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Trump says Iran planning 'sneak attack' on US troops in Iraq
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Trump says Iran planning 'sneak attack' on US troops, assets in Iraq	6 19:16 CrazyFool [1778]
Good morning	3 13:17 Lex [1749]
Israeli woman, 25, charged with handing over information to Hezbollah	3 10:31 Matt [1753]
Security forces arrest Palestinians terrorist suspects	0 [1760]
Female Head of NDS Gender Dept Dies in Kabul	5 11:51 AlanC [1753]
Afghan forces stop heavy rockets barrage on Kunar province	0 [1754]
LNA fighter jets launched 6 airstrikes targeting the Turkish /#GNA UAV command and control centers	0 [1756]
LNA navy has orders to strike any Turkish warship advancing towards the Libyan coast	1 10:21 Skidmark [1753]
Matiga airbase has been under bombardment for the past hour by the #LNA	2 12:06 trailing wife [1751]
GNA/Erdogan losses the past 24 hours: Dead—15 Libyans, 29 Syrians Injured—38 (17 critical)	0 [1791]
At least 86 TFSA have been put in prison for defying orders	0 [1791]
Syrian mercenary commander Abu Hassan Hindawi breathes his last in Libya	0 [1786]
Iraqi Forces Destroy 24 IS Hideouts near TuzKhurmatu	0 [1790]
Fire appears over Sheyban Prison in the Iranian Ahvaz	1 10:04 b [1749]
Taliban have killed about two dozen Afghan police and pro-government fighters	0 [1784]
Tableeghi Jamaat members across Sindh must remain in their Jamaat centers	1 16:57 John Frum [1790]
Likely Israel airstrikes ongoing somewhere over Homs	1 06:05 g(r)omgoru [1762]
Quds Force Commander Esmail Qaani has arrived in #Baghdad International Airport	4 14:06 Skidmark [1774]
Page 2: WoT Background
Europe sends medical gear to Iran in first sanction-bypass deal	5 10:16 Ulaviling Dark Lord of the French1268 [1752]
Israel Gives Palestinians Desperately Needed COVID-19 Aid, Gets Bizarre Blood Libels in Return	1 13:32 charger [1749]
Navy SEAL Jocko Willink Breaks Down Combat Scenes From Movies	2 18:32 Skidmark [1739]
EU operation "Irini" (Peace) will enforce UN weapons embargo on Libya	1 13:38 Mullah Richard [1748]
Lebanon's Ministry of Health reports new 17 #Coronavirus cases	0 [1750]
Iraq extends the nationwide curfew till April 19	0 [1740]
Turkish Medical Association has said there were many mistakes in Ankara’s ‘inadequate’ response to the pandemic	0 [1733]
Pakistan's coronavirus cases tally exceeds 2,000	0 [1744]
Tableeghi Jamaat gathering in New Delhi has been linked to dozens of infections and several deaths in India	1 17:00 John Frum [1745]
Former Syrian vice president Abdelhalim Khaddam passed away in Paris, at 88	0 [1746]
Turkey’s Halkbank pleaded ‘not guilty’ in fraud, money laundering and sanctions evasion case in US.	0 [1752]
US-led coalition spokesman denied reports Patriot battery deployed at Ain al-Assad were used to shoot down rockets tonight	0 [1745]
Turkey Declares Itself a Superpower	22 21:58 Lex [1819]
Serbia sells 282 T-55 main battle tanks to Pakistan	13 18:51 Dron66046 [1749]
Page 3: Non-WoT
'They are leading us to catastrophe': Sweden's coronavirus stoicism begins to jar	7 21:56 Lex [1780]
A Man is Arrested for Teaching His Pit Bull How to Drive	10 14:44 Frank G [1749]
FDA approves Israeli drug for coronavirus treatment trials	2 12:07 Iblis [1741]
FDA authorizes two-minute antibody testing kit to detect coronavirus	0 [1745]
Buzzfeed Crew Shocked To Learn They Have Low Testosterone Levels (to Bee or not to Bee)	4 17:30 Skidmark [1736]
Coronavirus: Countries reject Chinese-made equipment	10 23:43 trailing wife [1770]
UK NHS Nurses Banned from Wearing Uniforms in Public After Abuse	6 21:28 magpie [1783]
#TheResistance Media Mocks ‘My Pillow Guy' Who's Trying To Save Lives By Producing Masks, CNN Cuts Away	6 10:38 Chris [1746]
Thanks, China: Wet Markets Gave Us the Coronavirus and They're Back In Business	11 19:55 Anomalous Sources [1744]
On the lighter side: Prince Andrew's ex-lover Koo Stark loses High Court battle with former partner she claims went back on deal 23 years ago to give her £50k-a-year for life to give up newspaper column	3 08:07 Cesare [1744]
Virus threatens fragile Turkish economy	2 11:23 lord garth [1747]
Trump administration sending troops to border as part of coronavirus fight	1 17:19 Skidmark [1756]
Average Gasoline in USA now below $2/gal	4 23:21 Lex [1773]
Venezuelan navy OPV vessel the GC-23 Naiguata was sunk early yesterday morning after it collided with the Resolute, Passenger ship registered in Portugal	8 20:05 magpie [1748]
Yale epidemiology professor accuses NY Times of 'journalistic malpractice' over report on Trump's virus-testing claim	2 05:23 g(r)omgoru [1745]
Nickelodeon: Today is International #TransDayOfVisibility We’re celebrating	12 12:58 magpie [1749]
Nevada governor is allowing chloroquine for coronavirus inpatients, office says	7 20:07 Woodrow [1748]
Coronaplague Roundup: Italy Finally Starts Mass Treatment with Hydroxychloroquine	0 [1756]
Idiots give navy shore leave in DaNang now USS Teddy R is Virus Central	10 16:48 Anomalous Sources [1750]
Page 4: Opinion
Soetoro Takes Rare Public Swipe At Donald Trump Over Coronavirus Response	11 20:19 KBK [1774]
'Sailors Do Not Need to Die': Carrier Captain Pleads for Help as Virus Cases Surge	12 23:26 trailing wife [1772]
It's Time to Face Facts, America: Masks Work	15 21:11 USN, Ret. [1779]
A Coronavirus Vaccine Is Coming. And It Will Work.	1 19:19 Dale [1743]
How coronavirus blew up the plan to take down Trump	3 12:30 charger [1744]
Coronavirus: The California Herd	16 20:32 KBK [1776]
Post-Virus, When are We Going to Start Thinking?	3 04:17 Dale [1760]
Larry Sanger, founder of Wikipedia, speaks out on Epstein and rampant elite pedophiles	6 15:52 Abu Uluque [1751]
Page 6: Politix
IG Horowitz Found ‘Apparent Errors or Inadequately Supported Facts' in Every Single FBI FISA Application He Reviewed	8 20:25 Woodrow [1779]
In Light of the Kennedy Center Layoffs, a Republican Congressman Introduces a Bill to Get Back the $25 Million	11 20:28 Woodrow [1772]
Gov. Whitmer reverses course on coronavirus drugs, is now asking feds for hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine	8 20:32 Woodrow [1768]
New Jersey Backs Down on Gun-Store Closures	0 [1750]
Democrats to seek aid for troubled union pensions in next relief package	7 19:23 Iblis [1750]
Coronavirus Jailbreak: California Gov. Gavin Newsom Commutes Sentences for 14 Convicted Killers	6 19:18 trailing wife [1788]
Police: Store Employee Charged After Shooting 1 of 3 Burglars	10 20:36 Woodrow [1778]
Joe Biden has yet another gaffe-filled media appearance	8 08:33 g(r)omgoru [1776]
Rep. Velázquez diagnosed with ‘presumed coronavirus infection’	5 11:59 Skidmark [1758]
Federal Judge Rules Killing Babies is an ‘Essential Service’	4 07:13 Procopius2k [1759]
Sheriff Villanueva ousted as as head of emergency operations	0 [1760]
Seattle police chief tells residents to call 911 if called racist names amid coronavirus pandemic	11 20:37 Woodrow [1783]

