Sudan's transitional government deploys military units to the conflict-ridden Darfur region in an attempt to help restore calm there following three days of tribal violence.

The Iraqi prime minister says only hundreds of US troops will remain in Iraq after the withdrawal of half of them from the country in the coming days.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says all Afghan groups reserve the right to decide their country’s future, adding that the so-called peace agreement signed between the United States and the Taliban is “harmful” to Afghan people.

A senior aide to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad hits out at the United States for occupying the Arab country and looting its oil, underlining the need for the pullout of American military forces.

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) demands the exit of all foreign combatants and mercenaries from war-torn Libya.

The UN human rights chief calls on France to withdraw a controversial part of a draft security law that would place restrictions on filming police.

The spokesman for the Iraqi Joint Operations Command announces the withdrawal of the first batch of US troops from the Arab country based on an agreement reached between the Baghdad and Washington.

Iraq’s anti-terror Kata’ib Hezbollah group warna that a “tougher and stronger” confrontation awaits US forces should they defy a timetable set for their withdrawal.

The United States formally exits the Paris climate accord, becoming the sole outlier in global efforts to slow down climate change.

Turkish troops completely withdraw from a military post in northwestern Syria.