KHARTOUM -- Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Sunday announced that they have taken full control of the city of El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur State in western Sudan.
"Today's victory represents a pivotal moment, given the symbolic, strategic, and military significance of El Fasher," the paramilitary group said in a statement released on the social media platform Telegram. (Sudan-El Fasher-RSF Capture)
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ISTANBUL -- The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) announced on Sunday from northern Iraq that it is withdrawing all its forces from Türkiye.
"We are withdrawing all our forces in Türkiye that pose a risk of clashes or are vulnerable to potential provocations," the group said in a statement carried by Turkish television news channel NTV. (Türkiye-PKK-Withdrawal)
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JERUSALEM -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israel would not seek permission to launch strikes in Gaza or Lebanon, even after agreeing to ceasefire arrangements.
"Israel is an independent state. We will defend ourselves with our own forces, and we will continue to control our destiny," Netanyahu told ministers at the start of his weekly government meeting. (Israel-Hostage Bodies-Recovery)
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BEIRUT/JERUSALEM -- Four people were killed and two others wounded in separate Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon on Sunday, the country's state-run National News Agency reported.
The agency said Israeli drones and warplanes targeted several vehicles in Lebanon's southern and eastern regions. (Lebanon-Israeli Airstrikes-Casualties) ■
