Update for Saturday, October 22, 2016
Today in Afghanistan
IS assault on Kirkuk ends with 48 attackers dead. Fourteen civilians were also killed — 13 workers at a power plant including 4 Iranians, and one reporter killed by a sniper. Twenty nine members of the Iraqi security forces were also killed. Some of the attackers may still be at large.
The attackers are said to have entered Kirkuk through a gap between Kurdish and Shiite militia lines.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter is in Iraq, to meet with Iraqi officials and his commanders. This Time story discusses the current military situation in some detail.
Iraqi forces capture the center of Hamdaniyah, 20 kilometers from Mosul, though resistance continues in the area. The town is said to be largely deserted.
After meeting with Ashton Carter, PM Abadi declines an offer of Turkish help in the battle for Mosul.
IS blows up a sulphur plant near Qayyara. The resulting fumes kill 2 civilians and force U.S. personnel at the base to wear respiratory protection.
For unexplained reasons, IS has destroyed Mosul’s largest hotel.
AP blog reports on death of a journalist by sniper fire; unsuccessful attack on a convoy near Bartella, other recent developments.
U.S. fatality from Thursday is identified as Chief Petty Officer Jason C. Finan, 34, of Anaheim, California, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Three.
In Afghanistan, as low-level fighting continues around the country, a Taliban delegation is in Pakistan to discuss possible resumption of peace talks, following previously undisclosed talks with Afghan and U.S. diplomats in Qatar.
Today in Afghanistan
Source: http://warnewstoday.blogspot.com/2016/10/update-for-saturday-october-22-2016.html
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