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Pakistan intensified its crackdown against Islamist militants on Thursday, with the government announcing it had taken control of 182 religious schools and detained more than 100 people as part of its push against banned groups.
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March, 2019
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9 March
Militants kill seven Iraqi Shi'ite paramilitaries in northern Iraq
Militants ambushed a convoy of pro-government, Shi’ite Muslim paramilitary fighters in northern Iraq on Wednesday night, killing at least seven of them and wounding 30, Iraqi military and police said on Thursday.
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9 March
Hundreds of ISIL fighters surrender in Syria's Baghouz: SDF
US-backed Kurdish-led forces in northeastern Syria captured 400 ISIL fighters who were trying to escape the armed group’s last enclave in eastern Syria.
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9 March
ISIS-backed Boko Haram faction allegedly gets new leader
The leader of an Islamic State-backed faction of Boko Haram may have been replaced, sources say, against a backdrop of speculation as to his fate — and the group’s future direction.
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9 March
Libya’s Neighbors Say Political Solution Only Way to End its Crisis
The foreign ministers of Libya’s neighbors stressed on Tuesday that the political solution remains the only way to resolve the country’s crisis.
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9 March
Has Islamic State returned to Iraq?
Iraqi security forces killed five suicide attackers northwest of the northern Iraqi city of Mosul Feb. 20. A car bomb in central Mosul killed one civilian and wounded 13 others Feb. 28, just the latest in many recent incidents that have also hit the southern and western parts of the …
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8 March
South Sudan's President Calls for No Revenge Attacks
South Sudan’s president is calling on his people to refrain from revenge attacks, as the country tries to move on from a brutal civil war.
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8 March
India to Equip Su-30MKIs With Israeli High-Precision Bombs
New Delhi earlier reported that it had bombed a major terrorist camp in Pakistani territory, killing numerous militants, but did not specify the number of those killed. At the same time, Islamabad insists that no such camp ever existed and that the Indian Air Force (IAF) had bombed a largely …
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8 March
Chinese Hackers Targeted US Universities for Maritime Military Secrets – Report
Chinese hackers reportedly targeted nearly 30 universities around the world in an attempt to steal military maritime technology secrets.
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7 March
Iran and Turkey media push conspiracy theories about US, ISIS
Iranian and Turkish media have pushed conspiracy theories about the US-led coalition and the defeat of Islamic State in Syria. As the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) – the main partner of the coalition in the anti-ISIS battle – defeats ISIS in Syria, both Ankara and Tehran appear to have a …
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