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Greek court rejects Turkey’s request for extradition of eight soldiers
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Several Killed In Grenade Attack In Bosaso City	0 [1740]
Syrian Army seizes imperative district in east Damascus as militant defenses reach breaking point	0 [1736]
ISIS offensive in southern Damascus forestalled after several days of fighting	0 [1735]
Two civilians wounded in bomb explosion near Baghdad market	0 [1738]
Eight Iraqi soldiers killed, injured in Islamic State attack on Anbar roadblock	0 [1735]
Syrian Army announces full control of Jisreen in East Ghouta	0 [1738]
Jaysh Al-Islam claims anti-aircraft missile struck Syrian chopper in East Ghouta	0 [1730]
Turkish intelligence agency working to evacuate radical groups in Eastern Ghouta	0 [1733]
Greek court rejects Turkey’s request for extradition of eight soldiers	0 [1766]
Monitor: Russian jets bomb Syrians in Ghouta town, Kremlin denies	0 [1734]
Senior Kurdish official, key to US policy in Syria, killed	0 [1740]
Syrian Kurds say Turkish shelling, strikes kill 20 in Afrin	0 [1738]
Palestinians riot in W. Bank, Gaza in weekly protest of US Jerusalem recognition	4 08:43 Frank G [1731]
Two soldiers killed, 2 hurt in car-ramming terror attack in West Bank	0 [1733]
Page 2: WoT Background
The Resurgence of Al-Qaeda	1 13:48 trailing wife [1727]
UAE To Train Somaliland Forces Under Military Base Deal	1 19:23 newc [1747]
Belgium ends Saudi lease of country’s largest mosque over radicalism concerns	2 15:57 trailing wife [1730]
Saudi-led Coalition, Houthis reportedly held indirect talks to end war	1 10:02 Frank G [1737]
LHC asks govt why it froze accounts of and banned Hafiz Saeed's JuD, FIF	0 [1735]
With Rohingya gone, Myanmar's ethnic Rakhine seek Muslim-free 'buffer zone'	2 19:39 Bright Pebbles [1756]
Turkey’s top court rules for second time that rights of arrested journalist Sahin Alpay were violated	1 10:04 Frank G [1731]
Kenya: Ethiopians Cross Into Kenya After Deadly Military Attacks	1 10:01 Frank G [1740]
Bassil Asks UNRWA to Unregister Palestinians who Leave Lebanon	1 08:47 Frank G [1732]
UN chief demands end to Hezbollah meddling in Syria	0 [1729]
Two women arrested for breaking into US Islamic center	0 [1737]
Page 3: Non-WoT
McCabe Lawyers Up, Kept "Personal Memos" Of Trump	3 22:37 3dc [1767]
Japanese Ingenuity (video)	4 16:31 AlmostAnonymous5839 [1732]
Matt Damon NOT Moving To Australia	3 20:48 DarthVader [1754]
Air Ambulance Called to More Stabbings and Shootings than Road Accidents in Sadiq Khan's London	5 19:40 Bright Pebbles [1757]
Pence Launches Petition Asking Congress to Fund Border Wall ahead of Spending Deadline	0 [1741]
More smoke in teepee - FBI Agent Strzok and FISA Judge Contreras were pals	2 05:32 g(r)omgoru [1738]
Abu Zarin Hussin aka the 'Snake Whisperer' dead at 33	0 [1741]
Community gathered to watch 950-ton bridge move across Southwest 8th Street	7 19:55 Bright Pebbles [1755]
San Diego ICE office arrests 115 Illegal Alens in 3-day operation	0 [1730]
Another 100 tested positive for HIV/AIDS in Sargodha	0 [1742]
Four arrested in Karachi for allegedly raping, filming objectionable videos of girls	0 [1734]
3 inspectors dismissed from police service over involvement in Intizar's murder	0 [1736]
'Clitoris Collector' Sentenced to Life in Prison	3 21:15 Skidmark [1753]
NPA Reinstates Charges Against Former President Jacob Zuma	0 [1733]
Hackers Tried to Cause Saudi Petrochemical Plant Blast	3 19:25 newc [1756]
Suspected Chinese Cyber Espionage Group Observed Targeting U.S. Maritime Industry – gCaptain	0 [1738]
NFL free agent believes he remains unsigned because he protested with Colin Kaepernick	8 19:42 Bright Pebbles [1756]
Page 4: Opinion
The ‘Greek Tragedy' of Cyber Security: We Know How This Ends	2 19:44 Bright Pebbles [1756]
No Facebook or Twitter? You're Probably a Spy.	13 21:18 Skidmark [1752]
McCabe Now A Victim Of Administration's ‘War On The FBI'.... According to McCabe	10 23:01 JohnQC [1752]
The 'Deep State' Perspective: Good Riddance to CIA Director Pompeo	6 18:21 Clyde Bumble3959 [1729]
Rush: Mueller Wants to Nullify Trump's $900M Tax Deduction from 1995 to ‘Ruin Him'	7 15:45 JohnQC [1729]
We're Failing the Children	2 16:26 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [1729]
Don't Ignore the Obvious – Key Words from AG Sessions: 'Including Under Oath'....	5 23:01 Sock Puppet of Doom [1756]
Former FBI Deputy Director: 'I think you're going to see some pure TNT come out in this IG report'	4 16:03 JohnQC [1751]
Seven Great Anti-Fascist Movies to Watch With Your Kids	0 [1733]
On shootings, Human Trafficking, and Abortion - Baltimore Ravens Ben Watson 'gets it'	1 14:39 M. Murcek [1737]
This Week in Guns, March 17th, 2018	1 09:25 Procopius2k [1729]
Why Are White Men Stockpiling Guns?	18 16:27 g(r)omgoru [1732]
Arm homeless with shotguns to reduce crime, US Senate hopeful says	7 17:30 Mullah Richard [1731]
Why we must break the Syria-North Korea WMD trade, and how we can	3 21:30 gorb [1752]
The future of South Sudan lies with the Arabs	3 15:48 trailing wife [1739]
Page 6: Politix
Sessions fires ex-FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe days before retirement	19 20:59 ed in texas [1752]
6 more wimmin will finger Trump for sexual harassment	12 21:04 Regular joe [1757]
Strzok-Page texts reveal personal relationship between FBI official and judge recused from Flynn case	1 03:25 Besoeker [1734]
James Comey's autobiography is due to be released on April 18	7 23:08 JohnQC [1754]

