- Austraila says it will end its donations to the Clinton Foundation. Austraila donated $88 million to the foundation in the past ten years. Norway is also significantly cutting its donations to the Clinton Foundation. Norway donated $20 million annually and will now donate about a quarter of that. [Link]
- The Tunisian president confirms that US spy drones are operating on the Libya/Tunisia border. The spy drone missions to watch for potential Islamic State fighters moving from Libya to Tunisia. [Link]
- China requires all residents of the Xinjiang Providence to surrender their passports. This will require millions to turn in their passports. [Link]
- 100 people are killed by an ISIS truck bomb in an Iraqi city South of Baghdad. The ISIS bomb targeted Shi’ite pilgrims celebrating a religious event. [Link]
- The first US soldier has been killed in military operations in Syria. The soldier was killed by an IED in a town North of Raqqa. [Link]
- 32 civilians were killed by Syrian airstrikes in East Aleppo on Thursday. At least 188, including 27 children, have been killed by Syrian airstrikes in East Aleppo since the Syrian government began its latest offensive to retake the city from rebels. [Link]
- Wikileaks released 500 documents collected from the US Embassy in Sanaa, Yemen. The documents are from 2009-2015. [Link] US/Saudi War Again
