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*[[Syrian Civil War]], [[Military intervention against ISIL]] |
*[[Syrian Civil War]], [[Military intervention against ISIL]] |
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**[[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|U.K. Prime Minister]] [[David Cameron]] confirms that two [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|ISIS]] militants, [[United Kingdom|UK]] citizens, Reyaad Khan and Ruhul Amin, were killed in Syria when a British drone attack hit their car on August 21, 2015. Both Khan and Amin had appeared in an ISIS recruitment video last year. They are alleged to have been plotting a terrorist attack on the UK. [http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-34183320 (BBC)] [http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/07/british-isis-militants-killed-raf-drone-strike-syria-reyaad-khan-ruhul-amin (''The Guardian'')] |
**[[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|U.K. Prime Minister]] [[David Cameron]] confirms that two [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|ISIS]] militants, [[United Kingdom|UK]] citizens, Reyaad Khan and Ruhul Amin, were killed in Syria when a British drone attack hit their car on August 21, 2015. Both Khan and Amin had appeared in an ISIS recruitment video last year. They are alleged to have been plotting a terrorist attack on the UK. [http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-34183320 (BBC)] [http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/07/british-isis-militants-killed-raf-drone-strike-syria-reyaad-khan-ruhul-amin (''The Guardian'')] |
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**The [[Syrian Civil War#Syrian government and affiliated parties|Syrian government]] calls off airstrikes against rebel fighters |
**The [[Syrian Civil War#Syrian government and affiliated parties|Syrian government]] calls off airstrikes against rebel fighters due to a [[Dust storm|sandstorm]] affecting large parts of the [[Middle East]]. [http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_MIDEAST_WEATHER?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT (AP)] |
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*[[Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen]] |
*[[Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen]] |
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**The UN announces that it has grave concerns for around 96,000 children in [[Al Hudaydah]], [[Yemen]], who are [[starvation|starving]] due to the nearby fighting. [http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/09/100000-children-starving-yemen-al-hodeidah-150908191310445.html (Al Jazeera English Online)] |
**The UN announces that it has grave concerns for around 96,000 children in [[Al Hudaydah]], [[Yemen]], who are [[starvation|starving]] due to the nearby fighting. [http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/09/100000-children-starving-yemen-al-hodeidah-150908191310445.html (Al Jazeera English Online)] |
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