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Plainclothes police officers stand after a bomb hit a bus carrying police officers in Mersin, Turkey, October 17, 2017. Dogan News Agency, DHA via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS
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Mitiga airport, pictured on July 22, 2014, is a military airfield used for civilian traffic after Tripoli’s international airport was seriously damaged last year (AFP Photo/Mahmud Turkia)
Libya’s Mitiga Airport Closed as Rival Factions Clash
As clashes intensified between Libyan rival factions, the country’s Mitiga airport, located in the capital, was evacuated. According to officials flights were suspended repeatedly, leading up to a full shutdown. Reuters wrote that flights had restarted around...Caption:
Members of Iraqi federal forces advance in military vehicles in Kirkuk, Iraq, October 16, 2017. (Reuters)
Govt. Forces Continue Advance on Kurds in Iraq
Iraqi government forces continued on Tuesday their advance on Kurdish-held regions in the northern province of Kirkuk and other areas, forcing the Peshmerga to withdraw from regions it had gained during its fight against ISIS. In a further blow to Kurdish dreams of...Caption:
A fighter of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) carries a weapon as he stands near a military vehicle in Raqqa, Syria, October 16, 2017. (Reuters)
SDF Seizes ‘Full Control’ of Syria’s Raqqa from ISIS
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) declared on Tuesday that they have completely recaptured the city of Raqqa from the ISIS terrorist organization. “Everything is finished in Raqqa, our forces have taken full control of Raqqa,” SDF spokesman Talal Sello...Caption:
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. (Reuters)