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;Armed conflicts and attacks ;Armed conflicts and attacks
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**] bombings kill 21 and wound more than 100 others in ] neighborhoods of ].
⚫ **]-backed forces loyal to the former Government retake the ] from the Iran-backed rebels.
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⚫ **]-backed forces loyal to the former Government retake the ] from the Iran-backed rebels.
⚫ **Fighting resumes in ] near the ] border and ] as a temporary ceasefire between the ], its ally ] and an alliance of insurgent groups ends.
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⚫ **Fighting resumes in ] near the ] border and ] as a temporary ceasefire between the ], its ally ] and an alliance of insurgent groups ends.
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**A ] kills at least three people in an attack on a marketplace in ] state.
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**Jean Bikomagu, a leader of the ] during ] is assassinated, heightening fears of another civil war developing.

;Arts and culture ;Arts and culture
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**Countries around the world commemorate the end of ]. , **Countries around the world commemorate the end of ]. ,
**] moves its clock back half an hour to introduce ] 8.5 hours ahead of ] in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the ].

;Disasters and accidents ;Disasters and accidents
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**The death toll from the explosions in ] rises to at least 85. In a further update, Chinese state media reports are now saying that the death toll has now risen to at least 104. , **The death toll from the explosions in ] rises to at least 85. In a further update, Chinese state media says that the death toll is at least 104. ,
**Police order further evacuations near the blast site with reports of more evacuations. **Police order further evacuations near the blast site following reports of more explosions.
*At least 40 migrants die of suffocation in the hold of a boat in the ] near the ]n coast. *Suffocation in the hold of a boat in the ] near the ]n coast kills at least 40 migrants.
*] evacuates several villages around the ] volcano ahead of a possible eruption.
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August 15, 2015 (2015-08-15) (Saturday) Armed conflicts and attacks

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