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• Letter from the President - War Powers Resolution Regarding Iraq The White House 17 Aug 2014
• Statement by NSC Spokesperson Caitlin Hayden on the President's Authorization of Operations in Iraq The White House 17 Aug 2014
• Airstrikes Continue Against ISIL Near Mosul Dam AFPS 17 Aug 2014 -- U.S. Central Command forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Iraq today near the Mosul Dam using a mix of fighter, bomber, attack and remotely piloted aircraft.
• New Airstrikes Against ISIL Forces Near Mosul Dam AFPS 17 Aug 2014 -- U.S. military forces conducted additional airstrikes today in Iraq, using fighter and attack aircraft to attack ISIL terrorists near Mosul Dam.
• US Strikes Militants Near Key Mosul Dam in Iraq VOA 17 Aug 2014 -- For the second straight day, U.S. military forces have carried out airstrikes to support Kurdish fighters as they try to wrest control of a strategic dam in northern Iraq from Islamic State militants.

Defense Policy / Programs

• USS Theodore Roosevelt Conducts Combined Manned, Unmanned Operations NNS 17 Aug 2014 -- The Navy's unmanned X-47B returned to carrier operations aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) Aug. 17 and completed a series of tests, operating safely and seamlessly with manned aircraft.
• USS Mount Whitney Departs Theoule-Sur-Mer After Operation Dragoon Commemoration Events NNS 17 Aug 2014 -- The 6th Fleet flagship participated in the commemoration of the 70th Anniversary of Operation Dragoon, the operation which led to the liberation of southern France by Allied Forces during World War II. This year marked the fourth consecutive visit that the Mount Whitney has made to the allied nation.
• U.S. Navy Joins with French Ally to Commemorate Liberation of Southern France NNS 17 Aug 2014 -- Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, Adm. Mark Ferguson, participated in a remembrance ceremony at the Rhone American Cemetery, Aug. 16.
• NATO Commander: We Need to Be Ready for 'Little Green Men' VOA 17 Aug 2014 -- NATO's Supreme Allied Commander in Europe says the alliance would respond militarily if any of its member countries faced an incursion similar to the one sustained by Ukraine's Crimea prior to its annexation by Russia earlier this year.
• India destroyer sends message to world: Modi Iran Press TV 17 Aug 2014 -- India's prime minister has commissioned the country's largest indigenously-built warship as the South Asian nation tries to shore up its defense capabilities.
• Canada Delivers Last Munition Batch to Ukraine - Security Council RIA Novosti 17 Aug 2014 -- Canada has delivered the third and last batch of munition to Ukraine's border guard detachments, the spokesperson for Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council said Sunday.

