Kurdish forces ‘retake Mosul dam’
Kurdish forces in northern Iraq are largely in control of the Mosul dam previously held by Islamic State militants, Kurdish officials say. BBC News – Middle East
Kurdish forces in northern Iraq are largely in control of the Mosul dam previously held by Islamic State militants, Kurdish officials say. BBC News – Middle East
Islamic State militants in northern Iraq massacre at least 80 men from the Yazidi faith in a village and abduct women and children, reports say. BBC News – Middle East
Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki is to step aside in favour of Haider al-Abadi, ending the country’s political deadlock, state TV says. BBC News – Middle East
French President Francois Hollande says France will supply arms to Iraq’s Kurds “in the coming hours”. BBC News – Middle East
US President Barack Obama says the nomination of Haider al-Abadi as Iraq’s prime minister-designate is a “promising step forward”. BBC News – Middle East
Israel and Palestinian factions accept a fresh 72-hour ceasefire in the Gaza conflict, paving the way for indirect talks in Egypt. BBC News – Middle East