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• Statement by NSC Spokesperson Caitlin Hayden on the President's Authorization of Operations in Iraq The White House 01 Sep 2014
• Letter from the President - War Powers Resolution Regarding Iraq The White House 01 Sep 2014
• Military Airstrikes Hit ISIL Near Mosul Dam AFPS 01 Sep 2014 -- U.S. military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Iraq, using fighter and attack aircraft to conduct three airstrikes yesterday and today near the Mosul Dam.
• US drone attack leaves 3 dead in Afghanistan Iran Press TV 01 Sep 2014 -- A US drone attack has left at least three people dead in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Kunar.
• UN deplores deliberate killing of civilians in Afghanistan's Farah province UN News Centre 01 Sep 2014 -- The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has strongly condemned the deliberate killing of 12 civilians in the western province of Farah for which the Taliban has claimed responsibility.
• Abdullah Threatens to Withdraw From Afghan Political Process VOA 01 Sep 2014 -- Afghan presidential hopeful Abdullah Abdullah has now threatened to pull out from the entire political process if his demands are not met in 24 hours.
• ISAF Allies and Partners confirm support to the Afghan National Army NATO 01 Sep 2014 -- NATO Allies and ISAF partners launched the adapted Afghan National Army (ANA) Trust Fund , which will be used to continue to support the Afghan army after 2014.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Update: Marine Helicopter Crashes in the Gulf of Aden NNS 01 Sep 2014 -- A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) crashed at 2:00 p.m. (GMT), today, at sea in the Gulf of Aden as it attempted to land aboard USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19).
• US Advances in Identifying Korean War Vets’ Remains VOA 01 Sep 2014 -- The process of identifying American remains from the Korean War has picked up speed. Out of the 208 boxes of U.S. remains that Pyongyang handed over to Washington in the early 1990s, a total of 49 were identified in the last three years.
• Pre-Summit Press Conference by NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen at Residence Palace, Brussels NATO 01 Sep 2014
• RAF pass on Baltic Air policing role UK MOD 01 Sep 2014 -- Royal Air Force No 135 Expeditionary Air Wing (EAW) has formally handed over the role of supporting nation in the Baltic Air Policing (BAP) mission to the Royal Canadian Air Force.
• Rasmussen: 'NATO Favors Good Relations With Russia, Adapts to Current Situation' RIA Novosti 01 Sep 2014 -- NATO believes good relations with Russia are important but the alliance has to adapt to the situation given Russia’s position towards NATO, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Monday.
• Rasmussen: 'Russia-France Mistral Ships Deal France’s Responsibility' RIA Novosti 01 Sep 2014 -- NATO has not considered taking over the order for two Mistral helicopter carriers that France is responsible for delivering to Russia, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said.
• NATO Plans 'Spearhead' Force In Eastern Europe RFE/RL 01 Sep 2014 -- NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen says the alliance's leaders will be asked this week to approve the creation of a high-readiness force in Eastern Europe to help member nations defend themselves against threats.
• NATO May Hold Drills, Set Up Military Training Centre In Georgia – Rasmussen RIA Novosti 01 Sep 2014 -- NATO may hold military drills and establish a military training center in Georgia, NATO Secretary General Andrers Fogh Rasmussen said on Monday.
• China and the US should shelve disputes and improve their military relations People's Daily 01 Sep 2014 -- U.S. and Chinese military officials are holding talks on military security in the US from Aug. 25 to Aug. 29.
• S. Korean Authorities Urged to Put End to Their Saber-rattling against North KCNA 01 Sep 2014 -- Stop to joint military exercises for invading the north is a real and important issue in ensuring peace on the Korean peninsula and improving the inter-Korean relations.
• North Korea Fires Missile in Sea of Japan - Reports RIA Novosti 01 Sep 2014 -- North Korea has fired a short-range ballistic missile towards the Sea of Japan on Monday, Kyodo news agency reported.

