Iraqi special forces join Mosul battle near Bartella
Elite Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service units began a pre dawn assault on Bartella, nine miles east of Mosul, supported by U S troops. A U S service member died of wounds from a roadside bomb as IS deployed car and truck bombs against advancing forces.
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Mosul
U.S
Islamic State Group
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Counter Terrorism Service
Muntadhar al-Shimmari
Associated Press
Turkey Escalates Assault on Kurdish Forces in Syria
Turkey renewed airstrikes and artillery against Kurdish militias in northern Syria near Aleppo, with Anadolu News Agency reporting up to 200 killed in the Maarraat Umm Hawsh region amid clashes as IS battles continue. Ankara accuses the YPG of links to Kurdish insurgents, while U.S. officials view the YPG as the main ground force against IS.
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Turkey
Syria
Islamic State Group
Ankara
Washington
NATO
Aleppo
Anadolu
Iraq
Mosul
Mahmoud Barkhadan
People’s Protection Units
Associated Press
Daesh
Barkhadan
Afrin
Syrian Observatory For Human Rights
Maarraat Umm Hawsh
United States
U.S
YPG
Mosul operation dals with Iraq Turkey rift grows
As Baghdad contests Turkish troop presence near Mosul tensions rise between Iraq and Turkey. Ankara rejects withdrawal while Tayyip Erdogan and Haider al Abadi trade barbs. Kurds and Barzani links complicate the stance amid calls to end the Turkish occupation.
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Mosul
Iraq
Turkey
Haider al-Abadi
Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Venezuela suspends recall campaign against Maduro
Caracas says the recall drive is halted after four state courts void signatures collected in the petition phase. The next three day signatures push is postponed due to fraud findings, while polls show broad desire to remove Maduro before term end.
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Venezuela
Nicolas Maduro
Maduro
Electoral Council
Duterte declares separation from United States in Beijing speech
Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte announced separation from the United States in a Beijing forum. He said the move covers military and economics, seeking resumed dialogue with China over the South China Sea. U.S. State Department called the remarks inexplicably at odds with the close ties.
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Rodrigo Duterte
U.S
China
South China Sea
Asia
United States
Philippines
America
Duterte
Washington
U.S. State Department
John Kirby
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