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Mar- 2020 -5 MarchAsia Pacific
ICC gives go-ahead to Afghanistan war crimes investigation
International Criminal Court judges will rule whether a probe into war crimes in Afghanistan will go ahead, including possible atrocities committed by US forces
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5 MarchExercises
NATO exercises will go ahead despite coronavirus concerns, Stoltenberg says
NATO will press ahead with large-scale military exercises mobilising thousands of troops despite worries about the coronavirus
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4 MarchAmericas
US military linguist in Iraq charged with leaking informant identities to Hezbollah
A US military translator who was based in Iraq was charged with passing the names of US informants to people linked to Lebanon's Hezbollah
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4 MarchAfrica
Egypt executes special forces officer turned militant Hisham al-Ashmawy
Egypt executed an ex-special forces officer turned top Islamist militant, Hisham Ashmawy, over involvement in several high-profile attacks
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4 MarchAsia Pacific
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
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4 MarchBusiness
US approves $239 million sale to Morocco of M88 Hercules armored recovery vehicles
The US approved the possible sale of $239 million sale of M88 Hercules armored recovery vehicles to Morocco
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3 MarchMiddle East
Taliban launch more than a dozen attacks on Afghanistan army bases
The Taliban carried out more than a dozen attacks on Afghan army bases hours after ending a partial truce and throwing into doubt peace talks
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3 MarchMiddle East
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 MarchMiddle East
US to begin Afghanistan drawdown as Kabul, Taliban deadlock ahead of peace talks
Afghanistan's government and the Taliban are deadlocked on a prisoner swap ahead of peace talks, but the US will start pulling out troops anyway
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2 MarchMiddle East
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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