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China expels ALL American reporters!
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Page 1: WoT Operations
Good Evening	4 22:07 Fred [1776]
Overnight Roadblock	5 14:26 gorb [1798]
Egyptian police kill 6 terrorists in North Sinai shootout	0 [1803]
Taliban militants, Afghan forces suffer heavy casualties in Ghor clash	0 [1807]
Taliban: 15 killed, equipment seized as post overrun in Nad Ali	0 [1802]
Iranian senior cleric dies from coronavirus as president says infections peak has passed	1 07:09 Frank G [1762]
Protesters in #TahrirSquare denounce nomination of Na’eem al-Suhail, who is close to Nouri al-Maliki, for prime minister	0 [1758]
US bombs HQs of #Iraqi Kata'ib #Hezbollah and Imam Ali Brigades at the city of #Falluja	0 [1752]
5 members of #Turkish-backed armed groups were killed as they attacked #SDF positions in the countryside of Tal Abyad	0 [1758]
Three civilians injured in a motorcycle explosion in al-Shaddadi, southern Hasakah	0 [1744]
Asylum seekers protest for Athens to open its border	3 19:24 European Conservative [1766]
Ship from Turkey with 193 migrants stranded on Kea island	0 [1751]
Page 2: WoT Background
Lebanon military court orders Lebanese-American released	0 [1788]
Coronavirus threatening 40,000 prisoners in Afghanistan, warns Taliban	0 [1815]
Iranian Deputy Health Minister Kianoush Jahanpour: The ministry records 1,053 new #coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours	1 09:55 lord garth [1757]
Iranians are trying to storm and open a shrine in Qom, after the authorities closed it due to the outbreak of Coronavirus	4 16:47 Woodrow [1754]
Iraq’s President Barham Salih designates Adnan Al-Zurfi as the new Prime Minister	0 [1760]
Turkey detains 19 people for allegedly sharing misinformation on coronavirus	0 [1752]
Sweden plans to send troops, helicopters to #Mali	10 21:06 Richard Aubrey [1794]
IDF indicates Iran scaling back terror activity in light of coronavirus	0 [1760]
Mehmet Ali Agca who shot #Pope John Paul II in 1981 brags about the hit on national teevee	1 08:08 Lex [1753]
Turkey backed Al-Nusra Front terrorists	1 16:50 Woodrow [1760]
ISIS warns terrorists not to enter Europe, ‘the Land of the Epidemic,' to cover your sneezes	0 [1757]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Iran warns virus could kill 'millions' in Islamic Republic	2 21:00 Glenmore [1787]
Plastics Had Been Falling Out of Favor. Then Came the Virus	2 15:57 swksvolFF [1756]
Tel Aviv man in coronavirus quarantine seeks women to keep him company	3 15:41 Glenmore [1751]
A doc's comment on Covid-19	1 12:38 Bobby [1760]
Suid-Afrika maatreëls (measures) - Pick n Pay Grocery offers 'elderly only' hour to shoppers older than 65 due to coronavirus	11 22:33 Lex [1783]
An Effective Treatment for Coronavirus (COVID-19)	9 15:50 Glenmore [1757]
China says Trump's 'Chinese virus' tweet smears China	23 19:49 European Conservative [1825]
Coronavirus causes historic market drop, global scramble to contain 'invisible enemy'	15 15:11 Thosing Munster4050 [1764]
China's richest man Jack Ma donates one million face masks and 500,000 coronavirus test kits to the US as Beijing and Washington accuse each other of being the origin of the disease	6 14:02 Frank G [1757]
Monkeys CAN'T be reinfected with coronavirus in a sign 'herd immunity' WILL kick in as scientists dismiss fears patients could 'relapse' after recovery from the initial infection	0 [1749]
Russia begins work on a second 500-bed, speed-build coronavirus hospital as Moscow limits gatherings and closes schools	1 08:30 Lord garth [1750]
Cyber-Terrorism: HHS Network Attacked by Hackers Hoping to Slow Coronavirus Response	2 07:01 Mercutio [1758]
