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• Humanitarian Airdrops, Strikes Against ISIL Continue in Iraq AFPS 10 Aug 2014 -- The U.S. military yesterday conducted a third airdrop of food and water for thousands of Iraqi citizens threatened by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant on Mount Sinjar in northern Iraq, and airstrikes against ISIL targets continued, U.S. Central Command officials said.
• US Conducts New Iraq Airstrikes Against Islamic State Insurgents VOA 10 Aug 2014 -- The United States carried out a new round of airstrikes against Islamic State militants in Iraq on Sunday.
• Suicide Bomber Attacks NATO convoy in Kabul VOA 10 Aug 2014 -- Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan have claimed responsibility for Sunday's deadly car bombing in Kabul that targeted a convoy of US-led foreign troops. The attack killed four Afghan civilians and wounded more than two dozens. The violence comes as Afghan officials are confident new measures will speed up an ongoing audit of the controversial runoff presidential vote.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Partner-Nation Participants Visit USS New York NNS 10 Aug 2014 -- Members of partner navies visited USS New York (LPD 21) Aug. 7, 8 and 9, on Naval Station Mayport while participating in PANAMAX 2014, an exercise aimed at developing strong working relationships between multinational forces to ensure the defense of the Panama Canal.
• USS Peleliu Arrives in 7th Fleet Area of Operations NNS 10 Aug 2014 -- The amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5) arrived in the 7th Fleet Area of Responsibility (AOR) after participating in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise, Aug. 9.
• Iran conducts one-day air defense drill in Chabahar Iran Press TV 10 Aug 2014 -- Iran has carried out a one-day air defense exercise in the country's southeastern region of Chabahar.
• Background Briefing on Secretary Kerry's Participation in ASEAN US Department of State 10 Aug 2014
• US Portrays ASEAN Meeting as Setback for China VOA 10 Aug 2014 -- The United States portrayed the outcome of a meeting in Myanmar among Southeast Asian nations as a setback for Beijing's attempts to minimize territorial disputes in the South China Sea.

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Other Conflicts

• Troops Loyal to Iraqi PM Reported Surrounding President's Home VOA 10 Aug 2014 -- Iraqi news reports says troops loyal to Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki have surrounded the home of President Fouad Massoum.
• US Engagement in Iraq Continues VOA 10 Aug 2014 -- Western engagement continues to intensify in Iraq, where the United States and Britain are delivering humanitarian supplies while U.S. air strikes target radical Sunni militants.
• Baghdadi Leader of barbarity & bloodshed IRNA 10 Aug 2014 -- Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the head of the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)—an Al-Qaeda offshoot—has emerged as one of the world's most bloodthirsty terrorists in recent months due to the groups crimes in Syria and Iraq.
• ISIL executed hundreds of Izadi Kurds: Iraqi official Iran Press TV 10 Aug 2014 -- A senior Iraqi official says Takfiri ISIL terrorists have carried out hundreds of summary executions after seizing a town in the country's troubled north.
• ISIL terrorists creep close to Iraq's Kiruk Iran Press TV 10 Aug 2014 -- Local authorities in Iraq's Kirkuk say Takfiri ISIL militants are getting closer to the volatile city in northern Iraq.
• U.K., France Join U.S. Aid Efforts For Displaced Iraqis RFE/RL 10 Aug 2014 -- Britain and France have joined U.S. efforts to provide humanitarian aid to thousands of displaced civilians besieged by Islamic State (IS) jihadists on a mountain in northern Iraq for the past week.
• Iraqi Kurdish President Asks World Community for Weapons to Fight Islamic Militants RIA Novosti 10 Aug 2014 -- President of Iraqi Kurdistan Masoud Barzani asked the international community to provide his country with weapons to fight against Islamic State militants, Reuters reported Sunday.
• Islamic State Militants Hold Hundreds of Yezidi Women Captive RIA Novosti 10 Aug 2014 -- Hundreds of women from the Yezidi minority have been taken hostage by militants from the Islamic State (IS), formerly known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS), said Kamil Amin, the spokesman for Iraq's Human Rights Ministry, according to the Associated Press.
• UN Urges Iraqi Broad Based Government to Confront Islamic State Militants RIA Novosti 10 Aug 2014 -- While on Iraq a draft UN Security Council resolution remains pending, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon issued a statement expressing deep concern about the evolving humanitarian and security situation in Iraq.
• UN chief urges Iraq political leaders to form new government UN News Centre 10 Aug 2014 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on all Iraqi political parties to work towards the formation of a new government that would be able to confront the threat from the armed group, the Islamic State (IS).
• Middle East: UN chief welcomes temporary ceasefire, urges longer-term agreement UN News Centre 10 Aug 2014 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed today's announcement by Egypt that the Israelis and the Palestinians have accepted another 72 hours' unconditional humanitarian ceasefire and urged all concerned to avoid steps that would lead to a resumption of violence.
• Israel, Palestinians Agree to New 72-hour Truce VOA 10 Aug 2014 -- Officials said Israel and the Palestinians have agreed to a new 72-hour cease-fire in Gaza, providing the warring sides another chance to broker a comprehensive cease-fire.
• At no stage did we say war over: Netanyahu Iran Press TV 10 Aug 2014 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has threatened to press ahead with its deadly offesive in the blockaded Gaza Strip.
• Israel Agrees to Another Ceasefire in Gaza – Government Source RIA Novosti 10 Aug 2014 -- Israel has agreed to another ceasefire in the Gaza strip and is planning to send its delegation to Egypt on Monday to continue negotiations on a final settlement of the conflict with Palestinian militant groups, including Hamas, a source in the Israeli government told RIA Novosti on Sunday.
• Ukraine Demands Rebels Surrender as Fighting Rages VOA 10 Aug 2014 -- A Ukrainian military spokesman on Sunday rejected a pro-Russian separatist call for a cease-fire, as fighting continued unabated in eastern Ukraine.
• Fresh shelling hits eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk Iran Press TV 10 Aug 2014 -- The eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk comes under fresh shelling, as fighting between government troops and pro-Russian forces continues.
• Russia's Lavrov Urges Humanitarian Aid, Ceasefire in Eastern Ukraine RIA Novosti 10 Aug 2014 -- The question of humanitarian aid supplies to eastern Ukraine must not be delayed, the need for ceasefire in the region is critical, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Sunday.
• Heavy shelling continues in Libyan capital Iran Press TV 10 Aug 2014 -- Heavy shelling has continued in the Libyan capital Tripoli following three days of relative calm.
• Assad tasks Syria PM with forming new gov't Iran Press TV 10 Aug 2014 -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has tasked Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi with forming a new government.
• Presidents of Russia, Armenia, Azerbaijan Discuss Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict RIA Novosti 10 Aug 2014 -- A trilateral meeting between the presidents of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan focused on the current situation in Nagorno-Karabakh started Sunday in the Bocharov Ruchey residence in Russia's southern resort city of Sochi.

News Reports

• Erdogan Wins Turkey Presidential Poll VOA 10 Aug 2014 -- Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has won his country's first-ever direct presidential election, ensuring he will remain Turkey's leader for another five years.
• Turkey premier wins presidential vote: Unofficial results Iran Press TV 10 Aug 2014 -- Turkey's outgoing Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has won the country's presidential election, unofficial results say.
• Ebola Grips West Africa VOA 10 Aug 2014 -- Liberia's president is reassuring the country's healthcare workers that more resources for the battle against Ebola are on the way.