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Wednesday, 11 March, 2015

Iraq: Peshmerga forces shell Islamic State (IS) bases on Khazir front north of Mosul

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Kurdish Peshmerga forces have bombard Islamic State (IS) bases on Khazir front north of Mosul, killing a number of jihadists.

A Peshmerga source told BasNews that the Peshmerga forces shelled the Khazir IS bases on Tuesday evening.

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Tuesday, 10 March, 2015

Iraq: Iraqi army and volunteer forces enter Tikrit from multiple directions

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Iraqi security troops, backed by Shia, Sunni volunteers and tribal forces, have reportedly entered the strategic city of Tikrit from multiple directions, reports say.

Iraqi forces have reportedly taken control of the al-Qadisiyah neighborhood from ISIL Takfiri terrorists. The Takfiris are now besieged in the center of the city.

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Burma-Myanmar: Battles rage between TNLA rebels and army in Tarmonye and Manton

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A battle took place between Ta-ang National Liberation Army (TNLA)’s 571st Battalion and an unknown Burmese Army Infantry unit at a location between Man Sa and Nam Maw village in Tarmonye in northern Shan State on Mar 8 at 1:15 pm, reported PSLF/TNLA Information Department.

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Monday, 9 March, 2015

Libya: Fighting renewed near Sebha at Brak Al-Shatti airport and airbase site

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There are reports of continued fighting at the Brak Al-Shatti civilian and military airport located about 500 km south of Tripoli and just north of Sebha.

The heavy fighting is reported to be between the Third Force of the Central Shield and the Libyan National Army.

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Yemen: Yemen army base attacked by al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) militants leaves 4 dead

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At least two militants and two soldiers died in an al-Qaeda assault on an army base in southern Yemen early on Monday, officials and residents said, in another sign of unraveling security.

The assault on the base in Mahfad in Abyan province was a setback for the country’s splintered military which, alongside local militiamen, had largely expelled al-Qaeda from the area’s towns in 2013.

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