Gas Price Has Decreased about 20 cents in past month	1 19:25 Mike Kozlowski [1778]
Iraq's Ministry health reported new 6 cases with #coronavirus (3 #Baghdad, 2 #Najaf, 1 #Diwaniyia) making the total 133	0 [1762]
DemocraticRepublic of Congo: 15 die in canoe #accident	0 [1740]
Russian court rules president can run past 2-terms	0 [1741]
Oregon police ask people to stop calling 911 because they ran out of toilet paper	10 13:37 746 [1744]
Fake doctor selling 'vaccine' for coronavirus in Karachi's DHA arrested	0 [1749]
Smote: Rain of eggplant in Iran	2 12:56 Unomotch Thud5295 [1770]
Turkish Medical Association (TTB) has warned that the real number of coronavirus cases in Turkey higher than officially reported	4 16:59 Frank G [1748]
Coronavirus Roundup: Why We don't have enough Covid test kits Yet	1 23:52 Chish Barnsmell4127 [1787]
Nvidia calls on PC gamers to lend their graphical processing power to help fight the COVID-19 outbreak	7 19:52 rammer [1778]
Page 4: Opinion
Coronavirus hits terrorists hardest from ISIS to Iran – analysis	3 22:34 ruprecht [1788]
Covid-19 is not the zombie apocalypse!	0 [1777]
Applying the Wisdom of C.S. Lewis to Coronavirus	0 [1760]
Please, Not 'Shovel-Ready' Projects Again!	1 10:22 lord garth [1756]
Patriot Post - It's as Easy as ABC (Anybody But China)	6 10:36 Lex [1753]
Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Situation Summary	3 09:40 Clese Sneart7857 [1750]
Europe Sex workers face ruin amid virus fears, brothel closures	7 23:13 JHH [1786]
In the Pandemic, It's Every Nation for Itself	5 11:34 Whung Flosing9313 [1760]
The Wuhan Virus Escaped from a Chinese Lab	5 10:41 swksvolFF [1759]
Coronavirus could end leftist academia's stranglehold on American youth	13 22:33 ruprecht [1777]
Joe Biden and the Democrat Party's Incestuous Relationship with China	5 11:06 Lex [1754]
How long will the Turkish-Russian deal on Idlib last?	2 08:43 AlanC [1763]
Page 6: Politix
China expels ALL American reporters!	17 22:19 Iblis [1832]
Robert Mueller's Biggest ‘Bombshell' (Russian) Indictment Just Got Dismissed With Prejudice	7 12:33 Bob Grorong1136 [1750]
The Coronavirus Emergency Spending Bill Still Hasn't Made It to the Senate. Here's Why.	3 08:19 Rob Crawford [1771]
Shifty Schiff Staffer Impeachment Lawyer Daniel Goldman Tests Positive For Virus, Schiff ‘Social Distancing'	1 09:17 DarthVader [1752]
Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx’s race for reelection has faced Smollett criticism, opponent with deeper pockets	4 11:16 g(r)omgoru [1774]
Sen. Romney proposes $1,000 handout for U.S. adults in coronavirus stimulus	3 10:35 JohnQC [1762]
Who won and who lost at the first one-on-one Democratic debate	11 22:32 USN, Ret. [1789]
De Blasio urges 'nationalization' of key industries, calls coronavirus outbreak a 'war-like situation'	17 15:11 Matt [1753]

    
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                        22:07 Fred

                        21:06 Richard Aubrey

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                        20:58 Mullah Richard

                        20:42 Zhang Fei

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                        19:49 European Conservative

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                        19:25 Mike Kozlowski

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3	Taliban
2	Commies
2	Govt of Iran Proxies
1	al-Qaeda in North Africa

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Tue 2020-03-17
China expels ALL American reporters!

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

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Mon 2020-03-02
Turkey shoots down two Syrian fighter jets over Idlib

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