1. The Syrian army liberates areas from the Daesh Takfiri terrorists east of Aleppo including several kilometers of a highway linking the city to the militants’ stronghold of Raqqa.
2. Iran unveils a new model of oil contracts aimed at attracting foreign investment. The oil minister says US companies will also be able to invest in Iran's oil projects.
3. Plus, a rocket attack on a UN base in Mali, leaves two peacekeepers and a civilian dead, and injures 14 others.