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Images of damaged properties in Arbil and shrapnel from a missile after Iran's Revolutionary Guards launched missile attacks on multiple targets in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region and Syria. IMAGES
Thousands gather in front of the Turkish embassy in Baghdad, protesting against Turkey's military involvement in the offensive against Islamic State in Mosul.
Iran marks the anniversary of the 1980 invasion by Iraq by showing off its latest missiles and telling the United States not to meddle in the Gulf. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
The Syrian government tightens its grips around Aleppo, urging civilians to make a safe escape from the city through one of their "safe-exit points." Gavino Garay reports.
Republican Jeb Bush is touring Europe ahead of the expected launch of his campaign for the U.S. presidency. Diane Hodges reports.
The Group of Seven industrialised nations is "committed to de-escalating" tensions in the Middle East in the wake of reports that Israel launched strikes on Iran in retaliation for its unprecedented attack on Israeli soil Saturday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says. "We're committed to Israel's security. We're also committed to de-escalating, to trying to bring this tension to a close," Blinken tells a press conference after a meeting of G7 foreign ministers on the Italian island of Capri. SOUNDBITE