Defense Industry

Other Conflicts

• Ukraine's Poroshenko Accuses Russia of 'Open Aggression' VOA 01 Sep 2014 -- Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko accused Russia on Monday of “direct and open aggression” against his country.
• Ukrainian Troops Abandon Luhansk Airport; Crisis Talks To Resume In Four Days RFE/RL 01 Sep 2014 -- Ukrainian military officials say government forces have pulled back from the airport of the eastern city of Luhansk following clashes with pro-Russian separatists.
• NATO Spokesperson Says ‘Unaware’ of NATO Officers in Ukraine’s Mariupol RIA Novosti 01 Sep 2014 -- NATO spokeswoman Oana Lungescu said Monday that she was unaware of possible presence of NATO officers in the southern Ukrainian city of Mariupol.
• Donetsk, Luhansk Republics Call on Kiev to Acknowledge 'Special Status' - Statement RIA Novosti 01 Sep 2014 -- The self-proclaimed eastern Ukrainian regions of the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics have called upon Kiev to acknowledge their special status in exchange for fulfilling the capitol's demands and promising to use maximum efforts to keep Ukraine a unified space.
• Poroshenko's Entire Peace Plan Means Militia Lay Down Arms, Be Destroyed - Lavrov RIA Novosti 01 Sep 2014 -- Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko’s entire peace plan revolves around a request for the east Ukrainian militia to lay down their weapons and be destroyed, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday.
• Ukraine defense minister warns of ‘great war’ in Europe Iran Press TV 01 Sep 2014 -- Ukrainian Defense Minister Valeriy Geletey has warned of an impending “great war” in Europe as the conflict escalates between Ukraine, backed by its Western allies, and Russia.
• Russia Not to Intervene Militarily in Ukraine – Foreign Minister RIA Novosti 01 Sep 2014 -- Russia will not intervene with its military in the Ukrainian conflict and supports only a peaceful resolution of the crisis, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday.
• Is Putin 'Rebuilding Russia' According To Solzhenitsyn's Design? RFE/RL 01 Sep 2014 -- During an informal question-and-answer session at the pro-Kremlin Seliger youth camp on August 29, a young woman expressed concern about the "growth of nationalism" in Kazakhstan.
• China May Be Biggest Winner From Ukraine Crisis VOA 01 Sep 2014 -- Thousands of miles away from the Ukrainian battlefields of Donetsk and Novoazovsk sits the country that may end up being the largest beneficiary of the turmoil along Russia’s southwest border: China.
• Ukrainian Woman Tells Of Public Abuse At Hands Of Pro-Moscow Separatists RFE/RL 01 Sep 2014 -- Wrapped in a Ukrainian flag, Irina Dovgan is forced to stand at a Donetsk intersection with a sign identifying her as a spy and reading: "She kills our children."
• Iraqi Military Takes Another Town from IS VOA 01 Sep 2014 -- Iraqi troops, Kurdish fighters and Shi'ite militiamen, backed by U.S. airstrikes, entered the town of Sulaiman Bek, south of Kirkuk.
• Grave crimes committed on 'unimaginable scale' in Iraq, UN Human Rights Council told UN News Centre 01 Sep 2014 -- United Nations officials today urged an immediate end to the acts of violence and abuses committed against civilians in Iraq, particularly against children and people from various ethnic and religious communities, as the Human Rights Council met to discuss the ongoing crisis.
• German Foreign Ministry Fears Arms in Iraq Could Be Used Not Only Against IS Militants RIA Novosti 01 Sep 2014 -- German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier does not rule out that the weapons may be used against not only the extremists.
• Iraq will be graveyard for ISIL: Al-Maliki Iran Press TV 01 Sep 2014 -- Iraq’s outgoing Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has pledged that Iraq will become a graveyard for the ISIL Takfiri terrorists.
• UK Considers Temporary Ban on British-Born Jihadists Returning Home RIA Novosti 01 Sep 2014 -- The decision regarding a temporary ban preventing British jihadists from re-entering the United Kingdom will be announced by Prime Minister David Cameron.
• Ireland Mulls Peacekeeper Withdrawal from Golan Heights VOA 01 Sep 2014 -- Ireland's defense minister says his country needs safety reassurances from the United Nations before it sends more peacekeepers to the Israel-Syria border next month.
• UN chief demands immediate release of seized Fijian peacekeepers UN News Centre 01 Sep 2014 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday again called for the release of 44 Fijian peacekeepers seized in the Golan.
• Heavy Clashes Between Soldiers, Militants in N. Nigeria VOA 01 Sep 2014 -- Fierce fighting is reported in the northeastern Nigerian city of Bama, with soldiers trying to repel an attack by Islamist militant group Boko Haram.
• Libya's Elected Parliament Asks al-Thinni to Form New Government VOA 01 Sep 2014 -- Libya's elected parliament, the House of Representatives, asked Abdullah al-Thinni on Monday to form a new government for the oil-producing country.
• Mali's Government, Tuaregs Engage in More Peace Talks VOA 01 Sep 2014 -- Tuareg rebels and Malian government officials meet today in Algiers to try to agree on the terms for a lasting peace in northern Mali.
• Britain 'Deplores’ Israeli Claim of West Bank Land VOA 01 Sep 2014 -- The British government says Israel's expropriation of a large swath of land inside the occupied West Bank would "do serious damage to Israel’s standing in the international community."

