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• U.S. Airstrikes Support Haditha Dam Operations AFPS 09 Sep 2014 -- U.S. military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Iraq using a mix of attack, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft to conduct five airstrikes Monday and Tuesday in support of Iraqi Security Forces and Sunni tribes protecting the Haditha Dam.
• Hagel Reaffirms Turkey's Pledge to Help Defeat ISIL AFPS 09 Sep 2014 -- Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel yesterday held a series of meetings with government and defense leaders in Turkey's capital of Ankara to begin coordinating that nation's role in the NATO coalition forming to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, or ISIL.
• Ban urges Afghan presidential candidates to agree on unity government UN News Centre 09 Sep 2014 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged the two candidates for Afghanistan's presidency to agree on a unity Government, telling both Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani they share a real responsibility to guide the country to a peaceful and more prosperous future.
• Karzai Urges End to Afghan Post-election Crisis VOA 09 Sep 2014 -- Outgoing Afghan President Hamid Karzai and the United Nations have urged the two rival presidential candidates to expeditiously resolve the election crisis that has entered its fifth month and dashed hopes for a peaceful political transition.
• Analysis: Challenges around aid access in Afghanistan IRIN 09 Sep 2014 -- Few issues get more attention nowadays in Afghanistan's aid circles than insecurity-engendered restrictions on humanitarian access.

Defense Policy / Programs

• FIP update: Maintainers, defenders, helos and more to get funding AFNS 09 Sep 2014 -- As a direct result of Air Force Global Strike Command's Force Improvement Program, or FIP, funding for new equipment purchases and other initiatives for the F.E. Warren Air Force Base mission have been given the green light.
• 'Aint no river wide enough,' because 8th ESB makes tanks float USMC News 09 Sep 2014 -- Marines with Bridge Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group used two M16 ramps and five M17 interior rafts to help 22 M1A1 Abrams tanks, provided by 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, cross the New River, aboard Camp Lejeune on Sept. 4, 2014.
• Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group Arrives in 7th Fleet AOR NNS 09 Sep 2014 -- The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group arrived in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR) Sept. 9.
• VMGR-252 pilots train for CAS, sharpen skills with Harvest HAWK USMC News 09 Sep 2014 -- Naval aviators with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252 trained with a modified KC-130J Super Hercules at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Sept. 2 to improve their ability to support ground troops.
• SP-MAGTF Africa 14 Marines, Coastguardsmen, Senegalese Companie de Fusilier Marine Commandos train-the-trainer USMC News 09 Sep 2014 -- Security Cooperation Team- 1, with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa 14, departed Naval Air Station Sigonella for an upcoming train-the-trainer theater security cooperation engagement in Toubacouta, Senegal, during September.
• Airmen operate America's fortress AFNS 09 Sep 2014 -- Known as America's Fortress, Cheyenne Mountain is portrayed in movies, books and documentaries as a top secret base similar to that of Area 51.
• U.S., Israel Conduct Joint Test of Interceptor Missile System AFPS 09 Sep 2014 -- The joint testing of an improved interceptor missile system designed to counter future missile threats went as planned, Defense Department spokesman Army Col. Steven Warren told Pentagon reporters today.
• Israel Test-Fires Arrow 2 Missile Interceptor: Defense Ministry RIA Novosti 09 Sep 2014 -- The Israeli military test-fired its Arrow (Hetz) 2 interceptor missile jointly with their US colleagues, the Israeli Defense Ministry said Tuesday.
• Russian Missile Warning System Tracks Ballistic Missile Launch Towards Israel: Ministry RIA Novosti 09 Sep 2014 -- Russia's early warning missile system tracked on Tuesday the launch of a ballistic missile from the Mediterranean Sea toward Israel, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov said.
• Russian aircraft buzz Canadian ship near Ukraine Iran Press TV 09 Sep 2014 -- Three Russian military planes have conducted low-level flyovers buzzing a Canadian navy frigate taking part in a NATO exercise in the Black Sea off the southern coast of Ukraine.
• Canada Tests UAVs, Flexes Muscles in Arctic RIA Novosti 09 Sep 2014 -- With an experimental mission aimed at testing unmanned technology in Arctic being successfully accomplished, Canada gains some weight in its claim to the North Pole.
• Moscow Denies Reports of Russian Satellite 'Explosion' Over U.S. RFE/RL 09 Sep 2014 -- Russia's Defense Ministry has denied media reports of a Russian military satellite allegedly having exploded above the United States.
• Russian Defense Ministry Denies Reports that Its Satellite Exploded Above US RIA Novosti 09 Sep 2014 -- The Russian Defense Ministry on Tuesday denied media reports of a Russian military satellite that allegedly exploded above the United States.
• Over Ten Warships from Russia's North Fleet to Hold Anti-Submarine Drills in Barents Sea RIA Novosti 09 Sep 2014 -- More than ten Russian Northern Fleet warships have entered the Barents Sea to perform tactical exercises to include rocket and torpedo launches, the Western Military Region for the Northern Fleet's press service said Tuesday.
• Russian Nuclear Submarine to Test Launch Bulava ICBM Within Two Days: Source RIA Novosti 09 Sep 2014 -- Russia's nuclear submarine Vladimir Monomakh has departed its port to hold a test launch of the intercontinental ballistic Bulava (SS-NX-32) missile in the North Sea, a source in the Sevmash Shipyard told RIA Novosti on Tuesday.
• Flight of Russian Planes Over Black Sea Planned: Russian Defense Ministry RIA Novosti 09 Sep 2014 -- The flyover of two Russian aircraft over the Black Sea was planned and in accordance with international law and they did not approach a Canadian Navy vessel in the area, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Gen.-Maj. Igor Konashenkov said Tuesday.
• UK gifts arms and ammunition to Kurdish regional government UK MOD 09 Sep 2014 -- UK provides further support to Kurdish regional forces battling ISIL insurgents in northern Iraq.
• Press Briefing by Press Secretary Josh Earnest, 9/9/2014 The White House 09 Sep 2014
• September 9, 2014 - U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 09 Sep 2014

