Syria
Syria warns of rising Euphrates water levels
Syria issued a warning Thursday over rising water levels along the Euphrates River, following floods in the country's north and east caused by heavy rainfall and increased water flows from Turkey.
Iraq says two border guards killed in clash with PKK militants
1 min Mena Today
Two Iraqi border guards were killed on Friday during a clash with fighters from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), Iraq's interior ministry said.
The PKK - which is designated a terrorist group by Turkey, the United States and the European Union - took up arms against Turkey in 1984, with the initial aim of creating an independent Kurdish state © Mena Today
Two Iraqi border guards were killed on Friday during a clash with fighters from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), Iraq's interior ministry said.
In a statement, the ministry said they had come "under gunfire by terrorist elements belonging to the banned organisation".
It said a third border guard was injured in the clash, which took place near Zakho, a town on the border with Turkey.
The border guards were Iraqi Kurds and the clash occurred after the PKK fighters were denied passage through an Iraqi Kurdish border post, security sources said.
The PKK - which is designated a terrorist group by Turkey, the United States and the European Union - took up arms against Turkey in 1984, with the initial aim of creating an independent Kurdish state.
Turkish forces have frequently made incursions into northern Iraq in recent years in an attempt to quash the PKK militants.
Reporting by Muayad Kenany
Related
Gaza
Israel aims to extend control across 70% of Gaza
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday he had directed Israel's military to take more of Gaza, initially by seizing 70% of the Palestinian territory, where the population is already penned into a tiny strip of land along the coast.
United Nations
Welcome to António Guterres' UN
Israel's ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, announced Thursday that his country was suspending all relations with Secretary-General António Guterres until the end of his mandate on December 31, 2026.
Subscribe to our newsletter
