The Iraqi army has urged people living in the centre of the Islamic State-held city of Ramadi to leave before an operation to retake it is launched. Leaflets have been dropped by planes, warning residents the army planned to storm the city within the next 24 hours. Source: BBC
The police were violently attacked by about thirty individuals in the Mardelles district in Brunoy (Essonne) when they arrested the alleged perpetrator of an assault. An official was injured. The police were called in around 1:40 p.m. this Saturday. A 17-year-old teenager had just been assaulted near the Boulevard du Général de Gaulle in Brunoy. He was unconscious. Source Actu17
A police patrol was attacked by numerous individuals in Pantin (Seine-Saint-Denis) this Sunday afternoon. A man was arrested and taken into police custody shortly after. Source Actu17
Italy’s prime minister Giuseppe Conte is to offer his resignation one week after he survived two confidence votes in parliament.
His office announced he will tell his cabinet on Tuesday morning that he intends to meet President Sergio Matterella to hand in his resignation.
Conte has been under pressure since his governing centre-left coalition, which he has led for 16 months, lost its majority in the Senate. Source EuroNews
