11130]
From Wuhan to Washington State With ‘Love'	1 12:19 Skidmark [11128]
Coronavirus roundup:	9 18:34 Anomalous Sources [11125]
Page 4: Opinion
Gold's worst week since 1983 strips metal of safe haven status	7 23:04 Canuckistan sniper [11126]
Bernie: 'We Must Seize The Means Of Toilet Paper Production'	10 22:52 49 Pan [11128]
The Other Virus To Fear	4 22:35 Besoeker [11126]
Greening Our Way to Infection	2 09:52 Grealet Henbane1924 [11126]
For Italy, multilateral globalism, plus socialism, equals death	1 17:15 Lex [11126]
Erdogan may be the world's most 'insulted' leader	3 12:30 Skidmark [11123]
Erdogan tightens his grip on Qatar	0 [11126]
Cliff Kincaid: American Guinea Pigs in a Chinese Lab	5 15:31 g(r)omgoru [11126]
Pollak: Democrats Pushed Impeachment While Coronavirus Spread	1 04:03 Besoeker [11129]
Corona Beer Rebranding Fails (humor)	0 [11126]
Page 6: Politix
Tump Has Been Tested for Wuhan Virus; Media Who Were Unhappy He Wasn't Tested Now Unhappy He Has Been	4 20:35 KBK [11130]
Joe Biden threatened to take this union worker's "AR-14" in a train wreck of a viral video.	10 19:04 Anomalous Sources [11130]
Democratic debate between Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders will move to Washington D.C. from Phoenix to limit ‘cross country travel' and will have no live audience amid coronavirus fears	10 20:56 swksvolFF [11131]
False Claim About CDC’s Global Anti-Pandemic Work	3 16:27 JohnQC [11127]
WashPost Busts Joe Biden Ad: Four Pinocchios for ‘Video Manipulation’ of Trump’s Coronavirus Comments	1 12:47 Skidmark [11127]
Lawyers for Hillary Clinton Ask Appeals Court to Overturn Order for Her To Be Deposed	3 12:48 Skidmark [11132]
Pelosi announces deal with Trump administration to pass coronavirus emergency legislation	0 [11130]
Republicans oppose Pelosi's coronavirus legislation, flagging 'major' problems	0 [11122]
There's something familiar about Biden's proudly announced coronavirus plan	1 16:32 JohnQC [11125]
Biden Picks New Campaign Manager, The Woman Who Ran Beto’s Campaign	4 17:52 Frank G [11130]
Biden's 'Charming' Rudeness and Instability	6 20:00 Grunter [11130]
Ex-Florida governor candidate Andrew Gillum was in Miami Beach hotel room where drugs were found	17 23:45 ruprecht [11131]
Mark Dice: This meme is getting fact checked by CNN	0 [11127]

    
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6	Govt of Iran
6	Govt of Iran Proxies
5	Sublime Porte
4	Commies
2	Arab Spring
1	Human Trafficking
1	Islamic State
1	Moslem Colonists
1	Taliban
1	Govt of Iraq
1	Govt of Pakistan
1	Govt of Qatar (MB)
1	Govt of Syria
1	Hezbollah

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Two weeks of WOT

Sat 2020-03-14
Violence by Taliban Spikes Despite Peace Efforts

Fri 2020-03-13
Sudan moves against Bashir loyalists after assassination attempt

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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