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4 L-39's and 18 Su-24's left in Syrian Airforce
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Good morning	4 19:56 Don Vito Crereng5853 [11126]
Afghan Forces, Taliban Face Off in 17 Provinces after Peace Deal	8 15:39 g(r)omgoru [11132]
Syrian Army reaches agreement with Daraa militants	0 [11127]
Turkey bombs Syrian military convoy in southern #Idlib	4 17:05 lord garth [11132]
Russian military enters #Saraqib to block Turkish attacks	0 [11127]
4 L-39's and 18 Su-24's left in Syrian Airforce	0 [11129]
Turkish #UAVs destroyed a Russian-made BUK-M2 (SA-17) medium-range air defense missile system	0 [11129]
Hezbollah seems to be filling gaps in western Aleppo due to SAA losses to drone strikes	0 [11133]
Five Turkish UAVS currently over Hatay	0 [11126]
LNA special forces night hunting #GNA #terrorists around AbuGrian	0 [11125]
LNA forces have fully liberated the apartment complex in Al-Sidra neighborhood #Tripoli	1 15:57 Zenobia Spawn of the Texans7934 [11130]
Mitiga airbase has been evacuated by all surviving Turkish personnel	0 [11126]
GNA is using commercial civilian flights to a military occupied airbase of Mitiga as a civilian shield.	3 15:40 trailing wife [11127]
Turkey says #Syrian government warplane shot down	0 [11126]
Libya’s eastern-based government linked to Libyan National Army led by military commander Khalifa Haftar opens an embassy in #Syria	0 [11128]
One Turkish soldier has been killed and nine others wounded in an attack by Syrian government forces	0 [11128]
Five #Afghan policemen die in a #Taliban attack on a security checkpoint near a copper mine	0 [11126]
Pro-Sadr militias assault activist Hussein Rahem by knives in Tahrir Square	0 [11128]
Iraqi intelligence arrested five key figures affiliated to Kataib #Hezbollah #terrorist militias	0 [11126]
Russian, regime strikes kill 12 civilians in Idlib	0 [11128]
Page 2: WoT Background
Fire, smoke, and tear gas fill the air as Greek police fight back migrants	7 16:41 Skidmark [11130]
Ben Rhodes blames Jews for Iranian nuclear stockpile	3 22:27 JohnQC [11137]
8% of Iran's parliament has tested positive for coronavirus	11 21:19 Whiskey Mike [11127]
Ghani: Forces Can ‘Survive for Two Years’ With Current Resources	0 [11130]
US Gen. Miller Speaks on Taliban’s Resumed Attacks	0 [11129]
US will not provide air support to #Turkey in #Syria	1 15:06 KBK [11128]
Reports from IDF from mid-January about Iran's uranium stockpile were right, UN IAEA agrees	0 [11123]
Russia is developing a newer variant called the Pantsir-SM, which will be better at tracking and engaging small, low-radar signature targets	0 [11128]
UnitedNations Security Council convenes to discuss developments in #Iraq	0 [11128]
Iran: Man convicted of spying for the CIA will be executed soon	0 [11127]
Jailed #British-#Iranian charity worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is in good health, #Iran’s judiciary spokesman said	0 [11128]
Tripoli said to be set for offensive on warlord Haftar	0 [11133]
Chief Taliban negotiator holds call with President Trump	0 [11131]
Iran Using Anti-Protest Water Cannons to ‘Crack Down on Coronavirus’	0 [11125]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Man convicted of killing 3 police officers says co-defendant set for execution is '100% innocent'	1 20:27 Frank G [11130]
Israel expands 'travelers quarantine' to France, Germany, Spain, and more	0 [11128]
States Can Prosecute Illegal Aliens For Identity Theft, SCOTUS Rules	4 15:13 Skidmark [11132]
American Airlines plane makes emergency landing after a man is 'fought to the ground' by passengers when he tried to open the door mid-flight	6 15:44 swksvolFF [11133]
ICE slams New York's 'sanctuary city' status after a Guatemalan illegal immigrant was released by the NYPD despite charging him with raping a 13-year-old child	1 10:18 Hupailing Grumble8310 [11126]
Thai workers are caught ironing hundreds of USED face masks so they can resell them to people trying to avoid killer coronavirus	2 17:18 Thing From Snowy Mountain [11126]
Alarming video shows man, 25, wearing medical mask passed out in the middle of the sidewalk in New York during the coronavirus outbreak	4 15:47 swksvolFF [11129]
Coronavirus IS a pandemic, Germany says after 22% spike in cases overnight as Poland records becomes latest country to record a case and Iraq confirms first death	0 [11127]
TWO strains of the killer coronavirus are spreading around the world – and 70% of infected patients have caught the more aggressive and contagious type, study claims	7 18:08 lord garth [11128]
Leaked videos from Iran show COVID-19 almost out of control	2 15:38 KBK [11129]
Coronavirus facility opens at Rambam Hospital	1 14:53 Skidmark [11130]
Future of abortion at stake in US Supreme Court case	4 20:33 ruprecht [11130]
NH's 1st Coronavirus Patient, Told to Stay Isolated, Went to Event Instead	8 21:53 Don Vito Crereng5853 [11129]
Silver Linings Playbook: 119 People Quarantined In A Brothel In Spain	10 11:31 3dc [11126]
Coronavirus Roundup: #China to evacuate its citizens from Iran amid #coronavirus outbreak.	2 10:27 Mercutio [11128]
A female patient with #coronavirus #COVID19 in #Karbala has reportedly fled the hospital	1 12:47 Skidmark [11125]
Iran frees 54K prisoners to prevent coronavirus from spreading	3 16:50 Boss Hitler9760 [11126]
Ethiopian tribeswomen proudly display the lip plates they begin inserting into their mouths from the age of 12 to increase the size of dowry their fathers receive when they marry	7 15:20 trailing wife [11125]
California ~~dipshit~~ teen threatened to ‘start a massacre’ at his former high school: cops	0 [11124]
Steven Spielberg’s porn-actress daughter ‘heartbroken’ after domestic violence arrest	8 21:19 swksvolFF [11126]
Public School’s Gender-Neutral Bathroom Closed After Student Arrest for Sexual Assault	6 10:57 M. Murcek [11130]
Page 4: Opinion
Farmers Are Hacking Their Tractors Because of a Repair Ban (video)	3 21:00 Mullah Richard [11130]
The Idlib Turkey Shoot: Destruction and Capture of Vehicles and Equipment by Turkish and Rebel Forces	8 22:54 DarthVader [11131]
Carter Page Promises to Reveal 'Explosive Details' About Experience with FBI In Upcoming Book	7 09:05 DarthVader [11131]
It's 'a Certainty' That Trump Will Dump Pence and Replace Him With Nikki Haley, Begala Says	6 13:37 rjschwarz [11127]
The Myth of Moderate Nuclear War. There are many influential supporters of nuclear war, and some of these contend that the use of	25 16:58 Skidmark [11127]
Yet another Law Enforcement source gone bad	4 14:35 rjschwarz [11130]
Sanders' praise of Castro sickens me – I was there, Bernie!	1 00:27 Lex [11130]
I cheered the Afghanistan invasion. I was wrong.	17 16:37 Lex [11133]
Page 6: Politix
Bloomberg suspending campaign	20 21:03 Mullah Richard [11131]
Trump donates $100K paycheck to coronavirus fight	0 [11128]
Classy FOX News spokesperson Donna Brazile to RNC Chairwoman: ‘Go to Hell'	5 15:20 Skidmark [11137]
Biden wins Virginia	15 17:46 Lex [11129]
West Virginia governor signs 'born alive' bill protecting children who survive abortions	1 17:23 Skidmark [11128]
Bloomberg on Elizabeth Warren: 'I didn't realize she's still in. Is she?'	3 08:56 Procopius2k [11132]
AOC top adviser Corbin Trent abruptly exits campaign	4 10:01 Besoeker [11130]
Elizabeth Warren thinks she’ll finish ‘in top 2’ in most Super Tuesday states	8 16:20 European Conservative [11128]
Joe Biden Declares Beto O’Rourke To Lead Biden’s Anti-Gun Agenda	6 15:30 Skidmark [11131]

