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Mar- 2020 -13 March
US strikes Kataib Hezbollah militia across Iraq in retaliation for Taji rocket attack
US airstrikes targeted Iran-linked Kataib Hezbollah militia across Iraq in retaliation for a rocket attack on Taji air base that killed three Coalition personnel
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10 March
A French A400M airdropped 40 tonnes of supplies to troops in the Sahel
A French Airbus A400M transport aircraft airdropped almost 40 tonnes of supplies to troops operating in the troubled Sahel region of sub-Saharan Africa
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10 March
Eastern European defense ministers urge EU funds for military mobility program
The EU must provide funds to enable the faster movement of military forces across Europe, defense ministers from four eastern European nations said
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5 March
US approves sale to Poland of 180 Javelin guided missiles
The US State Department approved the estimated $100 million sale to Poland of 180 Javelin anti-tank guided missiles and associated equipment
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3 March
Turkey shoots down 3rd Syrian warplane over Idlib, defense ministry says
Turkish fighters shot down a Syrian warplane over the northwest Idlib province, the third such downing in three days
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2 March
Syria’s regime re-enters key Idlib town ahead of Russia-Turkey talks
Syrian pro-regime troops re-entered the Idlib province town of Saraqeb amid a blitz of Turkish strikes against Bashar al-Assad's forces
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Feb- 2020 -27 February
Airstrike kills 3 Turkish soldiers in Syria’s Idlib offensive
Three Turkish soldiers were killed Thursday in an airstrike in Syria's Idlib province, where Ankara backs rebels against the Assad regime
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26 February
UN Security Council renews Yemen sanctions regime for another year
The UN renewed sanctions on Yemen for another year, after negotiations between the UK and Russia, which threatened to veto mention of Iran
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24 February
Slow admissions of civilian harm in Somalia raise questions about US transparency
AFRICOM’s new commander General Stephen Townsend drove openness in civilian casualty reporting in the war against ISIS in Iraq and Syria
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21 February
French actions ‘neutralize 50 terrorists’ near Mopti in central Mali
The France-led Operation Barkhane targeted ISIS and al-Qaeda affiliated fighters near Mopti in central Mali, 'neutralizing' around 50 militants
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