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• Statement From Pentagon Press Secretary Rear Admiral John Kirby DoD 30 Aug 2014
• Military Conducts Airstrikes Against ISIL Near Mosul Dam AFPS 30 Aug 2014 -- U.S. military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in support of Iraqi security force operations.
• U.S., Partner-nations Conduct Humanitarian Airdrop in Iraq AFPS 30 Aug 2014 -- American military planes along with Australian, French and British aircraft airdropped humanitarian aid to the town of Amirli in Iraq.

Defense Policy / Programs

• PCU North Dakota (SSN 784), First Block III Virginia Class Submarine Delivered NNS 30 Aug 2014 -- The Navy accepted delivery of PCU North Dakota (SSN 784), the 11th ship of the Virginia Class, on Aug. 29, two days prior to its contract delivery date.
• NAVFAC Southeast Awards $110 M Contract for Nuclear Power Training Facilities at Joint Base Charleston NNS 30 Aug 2014 -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southeast awarded a $110 million firm-fixed-price contract August 20 to Caddell Construction Co. of Montgomery, Alabama, for construction of nuclear power training facilities for Nuclear Power Training Unit (NPTU) Charleston at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina.
• Seven NATO Countries to Create New Response Force over Ukrainian Crisis - Reports RIA Novosti 30 Aug 2014 -- Seven NATO's member states plan to create new response force of at least 10,000 soldiers in order to strengthen the alliance's defense capabilities in light of the escalating Ukrainian crisis.
• Norway Sends Tanks to Latvian-Russian Border - Reports RIA Novosti 30 Aug 2014 -- Norway is sending a tank battalion to the Latvian-Russian border for two-months drills.
• Sweden Raises Military Alert over Ukrainian Crisis - Reports RIA Novosti 30 Aug 2014 -- Sweden increased the alert of its military forces due to the escalating crisis in Ukraine, Reuters reported citing the country's armed forces.

Defense Industry

Other Conflicts

• Chechens Now Fighting On Both Sides In Ukraine RFE/RL 30 Aug 2014 -- Evidence continues to mount of the presence on the side of the pro-Russian separatist forces in eastern Ukraine of hundreds of fighters sent by Chechen Republic head Ramzan Kadyrov.
• Ukraine's President in Brussels for EU Talks on Russian Separatists VOA 30 Aug 2014 -- Ukranian President Petro Poroshenko will try to persuade the European Union to do more to deter Russian President Vladimir Putin from supporting Ukraine's separatist rebels.
• Some Ukrainian Servicemen Leave Encirclement Outside Ilovaisk – Interior Minister RIA Novosti 30 Aug 2014 -- The first group of Ukrainian servicemen besieged by self-defense forces outside the town of Ilovaisk, located 22 miles away from Donetsk, has left the encirclement.
• Lithuanian President Calls for Military Aid to Ukraine, Says NATO More Likely Donor RIA Novosti 30 Aug 2014 -- The European Union is unlikely to provide Ukraine with military equipment, while NATO is far more likely to send military aid to Kiev.
• Russia Never Conducted Warfare in Ukraine, Rules Out Prospects – Defense Ministry RIA Novosti 30 Aug 2014 -- Russia has never held military actions in Ukraine and is not planning to undertake any in the future, Russia’s Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov said.
• Moscow Calls for ‘Humanitarian Bridge’ Uniting Russia, Luhansk, Donetsk - Defense Ministry RIA Novosti 30 Aug 2014 -- Russia cannot remain indifferent to the events unfolding in eastern Ukraine which led to a humanitarian catastrophe in the region.
• EU To Debate Tougher Russian Sanctions RFE/RL 30 Aug 2014 -- EU leaders are set to meet in Brussels to discuss firmer action against Russia over the Ukraine crisis.
• Australian Forces Ready to Join Iraq Airstrikes VOA 30 Aug 2014 -- Australia says it is prepared to send Super Hornet fighter jets to join U.S.-led airstrikes on Islamist extremists in Iraq.
• Conflicts Engulf Christians in Mideast VOA 30 Aug 2014 -- According to a study by the Pew Research Center the number of Middle Eastern countries experiencing sectarian violence between religious groups has doubled from five to 10 since 2011.
• UN peacekeepers in the Golan come under renewed attack UN News Centre 30 Aug 2014 -- The United Nations said its peacekeepers in the Golan were attacked by armed elements.
• Key Somali Town Retaken from al-Shabab VOA 30 Aug 2014 -- Somali and African Union (AMISOM) forces have re-taken the southwestern town of Bulomarer and several neighboring villages as part of an offensive against al-Shabab in the country's Lower Shabelle region.

News Reports

• EU Chooses Tusk, Mogherini For Top Positions RFE/RL 30 Aug 2014 -- EU leaders have chosen Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk as the new president of the European Council and Italian Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini as the new EU foreign-policy chief.
• Iran Nuclear Talks to Continue on Sidelines of UNGA VOA 30 Aug 2014 -- The European Union's foreign policy chief says six global powers will talk about ways to reach a comprehensive nuclear deal with Iran on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly next month in New York.
• Iran Bolsters Phone, Internet Surveillance VOA 30 Aug 2014 -- The regime in Tehran is apparently stepping up surveillance of its citizens’ online and telephone activities, threatening some with punishment for “seditious” activities.
• Reports: Hundreds Injured in Islamabad Protests VOA 30 Aug 2014 -- More than 300 people have been reported injured in clashes between police and anti-government protesters in Islamabad.
• Enforced disappearances cannot be tolerated in 21st century, Ban says on International Day UN News Centre 30 Aug 2014 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has declared that the time has come for the end to this “abhorrent” practice.