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Current Operations

• Airstrikes Hit ISIL Near Mosul Dam AFPS 13 Sep 2014 -- U.S. military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Iraq, employing attack aircraft to conduct two airstrikes yesterday in support of Iraqi security forces near the Mosul Dam.
• Wide Array Of Countries Expected To Join Coalition Against Islamic State Militants RFE/RL 13 Sep 2014 -- As Washington vows to put together a broad coalition to fight Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria, the outlines of the new alliance are beginning to take shape.
• Kerry Says Egypt Has Key Role In Fight Against IS RFE/RL 13 Sep 2014 -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says Egypt has a key role to play in countering Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria.
• Kerry: Egypt Key Ally in Islamic State Battle VOA 13 Sep 2014 -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Saturday hailed Egypt as an 'important partner' in the emerging coalition aimed at confronting the militant Islamic State group, while stressing that the need for Cairo's support would not lead Washington to ignore human rights concerns.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Navy Suspends Search for Pilot Involved in F/A-18 Hornet Crash Near Wake Island NNS 13 Sep 2014 -- After an extensive search, the Navy has ended search and rescue efforts at 5:15 a.m. (+11L) Sept. 14 for the pilot of one of the F/A-18C Hornet aircraft that crashed Sept. 12 approximately 250 nautical miles off the coast of Wake Island.
• Navy Awards Base Operating Support Services (BOS) Contract for Work on Guam NNS 13 Sep 2014 -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Pacific awarded Sept. 12, a cost-plus-award-fee contract with award options to DZSP 21 LLC, a large business of Hagatna, Guam, for base operating support services at Joint Region Marianas on the island of Guam.
• Rodney M. Davis Departs Yokosuka Following Voyage Repairs, Embarking HSM-51 Detachment NNS 13 Sep 2014 -- Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate USS Rodney M. Davis (FFG 60) departed Fleet Activities Yokosuka Sept. 11 following a 12-day port visit.
• First Mistral-Class Ship Built for Russia Sets Off for Sea Trials: Reports RIA Novosti 13 Sep 2014 -- The Mistral-class helicopter carrier, the Vladivostok, carrying some 200 Russian sailors on Saturday left the French port of Saint-Nazaire to pass a series of tests.
• Background Briefing on the Secretary's Trip to Cairo, Egypt US Dept. of State 13 Sep 2014

Defense Industry

Other Conflicts

• Ukraine Repels Rebel Attack on Donetsk Airport VOA 13 Sep 2014 -- Ukraine's military said Saturday it has successfully defended the government-held airport in Donetsk from an attack by pro-Russian rebels.
• Kiev claims Putin wants to destroy Ukraine Iran Press TV 13 Sep 2014 -- In the latest instance of war of words between Kiev and Moscow, the prime minister of Ukraine has accused Russia's President Vladimir Putin of attempting to destroy Ukraine as an independent country.
• Renewed Fighting In East Ukraine Despite Truce RFE/RL 13 Sep 2014 -- The Ukrainian military says it has repelled an attack by pro-Russian separatists on Donetsk airport.
• Russian Convoy Trucks Reach Luhansk RFE/RL 13 Sep 2014 --The first trucks from a Russian aid convoy have reached the eastern Ukrainian city of Luhansk.
• Poroshenko Allows OSCE to Use Drones Over Ukraine RIA Novosti 13 Sep 2014 -- Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Saturday gave the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) a go-ahead for the use of drones during OSCE observer operations in Ukraine, according to a statement on the president's official page.
• Lavrov: West Unwilling to Recognize That US, EU Stand Behind Ukrainian Coup RIA Novosti 13 Sep 2014 -- The West still does not want to recognize that a coup in Ukraine was organized with the support of the United States and the European Union, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.
• Lavrov: Dutch Report on MH17 Crash Provided No Answers to Russia's Questions RIA Novosti 13 Sep 2014 -- A preliminary report on the crash of the MH17 released this week by the Netherlands has answered no questions Russia was interested in, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.
• Army soldiers kill 100 ISIL militants across Iraq Iran Press TV 13 Sep 2014 -- At least 100 militants from ISIL terrorist group have been killed in a series of violent clashes with government troops across Iraq.
• Syria militants 'reach truce' with ISIL Iran Press TV 13 Sep 2014 -- The so-called moderate armed opposition groups in Syria have reportedly signed a mutual non-aggression pact with the ISIL Takfiri terrorists.
• Boko Haram commander killed in Nigeria clashes: Army source Iran Press TV 13 Sep 2014 -- A leading commander of Boko Haram Takfiri militants has been killed in clashes with Nigerian armed forces in the northeastern state of Borno, army source says.
• Nigeria: Army Repels Militant Attack Outside Northeast City VOA 13 Sep 2014 -- Nigeria's military says it has fought off an attack by Boko Haram militants outside the capital of the northeastern state of Borno and says it has sent in reinforcements for the city.
• Yemeni army brigade voices support for Houthi protesters Iran Press TV 13 Sep 2014 -- Media reports say a Yemeni army brigade has announced its support for the demands of Houthi anti-government protesters.
• Yemeni troops clash with Houthi fighters near Sana'a Iran Press TV 13 Sep 2014 -- A series of fierce clashes have erupted between Houthi fighters and Yemeni security forces north of the capital, Sana'a.
• Back to school in Gaza amid fear, hope IRIN 13 Sep 2014 -- Hundreds of thousands of Palestinian pupils in Gaza are heading back to school on 14 September keen to start a delayed new academic year, and all too aware of the impact of the recent conflict.

News Reports

• Uganda Foils 'Imminent' Al-Shabab Terror Plot VOA 13 Sep 2014 -- Ugandan authorities have foiled a planned imminent attack by the Somali militant Islamist terror group al-Shabab, the U.S. Embassy in Uganda said Saturday.
• US court renews NSA surveillance program Iran Press TV 13 Sep 2014 -- A US court on Friday reauthorized the National Security Agency's controversial phone collection allowing it to carry out the program for another three months.