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April 15, 2017 (Saturday)

Syrian Civil War
- 2017 Rashidin bombing
  - A car bomb strikes a convoy of buses near Aleppo which were carrying evacuees from the pro-government towns of Al-Fu'ah and Kafriya. At least 39 people are killed. (BBC)
South Sudanese Civil War
- At least 16 people are killed amid fresh fighting in Raga, according to a SPLM-IO spokesperson. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said that over 60 humanitarian aid workers were forced to flee. (Al Jazeera)

Flash flooding caused by torrential rain leaves at least 17 people dead and 20 others missing in northwestern Iran, according to state television. (Al Jazeera)

Emma Morano, the last survivor of the 19th century, dies at the age of 117. (Reuters)

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 *[[Flash flood]]ing caused by torrential rain  leaves at least 17 people dead and 20 others missing in northwestern [[Iran]], according to state television. [http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/04/flash-floods-kill-17-northwest-iran-170415071058182.html (Al Jazeera)]
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 *[[Emma Morano]], the last survivor of the 19th century, dies at the age of 117. [http://www.reuters.com/article/us-italy-oldest-idUSKBN17H0JH?il=0 (Reuters)]