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TomVilmer

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Sun Mar 29, 2020, 01:10 PM Mar 2020

Corona ceasefires active or suggested between Israel and Hezbollah, Afghanistan and Taliban, and ...

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UN Secretary-General appealed for global ceasefire. Now this:

- Coronavirus ceasefire between Israel, Hamas and Hezbollah.
https://www.jns.org/opinion/coronavirus-ceasefire-between-israel-hamas-and-hezbollah-wont-last/
https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/.premium-coronavirus-truce-the-guns-falling-silent-across-the-middle-east-1.8677993

- Afghanistan govt suggests ceasefire with Taliban.
https://www.thestatesman.com/world/coronavirus-outbreak-afghanistan-govt-suggests-ceasefire-taliban-1502867974.html

- Syrian Democratic Forces agree to ceasefire to fight coronavirus.
https://tass.com/world/1134897

- Yemen agreement of ceasefire to prevent coronavirus outbreak.
https://reut.rs/2UGbZF8&

- Libyan National Army announces ceasefire over Corona pandemic.
https://anfenglish.com/news/libyan-national-army-announces-ceasefire-over-corona-pandemic-42473

- Philippine rebels declare ceasefire to heed UN chief's call.
https://time.com/5809477/philippines-new-peoples-army-ceasefire-covid19/

- Cameroon rebels declare coronavirus ceasefire.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-52053738

plus

- The US Defender-20 exercise is mostly called off. Russia follows suit.
https://www.stripes.com/news/europe/the-us-defender-20-exercise-was-mostly-called-off-belarus-is-marching-on-anyway-1.623501

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Corona ceasefires active or suggested between Israel and Hezbollah, Afghanistan and Taliban, and ... (Original Post) TomVilmer Mar 2020 OP
So you see, guys, ceasefires are possible DavidDvorkin Mar 2020 #1
"First thing first. We'll kill you later" dalton99a Mar 2020 #2

DavidDvorkin

(19,473 posts)
1. So you see, guys, ceasefires are possible
Sun Mar 29, 2020, 02:43 PM
Mar 2020

Now try keeping those in place even when the virsus threat is gone.

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