Coalition denies strike on Syrian army
Craig TaylorThe US-led coalition against Islamic State denies carrying out an air strike on an army camp in Syria that the government says killed three soldiers. BBC News – Middle East
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Governor of Yemen city of Aden killed
Yemen: Aden Governor Jaafar Mohammed Saad is killed in a bomb attack on his convoy, security sources say. BBC News – Middle East
Cairo restaurant attack kills 16
Sixteen people have been killed in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, after firebombs were thrown into a restaurant after a dispute, officials say. BBC News – Middle East
Israel arrests over family arson attack
Israeli authorities arrest several Israeli youths in connection with a fatal arson attack on a Palestinian family’s home in the West Bank in July. BBC News – Middle East
US to deploy special force to Iraq
The US is to deploy a specialised force to Iraq to build pressure on Islamic State militants, says US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter. BBC News – Middle East
Two guilty of Palestinian’s murder
Two 17-year-old Israelis are convicted of the murder of Palestinian youth Mohammad Abu Khdair, who was abducted and burned to death in Jerusalem in 2014. BBC News – Middle East