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• OIF/OEF/OND Casualty Update 29 Aug 2014 [PDF]
• Department of Defense Press Briefing by Rear Adm. Kirby in the Pentagon Briefing Room DoD 29 Aug 2014
• Pentagon Prepares Options for President on ISIL AFPS 29 Aug 2014 -- Military officials here and at U.S. Central Command are working to present President Barack Obama with options to contain the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in Syria.
• Pentagon: Iraq Operations Cost $7.5 Million Daily VOA 29 Aug 2014 -- The Pentagon says U.S. military operations against Islamic State militants in Iraq are costing, on average, $7.5 million per day.
• U.S. Airstrikes Hit ISIL Near Mosul Dam AFPS 29 Aug 2014 -- U.S. military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in support of Iraqi security force operations, using fighter and attack aircraft to conduct four airstrikes in the vicinity of the Mosul Dam.
• Chaotic Afghan Vote Recount Threatens Nation’s Future VOA 29 Aug 2014 -- Afghanistan’s troubled presidential election continues to be rocked by turmoil as an audit of the ballots drags on.
• ANA soldiers graduate first Afghan operated instructor training course aboard Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan USMC News 29 Aug 2014 -- Soldiers with the Afghan National Army graduated from a six-week instructor training course at the Regional Corps Battle School.

Defense Policy / Programs

• America Departs Chile, Continues to Peru NNS 29 Aug 2014 -- The future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) departed Valparaiso, Chile after a scheduled three-day port visit, Aug. 27.
• North-targeted War Maneuvers Should Not Be Repeated Any Longer: Spokesman for CPRK KCNA 29 Aug 2014 -- The U.S. and south Korean authorities staged the provocative Ulji Freedom Guardian war maneuvers against the north for more than ten days since August 18, driving the situation on the Korean peninsula and the inter-Korean relations into the worst phase.
• New flash-bang launcher expands Marines’ non-lethal capability USMC News 29 Aug 2014 -- A new system being fielded to II and III Marine Expeditionary Forces, Reserve Units and Marine Corps Forces Central Command will give Marines more certainty when distinguishing friend or foe.
• NECC Participates in DSCA LOADEX NNS 29 Aug 2014 -- Sailors attached to Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) participated in a Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA) load exercise (LOADEX) at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story Aug. 27.
• USS Germantown Successfully Completes INSURV NNS 29 Aug 2014 -- The amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) completed a material inspection by the Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV) at Commander Fleet Activities Sasebo, Aug. 28.
• National Guard Identifies Fallen F-15C Aviator AFPS 29 Aug 2014 -- Massachusetts National Guard officials today identified the pilot of an F-15C Eagle jet that crashed in Virginia as Air Force Lt. Col. Morris "Moose" Fontenot Jr.
• Massachusetts Guard Jet Pilot Died in Crash AFPS 29 Aug 2014 -- The pilot of an F-15C Eagle aircraft that crashed Aug. 27 in remote mountains near Deerfield Valley, Virginia, was fatally injured, Massachusetts National Guard officials said late yesterday.
• Rodney M. Davis Promotes Pacific Partnership at Sail Raja Ampat 2014 NNS 29 Aug 2014 -- The crew of Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate USS Rodney M. Davis (FFG 60) sailed alongside other navies during Sail Raja Ampat Aug. 22-23.
• 4th Force Recon wraps up FMP USMC News 29 Aug 2014 -- Marines assigned to reserve 4th Force Reconnaissance Company conducted sustainment training on and around Marine Corps Base Hawaii for their two-week annual training package, completing a full mission profile, Aug. 23, 2014.
• Sexual Assault Reports: Week of August 18 - 24, 2014 NNS 29 Aug 2014 -- This week's overview of alleged sexual assaults was compiled based on 22 initial reports across the Navy from Aug. 18 - 24.
• Anti-Terror Drills Highlight China’s Push Into Central Asia VOA 29 Aug 2014 -- China, Russia and several central Asian countries, all members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, or SCO, have just wrapped up a massive round of anti terrorism military drills in Inner Mongolia.
• SCO Troops in Final Stage of Peace Mission 2014 Exercise RIA Novosti 29 Aug 2014 -- Military units from Russia, Kazakhstan, China, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan are in the final stage of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s (SCO) joint anti-terrorist exercise Peace Mission 2014.
• Close ranks to combat evil forces, Xi urges People's Daily 29 Aug 2014 -- President Xi Jinping said on Thursday that China expects "closer strategic communication" with member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization to address challenges posed by terrorists, separatists and extremists.
• Russia, India to Continue Joint Air Force Drills in November - Moscow RIA Novosti 29 Aug 2014 -- The second phase of joint Russian-Indian Air Force exercise “Aviaindra-2014” is set to take place in India in November, deputy chief of the Russian Air Force's General Staff, Aleksandr Lyapkin, told reporters Friday.
• India to Take Part in Aviadarts-2015 Flight Skills Competition RIA Novosti 29 Aug 2014 -- India has confirmed its participation in the Aviadarts flight-skills competition hosted by Russia, Deputy Chief of the Main Staff of Russian Air Force Major General Alexander Lyapkin told RIA Novosti.
• Drones to Patrol Skies of Russia’s Far East RIA Novosti 29 Aug 2014 -- Specialists from Russia’s Eastern Military District have started the assembly of unmanned aerial vehicles, which are to carry out patrol missions over Russia’s Far Eastern Kamchatka peninsula.
• How do you float a 65,000-tonne ship? UK MOD 29 Aug 2014 -- HMS Queen Elizabeth undergoes inclining test to find out her exact weight and centre of gravity.
• Modi to Visit Japan to Cement Defense, Economic Ties VOA 29 Aug 2014 -- India's prime minister is heading to Japan Saturday for a five-day visit to shore up defense and economic ties.
• Japanese Defense Ministry Delivers Record Budget Request RIA Novosti 29 Aug 2014 -- Japan’s Defense Ministry has made its biggest-ever budget claim.
• Iran completes indigenous missile system Iran Press TV 29 Aug 2014 -- Iran has finished manufacturing a homegrown missile defense system, which is as powerful as the S-300 system that Russia refused to deliver to the Islamic Republic.

