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March 16th, 2020

US Plans to Remove Troops From Three Bases in Iraq Senate Extends FISA Surveillance Provisions for 77 Days
Sufi Cultural Sites Caught in Crossfire of Libya Civil War US Planning to Move Some Troops Out of Iraq
China Appeals to US to Lift Iran Sanctions for Coronavirus Pandemic Gruesome Video Shows Special Forces Brutality as Ex Soldier Alleges Murder
Nigeria: Six Nigerian Soldiers Killed in Boko Haram Ambush Airstrikes in Afghanistan Continue at Steady Rate Despite Peace Deal Progress
Guyana Leaders Accept Full Recount of Presidential Election China Relaxes Travel Restrictions in Coronavirus-Hit Wuhan, Shifts Concern to International Travelers
Pakistan's Spike in Coronavirus Cases Raises Quarantine Concerns Palestinian Struggle Continues With Coronavirus
Ethiopia's Missing Students: Families' Pain and the Unsolved Mystery Israel Swears in New Parliament Under Coronavirus Shadow
UN Peacekeeper Killed in Attack in Central African Republic Peru Deploys Military to Slow Coronavirus Spread; Chile Closes Borders
India Closes Taj Mahal to Visitors Over Coronavirus Fears Thousands of Afghans Return From Iran as Virus Hits Economy
Morales Pick Leads in Bolivia Opinion Polls China's Coronavirus Cases Fall, With Most Infections Coming From Abroad
British Soldier Hospitalised in Poland With Coronavirus Ukraine Plans More Lockdowns, IMF Talks, Food Export Curbs Over Coronavirus
Russia Bans Entry of Foreign Nationals, Stateless People From March 18 to May 1 Lebanon, Already Grappling With Economic Crisis, Now Faces Coronavirus Shutdown
Venezuelans Say They Need to Go Out to Work Despite Coronavirus Quarantine France to Deploy 100,000 Police to Enforce Coronavirus Lockdown
Iran's Coronavirus Death Toll Tops 100 for Second Straight Day, Officials Say The US Military Is Not the Silver Bullet in the Fight Against the Coronavirus, Pentagon Officials Say
Airstrikes Against Kata'ib Hezbollah Did Not Stop Another Rocket Attack on US Troops in Iraq Asqa Mosque Official Arrested From Home in Jerusalem
Four Palestinian Detainees Placed in Solitary Confinement Armed Israeli Colonists Uproot Tens of Palestinian Trees Near Bethlehem
In Photos: Al Aqsa Mosque Shutters, Refugee Camps Disinfected as Coronavirus Continues to Spread Afghan Govt Will Release Prisoners if Talks Start, Violence Is Reduced
German Military Laptop With Classified Data Sold on Ebay Eight-Year-Old Boy Abducted, Killed in Kabul
11 Afghan Security Personnel Killed in Attack on Ghor Checkpoint Pakistan High Court to Hear Plea Against Closure of Geo News
Lebanon Military Court Orders Lebanese-American Released Explosion Kills 1 in Syria's Hasakah Province
4,440 Turkish Military Vehicles Enter Syria Since February Iran Closes Shi'ite Shrines Over Covid-19 Concerns
Roadside Bombing Kills 2 Yemeni Children Iran's Int'l Mehrabad Airport Cuts 80 Pct of Flights Amid Covid-19 Outbreak
Germany Says Virus Vaccine Research Not for Sale US to Start Buying Oil for Emergency Reserve Within Two Weeks
Dozens of Cars Vandalized in Suspected Hate Crime in West Bank Record Percentage of Americans Says Defense Spending 'About Right': Gallup
Pompeo Warns US Will Act in Self-Defense in Iraq After Attacks on Troops Senate Clears 77-Day Extension of Surveillance Powers
Military Sees Surge in Sites With 'Forever Chemical' Contamination Pentagon Pushes Back on Reports Troops in Afghanistan Don't Have Coronavirus Tests
Skipping Torah Study More Dangerous Than Coronavirus, Says Leading Israeli Rabbi Two Prisoners Killed in Jordan Prison After Coronavirus Visit Bans Triggered Riots
Turkey Evicts Students to Quarantine Thousands of Returning Pilgrims Amid Coronavirus Pandemic Senior Iranian Official Dies as Coronavirus Cases Near 15,000
These Space Surveillance Satellites Just Got an Upgrade Multinational African Lion Exercise Canceled Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
Defense Secretary Esper, Deputy to Remain Separated as Coronavirus Precaution Dems Call for 'War' on Coronavirus, but Military Says Help Is Limited
German Company Denies Receiving US Govt Offer for Vaccine Right Masks and Coronavirus Test Kits Donated by Jack Ma Arrive in US From China
Europe to Shut Border for a Month as France Braces for a 15-Day Lockdown Amid Coronavirus Pandemic US Navy Reports First Suspected Shipboard Coronavirus Case on USS Boxer
French Judges Order 20 Terrorism Suspects to Stand Trial Over 2015 Paris Attacks Sweden's Government Proposes to Send 150 Troops and Helicopters to Mali for Task Force Takuba
Iraq Military Bases: US Pulling Out of Three Key Sites Gantz Vows 'A Broad Government Within Days' After Receiving Mandate
Pentagon Scales Back Biggest Military Exercise in Europe Since Cold War Amid Coronavirus Outbreak Killing Field: Exposing Killings and Cover Ups by Australian Special Forces in Afghanistan
Mexico Frets About US Coronavirus Spread, Could Restrict Border Saudi Arabia Detains Hundreds of Government Officials

March 15th, 2020

Navy Has 1st Coronavirus Case on a Ship Days After Family Event Onboard Iraq Daily Roundup: Four Killed
Surveillance Programs Expire as Trump, Sens Seek More Reform Iraq to Complain to UN Security Council Over US Aggression
US Sees Coronavirus as a New Way to Pressure Iran Rouhani: US Sanctions Severely Hamper Iran's Coronavirus Response
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