US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Monday that it had captured Islamic State (IS) "facilitator" Khaled Ahmed al-Danal whom it said was "assessed to be aiding efforts of detained IS fighters" on Sept. 1, with support from Syria Democratic Forces (SDF).

Turkey carried out air strikes in northern Iraq on Monday and destroyed 20 targets of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party, the Turkish Defense Ministry said in a statement, adding many militants had been "neutralized" in the attack.The term "neutralized" when used in such expressions most often means "killed."The operations were conducted in northern Iraq's PKK bases in Asos, Gara, Hakurk, Metina, Qandil and Zap, the statement said.In a statement on X, the ministry said the targets included caves, shelters, bunkers, depots and facilities.The PKK is designated as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the United States and the European Union.

Yemen's Houthis in a statement on Monday claimed responsibility for targeting the Blue Lagoon vessel in the Red Sea.

Ugandan marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegui, who competed in last month’s Paris Olympics, has suffered burns to over 75% of her body after allegedly being doused with petrol by her boyfriend, local media reported on Monday.Cheptegui is in a critical condition in hospital in Eldoret, Kenya after the attack on Sunday afternoon, both Kenyan and Ugandan newspapers said.Trans Nzoia county police commander Jeremiah Ole Kosiom told The Star newspaper that Cheptegui's boyfriend, named as Daniel Ndiema Marangach, was also burnt in the attack, described as a domestic dispute.The 33-year-old Cheptegui, who finished 44th in Paris, has a house in Kenya where she stays when she trains in the country.The police said they were investigating.