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ByJoshLederman and David Rising The Associated Press BERLIN PresidentBarack Obama prodded Donald Trump on Thursday to take a tougher approach toward Russia, urging the presi- dent-elect to "stand up" to Moscow when it violates global norms. The Krem- lin accused Obama of try- ing to lock in bad relations before Trump takes office. In Europe for his last time as president, Obama said he doesn't expect Trump to mirror his own strategy on Russia, and hopes his successor will work constructively with the superpower where ap- propriate. Yet he insisted the U.S. mustn't gloss over deep disagreements over Syria, Ukraine and basic democratic values. "My hope is that he does not simply take a realpoli- tik approach," Obama said, using a German term for a foreign policy driven by ex- pediency. He said he hopes the businessman won't cut deals with Russia if it hurts other countries or "just do whatever is convenient at the time." Obama's remarks in a news conference with Ger- man Chancellor Angela Merkel marked his most explicit attempt since the election to influence the policies Trump will pursue as president. Obama has privately urged Trump not to obliterate the efforts of the last eight years, but in public he has tried to avoid boxing in his successor. Yet Trump's unexpected victory has put Obama in the unwelcome position of having to reassure foreign leaders that Trump won't follow through on alarm- ing positions he staked out in his campaign, such as the notion the U.S. might not defend its NATO al- lies. NATO members and other European countries are worried that under Trump, the U.S. will stop trying to police Russia's be- havior the way it has under Obama. Most concerning to U.S. allies are Trump's effusive comments about Russian President Vladimir Pu- tin, one of the first world leaders he spoke to af- ter winning the election. The Kremlin has said Pu- tin and Trump agreed in that call to try to fully normalize U.S.-Russia re- lations, an alarming pros- pect for Russia's neighbors who fear the U.S. will let sanctions on Moscow lapse and acquiesce to Russia's behavior in Ukraine and Syria. Putin foreign policy ad- viser Yuri Ushakov told Russian news agencies that Obama's administra- tion was "doing everything it can to drive bilateral ties into such a deadlock that would make it difficult for a new team to get them out from, if it wishes to do so." The White House de- clined to comment on that accusation. Ushakov also said that Trump's call with Putin had revealed a "shared desire" to fight terrorism and collaborate on Syria. Obama's administration accuses Russia of prolong- ing Syria's civil war by in- tervening militarily to prop up President Bashar Assad. Germany's Merkel, for her part, said she was ap- proaching the incom- ing Trump administra- tion with "an open mind" and was encouraged that the presidential process in the U.S. was "working smoothly" so far. Obama's closest partner on the world stage, Merkel has been instrumental in Obama's efforts to coor- dinate U.S. and European approaches toward Rus- sia, as well as other con- flicts including the Syria crisis and the fight against the Islamic State group. Thursday's meeting was the last for Obama — who leaves office in January — and Merkel, who declined to say whether she plans to run for re-election. FOREIGN POLICY Obama, nudging Trump, says he must 'stand up' to Russia MICHAELSOHN—THEASSOCIATEDPRESS President Barack Obama speaks during a press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on Thursday. PHOTOS BY FELIPE DANA — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE A car bomb explodes next to Iraqi special forces armored vehicles as they advance toward Islamic State held territory in Mosul, Iraq. By Susannah George The Associated Press MOSUL, IRAQ Layers of hastily erected barri- cades built from rubble and twisted metal trace Mosul's eastern front line where Iraqi forces and Is- lamic State group fighters are facing off in the dense neighborhoods and narrow alleyways of the country's second largest city. As the operation to re- take Mosul enters its sec- ond month on Thursday, Iraqi forces are preparing for prolonged, grueling ur- ban combat. They have slowed the tempo of their operations, advancing just a few hun- dred meters at a time. Iraqi forces have gathered troops many times the estimated 5,000 IS fighters in the city. But hundreds of thou- sands of civilians still re- main in the city. And the ferocity and magnitude of IS counterattacks and defenses in Mosul is un- like anything Iraqi forces have confronted in the fight against the militant group so far. As a result, overwhelming force can't bring swift victory, and the campaign is likely to take weeks. Easternfront Iraqi forces have ad- vanced the furthest and faced the heaviest resistance inMosul'seast.Iraq'sspecial forcessaytheycontrolsignif- icant pockets of four of Mo- sul's easternmost neighbor- hoods:Zahra,Qadisiya,Tah- rirandGogjali.Theterritory measureslessthanatenthof the city's total area. Inside those neighbor- hoods, Iraqi forces are now surrounded by thousands of civilians as they continue to push to the city center. The presence of civilians has al- ready thwarted the use of overwhelming air power to clear territory. Iraqi officers say they also worry that IS support- ers among the civilians are helping the group. "We control all of this area," Iraqi special forces Maj. Ahmed Mamouri said, speaking in the Zahra dis- trict. "We've cleared the ter- ritory of fighters, but some of the civilians still sup- port Daesh," he said using the Arabic acronym for the Islamic State group. Mamouri said he believes IS supporters still living in this neighborhood are act- ing as spotters to aim mor- tar attacks and scout tar- gets for suicide bombers. That