Middle East
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Mar- 2019 -25 March
Israel begins airstrikes in Gaza after rocket hits house near Tel Aviv
Israel launched airstrikes in the Gaza Strip hours after a rocket from the Palestinian enclave hit a house and wounded seven Israelis
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25 March
Challenges after the elimination of ISIS
Although defeated on the battlefield, ISIS will continue to be a threat to stability in northern Syria, SDF commander Mazlum Kobane writes
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25 March
SDF calls for international tribunal to try ISIS members in Syria
The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces has called for the international community to set up a special tribunal to try detained ISIS members
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23 March
SDF declares ‘total’ victory over ISIS in Syria
The Syrian Democratic Forces has declared victory over Islamic State in Syria, effectively ending the group's control of territory
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22 March
Last days of the caliphate: Mutlu Civiroglu on Islamic State’s final stand in Syria
Mutlu Civiroglu detailed his experience with the SDF in the last days of ISIS's self-declared caliphate in Syria
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21 March
SDF searching Baghuz for hidden ISIS fighters as fall of ‘caliphate’ nears
The SDF combed the banks of the Euphrates in Syria for the last ISIS fighters, preventing the announcement of the demise of the "caliphate"
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18 March
US denies plans to leave 1,000 troops in Syria
The US denied that it intended to leave almost 1,000 troops in Syria, adding plans for a 200-strong 'peacekeeping' force had not changed
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15 March
France repatriates 5 children of ISIS fighters from Syria
France has repatriated 'several' orphaned children of French Islamic State fighters from camps in northeast Syria, the foreign ministry said
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15 March
Israel strikes 100 targets in Gaza after rockets fired at Tel Aviv
Israel said it struck dozens of Hamas targets in Gaza in response to rockets from the Palestinian enclave, including rare fire toward Tel Aviv
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14 March
Turkey and Russia discuss ‘coordination center’ in Syria
Turkey and Russia are discussing a "coordination center" to better manage operations in Syria's rebel-controlled Idlib province, Turkey's defense minister Hulusi Akar said
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