This is your weekly news briefing for 30 MAR – 05 APR 2017.
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MIDDLE EAST / CENTRAL ASIA
Syria: 100+ dead in chemical weapon attack
Turkey ends “Euphrates Shield” campaign in Northern Syria
http://www.rferl.org/a/turkey-ends-northern-syria-military-campaign/28399195.html
ISIS bombing kills 14 in Baghdad
https://tribune.com.pk/story/1369705/least-14-dead-truck-bomb-baghdad-checkpoint/
ISIS attacks Tikrit in northern Iraq – numerous civilian casualties
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-39500946
Pakistan: 24 dead in blast
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-39452306
Israel to curb settlement as show of faith to Trump administration
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AFRICA
US to boost military action in Somalia
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-39445888
Somali: Al-Shabaab kidnaps aid workers
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-39491027
Egypt: 28 ISIS members arrested
US Ambassador accused UN of supporting corrupt Congolese government
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EAST ASIA / PACIFIC
SOUTH KOREA: Former President Park now behind bars
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-southkorea-politics-idUSKBN17107B
Tensions high between North Korea and China
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-northkorea-border-idUSKBN1752OY
North Korea test fires missile ahead of Trump-Xi summit
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-idUSKBN1762XX
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RUSSIA
St. Petersburg bomber identified: death toll rises
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SOUTH AMERICA
Venezuelan regime vows to “Rule forever” amid violence and starvation
http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=2434101&CategoryId=10717
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