Argentina
Asks Iraq to Extradite Ex-Iranian Minister (AFP-Al
Arabiya)
Gunman
in Afghan army uniform kills US soldier, civilian in Kabul
– Bill Ruggio
(Long War Journal) If
the shooting is confirmed to be a green-on-blue or insider attack,
where Afghan police or soldiers target Coalition personnel, then it
would be the first recorded incident of its kind since April 2015.
Iran
Seeking "Many Billions of Dollars" in Ransom to Free U.S.
Hostages -
Adam Kredo (Washington
Free Beacon)
"Iran
senses weakness in the U.S. leadership as it constantly tests the
administration through a chain of provocative actions," said
Saeed Ghasseminejad, an associate fellow at the Foundation for
Defense of Democracies.
U.S.
General Suspects Iran in Yemen Missile Launches
- Kristina
Wong (The
Hill)
Iran
Boasts of Its Interference in the Region
(Al Arabiya) In
an unprecedented statement, he revealed that his country has in past
years sent military advisers to Gaza to train "Palestinian
forces."
“First
They Came for Asia Bibi”
- Douglas Murray (Gatestone
Institute) While
Humza Yousaf (left), a member of the Scottish Parliament, extolls the
idea that Britain is a proto-Nazi state and Pakistan a potential
safe-haven, Asia Bibi sits on death-row in Pakistan for no crime
other than the crime of being a Christian.
Five
Palestinians Arrested for Shooting at Soldiers in West Bank -
Yoav Zitun
(Ynet
News)
Fatah
Prepares for War with Israel -
Khaled Abu Toameh (Gatestone
Institute)
Despite
Reconciliation, Turkey Continues Trial of IDF Officers(Times
of Israel)
Turkey
Escalates Offensive Against Kurdish Militia in Syria-
Sarah El Deeb and Suzan Fraser (AP-ABC News) The
U.S. considers the Kurdish YPG militia to be the most effective force
against IS in Syria. The Kurds who were targeted are affiliated with
U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters.
UNESCO
Adopts PLO Resolution Denying Jewish, Christian Ties to Jerusalem (UN
Watch) At
least Irina
Bokova,
the organization's secretary general, protested that "to deny,
conceal or erase any of the Jewish, Christian or Muslim traditions
undermines the integrity" of Jerusalem.