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Turkey shoots down two Syrian fighter jets over Idlib
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Afghanistan: It Was a Nice Peace While It Lasted- Taliban breaks truce	4 17:23 Dron66046 [1767]
Good morning	5 19:57 Frank G [1796]
Turkey Says it Destroyed 'Chemical Warfare Facility' in Syria	11 21:27 Barbara [1830]
Rockets land near US embassy in Baghdad, no casualties reported	0 [1813]
S-300 systems in Hama destroyed	3 09:18 M. Murcek [1806]
Greek Army Firing Live Ammunition Along Evros River Bordering Turkey, Tvxs Says	0 [1798]
Summary of the 1st day of Operation Spring Shield	1 11:51 Dron66046 [1804]
Russian Air Force and electronic jamming cleared the sky of Idlib and its surroundings from the air movements of the Turkish enemy	3 11:11 mossomo [1799]
Turkish observation post in Kemanas #Idlib shelled by Syrian military	0 [1799]
Mortar fired from Gaza falls short, hours before elections	0 [1767]
#LNA forces successfully eliminate #AlQaeda leader "Abu Talha al-Libi"	0 [1752]
LNA to transfer all captured Syrian mercenaries to Syrian govt	3 17:42 swksvolFF [1762]
24-hour GNA losses 15 dead, including three Syrians	0 [1765]
Thousands Bury Hizbullah Fighters Killed in Syria's Idlib	5 18:47 lord garth [1774]
Karimia road south of #Tripoli was closed following clashes between African mercenaries and others fighters from the #GNA	0 [1765]
Turkey shoots down two Syrian fighter jets over Idlib	4 12:14 trailing wife [1792]
Iranian militia body in Syria warns Turkey to end Idlib airstrikes	0 [1766]
Yemenis Seize Capital of Strategic al-Jawf as Saudi-led Mercenaries Retreat	0 [1772]
Greece blocks nearly 10,000 migrants at Turkey border	0 [1763]
Page 2: WoT Background
Benjamin Netanyahu defeats Benny Gantz with striking 60-seat bloc	3 17:49 Dron66046 [1762]
Alarm grows over surge in suicides among British ex-servicemen 10 years after they took part in bloodiest battles of Afghanistan war as 14 'take their own lives' in last two months	0 [1758]
Israel to close West Bank, Gaza crossings to Palestinians on election day	0 [1753]
Trump nominates John Ratcliffe for top intelligence post	5 22:03 DooDahMan [1782]
Iran Calls for Inter-Afghan Peace Deal, Rejects US Agreement	2 16:32 Alaska Paul [1753]
Russia Can’t Guarantee Safety of Turkish Aviation in Syria after Damascus Shuts Idlib Airspace: MoD	0 [1755]
Ghani: No Commitment to Release Taliban Prisoners	0 [1760]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Millions of British chickens are bred to grow to full size in just 35 DAYS leading to shocking damage to legs, hearts and lungs, RSPCA warns	4 15:08 Skidmark [1765]
Welcome to the jungle: US Marines drink the blood of beheaded cobras and chomp on tarantulas and scorpions as they learn survival skills during wargame exercises in Thailand	0 [1754]
First extraterrestrial PROTEIN discovered inside a meteorite found 30 years ago in Algeria suggests the building blocks of life could already exist elsewhere in space	4 15:27 SteveS [1763]
Man experienced 12-hour erections after smoking MARIJUANA, new medical study finds in the first case of its kind	7 22:56 jpal [1788]
Shocking moment Chicago cops shoot a man at a busy station after struggling to restrain him while arresting him for moving between train cars	4 15:20 SteveS [1753]
Jack Welch, legendary former chairman and CEO of General Electric who was dubbed the 'manager of the century', dies at 84	2 14:39 Airandee [1759]
Baltimore tops 50 homicides in first three months of 2020, activists say city 'was never like this'	3 22:44 Cholush Throck7862 [1788]
Entitlement couple find racist pro-Trump graffiti spray-painted on their car… police arrest the man for race hoax	14 15:39 Lowspark [1795]
