War
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Mar- 2018 -23 March
French female ISIS fighter captured in Afghanistan
A French woman fighting for Islamic State in Afghanistan has been detained, Afghan officials said, amid fears that ISIS militants fleeing Syria and Iraq are finding their way to the country
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22 March
First Syrian rebels leave Eastern Ghouta enclave under Russia-brokered deal
Syrian rebels and their families began leaving the shrinking Eastern Ghouta enclave outside Damascus under an evacuation deal brokered by regime ally Russia
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22 March
Estonia seeks mandate to send 50 troops to reinforce French-led Mali mission
Estonia's government said it would ask parliament for a mandate to send 50 troops to Mali for one year as part of France's Operation Barkhane mission
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21 March
US airstrike on al-Shabaab in Somalia kills 2 near Mubaarak, Africom says
An airstrike targeting al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab in Somalia killed two fighters and injured three more on March 19, the U.S. military’s Africa Command said.
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19 March
Erdogan says Turkey to expand military operation in Syria to Manbij, Kobane and Qamishli
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed to expand Turkey's campaign in Syria to other Kurd-held territory up to the Iraq border, and again threatened a military operation against Sinjar in Iraq
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18 March
Kurds threaten guerrilla campaign after Turkey takes control of Syria’s Efrin
Turkish troops and their allies took control of the Syrian town of Efrin, while mainly Kurdish militias said they would now switch to a guerrilla campaign to avoid civilian casualties.
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17 March
Omar Alloush – murdered for building a shared future for Syria’s Arabs and Kurds?
Assassinated in his home, Alloush worked for reconciliation between Arabs and Kurds, focusing on stabilization projects in land liberated from ISIS. Syrian Kurds blame Turkey for his murder.
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16 March
US Pave Hawk helicopter crashes in western Iraq killing all aboard
A U.S. HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter crashed in western Iraq on March 15 killing all personnel on board in an incident the Coalition said "does not appear to be a result of enemy activity."
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14 March
Taliban stops short of rejecting Afghan president’s peace plan
The Taliban's muted response to Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's offer of peace talks reflects an internal debate over the merits of engaging with a government that the group has long viewed as illegitimate
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13 March
Syria: Turkey says Efrin town encircled, agreement reached over military deployment in Manbij
Turkey's military and Syrian rebel allies have encircled the Syrian town of Afrin, the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) said, while Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that an agreement was reached with the US for Turkish troops to deploy in Manbij
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