Syria conflict: Aleppo ‘corridors’ must be protected – Red Cross
Craig TaylorCivilians allowed to flee besieged areas of the Syrian city of Aleppo using new humanitarian corridors must be given protection, the Red Cross says. BBC News – Middle East
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Syria: Deadly IS blast rocks Kurdish city of Qamishli
At least 40 people are killed by a truck bombing in the Kurdish-controlled city of Qamishli in north-east Syria, state TV reports. BBC News – Middle East
Solar Impulse completes historic round-the-world trip
The Solar Impulse becomes the first aircraft to circle the globe powered by the sun after landing in Abu Dhabi on the last leg of its journey. BBC News – Middle East
Baghdad bomb blast: ‘Islamic State behind attack’ that kills 20
So-called Islamic State says it was behind a suicide bomb attack on a security checkpoint in Iraq’s capital, Baghdad, that kills more than 20 people. BBC News – Middle East
Syria war: Aleppo tunnel bomb ‘kills 38 government troops’
Dozens of pro-government troops were killed when rebels blew up a tunnel underneath a building in the Syrian city of Aleppo, reports say. BBC News – Middle East
Syria conflict: Exclusive BBC report from inside IS-held Manbij
The BBC gets exclusive access to the Syrian town of Manbij, which Kurdish-led forces are trying to capture from so-called Islamic State. BBC News – Middle East