3 Turkish soldiers killed in northern Syria attack

Here is a round-up of global news developments:

• The Turkish army says at least 3 of its soldiers have been killed in an attack in northern Syria. Daesh terrorists, who later claimed responsibility for the attack, targeted the Turkish fighters in the Tel Al-Hawa region. 3 other Turkish soldiers were also killed in a Daesh rocket attack this week.
   
• Israeli forces have shot dead a Palestinian at the Bureij refugee camp in the besieged Gaza Strip. The 18 year old victim was shot in the head during anti-Israel protests. Since October last year, Israelis have killed nearly 30 Palestinians in Gaza alone amid anti-occupation sentiments there.
   
• Israeli premier has dismissed international criticism of West Bank settlement construction. Benjamin Netanyahu says he has always been perplexed by claims that Israeli settlement building is an obstacle to peace. Israeli settlements are illegal under international law and Tel Aviv has time and again been urged to halt additional construction.
   
• Syrian media say the government will soon reopen the strategic Ramousah road in Aleppo for civilian use, after recapturing it from militants. The road is the main route into Aleppo's government-held west. It fell into militants' hands in August after the military’s siege was broken.
   
• Iranians from all walks of life have rallied across the nation to condemn Saudi crimes and the Bahraini regime’s crackdown on dissent. Protesters slammed Riyadh for its aggression against Yemen and the deadly stampede during last year’s Hajj rituals. They also denounced Manama for revoking the citizenship of Shia cleric Sheikh Isa Qassim.
   
• The US House of Representatives has approved a bipartisan bill allowing Americans to sue Saudi Arabia over the 9/11 attacks. The Senate passed the bill in May. The White House says President Obama would veto the legislation over what it calls concerns about exposing Americans overseas to legal risks.
   
• The UN chief has slammed North Korea’s 5th nuclear test as a brazen breach of UN resolutions. Ban Ki-moon called on the security council to take appropriate action against Pyongyang. The test triggered a massive quake which was the largest compared to the past 4 ones.
   
• The US president says Washington will never accept North Korea as a nuclear state. Barack Obama also described Pyongyang's latest nuke test as a grave threat to regional security and international peace. He added that the US would work with its partners on fresh sanctions against the North.

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