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Syria struggle: UN expects Japanese Ghouta civilian evacuations

The United Nations is expecting civilian evacuations out of rebel-held Eastern Ghouta on Tuesday, as the Syrian government military continues its fierce offensive on the enclave. « This day, we are expecting evacuation of civilians, including people with medical conditions, » Ali al-Zatari, the UN’s top aid official in Syria, told Reuters news agency at al-Wafideen crossing, without…

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UAE: Qatari fighter jets intercepted civilian flight

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has said that Qatari fighter jets intercepted an Emirati civilian aircraft during a routine flight to Bahrain, state news agency WAM reported. WAM quoted he UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) as saying on Monday that « it had received a complaint from one of the UAE’s national carriers that one of…

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Saudi accused of rights abuses in Yemen civilian deaths

A UN report on human rights abuses related to foreign intervention in Yemen details the extensive civilian casualties inflicted by the Saudi-led coalition’s air strikes.  The United Nations panel examined 10 air strikes in 2017 that killed 157 people, and found that the targets included a migrant boat, a night market, five residential buildings, a…