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Israeli airstrikes in central, west Syria wound three soldiers, reports state media
•Since Syria's civil war erupted in 2011, Israel has carried out hundreds of strikes against its northern neighbour, targeting government troops as well as allied Iran-backed forces and Hezbollah fighters
Explained: What's at stake in Turkey’s new Syria escalation?
•Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has repeatedly warned of a new land incursion to drive Kurdish groups away from the Turkish-Syrian border, following a deadly 13 November bombing in Istanbul
Ukraine war: Russia strikes Kyiv as troops consolidate gains in the east
•Before Sunday's early morning attack, Kyiv had not faced any such Russian airstrikes since 5 June
Militant attacks hurt Pakistan relations with Afghan Taliban
•Last month came a sharp deterioration in relations between the two neighbours when Pakistan carried out airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan. Witnesses said the strikes hit a refugee camp and another location, killing at least 40 civilians
Afghan envoy at UN lodges official complaint with Security Council over Pakistan airstrikes in Kunar
•The Afghan mission also condemned the Pakistani airstrikes in Khost and Kunar provinces of Afghanistan that had killed over 40 people, including women and children
Israel, Gaza militants trade fire as Mideast tensions mount
•Israel holds the Hamas militant group that rules Gaza responsible for all rocket fire and typically responds with airstrikes within hours
Rockets fired at Kabul airport in retaliation to Sunday's US drone strike
•A Taliban official at the scene of the incident said he believed five rockets had been fired, and all were destroyed by the airport's missile defence systems
Afghanistan's defence minister targeted in unclaimed attack; country seeks India's help to raise issues in UNSC
Fp Staff •the Afghan Foreign Minister Mohammed Hanif Atmar spoke to his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar to explore the possibility of convening an emergency session of the UN Security Council (UNSC) to discuss ways to stop the Taliban
Watch: Afghanistan government destroys Taliban hideouts in Kandahar airstrike
Trendingdesk •Post the attack, concerned authorities were asked to suspend all flights as the runway was partially damaged
UN report says 30 Afghan civilians died in May after US bombed dozens of sites identified as Taliban drug-making facilities
•UNAMA said it had 'verified 39 civilian casualties, including 14 children and one woman, due to the 5 May airstrikes'