March, 2019

• 7 March

  SDF: IS Uses Suicide Attacks, Civilians to Slow Advance on Baghuz

  In eastern Syria, U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) say Islamic State is trying to slow the attack on the terror group’s last scrap of territory in the town of Baghuz by using snipers, suicide bombers and civilians as human shields.

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• 7 March

  Committed to Tel Aviv regime, US deploys THAAD to Israel for 1st time

  The Pentagon has for the first time deployed its most advanced missile system in Israel, hailing the move as Washington’s “continued commitment” to the security of the regime in Tel Aviv.

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• 7 March

  Putin Officially Suspends Russia's Participation In INF Treaty With U.S.

  The Kremlin says President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree suspending Russia’s participation in a key Cold War-era nuclear arms-control agreement with the United States.

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• 6 March

  The caliphate is a hellscape of smoke and fire – Isis has nowhere left to go

  There is a flash of light in the dark town as an airstrike hits an Islamic State weapons depot. A few seconds later, a ball of flame engulfs the entire neighbourhood. The sonic boom sends shockwaves through Baghuz, shaking the ground miles away, and for a second everything and everyone …

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• 6 March

  Ten Islamic State members executed by rival jihadists in northwest Syria

  Ten members of Islamic State were summarily executed in Syria’s Idlib province on Saturday by Tahrir al-Sham, according to Ebaa News Agency, a news outlet that supports the rival jihadist alliance.

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• 6 March

  Islamic State deploys car bombs in defense of last enclave

  Islamic State unleashed car bombs against the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) assaulting Baghouz, in a last-ditch effort to stave off defeat in its final patch of territory, fighters from the U.S.-backed force said on Sunday.

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• 6 March

  UK bans Hezbollah, designates it as terrorist group

  Being a member or inviting support for Lebanon’s Hezbollah became illegal March 1 in the United Kingdom, carrying a possible prison sentence of up to 10 years.

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• 6 March

  Palestinians: No Peace or Reconciliation with the 'Infidels'

  In a recent move, Palestinians have begun resorting to Islam to justify their vehement opposition to normalization of relations with Israel. Palestinian leaders and activists have long cited political and nationalist reasons to explain their opposition to any form of normalization with Israel — but Islam is a new factor …

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• 5 March

  Report: Iran Forming All-Syrian Militia in Syria

  Iranian military advisers in Syria are reportedly forming a new militia in the country under their supervision with the aim of boosting an Iranian agenda in the region, a rights group said in a recent report.

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• 5 March

  Osama bin Laden's son Hamza emerging as new al-Qaeda leader

  One of the sons of the late al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden is emerging as the new leader of the militant group, according to the State Department. The United States is offering a reward for information on Hamza bin Laden, thought to be about 30 years old and based near …

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