those killed were farmers who were innocent and not al-l-shabb fighters. amy: in south sudan, at least 19 people were killed, including a u.s. journalist, amid fighting between south sudanese forces and rebel soldiers in the southern town of kaya on saturday. 26-year-old freelance journalist christopher allen was embedded with the rebel soldiers when he was killed. he'd graduated from the university of pennsylvania in 2013. fighting in south sudan has killed tens of thousands of people and displaced more than a million since 2014. the u.s.-backed iraqi military says it's seized control of tal afar from isis m militants. the eight-day offensive to take control of the citity, which sis about 50 miles west of mosul, was backed by a a u.s. bombing campaign. in afghanistan, a suicide bomb attack at the entrance to a shiite mosque in the capital kabul killed up to 30 people gathering for friday prayers. isis militants have claimed responsibility for the attack. meanwhile, at least 13 afghan soldiers and civilians were killed in a suicide bomb attack on a militar