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Yemen fighting traps Hodeida hospital patients in crossfire
Middle East
November 8, 2018
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
August 5, 2016
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
June 12, 2012
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…