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• Islamic State group says spokesman killed in Syria
• IS says spokesman Adnani killed in Syria's Aleppo
• US confirms IS top fighter Adnani targeted in Syria
• AP documents 72 mass graves left by IS militants
• Oil falls on strong dollar, crude glut; storms limit losses
• Iraq’s opportunity in the battle for Mosul
• Islamic State leader in charge of foreign attacks killed in Syria
• Turkey's push into Syria: Even limited objectives carry risk
• Reports say suspect in fatal shooting was veteran with PTSD
• ‘Madden NFL 17’ in-game chats will touch on Kaepernick’s national anthem protest
• Three hurt in suicide blast at China's Kyrgyzstan embassy
• Iraq on track to retake Mosul this year, U.S. general says
• Dirty bombs: update on US safeguards
• Iraq's Mosul can be retaken from IS this year: US general
• IS buried thousands in 72 mass graves, AP finds
• IS destruction of Iraqi base could hinder Mosul operation
• Review: David Freed's 'Hot Start' has sense of authenticity
• How one Tunisian party is separating Islam from politics
• Why Resource-Rich Economies Are Really Cursed
• Female author urges UK Muslims to speak out against extremism
• Oil fires cast black cloud over Iraqi town retaken from Islamic State
• 10 Things to Know for Today
• HRW: Iraqi militias recruiting children ahead of Mosul push
• Could a 'Nazi' Party Soon Rule Syria?
• AP documents 72 mass graves left by the Islamic State group, with more expected in group's retreat
• Steve Carell, Bryan Cranston, Laurence Fishburne to Star in Richard Linklater's Next Movie (Exclusive)

Islamic State group says spokesman killed in Syria Posted: 30 Aug 2016 05:37 PM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — The Islamic State group's spokesman and chief strategist, who laid out the blueprint for the extremist group's attacks against the West, has been killed while overseeing operations in northern Syria, the group announced Tuesday.

IS says spokesman Adnani killed in Syria's Aleppo Posted: 30 Aug 2016 05:28 PM PDT The Islamic State group said Tuesday its spokesman Abu Mohamed al-Adnani was killed in the Syrian province of Aleppo, as the US confirmed it had targeted him in the same area. Should Adnani's death be confirmed, it "would mark another significant blow to ISIL," he added in a statement. Cook said the strike took place in Al-Bab, in the province of Aleppo.

US confirms IS top fighter Adnani targeted in Syria Posted: 30 Aug 2016 05:22 PM PDT Coalition forces targeted senior Islamic State leader Abu Mohamed al-Adnani during an air strike in northern Syria on Tuesday, American officials said, without confirming his death. "We are still assessing the results of the strike, but Adnani's removal from the battlefield would mark another significant blow to ISIL," Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook said in a statement, using an acronym for the violent extremist group. IS earlier said Adnani had been killed in the province of Aleppo.

AP documents 72 mass graves left by IS militants Posted: 30 Aug 2016 04:30 PM PDT HARDAN, Iraq (AP) — Peering through binoculars, the young man watched as Islamic State extremists gunned down the handcuffed men and then buried them with a waiting bulldozer. For six days he watched as IS filled one grave after another with his friends and neighbors.

Oil falls on strong dollar, crude glut; storms limit losses Posted: 30 Aug 2016 01:51 PM PDT Oil prices fell Tuesday, with Brent losing nearly 2 percent, as the dollar rallied and glut worries grew amid forecasts for higher U.S. crude stockpiles and Iran's remark that it was on target to reach peak production. News that energy firms in the U.S. regulated areas of the Gulf of Mexico had shut some 22 percent of crude oil equivalent output as a precaution to threats from a tropical storm limited some of the downside in crude prices. Brent crude futures settled down 89 cents, or 1.8 percent, at $48.37 per barrel.

Iraq’s opportunity in the battle for Mosul Posted: 30 Aug 2016 01:21 PM PDT In the next few weeks or months, the Iraqi Army is expected to fight "the mother of all battles" against Islamic State. With American support, it plans to retake Mosul, Iraq's second-largest city and IS's main stronghold since 2014. For Iraq, however, retaking Mosul could bring a fresh start for its young democracy by restoring the country's historic harmony between Sunnis and Shiites.

