JERUSALEM — Three Israeli policemen were injured on Saturday evening when a Palestinian drove his car into a group of policemen in east Jerusalem, Israeli officials said.
A spokesperson with the Israeli Rescue Services said that the Palestinian driver hit policemen in a suspected “terror attack.” The three injured were already evacuated to hospital for treatment. (Israel-Attack)
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SANAA/ADEN — At least 63 people were killed and dozens of others wounded in fighting between the Shiite Houthi group and tribal fighters loyal to President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, as well as Saudi-led airstrikes in Yemen’s southern provinces on Saturday, sources said, as the warring sides have no intention to cease fire after more than one month of battles. (Yemen-Airstrikes)
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RAMADI, Iraq — At least 15 security members were killed and 22 others wounded when three suicide car bombers struck the positions of border guards on Saturday at the border crossing point with Jordan, a security source said. (Iraq-Car-Bombing)
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DAMASCUS — At least 60 members of the Syrian government forces were killed during a broad offensive by al-Qaida-linked militants on a northwestern Syrian town, a monitoring group said Saturday.
Officers were among those who were killed during the attack by the Nusra Front and several hard-line militant groups against the Jisr al-Shughour town in the countryside of Idlib province, close to Turkey. (Syria-Attack) Enditem