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Yemen fighting traps Hodeida hospital patients in crossfire
Middle East

Yemen fighting traps Hodeida hospital patients in crossfire

Amnesty International has warned Houthi rebels not to use hospital patients as human shields. The call came as fighting in…
Islamic State captures up to 3,000 fleeing Iraqis: UNHCR
Middle East

Islamic State captures up to 3,000 fleeing Iraqis: UNHCR

Islamic State fighters may have captured up to 3,000 fleeing Iraqi villagers on Thursday and subsequently executed 12 of them,…
Syrian army killed children, used them as ‘human shields,’ says UN
Features/Interviews

Syrian army killed children, used them as ‘human shields,’ says UN

Syrian troops have tortured children, executed them and used children as young as eight as "human shields" during military raids…
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