War
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Mar- 2021 -22 March
Kurdish Fighters, Pro-Turkey Rebels Clash in North Syria
Kurdish-led fighters were fending off Turkey's Syrian proxies in violent clashes on Sunday near the Kurdish-held town of Ain Issa in northern Syria, a Britain-based monitor said.
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19 March
Houthis Advance on Yemen’s Marib After Taking Mountain: Govt Source
Yemen's Houthi rebels have made major advances on Marib city, the government's final holdout in the country's north, after hours of clashes, government military sources said on Friday.
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18 March
No Ceasefire in Yemen Unless Blockade Lifted, Houthis Say
The Saudi-led blockade of Yemen must be lifted before a ceasefire agreement can be reached, a Houthi rebel spokesman has said amid UN calls for an immediate halt to fighting.
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17 March
Biden Warns US May Miss Deadline to Exit Afghanistan
US President Joe Biden has said that it would be "tough" to meet the deadline to withdraw American troops from Afghanistan by May 1, as agreed with the Taliban in a deal secured under Donald Trump.
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16 March
Twelve Troops Killed in Militant Ambush in South Syria: Monitor
Armed men killed 12 Syrian soldiers in an ambush in the southern province of Daraa on Tuesday, a war monitor said.
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16 March
Sudan and Ethiopia Border Clashes Fuel Wider Tensions
A decades-old border dispute over fertile farmland between Sudan and Ethiopia is feeding regional rivalry — and even sparking fears of broader conflict, analysts say.
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16 March
Yemen’s Al-Qaeda Regenerates Amid Battle for the North
Years of setbacks have weakened the once-mighty Yemeni branch of Al-Qaeda, but the militants are seizing the opportunity to regenerate while the government and Houthi rebels are locked in a fight to the death in the north.
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15 March
Eastern Libya Forces Say Arrested ‘Prominent IS Leader’ Abu Omar
Forces loyal to Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar announced Sunday the arrest of a top Islamic State group figure in the south of the North African country.
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15 March
Civilians Wounded in Syrian Missile Strike: Turkish Ministry
A missile strike in Turkish-controlled northern Syria wounded several civilians, Turkey's defense ministry and a monitoring group said Monday.
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12 March
Russia Backs Plans for Afghanistan Interim Rule With Taliban
Russia said Friday it was in favor of Afghanistan forming an interim government including members of the Taliban, ahead of talks next week in Moscow aiming to resolve the conflict.
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