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Rocket attack in Iraq kills two Americans and a British citizen
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Page 1: WoT Operations
Rocket attack in Iraq kills two Americans and a British citizen	0 [11133]
Report: Pro-Iranian militia targets attacked on Syrian-Iraqi border	3 19:47 g(r)omgoru [11131]
Palestinian youth killed in clashes with IDF troops near Nablus	0 [11128]
US Has Given 'Limited Support' to Taliban in ISIS Fight, General Says	3 17:01 Besoeker [11133]
Pentagon Identifies 2 MARSOC Raiders Killed Hunting ISIS in Iraq	0 [11128]
Good morning	4 18:11 Bobby [11128]
Afghan forces seize AUG rifle and 90,000 rounds of ammunition in Herat	2 21:59 Texhooey [11130]
Afghan forces kill suicide bomber in Kandahar	0 [11127]
One child killed, eight wounded in roadside kaboom in Logar	0 [11126]
'Taliban Conducted 32 Attacks in 24 Hours': MoI	0 [11126]
Unidentified gunnies shoot up Turk proxies in Idlib	0 [11127]
Turkish & affiliated armed groups shell village of Qiz-Ali in Tal-Abyad countryside	0 [11125]
#Yemeni army forces, allies shoot down #Saudi-led reconnaissance drone in #Hudaydah	0 [11126]
Syrian army uncovers militant chemical weapons workshop in western Aleppo	0 [11128]
Large #Russian military convoy proceeded today from Tel Tamr in the direction of El-Kamyshly	0 [11128]
Turkish Foreign Minister: Russia will secure south of the M4 Aleppo-Lattakia road for a distance of 6 km, while Turkey will secure the north of the road for a distance of 6 km	0 [11126]
Combat deaths of 2 special operations US Marines in #Iraq March 8 came in what is being called one of the ‘most intense’ battles US forces had in recent months	5 18:07 Skidmark [11125]
IDF aircraft above Shebaa Farms today	1 10:57 b [11129]
Page 2: WoT Background
FBI Cleared Extremists Who Carried Out Deadliest U.S. Attacks Since 9/11	2 18:44 Woodrow [11127]
Ghani Signs Decree to Release Taliban Prisoners	1 09:23 Skidmark [11129]
Detained Saudi royals sought to block crown prince's accession: Report	0 [11125]
Human Rights Watch called on Greece to reverse its "draconian policy" towards over 450 migrants detained on a navy ship docked in Mytilene port in Lesbos	12 17:00 swksvolFF [11127]
French Senate member Nathalie Goulet @senateur61 says Muslim Brotherhood group must be banned and included in the global #terror list.	2 11:09 b [11129]
U.S. Sending Missile Defense To Iraq After Attack From Iran	1 09:26 Skidmark [11129]
Detroit-Based Shiite Imam Hassan Qazwini: ISIS Run by Israel, Zionists In Order to Kill Muslims, Defame Islam	3 19:17 jpal [11124]
Russia has just announced that she could live with 25 $ oil for 10 years	5 13:13 Skidmark [11126]
From initially wanting to push the Syrian army back to the original Sochi lines, #Turkey has now effectively ceded everything south of the M4 highway in #Idlib	0 [11125]
Russian Defense: Erdogan's statements about destruction of 8 Pantsir systems in Syria are untrue	1 09:29 Skidmark [11128]
Riyadh is tapping inventories for shock-and-awe strategy. Huge, huge escalation	0 [11128]
Video of the suicide bombing that targeted a #Tunisian Police patrol close to the US Embassy	2 09:26 Bangkok Billy [11131]
Report: Hizbullah leader has been infected with Coronavirus after receiving an Iranian delegation	5 14:51 Bright Pebbles [11130]
Pentagon awards contracts to design mobile nuclear reactor	3 19:30 swksvolFF [11125]
U.S. to Warn Shipping Against Storing Iranian Oil	0 [11129]
Arab MK demands for Blue & White cessation of Jewish prayer rights on al-Aqsa	2 02:25 g(r)omgoru [11129]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Trump Calms Markets With Proposed Tax Cut -- You Read It Here First	9 23:09 European Conservative [11127]
Trump to issue order limiting dependence on China for medical supplies	4 14:19 AlanC [11123]
Race to contact 'hundreds' of vulnerable NHS patients operated on by Liverpool surgeon with coronavirus who FAILED to self-isolate after returning from Italian skiing trip	0 [11128]
Shocking moment female photographer is SET ON FIRE when a petrol bomb is launched at a protest over gender violence as women clash with men demonstrating against abortion in Mexico	5 17:52 USN, Ret. [11123]
US F-22 stealth jets and Canadian F-18 fighters intercept two Russian reconnaissance planes that refused to leave the Alaskan Air Defense Zone for four hours	6 18:32 Snusong Henbane4869 [11124]
Man who attacked a woman for 'not wearing her veil correctly in Iran' is humiliated when she dares to fight back	2 19:38 Barbara [11126]
US deploys National Guard to contain COVID-19 'hot zone' in New York suburb	4 19:08 trailing wife [11125]
How the coronavirus compares to SARS, swine flu, Zika, and other epidemics	0 [11124]
France had to tell citizens that cocaine won't cure coronavirus	3 18:01 Mike Kozlowski [11124]
US states race to contain coronavirus as cases near 1,000	10 23:51 Glenmore [11128]
Gridiron Dinner, an annual D.C. tradition, canceled over coronavirus concerns	0 [11129]
Sanders, Biden campaigns cancel Cleveland rallies over coronavirus concerns	10 19:57 bbrewer126 [11128]
Coronavirus: UK Health minister Nadine Dorries tests positive	1 10:56 Skidmark [11125]
Putin laid out a path to staying in power beyond 2024, as lawmakers approved sweeping reforms to the constitution	0 [11124]
Coronavirus scare: Couple buys 2,000 rolls of toilet paper	8 17:18 swksvolFF [11125]
Forget Kraft Singles: North American cheesemaking is thriving	3 18:51 Woodrow [11123]
Coronavirus Update: New Jersey’s first death confirmed	8 14:36 USN, Ret. [11126]
Basra reports first death due to #coronavirus	0 [11123]
Man shot outside Bronx District Attorney’s office after argument	2 11:21 g(r)omgoru [11134]
Harvey Weinstein suggested Jennifer Aniston ‘should be killed’ over sex assault claim	6 19:33 Secret Master [11132]
Dozens of Iranians die from methanol poisoning in attempt to fight coronavirus	1 09:45 Skidmark [11126]
Former CIA engineer accused of massive leak of classified information to WikiLeaks convicted on only minor counts as jury deadlocks on espionage charges	3 18:52 Woodrow [11126]
Page 4: Opinion
World Health Organization declares the coronavirus outbreak a global pandemic	3 19:52 swksvolFF [11127]
COVID-19 Is Your Friend	3 14:19 Whiskey Mike [11128]
Trump Cancels 2020 Election Over Coronavirus Concerns	3 22:20 Anomalous Sources [11125]
Rand Paul: $8.3B in emergency funds to fight coronavirus should come from 'foreign welfare'	2 23:53 Clem [11129]
Yanzhong Huang: U.S.- Chinese Distrust Is Inviting Dangerous Coronavirus Conspiracy Theories	3 11:56 Abu Uluque [11126]
Coronavirus- Blunt Truth	11 12:25 Matt [11124]
Coronavirus – China’s Secret Plan To Weaponize Viruses	6 23:33 ruprecht [11125]
Sooner or later, #Hezbollah will have to accept the #IMF and its restricting conditions	0 [11128]
Page 6: Politix
Supreme overturns 9th on "Remain in Mexico" Policy	1 19:41 DarthVader [11132]
Hunter Biden cites coronavirus, wife's pregnancy to avoid deposition until after Election Day	12 17:57 swksvolFF [11130]
Virginia Democrats reverse laws protecting Confederate monuments	0 [11128]
Dems want to remove Roger Taney bust from Capitol	4 16:08 Lex [11129]
From Coronavirus To Climate Change, The Challenges We Face Call For A Change In Our Culture Of Engineering	8 19:44 swksvolFF [11131]
Bernie: Real Socialism Has Never Been Tried	18 19:32 swksvolFF [11133]
Sleepy Joe snaps at Michigan auto worker over guns, curses at him	8 23:12 Lex [11129]
FBI probing crooked de Blasio donor Jona Rechnitz in diamond scam	2 18:20 Skidmark [11125]

