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Update for Friday, August 18, 2017
Today in Afghanistan
U.S. soldier killed in Nangarhar on Wednesday is identified as Staff Sgt. Aaron Butler, 27, of Monticello Utah. He was a Special Forces soldier assigned to the Utah National Guard’s B Company, 1st Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group. He was killed, and 11 others injured, when trying to clear a building that was wired with explosives.
The National Security Council will meet with the president at Camp David, to come to a decision on the future strategy for Afghanistan. Military leaders want to increase the U.S. troop commitment, but it appears that some in the White House oppose them.
Iraq
Airstrike by unidentified forces kills 2 civilians and injures another in a village in Anbar.
Announcement from Operation Inherent Resolve on recent air strike activity. They claim to have destroyed only military targets. Activity in Iraq and Syria is occurring at the pace of about 15-20 sorties per day.
Kurdistan officials are holding fast to a Sept. 25 date for the independence referendum, although they could conceivably delay if Baghdad guarantees agreement to a later date.
BBC reports on current conditions in Mosul. It’s still too dangerous for many to return to west Mosul due to booby traps and unexploded ordinance. Neighbors no longer trust each other.
PM Abadi concedes that Iraqi forces committed atrocities in Mosul and promises prosecution.
Today in Afghanistan
Source: http://warnewstoday.blogspot.com/2017/08/update-for-friday-august-18-2017.html
