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19 Mar </li> <li><a href="/web/20170322144358/http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2017/03/mil-170319-presstv01.htm">US soldiers wounded in Afghanistan</a> <u>Press TV</u> 19 Mar </li> </ul> </div> <div class="box"> <h2><a href="/web/20170322144358/http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2017/index.html" title="Conflicts News">Other Conflicts</a></h2> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20170322144358/http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/syria/2017/syria-170321-presstv01.htm">Syria launches counterattack near capital</a> <u>Press TV</u> 21 Mar </li> <li><a href="/web/20170322144358/http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/syria/2017/syria-170321-rferl01.htm">Russia, Israeli Envoy & Air Strikes In Syria</a> <u>RFE/RL</u> 21 Mar </li> <li><a href="/web/20170322144358/http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/syria/2017/syria-170321-sputnik01.htm">Militants Exposed in Aleppo Since Liberation</a> <u>Sputnik</u> 21 Mar </li> <li><a href="/web/20170322144358/http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/syria/2017/syria-170321-sputnik02.htm">Kurds: DOD Plans to 'Send 1,000 Troops to Syria</a> <u>Sputnik</u> 21 Mar </li> <li><a href="/web/20170322144358/http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/iraq/2017/iraq-170321-voa01.htm">US, Iraqi Leaders 'Confident' of Islamic State Defeat</a> <u>VOA</u> 21 Mar </li> <li><a href="/web/20170322144358/http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2017/03/mil-170321-presstv01.htm">Yemeni forces fire new ballistic missiles</a> <u>Press TV</u> 21 Mar </li> <li><a href="/web/20170322144358/http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2017/03/mil-170321-presstv02.htm">UN & Saudi call to oversee Yemeni port</a> <u>Press TV</u> 21 Mar </li> <li><a href="/web/20170322144358/http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2017/03/mil-170321-rferl02.htm">Mladic Seeks Release For Treatment</a> <u>RFE/RL</u> 21 Mar </li> <li><a href="/web/20170322144358/http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2017/03/mil-170321-unnews01.htm">UNHCR, Nigerian refugees & Cameroon</a> <u>UN News</u> 21 Mar </li> <li><a href="/web/20170322144358/http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2017/03/mil-170321-voa02.htm">UN, Cameroon & Deporting Nigerian Refugees</a> <u>VOA</u> 21 Mar </li> <li><a href="/web/20170322144358/http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/myanmar/myanmar-170321-voa01.htm">Rohingya Refugees & Bangladesh's Relocation Plan</a> <u>VOA</u> 21 Mar </li> <li><a href="/web/20170322144358/http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/syria/2017/syria-170320-presstv02.htm">Syrian forces retake Damascus areas</a> <u>Press TV</u> 20 Mar </li> <li><a href="/web/20170322144358/http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/syria/2017/syria-170320-sputnik02.htm">Assad & Any Military Op Without Gov't Approval</a> <u>Sputnik</u> 20 Mar </li> <li><a href="/web/20170322144358/http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/syria/2017/syria-170320-sputnik04.htm">US & Russian Presence in Syria's Afrin</a> <u>Sputnik</u> 20 Mar </li> <li><a href="/web/20170322144358/http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/syria/2017/syria-170320-sputnik05.htm">Syrian Warplanes & Militant Supply Lines</a> <u>Sputnik</u> 20 Mar</li> <li><a href="/web/20170322144358/http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/syria/2017/syria-170319-pdo01.htm">Syria's key Homs city soon to be rebel free</a> <u>People's Daily</u> 19 Mar </li> <li><a href="/web/20170322144358/http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/iraq/2017/iraq-170320-afps01.htm">Iraqis Closing In On Mosque, Strategic Bridge</a> <u>AFPS</u> 20 Mar </li> <li><a href="/web/20170322144358/http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/iraq/2017/iraq-170320-irna01.htm">Iraqi PM: No coalition, Iran forces & war on Daesh</a> <u>IRNA</u> 20 Mar</li> <li><a href="/web/20170322144358/http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/iraq/2017/iraq-170320-unnews01.htm">UN aid as 320,000 civilians may flee west Mosul</a> <u>UN News</u> 20 Mar </li> <li><a href="/web/20170322144358/http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/iraq/2017/iraq-170320-voa01.htm">Thousands Flee Mosul Daily as IS Battle Intensifies</a> <u>VOA</u> 20 Mar </li> <li><a