Syrian soldiers patrol in the town of al-Qaryatain, in the province of Homs in central Syria, on April 4, 2016 after Syrian troops regained control of the town from Daesh terrorist group the previous day. AFP
These are some of the headlines we are tracking for you in this edition of Press TV's Top 5:
- Nearly 30 foreign-backed militants are killed by the Syrian army as they make a failed bid to reopen their key supply route into the city of Aleppo.
- Tony Blair's deputy as prime minister calls the 2003 invasion of Iraq illegal, days after a damning report on Britain’s role in the war.
- Cairo mending fences with Tel Aviv: Egypt's Foreign Minister travels to Israel for talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
- Black Lives Matter protests resume across the U-S as demonstrators condemn the recent police killings of African Americans and deadly violence against police.
- In South Sudan, fresh fighting erupts between government forces and rebels on the outskirts of Juba. More than 270 people have been killed in the ongoing flare-up of violence.
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