Islamic State leader in charge of foreign attacks killed in Syria Posted: 30 Aug 2016 01:18 PM PDT BEIRUT/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Islamic State group announced on Tuesday that one of its longest-serving and most prominent leaders, responsible for attacks overseas, Abu Muhammad al-Adnani, had been killed in Aleppo province in Syria. Adnani had been one of the last living senior members, along with self-appointed caliph Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, that founded the group and stunned the Middle East by seizing huge tracts of Iraq and Syria in 2014. As Islamic State's spokesman, he was its most visible member.

Turkey's push into Syria: Even limited objectives carry risk Posted: 30 Aug 2016 01:03 PM PDT When Turkey's military campaign launched in dramatic fashion a week ago, with tanks and allied Syrian rebels seizing a key border town from Islamic State (IS) within hours, the question was how much Turkey might change the balance of power in Syria's war. Recommended: How well do you understand the conflict in Syria? Other risks, analysts say, include inciting more regional Kurdish resentment that could worsen Turkey's fight against Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants inside Turkey, and military overreach inside Syria that yields more casualties than Turks are ready to bear.

Reports say suspect in fatal shooting was veteran with PTSD Posted: 30 Aug 2016 12:42 PM PDT CLEVELAND (AP) — A man charged with murder for fatally shooting a woman after a traffic accident near Cleveland served two tours in Iraq with the U.S. Marine Corps and suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder, records show.

‘Madden NFL 17’ in-game chats will touch on Kaepernick’s national anthem protest Posted: 30 Aug 2016 12:37 PM PDT "Madden NFL 17" now provides downloadable weekly commentary tracks. One will cover Colin Kaepernick, the San Francisco 49ers quarterback who is protesting by refusing to stand during the national anthem at games.

Three hurt in suicide blast at China's Kyrgyzstan embassy Posted: 30 Aug 2016 11:02 AM PDT A van driven by a suicide bomber exploded after ramming through a gate at the Chinese embassy in Kyrgyzstan on Tuesday, injuring three people, authorities said. "As a result of the explosion, only the suicide bomber terrorist died. Security guards were injured," Kyrgyzstan's deputy prime minister Jenish Razakov told journalists at the scene.

Iraq on track to retake Mosul this year, U.S. general says Posted: 30 Aug 2016 10:04 AM PDT By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iraq is on track to meet its objective of retaking the city of Mosul from Islamic State later this year, should Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi choose to go forward as planned, the head of the U.S. military's Central Command said on Tuesday. "It's the prime minister's objective to have that done by the end of the year," General Joseph Votel, who oversees U.S. forces in the Middle East, told a news conference. "My assessment is that we can meet the ... prime minister's objectives, if that's what he chooses to do." Two years since Islamic State seized wide swathes of northern and western Iraq, Votel said momentum had firmly shifted against the militant group as it loses territory in its self-proclaimed "caliphate".

Dirty bombs: update on US safeguards Posted: 30 Aug 2016 09:48 AM PDT What is a dirty bomb? The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) defines a dirty bomb as a device that "combines conventional explosives, such as dynamite, with radioactive material." Its detonation would result in a "regular" explosion, with the added effect of dispersing radioactive material. "This wouldn't be like a nuclear bomb," says David Albright, the first nongovernmental inspector of Iraq's nuclear program in 1996, and a frequent testifier on nuclear issues before Congress.

Iraq's Mosul can be retaken from IS this year: US general Posted: 30 Aug 2016 09:37 AM PDT Coalition-backed Iraqi forces can retake the key northern city of Mosul from the Islamic State group by the end of the year, the commander of US forces in the Middle East said Tuesday. "It's the prime minister's objective to have that done by the end of the year," General Joe Votel, head of the US military's Central Command, told reporters in a video call. The US-led coalition fighting IS in Iraq and Syria for the past two years has for months framed the upcoming battle for Mosul as the defining fight against the jihadists in Iraq.

IS buried thousands in 72 mass graves, AP finds Posted: 30 Aug 2016 09:31 AM PDT Between them, the two scenes of horror on Sinjar mountain contain six burial sites and the bodies of more than 100 people, just a small fraction of the mass graves Islamic State extremists have scattered across Iraq and Syria. In exclusive interviews, photos and research, The Associated Press has documented and mapped 72 of the mass graves, the most comprehensive survey so far, with many more expected to be uncovered as the Islamic State group's territory shrinks. In Syria, AP has obtained locations for 17 mass graves, including one with the bodies of hundreds of members of a single tribe all but exterminated when IS extremists took over their region.

