A terrorist attack in Istanbul, Turkey, and ongoing protests against the regime in Iran have coincided to bring the Kurdish people under enormous pressure across Iraq, Syria, Iran and Turkey.
Israel conducts two military operations over the Mediterranean, Yair Lapid takes office as Israeli prime minister, a series of earthquakes rocks southern Iran, Kurdish Peshmerga pushes back Iraqi army incursion near disputed gas field.
A major earthquake in eastern Afghanistan kills hundreds, a major political shakeup in Iraq’s parliament, anti-Israel parties reconcile in Syria, Turkey assassinates Kurdish politician in Iraqi Kurdistan.