forces his men to not only focus on the front-line fight, but also look back- ward and repeatedly screen the thousands living among his men's positions, supply lines and defenses. When IS initially swept into Mosul in 2014 the group was met with sig- nificant popular support from residents, who are overwhelmingly from the Sunni Muslim minority that has long resented marginal- ization by the Shiite-domi- nated central government. That support has eroded under more than two years of harsh militant rule and dire living conditions, Iraqi and coalition officials be- lieve. Bloody fight ahead Over the past year, Iraqi forces have slowly clawed back territory from IS. Fac- ing a militant organization that proclaimed itself a state, Iraq's security forces battled IS with conven- tional military tactics: cut- ting supply lines, besieging cities and measuring vic- tory in square kilometers. In Mosul, Iraqi forces are undertaking a much more complex fight. Mosul is not yet sur- rounded by Iraqi forces and has smuggling routes and supply lines with IS territory in Syria. Iraq has mobilized some100,000troopsfromthe military,aswellastribaland militiafighters,totakeonthe estimated 5,000 IS fighters inside Mosul. Also, the U.S.- led coalition has deployed some 100 U.S. troops to Iraqi front lines to help. The coali- tion has also launched more than 4,000 airstrike the past month, mainly around Mo- sul,andprovidedIraqiforces with surveillance and intelli- gence. The individual tactics employed by IS mirror past fights: extensive tunnel sys- tems, large, armored car bombs, snipers and small units of fighters left behind to fight to the death. But the sheer scale of IS defenses and counterat- tacks in Mosul has stunned Iraq's military. During a single week, Iraqi special forces Lt. Col. Muhanad al-Tamimi said more than 30 car bombs attacked his troops on Mo- sul's eastern edge. The U.S.- led coalition estimates that since the operation was for- mally announced, coalition airstrikes destroyed hun- dreds of meters of IS tun- nel networks. The group has deployed 158 car bombs since the as- sault on Mosul began, ac- cording to a senior Iraqi official who spoke on con- dition of anonymity to dis- close the number. Col. John Dorrian, a spokesman for the U.S.-led forces supporting the op- eration, said Tuesday that airstrikes had destroyed 59 suicide car bombs and over 80 tunnels used by Islamic State fighters. Humanitarian fallout In past fights against IS in Ramadi and Fallujah, Iraqi ground forces emp- tied entire cities of their ci- vilian populations, simpli- fying the battlefield. In Mosul, a city more than five times the size of Ramadi, that's not an op- tion. Aid groups warn that the massive displacement of those still living in Mo- sul would overwhelm hu- manitarian organizations and the Iraqi government. Iraqi commanders re- sponded by telling people to stay in their homes and wait out the fight. But aid groups and government agencies can't reach the thousands sheltering so close to the front line. "We give them every- thing," said al-Tamimi, who commands one of the divi- sions leading the Mosul ad- vance. Convoys of black ar- mored Humvees weave past small groups of civilians sit- ting on street corners and crowds lining up outside a handful of reopened shops. Hundreds of civilians also continue to flee daily from areas still under IS control. One month in, Iraq still faces grueling urban combat in Mosul WAR ON TERRORISM Iraqis displaced by fighting in Mosul line up for food distribution at a camp for internally displaced people in Hassan Sham, Iraq. By Sarah El Deeb and Philip Issa The Associated Press BEIRUT Airstrikespounded rebel-heldeasternAleppoon Thursday, killing more than 20 people and hitting a wa- ter pumping station on the third day of a renewed air campaign on the besieged territory, Syrian activists and rescue workers said. The Russian military meanwhile said airstrikes in the rebel-held province of Idlib earlier this week killed at least 30 members of an al- Qaida-linked group, includ- ing three commanders. The strikes are part of a major SyrianandRussianoffensive launchedearlierthisweekon opposition-held areas that has killed dozens of people. Inonearea,volunteerfirst responders dug through the rubble for four hours before pulling out a six-year-old child who was still alive. The child's mother was killed in the strikes, said Ibrahim al- Haj,aspokesmanfortheres- cuers, known as the Syrian Civil Defense. The activist-run Public Services Authority said the Bab al-Nairab water plant was struck with a barrel bomb. Spokesman Ahmad al-Shami said the plant was damaged but is still operat- ing. "This regime uses any means to add pressure to ci- vilians. It has bombed bak- eries and hospitals and has not made an exception for water and electricity," he told The Associated Press. Airstrikes on Wednes- day struck the city's central blood bank and a children's hospital. Medical facilities have repeatedly come under attack during the Syrian conflict, with 126 such in- cidents this year alone, ac- cording to the World Health Organization. SYRIA Airstrikes in Aleppo kill more than 20 CLASSIFIEDS redbluffdailynews.com Reuse. Repurpose. Really Save! Take a fresh look at the Classifieds, the original way to shop green!? TOLLFREE 1-800-827-1421 Mon.-Fri. 8:30am-5:00pm NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE T.S. No.: 16-17090 A.P.N.: 22-440-60 AKA 022-530-13-1 NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMA- TION INTHIS DOCUMENT AT- TACHED. PURSUANT TO CIVIL CODE Section2923.3(a), THE SUMMARY OF INFORMATION RE- FERRED TO ABOVE IS NOT AT- TACHED TO THERECORDED COPY OF THIS DOCUMENT BUT ONLY TO THE COPIES PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR.YOU ARE IN DE- FAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUSTDATED 11/2/2004. