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• Iraqi Shi'ite cleric tells followers to target U.S. troops fighting Islamic State
• AP news guide: 3 Officers killed in Baton Rouge
• The Latest: More police arrive in Istanbul after coup bid
• Baton Rouge shooter identified as ex-Marine Gavin Long: source
• The Latest: Trump defends running mate's support of Iraq war
• At height of Turkish coup bid, rebel jets had Erdogan's plane in their sights
• Cleveland on security knife edge for Republican convention
• Arrests hit 6,000 as Turkey cracks down on army and judges after coup bid
• Crackdown following failed coup in Turkey raises concerns
• Is ISIS really 'on the run,' as Kerry says?
• 2016 GOP Convention Program Announced
• Syrian troops besiege rebel-held parts of Aleppo
• Iraq's marshes, once drained by Saddam, named world heritage site
• Attacker staked out Nice site, accomplice suspected
• US-led coalition resumes strikes against IS from Turkey base
• All eyes on Neymar at men's Olympic soccer tournament
• American Elections Through the Eyes of Foreign Correspondents
• There’s a Dangerous Downside to Defeating ISIS
• Why Immigrant Business Owners Are Conflicted About Trump
• Factbox: Turkey's huge and rising role in world trade of oil, gas, grains
• Two cheers for Erdogan: Europe hopes and fears after coup bid
• Today in History
• Turkey rounds up plot suspects after thwarting coup against Erdogan

Iraqi Shi'ite cleric tells followers to target U.S. troops fighting Islamic State Posted: 17 Jul 2016 05:39 PM PDT Powerful Shi'ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr instructed his followers on Sunday to target U.S. troops deploying to Iraq as part of the military campaign against Islamic State. U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Monday the Pentagon would dispatch 560 additional troops to help Iraqi forces retake the northern city of Mosul in an offensive planned for later this year. Sadr, who rose to prominence when his Mahdi Army battled U.S. troops after the 2003 invasion, posted the comments on his official website after a follower asked for his response to the announcement.

AP news guide: 3 Officers killed in Baton Rouge Posted: 17 Jul 2016 05:33 PM PDT BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Three Baton Rouge police officers were killed Sunday morning in an attack in Baton Rouge, and three others were wounded, police said. The attacker was killed at the scene. Here's what we know about the attack:

The Latest: More police arrive in Istanbul after coup bid Posted: 17 Jul 2016 05:47 PM PDT ISTANBUL (AP) — The Latest on Turkey's failed military coup. (all times local):

Baton Rouge shooter identified as ex-Marine Gavin Long: source Posted: 17 Jul 2016 05:09 PM PDT Another source familiar with the investigation told Reuters Long, 29, was from Kansas City, Missouri. Long, who was black, was affiliated with the anti-government New Freedom Group, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing a person briefed on the investigation.

The Latest: Trump defends running mate's support of Iraq war Posted: 17 Jul 2016 05:00 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the 2016 presidential campaign (all times local):

At height of Turkish coup bid, rebel jets had Erdogan's plane in their sights Posted: 17 Jul 2016 04:03 PM PDT By Humeyra Pamuk and Orhan Coskun ANKARA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - At the height of the attempt to overthrow Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, the rebel pilots of two F-16 fighter jets had Erdogan's plane in their sights. The Turkish leader was returning to Istanbul from a holiday near the coastal resort of Marmaris after a faction in the military launched the coup attempt on Friday night, sealing off a bridge across the Bosphorus, trying to capture Istanbul's main airport and sending tanks to parliament in Ankara. "At least two F-16s harassed Erdogan's plane while it was in the air and en route to Istanbul.

Cleveland on security knife edge for Republican convention Posted: 17 Jul 2016 03:35 PM PDT Cleveland deployed overwhelming security Sunday, bracing for possible unrest as delegates poured into town for the Republican National Convention that will anoint Donald Trump as the party's US presidential nominee. The killing of three police officers Sunday in Baton Rouge, Louisiana only added to the tensions in Cleveland, where law enforcement agencies have thrown a ring of steel around downtown and anti-Trump demonstrators began marching toward the convention site. President Barack Obama urged calm.

