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Gutierrez calls for an immediate global ceasefire
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Good morning	1 14:13 Frank G [1740]
Palestinian throwing rocks at Israeli vehicles in West Bank shot dead by IDF	9 12:02 SteveS [1749]
3 Army Soldiers Killed in Badghis Car Bomb Explosion	1 03:09 g(r)omgoru [1755]
Major Taliban offensive repulsed in Balkh; 9 militants killed, 4 others wounded	1 10:34 Glenmore [1750]
Afghan forces kill Qari Minhaj, Mullah Farqani; wound 3 other Taliban militants in Faryab	0 [1758]
Turkey detained five pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) mayors early Monday morning after dismissing them from their posts	0 [1748]
Turkish-backed forces cutoff water to nearly 1 million Syrians	3 10:25 Whiskey Mike [1758]
Iran nearly shot down a US F-18 super hornet when they did not obey commands by Iranian AF	12 17:39 Besoeker [1750]
Russian forces neutralize 3 terrorist attack plotters	1 17:37 Skidmark [1755]
Syrian air defense intercepts a drone in the vicinity of Hmeimim Air Base	0 [1749]
GNA violates humanitarian armistice on its second day by targeting #Tarhuna	1 15:10 swksvolFF [1749]
2 Turkish forces have killed Today in Syria	0 [1739]
Militants re-cut the M4 after Turkish forces opened last night	0 [1775]
Turkish police shooting tear gas to the Greek side	2 12:36 magpie [1792]
LNA forces targets GNA in Tripoli Ain Zara	0 [1794]
Southern Resistance closes all qat markets	4 12:00 SteveS [1741]
Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba continues to distribute propaganda videos of its fighters carrying out artillery and rocket attacks	0 [1793]
Houthi rebels in Yemen are continuing to claim successes in using their new Fater-1 surface-to-air missile defense system to allegedly chase away Saudi military aircraft	1 10:21 magpie [1742]
Amer Fakhoury evacuated from Lebanon	0 [1786]
Man hurt, woman arrested after explosion at California home	1 17:43 Barbara [1789]
Page 2: WoT Background
Qatar announces $150 million in aid to Gaza, including funds to fight virus	4 16:51 SteveS [1753]
U.S. cuts $1 billion in assistance to Afghanistan in reaction to political impasse	2 13:07 Tom [1749]
US military allegedly building new base for Patriot missiles near Syrian border	0 [1757]
Yemen: President of the Southern Transitional Council ordered medical and military personnel along with local/intal NGOs to provide coronavirus support to residents	0 [1738]
Gutierrez calls for an immediate global ceasefire in all corners of the world	19 18:34 Alaska Paul [1794]
Qais al-Khazali echoes Tehran's plan to keep Adel Abdel-Mahdi in office as Prime Minister	0 [1752]
Patriot AD main radar have once more appeared in Sharmaa Saudi Arabia home of the Neom project	1 08:45 Skidmark [1744]
UAE and U.S. forces are engaged today in their biennial Native Fury joint military exercise	0 [1745]
Hackers Tried To Break Into The World Health Organization Earlier This Month	2 11:55 magpie [1748]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Dow Surges +2112, Biggest Point Gain in All History	6 18:22 Lex [1742]
'Great American Resurrection': Trump Wants America Open and 'Rarin' to Go' by Easter	5 20:25 Frank G [1773]
Greta Says She Has Coronavirus	28 21:40 KBK [1754]
8 Hadassah hospital workers infected with coronavirus	0 [1751]
PG&E pleads guilty to 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter and sparking deadly Camp Fire that ravaged California - and will pay $13.5billion to victims	8 19:44 SteveS [1762]
Spain's coronavirus death toll rises 514 in one day – 23.6 PER CENT – to 2,696 as dead and dying elderly are found ABANDONED in multiple care homes	10 18:12 g(r)omgoru [1748]
Coronavirus sends India into lockdown as trains halted, Modi says 'please save yourself'	0 [1737]
My Corona !	5 19:03 Frank G [1743]
Ford using F-150 parts to design respirators for coronavirus fight	5 12:59 Frank G [1747]
No, the Arizona Man Did Not Take the Coronavirus Drug Trump Spoke About	6 21:02 SteveS [1767]
Number of Italian coronavirus cases is probably TEN TIMES higher than official tally of 64,000, officials admit	14 16:32 Frank G [1743]
Russian infectious diseases expert faces jail after returning from Spain with coronavirus and continuing to work at her university	0 [1741]
'The Stay Inn': Britons are drinking almost double the amount of alcohol at home as they join friends for a pint online amid coronavirus lockdown	6 18:05 Alaska Paul [1742]
Marines getting rid of all tanks and completely restructuring to orient towards China	6 20:01 bbrewer126 [1771]
Florida man who was on the verge of death says Hydroxychloroquine saved his life!	4 14:10 Skidmark [1749]
Catholic Priest with coronavirus made the ultimate sacrifice for someone else with coronavirus…	7 20:36 gorb [1774]
Bigelow Aerospace lays off all employees.	2 08:15 Skidmark [1746]
2020 Tokyo Olympics will be postponed	3 10:26 swksvolFF [1740]
“Anomaly” at Pacific Spaceport Complex launch rehearsal	4 13:09 Kofi Sproing8341 [1753]
Velina Tchakarova's virus review	0 [1743]
Tito's Handmade Vodka set to begin production on hand sanitizer	12 22:00 KBK [1770]
Border Patrol agents make the largest meth bust ever at the Mexico-Arizona border, seizing 690 pounds of the deadly drug hidden among peppers and tomatoes in a tractor trailer	0 [1734]
Florida politician apologizes after claiming that blowing a hair dryer up your nose kills the coronavirus because it 'can't survive temperatures of 136 degrees'	11 22:02 KBK [1764]
UN, WHO, Iraq health officials commit mask faux pas at press briefing	1 15:33 SteveS [1745]
James Woods Tweets And yet life goes on (need to laugh)	3 07:47 Woodrow [1735]
Corona Plague update	5 11:17 lord garth [1759]
Man dies, wife in ICU after ingesting fish tank cleaner, Dem MD blames Trump	12 11:20 swksvolFF [1781]
Floods and torrential rain have killed 11 people during the past 24 hours in Iran	0 [1738]
Iran announces new 127 people died during the past 24 hours of COVID19 raising the death toll to 1,812.	4 09:31 g(r)omgoru PB [1744]
Iranian nationals seen today entering Karbala city, despite the Iraqi government’s announcement to close borders	1 09:01 Skidmark [1744]
Algerian passengers who protested cancellation of their flights to Algeria beaten by Turkish Police	0 [1733]
First official case of #COVID19 in #Syria	4 10:48 Whiskey Mike [1744]
The Game Changer: President Trump Was Right	7 09:58 magpie [1741]
Page 4: Opinion
The Democrat's plot against Americans	1 10:52 g(r)omgoru [1738]
A Few Wholesome Photos To Remind You That Life Is Beautiful	0 [1746]
Governments urged to attach green strings to long-term coronavirus recovery plans	4 13:03 g(r)omgoru [1754]
Ex-Clinton adviser: Coronavirus pandemic 'changes the presidential race overwhelmingly in Trump's favor'	7 22:04 KBK [1774]
The media wants chloroquine to fail if that will mean that Trump fails	15 22:09 KBK [1786]
VDH: The Virus is Not Invincible, But It's Exposing Who's Irreplaceable	0 [1755]
Spread of COVID-19 begins to show pattern of 4-8 week eruption cycle	4 12:54 DarthVader [1755]
Modeling the US Reaction to the Coronavirus	0 [1765]
The luxury of apocalypticism	16 12:50 Rex Mundi [1748]
Page 6: Politix
Nancy Pelosi Signals Surrender on Relief Bill Just a Day After Going Full Leroy Jenkins	18 19:17 Anomalous Sources [1779]
Nancy Pelosi's daughter tweets another bit of evil.	2 18:41 Marilyn Uloling5420 [1780]
‘Draft Andrew Cuomo’: Are Dems thinking of dumping Sleepy Joe?	7 16:47 Glenmore [1743]
The Obama-Biden Administration Scrapped WH Health and Security Office in 2009	0 [1742]
Robert Davi: ‘We Must Hold Pelosi and the Marxists Accountable'	0 [1751]
“House Dem Admits They Block Legislation Because 'We Don't Want to Give the President a Win'”	2 13:14 Raj [1743]
FDA eases rules for ventilator production, but hurdles remain	10 12:16 swksvolFF [1745]
Democrat Clyburn on Coronavirus Bill: ‘This Is a Tremendous Opportunity to Restructure Things to Fit Our Vision’	7 11:50 swksvolFF [1740]
Nancy Pelosi Proposes 1,400-Page Coronavirus Bill Stuffed with Special Interest Goodies	9 11:06 Matt [1746]
Nancy Pelosi’s Daughter Christine: Rand Paul’s Neighbor Was ‘Right’ To Punch Him	13 18:44 Marilyn Uloling5420 [1751]

