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Update for Sunday, April 9, 2017
Today in Afghanistan A U.S. soldier is killed in action in Nangarhar in an operation against the so-called Khorasan group. No further information as of now.
In what appears to be the same operation, local officials claim that 25 militants were killed in air strikes and ground operations. The majority of the dead are said to have been foreigners. No information is given on government casualties.
Twelve Taliban are said to be killed by a “foreign troops” drone strike in Kunduz. (Presumably that means U.S.)
Nine Afghan soldiers killed by IED in Balkh, four others are killed in an ambush as they more to relieve a besieged district headquarters in Jawzjan province.
Iraq/Syria
Muqtada al-Sadr calls for Bashar al Assad to resign, for the good of Syria, and for the U.S. and “all external forces” to withdraw. This seems to represent a sharp break with Iran.
Real estate heir Jared Kushner's recent trip to Iraq draws widespread ridicule.
IS is said to have killed dozens of civilians attempting to flee Mosul in recent days.
Today in Afghanistan
Source: http://warnewstoday.blogspot.com/2017/04/update-for-sunday-april-9-2017.html
