US News

• Tulsi Gabbard introduced a War Powers bill to remove US troops from Syria. [Link]
• A State Department official says Russian trolls are to blame for the protests in Chile. [Link] 

Kashmir

• At least one person was killed and several injured by a grenade attack in Kashmir. Some of the injured were Indian soldiers. [Link]

Afghanistan

• The US spent $132 billion on development projects in Afghanistan since 2002. [Link]

Iran

• The US places sanctions against nine Iranians described as being the Ayatollah’s inner circle. [Link]
• Iran announces installing new advanced centrifuges and developing a new, more advanced centrifuge. [Link]

Syria

• US troops report lacking order and not understanding the mission. [Link]
• Turkish backed Syrian rebels attacked Syrian Kurdish positions south of the safe zone. [Link]
• Turkey says the US continues to hold joint patrols with Syrian Kurds in an agree the US agreed it would clear of armed Kurds. [Link] 

Iraq

• Protesters in Iraq blocked a main port over the weekend. The protesters also attacked an Iranian consulate. [Link]
• Six more people were killed during protests in Iraq. The protesters are being killed with live fire, rubber bullets, and from being directly hit with tear gas canisters. [Link]