Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Friday announced “a halt to movements by the armed forces for 24 hours” in zones disputed by Baghdad and the autonomous Kurdish region. Abadi, who also heads the armed forces, said the pause aimed to “give the opportunity to a joint technical committee of ...
Egyptian police killed 13 “terrorists” in a shootout as they raided a hideout in the country’s south on Friday, a week after a deadly ambush by militants, the interior ministry said. The operation, in which assault rifles and explosive belts were recovered, took place at a farm used by the ...
