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• Syrian Civil War, Northwestern Syria offensive (December 2019–March 2020), Turkish involvement in the Syrian Civil War
  • Turkey launches an operation in Syria's Idlib Governorate codenamed Operation Spring Shield. (Daily Sabah)
  • Two Syrian Air Force Su-24 jet aircraft are shot down by Turkish Air Force F-16s using air-to-air missiles over the Syria–Turkey border, while a Turkish drone is shot down by Syrian government forces in Idlib. (Reuters) (SOHR) (SOHR)
  • Syrian state media says the Syrian Air Defense Force has downed three Turkish drones used to hit Syrian Army and air bases. (Reuters)
  • Turkish drone and artillery strikes target Aleppo International Airport. (SOHR)
  • Turkish drone strikes target the Hama Military Airport. (SOHR)
  • Turkish drone strikes kill 19 Syrian Government troops in the past 24 hours, raising the total killed by Turkey in the past 3 days to 93 Syrian Government troops and 14 Hezbollah fighters. (SOHR)
  • The Syrian Army launches an operation in the southern city of Al-Sanamayn, Daraa Governorate, after "armed militants" attempted to take over the majority-Sunni city. The operation is reportedly still ongoing as gunmen still hold western parts of the city. (Al-Masdar News)
• Afghan peace process
  • Afghan president Ashraf Ghani rejects a clause in the U.S.–Taliban deal setting the release of Taliban prisoners ahead of intra-Afghan talks scheduled for March 10. (BBC News)

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
    • COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea
      • South Korea halts religious services and closes churches as the infected toll surpass 3,700. (BBC News)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Armenia
      • Armenia confirms its first case. (Reuters)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
    • COVID-19 pandemic in the Czech Republic
      • The Czech Republic confirms its first three cases.
    • COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
      • COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland
        • Scotland confirms its first case of COVID-19. (The Telegraph)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in San Marino
      • San Marino reports its first death. (Corriere Romagna)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in North America
    • COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
      • COVID-19 pandemic in Washington (state)
        • A nursing home in Kirkland, Washington locks down due to fears of COVID-19. (The New York Times)
      • COVID-19 pandemic in Florida
        • Florida confirms its first two cases, and Governor Ron DeSantis declares a public health emergency. (WESH)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in the Dominican Republic
      • The Dominican Republic confirms its first case. (Dominican Today)

• European migrant crisis, Northwestern Syria offensive (December 2019–present)
  • Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu says 76,358 migrants have left Turkey from Edirne Province as of this morning towards Europe. (Akşam)
  • Greece deploys its military on the border with Turkey to prevent thousands of migrants from entering the European Union, and suspends all asylum applications for a month while also vowing to deport any migrants who enter Greek territory illegally. (The New York Times)
• Foreign relations of Syria
  • Syria and Libya's Tobruk-based government led by Aguila Saleh Issa agree to establish diplomatic relations following a high level visit to Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem. Both governments agree to counter "Turkish aggression" in the region. (Xinhuanet)

• 2020 Malaysian political crisis
  • Muhyiddin Yassin is sworn in as the Prime Minister of Malaysia, succeeding Mahathir Mohamad. (CNA)
• 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries
  • Former South Bend, Indiana mayor Pete Buttigieg suspends his presidential campaign. (The New York Times)
• 2020 Tajik parliamentary election
  • Parliamentary elections are held in Tajikistan. (The New York Times)
• Luis Lacalle Pou is sworn in as the new President of Uruguay and succeeds leftist Tabaré Vázquez. (Al Jazeera)