Iraqi Parliament Elects President, PM-Designate Assigned to Form Govt | Adel Abdul Mahdi charged with former new govt as PM
Six Afghan Soldiers Killed in Friendly Fire Airstrike in Helmand
Six Afghan Soldiers Killed in Friendly Fire Airstrike in Helmand | Conflicting reports on whether strike was US or Afghan plane
Syrian Rebels Deny Withdrawing From Idlib Buffer Zone
Syrian Rebels Deny Withdrawing From Idlib Buffer Zone | Turkey-backed faction says media reports of pullout were a ‘lie’
Iraq Delays Vote on President, Failing to Agree on a Candidate
Iraq Delays Vote on President, Failing to Agree on a Candidate | Kurds are fielding multiple candidates
Civilian Deaths in Syria in September Lowest Since War Began: Observatory
Civilian Deaths in Syria in September Lowest Since War Began: Observatory | 139 civilians killed in September
China Cancels Annual US Security Talks
China Cancels Annual US Security Talks | Mattis’s visit cancelled, but he downplays risk of worsening ties
Chinese Intercept US Destroyer in South China Sea
Chinese Intercept US Destroyer in South China Sea | US condemns ‘unsafe’ encounter, near Chinese claimed islands
US Airstrike Kills Afghan Soldier, Wounds 29 Others in Helmand
US Airstrike Kills Afghan Soldier, Wounds 29 Others in Helmand | Afghan officials had initially blamed the incident on ‘missile fire’
Scores Killed in Heavy Fighting Around Yemen’s Hodeidah Port
Scores Killed in Heavy Fighting Around Yemen’s Hodeidah Port | Saudi-backed forces report gains at farms near vital aid port
Saudi Arabia Admits ‘Mistakes’ in Targeting in Yemen
Saudi Arabia Admits ‘Mistakes’ in Targeting in Yemen | Investigators ask how many times Saudis can accidentally bomb same civilian targets