Arrests hit 6,000 as Turkey cracks down on army and judges after coup bid Posted: 17 Jul 2016 03:08 PM PDT By Ayla Jean Yackley and Dasha Afanasieva ISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey widened a crackdown on suspected supporters of a failed military coup on Sunday, taking the number of people rounded up in the armed forces and judiciary to 6,000, and the government said it was in control of the country and economy. President Tayyip Erdogan and the government accused the U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, a former ally whom Erdogan accuses of trying to create a "parallel structure" within the courts, police, armed forces and media, of orchestrating the coup. Erdogan's supporters of gathered in front of his Istanbul home to call for the plotters to face the death penalty, which Turkey outlawed in 2004 as part of its efforts to join the European Union.

Crackdown following failed coup in Turkey raises concerns Posted: 17 Jul 2016 02:47 PM PDT ISTANBUL (AP) — Following a failed coup against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the government moved swiftly Sunday to shore up his power and remove those perceived as an enemy, saying it has detained 6,000 people.

Is ISIS really 'on the run,' as Kerry says? Posted: 17 Jul 2016 02:44 PM PDT Kerry's interview with Mr. Tapper, in which the host challenged Kerry's logic, raises questions about what a victory against IS would be. Is it a defeat of its territorial claims of a caliphate in Iraq and Syria? Or is it an end to terrorist attacks it executes or inspires in Iraq, western Asia, Europe, and the United States?

2016 GOP Convention Program Announced Posted: 17 Jul 2016 02:34 PM PDT CLEVELAND, July 17, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Jeff Larson, CEO of the 2016 Republican National Convention, today released an updated program for the "Make America Great Again" convention, July 18-21, in Cleveland.Veterans, political outsiders, faith leaders and presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump's family members will lead an unconventional lineup of speakers who have real-world experience and will make a serious case against the status quo and for an agenda that will make America great again. ...

Syrian troops besiege rebel-held parts of Aleppo Posted: 17 Jul 2016 11:44 AM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government forces closed the only road leading into and out of rebel-held parts of the northern city of Aleppo on Sunday, besieging hundreds of thousands of people and giving President Bashar Assad's forces one of their biggest successes since the five-year conflict began.

Iraq's marshes, once drained by Saddam, named world heritage site Posted: 17 Jul 2016 11:35 AM PDT A wetland in southeast Iraq, thought to be the biblical Garden of Eden and almost completely drained during Saddam Hussein's rule, has become a UNESCO world heritage site, Iraqi authorities said on Sunday. Saddam Hussein, who accused the region's Marsh Arab inhabitants of treachery during the 1980-1988 war with Iran, dammed and drained the marshes in the 1990s to flush out rebels hiding in the reeds. After his overthrow by the U.S.-led invasion in 2003, locals wrecked many of the dams to let water rush back in, and foreign environmental agencies helped breathe life back into the marshes.

Attacker staked out Nice site, accomplice suspected Posted: 17 Jul 2016 11:08 AM PDT The Nice truck attacker staked out the seafront for two days before striking, it emerged Sunday as investigators pieced together details of the Islamic State-claimed massacre and questioned possible accomplices. A source close to the investigation told AFP that Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel, a 31-year-old Tunisian, sent a text message just before the attack in which he "expresses satisfaction at having obtained a 7.65-millimetre pistol and discusses the supply of other weapons".

US-led coalition resumes strikes against IS from Turkey base Posted: 17 Jul 2016 07:44 AM PDT The US-led coalition against the Islamic State (IS) group has resumed air strikes from a Turkish air base that were suspended after a failed military coup d'etat, the Pentagon said on Sunday. "After close coordination with our Turkish allies, they have reopened their airspace to military aircraft," Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook said in a statement. "As a result, counter-ISIL coalition air operations at all air bases in Turkey have resumed," he added, using an acronym for the IS group.

