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SDF declares ‘total’ victory over ISIS in Syria

The Syrian Democratic Forces has declared victory over Islamic State in Syria, effectively ending the group's control of territory

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Chad: Boko Haram kills 23 soldiers in Dangdala attack

Twenty-three soldiers were killed in a Boko Haram attack in Dangdala, the deadliest Boko Haram attack on the military in Chad

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Last days of the caliphate: Mutlu Civiroglu on Islamic State’s final stand in Syria

Mutlu Civiroglu detailed his experience with the SDF in the last days of ISIS's self-declared caliphate in Syria

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US service members killed in Afghanistan operation

Two US service members were killed on March 22 in Afghanistan, NATO's Resolute Support mission said without providing details

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SDF searching Baghuz for hidden ISIS fighters as fall of ‘caliphate’ nears

The SDF combed the banks of the Euphrates in Syria for the last ISIS fighters, preventing the announcement of the demise of the "caliphate"

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Pakistan rescues 4 Iranian border guards from Jaish al-Adl in Balochistan

Pakistan has rescued four Iranian soldiers being held captive by militant group Jaish al-Adl in the country's restive Balochistan province, the military said

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Bomb blasts around Afghanistan capital kill 6 during Nowruz celebrations

At least six people were killed by blasts in Kabul during Persian New Year celebrations in a Shiite area of the Afghan capital

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Taliban kill 6 Pakistan police in Balochistan checkpoint attack

At least six Pakistani police officers were killed in a checkpoint raid in Balochistan province in the latest Taliban-claimed attack in the area

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US Africa Command disputes rights group’s allegations of civilian casualties in Somalia

Amnesty International has accused U.S. forces of killing several civilians in Somalia as they “dramatically increased” the number of air strikes in the volatile country, but the U.S. military denied the deaths. U.S. Africa Command said it had carried out 110 strikes by drones and manned aircraft in the past two years in Somalia, killing over 800 people, but insisted every death was that of a “terrorist.” But Amnesty researchers who investigated five air strikes in detail reported at least 14 civilians had been killed, raising fears the total dead in the scores of attacks may be far higher. “The attacks appear to have violated international humanitarian law, and some may amount to war crimes,” Amnesty said in a Wednesday, March 20 report, titled “The Hidden U.S. War in Somalia.” The study is based on 150 interviews including witnesses, family members of those killed and security experts. Their reports were corroborated by satellite imagery, photographs of the deep craters of the explosions, as well as munition fragments collected from the sites. U.S. strikes, which included missiles fired by manned aircraft as well as drones, targeted Somalia’s Al-Qaeda linked jihadist insurgent group, Al-Shabaab. Amnesty said that since April 2017, the U.S. …

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Nigeria: Boko Haram blamed as roadside bomb kills 8 near Gwoza

Eight people were killed in Warabe near Gwoza in northeast Nigeria's Borno state, near the border with Cameroon when a vehicle hit a roadside mine

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