Defense Industry

Other Conflicts

• Ukraine Says Its Forces Regaining Control of Luhansk VOA 17 Aug 2014 -- Ukraine said on Sunday its forces regained control of a police station in Luhansk, in what could be a breakthrough in Ukraine's efforts to push back pro-Moscow separatists who controlled the city for months.
• Ukrainian army captures police station in Lugansk Iran Press TV 17 Aug 2014 -- The Ukrainian government forces have taken control of a regional police headquarters in the eastern city of Lugansk after fierce fighting with pro-Russia forces, an army spokesman says.
• Ukrainian, Russian Foreign Ministers To Meet In Berlin RFE/RL 17 Aug 2014 -- The foreign ministers of Ukraine, Russia, Germany, and France are to hold talks in Berlin on August 17 to try defuse tensions in Ukraine.
• Ukraine Tense As Diplomats Gather In Berlin RFE/RL 17 Aug 2014 -- oTensions were ratcheted up again ahead of major diplomatic talks on Ukraine, as fierce fighting continued in the country's east and columns of heavy weapons appeared in separatist-held areas.'
• Russia Denies Sending Military Equipment to Ukraine – Reports RIA Novosti 17 Aug 2014 -- Russia is not sending any military equipment to Ukraine, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
• Kiev Continues Attacks on Six Cities in Southeastern Ukraine RIA Novosti 17 Aug 2014 -- Ukrainian security forces continue their offensive in six cities in the Donetsk region, the spokesperson of the National Security and Defense Council said Sunday.
• Ukraine's Foreign Minister Asks EU, NATO for Military Aid RIA Novosti 17 Aug 2014 -- Ukraine's Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin asked the European Union and NATO for military aid in an interview with Deutschlandfunk radio on Sunday.
• Kiev Says Militia Downed MiG-29 Aircraft in Luhansk Region - Report RIA Novosti 17 Aug 2014 -- Independence supporters have downed a Ukrainian Air Forces MiG-29 fighter in the Luhansk region early Sunday morning, the pilot successfully catapulted and managed to escape, Ukrainian Defense Ministry spokesman Leonid Matyukhin told Ukrainian Channel 5.
• OSCE to Oversee Russian Humanitarian Convoy Crossing Ukrainian Border RIA Novosti 17 Aug 2014 -- The representatives of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) are expected to arrive at the checkpoint in the town of Donetsk in Russia's Rostov Region to oversee a Russian humanitarian convoy crossing the Ukrainian border, a representative of the contractor company transporting the cargo told RIA Novosti Sunday.
• ICRC Delegation Head Inspects Truck with Baby Food in Russian Humanitarian Aid Convoy RIA Novosti 17 Aug 2014 -- The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) delegation covering in Russia, Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine, Pascal Cuttat, examined the truck with baby food of the Russian humanitarian aid convoy, a representative of the contractor company transporting the cargo told RIA Novosti Sunday.
• Peaceful transition of power in Iraq IRNA 17 Aug 2014 -- Although the dark clouds of sectarianism had eclipsed Iraq's political system and the country was to descend into anarchy, Nuri al-Maliki made a historic decision. The Iraqi premier bowed to the constitution and accepted the peaceful transition of power in the Arab nation.
• Iran hails peaceful power transition in Iraq ISNA 17 Aug 2014 -- The Islamic Republic of Iran hailed recent political developments in Iraq, saying it would back "unity, integrity, and sovereignty," in the crisis-hit country.
• Iraqi Kurdish fighters retake full control of Mosul dam Iran Press TV 17 Aug 2014 -- Iraqi Kurdish fighters have fully retaken control of the strategic dam of Mosul from ISIL Takfiri militants in northern Iraq.
• ISIL pushed back around key Iraqi dam near Mosul Iran Press TV 17 Aug 2014 -- Iraqi Kurdish sources say almost half of Mosul dam in the troubled northern Iraq has been retaken from the ISIL Takfiri militants.
• Kurdish fighters make advances against ISIL in north Iraq Iran Press TV 17 Aug 2014 -- Iraqi Kurdish fighters say they have made more advances in their fight to retake the strategic dam of Mosul from ISIL Takfiri militants in northern Iraq.
• Kurdish Forces Retake Mosul Dam From 'Islamic State' Fighters RFE/RL 17 Aug 2014 -- Kurdish peshmerga forces backed by U.S. air strikes have reportedly recaptured Iraq's strategic Mosul dam from Islamic State (IS) fighters.
• Libya: UN mission condemns 'grave escalation' in fighting, urges ceasefire UN News Centre 17 Aug 2014 -- The United Nations mission assisting Libya today condemned the 'grave escalation' in the fighting in Tripoli and its suburbs and urged all parties to work to put an end to the security deterioration, which forebodes serious consequences on the humanitarian level.
• Libyans Face Escalating Violence, Turmoil VOA 17 Aug 2014 -- Libyans had high hopes after their country's liberation from dictatorship in 2011, but now face escalating violence and a growing humanitarian crisis.
• Israel: No Truce Deal Till Long-term Security Needs Met VOA 17 Aug 2014 -- Israel warned on Sunday it would not accept any long-term truce deal that did not meet its security needs as Gaza cease-fire talks resumed in Cairo.
• South Sudan Ex-VP rejects President Kiir's Offer to End Conflict VOA 17 Aug 2014 -- South Sudan former vice president Riek Machar has rejected President Salva Kiir's proposal to name him as second vice president in a transitional unity government before next year's vote as part of a negotiating deal to end the country's seven month conflict.
• Somalia: Marking one year in Puntland, UN pledges state-building support UN News Centre 17 Aug 2014 -- At a ceremony marking its first year in Puntland, the United Nations mission in Somalia today pledged its continued support as the country looks ahead to beginning the process of federalism aimed at building a stronger, more united Somalia.
• In Iran, UN relief chief urges cooperation to deal with region's 'unprecedented' crises UN News Centre 17 Aug 2014 -- On a visit to Iran, the United Nations humanitarian chief today stressed the importance of regional cooperation in dealing with the myriad of "unprecedented" and "unravelling" crises in the Middle East.

News Reports

• Berlin Confirms German Intelligence Spied on Turkey, Ankara to Investigate - Reports RIA Novosti 17 Aug 2014 -- German intelligence has been spying on one of the NATO countries, Turkey, for many years, government sources told the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung newspaper.
• Iran serious in negotiations with P5+1, IAEA: President IRNA 17 Aug 2014 -- President Hassan Rouhani said Sunday that Iran is serious in its nuclear negotiations with the six world nations -- known as the P5+1 – and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
• Amano says IAEA committed to resolve all outstanding issues IRNA 17 Aug 2014 -- Director General of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) hailed Iran-IAEA cooperation, saying that the agency is committed to cooperation in a bid to address all outstanding issues.
• Salehi: Iran expects Amano to close explosive detonators dossier IRNA 17 Aug 2014 -- Vice President and Head of Irans Atomic Energy Organization Ali Akbar Salehi said on Sunday that IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano is expected to take timely and important measures in dealing with EBW explosive detonators and close its dossier.
• Rouhani, Amano discuss Iran nuclear program IRNA 17 Aug 2014 -- President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday discussed Irans nuclear program with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Yukiya Amano.
• Iran resolved to cooperate with IAEA: Zarif Iran Press TV 17 Aug 2014 -- Iran's foreign minister says Tehran is determined to cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
• Tehran Hopes IAEA to Remain Impartial in Settlement of Iranian Nuclear Issue RIA Novosti 17 Aug 2014 -- Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said he hoped that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) would retain impartiality in the settlement of the Iranian nuclear issue, the Iranian news agency IRNA reported on Sunday following the visit of IAEA's Director General Yukiya Amano to Tehran.
• Iran Says It Will Accept Nuclear Monitoring Only Under Treaty VOA 17 Aug 2014 -- Iran said it will accept monitoring of its nuclear program as called for in the global non-proliferation treaty, but not any inspections beyond that.
• Pakistan's Imran Khan urges civil disobedience Iran Press TV 17 Aug 2014 -- Pakistani opposition leader Imran Khan has called on his supporters to launch a civil disobedience campaign in order to force Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif out of office.