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Middle East
Israel missile strikes near Syria capital and Homs kill 4 civilians
Four civilians, including a toddler, were killed and 21 injured in Israeli missile strikes near Damascus, Syria's state news agency SANA reported
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Middle East
Syrian Democratic Forces hands over alleged Italian ISIS member
Authorities in northeastern Syria have handed to Italy one of its citizens accused of belonging to Islamic State
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Business
Boeing Insitu awarded $390 million Blackjack and ScanEagle drone contract
Boeing subsidiary Insitu awarded more than $390 million for Blackjack and ScanEagle drone systems for the U.S. military, Canada, Poland and Oman
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Middle East
US deploys first F-22 fighter jets to Qatar, adding to Gulf buildup
The US has deployed F-22 stealth fighters to Qatar for the first time, adding to a buildup of US forces in the Gulf amid tensions with Iran
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Asia Pacific
Philippines counter-terrorism soldiers killed in Jolo ‘firefight’
An attack on a special Philippine army counter-terrorism unit left three soldiers dead and nine others wounded in the southern Philippines
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Africa
Suicide bombers target police in Tunis
Suicide bombers targeted police on Tunisia's capital Tunis, injuring civilians and police personnel
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Africa
Nigeria troops repel ISWAP attack on Goniri base in Yobe state, army says
Nigerian troops have thwarted an Islamic State attack on a military formation in Yobe state, killing dozens of fighters, the army said
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Africa
Libya government forces capture key town from Haftar’s fighters
Libyan forces opposed to Khalifa Haftar claimed to have retaken Gharyan, a strategic town where the commander's fighters were based in the west of the country
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Europe
Germany set to ban small arms sales outside EU and NATO
German ministers agreed to ban sales of small arms to countries outside the EU and NATO apart from in "exceptional" cases.
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Middle East
Turkey soldier killed in clashes with Syrian Kurdish militia
A Turkish soldier was killed and five were wounded in a clash with Syrian Kurdish militia forces, the defense ministry said
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