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Indian strike on LeT camp in Muzaffarabad?
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
IDF helicopters pound Hamas positions in response to explosive balloon	2 21:50 Skidmark [1774]
IDF arrests four Palestinians with pipe bombs near Nablus — army	0 [1744]
Pakistani drone shot down near Rajasthan border	0 [1761]
Indian strike on LeT camp in Muzaffarabad?	0 [1772]
Pak strike on Fort Abbas, Punjab	0 [1748]
Encounter breaks out between militants, security forces at Tral in Pulwama	0 [1755]
Kurdish forces handover tens of Syrian soldiers previously imprisoned by ISIS	3 21:25 M. Murcek [1767]
Key ISIS figure killed during US Coalition attack last night	0 [1742]
High ranking Chechen jihadist killed by Syrian Army in northern Hama	0 [1749]
Jihadist ambush attempt turns disastrous as Syrian Army troops gun down militants	0 [1746]
U.S. Sends THAAD To Israel For First Time	8 21:54 Frank G [1768]
Militants kill 33 pro-Assad fighters in north-west	0 [1747]
Intermittment firing along LoC continues: ISPR	0 [1749]
Government issues order to seize assets of all banned outfits under UN sanctions regime	0 [1755]
Troops clash with Abus in Basilan	0 [1762]
Thai rebel gunned down in Narathiwat	0 [1748]
Hostages reported safe following firefight	0 [1737]
Attack On Helmand Base Plotted Across Durand Line: Khalid	0 [1748]
Taliban commanders Mawlavi Jalal and Mullah Jindullah among 6 killed in Faryab clash	0 [1752]
Two Mine Planters Killed blown up by own bomb in Herat Province	4 21:54 Skidmark [1772]
Bid to assassinate police officers thwarted, terrorist shot dead: MoI	0 [1744]
Assault on Baghouz slows as ISIS resorts to using 'human shields', 150 turbans & 400 shields surrender	0 [1745]
Migrants scramble aboard Calais ferry, sparking police sweep	2 11:52 jpal [1740]
Iraqi court sentences two men to death over shrine bombing	0 [1736]
Page 2: WoT Background
Pakistan's navy says it spotted, warned Indian submarine	11 23:35 trailing wife [1773]
Marine Le Pen to be prosecuted for anti-ISIS tweets	2 15:15 746 [1747]
Lockheed gets $1 billion down payment for Saudi THAAD missile system	6 19:40 Frank G [1745]
Turkish Court Accepts Indictment Against 16 Over Gezi Protests - Report	0 [1744]
Hacker Attacks Major Israeli Websites, Temporarily Shutting Them Down	0 [1741]
U.S. Intends To End Turkey's Preferential Trade Treatment	0 [1734]
Israel’s diplomatic thrust into Africa spearheaded by military training	0 [1735]
Khashoggi’s body burned in furnace in Saudi consul’s home — report	10 22:00 Skidmark [1771]
Iraqi president urges protecting holy sites in Jerusalem from Israeli violations	0 [1737]
Egyptian photojournalist Shawkan released after five years in detention	0 [1751]
Cairo Criminal Court sentences one to death, four to life over terrorism charges	0 [1735]
Russia mulling S-400 sale to Qatar	0 [1749]
U.S. issues stern warning of "grave consequences" for Turkey over purchase of S-400s	0 [1749]
Govt plans decisive crackdown on militant outfits	1 22:02 Skidmark [1774]
US has no say in Hashd al-Shaabi’s future – Fayadh	0 [1751]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Pro wrestler King Kong Bundy, Hulk Hogan's rival, dead at age 61	4 17:17 Raj [1748]
National Coyote Calling Championship: The Best 2nd Place Finish of All Time	8 22:06 Skidmark [1783]
Not keen on importing Mexicans or Muslims, China pushes women to have more babies	6 21:43 746 [1754]
Study finds evidence that mainstream economic news is biased in favor of Democrats	4 09:46 DarthVader [1734]
Whitaker, former acting U.S. attorney general, leaves Justice Dept	2 10:42 magpie [1740]
Disputed N.S.A. Phone Program Is Shut Down, Aide Says	3 11:14 ed in texas [1733]
French police hit with poo bombs at ‘yellow vest’ protests	5 09:37 DarthVader [1747]
Venezuela blocks Twitter	5 16:34 swksvolFF [1733]
SpaceX capsule arrives at ISS	0 [1746]
From Basra: Why don’t we have anything?	0 [1743]
The first documented post-mortem sperm removal	0 [1738]
Guaido to make ‘important announcement’ at Tuesday’s rally	0 [1744]
Juan Guaidó came to Venezuela to mobilize the streets	0 [1738]
CJP Khosa announces 'no tolerance' policy for false testimony	0 [1738]
Page 4: Opinion
President Trump's trip to Hanoi and a possible NATO for the Pacific (video)	3 17:13 Bugs Darling of the Wee Folk1353 [1748]
‘Medicare for All': The Impossible Dream	11 20:06 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [1773]
All-new Morgan Plus Six takes top spot from departed Plus 8	0 [1728]
The tiny tweaks that age-proof your BRAIN	12 19:36 gorb [1733]
How Animal Farm is Playing Out in the Democrat Party	0 [1749]
We Are Dancing on a Powder Keg	1 22:18 Skidmark [1768]
12 States Vote to Destroy the Republic, 2592 (short video)	11 17:47 746 [1742]
Page 6: Politix
Process crimes expert Bob Mueller alerts judge that Roger Stone's Instagram post may have violated gag order	7 20:47 magpie [1775]
Sen. Jeff Merkley announces he will not run for president	2 17:22 Raj [1743]
Hillary - "I'm not running in 2020"	12 21:51 Frank G [1770]
Cortez Still Playing Games About Where She Lives, Home Cooking Videos Contradict Her Claims	7 21:35 M. Murcek [1769]
Christopher Steele backs out of public appearance	3 07:11 Besoeker [1756]
Who is this AOC man Mr. Saikat Chakrabarti ?	4 11:15 M. Murcek [1750]
Obama: There's hope 'if we can train a million Baracks and Michelles'	14 17:33 JohnQC [1756]
AOC's chief of staff ran $1M slush fund by diverting campaign cash to his own companies	15 22:28 Skidmark [1776]

