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guillaumeb

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Thu Dec 28, 2017, 10:43 PM Dec 2017

As 68 Die in One Day of Airstrikes, UN Denounces US-Backed War in Yemen

From the article:

The United Nations humanitarian coordinator denounced the U.S.-backed Saudi airstrike campaign in Yemen as "absurd and futile" on Thursday, as 68 civilian deaths were reported following two attacks in one day, and urged the Saudi coalition to seek negotiations to end the conflict.


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https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/12/28/68-die-one-day-airstrikes-un-denounces-us-backed-war-yemen?utm_term=
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