US to intensify ISIS operations with Mosul Raqqa assault planned
Lt Gen Stephen Townsend says US and allied forces will speed up air and artillery strikes and train local forces as they prepare to assault Mosul in Iraq and Raqqa in Syria. He cautions full liberation will take time and stresses coordinated action with Iraqi, Kurdish, and Syrian partners.
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A suicide bombing at a Kurdish wedding near the Turkey Syria border killed at least 51 and wounded about 70. President Erdogan blamed Islamic State, saying the bomber was a teen between 12 and 14. The attack heightened tensions amid Turkey's security challenges with Kurdish militants.
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