    
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Who's in the News
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7	Govt of Pakistan
5	Islamic State
3	al-Nusra
3	Commies
3	Govt of Iraq
3	Sublime Porte
2	Abu Sayyaf (ISIS)
2	Taliban
2	Govt of Saudi Arabia
2	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
1	Govt of Qatar (MB)
1	Muslim Brotherhood
1	Thai Insurgency
1	Moslem Colonists
1	Hamas
1	Govt of Iran
1	Lashkar e-Taiba

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Two weeks of WOT

Tue 2019-03-05
Indian strike on LeT camp in Muzaffarabad?

Mon 2019-03-04
Germany to strip 'Islamic State' fighters' citizenship

Sun 2019-03-03
Syrian Army kills 7 ISIS fighters attempting to escape from Euphrates bastion, SDF advancing on 5 fronts, 3 wounded

Sat 2019-03-02
Return of captured Indian pilot.

Fri 2019-03-01
Huge blast rocks Somali capital, killing at least five- police UPDATE: Fighting Continues Into Friday

Thu 2019-02-28
17 killed in Mali by booby-trapped corpse

Wed 2019-02-27
Pakistan says it shot down 2 Indian warplanes, shut down its airspace

Tue 2019-02-26
India got mad and acted.

Mon 2019-02-25
Exodus from last IS enclave overwhelms Syria force

Sun 2019-02-24
Iran Hacks Into CENTCOM, Crashes MQ-9 Reaper Drone (video)

Sat 2019-02-23
Thousands of Palestinians break into closed off Temple Mount section, 60 arrested overnight

Fri 2019-02-22
Father of Alabama ‘ISIS Bride' Files Lawsuit to Overturn Decision to Block Her Return

Thu 2019-02-21
German police raid 16 homes of suspected Islamic extremists

Wed 2019-02-20
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Tue 2019-02-19
IS Defends Final Pocket of dying Caliphate' in Syria

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