The Rundown -- March 17

# Breitbart cites RFE/RL's Under the Black Flag blog's coverage of intense fighting in Tel Tamir

# Brian Whitmore's coverage of the Kadyrov connection to Nemtsov murder cited in Twin Cities Pioneer Press

Russia

# Riots in Kostyantynivka after Ukrainian armored vehicle runs over child

# Fighting rages near Donetsk airport despite ceasefire

# IS maintains hold over some parts of Tikrit; Saddam's tomb virtually leveled

# Assyrian artifacts to be returned to Iraq

# IS allies try to cut off Libya oil revenue

# Anonymous releases list of more than 9,000 IS-linked Twitter accounts

# Saudi Arabia warns Iran deal could start nuclear fuel race

# An Iran deal could make oil prices even lower

# Iran court sentences son of former president to 15 years

# Iran has deployed advanced missiles and rockets to Iraq

# Afghanistan talks with Taliban coming soon

# "How Obama Handed Afghanistan a Prisoner Dilemma" - Jenifer Fenton, Al Jazeera

# Afghan First Lady: "Afghanistan is starting to be a good place for women"

# Impostor posing as ex-Pakistan cricketeer dupes BBC

# Kazakhstan: One Last Time for Nazarbayev

# Tajikistan president's son to lead national anti-corruption agency

# Concern in Baku over Russia-Georgia-Armenia transit

# Social media self defense training