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Kurdish fighters say British citizen killed fighting Islamic State

Kurdish fighters say British citizen killed fighting Islamic State

Kurdish fighters said on July 11, that Luke Rutter, a British citizen who volunteered to fight with the YPG, had been killed fighting against Islamic State forces near Raqqa. The YPG say that Rutter, who was 22 and from Birkenhead, travelled to join the Kurdish forces in March and had taken the name Soro Zinar. Jul 12, 2017
Video shows aftermath of fatal mid-air military plane explosion and crash

Video shows aftermath of fatal mid-air military plane explosion and crash

16 people have been killed after a KC-130 crashed Monday (July 10) in Moorhead, Mississippi, confirmed Fred Randle, Leflore County Emergency Management Agency Director. The military KC-130 is used as a refueling tanker. Randle told reporters at a late briefing that 16 bodies had been recovered after the KC-130 spiralled into the ground about 85 miles (135km) north of Jackson in the Mississippi Delta. Marine Corps spokeswoman Capt. Sarah Burns said in a statement that a KC-130 experienced a mishap Monday evening but provided no details. Jul 11, 2017
They are despicable, violent extremists: German Interior Minister compares G20 protesters to Islamic terrorists

They are despicable, violent extremists: German Interior Minister compares G20 protesters to Islamic terrorists

German Interior Minister Thomas De Maiziere has compared violent protesters at the recent G20 summit in Hamburg to neo-Nazis and Islamic terrorists. The summit was marred with large scale protests, with reports of clashes with police taking place throughout. Speaking on July 10, De Maiziere called for harsh rulings against those arrested, and backed a European database for leftist extremism. Jul 10, 2017
Iraqi PM Haider al Abadi arrives in Mosul as victory is declared over Isis

Iraqi PM Haider al Abadi arrives in Mosul as victory is declared over Isis

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi arrived in Mosul to congratulate Iraqi forces for their victory against Isis. Iraqi security forces raised the national flag in the ruins of Mosuls Old City on July 9. The victory comes with a heavy toll on the Iraqi army with forces suffering 40% losses in the battle. Large parts of Mosul lie in ruins after eight months of fighting. Thousands of civilians were killed in clashes between Iraqi armed forces and Isis militants and more than one million of the citys inhabitants were displaced. Isis first seized Mosul in June 2014 and declared the beginning of an Islamic caliphate in its Old City. Jul 9, 2017
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