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• As Syria cease-fire fails, Obama may leave successor 'problem from hell'
• Push for Iraq's Mosul to start in a few weeks: UK minister
• 911 transcript: Club gunman said US must stop Syria strikes
• The Latest: Clinton calls for release of Charlotte video
• AP Exclusive: Iraq oil fires could jeopardize Mosul mission
• Orlando club shooting: All but exempted 911 calls released
• Pope Francis calls out journalists: Does the media needlessly foster fear?
• UK: British warplanes bomb IS to support Iraqi push on Mosul
• Army suspends Fort Riley commander, launches investigation
• Nonprofit: Chelsea Manning faces 2 weeks in solitary
• Chelsea Manning sentenced to solitary for suicide try
• A trail of contracting fiascos
• Five things to know about Syria's Aleppo
• Kurdish separatists say their campaign in Iran will go on
• India buys 36 Rafale fighter jets to counter China
• German defense minister: Fight against IS far from over
• Iraq sets ceiling on oil production before Algeria meeting
• Iraq's Zebari accuses ex-PM Maliki of arranging dismissal as finance minister
• India signs deal with France to buy 36 Rafale fighter jets
• Advisers warn Trump not to get riled by Clinton in debate
• After IS, a painful return for residents of Iraq's Fallujah
• Jeremy Corbyn: divisive Labour leader set to fight off rival
• Jeremy Corbyn: divisive UK Labour leader set to fight off rival

As Syria cease-fire fails, Obama may leave successor 'problem from hell' Posted: 23 Sep 2016 04:04 PM PDT By Jonathan Landay and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States was relegated to the sidelines of the Syrian war on Friday as an all-out assault by Syrian government and Russian forces on opposition-held Aleppo threatened to unleash a new refugee wave and drive U.S.-backed rebels into the ranks of al Qaeda's Syrian branch, U.S. officials and experts said. Moscow's direct participation in the offensive left fading hope for U.S.-Russian peace efforts, raising the likelihood that U.S. President Barack Obama's successor will inherit a worsening conflict. Entering its sixth year, the Syrian civil war already has left some 250,000 people dead, uprooted more than 11 million and provided a base for Islamic State to launch and inspire attacks in the West.

Push for Iraq's Mosul to start in a few weeks: UK minister Posted: 23 Sep 2016 03:08 PM PDT An offensive to encircle Iraq's second city of Mosul should begin "in the next few weeks", Britain's Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said Friday, after a visit to the country. Mosul has been held by Islamic State jihadists since June 2014 and British jets are part of a US-led coalition flying missions against them in Iraq and Syria. "Though Mosul is a large and complex city, it will fall and will fall soon.

911 transcript: Club gunman said US must stop Syria strikes Posted: 23 Sep 2016 02:53 PM PDT ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The gunman responsible for the worst mass shooting in U.S. history told a police negotiator during a standoff at a Florida nightclub that the United States needed to stop its airstrikes in Syria and Iraq, according to a transcript of the phone conversation released Friday.

The Latest: Clinton calls for release of Charlotte video Posted: 23 Sep 2016 02:08 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. presidential election campaign (all times EDT):

AP Exclusive: Iraq oil fires could jeopardize Mosul mission Posted: 23 Sep 2016 02:05 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — A fire at one of Iraq's oil fields could hinder military and humanitarian efforts as operations to recapture the Islamic State stronghold of Mosul get underway.

Orlando club shooting: All but exempted 911 calls released Posted: 23 Sep 2016 02:02 PM PDT ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on the Orlando nightclub shooting (all times local):

Pope Francis calls out journalists: Does the media needlessly foster fear? Posted: 23 Sep 2016 02:02 PM PDT The Vatican's Pope Francis has strived to be a voice of peace and unity on a continent struggling to deal with a refugee crisis. On Thursday he spoke out once again, this time against mass media, which he says has the power to shape the public's response to that challenge. During an address to Italy's national journalism guild, Pope Francis told leaders of the industry that the press has the power to act like "terrorists" when it relies on gossip and rumors, particularly while covering humanitarian crises such as Europe's influx of migrants.

UK: British warplanes bomb IS to support Iraqi push on Mosul Posted: 23 Sep 2016 02:01 PM PDT AKROTIRI, Cyprus (AP) — British Tornado and Typhoon aircraft stationed at a U.K. air base in Cyprus are pounding Islamic State targets ahead of a major offensive by Iraqi security forces next month to recapture the key northern city of Mosul from IS militants, a senior Royal Air Force officer says.

Army suspends Fort Riley commander, launches investigation Posted: 23 Sep 2016 12:52 PM PDT FORT RILEY, Kan. (AP) — The U.S. Army says it has suspended the commander of Fort Riley and launched an official investigation, though no details have been provided.

Nonprofit: Chelsea Manning faces 2 weeks in solitary Posted: 23 Sep 2016 12:47 PM PDT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) — A transgender soldier imprisoned in Kansas for leaking classified information to the WikiLeaks website faces up to two weeks in solitary confinement in part for attempting suicide, according to a nonprofit group that has been supporting her.

