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LNA forces eliminate GNA/al-Qaeda leader Ayoub Bu Ras in Tripoli
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Good afternoon	2 23:21 AlmostAnonymous5839 [1793]
Explosives-laden Humvee goes off prematurely in Badghis, killing 4 Taliban	8 21:22 Omotle Snore6434 [1781]
25 Taliban militants killed, 33 wounded in Balkh clashes	1 04:23 RJ45ACP [1756]
Kathua: Heavy Shelling By Pak In Hiranagar	0 [1793]
Soccer team in Diyarbakir, Turkey’s largest Kurdish-majority city, has found itself accused of links to armed Kurdish militants	1 12:51 Dron66046 [1744]
LNA forces eliminate GNA militia leader (Al Qaeda) Ayoub Bu Ras in Tripoli	0 [1797]
For $2000 you came here to take libya but you will die like a dog or be captured like a rat	16 22:04 Thusons Ghibelline8123 [1832]
Members of the Sadrist movement break into Al-Sadr hospital in Najaf	0 [1797]
Turkish forces come under attack in southern Idlib	0 [1784]
Turkey vows to neutralize extremist groups blocking M-4 Highway	0 [1790]
Iran Coronavirus: Ministry Confirms 24,811 Cases and 1,934 Deaths	6 15:49 Skidmark [1755]
Explosions reported at Iraqi base hosting US troops	1 15:50 Skidmark [1780]
Russia confirms attack on Turkish forces in Idlib	2 06:49 trailing wife [1764]
Assad announces curfew in Syria (or what's left of it) from 6 pm to 6 am starting from tomorrow	1 03:14 g(r)omgoru [1752]
Page 2: WoT Background
Field hospitals 'only option' to treat Gazans sick with coronavirus	3 18:15 York Harding [1747]
Turkey charges 20 Saudis over murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi	0 [1754]
Edelsteins resigns from post of Knesset speaker	0 [1751]
Pompeo meets Mullah Baradar after failed talks with Afghan leaders and cutting $1b in aid	5 15:54 Mullah Richard [1756]
Turkey is mulling legislation that would free some of its 300,000 detainees to reduce the risk of COVID-19 deaths	2 22:17 magpie [1782]
Islamic State children still waiting for Tunisia to bring them home	1 15:54 Skidmark [1759]
Najaf records 13 cases of coronavirus, including #Iraqis coming from "Syria, Turkey and Iran"	1 15:56 Skidmark [1748]
Thousands to Attend Terrorist Funeral in Coronavirus-Ravaged Iran	9 18:19 KBK [1754]
Islamic State Asks Allah to ‘Increase Coronavirus Torment’ of Infidels	1 15:59 Skidmark [1740]
PA to Palestinians in Israel: Return to West Bank at once	3 18:07 gorb [1745]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Neighbors use RC car to drive beer to each other to maintain social distancing	3 20:33 USN, Ret. [1768]
Fever Charting Shows Social Distancing may be Working	6 22:55 SteveS [1766]
People are freaking out after Waffle House closes hundreds of restaurants	6 23:23 AlmostAnonymous5839 [1781]
Elon Musk Takes Matters Into His Own Hands and Buys (Chinese) Ventilators En Masse to Donate to Hospitals	6 15:31 Thing From Snowy Mountain [1745]
Makeshift morgue appears outside NYC hospital as coronavirus spread escalates	11 23:25 bbrewer126 [1779]
Coronavirus outbreak prompts new restrictions on alcohol sales in WA bottle shops	4 23:26 bbrewer126 [1783]
British 21-year-old with no pre-existing conditions dies from coronavirus	11 15:17 g(r)omgoru [1763]
Ford Is Building Thousands of Respirators	5 14:46 swksvolFF [1757]
India's prime minister orders lockdown of country of 1.3 billion people for 21 days	12 16:53 John Frum [1751]
Coronavirus in India: Govt bans export of anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine	2 16:19 Skidmark [1739]
OB/GYN - Continuing Abortions During Pandemic ‘Medically Irresponsible'	2 10:07 M. Murcek [1750]
