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• OIF/OEF/OND Casualty Update 18 Sep 2014 [PDF]
• Hagel Says Anti-ISIL Coalition Continues to Grow AFPS 18 Sep 2014 -- The coalition to combat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant is growing, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said today.
• Latest Airstrikes Target ISIL Assets, Ammunition AFPS 18 Sep 2014 -- U.S. military forces continued to attack Islamic State of Syria and the Levant terrorists in Iraq, using bomber and fighter aircraft to conduct airstrikes yesterday and today, U.S. Central Command officials reported.
• 'No losers, only partners' with Afghan unity government, Security Council told UN News Centre 18 Sep 2014 -- There is "quite simply no better way forward" other than a unity government in Afghanistan, United Nations envoy Ján Kubiš, told the Security Council from Kabul in his final briefing in that capacity.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Hagel Says ISIL Threats Real, Must Be Dealt With AFPS 18 Sep 2014 -- The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant poses a real threat to the countries of the Middle East and perhaps to Europe and the United States, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told the House Armed Services Committee today.
• US Report: China Hacked Into Key US Defense Contractors Site VOA 18 Sep 2014 -- The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee said a yearlong investigation found hackers associated with the Chinese government successfully penetrated the computer systems of the U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) at least 20 times.
• Special Ops Command Stresses Preservation of Force AFPS 18 Sep 2014 -- To combat the demands on the nation's special operations forces, U.S. Special Operations Command has made its Preservation of the Force and Family initiative a priority, the program's director said yesterday.
• Navy to Conduct Strike Missile Demonstration Aboard LCS 4 NNS 18 Sep 2014 -- The Navy is scheduled to conduct a live-fire demonstration of a Kongsberg-built Naval Strike Missile (NSM) aboard USS Coronado (LCS 4) while underway in the Pacific Ocean Sept. 24.
• SECNAV Names Virginia-class Submarine, USS Vermont NNS 18 Sep 2014 -- Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus hosted a ship-naming ceremony Sept. 18 to announce that SSN 792, a Virginia-class attack submarine, will bear the name USS Vermont.
• CNO Charts A Course for A Successful ISS NNS 18 Sep 2014 -- Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert, the host of the 21st International Seapower Symposium (ISS-21), presented his vision Sept. 17 for what he hopes to accomplish at this year's symposium during his ISS opening remarks at the U.S. Naval War College.
• US to Send Troops, Tanks, Combat Vehicles to Latvia: Latvian Defense Ministry RIA Novosti 18 Sep 2014 -- RIGA, September 18 (RIA Novosti) – The United States will send four tanks, 12 infantry combat vehicles and 150 troops to Latvia in order to bolster the security of the Baltic nations, a spokesperson for the Latvian Ministry of Defense Kaspars Galkins said Thursday.
• Navy's Triton Unmanned Aircraft Completes First Cross-country Flight NNS 18 Sep 2014 -- The MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) arrived at Naval Air Station Patuxent River Sept. 18 after completing its inaugural cross-country ferry flight, bringing the Navy closer to delivering this new capability to the fleet.
• Security challenges in the Baltic region in the perspective of the Wales NATO Summit NATO 18 Sep 2014
• Annual Military Exercise Takes on New Meaning for Ukraine Troops VOA 18 Sep 2014 -- The Ukrainian troops put on camouflage paint and hide in tall grass by the side of the road. They have information that an enemy convoy will be passing by soon.
• Spain to Station SAM Systems in Turkey RIA Novosti 18 Sep 2014 -- Spain will station a squadron of Patriot surface-to-air (SAM) systems and send 130 servicemen to Turkey, Spanish Defense Minister Pedro Morenes said while speaking to the members of the parliamentary defense committee.
• Hollande: Conditions for Mistral Delivery to Russia Can be Met But Not at Current Stage RIA Novosti 18 Sep 2014 -- The conditions, under which the first Mistral helicopter carrier will be shipped to Russia, can be met, but they are not in place yet, French President Francois Hollande said at a press conference Thursday.
• Russia Unprepared to Reject Foreign Parts in GLONASS Satellites: Manufacturer RIA Novosti 18 Sep 2014 -- Refusing 'everything foreign' in the production of GLONASS navigation satellites is not possible yet, Russian Space Systems Deputy Director Grigory Stupak said at the International School on Satellite Navigation.
• Talks Over GLONASS Station Locations in US on Hold: Russian Space Corporation RIA Novosti 18 Sep 2014 -- Russia is not willing to initiate talks over locations of GLONASS monitoring stations in the United States, Russian Space Systems deputy director General Grigory Stupak said during the fourth International School on Satellite Navigation.
• Press Briefing by Press Secretary Josh Earnest, 9/18/2014 The White House 18 Sep 2014

