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BAGHDAD (AP) — The widely anticipated Iraqi military offensive to drive the Islamic State militants out of Mosul is beginning. Iraq's prime minister made the announcement early Monday. Broadcasts showed him dressed in a military uniform, flanked by senior officers. The operation to retake Iraq's second largest city will be the government's toughest battle since U.S. troops left nearly five years ago. Mosul is home to more than a million civilians.
LONDON (AP) — The bloodshed in Syria is showing no signs of abating. Now, the United States and Britain say they're considering new economic sanctions on the Syrian and Russian governments because of their conduct in war-ravaged Aleppo where Kerry says crimes against humanity are occurring daily. Kerry and the British foreign secretary say they're planning to increase pressure on Russia and Syria to halt airstrikes on Aleppo.
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Twenty-one Nigerian schoolgirls who were kidnapped by Boko Haram 2 ½ years ago are back with their parents. Joy, jubilation and dancing erupted Sunday when a group of parents were reunited with the girls in Abuja (ah-BOO'-juh), Nigeria's capital. The girls were freed Thursday in the first negotiated release organized by the government and the Islamic extremist group.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A man suspected of shooting and wounding a San Francisco police officer before being shot by other officers pursuing him has died. The suspect died today at San Francisco General Hospital. The officer is recovering in the hospital after being shot in the head in a confrontation with an armed assailant Friday night. The officer had surgery to remove fragments from his brain. The shooting has left him partially paralyzed on one side of his body.
SEATTLE (AP) — Thousands of residents in the Pacific Northwest are still without electricity after a weekend storm knocked down trees and powerlines in Oregon and Washington. Emergency crews are working through the night to restore power lines and remove dozens of downed trees to clear roads that the storm had damaged over the past two days.
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