Turkey shoots down drone over its territory
After Russian aircraft strayed into Turkish airspace, Ankara was keen on delivering a stern warning to Russia. At present. it’s unclear whose drone it was but the surmisal is that it’s Russian.
Palestinians have set fire to a holy site for Jews and Christians located in the West Bank town of Nablus. This will lead to a response from Israeli settlers. An obvious though well guarded site of retaliation is the al Aqsa mosque on the Temple Mount.
ISIL gathering support in Pakistan
Pakistan has long encouraged a militant form of Islam as a means of holding together the country. This became especially pronounced after Bangladesh, formerly East Pakistan) broke away in 1971 – a traumatic even for most Pakistanis, especially its generals. The Pakistani Taliban and Lashkar-i-Jhangvi are terrorist organizations with an international dimension.