Yemen: Over 9,000 families displaced by severe flooding

Over 9,000 families have now been displaced by flooding in Yemen, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) reported on Friday. The majority of those displaced are in the Marib governorate in north east Yemen, and are in urgent need of immedia…

IS attack kills two Syrian regime troops near Palmyra

Two Syrian regime troops were killed on Friday after the Islamic State (IS) group attacked a military checkpoint in the central province of Homs, according to opposition-affiliated sources. The attack by IS cells took place in the desert near the ancie…