Kurdish-led forces say they have retaken Syrian prison seized by IS
Craig TaylorAll IS militants inside the jail have surrendered after six days of fierce fighting, the SDF says. BBC News – Middle East
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Benjamin Brière: French tourist jailed in Iran on spying charges
France says his conviction for flying a drone while on holiday in a border area is “unacceptable”. BBC News – Middle East
Hundreds of children held by IS in besieged prison in Syria
Kurdish-led forces say they are being used as human shields in the jail they have surrounded in Syria. BBC News – Middle East
IS prison break in Syria sparks days of clashes
More than 70 people have been killed in the fighting between militants and Kurdish-led forces. BBC News – Middle East
Scores killed in Yemen prison air strike carnage
Rescue workers have been pulling bodies from rubble after the site was destroyed in an air strike. BBC News – Middle East
Sheikh Jarrah: Israeli police evict Palestinians from East Jerusalem home
Israeli police demolish the building in the sensitive Sheikh Jarrah area after a two-day stand-off. BBC News – Middle East