August 2, 2016
THE WoT, TRADE AND GOLF...:
U.S. says seven al Qaeda operatives killed in July strikes (Susan Heavey, 8/02/16, Reuters)
Seven al Qaeda operatives were killed in two U.S. counterterrorism strikes last month in the Arabian Peninsula near central Yemen, the U.S. Central Command said in a statement.
US planes hit Islamic State in Libya for first time (AFP, August 1, 2016)
"The first American airstrikes on precise positions of the Daesh (IS) organization were carried out today, causing heavy losses... in Sirte," Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj said in a televised speech.In Washington, the Pentagon said the raids were launched in response to a request from the unity government.
Obama, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong Vow to Push for Trade Pact (BYRON TAU and CAROL E. LEE, Aug. 2, 2016, WSJ)
President Barack Obama, after meeting Tuesday with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, said the two leaders were still committed to the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, despite increasingly long odds of U.S. approval this year.
Posted by Orrin Judd at August 2, 2016 1:59 PM