href="/web/20170322144358/http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/iraq/2017/iraq-170320-voa02.htm">Abadi, Trump Set to Discuss Islamic State Battle</a> <u>VOA</u> 20 Mar </li> <li><a href="/web/20170322144358/http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2017/03/mil-170320-presstv01.htm">Saudis urge UN to control Yemeni port</a><u>Press TV</u> 20 Mar </li> <li><a href="/web/20170322144358/http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/pakistan/2017/pakistan-170320-voa01.htm">Pakistan Reopens Afghan Border'</a> <u>VOA</u> 20 Mar</li> <li><a href="/web/20170322144358/http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/libya/2017/libya-170320-unnews01.htm">UN envoy: Put Libya ahead of 'narrow interests'</a> <u>UN News</u> 20 Mar</li> <li><a href="/web/20170322144358/http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/syria/2017/syria-170319-presstv01.htm">Israel threatens to destroy Syrian AD systems</a> <u>Press TV</u> 19 Mar </li> <li><a href="/web/20170322144358/http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/syria/2017/syria-170319-sputnik01.htm">Israel to Crush Syrian AD if Jets Targeted Again</a> <u>Sputnik</u> 19 Mar </li> <li><a href="/web/20170322144358/http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/syria/2017/syria-170319-sputnik03.htm">Israel Airstrikes in Syria Targeted Hezbollah Arms</a> <u>Sputnik</u> 19 Mar </li> <li><a href="/web/20170322144358/http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/syria/2017/syria-170319-sputnik02.htm">Syrian Army Operation at Damascus Edges</a> <u>Sputnik</u> 19 Mar </li> <li><a href="/web/20170322144358/http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/syria/2017/syria-170319-presstv02.htm">Syria repels massive attack near Damascus</a> <u>Press TV</u> 19 Mar </li> <li><a href="/web/20170322144358/http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/syria/2017/syria-170319-voa01.htm">Anti-government Rebels Infiltrate Tunnels</a> <u>VOA</u> 19 Mar </li> <li><a href="/web/20170322144358/http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/iraq/2017/iraq-170319-presstv01.htm">Iraqi forces retake 4 Mosul neighborhoods</a> <u>Press TV</u> 19 Mar </li> <li><a href="/web/20170322144358/http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/iraq/2017/iraq-170319-rferl01.htm">Iraqi Forces Push Forward In Mosul</a> <u>RFE/RL</u> 19 Mar </li> <li><a href="/web/20170322144358/http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/iraq/2017/iraq-170319-voa01.htm">Iraqi Forces in Mosul Close in on Key IS Mosque</a> <u>VOA</u> 19 Mar </li> <li><a href="/web/20170322144358/http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/myanmar/myanmar-170319-presstv01.htm">Myanmar Buddhists & Rohingya citizenship plan</a> <u>Press TV</u> 19 Mar </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="col2right">  <div class="box-bg1"> <div class="pubs-container">  <script type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170322144358js_/http://tags.expo9.exponential.com/tags/GlobalSecurityorg/Military/tags.js"></script>  </div> </div> <div class="box"> <h2><a href="/web/20170322144358/http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2017/index.html" title="Defense Policy / Programs News">Defense Policy / Programs</a></h2> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20170322144358/http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2017/03/mil-170321-afps02.htm">Shanti Prayas Exercise Commences in Nepal</a> <u>AFPS</u> 21 Mar </li> <li><a 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href="/web/20170322144358/http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2017/03/mil-170321-rferl01.htm">Tillerson To Visit Russia, Skip NATO Meeting</a> <u>RFE/RL</u> 21 Mar </li> <li><a href="/web/20170322144358/http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2017/03/mil-170321-voa01.htm">Tillerson to Skip NATO Meeting, Visit Russia</a> <u>VOA</u> 21 Mar </li> <li><a href="/web/20170322144358/http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2017/03/mil-170321-sputnik01.htm">Dutch Military Equipment in Lithuania</a> <u>Sputnik</u> 21 Mar </li> <li><a href="/web/20170322144358/http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/taiwan/2017/taiwan-170321-cna02.htm">Taiwan hoping to launch home-grown submarines</a> <u>CNA</u> 21 Mar </li> <li><a href="/web/20170322144358/http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/taiwan/2017/taiwan-170321-cna03.htm">Taiwan signs MOU to build its own submarines</a> <u>CNA</u> 21 Mar </li> <li><a 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