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Sudan moves against Bashir loyalists after assassination attempt
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Good morning	4 19:36 Thaith Elmeresing6163 [11127]
Terrorists shoot at and hit a vehicle in West Bank	2 14:11 Skidmark [11130]
Tunisia Arrests 5 over Attack near U.S. Embassy	0 [11135]
US K1 military base in #Kirkuk to the north of #Iraq is under a rocket attack	4 14:13 Skidmark [11127]
18 members of the PMF killed in airstrikes in the east of Deir ez-Zor	0 [11131]
Deployment of armed opposition groups on the M4 highway	0 [11129]
Turkish police arrest two Kurdish lawyers in southeast of the country	2 07:58 AlanC [11131]
Turkish military & affiliated armed groups are shelling the positions of Syrian government forces, & populated villages of Qiz-Ali, Koperlik, Evdekoy & Huriya in Tal-Abyad	0 [11131]
Tasnim News confirms Ali Akbar Velayati (top aid to #Iran Supreme Leader) has tested positive for #COVID19. "He has been quarantined and is recovering	0 [11129]
American assault occurred via an aerial bombardment on the areas of Jurf al-Nasr, al-Musayyib, Najaf, Alexandria	3 11:22 SteveS [11132]
US carrying out retaliatory strikes in #Iraq in response to a rocket attack on Wednesday that killed two US troops and a British service member	4 18:55 Alaska Paul [11136]
Turkey blames Kurdish fighters for Syria blast that killed 4	0 [11128]
90 Migrants Found Packed in Tractor-Trailer at Texas Border Checkpoint	8 19:00 gorb [11128]
Iran likely behind attack that killed Americans in Iraq	0 [11130]
Turkey Helps Poor Migrants Against RACIIIST Greeks	0 [11127]
Page 2: WoT Background
Taliban Rejects Ghani’s Decree on Prisoners	3 14:18 Skidmark [11128]
'Daesh’s Khorasan Branch is Fragile and Divided': Brain Trust	0 [11128]
Al-Qaeda Recruiting Disaffected Taliban	0 [11131]
Bulgaria Opposes Greek Plans for Refugee Camp near Border	0 [11129]
Sudan moves against Bashir loyalists after assassination attempt	0 [11132]
Spox of #Iran-aligned Iraqi militant group Harakat alNujaba, seemingly addressing Iraqi authorities who have condemned #CampTaji attack	0 [11129]
Khamenei has said the coronavirus outbreak could be part of a "biological attack" on the Islamic Republic	6 19:00 Alaska Paul [11131]
Libyan Irish #Mahdi #Al-Harati, founder of the Ummah Battalion in #Syria, plays a role in sending and receiving Syrian militants from northern Syria via #Turkey to #Tripoli	4 09:04 mossomo [11128]
Giwa Militia : The news of a corona infection in the Oil Corp Hospital is not correct, and the patient suffers from a severe cold	0 [11127]
Iran asks for billions in loans as virus deaths climb to 429	16 20:09 Skidmark [11129]
Iran accuses US of "economic terrorism" urges sanctions end	1 14:30 rjschwarz [11133]
Page 3: Non-WoT
People are scalping TP and sanitizer - Tim Pool	3 18:04 Slats Gray4104 [11131]
China hints at denying Americans life-saving coronavirus drugs	15 23:58 Some Chinaman [11132]
USAF Cadet Pablo Velarde gets 5 years for sexual assault	1 12:08 Skidmark [11129]
COVID-19 #Coronavirus Data Pack - Disease deaths per day (all causes)	1 11:38 lord garth [11127]
Climate change alarmists cancel museum die-in because of the coronavirus	3 14:40 magpie [11129]
CDC Quarantine Advisor jobs posted 15 November 2019	4 14:20 Fat Bob Snineter7840 [11126]
LDS Cancels Church	4 20:43 Skidmark [11127]
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's wife, Sophie, tests positive for coronavirus	5 19:34 Thaith Elmeresing6163 [11124]
Top Iranian cleric okays buying future Israeli coronavirus vaccine	10 22:10 Thorong Grundy1520 [11134]
