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U.S.-backed forces now control nearly 70% of Manbij, Syria after two days of rapid progress pushing ISIS out.
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Turkey shut down its military academies and put the military under the control of the defense minister (previously it was controlled by the prime minister).
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There have been two attacks against petroleum facilities near Kirkuk, Iraq, one targeting an oil field and the targeting a natural gas compression facility. Four employees were killed and one injured at the gas facility.
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ISIS leaders are reportedly sneaking out of Mosul, Iraq before the Iraqis and Kurds launch their assault on the city proper.
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Tunisia's parliament booted Prime Minister Habib Essid for taking to long to push through an economic growth package.
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Russia is planning to build its own replacement for the International Space Station (ISS) once it's retired, and they're planning to reuse some ISS components.