- Lt. Col. Daniel Davis explains how the military spending is hurting the economy. [Link]
- The US adds a second Navy ship to the Black Sea as a show of force to Russia. [Link]
- France supports the Iran Nuclear Agreement as written. [Link]
- The Washington Post looks at the Afghans who clean up from the US war. [Link]
- The Afghan government claims to have killed 28 militants. [Link] The Taliban kill at least eight Afghan Police. [Link]
- Forces allied to Assad enter Afrin in support of the YPG. [Link]
- US weapons, provided to Syrian rebels, are appearing on jihadist black markets. [Link]
- Syrian airstrikes have killed 250 civilians in the past 48 hours. [Link]