Eurasia Press & News
Turkey has reportedly deployed a US-made air defense system to Idlib as Ankara beefs up its military presence in the militant-held Syrian region despite a ceasefire reached earlier this month to halt an escalation.
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March, 2020
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31 March
UN Postpones Five-Year Review Of Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty Due To Coronavirus
The United Nations has announced that a conference to review the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty has been postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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31 March
Italy, Spain Hardest Hit by Coronavirus in Europe
Italy, the European country hardest hit by the coronavirus, confirmed 10,023 people dead and 92,472 infected as of Saturday.
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31 March
IS Militants Riot in Eastern Syria Prison, Some Escape
Islamic State militants rioted inside in a prison in northeastern Syria, wrestling control from guards on an entire floor in the facility while a number of prisoners managed to escape, a Syrian Kurdish official said Sunday.
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31 March
US orders commanders to prepare for campaign to destroy Kataib Hezbollah in Iraq
The US Department of Defense has ordered commanders to prepare for a campaign to destroy the Iraqi militia that Washington holds responsible for deadly rocket attacks against US personnel.
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30 March
5 HDP mayors in southeast Turkey detained in terror probe
Five pro-PKK Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) mayors have been detained on suspicion of having terrorist links, reports said Monday.
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30 March
ISIS attacks, wounds Iraqi Federal Police in disputed Kirkuk
A group of Islamic State militants launched two attacks against the Iraqi Federal Police forces in Kirkuk governorate, a source in the area told Kurdistan 24 early on Monday.
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30 March
Suspected Jemaah Islamiyah Leader on Trial in Indonesia
The suspected leader of Indonesia’s al-Qaida-linked Jemaah Islamiyah network went on trial Wednesday on charges of terrorism that could result in a death sentence.
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30 March
German police raid sites linked to banned far-right group
German police have raided sites across the country linked to a banned far-right group, weeks after a suspected extremist shot dead nine people of migrant backgrounds.
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30 March
Manchester Arena bombing: Suburb a 'hunting ground' for extremists
When Hashem Abedi was found guilty of planning the Manchester Arena bombing with his brother Salman, he became the latest home-grown terrorist to be convicted in a UK court. But he was also the product of a small area dubbed a “breeding ground” for extremists.
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