Middle East
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Aug- 2018 -28 August
UN investigates possible war crimes in Yemen conflict
All sides in Yemen's conflict may have committed war crimes, UN investigators said, highlighting air strikes, child soldiers, and sexual violence
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26 August
Iran air force pilot killed in F-5 fighter jet crash
An Iranian F-5 fighter jet crashed in southern Iran, killing its pilot and injuring the co-pilot, state media reported
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24 August
Slowly rising from the rubble, Raqqa rebuilds in the face of funding uncertainty
Raqqa faces obstacles to rebuild, Sirwan Kajjo reports from Syria, as Saudi Arabia pledges to fill the gap left by Trump’s stabilization funding cut
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22 August
Canadian Major-General Fortin named head of NATO training mission in Iraq
Canadian Armed Forces Major-General Dany Fortin will lead the new NATO training and capacity-building mission in Iraq
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21 August
Iran’s first indigenously developed fighter jet looks a lot like the American F-5
Iran unveiled the "Kowsar," it's first domestic fighter jet that looked remarkably like the Northrop Grumman F-5
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20 August
US soldier killed in special operations helicopter crash in Iraq
A US led Coalition against ISIS service member, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Taylor J. Galvin was killed in a helicopter crash in Iraq, Operation Inherent Resolve said
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15 August
PKK leader in Sinjar killed in Turkish airstrike
Turkey carried out an operation in the Sinjar area of northern Iraq, which the armed forces said killed PKK leader Zeki Shingali
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14 August
Lebanon army receives 8 Bradley Fighting Vehicles from the US
Lebanon received eight M2A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicles from the United States, the army said in a statement
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11 August
Jordan: 4 security force members killed in shootout during raid on ‘terrorist’ cell in Salt
Four members of Jordan's security forces were killed in a shootout during a raid on a "terrorist" cell a day after an officer died in a bomb blast
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10 August
Saudi-led coalition announces investigation into Yemen airstrike that killed 29 children
The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Houthi rebels announced a probe into an airstrike on a bus that killed at least 29 children
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