    
                22:54 DarthVader

                        22:27 JohnQC

                        21:53 Don Vito Crereng5853

                        21:19 swksvolFF

                        21:19 Whiskey Mike

                        21:03 Mullah Richard

                        21:00 Mullah Richard

                        20:33 ruprecht

                        20:27 Frank G

                        19:56 Don Vito Crereng5853

                        19:43 Woodrow

                        19:41 Woodrow

                        18:47 The peanut gallery

                        18:23 Besoeker

                        18:08 lord garth

                        17:49 Skidmark

                        17:46 Lex

                        17:38 Lex

                        17:36 Lex

                        17:25 Skidmark

                        17:23 Skidmark

                        17:18 Thing From Snowy Mountain

                        17:13 M. Murcek

                        17:06 jpal

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7	Govt of Iran
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4	Taliban
2	Govt of Syria
2	Govt of Iran Proxies
1	Hezbollah
1	Moslem Colonists
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Wed 2020-03-04
4 L-39's and 18 Su-24's left in Syrian Airforce

Tue 2020-03-03
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Mon 2020-03-02
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Sun 2020-03-01
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Sat 2020-02-29
U.S. and Taliban sign troop withdrawal deal

Fri 2020-02-28
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Thu 2020-02-27
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Wed 2020-02-26
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Tue 2020-02-25
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Mon 2020-02-24
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Sun 2020-02-23
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Sat 2020-02-22
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Fri 2020-02-21
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