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U.S. and Taliban sign troop withdrawal deal
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Good morning	2 23:20 trailing wife [11123]
U.S. and Taliban sign troop withdrawal deal	4 16:16 Glomomble Squank1582 [11136]
Russia says agreed with Turkey to reduce tensions in Syria's Idlib	5 18:26 Frank G [11130]
Iraqi protesters in Karbala chant slogans refusing Mohammad Allawi	0 [11125]
Turkish Armed Forces target Syrian Army in Jurin with TR-300 Kasirga missiles	0 [11126]
Turkish TV broadcasts refugees leaving Turkey with boats to Greek islands	1 23:20 Canuckistan sniper [11130]
Sultan told Putin Syria’s every unit is legitimate target for Turkey	0 [11124]
Syrian forces secure al-Ghab plain, expel Turkish proxies from Hama	1 08:27 b [11126]
Reports of another Russian Army officer killed in Maarat Numan	0 [11125]
Turkish Air Forces target active Syrian Pansir S-1 Air defense system	0 [11123]
Turkish fighter jet locks on a Russian jet flying in Idlib	0 [11122]
Turkey escaalates its air campaign in NW #Syria	0 [11127]
Putin talks to the Sultan	0 [11125]
LNA downs another Turk UAV	0 [11125]
Syrian Air Def destroys 3 cruise missiles in Aleppo	11 18:29 Frank G [11129]
TAF strikes targeted regime and Hezbollah military positions east #Latakia and south #Aleppo	0 [11125]
38 killed in Delhi religious violence as India balks at U.S. reaction	7 22:08 Goober Tingle7365 [11128]
ISIS loses more than half its fighters from US airstrikes and Taliban ground operations	5 12:18 swksvolFF [11129]
Greece Sends 50 Naval Vessels To Guard Border After Turkey Opens Gates UPDATE: 18,000 get through	0 [11126]
21 Soldiers, 9 Civilians Killed Since Start of RIV: Afghan Govt	1 07:52 Uleck Spererong9442 [11131]
Bulgaria boosts border controls after Turkey migrant move	1 08:36 b [11127]
Clashes break out in Somalia, slowing fight against al Qaeda-linked insurgents	0 [11125]
Page 2: WoT Background
Turkey's Erdogan asks Russia's Putin to step aside in Syria	1 08:44 M. Murcek [11125]
Taliban negotiators in Qatar to sign deal with U.S. to end Afghan war	0 [11126]
Sultan, Trump speak by phone, discuss developments in Idlib	1 08:32 Matt [11126]
EU Walks Turkey Tightrope With Limited Sanctions on Drilling	0 [11131]
Swiss humanitarian channel to Iran begins operating	0 [11124]
Page 3: Non-WoT
World Bank Launches First-Ever Pandemic Bonds to Support $500 Million Pandemic Emergency Financing Facility	2 18:08 Silentbrick [11131]
Latvia railway: Why I love living in an old train station (opens to video)	2 19:24 Frank G [11132]
New science panel formed to deal with infectious diseases	1 09:24 M. Murcek [11129]
Milwaukee Brewery gunman accused of punching woman, gun crime in 90s	1 13:07 M. Murcek [11128]
San Francisco Police Make Arrest In Robbery, Abuse Of Elderly Asian Man Collecting Cans	3 12:06 Frank G [11122]
Amazon tells all 798,000 employees to halt travel, in US and internationally, over coronavirus fears	0 [11122]
GM Adds 1,200 Workers at Michigan Plants on Rosy SUV Demand	0 [11126]
New Virus Has Infected 83,000 Globally, Caused 2,800 Deaths	5 21:29 M. Murcek [11129]
Elon Musk at AFA's Air Warfare Symposium	0 [11125]
Man gets life for kidnapping stepdaughter, holding her captive for 19 years	1 07:52 Mercutio [11128]
Disney makes disabled guests wait too long for rides, lawsuits allege	5 13:48 Rob Crawford [11127]
Run on toilet paper in Hawaii over coronavirus fears	3 07:50 Mercutio [11127]
Israeli who recovered in Japan develops coronavirus again in Israel	1 09:32 Skidmark [11131]
Woman says she was assaulted by man, poked with syringe	0 [11125]
Judge Allegedly Stabbed By Illegal Alien Released Three Times Under Sanctuary Policy	4 12:34 gorb [11127]
