Armed conflicts and attacks

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports that groups attributed to the Syrian Ministry of Defense have killed at least 304 Alawite civilians across five massacres in western Syria. (SOHR)

• https://www.syriahr.com/%d9%85%d8%af%d9%8a%d8%b1-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d8%b1%d8%b5%d8%af-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b3%d9%88%d8%b1%d9%8a-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%8a%d9%88%d9%85-%d9%86%d8%aa%d8%ad%d8%af%d8%ab-%d8%b9%d9%86-%d9%85%d9%82%d8%aa%d9%84/752282/

Armed conflicts and attacks

A Russian ballistic missile strike on Dobropillia, Donetsk Oblast, kills at least 14 people and injures 37 others. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/least-11-killed-30-wounded-russian-missile-strike-ukraine-kyiv-says-2025-03-08/

Armed conflicts and attacks

A Russian Shahed drone strike on a business park in Bohodukhiv, Kharkiv Oblast, kills three people and wounds seven others. (Ukrinform)

• https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3968277-three-killed-seven-injured-in-drone-attack-on-kharkiv-region.html

Armed conflicts and attacks

Dozens casualties including a senior police commander was killed as heavy fighting broke out following Al-Shabaab fighters attacked Somali national forces, Al-Shabaab claims to have taken over new areas of Al-Kawthar and Boos-Hareeri in Middle Shabelle region, Hirshabelle state of Somalia. (Idil News)

• https://www.idilnews.com/al-shabaab-releases-footage-of-boos-hareeri-attack-and-claims-recapture-of-al-kowthar/

Business and economy

China announces that 100% tariffs on several Canadian agricultural exports including rapeseed and peas and 25% tariffs on pork and aquatic products will be implemented on March 20, in retaliation against earlier tariffs instituted by Canada on Chinese electric vehicles and metal exports. (AP)

• https://apnews.com/article/china-canada-retaliatory-tariffs-agricultural-products-trade-d35f11cd9612b25283f202a8a59be859