News roundup – 26 August 2014
August 26, 2014
UN Human Rights Council appoints third member of panel to investigate purported Gaza violations.
Hamas claims Gaza truce with Israel.
Iraqi civilians suffering “horrific” widespread and systematic persecution, Pillay.
Insurgency deepens Iraqi ethnic, sectarian divides.
US flights to ‘spy on Islamic State’ in Syria.
US alarm at airstrikes on Libya.
Islamic State declaration spreads to Nigeria.
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