War & Conflict
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Myanmar’s military crackdown on Rohingya Muslims likely killed hundreds of people, UN said
Feb 3, 2017News Hour: Myanmar’s four-month military crackdown on Rohingya Muslims has likely killed hundreds of people, the UN said on Friday in a report detailing horrific abuses allegedly committed against civilians in Rakhine state. “The ‘area clearance... -
Japan considers buying more U.S. energy as Abe prepares to meet Trump
Feb 2, 2017News Hour: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is considering increasing energy imports from the United States, two sources familiar with the plan told Reuters, as he prepares to meet President Donald Trump, who has complained about... -
U.S. military probing more possible civilian deaths in Yemen raid
Feb 2, 2017News Hour: The U.S. military said on Wednesday it was looking into whether more civilians were killed in a raid on al Qaeda in Yemen on the weekend, in the first operation authorized by President Donald... -
It will press on against Islamic State near Aleppo, Syrian army says
Feb 2, 2017News Hour: The Syrian army signaled on Thursday it would press on with operations against Islamic State northeast of Aleppo, in a veiled warning to Turkey which backs a separate military campaign in northern Syria. Syrian... -
Team attacked on Nigeria-Cameroon border, five dead
Feb 1, 2017News Hour: An armed group attacked a U.N. technical team working along the border between Nigeria and Cameroon, killing five people and wounding several, the United Nations Office for West Africa said on Wednesday. The attack... -
US soldiers shoot and kill 8-year-old girl in Yemen
Jan 31, 2017News Hour: While the media attention has been focused on the death of one US serviceman who was killed during a raid in Yemen, one of the most tragic casualties of the assault ordered by President... -
Afghan troops battle Taliban offensive in Helmand province
Jan 31, 2017News Hour: Afghan forces said they were holding off a Taliban offensive in Helmand province on Tuesday, as reinforcements and air support arrived. Both sides reported heavy fighting as Taliban militants attacked government positions in Sangin... -
Mosque shooting a ‘terrorist attack on Muslims’, Canadian PM says
Jan 30, 2017News Hour: Six people were killed and eight wounded when gunmen opened fire at a Quebec City mosque during Sunday night prayers, in what Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called a “terrorist attack on Muslims”. Police... -
Six killed in ‘terrorist’ attack on Canadian Quebec mosque
Jan 30, 2017News Hour: Gunmen stormed into a mosque in Quebec during evening prayers and opened fire on dozens of worshippers, killing six and wounding eight in what Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau condemned as a “terrorist attack.”... -
Syrian rebels join bigger faction
Jan 26, 2017News Hour: Syrian Islamist rebel group Ahrar al-Sham said on Thursday six other rebel factions had joined its ranks in northwestern Syria in order to fend off a major assault by a powerful jihadist group. The...