    
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1	al-Nusra
1	Commies
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1	Govt of Qatar (MB)
1	Govt of Saudi Arabia
1	Govt of Syria
1	Hezbollah

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Two weeks of WOT

Tue 2020-03-24
Gutierrez calls for an immediate global ceasefire

Mon 2020-03-23
27 Taliban militants killed, 19 others wounded in Kunduz

Sun 2020-03-22
Greeks Find Tunnel Full of Weapons Under Athens,
Arrest Turkish Terrorists

Sat 2020-03-21
TSA halts all NY airport departures do to infected people showing up at each one.

Fri 2020-03-20
Militant attack kills about 30 Malian soldiers -army

Thu 2020-03-19
Migrants at Refugee Camp in Germany Riot,
Display ISIS Flags After They’re Put Under Coronavirus Quarantine

Wed 2020-03-18
Manchester Arena bombing: Hashem Abedi guilty of 22 murders

Tue 2020-03-17
China expels ALL American reporters!

Mon 2020-03-16
Saudi Arabia detains 298 officials in new corruption cases

Sun 2020-03-15
Hezbollah commander prosecuted in Austria for terror finance

Sat 2020-03-14
Violence by Taliban Spikes Despite Peace Efforts

Fri 2020-03-13
Sudan moves against Bashir loyalists after assassination attempt

Thu 2020-03-12
4 Iranian proxy forces HQ hit in airstrikes along Iraq-Syria border

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

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