- A sheriff ordered deputies to “take out” an unarmed man. The deputies later murdered the man. [Link]
- Former Kentucky district judge pleas guilty to human trafficking charges. [Link]
- Trump aide, Rob Porter, resigns after his history of domestic abuse is revealed. Both of Porter’s ex-wives told the FBI that Porter abused them. [Link] White House Chief of Staff John Kelley offers to step down for his role in the scandal. [Link]
- The US has armed Persian Gulf patrol boats with laser-guided missiles. [Link]
- 71 people have been killed in plane crash in Russia. [Link]
- Kim Jung Un invites South Korea’s president to talks. [Link]
- The US carried out several drone strikes in Pakistan targeting the Pakistani Taliban. [Link]
- India claims Pakistan is using US weapons to attack Indian forces. [Link]
- Senator Rand Paul says it’s time to come home from Afghanistan. [Link] The Taliban have invited Rand Paul to peace talks. [Link]
- An Afghan governor is rejecting government voter ID card because it labels him as an ‘Afghan.’ [Link]
- The US drug war in Afghanistan is ineffective in fighting the Taliban. [Link]
- Israel claims an Iranian drone entered Israeli airspace. Israel downed the drone and carried out heavy airstrikes in Syria. Syria was able to shoot down one F-16I involved in the attack. Both pilots survived. [Link] US State Department issues a statement supporting Israel’s actions. [Link]
- Syrian Kurds down a Turkish helicopter over Afrin. [Link] Assad is allowing the Syrian Kurds to reinforce Afrin. [Link]
- Daniel McAdams responds to the US attack on Assad allied forces. [Link]
- Mattis admits that the US has no evidence Assad used chemical weapons. [Link]
- Human Rights Watch accuses the Iraqi Kurds of carrying out mass executions against alleged IS fighters in mid-2017. [Link]