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for August 29, 2014

Other Conflicts

• Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, 29 August 2014 United Nations 29 Aug 2014
• Amid growing attacks, Security Council urges greater protection for aid workers UN News Centre 29 Aug 2014 -- The United Nations Security Council today adopted a resolution calling for accountability for attacks and urging all parties to conflict to allow unimpeded access for humanitarian actors.
• NATO to Russia: Stop 'Illegal' Military Operations in Ukraine VOA 29 Aug 2014 -- NATO has called on Russia to cease its "illegal military operations" in eastern Ukraine, which it says are aimed at destabilizing the country.
• Kyiv: Russian Forces Tightening Grip on East VOA 29 Aug 2014 -- Ukrainian security officials on Friday said Russian forces have tightened their control on territory in eastern Ukraine after crossing the border to support separatist rebels.
• Pentagon: Russia Intensifies Efforts Inside Ukraine AFPS 29 Aug 2014 -- Russia continues to build up along its border with Ukraine and has moved sophisticated weapons systems into the country, the Pentagon press secretary said here today.
• Ukraine plans to step back onto path towards NATO membership – PM Yatseniuk Interfax-Ukraine 29 Aug 2014 -- The Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers has submitted a bill repealing the country's non-bloc status to the Verkhovna Rada.
• NATO Secretary General statement after the extraordinary meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission NATO 29 Aug 2014
• NATO Chief Accuses Russia Of 'Direct' Military Involvement In Ukraine RFE/RL 29 Aug 2014 -- NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has accused Russia of engaging in "direct military operations" in Ukraine and dismissed Moscow's "hollow denials" of involvement.
• EU Foreign Ministers Call For Tougher Sanctions On Russia RFE/RL 29 Aug 2014 -- Several European Union foreign ministers have accused Russia of invading eastern Ukraine, saying Moscow should be punished with harsh additional economic sanctions.
• There's A Word For What's Going On In Ukraine... But What Is It? RFE/RL 29 Aug 2014 -- Oleksandr Chernov, a doctor and journalist from eastern Ukraine, spent 10 days as a captive of pro-Russian separatists based in Slovyansk.
• Ukraine: UN report shows rising civilian deaths, ongoing rights abuses UN News Centre 29 Aug 2014 -- Intense fighting, including the use of heavy weaponry by both sides, in densely populated areas of eastern Ukraine, has increased the loss of civilian life, with an average of around 36 people being killed every day.
• Kiev Not Counting on NATO Intervention, Understands NATO Not Sending Troops – Ambassador RIA Novosti 29 Aug 2014 -- Kiev is not expecting NATO to intervene in the Ukrainian crisis and understands that the alliance cannot send any troops, Ukrainian Ambassador and NATO Envoy Ihor Dolhov said.
• CSTO Says Ready for Peacekeeping Operations in Ukraine, Decision Up to Members RIA Novosti 29 Aug 2014 -- The peacekeeping forces of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) is prepared for any operations outside its territories, including in Ukraine.
• Crimea Managed to Avoid Southeast Ukraine's Scenario by Rejoining Russia – Putin RIA Novosti 29 Aug 2014 -- The ongoing military operation in southeastern Ukraine clearly shows that it would have happened in Crimea had Russia not supported its vote to rejoin Russia.
• Ukraine’s Ambassador to NATO Denies Receiving Arms From Alliance RIA Novosti 29 Aug 2014 -- None of the NATO member countries have delivered any weapons to Ukraine and Kiev regrets this, Ukrainian Ambassador and NATO Envoy Ihor Dolhov said Friday.
