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The people of 8 August
3 people in 3 stories, 24 deaths recorded, 2026
Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr
Iranian politician and military commander (born 1954)
Supreme National Security Council secretary Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr says that Iran will reopen the Strait of Hormuz if the United States lifts sanctions against the country, ends the naval blockade, and halts military action against the country.
Conflict · 8 Aug
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
President of Ukraine since 2019
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy reports that a 3-year-old boy and his grandparents were killed by a drone strike by Russian forces in Kyiv.
Conflict · 8 Aug
Minni Minnawi
Sudanese politician (born 1968)
Darfur governor Minni Minnawi says that the SAF-allied Joint Forces have repelled an attack in Sudan's West Darfur state.
Conflict · 8 Aug
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