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• Statement by NSC Spokesperson Caitlin Hayden on Airstrikes Around the Haditha Dam The White House 07 Sep 2014
• U.S. Military Conducts Airstrikes Near Haditha Dam AFPS 07 Sep 2014 -- U.S. Central Command forces continued to attack terrorists from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in Iraq today in support of Iraqi security forces and Sunni tribes protecting the Haditha Dam.
• U.S. Military Conducts Airstrikes in Support of Dam Operations AFPS 07 Sep 2014 -- At the request of the government of Iraq, U.S. military aircraft attacked terrorists from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant yesterday in support of Iraqi security forces and Sunni tribes protecting the Haditha and Mosul dams, according to a news release from U.S. Central Command.
• Statement from Pentagon Press Secretary Rear Admiral John Kirby on Haditha Dam Airstrikes DoD 07 Sep 2014
• U.S. continues air raids on Islamic State targets in Iraq People's Daily 07 Sep 2014 -- American warplanes continued their airstrikes on the Islamic State militant group in northern Iraq on Friday and Saturday, destroying some of its military vehicles, the U.S. Central Command said.
• U.S. Air Strikes Target Militants Near Iraq's Haditha Dam RFE/RL 07 Sep 2014 -- executing hundreds from non-Sunni religious minorities and threatening areas controlled by Iraq's Kurdish Peshmerga fighters.
• Readout of the President's Calls with Dr. Abdullah and Dr. Ghani of Afghanistan The White House 07 Sep 2014

Defense Policy / Programs

• Enabling Partnerships: Navy and Marine Corps partner with Malaysia for Amphibious Operations NNS 07 Sep 2014 -- The amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22), the amphibious dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45) and the embarked 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit concluded the 2014 Malaysia - United States Amphibious Exercise in Malaysia, Sept. 2.
• NATO Tries To Send Message To Russia With Latvia Drills RFE/RL 07 Sep 2014 -- Germany, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland -- from September 2 to September 10.
• Hagel: U.S. Backs Georgia's New NATO Standing, Boosts Defense Support AFPS 07 Sep 2014 -- Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel made his first official visit to Georgia today following his participation at the NATO Summit in Wales, meeting with government and military leaders and congratulating the U.S. military partner on its new status as an enhanced NATO partner.
• Readout of Secretary Hagel's meetings with the President Giorgi Margvelashvili and Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili of Georgia DoD 07 Sep 2014
• Remarks by Secretary Hagel and Minister Alasania at a Troop Event in Georgia DoD 07 Sep 2014 -- Presenters: Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and Georgian Minister of Defense Irakli Alasania
• Joint Press Availability by Secretary Hagel and Minister Alasania in Georgia DoD 07 Sep 2014 -- Presenters: Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and Georgian Minister of Defense Irakli Alasania
• Hagel Says Putin Makes U.S. Determined To Help Georgia Join NATO RFE/RL 07 Sep 2014 -- as well as Russia's "actions inside Georgia's internationally recognized borders" in its breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
• Russia's North Fleet Heads to Arctic for Permanent Naval Base RIA Novosti 07 Sep 2014 -- Six vessels with personnel and equipment have set off for the New Siberian Islands in Russia's Extreme North from the North fleet base in the port of Severomorsk in the Barents Sea on Saturday.
• Russian Reconnaissance-Strike Drone Chirok to Begin Tests in 2015 RIA Novosti 07 Sep 2014 -- Russian reconnaissance and strike drone 'Chirok' will begin tests in 2015, the CEO of the Moscow Research Radio Engineering Institute Yuri Nevzorov told RIA Novosti on Sunday.
• Russian Military, Rescue Workers Interested in New Drone Shmel RIA Novosti 07 Sep 2014 -- Russian Defense Ministry and the Emergencies Ministry may order the new Shmel (Bumblebee) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) from the Vega company, CEO of the Moscow Research Institute of Radio Engineering Yuri Nevzorov told reporters.
• Italy to Supply Body Armor to Ukraine: Reports RIA Novosti 07 Sep 2014 -- Italy is ready to supply Ukraine with military equipment, including body armor, La Repubblica newspaper reported Sunday, citing sources from the Italian Defense Ministry.
• Iran's Army, IRGC plan to stage joint drill: Commander Iran Press TV 07 Sep 2014 -- Commander of Iran's Ground Forces says the Army and the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) plan to stage a joint military maneuver in southeastern Iran in the second half of the current Iranian calendar year.