Networks Face Decision: How Long To Stick With Trump?	11 23:59 charger [1771]
87-Year-Old Marine Credits His Military Training for Helping Him Survive the Wuhan Coronavirus	3 17:47 JohnQC [1742]
Kentucky governor admonishes 'coronavirus party' after attendee tests positive	2 10:01 M. Murcek [1746]
MyPillow Making Face Masks for Hospitals During Coronavirus Pandemic	10 15:34 Besoeker [1759]
BREAKING: Senate, White House Strike Deal On $2 Trillion Stimulus Spending Bill	10 16:43 charger [1748]
The pandemic pipeline	3 10:43 g(r)omgoru [1749]
No outdoor sport, no walks as Israel set to impose tighter coronavirus lockdown	10 11:17 trailing wife [1759]
Israel records fourth coronavirus related death	3 09:52 g(r)omgoru [1768]
Number of positive COVID-19 reached 76 cases in Afghanistan	0 [1749]
Egyptian lawmaker drafted a new law that would put singers behind bars for talking dirty	4 16:57 3dc [1751]
Ex-Lebanese ministress infected with #Coronavirus	2 16:21 Skidmark [1747]
Portland Exotic Dancers Pivot To Food Delivery As Strip Clubs Forced To Close	7 12:31 AlmostAnonymous5839 [1755]
Russian Arrested for Allegedly Running Online Platform Trading in Stolen Info	1 16:41 g(r)omgoru [1752]
Coronaplague Roundup	48 19:55 lord garth [1820]
Man who died on bus in China tests positive for ‘hantavirus’	16 18:41 Frank G [1751]
Kid Who Licked Toilet for Social Media Challenge is Diagnosed with Chinese Coronavirus	16 16:39 swksvolFF [1748]
Knees in the Breeze over Palatka, FL (short video)	5 14:57 Besoeker [1747]
Israel pilots coronavirus voice-test scheme	0 [1746]
China's bungled coronavirus response threatens 'Belt and Road' foreign influence initiative	10 12:56 Abu Uluque [1746]
Page 4: Opinion
Does Turkey have the will to take on jihadis in Idlib?	3 09:38 mossomo [1771]
We Are So F***ing Done With China	28 22:00 3dc [1781]
Page 6: Politix
With Lives and the Economy on the Line, Nancy Pelosi Stalls Wuhan Coronavirus Relief Bill	11 20:46 TZSenator [1771]
Stop Freaking Out: We're Not Going to Re-Open the Country All at Once	3 12:37 DarthVader [1755]
Ilhan Omar says coronavirus outbreak calls for 'radical' idea	3 16:33 Woodrow [1748]
WTF? Dopey Joe Biden: ‘We have to take care of the cure that will make the problem worse no matter what‘	18 19:45 Anomalous Sources [1783]
George Soros, Democrat PAC Rolls out Anti-Trump Coronavirus Ads	5 18:02 Lex [1745]
NYC declares war on ‘rim jobs’ in graphic health department memo	4 16:18 M. Murcek [1747]
A Half-Sedated Looking Joe Biden Devolves Into Incoherence on The View	23 19:09 JHH [1750]
Peter Schweizer: Make Blind Trusts Mandatory for Members of Congress to End Insider Trading	12 19:23 Thaith Elmeresing6163 [1791]
New York's Ventilator Rationing Plan	2 13:32 John Frum [1762]
House members, Senate aides traded stocks in early days of coronavirus	0 [1757]

    
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Wed 2020-03-25
LNA forces eliminate GNA/al-Qaeda leader Ayoub Bu Ras in Tripoli

Tue 2020-03-24
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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,
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Sat 2020-03-21
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Fri 2020-03-20
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Thu 2020-03-19
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Wed 2020-03-18
Manchester Arena bombing: Hashem Abedi guilty of 22 murders

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China expels ALL American reporters!

Mon 2020-03-16
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