IS destruction of Iraqi base could hinder Mosul operation Posted: 30 Aug 2016 09:07 AM PDT QAYARA AIR BASE, Iraq (AP) — The air base that Iraqi forces hope to use as a staging area to take Mosul back from the Islamic State group was almost completely destroyed by the retreating militants, raising new doubts over whether the long-awaited operation will begin this year.

Review: David Freed's 'Hot Start' has sense of authenticity Posted: 30 Aug 2016 07:58 AM PDT "Hot Start" (Permanent Press), by David Freed

How one Tunisian party is separating Islam from politics Posted: 30 Aug 2016 07:05 AM PDT Walid al Bannani is part of a wonder of the Middle Eastern political world. A Tunisian member of parliament, his party affiliation reads Ennahda – one of the iconic Islamist groups that gained in popularity across the Arab world in the 1980s as a backlash to secular dictatorships. For decades, labels and scare campaigns have been a fundamental part of Middle Eastern politics.

Why Resource-Rich Economies Are Really Cursed Posted: 30 Aug 2016 06:00 AM PDT When it comes to investing in overseas markets, beware of countries that are heavily endowed with natural resources. Some examples of countries that have recently seen an economic swoon include Australia, Canada, Brazil, Russia and Saudi Arabia. One of the biggest problems is that countries that rely heavily on exporting commodities can see massive swings in the value of their currency.

Female author urges UK Muslims to speak out against extremism Posted: 30 Aug 2016 04:41 AM PDT By Elisabeth O'Leary EDINBURGH (Reuters) - Islamic State (IS) violence can only be tackled if Muslims stand up for their views of what real Islam is, according to a rare female voice within the British Muslim community. Human rights campaigner Sara Khan argues in a new book that combatting IS needs the development of religious counter-arguments to violent extremism, and she calls for an "amplification" of faith teaching which deconstructs Islamist ideology to help stop Islamists recruiting young Britons. "Confronting any type of extremism lies in championing genuine human rights and embracing democracy, none of which are antithetical to Islam's teachings," Khan argues in "The Battle for British Islam", presented at the Edinburgh book festival.

Oil fires cast black cloud over Iraqi town retaken from Islamic State Posted: 30 Aug 2016 04:38 AM PDT By Stephen Kalin QAYYARA, Iraq (Reuters) - It gets darker earlier these days in the northern Iraqi town of Qayyara, which Islamic State militants abandoned about a week ago after setting fire to many of the region's oil wells. The Iraqi military's recapture of Qayyara, along with a nearby airbase in July, is the latest and most significant advance in a U.S.-backed push to Mosul, the largest city under Islamic State control anywhere in its self-proclaimed caliphate. Baghdad wants to retake Mosul before the end of the year, which it says will effectively end the militants' presence in Iraq more than two years after they seized a third of its territory.

10 Things to Know for Today Posted: 30 Aug 2016 03:01 AM PDT Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. AP: ISLAMIC STATE GROUP BURIED THOUSANDS IN 72 MASS GRAVES The known victims buried are staggering ...

HRW: Iraqi militias recruiting children ahead of Mosul push Posted: 30 Aug 2016 01:13 AM PDT IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Iraqi militias are recruiting children from camps for civilians displaced by conflict ahead of the long-awaited operation to retake militant-held Mosul, according to a report from Human Rights Watch Tuesday.

Could a 'Nazi' Party Soon Rule Syria? Posted: 30 Aug 2016 01:00 AM PDT Nationalists are gaining a foothold, both on and off the battlefield, working along Assad's regime. Could they soon help rule?

AP documents 72 mass graves left by the Islamic State group, with more expected in group's retreat Posted: 29 Aug 2016 11:09 PM PDT HARDAN, Iraq (AP) — AP documents 72 mass graves left by the Islamic State group, with more expected in group's retreat.

Steve Carell, Bryan Cranston, Laurence Fishburne to Star in Richard Linklater's Next Movie (Exclusive) Posted: 29 Aug 2016 09:00 PM PDT Linklater's long-gestating project is a sequel to 1973's Jack Nicholson classic 'The Last Detail.'

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