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Other Conflicts

• Fighting Puts E. Ukraine Truce in Jeopardy VOA 07 Sep 2014 -- Clashes erupted in eastern Ukraine Sunday, throwing into question a cease-fire agreement signed Friday by the rebels and Kyiv government.
• Contact Group on Ukraine to meet again on Donetsk, Luhansk Iran Press TV 07 Sep 2014 -- The Contact Group on Ukraine is set to hold a meeting for talks about the situation in the eastern part of the country.
• Fresh violence erupts near Donetsk airport Iran Press TV 07 Sep 2014 -- New shelling has taken place in Ukraine near the airport of Donetsk, after overnight attacks rocked the port city Mariupol.
• 'Mounting Evidence' Of War Crimes In Ukraine RFE/RL 07 Sep 2014 -- Amnesty International says there is 'mounting evidence' that both Ukrainian pro-government militia and separatist forces are responsible for war crimes in the country's east, and accuses Russia of fueling the conflict.
• As Renewed Fighting Grips Southeastern Ukraine, Neighboring Region Braces For Violence RFE/RL 07 Sep 2014 -- The fields fringing the city of Zaporizhzhya, in southeastern Ukraine, are bustling with activity.
• Mariupol, Donetsk Shelling Threatens Ukraine Cease-Fire RFE/RL 07 Sep 2014 -- Explosions and artillery fire outside the eastern Ukrainian cities of Mariupol and Donetsk threatened to shatter a day-old cease-fire between Kyiv and pro-Russia rebels less than two days after it was imposed.
• Kiev Forces Violate Ceasefire Agreement in Donbas Region: Donetsk People's Republic RIA Novosti 07 Sep 2014 -- The situation in Ukraine's Donbas region remains tense as Kiev government forces are violating the ceasefire agreement reached at the meeting of the Contact Group on Ukraine in Minsk, the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) said Sunday.
• Second Defense Ring to Be Installed Around Mariupol: City Council RIA Novosti 07 Sep 2014 -- A decision has been made at the Mariupol territorial defense headquarters to install a second defense ring around the southeastern Ukrainian city, the Mariupol City Council said Sunday.
• Donetsk Defense Minister: Self-Defense Forces to Return Fire if Provoked by Kiev Forces RIA Novosti 07 Sep 2014 -- In case of provocation on the part of Kiev forces, an order will be given to return fire, the defense minister of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic said Sunday.
• Ukrainian Army Death Toll Rises to More Than 850 Since Beginning of Military Operation RIA Novosti 07 Sep 2014 -- The Ukrainian military has lost 864 people, while 3,215 have been wounded since the beginning of the military confrontation in the east of the country, the press-service representative of the National Security and Defense Council Vladimir Polevoy said.
• Luhansk, Donetsk People's Republics Demand Guarantee of Safety From Kiev RIA Novosti 07 Sep 2014 -- The Luhansk (LPR) and Donetsk (DPR) People's Republics will require a 100 percent guarantee of from Kiev regarding the security of the republics inhabitants and political institutions and infrastructure, LPR's Prime Minister Igor Plotnitsky told RIA Novosti over the phone on Sunday.
• LPR Head: National Guard, Ukraine's Army Remain in Luhansk, Donetsk Illegally RIA Novosti 07 Sep 2014 -- The head of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) Igor Plotnitsky has said it needs to be clarified what Kiev sees as 'illegal armed groups', while Ukraine's army and National Guard must be withdrawn from the territories of the republics.
• AL boss: Form a united front against ISIL Iran Press TV 07 Sep 2014 -- Arab League chief, Nabil al-Arabi, has called for a united front against the Takfiri ISIL militants, urging a comprehensive "military and political" confrontation with the terrorist group.
• US not serious in fighting ISIL terrorists: Iran's Zarif Iran Press TV 07 Sep 2014 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarf says the United States has not been serious in its fight against the ISIL Takfiri militants.
• Obama To Announce Strategy Against 'Islamic State' Militants RFE/RL 07 Sep 2014 -- seizing the town of Barwana from militants about 10 kilometers south of the dam.
• Obama to Outline Strategy Against IS Militants VOA 07 Sep 2014 -- U.S. President Barack Obama says he will soon outline his 'game plan' for dealing with the threat posed by Islamic State militants.