    
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                        23:09 European Conservative

                        22:26 Anomalous Sources

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                        21:59 Texhooey

                        21:45 European Conservative

                        21:28 Canuckistan sniper

                        21:27 Dopey Spolung3799

                        20:45 European Conservative

                        20:32 Thaith Elmeresing6163

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                        19:47 g(r)omgoru

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                        19:41 DarthVader

                        19:41 Barbara

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                        19:33 Secret Master

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4	Sublime Porte
4	Taliban
3	Commies
3	Hezbollah
3	Govt of Iran Proxies
3	Islamic State
2	Govt of Iran
2	Govt of Saudi Arabia
2	Govt of Syria
2	Moslem Colonists
1	al-Nusra
1	Houthis
1	Muslim Brotherhood
1	Tin Hat Dictators, Presidents for Life, & Kleptocrats

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Two weeks of WOT

Wed 2020-03-11
Rocket attack in Iraq kills two Americans and a British citizen

Tue 2020-03-10
US begins military pullout from two Afghan bases

Mon 2020-03-09
Turks Use Drones in Tear Gas Attacks on Greek Border Guards

Sun 2020-03-08
Leb defaults

Sat 2020-03-07
Saudis reportedly detain three royal princes over ‘coup plot’

Fri 2020-03-06
Tunis: suicide bomber explodes near U.S. embassy

Thu 2020-03-05
Russia sends reinforcements through the Bosporus

Wed 2020-03-04
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Tue 2020-03-03
Taliban Orders Resumed Attacks on Govt Forces

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
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