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Update for Sunday, November 27, 2016
Today in Afghanistan Iraqi parliament votes to recognize the mostly Shiite militias (Popular Mobilization Forces) as a part of the Iraqi army. This action has predictably divided the country. The legislation was passed by Shiite MPs as Sunni legislators boycotted the vote.
In the midst of the controversy, Iraqi forces continue to make slow progress in east Mosul.
Reuters offers some analysis of the situation.
The Turkish news agency Anadolu has further details on the battle.
Two mass graves of Yazidis are found by peshmerga.
Christian Caryl in the NYRB provides a history of the Kurdish people as they are on the cusp of having a nation. Well worth a read.
A group of British MPs want a new investigation of Tony Blair and the Iraq war.
Today in Afghanistan
Source: http://warnewstoday.blogspot.com/2016/11/update-for-sunday-november-27-2016.html