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for September 09, 2014

Other Conflicts

• 9 September 2014 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 09 Sep 2014
• Report: MH17 Hit by 'High-energy Objects,' Split Up Mid-air VOA 09 Sep 2014 -- Dutch investigators said Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 likely broke up mid-air over eastern Ukraine after being hit by numerous 'high-energy objects.'
• Malaysian PM Suspects MH17 Shot Down By Ground-To-Air Missile RFE/RL 09 Sep 2014 -- Malaysian Prime Minister Najif Tun Razak says a Dutch investigation suggests Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 was shot down by a ground-to-air missile on July 17 over eastern Ukraine.
• Preliminary Report on MH17 Released, Crash Caused By Multiple External Penetration RIA Novosti 09 Sep 2014 -- Flight MH17 operated by Malaysia Airlines broke up in the air probably as the result of structural damage caused by a large number of high-energy objects that penetrated the aircraft from outside, according to the preliminary report by the Dutch Safety Board.
• Flight MH17 likely hit by high-speed objects: Dutch report Iran Press TV 09 Sep 2014 -- A report released by the Netherlands says the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 passenger jet, which crashed in eastern Ukraine in July, was likely hit by high-speed objects.


• Fragile Truce Holding in East Ukraine VOA 09 Sep 2014 -- A cease-fire seems to held throughout day-time ours in eastern Ukraine, despite sporadic skirmishes and an overnight shelling of the city of Donetsk.
• Russia hopes talks on east Ukraine begin quickly Iran Press TV 09 Sep 2014 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has expressed hope that Ukraine and anti-government forces will quickly start negotiations on the status of eastern Ukraine.
• Four soldiers killed, 29 injured despite truce: Ukraine Iran Press TV 09 Sep 2014 -- Ukraine's Defense Ministry says four servicemen have been killed in clashes with pro-Russian forces since the start of a ceasefire five days ago.
• Lavrov Calls For Eastern Ukraine Status Talks To Start Soon RFE/RL 09 Sep 2014 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says he hopes that talks would start soon on the status of eastern Ukraine, where pro-Russian separatists have been waging an armed rebellion.
• Official: Kiev Continues to Regard Donetsk, Luhansk Republics as Illegitimate Entities RIA Novosti 09 Sep 2014 -- Kiev refuses to recognize self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk People's republics in eastern Ukraine despite the signing of a ceasefire agreement with independence supporters last week, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.
• Self-Proclaimed Ukrainian Republics Lay Claim to Whole Territories of Respective Regions RIA Novosti 09 Sep 2014 -- The self-proclaimed republics of Donetsk and Luhansk (DPR and LPR) lay claim to whole territories of their respective administrative regions within Ukraine, Donetsk People's Republic Prime Minister Alexander Zakharchenko said Tuesday.
• Moscow Expects Talks on Status of Self-Proclaimed Donetsk, Luhansk Republics to Begin Soon RIA Novosti 09 Sep 2014 -- Moscow expects that negotiations will begin soon regarding the status of the self-proclaimed republics of Donetsk and Luhansk in eastern Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday.
• Lavrov: Russia Concerned Over Reports of Heavy Arms Near Ukrainian City of Debaltseve RIA Novosti 09 Sep 2014 -- The concentration of Ukrainian troops near the city of Debaltseve in the country's east calls for concern, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday.
