This Week in War : 4th week, August 2018

Rohingya refugee children ride on a swing ride on the day of Eid al-Adha in the Kutupalong refugee camp, August 22, 2018. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

4th week, August 2018.

This Week in War:  A Friday round-up of what happened and what’s been written in the world of war and military/security affairs this week.

• *Feature* - Deadly Kerala floods displace over 800,000. Fear of disease spreads.

• Saudi coalition attack on fleeing civilians massacres another 24 Yemeni children.

• China’s mass internment camps have no clear end in sight.

• Jewish voters in Jerusalem elections have 187 polling stations, Palestinians only have 6.

• Former SS camp guard, Jakiv Palij, deported to Germany from USA.

• 'Treated as animals': US prisoners gear up for nationwide strike.

• Ex-Trump lawyer, Michael Cohen, has pleaded guilty to campaign-finance violations and is happy to help with the Russia probe.

• Malana : A Himalayan village belonging to Alexander the Great's armies descendants. 

• NGOs and refugees say Yemeni women can face economic and physical abuse, but fear speaking out due to stigma.

• Saudi Arabia 'seeks death penalty' for 5 human rights activists. Among the detainees is Israa al-Ghomgham, who Saudi activists say is the first woman to face capital punishment for human rights-related work. 

• Israel approves plans for 1,000 settlement homes. 96% of homes approved are located in isolated settlements.

• Yemenis shut down construction of a Saudi military base.

• Drug tunnel ran from old KFC in Arizona, USA to Mexico bedroom.

• Pakistan disputes US account of Pompeo-Khan phone call.

• US Navy re-establishes Cold-War era naval fleet to check Russia’s military expansion.

• Trump redirects over $200 million in U.S. aid meant for West Bank, Gaza.