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Air strike hits MSF hospital in Yemen

Hospital in Abs district, Yemen, after air strike by Saudi-led coalition (15 August)

At least 11 people killed as a hospital in northern Yemen run by Medecins Sans Frontieres comes under fire from Saudi-led coalition.

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Bus blast near border kills Syria rebels

More than 30 Syrian rebel fighters are reportedly killed in a suicide bombing on a bus near the Atmeh border crossing with Turkey claimed by IS.

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  • 15 August 2016
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  • 14 August 2016
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  • 15 August 2016
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Iraq War legal firm closes down in UK

  • 15 August 2016
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  • 8 August 2016
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  • 9 August 2016
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  • 8 August 2016
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