U.S.-led coalition aircraft waged a series of deadly strikes against ISIS around the city of Falluja on Wednesday, U.S. officials told Reuters, with one citing a preliminary estimate of at least 250 suspected fighters killed and at least 40 vehicles destroyed.

U.S.-led coalition strikes targeting ISIS convoys near the Iraqi city of Falluja destroyed more than 200 vehicles in an effort to help Iraqi forces cement their hold on the area, the White House said on Thursday.

Saudi Arabia on Thursday said it was "alarmed and outraged" by a call from Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch for the kingdom to be suspended from the U.N. Human Rights Council until a Saudi-led military coalition stops killing civilians in Yemen.

A simmering political crisis in Bahrain could spiral into violence, encourage meddling by Iran and weaken a key U.S. ally in the Persian Gulf, a bipartisan group of senators warned Thursday in a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry.

Police in Bahrain say a woman has been killed in an explosion south of the capital, Manama.

A woman was killed and three children wounded when their car was hit by shrapnel from a bomb in a restive Shiite-majority district outside the Bahraini capital Manama, police said Friday.

A Bahraini woman died and three children sustained minor injuries when their car was hit by a bomb blast on Thursday that police said was carried out by "terrorists" in southern Bahrain.

Conflicting reports said Bahraini woman was killed in mysterious incident that occurred late Thursday night.

HR Commission expressed deep concern by reports that detained Nabeel Rajab was transferred to hospital with heart problems.

Prominent HR defender's wife said her husband is still subjected to psychosocial pressure stressing that his health deteriorated.

A Bahraini activist stated on Wednesday (June 29, 2016) that she was banned from leaving the country via the King Fahd Causeway that connects Bahrain to Saudi Arabia.

UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said that he raised the issues of Al-Wefaq suspension and re-arrest of Nabeel Rajab with his Bahraini counterpart.

Bipartisan group of senators wants US State Department to reconsider military aid to Bahrain following crackdown on opposition.

Journalist Nazeeha Saeed said all state agencies she contacted denied there is a travel ban imposed on her.

Shiite clerics in Bahrain stressed security risks and violations committed by authorities against the Shia are still ongoing.

Seven US senators urged John Kerry to press Bahrain's government to do more to promote political and social reform..

Attorney-General said criminal court convicted 11 defendants over charges of "attempting to murder policemen for a terrorist purpose."

Lawyer Abdullah Al-Shamlawi filed request to court of cassation to challenge verdict against opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman.

Court of Appeals adjourned case of Fadhel Abbas, former Secretary General of Al-Wahdawi party until October 26, 2016.

Bahraini court sentenced 16 defendants to 15 years in prison, over charges of attempted murder, assembling and rioting.