SECURITY
AMMAN SUMMIT
Macron: Let Iraq choose path not 'dictated' from abroad
IRAQ
Eight civilians killed in attack blamed on jihadists
SECURITY
Roadside bomb kills Iraq army officer
CONFLICT
Syria Kurds halt joint ops with US-led coalition after Turkish raids
SECURITY
Alleged Islamic State recruiter extradited to Australia
MIDDLE EAST
Islamic State group announces death of leader
CONFLICT
Turkish strike hits Russian base in northeast Syria: Kurdish official
CONFLICT
Syrian Kurds urge de-escalation after Turkish raids
CONFLICT
Four Iraqi soldiers killed in attack
UNREST
Civil war warning may presage bloodier crackdown in Iran
CRIME
Two Egyptian girls found dead at Syria's al-Hol camp
TERRORISM
Record number of foreigners repatriated from IS camps in Syria this year
SECURITY
Lebanese Army arrests suspected Islamic State members
STRIKES
Islamic State claims Iran shrine attack, Iran vows response
CONFLICT