In Syria , the fighting in the city of Aleppo and its northern rural area has escalated over the past two weeks. Syrian and Russian aircraft attacked targets in Aleppo neighborhoods controlled by the rebel organizations. The rebel organizations (including the Al-Nusra Front) fired rockets and mortar shells at neighborhoods controlled by the Syrian regime. Hundreds of civilians were killed in the fighting, and civilian infrastructure, including two hospitals, was damaged. The US and Russia are making diplomatic efforts to stop the escalation, revive the ceasefire and enable the resumption of the Geneva talks.

, the fighting in the city of Aleppo and its northern rural area has escalated over the past two weeks. Syrian and Russian aircraft attacked targets in Aleppo neighborhoods controlled by the rebel organizations. The rebel organizations (including the Al-Nusra Front) fired rockets and mortar shells at neighborhoods controlled by the Syrian regime. Hundreds of civilians were killed in the fighting, and civilian infrastructure, including two hospitals, was damaged. The US and Russia are making diplomatic efforts to stop the escalation, revive the ceasefire and enable the resumption of the Geneva talks. In Iraq , ISIS increased its terrorist attacks in Baghdad, using suicide bombers. The attacks are directed against the Shiite population and targets affiliated with the Iraqi regime. To strengthen the legitimacy of the terrorist attacks against the Shiites, ISIS distributed a video warning against Baghdad being turned into a Shiite center. Concurrently, ISIS continues its guerrilla warfare against the Iraqi Army, including in areas that were later supposedly liberated (suicide bombing attacks, attacks on convoys, and rocket fire).

, ISIS increased its terrorist attacks in Baghdad, using suicide bombers. The attacks are directed against the Shiite population and targets affiliated with the Iraqi regime. To strengthen the legitimacy of the terrorist attacks against the Shiites, ISIS distributed a video warning against Baghdad being turned into a Shiite center. Concurrently, ISIS continues its guerrilla warfare against the Iraqi Army, including in areas that were later supposedly liberated (suicide bombing attacks, attacks on convoys, and rocket fire). According to reports from Libya, after lengthy battles ISIS has been ousted from the area dominating the city of Derna. If these reports are verified, this represents a blow to ISIS, weakening its status in eastern Libya. In the meantime, the Libyan media (hostile to ISIS) reported that the Libyan Army commanded by Khalifa Haftar was preparing for the liberation of the city of Sirte from the hands of ISIS and that ISIS was making preparations on the ground for the attack.