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Mar- 2019 -5 MarchMiddle East
SDF prepares to resume civilian evacuations from last ISIS redoubt in Syria
The SDF prepared to evacuate more civilians from Baghuz, the last ISIS stronghold in Syria, after evacuating almost 3,000 people including hundreds of fighters over the past 48 hours
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5 MarchAsia Pacific
Philippines doesn’t want to be dragged into war in South China Sea, Lorenzana says
The decades-old US-Philippines defense treaty needs to be revamped, or risks dragging Manila into a war with China, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said
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4 MarchEurope
Russia suspends participation in INF missile treaty
President Vladimir Putin suspended Russia's participation in a key Cold War-era arms treaty, after the US first moved to ditch the INF
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4 MarchTechnology
US deploys THAAD missile defense system to Israel
US European Command deployed a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system to Israel as part of a deployment readiness exercise
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4 MarchMiddle East
New Zealand ISIS member likely stuck in Syria, prime minister says
A New Zealander dubbed "the bumbling jihadi" can expect little help from his homeland after being captured in Syria by forces fighting ISIS
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1 MarchAsia Pacific
Indian Air Force pilot returns from Pakistan as violence rages in Kashmir
An Indian Air Force pilot detained in Pakistan after being shot down in an aerial engagement with Pakistan Air Force aircraft returned to India
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1 MarchAfrica
Roadside bomb blast in Mali kills 9 soldiers in G5 Sahel joint force
Nine Malian soldiers attached to the G5 Sahel Joint Force were killed when a vehicle in which they were traveling was struck by a roadside bomb
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1 MarchEurope
Irish police find explosives, firearms and ammunition near border
Explosives, firearms and a "sizeable" quantity of ammunition have been discovered during searches near the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland
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1 MarchAsia Pacific
Afghanistan forces repel Taliban attack on military base in Helmand
A Taliban attack on a US-Afghan base was repelled in southeast Afghanistan's Helmand province as fighting continues in the war-torn country
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1 MarchAfrica
Fighting ends in Somalia capital after Al Shabaab attack leaves 19 dead
Security forces ended a siege by Al-Shabaab nearly 24 hours after insurgents mounted an attack in the Somali capital Mogadishu that left at least 19 dead
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