IS convoy stranded in Syria desert after US bombing
Craig TaylorThe US-led coalition vows not to allow IS fighters and their families to reach Iraq, and bombs their path. BBC News – Middle East
Middle East
IS chief Baghdadi probably still alive – US commander
The commander of the anti-IS coalition contradicts Russia’s claim that Baghdadi was probably killed. BBC News – Middle East
IS conflict: Iraq declares ‘liberation’ of Nineveh province
It follows so-called Islamic State’s defeat in Tal Afar, one of its last strongholds in the country. BBC News – Middle East
Iraqi troops face fierce IS resistance near Tal Afar
One officer says the fighting in Ayadiya is “multiple times worse” than the battle for Mosul. BBC News – Middle East
Palestinian cartoonist’s 1987 murder reinvestigated
Palestinian Naji Salim Hussain Al-Ali was shot in the neck in west London as he walked to work. BBC News – Middle East
Syria-Lebanon border battle against IS paused
The Lebanese and Syrian armies, plus Hezbollah, cease fire to aid talks on missing Lebanese troops. BBC News – Middle East