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Mar- 2020 -17 March
Rockets hit Iraq’s Besmaya base housing Coalition and NATO troops
A pair of rockets hit the Iraqi Besmaya base hosting U.S.-Led coalition and NATO troops, Iraq's military said
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16 March
Sweden’s government proposes to send 150 troops and helicopters to Mali for Task Force Takuba
The Swedish government plans to send 150 special forces personnel and helicopters to join the new France-led Task Force Takuba in Mali
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16 March
Here’s how the US military is preparing for COVID-19
The US military is adopting broader measures to protect personnel from the global coronavirus pandemic. Here are the latest updates.
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16 March
French judges order 20 terrorism suspects to stand trial over 2015 Paris attacks
French judges have ordered 20 people to stand trial over the 2015 Paris attacks, including Salah Abdeslam, the only suspected assailant still alive
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16 March
US Navy reports first suspected shipboard coronavirus case on USS Boxer
The US Navy reported its first suspected case of the new coronavirus aboard a ship, saying a sailor on the USS Boxer had tested positive for the disease
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14 March
New rocket barrage hits Iraq’s Camp Taji where US and UK soldiers killed
A fresh spate of rockets targeted Iraq's Camp Taji base, injuring Iraqi forces and troops from the US-led Coalition against ISIS
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14 March
UN Mali peacekeepers find Canadian and Italian kidnapped in Burkina Faso in 2018
A Canadian woman and her Italian partner kidnapped in Burkina Faso in 2018 were found alive in the northwest of Mali by UN Minusma peacekeepers
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13 March
US extends carrier strike group Middle East mission, sends Patriot missile defense system to Iraq
The US is moving Patriot air defense systems into Iraq and deployed a second aircraft carrier to the Middle East for the first time since 2012 amid tensions with Iran
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13 March
Turkey and Russia agree to start joint patrols in northwest Syria
Turkey and Russia agreed to start joint patrols in Syria's Idlib province at the weekend, Turkey's defense minister Hului Akar said
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13 March
US and UK identify soldiers killed in Camp Taji, Iraq rocket strikes
The US and UK identified military personnel killed in a rocket attack on Camp Taji airbase in Iraq, and the Polish armed forces said a soldier was injured
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