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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

10 March

Jared Szuba

Pentagon identifies 2 US Marines killed in Iraq firefight with ISIS

US Marines Gunnery Sergeant Diego Pongo and Captain Moises Navas were killed in a firefight with ISIS in Iraq

10 March

Staff Writer With AFP

US begins Afghanistan troop withdrawal as ISIS claims rocket attack during presidential inauguration

The Defense Department said the withdrawal of a limited number of US troops from Afghanistan had begun, in accordance with a deal with the Taliban

9 March

Staff Writer With AFP

Haftar tells Macron he will abide by Libya ceasefire

Libyan general Khalifa Haftar told French President Emmanuel Macron his forces would abide by a ceasefire if government forces do the same

6 March

Staff Writer With AFP

Afghanistan: Taliban deny involvement in deadly attack on Hazara ceremony in Kabul

An attack on a Hazara ceremony in the Afghanistan capital Kabul left dozens dead and wounded but the Taliban denied it was behind the shooting

5 March

Staff Writer With AFP

Syria: Russia and Turkey agree to ceasefire in battered Idlib

Erdogan and Putin announce plans for a joint buffer zone to halt Syria's offensive against Idlib province, ceasefire to begin at midnight

4 March

Staff Writer With AFP

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US conducts airstrike to defend Afghan forces against Taliban in Helmand

The US launched an airstrike against Taliban fighters to defend Afghan forces in Helmand as violence spirals after a string of deadly attacks by the insurgents

3 March