Iraq PM Orders Fallujah Assault Halted Over Fear of Killing Civilians | Rights groups concerned about Shi’ite militias targeting civilians
US Airstrikes Kill 15 Civilians in Northern Syria
US Airstrikes Kill 15 Civilians in Northern Syria | Civilians slain in attacks backing Kurdish offensive against ISIS
Taliban Attack Afghan Court After Vowing Revenge for Executions
Taliban Attack Afghan Court After Vowing Revenge for Executions | Five civilians among slain in hour-long gunbattle
Ethnic Purges Turn Iraqi Frontier City Into ‘Two Towns’
Ethnic Purges Turn Iraqi Frontier City Into ‘Two Towns’ | Violence stalled in Tuz Khurmatu, but tensions remain high
Israel Remaps West Bank for Massive Settlement Expansions
Israel Remaps West Bank for Massive Settlement Expansions | Settlement drive quickly becoming ‘irreversible’ roadblock to Palestinian statehood
Israel’s Coalition Remains Unstable as Far-Right Confronts Netanyahu
Israel’s Coalition Remains Unstable as Far-Right Confronts Netanyahu | Bennett accuses Netanyahu of plotting against him on peace deal
Taliban Kills 12, Kidnaps Dozens in Northern Afghanistan
Taliban Kills 12, Kidnaps Dozens in Northern Afghanistan | Fighters stopped buses in Kunduz, detained troops
Two US Troops Wounded in Iraq, Syria
Two US Troops Wounded in Iraq, Syria | Pentagon insists troops were ‘not in active combat’
Jets Bomb al-Qaeda-Linked Rebel Camp in Syria’s Idlib
Jets Bomb al-Qaeda-Linked Rebel Camp in Syria’s Idlib | Toll uncertain, Observatory says ‘large numbers’ killed
ISIS Halts Iraqi Offensive at Gates of Fallujah
ISIS Halts Iraqi Offensive at Gates of Fallujah | Iraqi commander claims 75 ISIS fighters killed