Palestinian Territories

Palestinian officials denied the existence of a secret backchannel between Mahmoud Abbas and Benjamin Netanyahu. Despite Russian officials saying Arafat died of natural causes, Palestinian officials said they would still pursue their probe into his death. Fatah called on Hamas to disengage from the Muslim Brotherhood, following the Brotherhood’s terror designation in Egypt.

Iraq

Islamic state

Syria

Aqap

Al shabaab

Boko Haram

Isis