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTIONTO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE.IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OFTHE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to thehighest bid- der for cash, cashier's check drawn on a state or national bank,check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state orfederal sav- ings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bankspecified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and author- ized to do businessin this state will be held by the duly appoint- ed trustee as shown below, of allright, title, and interest con- veyed to and now held by the trustee in thehereinafter descri- bed property under and pur- suant to a Deed of Trust describedbelow.The sale will be made, butwithout covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title,possession, or encumbrances, to pay the re- maining principal sum of the note(s)secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, asprovided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust,interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the totalamount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale)reasonably estimated to be set forth be- low.The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor: FRED W. NOWAK AND PAULINE NOWAK, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS Duly Appointed Trustee: Carrington Foreclosure Services, LLC Re- corded 11/9/2004 as Instrument No. 023217in book 2595, page 497 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Tehama County, California, Described as follows: As morefully described in the Deed of Trust Date of Sale:12/13/2016 at 2:00 PM Place of Sale:At the mainentrance to the Tehama County Courthouse, 633 Washington Street, Red Bluff,CA 96080 Amount of unpaid balance andother charges: $124,510.27 (Estimated) Street Address or other commondesignation of real property:20670 HIGHWAY 36 WEST RED BLUFF, CA 96080 A.P.N.: 22-440-60 AKA 022-530-13- 1 Theundersigned Trustee dis- claims any liability for any in- correctness of the streetaddress or other common designation, if any, shown above.If no street address or other commondesignation is shown, directions to the location of the property may beobtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of thedate of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the Trust- ee is unable toconvey title for any reason, the successful bidd- er's sole and exclusive remedyshall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful biddershall have no further recourse. If the sale is set aside for any reason, thePurchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid.The Purchaser only the deposit paid.The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, theMortgagee, or the Mortgagee's Attorney. If you havepreviously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released ofpersonal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended toexercise the note holder's rights against the real property only. THIS NOTICE ISSENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF COLLECTING A DEBT. THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT ADEBT ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDER AND OWNER OF THE NOTE. ANY INFORMATIONOBTAINED BY OR PROVIDED TO THIS FIRM OR THE CREDITOR WILL BE USED FOR THATPURPOSE. As required by law,you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflect- ing on your creditrecord may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill theterms of your credit obliga- tions. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you areconsidering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there arerisks involved in bid- ding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien,not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction doesnot automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. Youshould also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. Ifyou are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may beresponsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off,before you can re- ceive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigatethe existence, priori- ty, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on thisproperty by contacting the county re- corder's office or a title insurancecompany, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If youconsult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender mayhold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown onthis notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary,trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The lawrequires that information about trustee sale postponements be made availa- ble toyou and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If youwish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable,the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (714) 730-2727 or visit this InternetWeb site www.servi celinkASAP.com , usingthe file number assigned to this case 16-17090.Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occurclose in time to the sched- uled sale may not immediately be reflected in thetelephone in- formation or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verifypostponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: 11/10/2016 Carrington Foreclosure Services, LLC 600 City Parkway West, Suite 110-A Orange, CA 92868 Automated SaleInformation: (714) 730-2727 or www.servicelinkasap.com for NON-SALE information: 888-313- 1969 Shirley Best, Trustee Sale Specialist A-4598413 11/18/2016, 11/25/2016, 12/02/2016 RBDN#5853679 11/18/16, 11/25/16, 12/2/16 i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià | NEWS | REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2016 8 B