All eyes on Neymar at men's Olympic soccer tournament Posted: 17 Jul 2016 06:51 AM PDT SAO PAULO (AP) — The last time Brazil played a major soccer tournament at home, Neymar was stretchered off the field and then missed an embarrassing loss against Germany in the 2014 World Cup semifinals.

American Elections Through the Eyes of Foreign Correspondents Posted: 17 Jul 2016 05:00 AM PDT They've chronicled the U.S. presidential election for months (years? eons?), criss-crossing the country and filing dispatches with headlines like "Why it takes only a broken taillight for America to erupt," "Giant meteor or Trump vs Clinton? It's a hard call for some US voters," and "Donald Trump's exploitation of Orlando benefits ISIS." Now they're preparing to cover one of America's signature political spectacles: the nominating convention. And they're uniquely positioned to provide some of the sharpest and most original analysis of the race.

There’s a Dangerous Downside to Defeating ISIS Posted: 17 Jul 2016 05:00 AM PDT The so-called caliphate that ISIS created in Syria and Iraq seems to be crumbling, but the next phase of its reign of horror may be a "terrorist diaspora" as the radical Islamic fighters scatter. In a hearing before the House Committee on Homeland Security Thursday, FBI Director James Comey testified, "We all know there will be a terrorist diaspora…as military force crushes the caliphate.

Why Immigrant Business Owners Are Conflicted About Trump Posted: 17 Jul 2016 04:15 AM PDT CLEVELAND—Standing behind the counter at Ariana Market this month, a Middle Eastern grocery store on Cleveland's west side, owners Azizullah and Laese Solemanshah offered a keychain decorated with the Afghanistan flag to one of their regulars. The man, a fellow Afghani immigrant, declined the gift, saying jokingly: "When Trump's elected, they'll kick me out if I'm caught with that." Soon, the presumptive Republican nominee will be seven miles away from the market for the party's national convention.

Factbox: Turkey's huge and rising role in world trade of oil, gas, grains Posted: 17 Jul 2016 03:50 AM PDT (Reuters) - A failed Turkish military coup attempt briefly closed the Bosphorus Strait to shipping traffic on Saturday, reminding the world of Turkey's huge and growing importance as a transit route for commodities between Russia, Central Asia and Europe. Below are the key facts about Turkey's role as a major transit country for oil and grains, as well as a significant consumer of commodities such as natural gas and gold. THE BOSPHORUS The Bosphorus is one of the world's most important chokepoints for the maritime transit of oil.

Two cheers for Erdogan: Europe hopes and fears after coup bid Posted: 17 Jul 2016 12:01 AM PDT By Robin Emmott and Alastair Macdonald BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European leaders greeted the defeat of Turkey's coup on Saturday with relief as it averts chaos and keeps alive a deal that has helped to stem the migration crisis threatening the continent. "Erdogan will be judged on his response," one EU official involved in the plan said, citing arrests of judges as an early sign that justified "deep concern that this will lead to a new trampling on rights of freedom of expression and demonstration". Senior members of the European Parliament, where anger at the prickly Turkish leader's treatment of elected opponents could stymie the EU deal to reward Turkey for stopping refugees, were pessimistic about the outlook for Turkish democracy.

Today in History Posted: 16 Jul 2016 09:01 PM PDT Today in History

Turkey rounds up plot suspects after thwarting coup against Erdogan Posted: 16 Jul 2016 07:12 PM PDT By David Dolan and Gulsen Solaker ISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish authorities rounded up nearly 3,000 suspected military plotters on Saturday and ordered thousands of judges detained after thwarting a coup by rebels using tanks and attack helicopters to try to topple President Tayyip Erdogan. For several hours overnight on Friday violence shook Turkey's two main cities, as the armed faction which tried to seize power blocked a bridge in Istanbul and strafed the headquarters of Turkish intelligence and parliament in Ankara.

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