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Militants trapped in Raqqa center but Syrian Kurd commander sees long battle
By John Davison RAQQA, Syria (Reuters) - U.S.-backed forces now have Islamic State fighters surrounded in central Raqqa, a Syrian Kurdish commander said, but he predicted that driving the militants out could take up to four months. "We've cleared about half of Old Raqqa ... and we're advancing on all axes," said Haval Gabar, the 25-year-old commander from the Kurdish YPG militia who is directing the assault on the Old City front in Islamic State's Syrian stronghold. Units of the Syrian Democratic Forces, an alliance dominated by the YPG, fully linked up in Raqqa's southern districts on Tuesday, encircling the militants in the city center which includes the Old City, "The day before yesterday there was still a small gap," Gabar said on Wednesday.
Opposition protesters clash with riot police in Kenya
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International observers on Thursday praised the handling of Kenya's presidential election despite opposition complaints and protests in one Nairobi neighborhood where police fired live rounds and tear gas.
Trump attacks McConnell again on failed health care bill
President Trump went on a tweetstorm this morning to continue his public feud with Mitch McConnell. “Can you believe that Mitch McConnell, who has screamed repeal and replace for seven years, couldn’t get it done,” Trump tweeted.
Prosecutor: Police justified in shooting of Arkansas teen
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A black teenager pointed a BB gun that looked like a handgun at police before he was fatally shot by officers outside an emergency youth center in eastern Arkansas, a prosecutor said in announcing no charges would be filed against the officers.
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