• Putin Says Tymoshenko Did Nothing Wrong, Persecution Damaged Russian-Ukrainian Ties RIA Novosti 29 Aug 2014 -- Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko violated no laws when she signed a gas deal with Russia, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday.
• Obama Signals No Immediate Airstrikes in Syria VOA 29 Aug 2014 -- President Barack Obama is downplaying the possibility of imminent U.S. airstrikes against Islamic extremists in Syria, as the insurgents released a new video appearing to show another brutal beheading.
• Coalition to Fight Islamic State Could Reward Assad VOA 28 Aug 2014 -- The United States along with European and Mideast allies are considering a broader assault against Islamic State fighters who have spread from Syria into Iraq and risk further destabilizing an already troubled region.
• Britain Raises Terror Alert, Cites British Terrorists VOA 29 Aug 2014 -- Britain has raised its terrorism alert level in response to the rise of Islamic extremist groups in Iraq and Syria, and the belief that British citizens fighting with such groups could bring terror home.
• Britain raises terror threat level to 'severe' Iran Press TV 29 Aug 2014 -- Britain has raised the terror threat risk level from substantial to “severe,” meaning that a terrorist attack is considered “highly likely,” due to recent developments in Iraq and Syria.
• James Foley 'waterboarded' by ISIL militants inspired by CIA Iran Press TV 29 Aug 2014 -- James Foley, an American journalist who was beheaded by ISIL militants last week, was among at least four Western hostages who were “waterboarded several times."
• Number of Syrian refugees tops 3 million as insecurity grows – UN agency UN News Centre 29 Aug 2014 -- Three million Syrians will have registered as refugees outside of their country today, the UN refugee agency reported.
• Besieged UN peacekeepers ready to fight Syria militants Iran Press TV 29 Aug 2014 -- About 75 members of a UN peacekeeping force besieged by Takfiri militants in Syria say they are ready to use force to defend themselves.
• Cameroon Retakes Land from Boko Haram VOA 29 Aug 2014 -- Cameroon’s military has taken back control of the border village of Ashigashia from the Nigerian militant group Boko Haram, which had occupied it for close to three weeks.
• Mali’s Rebel Groups Agree to End Hostilities VOA 29 Aug 2014 -- Rebel groups from northern Mali have agreed to end hostilities and present a united front ahead of negotiations with the Malian government that begin in Algiers next week.
• End to Gaza blockade will not stop resistance: Hamas Iran Press TV 29 Aug 2014 -- Hamas Political Bureau Chief Khaled Meshaal says resistance against Israel will not end with the lifting of the regime’s blockade on the Gaza Strip.
• Yemen: Actions Taken by the Houthis US Dept. of State 29 Aug 2014
• Security Council condemns actions of Houthi militants to derail Yemen’s transition UN News Centre 29 Aug 2014 -- The Security Council voiced grave concern about the recent deterioration of the security situation in Yemen.
• Houthis stage massive anti-government rallies in Yemen Iran Press TV 29 Aug 2014 -- A series of fresh protest rallies have been held across Yemen, where the government is under increasing pressure to step down.
• Kosovo: citing recent unrest, UN envoy urges close vigilance to safeguard achievements UN News Centre 29 Aug 2014 -- The United Nations envoy for Kosovo today said close vigilance remains essential to safeguard achievements and continue dialogue.