UK also distributing civil servant jobs away from the imperial capital and to places the people they govern live. Civil service livid.	3 12:26 Frank G [11128]
Canada mulling deportation of female Afghan doctor who conducted virginity tests	1 12:16 Skidmark [11130]
FBI Arrests Russian Accused of Heading Hacker 'Storefront'	3 20:44 Skidmark [11128]
China, pushing conspiracy theory, accuses US Army of bringing coronavirus to Wuhan	10 11:20 NoMoreBS [11128]
New locust swarms begin to form in the Horn of Africa, especially in Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia	6 14:27 rjschwarz [11128]
Coronavirus Update: US Capitol closed to general public	19 23:52 Albert Untervehr4295 [11129]
Pals host coronavirus-themed party with hazmat suits and Corona beer	1 06:42 Bright Pebbles [11131]
Pi Day Deals: The restaurants and fast-food chains offering discounted pie on March 14	5 22:41 Canuckistan sniper [11133]
Playboy to end Playmate of the Year in favor of inclusivity	7 16:13 Albert Untervehr4295 [11130]
Pope Frank: The Devil Assails Christians with Vanity and Rage	8 16:38 Albert Untervehr4295 [11132]
Macho men more likely to suffer health, social issues in old age	19 18:21 Matt [11134]
Page 4: Opinion
Mitts positioning for a Dem run with the Hildebeest ?	5 12:10 Bright Pebbles [11129]
Coronavirus by the numbers	11 23:22 Albert Untervehr4295 [11129]
Nation's Nerds Wake Up In Utopia Where Everyone Stays Inside, Sports Are Canceled, Social Interaction Forbidden	6 16:34 charger [11131]
Will the Coronavirus Kill the New World Order?	14 23:22 mossomo [11130]
Keep the oil for Syrians	1 11:20 b [11129]
This Week's Stock Market Selloff Looks a Lot Like 2008. Here's What Could Happen Next.	6 23:12 ruprecht [11126]
Syria is winding up towards the end. What will be the next war?	5 17:17 Airandee [11126]
Democrats Hope For a Pandemic	6 14:37 Chris [11128]
Page 6: Politix
Breaking: Brazilian President Who Met With Trump Tests Positive For Coronavirus	18 16:31 g(r)omgoru PB [11125]
174 House Dems: Convicted Terrorists Must Not Be Barred from Working for TSA	7 15:56 Besoeker [11125]
Chris Murphy: Pissing off Europe by not giving them prior notice of the travel ban was totally unnecessary.	18 19:29 Bobby [11128]
Joe Biden vows to protect the Syrian Kurds in case he wins the U.S. presidential elections	7 10:49 M. Murcek [11128]
Biden Calls Trump Racist For Stating The Fact That Wuhan Virus Began In China	2 10:37 rjschwarz [11128]
New Stacey 'Boxcar' Abrams Ad Puts Asterisk Next to Kemp’s Governor Title	5 14:48 Chris [11131]
Hunter Biden Settles Child Support Case After Repeated Delays, Refusals to Release Financial Docs	6 13:56 M. Murcek [11128]
'I’ll always tell you the truth': Biden tears into Trump 'xenophobia' and honesty in coronavirus address	6 11:19 M. Murcek [11127]
Mike Pence defends suspending Europe travel, predicts ‘thousands’ more coronavirus cases	0 [11124]

    
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                        22:54 European Conservative

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Who's in the News
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6	Govt of Iran Proxies
5	Govt of Iran
2	Commies
2	Moslem Colonists
1	Islamic State
1	Taliban
1	Tin Hat Dictators, Presidents for Life,
1	al-Qaeda
1	Arab Spring
1	Govt of Sudan
1	Govt of Syria
1	Human Trafficking

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Two weeks of WOT

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
Rouhani and his VP both reported to have coronavirus

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

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