Iraq PM announces Falluja assault
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announces the start of a military operation to retake Falluja from so-called Islamic State (IS). BBC News – Middle East
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announces the start of a military operation to retake Falluja from so-called Islamic State (IS). BBC News – Middle East
Nearly half the UN-run schools in the Middle East have been attacked, damaged or put out of use since 2011, a report obtained by the BBC says. BBC News – Middle East
Syrian government forces recapture a large area south-east of Damascus from rebel groups, including the key town of Deir al-Asafir, activists say. BBC News – Middle East
Iraqi government forces have regained control of a remote western town from the jihadist group Islamic State (IS), the prime minister says. BBC News – Middle East
Three bomb blasts in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, have killed at least 53 people and wounded many others, medics say. BBC News – Middle East
Islamic State militants stage a suicide attack on a gas factory near Baghdad in which 14 people are killed and 20 wounded. BBC News – Middle East