Syrian army advances toward Turkish border

Here is a round-up of global news developments:

• Syrian government forces and their allied Hezbollah fighters have cut off supply lines to terrorists inside Aleppo. The forces, backed by Russian airstrikes, are advancing north toward the Turkish border to try to surround the strategic city. They have made significant gains around Aleppo in recent weeks.
  
• The Red Cross and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent deliver humanitarian aid supplies to a militant-held area near Damascus. Some 3,500 people in the Mu’adamiyah district were provided with food and hygiene kits. In an operation earlier this week, relief agencies provided food and medical aid to thousands in militant-held areas.
  
• The Israeli prime minister is pushing for legislation that would allow suspension of lawmakers for inappropriate conduct. The declaration comes only days after three Knesset members visited relatives of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces. Benjamin Netanyahu said the three were unworthy of serving as parliamentarians.
  
• Spanish police have arrested seven suspected members of a terrorist cell believed to be working with Daesh and the Nusra Front in the country’s east. In Germany, security forces stormed the apartments of two men suspected of having fought alongside anti-Damascus militants.
  
• More than 100 mosques across the UK have opened their doors to non-Muslim visitors to counter false perceptions about Islam. The Visit My Mosque day seeks to educate the public about the faith beyond the media’s hostile narrative amid a rise in Islamophobia across Britain.
  
• Haitian police clash with protesters in the capital Port au Prince following the president’s departure from office. Michel Martelly stepped down with nobody elected to replace him. The presidential runoff was scrapped last month over rigging concerns. Now, the parliament is tasked to elect an interim president for a four-month term.
  
• The United Nations says tens of thousands of Sudanese are facing dire humanitarian circumstances due to weeks of clashes between troops and rebels. It says the surge in fighting in Darfur’s Jebel Marra has brought about the worst civilian displacement in the past decade.
  
• Algerian lawmakers have passed a reform package that increases parliament’s power, and enacts a two-term limit on the presidency. The president will also be required to nominate a prime minister from the largest party in parliament. The package also prevents dual citizens from running for high posts.

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