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Saudi Arabia detains 298 officials in new corruption cases
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Good morning	3 22:12 Lex [11136]
US repositioning Iraq forces	3 15:04 trailing wife [11130]
Shin Bet says it nabbed Arab Israeli Hamas agent who posed as aid worker	5 10:04 Lex [11138]
Saudi Arabia detains 298 officials in new corruption cases amid royal power struggle	1 13:33 magpie [11135]
Turkish occupation forces shell Tawelet al-Wekaa village in Hasaka	0 [11125]
Students and citizens still sit in, calling for overthrowing the corrupt government and political parties	0 [11130]
American drones flying over Jurf al-Sakhar area, north of Babylon	5 22:23 Lex [11127]
UN Chief voices serious concern over repeated attack in Iraq	1 11:44 Skidmark [11133]
LNA Spox Erdogan still continues to send mercenaries & terrorists to libya by the rate of 300 to 400 a week, on the expense of the Libyan central Bank	1 11:45 Skidmark [11126]
LNA Spox: Last night our Airforce conducted multiple air the a large force of #GNA militias that were planing to attack sirte. The strikes were 100% successful.	0 [11128]
Libyan National Army destroyed a number vehicles belonging to the #terrorist militias and mercenaries, and a number of them were killed in Ramla axis	0 [11131]
Libyan Army attacks Mitiga airport, Turkish soldiers killed	1 15:35 Skidmark [11126]
Jihadist rebels refuse to withdraw from M-4 Highway, Idlib offensive looms	0 [11128]
Large US military convoy enters Syria from neighboring Iraq	0 [11130]
ISIS issues travel warning over coronavirus pandemic	0 [11128]
US military sends airborne assault forces to Iraq	0 [11134]
Ansarallah air defenses scare off Saudi F-15 in northern Yemen. Really	0 [11131]
Angry jihadist puts bounty on Russian journalists after battlefield woes	2 11:46 Skidmark [11129]
Turkish military pelted with stones in Idlib	1 13:38 magpie [11128]
Kata'ib Hezbollah, an Iraqi Shia militia, published a statement claiming none of their fighters were hit by recent American airstrikes	0 [11130]
‘Usbat Al-Thairen’ or ‘The Revolutionary League,’ a new militia that claims attacks on Iraqi Taji Camp	0 [11125]
Policeman Shoots and Kills 4 Colleagues in Kandahar	2 21:18 jay-dubya [11129]
Page 2: WoT Background
ISIS advises terrorists to steer clear of Europe during coronavirus outbreak	3 15:46 swksvolFF [11130]
Why did Balad change its mind about Benny Gantz?	0 [11130]
Pipeline blast in Nigeria kills 15, destroys several buildings	1 09:26 gorb [11128]
SARC condemns terrorists’ assault on its volunteers and hijacking of its properties in Idleb	1 07:33 Mercutio [11129]
Turkey's 3rd #drillship reaches its #Mediterranean coast	0 [11126]
Authorities in northern #Iran covered up with plastic a recently unveiled statue of slain military commander #QassemSoleimani	12 18:29 Frank G [11132]
Total number of #coronavirus infections reaches 111 in #Sulaimaniya	0 [11126]
Iran's death toll from coronavirus reaches 724	2 14:54 g(r)omgoru [11125]
Coronavirus and oil price crash could plunge Iraq deeper into crisis	1 11:52 Skidmark [11130]
‘They’re not acting in good faith’, U.S. CENTCOM commander says about Taliban attacks	25 21:42 Lex [11134]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Coronavirus: EU to suspend all non-essential foreign arrivals to halt pandemic spread	0 [11130]
Bird flu is detected in both India and The Philippines prompting cull of more than 12,000 quails, chickens and ducks	7 21:55 Skidmark [11131]
Iran goes from threatening ‘isolation from world of Islam’ to requesting India’s help to fight Coronavirus	4 21:46 Lex [11129]
People Fleeing Coronavirus Head To A New Safe Haven: China	4 17:40 Woodrow [11134]
Obliteration... #GlobalSystem	1 11:12 M. Murcek [11126]
Bat guano collectors in Thailand undeterred by possible link to coronavirus	4 17:42 Woodrow [11130]
Class-action lawsuit blames China for coronavirus	1 10:15 Cesare [11125]
Chinese Tycoon Who Criticized Xi's Response to Coronavirus Has Vanished	5 12:14 JHH [11128]
Pakistan confirms 17 new #coronavirus cases	0 [11127]
Earthquake of magnitude 5.5 hits southern Iran, near Port of Bandar Abbas	7 21:41 Alaska Paul [11131]
Coronavirus roundup: First dose to be delivered Monday in clinical trial for potential COVID-19 vaccine	3 16:48 Bobby [11129]
In emergency pandemic move, Fed cuts rates to zero and will purchase $700B in bonds	9 18:11 M. Murcek [11129]
"I'm Sorry, I can't do this": Maricopa Co., AZ Election Day Director walks away from podium	10 22:09 Lex [11127]
Page 4: Opinion
Why do politicians keep breathing life into the false conspiracy theory that the coronavirus is a bioweapon?	23 19:02 Frank G [11134]
Former NSC official: UK intelligence helped Obama team on collusion probe	7 18:03 Besoeker [11132]
Review: S&W Model 638 Bodyguard	1 11:38 M. Murcek [11126]
Chinese Coronavirus Pandemic Demonstrates Who Are The Idiots	18 22:02 Lex [11131]
Covid-19 & The Sun: A Lesson From The 1918 Influenza Pandemic	19 21:23 trailing wife [11125]
Tulsi Gabbard calls for giving Americans $1K a month during coronavirus outbreak	14 19:16 M. Murcek [11126]
Corona Is Slowing Down, Humanity Will Survive, Says Biophysicist Michael Levitt	17 22:09 ruprecht [11129]
7 things to pray for on President Trump's declared National Day of Prayer	1 02:24 Skidmark [11127]
Observations From The Farm	6 16:14 swksvolFF [11127]
Page 6: Politix
Donald Trump says he's considering 'full pardon' for Mike Flynn	12 21:52 Lex [11129]
Biden says he will pick woman....or something, as VP	13 21:56 Lex [11129]
Biden adopting plans by Sanders, Warren to tackle family debt	2 22:22 Lex [11128]
Andrew Gillum to enter rehab, withdraw from politics	14 21:51 trailing wife [11133]
How Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders say they’re warding off coronavirus	6 20:50 ruprecht [11130]
[Noted political analyst] Cher Calls For Trump To Be Removed From Office Because He'll Kill Thousands Of Americans	15 22:17 Lex [11129]

    
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2	Arab Spring
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Two weeks of WOT

Mon 2020-03-16
Saudi Arabia detains 298 officials in new corruption cases

Sun 2020-03-15
Hezbollah commander prosecuted in Austria for terror finance

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

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