The episode highlighted the high risk of collateral damage and civilian casualties as the Ukrainian army tries to defeat the pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine.
In recent days, government forces have encircled Donetsk, a separatist stronghold, but have not yet tried to storm it with ground troops, opting instead to bombard rebel positions and gradually tighten the siege.
Yemeni troops defending a key southern city battled suspected al Qaeda militants for a second day Thursday, killing at least seven of them and raising the militant death toll from the clashes to 25, the Defense Ministry said in a statement.
An Egyptian court sentenced …read more
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
