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Mar- 2019 -11 March
Chad claims hundreds of UFDD rebel fighters laid down arms
Four hundred fighters from the UFDD rebel group in Libya surrendered their weapons and are "back on the side of the law," Chad Defense Minister Brahim said
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11 March
India says ‘key conspirator’ behind Kashmir attack killed by police
Indian police said that one of the "key conspirators" behind a suicide attack that killed at least 40 troops in Kashmir had died in a shootout with government forces
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11 March
SDF resumes offensive on final ISIS territory in eastern Syria
The SDF pounded the last scrap of land held by ISIS, a scattering of tents and destroyed buildings near the Syrian town of Baghuz
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10 March
Seven Niger soldiers, dozens of militants killed in Boko Haram attack in Diffa region
Seven soldiers and 38 militants died in an assault by the Boko Haram jihadist group in Gueskerou in the Diffa region of southeastern Niger
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8 March
UN considering downsizing DR Congo peacekeeping mission
The UN is considering a drawdown of its large peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of Congo and charting a course towards an exit strategy
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8 March
Bird strike likely caused Indian MiG-21 fighter jet crash near Pakistan, defense ministry says
An Indian Air Force MiG-21 Bison fighter jet crashed in desert in western Rajasthan state, close to the border with Pakistan
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7 March
Northern Ireland police discover mortar tubes in ‘significant’ hide near border
Police uncovered a "significant terrorist hide" containing mortar parts near Forkhill, close to the border between Northern Ireland and Ireland
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7 March
Egypt police officer wounded in Cairo raid that killed 7 suspected militants
An Egyptian police officer was wounded and seven suspected Hasm group militants were killed in a firefight and raid in the capital Cairo, the interior ministry said
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7 March
Al Shabaab claims car bombing that killed 4 in Somalia capital
Four people were killed and nine wounded by a car bomb near a restaurant in Mogadishu, Somalia police said, for which Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility
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7 March
Explosions rock Afghanistan political gathering attended by top officials
At least two blasts struck a large ceremony attended by Afghanistan chief executive Abdullah Abdullah and other officials, killing one person and injuring 17 others.
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