US concerned by Russia’s Syria moves
Craig TaylorUS Secretary of State John Kerry voices concern to Moscow amid reports of a Russian military build-up in Syria in support of President Assad’s forces. BBC News – Middle East
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IS ‘blows up Palmyra tower tombs’
Islamic State (IS) militants continue their destruction of the ancient Syrian site of Palmyra by blowing up three funerary towers. BBC News – Middle East
Syrian boy’s father tells of drowning
The father of a three-year-old Syrian boy found drowned on a beach in Turkey tells the BBC of the family’s fatal voyage trying to reach Europe. BBC News – Middle East
Red Cross staff shot dead in Yemen
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says two of its Yemeni workers have been shot dead in northern Yemen by unidentified assailants. BBC News – Middle East
UN confirms Palmyra temple destroyed
Satellite analysis confirms the destruction of the ancient Syrian Temple of Bel in Palmyra, the United Nations says. BBC News – Middle East
Strike on Yemen factory kills 31
An air strike by the Saudi-led coalition backing pro-government forces in Yemen kills 31 people in the northern province of Hajjah. BBC News – Middle East