Mexico

• The US sanctions several Mexicans alleged to be involved in drug trafficking. [Link]

India/Pakistan

• Nine people were killed in a battle between Indian police and separatists in Kashmir. [Link]
• Thirteen people died in a Pakistani raid on an IS position. [Link]

Iran

• Trump threatens Iran if they do anything against US interests in the Middle East. [Link]
• Iran will increase the rate of nuclear enrichment by 400%. [Link]

Iraq

• Exxon removes some workers at an Iraqi oilfield over concerns about US tensions with Iran. [Link]
• An unknown actor fired a missile into Iraq’s green zone  [Link]

Yemen

• An Italian union refused to load generators onto a Saudi ship carrying weapons. The union made the refusal because of the Saudi war in Yemen. French protesters prevent the Saudi ship from picking up weapons at a French port. [Link]
• Saudi Arabia state media reports the Houthi fired missiles towards Mecca. The Houthi deny firing missiles at Mecca. [Link]
• The World Food Program threatens to cut aid to the Houthi controlled areas of Yemen. [Link]

Africa

• Since the fall of Gaddafi, Libyan leader Haftar has acquired a navy and an air force. [Link]
• Gunmen shut off water to Tripoli. The UN-backed government that controls Tripoli blames Haftar’s forces. Haftar denies he was behind the shut-off. [Link]
• Egyptian security forces killed 12 Islamic militants. [Link]
• Protesters in Algeria take to the streets for the 13th week. New concerns are rising that elections scheduled for July could be delayed. [Link]
• The Islamic State claims responsibility for an attack on soldiers in Niger that killed 28.  [Link]