Iraqi forces pushing to fully liberate Fallujah from terrorists

Here is a round-up of global news developments:

• Iraqi forces are pushing with their offensive to fully liberate the city of Fallujah from Deash Takfiri terrorists. Troops and volunteer forces are conducting mop-up operations in the areas already liberated. Their latest gain was re-taking the Shuhada neighborhood in southern Fallujah.
• The United Nations says Saudi Arabia’s QUOTE undue pressure forced the body to remove the country and its allies from a blacklist of child rights violators in Yemen. U-N Chief Ban Ki-moon said the decision was taken after Riyadh and its allies threatened to cut off funding to U-N humanitarian plans.
• The U-S president endorses Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton to succeed him as president. In a video message, Barack Obama congratulated Clinton on QUOTE making history. She managed to secure delegates needed for party nomination in recent primaries. However, her Democratic rival Bernie Sanders says he won’t quit the race.
• The United Nations envoy to Syria says Damascus has given approval for humanitarian convoys to reach all of the country's besieged areas. Staffan de Mistura said the U-N hopes to send aid to all of the 19 regions by the end of this month. Earlier, Damascus rejected a U-N airdrop plan.
• Defense ministers of Iran, Syria, and Russia have agreed to continue their cooperation in fighting all terrorist groups in Syria. The three countries will form a coordination committee to tackle terror in Syria. They also pledged to work together for the elimination of regional terrorism.
• The Israeli minister of military affairs has ordered the bodies of Palestinians killed in anti-Israeli attacks not to be returned to their families for burial. Avigdor Lieberman announced the decision in the wake of a gun attack in Tel Aviv that left four Israelis dead and several others seriously injured.
• In Libya, armed forces backed by the unity-government have entered the Daesh stronghold of Sirte in the north following ground fighting and airstrikes. Reports say Daesh terrorists are retreating from the port city. A spokesman for the armed forces says the city will be liberated in a couple of days.
• The German parliament has condemned threats against MPs with Turkish roots, who pushed for the Armenia genocide vote. Norbert Lammert said it’s unacceptable that these people receive death threats over their political views. Last week, the Bundestag recognized the 19-15 massacre of Armenians by Ottoman Turks as genocide. The vote infuriated Turkey.

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