- Republicans in Congress are growing unhappy with Mattis. [Link]
- Tillerson says US troops will remain in Iraq after ISIS is defeated. [Link]
- Congress is looking to place sanctions on Assad and countries that assist Assad. [Link]
- The US vows to defeat ISIS in Afghanistan in 2017. [Link]
- At least four people were killed during a terror attack in London. The terrorist drove his car into a group of people and stabbed a police officer to death. [Link]
- Israel rejects the US request for a freeze in building some settlements. [Link]
- US forces had a part in an operation to retake a Syrian dam from ISIS. While the Pentagon admits the US troops were involved in the mission, the Pentagon insists the US troops are only advising in Syria. [Link]
- The US coalition bombed a school in Raqqa killing 33 civilians who were using the school as a shelter. [Link]
- Tillerson says the US plans to establish safe zones in Syria. [Link]