A woman took 550 times the usual dose of LSD, with surprisingly positive consequences	11 22:20 3dc [11128]
Page 4: Opinion
The Roots of Our Partisan Divide	6 17:38 Besoeker [11126]
Coronavirus miracle? Vietnam says all its infected patients cured	7 10:09 DarthVader [11123]
Bernie Sanders Praises Slave Owners For Free Housing Program	3 22:30 3dc [11128]
Retired Navy SEAL Gallagher sez posing with dead enemy combatant was wrong	16 19:26 Frank G [11128]
GOP Leader McCarthy Says Dems Have 'Surrendered to Socialists,' Predicts Republican House Takeover	9 12:04 charger [11125]
Three Pieces of Good News on Coronavirus	3 09:39 Skidmark [11128]
Democrats freak out over Mike Pence's role coordinating coronavirus efforts	3 05:36 Besoeker [11124]
CNN's Angela Rye to Black Trump Supporters: ‘Shame On You'	13 13:50 Silentbrick [11131]
Useful perspective: Obama Waited Until 'Millions' Infected and 1000 Dead in U.S. Before Declaring 2009 H1N1 (swine flu) Emergency	3 19:57 gorb [11129]
Seattle Is Socialism’s Laboratory, and It’s Not Pretty	3 20:04 gorb [11135]
Page 6: Politix
HOLY S***: Chris Matthews confused GOP Sen. Tim Scott with Dem Senate candidate Jaime Harrison	4 19:49 M. Murcek [11128]
Ukraine investigators open case into Joe Biden's role in firing of top prosecutor	1 14:49 Bright Pebbles [11127]
Failed Baltimore ex-mayor named co-chair for Bloomberg campaign	2 21:37 M. Murcek [11131]
Hildebeest has new reply regarding presidential run (video)	0 [11125]
Bloomberg's business in China has grown. That could create unprecedented entanglements if he is elected president.	5 19:32 magpie [11132]
VA Sheriff Not Backing Down, Despite Threats From Lawmakers	0 [11130]
Pres. Trump Vindicated Again: Appeals Court Rules House Can't Enforce Subpoena To Don McGahn	1 08:48 M. Murcek [11128]
Tom Steyer goes Wacandan with moves to 'Back That Azz Up' at Allen Univ	11 12:46 Frank G [11130]
Ukraine ex-Prosecutor Accuses Biden of Pushing for His Dismissal	0 [11129]
'Unless his hair is on fire, Hunter needs to be in Arkansas.'	5 07:29 Bright Pebbles [11127]
Warren bill would divert $10B in Trump border wall funds to fight coronavirus	19 12:36 CrazyFool [11130]
House Dem threatens Trump Jr. with 'serious altercation'	3 11:41 Abu Uluque [11130]
CNN polls: Bernie Sanders holds big leads in California and Texas ahead of critical Super Tuesday vote	10 17:49 ruprecht [11128]
Bloomberg takes credit for leading NYC through 9/11 %u2014 when Giuliani was mayor	8 17:47 Crusader [11128]
Biden Says Trump Will Leave White House: Campaign Update	0 [11127]
Federal court temporarily halts Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy UPDATE: on hold for Supreme Court appeal	4 19:31 Frank G [11130]

    
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Two weeks of WOT

Sat 2020-02-29
U.S. and Taliban sign troop withdrawal deal

Fri 2020-02-28
Rouhani and his VP both reported to have coronavirus

Thu 2020-02-27
Hezbollah operative killed in drone strike in southern Syria

Wed 2020-02-26
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Tue 2020-02-25
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Mon 2020-02-24
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Sun 2020-02-23
Last year Hezbollah received ~$700 million in funding

Sat 2020-02-22
Erdogan confirms the presence of pro-Turkish Syrian fighters in Libya

Fri 2020-02-21
Missile intercept by #Saudi forces in #Yanbu

Thu 2020-02-20
Turkey asks NATO to provide air support for the operation in Idlib

Wed 2020-02-19
Ashraf Ghani declared winner of Afghan presidential poll, Abdullah rejects results

Tue 2020-02-18
LNA claims to destroy Turkish arms ship in Tripoli harbor.

Mon 2020-02-17
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