War against terror

Cuba condemns the US-announced "hypocritical and cynical designation" of the country as "a state sponsoring terrorism," the minister said on Twitter on Monday, Xinhua news agency reported. "The US political opportunism is recognized by those who are honestly concerned about the scourge of terrorism and its victims," he added.

Unanimously adopting Resolution 2560 on Tuesday, the 15-member Council encouraged states to more actively submit to the committee listing requests of individuals, groups, undertakings and entities that meet criteria laid out in Resolution 2368, so as to keep the IS and Al Qaeda Sanctions List reliable and up to date.

As of Friday night, officials did not announce any arrest or give a likely motive behind the explosion of the recreational vehicle (RV), or motor home, that damaged several buildings and interrupted telecommunications leading to the temporary shutdown of the local airport's operations.

Backed by Iraqi and international coalition aircraft, the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) special operations tactical units carried out 253 operations against the extremist group so far this year. The CTS's cyber-security teams also managed to "track down 26,280 accounts of terrorist gangs on social media platforms and instant messaging sites".