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24/08/2017 GMT

UN appeals for civilians' safe passage out of Raqqa

BBC World Service - Newshour, UN appeals for civilians' safe passage out of Raqqa

US-led coalition forces urged to suspend assault on Raqqa to allow civilians to flee

US-led coalition forces have been urged by the UN to suspend their assault on Raqqa to allow civilians to be evacuated. Hundreds of civilians have been killed since the assault started in June, Amnesty International estimates.

Also on the programme: Amazon threatened by mining; Independence Day in Ukraine; is political correctness stifling debate on US campuses? 

(Photo: Some civilians who fled Raqqa are being housed in makeshift camps Credit: Reuters)

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