Situation Reports

A second Jordanian fatality has now been confirmed as a result of a shooting incident at the Israel embassy in Jordan's capital Amman, the BBC reported July 23, citing a local security source.

At least one person was killed on July 23 in a shooting incident at the Israeli Embassy in the Jordanian capital of Amman, a Jordanian security source said, Reuters reported.

Libya's eastern commander, Khalifa Hifter, and the head of the U.N.-backed government, Prime Minister Fayez al-Serraj, plan to meet in Paris on July 25 for French-organized talks, a diplomatic source said July 23, Reuters reported.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan began a key visit to the Gulf region on July 23 aimed at defusing the standoff around Qatar, France24 reported.

Iran and Iraq signed an agreement on July 23 to step up military cooperation and the fight against "terrorism and extremism," Iranian media said, Reuters reported.

Syrian government forces and their allies recaptured territory from the Islamic State in countryside southeast of its stronghold Raqqa after airstrikes in the area, a pro-Damascus military media unit said, Reuters reported July 23.

Taliban fighters overran the districts of Taywara in the central province of Ghor and Kohistan in northwest Faryab province after days of clashes with security forces, Al Jazeera reported July 23.

As the United States considers what sanctions to levy against Venezuela, measures on financial transactions could be the most effective, Reuters reported July 22.

Ivorian security personnel fought off an overnight attack on a military base north of Abidjan, a security spokesman said July 22, Reuters reported.

Syrian state television announced a cessation of hostilities in several areas of rebel-controlled Eastern Ghouta, Reuters reported July 22.