Syria war: Damascus sees fierce clashes after rebel attack
Craig TaylorThe military responds with air strikes following rebel artillery and rocket attacks, witnesses say. BBC News – Middle East
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Syria conflict: Rebels begin evacuating Homs enclave of al-Wair
Homs was once dubbed the “capital of the revolution” and al-Wair is the last rebel-held district. BBC News – Middle East
Israel’s Arrow anti-missile system ‘in first hit’
Reports say the advanced system knocked out a Syrian missile fired after an Israeli air raid. BBC News – Middle East
Syria conflict: Deadly attack on Damascus court complex
A suicide bomber blows himself up inside the Palace of Justice, in the centre of Syria’s capital. BBC News – Middle East
Syria conflict: Jets deliberately bombed Damascus spring – UN
The attack, which the government blamed on rebels, left 5.5 million people in Damascus without water. BBC News – Middle East
IS fighters left in Mosul will die, says US envoy McGurk
Brett McGurk said the last road out of Mosul had been cut off, trapping so-called Islamic State. BBC News – Middle East