This is your weekly news briefing for 27 April – 03 May 2017.
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MIDDLE EAST
US servicemember killed near Mosul
http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/29/politics/us-service-member-killed-mosul/
100 + Iraqis kidnapped by unknown militias as they flee Mosul fighting
Analysis: MOAB effect on ISIS in Afghanistan
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-39705128
Afghani military casualty assessment for 2017
http://www.khaama.com/807-afghan-soldiers-killed-in-first-6-weeks-of-2017-sigar-02690
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EUROPE
Counterterror operation in northern UK yields 3 arrests, 1 suspect shot
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-39770195
German soldier planned false flag operation against his own people
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-39733952
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NORTH KOREA
China, US to seek diplomatic solution – war still very possible
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-usa-idUSKBN17T0AW
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CENTRAL / SOUTH AMERICA
Venezuela to withdraw from OAS as protests continue
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-39726605
Mexico captures El Chapo’s successor in leadership of Sinaloa cartel
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/02/mexico-captures-sinaloa-cartel-leader-el-chapo
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