• ICRC: More than a million victims of fighting receive help in Iraq IRNA 07 Sep 2014 -- Ongoing fighting in different parts of Iraq has caused the displacement of over 1.5 million people. The International Committee of the Red Cross has delivered food, drinking water, other relief items and medical assistance to more than a million people since January, when the fighting started in Anbar province before spreading elsewhere.
• Iran's stance on Iraq crisis strengthened Tehran-Baghdad ties: FM official IRNA 07 Sep 2014 -- Director of the Foreign Ministrys Persian Gulf Department Mohammad Farazmand said Sunday that Irans adequate stance about the Iraqi crisis further strengthened relations between the two nations.
• Tehran backs Baghdad in fight with ISIL: Rouhani ISNA 07 Sep 2014 -- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani voiced support for the Iraqi government in its fight against the ISIL Takfiri militants.
• Iraqi forces gain ground against ISIL militants in Anbar Iran Press TV 07 Sep 2014 -- Iraqi government forces, backed by volunteers, have retaken Houzz region in the western province of Anbar from the Takfiri ISIL militants.
• Saudi Arabia Builds Security Fence Along Border With Iraq RIA Novosti 07 Sep 2014 -- Abdullah ibn Abdilaziz, the king of Saudi Arabia, has inaugurated a new multilayered fence along its 560-mile border with Iraq that is part of the larger project aimed at boosting the kingdom's security and protecting the nation from "infiltrators, drug traffickers, weapon and cattle smugglers", state news agency SPA reports.
• Czech Republic to Supply Iraqi Kurds With $2 Mln Worth Ammunition: Czech Foreign Ministry RIA Novosti 07 Sep 2014 -- The Czech Republic will grant the authorities of Iraq's Kurdistan Region ammunition worth over $2 million, Czech Foreign Minister Lubomir Zaoralek said in a televised statement Sunday.
• Libya's Islamist-backed gov't sworn in People's Daily 07 Sep 2014 -- Libya's Islamist-backed cabinet was sworn in on Saturday before the defunct parliament in the capital Tripoli, setting the stage for a further confrontation with the exiled secular government in the eastern town of Tobruk.
• Libya Accuses Sudan of Supporting Terrorists, Expels Military Attache RIA Novosti 07 Sep 2014 -- Libya accused Sudan of arming terrorists and expelled the country's military attaché on Saturday, Reuters reported citing a government statement.
• 43 killed in clashes between Syria forces, militants Iran Press TV 07 Sep 2014 -- At least 43 people have been killed in clashes between Syrian government forces and al-Qaeda-linked al-Nusra Front militants in the Golan Heights.
• Abbas Threatens to End Unity with Hamas in Gaza VOA 07 Sep 2014 -- Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas is threatening to end his unity government in Gaza with Hamas militants if they do not allow the Palestinian Authority to run the narrow enclave along the Mediterranean.
• Hamas rejects allegations over unity government Iran Press TV 07 Sep 2014 -- The Palestinian resistance movement, Hamas, has denied allegations of hampering the operations of the national unity government in the Gaza Strip.
• Houthis hold fresh anti-govt. demos Iran Press TV 07 Sep 2014 -- Yemeni protesters have held fresh rallies in the capital, Sana'a, calling for the resignation of the government of President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi.
• UN-backed tribunal sentences Khmer Rouge leaders to life in prison UN News Centre 07 Sep 2014 -- A United Nations-backed court has found the two most senior surviving leaders of Cambodia's brutal Khmer Rouge regime guilty of crimes against humanity and sentenced them to life in prison.

News Reports

• Ukraine War, Putin's Comments Stir Worry in Kazakhstan VOA 07 Sep 2014 -- At a summer camp north of Moscow attended by youth vetted and groomed by Kremlin-sponsored organizations, Russian President Vladimir Putin was warmly welcomed when he visited recently, taking questions from campers, including one about Kazakhstan.
• Sierra Leone lockdown won't contain Ebola: MSF Iran Press TV 07 Sep 2014 -- Medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) says a proposed nation-wide lockdown in Sierra Leone will not help control the spread of the Ebola virus.
• Liberia Struggles to Find, Isolate Suspected Ebola Cases VOA 07 Sep 2014 -- The Ebola caseload continues to grow in Liberia's capital, Monrovia, even as more people accept the disease and try to stay safe. Health workers are struggling to identify and isolate the sick before they can infect others.