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Saudi coalition violated law with Yemen funeral strike

(The Daily Star)- A Saudi Arabia-led military campaign in Yemen violated international humanitarian law with a so-called "double tap" air strike on a funeral gathering in the rebel-held capital Sanaa, United Nations sanctions monitors told the Security Council. The U.N. monitors said there...

US soldier killed by roadside bomb in northern Iraq

(The Daily Star)- An American soldier died on Thursday from wounds sustained in a bombing in northern Iraq, the U.S. military said. It was the first U.S. service member to die from fighting in Iraq since the launch of a massive operation to retake the Islamic State-held city of Mosul earlier...

Russian warplanes destroy White Helmets centre: Idlib

(Zaman Al Wasl)- A member of the White Helmets rescuing group was killed and 5 others injuries by a striking their centre in Moarat al-Noman in the countryside of Idlib this Thursday afternoon.  The civil defense in Idlib confirmed that some injured are in critical condition, and the...

Iraqi special forces join Mosul offensive against IS

Iraqi special forces charged into the Mosul battle Thursday with a pre-dawn advance on a nearby town held by the Islamic State group, a key part of a multi-pronged assault on eastern approaches to the besieged city. The addition of the elite troops, also known as counterterrorism forces,...