News Reports

• Analysts: France, Germany at Forefront of EU Foreign Diplomacy VOA 29 Aug 2014 -- European bloc's two economic heavyweights, France and Germany, are also emerging as the EU's foreign policy leaders.
• News Analysis: Why EU Is Likely To Pick Newbie To Succeed Ashton RFE/RL 29 Aug 2014 -- The prospect of Federica Mogherini becoming the European Union's foreign-policy chief has been controversial from the start.
• Statement by NSC Spokesperson Caitlin Hayden on Iran Designations The White House 29 Aug 2014
• Additional Sanctions Imposed by the Department of State Targeting Iranian Proliferators US Dept. of State 29 Aug 2014
• U.S. Citizens Detained or Missing in Iran US Dept. of State 29 Aug 2014
• U.S. Imposes More Sanctions Against Iran RFE/RL 29 Aug 2014 -- The United States has announced newly imposed sanctions against more than 25 Iranian entities and individuals that Washington accuses of a range of transgressions, including expanding Iran's nuclear activities, evading sanctions, and supporting terrorism in the region.
• US imposes more sanctions on Iranian individuals, companies Iran Press TV 29 Aug 2014 -- The United States has imposed new sanctions on more than 25 Iranian individuals and companies.
• Pakistan Army Fails to Break Political Deadlock VOA 29 Aug 2014 -- Pakistan's military has rejected Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s claims he did not ask the army to play a role in defusing days of crippling anti-government demonstrations in the capital.
• Pakistan's Military Refutes Sharif Denial On Crisis Mediation RFE/RL 29 Aug 2014 -- Pakistan's military has refuted a statement from Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in which the government leader denied asking the army to mediate in the country's political crisis.
• Extremists cannot prevail in Hong Kong People's Daily 29 Aug 2014 -- Since media outlets revealed some concrete rules of the draft law that examines granting votes to residents for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region's chief executive election in 2017 and its Legislative Council in 2016, Hong Kong's pan-democrats have started to raise objections.
• Erdogan’s First Step: Secure More Power in New Role in Turkey VOA 29 Aug 2014 -- In his victory speech after securing his new post, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan mentioned a "new Turkey" and delivered a conciliatory message promising to embrace all groups within the country.
• Tanker with $100 million Iraqi oil goes dark off Texas coast Iran Press TV 29 Aug 2014 -- A tanker near the US state of Texas loaded with $100 million of disputed crude oil from Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region has gone missing, reports say.
• TEPCO Says Attempt to Curb Accumulation of Radioactive Water at Fukushima Ineffective RIA Novosti 29 Aug 2014 -- Attempts by the Tokyo Electric Power Cooperation (TEPCO) to curb the accumulation of radioactive water at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant have proven ineffective.
• Nigerians Threaten to Burn Ebola Units VOA 29 Aug 2014 -- As fears of Ebola spread across West Africa, some Nigerians are rejecting the idea of building Ebola isolation units in their neighborhoods.
• Senegal Confirms First Ebola Case; Riots Reported in So. Guinea City VOA 29 Aug 2014 -- Fears of Ebola spread deeper through West Africa Friday, as Senegal announced its first case and the World Health Organization shuttered its laboratory in Sierra Leone after a healthcare worker became infected with the highly contagious virus.
• Senegal becomes 5th African nation to confirm first case of Ebola Iran Press TV 29 Aug 2014 -- Senegal becomes the fifth African nation to verify the Ebola outbreak as the country's authorities have confirmed the first infected case.
• UN health agency identifies countries at risk for spread of Ebola UN News Centre 29 Aug 2014 -- The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) has identified six countries at risk for spread of the Ebola virus disease, adding that it is working with them to ensure that full surveillance, preparedness and response plans are in place.