Near Tel al-Shear, a bomb expert was killed when a bomb he was trying to defuse exploded. According to a press release, Brandon Pinson was a Senior Technical Expert at the Swiss Foundation for Mine Action (FSD). His LinkedIn page identifies him as a former U.S. soldier.
A Yazidi woman was shot dead in Sinjar.
Nine militants were killed when their tunnel in Sahaji was hit by airstrikes.
