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Final Islamic State Stronghold in Syria Falls
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
[Twitter] China deploys troops in Pakistan near India.	0 [1748]
Final Islamic State Stronghold in Syria Falls	7 19:51 Woodrow [1816]
Two Israelis lightly injured in West Bank firebomb attack	0 [1748]
Israel shells Hamas post after explosion of balloon-borne bomb from Gaza	0 [1750]
Kabul: ISIS jacket wallahs tied up, IED defused, 3 bombs kaboom 29 Shiite innocents	0 [1759]
Afghan forces repel impending Taliban attack in Nangarhar province	0 [1756]
Taliban’s high-profile attack planner killed in Logar airstrike	0 [1755]
Baghouz: 'Suffocating smell of death' as SDF attacks last ISIL pocket	1 12:59 SteveS [1765]
Indian soldier kills three comrades in occupied Kashmir	0 [1756]
JUI-F to bring ‘million march’ series to Punjab	0 [1752]
Australian gets 2 years in jail for Iran trade	0 [1751]
Intense clashes breakout across Idlib-Hama axis	0 [1746]
Militants aren't messing around tonight at the #Gaza border	0 [1744]
Baghouz: ISIS caliphate has crumbled and last stronghold liberated	0 [1756]
At least six dead and dozens injured after an attack in Kabul	0 [1750]
Tweets suggest possible missile exchange between Pakistan and India	2 19:55 Frank G [1785]
Page 2: WoT Background
About Hezbollah, Hamas and Syria money networks	1 13:37 trailing wife [1744]
Syria condemns Trump's stance on Golan Heights sovereignty	0 [1737]
Pres. Trump tweets abrupt shift on Golan Heights	3 17:08 swksvolFF [1744]
US says it will force Turkey to choose between NATO and Russian systems - report	4 22:12 SteveS [1761]
Egypt Proposal: Gaza Demilitarized In Exchange For Lifting Siege	1 12:48 Skidmark [1742]
Pompeo Says Former Administrations were Lax in 'Reining in' Hizbullah	1 08:29 Chereting Pelosi1889 [1745]
Post-IS, North Iraq's Minority Mosaic Blown apart by Trauma	0 [1742]
Libyan human rights body denounces radical Madkhalist imam's description of scouts as infidels	0 [1748]
Abu Dhabi crown prince 'proposed killing Taliban leaders'	4 19:52 Woodrow [1754]
Suspect in Utrecht tram shooting to be charged with murder or manslaughter with terrorist intent	0 [1743]
Pakistan's sixth case of poliovirus in 2019 detected in Khyber	1 12:30 Tom [1744]
Gaza gearing up for mass peaceful protests on first anniversary of the Great Return March	1 12:02 SteveS [1743]
Trump calls on US to recognize Israel’s sovereignty over Golan Heights, Syria silent	0 [1743]
UK denies asylum to Iranian convert to Christianity, saying the religion is not 'peaceful'	6 15:31 AlanC [1748]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Gunman attack uranium convoy in Brazil	0 [1744]
Border Patrol releases Hundreds to Reduce Overcrowding	2 12:53 Skidmark [1751]
Faux News Will Keep Jeanine Pirro Off Schedule for Another Week	3 17:22 SteveS [1744]
An experienced pilot's perspective on Boeing's MCAS system problem	10 20:26 Frank G [1766]
Paraglider Terror in Australia	1 20:01 Woodrow [1780]
Gabon's Ali Bongo set for return after long illness abroad	1 15:42 Deacon Blues [1743]
Ferry sinks in Tigris near Iraq's Mosul, killing 55	0 [1745]
PTI councillor among two more men handed life in jail over lynching of Mashal Khan	0 [1748]
US team seeks to provide water, hygiene in cyclone-hit Mozambique	2 13:00 Besoeker [1744]
Nicaragua joins Cuba, Venezuela on human rights black list	5 18:58 3dc [1776]
British cannot close off fishing waters post Brexit: France	3 19:00 3dc [1770]
Harvard investigates 'trauma' among students after law professor agrees to represent Harvey Weinstein	12 19:01 3dc [1776]
Venezuelan Maduro government accuses arrested top Guaido aide of ''terrorism''	2 10:53 Glenmore [1747]
U.S. announces first new North Korea sanctions since failed summit	0 [1746]
Russia has issued instructions to withdraw all embassy personnel in Venezuela	4 12:21 SteveS [1750]
Italian politician opposed to mandatory vaccination of children is hospitalised with chicken pox	4 21:08 Procopius2k [1769]
Why the shifting axis is driving people crazy: Evidence for a Human Geomagnetic Sense	2 10:33 Skidmark [1750]
Baby born pregnant	0 [1740]
South Koreans fight smog their own way: with pork	3 20:43 swksvolFF [1777]
SK anti-aircraft missile misfire due to 'mistake': Air Force	7 14:51 CrazyFool [1750]
Government of Nicaragua announces release of detainees in protests and resumes dialogue with opposition	0 [1745]
Brazilian President Michel Temer detained in Brazil due to links with cases of corruption	0 [1749]
Guaidó: Who made the decision to imprison Roberto Marrero "committed another awkwardness"	0 [1744]
Group of Lima rejects detention of Roberto Marrero	0 [1748]
Page 4: Opinion
JP Morgan on board with AOC, the left and entitlement causes.	2 12:16 Bright Pebbles [1745]
Dan Rather Issues Chilling Warning About Fox News and Russian Collusion	7 15:42 KBK [1749]
Callous: Mike Pence Still Hasn't Apologized For Making Jussie Smollett Attack Himself	1 17:42 swksvolFF [1752]
Will Democrats finally admit the Obama DOJ and FBI lied to the FISA court?	4 19:59 Woodrow [1771]
Pres. Trump blames Fed for holding back economic growth in 2018	3 10:31 Bright Pebbles [1747]
The Christchurch Killer: Don't Blame Islam for Europe's Decline	0 [1746]
Marine Corps commander: Using troops at southern border an 'unacceptable risk' to readiness	16 21:06 charger [1778]
Bernie Sanders: ‘We Must Follow New Zealand's Lead' on Assault-Rifle Ban	8 19:33 JohnQC [1767]
Page 6: Politix
Irony Alert: Unhinged Mad Maxine Waters Believes Trump Should Be Impeached Because Of "Sanity" Issues	7 19:28 Slavith Clanter1736 [1767]
As Predicted: Biden Eyeing Stacey Abrams As Possible Early VP Nominee	8 11:51 chris [1743]
MoveOn.org Demands 2020 Democratic Candidates Boycott AIPAC Conference. Warren, Harris, Sanders Say They Won't Attend	9 17:54 Bobby [1741]
Roger Stone Invokes Fifth Amendment On Nadler Document Requests	4 11:11 Abu Uluque [1740]