• Luhansk Not to Hand Control of Border Areas With Russia Over to Kiev - Republic's Head RIA Novosti 09 Sep 2014 -- The self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) in Ukraine's southeast has no plans of handing control over the border area with Russia to Kiev, the republic's head, Igor Plotnitsky, told RIA Novosti by telephone Tuesday.
• Iran reiterates commitment to support new Iraqi government IRNA 09 Sep 2014 -- Spokeswoman for Foreign Ministry Marzieh Afkham said on Tuesday that Iran recommenced its commitment to support government of new Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Ebadi voicing readiness to further promote cordial bilateral relations between Tehran and Baghdad.
• Iran Foreign Ministry hails formation of new Iraqi governemnt Iran Press TV 09 Sep 2014 -- Iran Foreign Ministry spokeswoman has hailed the formation of a new government in Iraq, saying the Islamic Republic will continue its all-out support for the neighboring country.
• Obama Congratulates Iraq, Stresses Need To Fight Militants RFE/RL 09 Sep 2014 -- U.S. President Barack Obama has congratulated Iraq on the approval of a new government and called for close cooperation against Islamic State militants.
• UN chief lauds formation of new Government in Iraq UN News Centre 09 Sep 2014 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the formation of a new inclusive Government in Iraq as "a positive step towards political stability and peace in the country."
• Obama Plans Prime Time Speech on Islamic State Threat VOA 09 Sep 2014 -- President Barack Obama is planning a prime time television speech Wednesday about his plan to combat the advance of Islamic State militants in the Mideast.
• In Middle East, Kerry Seeks Coalition Against Islamic State VOA 09 Sep 2014 -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is traveling Tuesday to the Middle East, where he will discuss the situation in Iraq and the threat posed by Islamic State militants.
• Israel sharing intelligence with US on ISIL: Report Iran Press TV 09 Sep 2014 -- Israel is sharing information gathered through espionage with the United States to "support" the airstrikes against the ISIL terrorist group in Iraq, according to a new report.
• Libya Crisis Draws In Worried Neighboring Nations VOA 09 Sep 2014 -- As Islamist militias consolidate their hold on Tripoli after seizing the Libyan capital's international airport last month, their opponents are warning Western powers and neighbors that Libya is close to the point of no return.
• Women fearful in South Sudan camps IRIN 09 Sep 2014 -- Julie Francis's self-imposed curfew starts when the sun sets. The widowed mother of four has been living at the UN base outside Malakal since December, one of more than 17,000 people who have fled there to escape episodic fighting in South Sudan's Upper Nile State capital. But the overcrowded camp is not without its own dangers, especially for women and girls.
• South Sudan: Preliminary UN probe shows helicopter was shot down UN News Centre 09 Sep 2014 -- The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) said today its initial investigation Has revealed that UN helicopter that crashed near Bentiu late last month was shot down.
• Somalia: UN envoy condemns latest terrorist attacks UN News Centre 09 Sep 2014 -- Calling for reconciliation and an end to violence in Somalia, the top United Nations official condemned the terrorist attacks in several locations in country yesterday that resulted in the death and injury of many innocent civilians.
• Remarks by Ambassador Samantha Power, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, at the Security Council Stakeout on UNMIL U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations 09 Sep 2014
• Philippines Zamboanga siege survivors feel forgotten IRIN 09 Sep 2014 -- One year after a violent siege terrified the southern Philippines city of Zamboanga, tens of thousands of displaced survivors feel they have been forgotten.