News Reports

• Iran implementing five nuclear cooperation measures: IAEA envoy Iran Press TV 01 Sep 2014 -- Tehran is seriously working to complete the implementation of five nuclear transparency measures agreed with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in May.
• 3 Americans Held in North Korea Appeal for US Help VOA 01 Sep 2014 -- Three American citizens being held prisoners in North Korea have called on the U.S. to send a high-ranking representative to secure their release.
• Despite Protests, Pakistani PM Refuses to Step Down VOA 01 Sep 2014 -- Pakistan’s embattled Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has reiterated he will not step down under pressure from days of mass anti-government protests in the capital that recently have grown violent.
• Pakistani Security Clears Protesters From State TV Station VOA 01 Sep 2014 -- Pakistani security forces have cleared hundreds of anti-government protesters from the state television studio after they seized the building and briefly took the channel off the air.
• Pakistani Protesters Storm TV; Sharif Meets Army Chief RFE/RL 01 Sep 2014 -- Reports say Pakistan's prime minister met with the army chief after protesters seeking his ouster stormed the headquarters of state television.
• Pakistan denies reports of possible PM resignation Iran Press TV 01 Sep 2014 -- The Pakistani military has rejected reports that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is to step down amid a growing political unrest in the country.
• Hong Kong Polarized Over Voting Reforms VOA 01 Sep 2014 -- Hong Kong police have dispersed pro-democracy activists who heckled a senior Chinese official as he tried to explain Beijing's decision to tightly control nominations for the territory's chief executive.
• Tensions Still Simmer Between Vietnam, China VOA 01 Sep 2014 -- Last week Vietnam sent a senior official to China in a bid to ease simmering tensions caused by maritime territorial disputes in the South China Sea.
• In Myanmar, Karen Leave Ethnic Umbrella Group VOA 01 Sep 2014 -- A major ethnic group, the Karen National Union, has suspended its membership in the coalition group that has been working with the government of Myanmar, also known as Burma, on a nationwide cease-fire agreement.
• Lesotho Emergency Message for U.S. Citizens US Dept. of State 01 Sep 2014
• Was it a Coup? Lesotho Unsure Amid Political Crisis VOA 01 Sep 2014 -- The tiny nation of Lesotho was rocked early Saturday by reports of an attempted coup, with soldiers taking over government facilities and police stations in the capital.
• SADC Meeting Lesotho Officials to Resolve Stalemate VOA 01 Sep 2014 -- The Southern African Development Community is meeting with leaders of Lesotho to resolve the political stalemate that led to the alleged coup attempt to overthrow Prime Minister Thomas Thabane’s coalition government over the weekend, according to SADC executive secretary Stergomena Lawrence Tax.
• Lesotho Prime Minister Requests African Peacekeepers VOA 01 Sep 2014 -- ??Lesotho's prime minister has asked for southern African peacekeepers to be sent to his country following an apparent coup attempt over the weekend.
• Turkey Accuses 33 Police of Plotting to Overthrow Government VOA 01 Sep 2014 -- Turkey is accusing 33 police of seeking to overthrow the government of newly elected President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
• Nazarbaev: Astana Could Quit EES If Independence Threatened RFE/RL 01 Sep 2014 -- Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbaev has said his country could quit an economic alliance with Russia and Belarus if membership ever threatens its independence.
• WHO: First Ebola Case in Senegal Is 'Top Priority Emergency' VOA 01 Sep 2014 -- The World Health Organization said it is treating as a "top priority emergency" Senegal’s first confirmed case of Ebola and has sent personnel to Dakar.
• Liberia’s West Point: Life After Ebola Quarantine VOA 01 Sep 2014 -- Residents of Liberia’s West Point neighborhood are jubilant now that the government has lifted a10 day-old quarantine of the densely populated borough of the capital, Monrovia.