    
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Who's in the News
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4	Govt of Syria
4	Sublime Porte
2	al-Shabaab (AQ)
2	Islamic State
1	Govt of Pakistan
1	Hamas
1	Hezbollah
1	Houthis
1	Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army
1	Jaish al-Islam (MB)
1	Lashkar e-Taiba
1	Salafists
1	Commies
1	al-Qaeda
1	Govt of Saudi Arabia

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Two weeks of WOT

Sat 2018-03-17
Greek court rejects Turkey’s request for extradition of eight soldiers

Fri 2018-03-16
German prosecutors indict Syrian migrant over alleged bomb plot

Thu 2018-03-15
Anbar antics: 7 turbans permanently unwound, tribal types get frisky

Wed 2018-03-14
Al-Qaeda operative born in Texas sentenced to 45 years for conspiring to murder Americans, supporting terrorism

Tue 2018-03-13
Trump fires Rex Tillerson as secretary of state and replaces him with CIA boss Mike Pompeo

Mon 2018-03-12
Syrian Army surrounds Jaysh Al-Islam stronghold in East Ghouta

Sun 2018-03-11
First group of militants surrender arms & leave East Ghouta after Russia-brokered talks

Sat 2018-03-10
Tuareg militias again clash with Islamic State-loyal militants in northern Mali

Fri 2018-03-09
Mullah Fazlullah's kid killed in drone strike in Afghanistan

Thu 2018-03-08
Accomplice of Paris attacks mastermind held in Poland

Wed 2018-03-07
Kirkuk Klean up: 33 turbans permanently unwound

Tue 2018-03-06
Paramilitary troops repulsed Islamic State suicide attack, north of Babel

Mon 2018-03-05
20 Islamic State militants killed in clashes with Iraqi forces in Hawija

Sun 2018-03-04
Teacher found guilty of grooming children to launch terror attacks in London

Sat 2018-03-03
Mosul Clearances Continue: 30 turbans tied up or permanently unwound, ISIS chemicals concern, Saddam Hussein mass grave found

Fri 2018-03-02
Attack underway in Burkina Faso's capital, police say

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