    
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Who's in the News
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8	Commies
4	Taliban
4	Hamas
4	Islamic State
2	Hezbollah
2	Govt of Pakistan
2	Govt of Syria
1	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
1	Govt of Iraq
1	Jamaat-e-Ulema Islami
1	Moslem Colonists
1	Narcos
1	Sublime Porte
1	Govt of Iran
1	Tin Hat Dictators, Presidents for Life, & Kleptocrats
1	al-Nusra

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Two weeks of WOT

Fri 2019-03-22
Final Islamic State Stronghold in Syria Falls

Thu 2019-03-21
HTS captures infamous ISIS commander in rural Idlib

Wed 2019-03-20
Colombia seizes assets to the ELN guerrillas

Tue 2019-03-19
Three Dead in Utrecht Shooting, Police Identify Turkish Suspect

Mon 2019-03-18
Syria force says 'thousands' still inside last IS pocket

Sun 2019-03-17
1 killed, another wounded in a magnetic bomb explosion in Kabul city

Sat 2019-03-16
TV details how Hamas ‘accidentally’ fired at Tel Aviv

Fri 2019-03-15
Over 40 killed as gunmen open fire in two mosques in New Zealand

Thu 2019-03-14
Niger Says It Killed 33 Boko Haram 'Terrorists'

Wed 2019-03-13
SDF close in on ISIS in Baghouz

Tue 2019-03-12
Baghouz: ISIS militants retreat underground as coalition offensive resumes

Mon 2019-03-11
Foreign ISIS brides isolated after attacking ‘infidel’ refugees at Syrian camp

Sun 2019-03-10
More than 60 Taliban militants killed in Special Forces operations and airstrikes

Sat 2019-03-09
JuD offices in Muridke, Lahore taken over

Fri 2019-03-08
Nine border tunnels uncovered, destroyed in North Sinai

Thu 2019-03-07
Blasts target major Shia ceremony in Afghanistan's Kabul

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