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• IS ousted from Turkey border as Syria army besieges Aleppo
• Syrian forces besiege rebel-held Aleppo as Turkish-backed fighters drive Islamic State from border
• Turkey: IS has lost all territory along Syria-Turkey border
• Syria army besieges Aleppo as US, Russia talks stumble
• To Iranian eyes, Kurdish unrest spells Saudi incitement
• Europe 'close to limits' on refugee influx: Tusk
• The Seven Deadly Sins of American Politics: Pride
• More than 100 PKK militants killed or wounded in clashes: Turkey military
• Soccer-Japan's Honda demands young players step up for Thailand
• US Army gives combat medics new type of tourniquet
• Libya forces facing 'fierce' IS resistance in Sirte

IS ousted from Turkey border as Syria army besieges Aleppo Posted: 04 Sep 2016 01:15 PM PDT Ankara (AFP) - Islamic State jihadists were expelled from their last positions along the Turkish-Syrian border, Turkey said Sunday, as Syrian forces again laid seige to rebel strongholds in war-torn Aleppo.

Syrian forces besiege rebel-held Aleppo as Turkish-backed fighters drive Islamic State from border Posted: 04 Sep 2016 11:46 AM PDT By John Davison and Roberta Rampton BEIRUT/HANGZHOU, China (Reuters) - Syrian government forces and their allies again laid siege to rebel-held eastern Aleppo on Sunday, while Turkish-backed fighters drove Islamic State from all the areas along its border, in two significant but separate developments in the multi-sided conflict. The fighting - two potential turning points in the conflict if the gains can be sustained - complicated efforts by the United States and Russia to reach a ceasefire deal for Syria, whose civil war is in its sixth year. Talks by the Cold War foes on a ceasefire were set to continue on Monday, but "we're not there yet," U.S. President Barack Obama told reporters at the G20 summit in the Chinese city of Hangzhou.

Turkey: IS has lost all territory along Syria-Turkey border Posted: 04 Sep 2016 11:09 AM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — Turkish troops and allied Syrian rebels expelled the Islamic State group from the last strip of territory it controlled along the Syrian-Turkish border on Sunday, effectively sealing the extremists' self-styled caliphate off from the outside world, Turkey's prime minister and a Syrian opposition group reported.

Syria army besieges Aleppo as US, Russia talks stumble Posted: 04 Sep 2016 10:14 AM PDT Syrian government troops renewed the siege of rebel-held parts of Aleppo on Sunday, as Washington and Moscow failed to reach a deal on stemming violence in the country's devastating war. Turkish forces and allied Syrian rebels meanwhile expelled the Islamic State group from the last stretch of the Syrian-Turkish border under its control, a monitor said. Syrian state media said the army and allied forces had taken an area south of Aleppo, severing the sole route left into the eastern neighbourhoods held by the opposition.

To Iranian eyes, Kurdish unrest spells Saudi incitement Posted: 04 Sep 2016 04:31 AM PDT By Babak Dehghanpisheh BEIRUT (Reuters) - A decision by a Kurdish opposition group to take up arms against Iranian authorities has senior officials in Tehran worrying that Saudi Arabia is seeking to undermine its stability in a deepening of their regional rivalry. Riyadh denies the charge. The contest has largely hewed along sectarian lines as mainly Shi'ite Iran and Saudi Arabia, a predominantly Sunni country, vie for influence.

Europe 'close to limits' on refugee influx: Tusk Posted: 04 Sep 2016 03:00 AM PDT Europe is "close to limits" on its ability to accept new waves of refugees, EU President Donald Tusk said Sunday, urging the broader international community to shoulder its share of the burden. "The practical capability of Europe to host new waves of refugees, not to mention irregular economic migrants, is close to limits," he told a press conference on the sidelines of the G20 summit. A steady stream of refugees has flowed into Europe over the last year, largely fleeing the civil war in Syria.

The Seven Deadly Sins of American Politics: Pride Posted: 04 Sep 2016 01:00 AM PDT Pride cometh before the political fall, and usually before the rise as well.

More than 100 PKK militants killed or wounded in clashes: Turkey military Posted: 03 Sep 2016 11:33 PM PDT More than 100 Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants were either killed or wounded in clashes with Turkish security forces on Saturday, the military said. Turkey's largely Kurdish southeast has been rocked by waves of violence following the collapse of a 2-1/2-year ceasefire between the state and the PKK last year. The military said in a statement that more than 100 PKK militants had been "neutralised" in clashes, without specifying how many were killed and how many wounded.

Soccer-Japan's Honda demands young players step up for Thailand Posted: 03 Sep 2016 10:37 PM PDT Japan midfielder Keisuke Honda has berated his younger team mates after their shock loss to United Arab Emirates and demanded more effort from them in their next World Cup qualifier against Thailand on Tuesday. A profligate Japan lost 2-1 at home to 74th-ranked UAE in their Group B opener on Thursday and defeat in Bangkok would be another serious setback to their hopes of advancing from a section that includes heavyweights Australia and Saudi Arabia. "A surprising number of players watch and read the news so they know what I say," Honda, who scored his team's only goal against UAE, told Japanese media after training in Bangkok.

US Army gives combat medics new type of tourniquet Posted: 03 Sep 2016 07:03 PM PDT Throughout the history of modern warfare, countless wounded fighters have been saved from bleeding to death by tourniquets -- the straps or ties that wrap around a damaged limb and staunch hemorrhaging. Militaries the world over have grappled with the question for decades, and the issue took on new urgency during the US-led wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Now the US Army has found an answer.

Libya forces facing 'fierce' IS resistance in Sirte Posted: 03 Sep 2016 05:08 PM PDT Libyan pro-government forces are facing "fierce resistance" from Islamic State group holdouts in Sirte and it could take several days to gain full control of the city, a spokesman said Sunday. Forces loyal to Libya's Government of National Accord (GNA) launched a new attack on Saturday against IS in Sirte, the coastal city seized by the jihadists last year. IS fighters are now cornered in a last district of the city but Reda Issa, a spokesman for loyalist forces, said it was proving difficult to dislodge them.

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