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Canada’s special operations troops have put a temporary hold on their training of Iraqi and Kurdish forces in the wake of escalating fighting between the two factions. CBC | World News

U.S.-allied forces in Syria say they’ve captured the country’s largest oil field from ISIS. The Syrian Democratic Forces say they are in full control of the Al-Omar field. CBC | World News

A commander with the U.S.-backed Syrian forces battling ISIS says the city of Raqqa has been liberated from militants and that combing operations are underway to clear the city of land mines and extremist sleeper cells. CBC | World News

Iraqi Kurdish officials say federal forces and state-backed militias have launched a “major, multi-pronged” attack aimed at retaking the disputed northern city of Kirkuk, causing “lots of casualties” in fighting south of the city. CBC | World News

Syria state media say pro-government troops have seized the town of Mayadeen, an ISIS stronghold in the country’s east, after weeks of fighting with the militants. CBC | World News

NORTH KOREA’s special forces have conducted military drills to infiltrate South Korean and US military posts via paraglider, defence officials said. Daily Express :: News Feed

A VIRAL video has captured the extreme moment wild weather forced a commercial plane’s wheels to lift right off the tarmac. Daily Express :: Travel Feed

SIR Vince Cable has called for political rivals to join forces in a desperate attempt to stop Brexit.  Daily Express :: News Feed

Amnesty International says it has turned up evidence of an “orchestrated campaign of systematic burnings” by Myanmar security forces targeting dozens of Rohingya villages, a the mass exodus of Rohingya Muslims fleeing to Bangladesh continues. CBC | World News

MADDEN NFL 18 games studio, EA Tiburon, have warned that online services could be affected due to the impact of Hurricane Irma this weekend. Daily Express :: Entertainment Feed