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August 13, 2015 (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

2015 Baghdad market truck bomb, Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017)
- A truck bombing in Baghdad, Iraq kills at least 76 people and wounds 212 others. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claims responsibility for the attack. (Reuters), (The Daily Mail)
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, Rojava Revolution
- The United States believes that ISIL used a sulfur mustard agent against Kurdish forces in Iraq earlier this week. ^{[citation needed]}

Business and economy

The New Zealand government-owned, coal-mining company, Solid Energy, goes into temporary voluntary administration, asking creditors to freeze most of its debt. (Radio New Zealand)
2015 Chinese stock market crash
- The People's Republic of China further devalues the yuan (Renminbi) by 1 percent after two previous devaluings. (BBC)

Disasters and accidents

2015 Tianjin explosions
- The death toll rises to 50. (AP)
An unspecified-type Egyptian military aircraft crashes due to a 'technical failure' near the Libyan border killing four crew members and injuring two others. (ABC via AP)

Law and crime

Assange v Swedish Prosecution Authority
- Swedish prosecutors drop some charges against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange as the statute of limitations expire but will continue to investigate rape claims. (Sky News)

Politics and elections

Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri pledges allegiance to the new Taliban chief Akhter Mansour in an audio message posted online. (BBC) (Reuters)