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There is a clear danger of mission creep for the US, as forces on the ground, including Iran-affiliated Shia militias, prepare to do battle with the Islamic State group to re-capture Mosul.
Not only will the next US defence chief need to be able to schmooze legislators, Pentagon and White House officials, he or she will have to conjure up an ‘illusive strategy’ on the IS group, Syria and Iraq.
![Mosul airstrikes [AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/large_16_9/public/media/images/CC667F8A-B359-4AFB-9DDA-4D56C23A8A94.jpg?h=d1cb525d&itok=cHOSmGZ_ "Mosul airstrikes [AFP]")
A government statement says Iraqi fighter jets have carried out airstrikes against IS outside Mosul, killing more than 100 militants.
Three Turkish troops were killed on Thursday when Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants opened fire on their convoy in the southeastern province of Sirnak, the army said.
A debate is underway in Jordan as to whether the war against the Islamic State group is really their cause. This discussion is a good thing in and of itself.
Jordan has carried out airstrikes against Islamic State positions in southern Syria, two years after one of its pilots was brutally killed by the militant group.
Special coverage of the fall of Aleppo, the turning point in Syria's civil war
The long read: Two years after acceding to the throne, King Salman faces mounting challenges; both regional and domestic, and questions around his succession remain unanswered, writes Alain Gresh.
The Lebanese military has received a new Cessna aircraft donated by the US in a bid to battle militancy in the country.
Tehran was caught off-guard by Operation Decisive Storm but it is likely to respond through its Hizbullah allies in Syria.