US ‘will not rush’ to seal Iran deal
Craig TaylorAmerica and other major powers are not in a rush to reach a nuclear agreement with Iran, US Secretary of State John Kerry says. BBC News – Middle East
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Iraq sentences IS militants to death
A court in Iraq has sentenced 24 suspected members of Islamic State (IS) to death for their role in the massacre of hundreds of soldiers in June 2014. BBC News – Middle East
US ‘intensifying’ anti-IS campaign
The US-led coalition fighting Islamic State is “intensifying” its campaign against the group’s base in northern Syria, President Barack Obama says. BBC News – Middle East
Air strikes on Syria IS stronghold
The US-led coalition against the Islamic State group carries out an air assault on its Raqqa stronghold in Syria. BBC News – Middle East
Syrian forces close in on rebel town
Syrian forces and their Lebanese Shia Muslim allies carry out a major offensive to drive rebels from the strategically important town of Zabadani. BBC News – Middle East
‘Mass rebel attack’ on Syria’s Aleppo
Syrian rebels led by Islamist groups launch a massive assault to take full control of the northern city of Aleppo, monitors say. BBC News – Middle East