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More than 1,000 Iraqis killed in September

A total of 1,003 people were killed in violence across Iraq last month, according to the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI). In a report released Sunday, UNAMI said the fatalities included 609 civilians while 1,159 people were injured in September. Baghdad was the worst affected...

Turkish, coalition forces strike ISIS targets in Syria

Over 100 residential areas across almost 1,000 kilometers of northern Syria have been cleared of terrorists since the start of Operation Euphrates Shield, Turkey’s military said on Sunday. In a statement, the Turkish General Staff also said a total of 1,657 Daesh targets had been destroyed...

Egypt: 5 policemen killed in Sinai attacks

Five policemen were killed and nine others injured in two separate militant attacks late Saturday in Egypt’s restive Sinai Peninsula. In a statement, the Interior Ministry said unidentified gunmen opened fire on a minibus carrying five police personnel in North Sinai’s city of Arish....

Israel places curfew on West Bank for Jewish holiday

Israel's military has imposed a curfew on the occupied West Bank for the duration of a Jewish holiday beginning Sunday evening, Israel radio reported. A military spokesperson said checkpoints between Israel and the West Bank and Gaza have also been closed until Tuesday, except for humanitarian...