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Kurdish and Syrian rebel forces tour "liberated" Kobani neighborhood

U.S. forces seen in Syrian town: rebel source

A senior rebel source says five or six U.S. troops entered the Syrian town of al-Rai near Turkey as part of operations to coordinate air strikes against Islamic State, but were forced to withdraw towards the Turkish border. Mana Rabiee reports.

White House Urges Turkey to Halt Advances in Syria

US Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communications, Ben Rhodes, warned Turkey against engaging with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), during the daily press briefing in Washington D.C. on Monday. Rhodes said that although the US support the Turkish effort to rid Jarablus of so-called Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) fighters, they do not however "support and we would oppose efforts to move south and engage in activities against" the SDF.

Syrian Kurdish, government forces agree Hasaka ceasefire

Obama attends arrival ceremony in Laos

U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).