The 30-year old woman identified only as Sahar, who was known as "Blue Girl" on social media for the colors of her favorite team, Esteghlal, dies at a Tehran hospital. She set herself on fire a week ago, reportedly after learning she may have to go to prison for trying to enter a stadium in February to watch her team play.

Even as Raqqa's people gradually rebuild, the graves found in houses, parks, and destroyed buildings are a grim reminder of the horrors perpetrated by the terrorists and the massive violence inflicted on the city to remove them.

With Israel days away from its second election this year, all eyes are on the electoral struggle between Likud and Blue and White. In the past, Yisrael Beytenu party leader Avigdor Lieberman has shown a willingness to switch sides.

Preliminary investigation finds no signs of foul play after fire destroys historic synagogue, built in 1902, in northern Minnesota. Further investigation will have to be done once the building is stabilized, Duluth fire chief says. Police speak to two people of interest.

Some of the attacks were deliberate, such as the Islamic State group using bulldozers to destroy the ancient Saint Elian Monastery in Homs province in 2015. The majority, however, were caused by front-line combat, shelling or rockets, says NGO the Syrian Network for Human Rights.