Editing 2014 (section)

===August===
* [[August 3]] – [[Sinjar massacre]], beginning of ISIS attacks resulting in the massacre of over 4,000 [[Yazidis]] in Iraq's [[Sinjar District]].
* [[August 7]] – [[Khmer Rouge]] leaders [[Nuon Chea]] and [[Khieu Samphan]] are found guilty of [[crimes against humanity]] and are sentenced to life imprisonment by the [[Khmer Rouge Tribunal]].<ref>{{cite news |date=7 August 2014 |title=Top Khmer Rouge leaders guilty of crimes against humanity |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-28670568 |publisher=BBC |access-date=8 August 2014 |archive-date=August 7, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140807085606/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-28670568 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[August 8]]  
** [[American-led intervention in Iraq (2014–present)|American-led intervention in Iraq]]: The [[United States military]] begins an air campaign in northern [[Iraq]] to stem the influx of [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|ISIL]] militants.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/timeline-us-policy-isis|title=Timeline: US Policy on ISIS|last=Glenn|first=Cameron|date=27 April 2016|newspaper=Wilson Center|access-date=13 February 2017|archive-date=October 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008113854/https://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/timeline-us-policy-isis|url-status=live}}</ref>
** The [[World Health Organization]] (WHO) declares the [[Western African Ebola epidemic|Ebola outbreak]] a [[Public health emergency of international concern|Public Health Emergency of International Concern]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kennedy |first=Maev |date=2014-08-08 |title=WHO declares Ebola outbreak an international public health emergency |url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/aug/08/who-ebola-outbreak-international-public-health-emergency |access-date=2024-09-07 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
** ''[[Five Nights at Freddy's]]'' was released by Scott Cawthon.
* [[August 9]] – The [[shooting of Michael Brown]], an African American, by a police officer occurs in [[Ferguson, Missouri]], triggering riots.<ref>{{Cite news |date=15 December 2014 |title=Documents Released in the Ferguson Case |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/11/25/us/evidence-released-in-michael-brown-case.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141205070832/http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/11/25/us/evidence-released-in-michael-brown-case.html |archive-date=December 5, 2014 |access-date=6 November 2017 |work=The New York Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-30190224|title=Ferguson riots: Ruling sparks night of violence|work=BBC News|date=25 November 2014|access-date=February 26, 2020|archive-date=April 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428232005/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-30190224|url-status=live}}</ref>