Syria war: US ground troops kill ‘leading IS member’
Craig TaylorThe US says Abdurakhmon Uzbeki is a close associate of the IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. BBC News – Middle East
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Iran election: Ahmadinejad barred from running
President Hassan Rouhani is among six people allowed to run, but the former firebrand president is not. BBC News – Middle East
US accuses Iran of ‘alarming provocations’
The US secretary of state says Iran seeks to destabilise the Middle East and hurt US interests. BBC News – Middle East
Israel rules out talks with Palestinian hunger striking inmates
More than 1,000 detainees in Israeli jails enter their second day of a hunger strike against conditions. BBC News – Middle East
Syria war: ‘At least 68 children among 126 killed’ in bus bombing
The explosion targeted buses carrying evacuees from besieged Syrian towns on Saturday. BBC News – Middle East
Syria war: Huge bomb kills dozens of evacuees in Syria
A blast rips through buses carrying people from pro-government towns, waiting at a rebel checkpoint. BBC News – Middle East