News Reports

• New UN Rights Chief Urges N. Korean Accountability VOA 09 Sep 2014 -- The United Nations' new High Commissioner for Human Rights has spoken on the situation in North Korea for the first time since taking office late last month.
• Araqchi: We have reached agreement on 70 percent of issues IRNA 09 Sep 2014 -- Deputy Foreign Minister in Legal and International Affairs Abbas Araqchi said in talks with Group 5+1, we have reached agreement on 70 percent of issues.
• No deal with Sextet unless Iran's demands met: Araqchi ISNA 09 Sep 2014 -- A senior Iranian nuclear negotiator said there will be no deal with the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany if Iran's demands are not met.
• 'Merciless,' spread of Ebola in Liberia must be stopped in its tracks, Security Council told UN News Centre 09 Sep 2014 -- Liberia is facing its greatest threat since its years-long conflict, the Security Council was told today in a briefing that focused on the impact of the current Ebola outbreak in West Africa, which is responsible for at least 1,200 deaths in the country.
• Ebola: Ban to convene high-level meeting at UN headquarters to scale-up crisis response UN News Centre 09 Sep 2014 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will convene leaders gathering in New York for the upcoming high-level segment of this year's United Nations General Assembly to highlight the urgent needs and required response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
• WHO Tells Liberia to Increase Hospital Beds for Ebola Patients VOA 09 Sep 2014 -- The World Health Organization said Ebola treatment centers in and around Monrovia need to triple their capacity to 1,000 beds, because as more people become ill and they seek treatment, clinics are having to turn some patients away.
• WHO Rolls Out Strategy to Prevent Ebola Transmissions VOA 09 Sep 2014 -- The World Health Organization is rolling out a new two-step strategy to try to prevent transmission of the Ebola virus in West Africa on the same day it announced the death toll from the worst Ebola outbreak in history had risen to at least 2,296.
• China and US to rein in disputes People's Daily 09 Sep 2014 --Beijinghas called upon Washington to achieve 'proper management and control over divergence and sensitive issues' as US President Barack Obamawill visit China soon.
• UN agency urges prosecution to end impunity for drug trafficking on high seas UN News Centre 09 Sep 2014 -- The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) hosted a special event on the rise of narcotics trafficking on maritime southern routes, particularly the Indian Ocean, advocating that drug traffickers caught in international waters be prosecuted.
• US Judge Extends Sentence for Convicted al-Qaida Plotter VOA 09 Sep 2014 -- A U.S. man convicted of supporting al-Qaida will serve an additional four years in prison after a U.S. federal judge in Miami on Tuesday ruled the initial 17-year sentence was 'too lenient.'
• Azerbaijan Tightens Screws On Civil Society, Independent Media RFE/RL 09 Sep 2014 -- There is good news coming out of Azerbaijan these days. But much of it seems to be coming from the Twitter feed of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.