Chelsea Manning sentenced to solitary for suicide try Posted: 23 Sep 2016 11:43 AM PDT By David Ingram NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Army soldier Chelsea Manning, who is serving 35 years in prison for passing classified files to WikiLeaks, was sentenced to 14 days in solitary confinement as punishment for attempting suicide and keeping a banned book in her cell, supporters said on Friday. A disciplinary board at the Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, military prison where Manning is incarcerated informed her of the decision after a hearing on Thursday, according to a statement by Fight for the Future, a group supporting her. Manning was quoted in the statement saying she could appeal the punishment and that seven days of it would be suspended provided she stayed out of trouble for six months.

A trail of contracting fiascos Posted: 23 Sep 2016 10:28 AM PDT How a small company using a rented mailbox in Chicago got millions of dollars from international agencies and the U.S. government

Five things to know about Syria's Aleppo Posted: 23 Sep 2016 07:44 AM PDT Once an economic powerhouse, Aleppo and its surrounding countryside have suffered some of the bloodiest violence in Syria's five-year conflict that has cost more than 300,000 lives. In April-May 2011, thousands of students demonstrated in Aleppo, which had so far been spared the unrest in Syria since mid-March. While the student protests were brutally crushed, rebels took control of several parts of Aleppo province which they would later use as launchpads for a massive July 2012 offensive on the city.

Kurdish separatists say their campaign in Iran will go on Posted: 23 Sep 2016 06:41 AM PDT KOYA, Iraq (AP) — The main Kurdish insurgent group in Iran will keep up its guerrilla campaign against security forces "to protect and defend" Kurds living there, its deputy leader said, calling the fight necessary after the Islamic Republic's nuclear deal with world powers.

India buys 36 Rafale fighter jets to counter China Posted: 23 Sep 2016 04:44 AM PDT India signed a deal Friday to buy 36 Rafale fighter jets for 7.9 billion euros ($8.8 billion), France's biggest ever such sale, as it seeks to bolster its military against an increasingly assertive China. Defence experts say the aircraft, manufactured by France's Dassault, will bring a much needed boost to India's air force as it struggles to renew its Soviet-era military hardware. India, the world's top defence importer, is conducting a $100-billion upgrade of its military hardware, facing border disputes with its northern and western neighbours, China and Pakistan.

German defense minister: Fight against IS far from over Posted: 23 Sep 2016 03:27 AM PDT BERLIN (AP) — Germany's defense minister says despite recent gains against the Islamic State group in Iraq, the fight is far from over.

Iraq sets ceiling on oil production before Algeria meeting Posted: 23 Sep 2016 02:30 AM PDT Iraq's Oil Minister said his country supports any deal to prop up oil prices in the international market ahead of next week's meeting of oil producers in Algeria, adding that fluctuating prices have badly ...

Iraq's Zebari accuses ex-PM Maliki of arranging dismissal as finance minister Posted: 23 Sep 2016 02:13 AM PDT By Mahdi Talat ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - Deposed Iraqi Finance Minister Hoshiyar Zebari on Thursday accused former Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki of orchestrating his removal from office, publicly exposing rifts within an increasingly unstable government. Zebari, who served for more than a decade as Iraq's foreign minister including under Maliki, is a leader in the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the uncle of the Kurdistan region's President Massoud Barzani. "The side that is behind the questioning and withdrawal of confidence is the State of Law and its head Nuri al-Maliki in collusion unfortunately with the speaker of parliament Saleem al-Jabouri," Zebari told reporters at a hotel in the Kurdish capital Erbil.

India signs deal with France to buy 36 Rafale fighter jets Posted: 23 Sep 2016 02:12 AM PDT NEW DELHI (AP) — India on Friday signed an $8.78 billion deal with France to buy 36 Rafale fighter jets in "ready to fly" condition, meaning they will be made in France.

Advisers warn Trump not to get riled by Clinton in debate Posted: 23 Sep 2016 01:14 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump's advisers are urging him to keep his cool during next week's presidential debate and resist attempts by Hillary Clinton to provoke him with questions about his business record, wealth or controversial comments about minorities.

After IS, a painful return for residents of Iraq's Fallujah Posted: 23 Sep 2016 12:16 AM PDT FALLUJAH, Iraq (AP) — In the three days since the Iraqi city of Fallujah was reopened for residents following its recapture from the Islamic State group, just over 500 families have returned home, Maj. Gen. Saad al-Harbea, the head of west Baghdad operations, said.

Jeremy Corbyn: divisive Labour leader set to fight off rival Posted: 22 Sep 2016 09:18 PM PDT Opposed by most of his own MPs but lionised by grassroots activists, socialist Jeremy Corbyn is tipped to fight off a leadership challenge while pitching the Labour Party into an increasingly uncertain future. Corbyn spent decades on the backbenches of parliament, where his left-wing views have long been out of fashion, before his surprise election as Labour leader last September. Rumbling criticism of his leadership style turned into open rebellion after June's referendum vote to leave the European Union, which critics say Corbyn did not do enough to prevent, but he refused to stand aside.

Jeremy Corbyn: divisive UK Labour leader set to fight off rival Posted: 22 Sep 2016 09:12 PM PDT Opposed by most of his own MPs but lionised by grassroots activists, socialist Jeremy Corbyn is tipped to fight off a leadership challenge while pitching Britain's Labour Party into an increasingly uncertain future. Corbyn spent decades on the backbenches of parliament, where his left-wing views have long been out of fashion, before his surprise election as Labour leader last September. Rumbling criticism of his leadership style turned into open rebellion after June's referendum vote to leave the European Union, which critics say Corbyn did not do enough to prevent, but he refused to stand aside.

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