Reuters: U.S.-backed Syria force closes in on Islamic State-held city; slow Iraq advance causes riftU.S.-backed Syrian fighters have surrounded the Islamic State-held city of Manbij from three sides as they press a major new offensive against the jihadists near the Turkish border, a spokesman for the fighters said on Monday.
But in a sign of the difficulty world powers have faced in building a coalition to take on the self-declared caliphate, the slow pace of a separate assault by the Iraqi army on a militant bastion near Baghdad caused a rift between the Shi'ite-led government and powerful Iranian-backed Shi'ite militia.
The simultaneous assaults on Manbij in Syria and Falluja in Iraq, at opposite ends of Islamic State territory, are two of the biggest operations yet against Islamic State in what Washington says is the year it hopes to roll back the caliphate.
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MIDDLE EAST
U.S. fighter jets bomb 16 more IS targets
in Syria, Iraq: U.S. admiral.Advances on IS strongholds
underlines US, Russia convergence.Russia to provide active support for Syrian army
to prevent terrorists from seizing Aleppo.
U.S.-backed force in Syria closes in
on Islamic State-held city.Top Syrian Kurdish commander
killed in Raqqa campaign.IS conflict: Falluja detainees
'tortured by Shia militias'. Turkish military claims to
kill Kurdish rebels in border clashes. Jordan officers killed in
attack at Baqaa camp near Amman. Jordan arrests suspect after
deadly attack at Palestinian camp.The U.S. is intensifying its
military mission in Yemen.Khomeini grandson defends
decades-old mass political executions. Turkish president Erdogan
to attend Muhammad Ali funeral.ASIA
'Indications' N. Korea
has reactivated plutonium plant: UN watchdog.Beijing's top Admiral warns
on South China Sea.Maldives jails
ex-vice president for 10 years.Kazakh police kill 12 attackers
in Army base shooting. Kazakh 'Counterterror Operation' continues
after deadly attacks in Aqtobe. Taliban claim killing of 7 in Afghan province,
including new Attorney General.US, China bilateral annual summit
gets underway in Beijing.Taiwan 'won't recognize' any
Chinese air defense zone over South China Sea.China rebuffs
Taiwan president's offer on democracy.India Prime Minister Narendra Modi
in Switzerland on trail of hidden funds.Bangladesh home minister
suggests Israeli behind spate of killings.Award-winning journalist and his translator killed
while on assignment in Afghanistan.Laos cracks down
on social media critics.AFRICA
EU considering working with
Sudan and Eritrea to stem migration.US Embassy warns Americans of
potential terror attacks in South Africa.South Africa rejects
UK warning of terrorist attack.Exclusive: U.S. wants sanctions
on Congo leaders, Europe not so sure.British troops arrive in South Sudan
for UN peacekeeping mission.Kenya opposition Cord protests
turn deadly in Kisumu. At least one killed in Kenya
in protest over vote body.African Union troops in Somalia arrested
for selling military supplies. Gunmen kill female journalist
in Somalia's Mogadishu.
Libya captures
ISIL-held military base near Sirte.Libya dismisses foreign
military intervention in fight against IS.'They can't live with us':
Libyan PM rejects Turkey-style refugee deal with EU.Number of migrant bodies found on
Libyan coast rises to 133: Red Crescent.EUROPE
Nato countries begin largest war game
in eastern Europe since cold war. Poland, NATO states hold major drill
amid security fears.Russia to Finland:
We will respond to NATO Baltics activity.St Petersburg residents reject bridge
honouring former Chechen leader.Macedonian president revokes pardons
in wiretap scandal.Headache for Angela Merkel as
German president Joachim Gauck quits.Death threats amid
Germany-Turkey 'genocide' row. Frenchman 'planned attacks
during Euro 2016' - Ukraine's SBU. Ukraine detains Frenchman with
125 kilos of TNT and plan to attack Euro 2016.Italy's Renzi not happy with vote,
but sees no bearing on referendum.Greece discovers huge quantity of opiates,
investigates Islamic State link.Britain's EU Out campaign takes 4-5 percentage point lead:
YouGov and ICM polls.Tories accused of censoring files
on people killed in the Troubles.Belgium train crash:
Three killed, nine hurt near Liege. Switzerland rejects plan
to pay every citizen at least $2,500 a month.
AMERICAS
Peru election: Pedro Pablo Kuczynski
holds slight lead as votes counted. Mexico ruling party routed in
regional vote on graft, gang violence.Report accuses Mexico of crimes
against humanity in drug war.Obama preparing
to endorse Clinton.Sanders: Clinton
too willing to use U.S. military. Trump says US allies should pay
in full for military protection.Cuba will never rejoin OAS
over Venezuela row, says Castro.A war between Mexico's
most powerful cartels may be spreading.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
Prosecutor seeks 10-year sentence
for brother of Paris attacker.Islamic State kills dozens
of its own in hunt for spies.Obama administration rushing
to shrink ranks at Guantanamo.Iran rejects US charge of
being leading terror sponsor.ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
US presses China to shrink
bloated industries like steel.Stumbling dollar, Nigeria sabotage
push up oil prices.US warns China
on steel overcapacity.
Exclusive: As Iran's oil exports surge,
international tankers help ship its fuel.
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