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UK troops condemned over Iraqi boy's death in 2003

Friday, 16 September 2016 9:13 PM [ Last Update: Friday, 16 September 2016 9:13 PM ]

Ahmed Jabbar Kareem Ali. ©Sky News

Here is a round-up of global news developments:

The Pentagon says several dozen American Special Forces have been deployed to support Turkish forces fighting against Daesh Takfiri terrorists in Syria. It added that the troops had been deployed at the request of the Turkish government to help its forces in and around the Syrian border.
A British judge has condemned 4 UK soldiers who forced a 15 year old Iraqi boy into a canal and let him drown during the Iraq War. Ahmed Jabbar Kareem Ali was among 4 men detained in May 2003 on suspicion of looting. Britain's Ministry of Defense has apologized for the incident.
At least 17 people have been killed by fresh Saudi airstrikes in Yemen. The air raids targeted the provinces of Ma’rib, Sa'ada and Sana'a. Over 9,600 Yemenis, many of them women and children, have been killed since Saudi Arabia invaded its southern neighbor in March last year.
A new report by a group of rights activists and academics says over 3,000 out of more than 8,600 Saudi airstrikes in Yemen have hit civilian facilities. The report listed 147 air raids on Yemeni schools, 114 on markets, 34 on mosques and 26 on universities.
At least 28 people have been killed after a bomber detonated his explosives in a mosque in Pakistan’s northwest. Nearly 30 others were wounded in the bomb blast which took place in Mohmand tribal district. No group has yet claimed responsibility for the deadly attack.
People have staged an anti-government protest in Bahrain’s Diraz village after security forces prevented them from gathering for Friday prayers. People also chanted slogans in support of top Shia cleric Sheikh Isa Qassim, whose citizenship has been revoked by the ruling Al Khalifa regime.
French police have removed some 1,500 refugees living in a makeshift camp in the capital Paris. Local authorities say the asylum seekers were sleeping in unsanitary conditions in tents and on mattresses. Europe is grappling with its worst refugee crisis since World War 2. The refugees have fled conflicts in their countries.
The United Nations Refugee Agency says the number of South Sudanese who have fled their war-hit country has surpassed 1,000,000. The international body added that most refugees are women and children, including survivors of violent attacks and sexual assault. The conflict has fueled hunger and disease in South Sudan.