    
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Two weeks of WOT

Wed 2020-04-01
Trump says Iran planning 'sneak attack' on US troops in Iraq

Tue 2020-03-31
Iran gas pipeline to Iraq blows up

Mon 2020-03-30
Turkish military attacks Syrian Army, YPG
in northern Aleppo

Sun 2020-03-29
Khamenei family fears he might have Coronavirus

Sat 2020-03-28
LNA scores big advance around Tripoli
Turkish-backed forces suffer tremendous losses

Fri 2020-03-27
Riots in China

Thu 2020-03-26
Mohammed Ali Al-Houthi confirms Saudi coalition ceasefire

Wed 2020-03-25
LNA forces eliminate GNA/al-Qaeda leader Ayoub Bu Ras in Tripoli

Tue 2020-03-24
Gutierrez calls for an immediate global ceasefire

Mon 2020-03-23
27 Taliban militants killed, 19 others wounded in Kunduz

Sun 2020-03-22
Greeks Find Tunnel Full of Weapons Under Athens,
Arrest Turkish Terrorists

Sat 2020-03-21
TSA halts all NY airport departures do to infected people showing up at each one.

Fri 2020-03-20
Militant attack kills about 30 Malian soldiers -army

Thu 2020-03-19
Migrants at Refugee Camp in Germany Riot,
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Wed 2020-03-18
Manchester Arena bombing: Hashem Abedi guilty of 22 murders

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