Could the coronavirus hit California's homeless population? Health officials are worried	14 20:33 Glumble Shavish8733 [1791]
Gulf shares make a comeback after massive losses	0 [1762]
Asia shares bounce back as BOJ promises support for economy	0 [1762]
Uighur Muslims sent to work in Chinese factory that supplies Nike, report finds	5 11:39 Dron66046 [1777]
North Korea fires unidentified projectile - South Korea defense ministry	2 08:18 Mullah Richard [1758]
Murder probe for South Korea religious sect at center of virus outbreak	3 09:09 Skidmark [1754]
Major power outage has knocked out internet connectivity in large parts of #Venezuela	2 08:20 Mullah Richard [1757]
Muhyiddin Yassin sworn in as Malaysia's new prime minister	0 [1759]
Government decides to move UK to deport Nawaz	0 [1761]
Uruguay's new center-right president sworn in	0 [1764]
Coughing pope cancels participating in Lenten retreat	6 20:45 Frank G [1780]
LA's adult performers strike back against state registry bill	4 15:25 SteveS [1788]
Coronavirus roundup	9 14:57 Skidmark [1762]
6-Year-Old Dies After Father Rapes Him with Stick While Camping	6 09:31 Mullah Richard [1759]
SpaceX Starship rocket EXPLODES again	3 16:21 The peanut gallery [1759]
Page 4: Opinion
27-year-old millionaire who saves 80% of his income refuses to spend on 2 things	4 16:42 Alaska Paul [1752]
The Morning Briefing: Coronavirus Is the New Y2K	2 14:21 JohnQC [1757]
Glow Ball Warming	4 16:30 Bobby [1758]
Feds Back Off Jailing Michael Flynn After Stunning New Evidence That Gov't 'Lied' and 'Framed' Him	11 19:17 Woodrow [1788]
Conservatives Think They Have This Election Won	7 19:11 Procopius2k [1778]
‘Blind Eyes': New Film Exposes Abortion's Role in Sex Trafficking	1 08:42 Skidmark [1766]
Remembering Glenn Miller, who gave soldiers hope	2 08:15 Besoeker [1755]
A two-year terror campaign against one small GOP office	0 [1783]
Victor Davis Hanson: Trump's Chances for Reelection Are Looking Better and Better	6 16:49 Alaska Paul [1775]
A Return to Beauty	2 17:17 Deacon Blues [1765]
Psychologist Warns Men Not To Date Feminists. The Tactical Guide to Women: How Men Can Manage Risk in Dating and Marriage.	13 21:33 Barbara [1778]
Page 6: Politix
BREAKING: Federal Judge Orders Hillary Clinton Deposition Over Private Emails, Says 'Still More to Learn'	5 20:35 Goober Tingle7365 [1778]
Sen. Amy Klobuchar will drop out of the presidential race, endorse Joe Biden	5 16:05 Besoeker [1767]
Adam Schiff complains that ‘Trump's lawyers convinced two judges' to rule against him	12 22:15 SteveS [1788]
Cuccinelli unlawfully appointed to head Citizenship and Immigration Services, judge rules	3 19:23 Woodrow [1786]
Democratic Sen. Doug Jones spent $3,500 on European trip, billed reelection campaign	6 22:01 DooDahMan [1800]
Joe Biden can now run as the youngest male candidate left in the field.	5 21:59 DooDahMan [1795]
AIPAC conference opened Sunday with appeals for bipartisanship, broadsides at Sanders; Azerbaijani minister made historic speech	2 12:22 Bobby [1775]
Elizabeth Warren’s Trail Of Tears Is Over	5 21:58 DooDahMan [1786]
Carville: Klobuchar and Buttigieg ‘Will Probably Be Out by Wednesday’	19 20:59 Procopius2k [1825]

    
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Two weeks of WOT

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

Sun 2020-03-01
Iraq's PM-designate Allawi withdraws, prolonging deadlock

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
Gulf Cartel Border City Turf War Kills at Least 20 Gunmen, Innocents in Week

Tue 2020-02-25
Hosni Mubarak sleeps with the pharaohs

Mon 2020-02-24
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Sun 2020-02-23
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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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