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for September 18, 2014

Other Conflicts

• 18 September 2014 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 18 Sep 2014
• Obama Reaffirms Commitment to Ukraine VOA 18 Sep 2014 -- President Barack Obama has offered additional security assistance to Ukraine in its standoff with Russia.
• Ukraine President Appeals for More US Support VOA 18 Sep 2014 -- Ukraine's president, Petro Poroshenko, whose country has seen part of its territory annexed by Russia and another part destabilized by pro-Russian separatists, has called on U.S. lawmakers to continue to support Ukraine in its quest for freedom and democracy.
• Russia moves 4,000 troops to Ukraine border in Crimea: Kiev Iran Press TV 18 Sep 2014 -- Russia has stationed about 4,000 troops with their equipment and ammunition in north Crimea on the border with Ukraine, a Ukrainian official says.
• Poroshenko Addresses U.S. Congress, Asks For Military Aid, Special Security Status RFE/RL 18 Sep 2014 -- Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has asked a joint session of the U.S. Congress for military aid and to confer a special security status upon Ukraine.
• Iraq forces push ISIL back in Al Anbar: Report Iran Press TV 18 Sep 2014 -- The Iraqi military has reportedly pushed ISIL Takfiri militants back in parts of Al-Anbar Province.
• Netherlands May Send F-16 Fighters, Weapons to Iraq to Combat IS: Reports RIA Novosti 18 Sep 2014 -- The Netherlands could use F-16 fighter aircraft and send arms to Iraqi Kurds in order to fight the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group, active in Iraq and Syria, local media reported Thursday.
• Life-saving food aid in jeopardy for millions of Syrians, warns UN agency UN News Centre 18 Sep 2014 -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today warned that it is running out of funds to provide food for almost 6 million Syrians receiving its life-saving assistance.
• CIA deeply skeptical about Obama's Syria new strategy Iran Press TV 18 Sep 2014 -- The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is deeply skeptical about the Obama administration's new strategy to confront the ISIL terrorist organization in Syria, according to a report.
• ISIL overruns several Kurdish villages in Syria Iran Press TV 18 Sep 2014 -- Latest reports say the ISIL Takfiri militants have seized control of at least five more Kurdish villages in the troubled northern Syria, increasing the number of captured villages there to 21.
• IS Fighters Besiege Kurdish City as Drone Reportedly Belonging to US Spotted Over Syria RIA Novosti 18 Sep 2014 -- Islamic State (IS) militants have besieged a Kurdish city and captured several villages in northern Syria on Thursday at the same time as the first drone, reportedly belonging to the United States, was spotted over the Syrian governorate of Aleppo, the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation reported.
• In Major Assault, IS Fighters Seize Kurdish Villages in Syria VOA 18 Sep 2014 -- Islamic State fighters backed by tanks have captured during the past 24 hours, 16 Kurdish villages in Northern Iraq near the Turkish border.
• Hundreds of Yemeni families in need of aid, UN humanitarian office warns UN News Centre 18 Sep 2014 -- Clashes were today reported in Marib, Yemen, where United Nations humanitarian partners estimate that about 300 families are displaced and cut off from aid.
• Truce reached between Houthis and army in Yemen Iran Press TV 18 Sep 2014 -- A truce deal has been inked between Yemen's Houthi fighters and the army in an effort to end two months of deadly clashes in the northeastern province of al-Jouf.

News Reports

• UN announces mission to combat Ebola, declares outbreak 'threat to peace and security' UN News Centre 18 Sep 2014 -- The Security Council, in its first emergency meeting on a public health crisis, today declared the Ebola outbreak in West Africa a threat to peace and security, as Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced that the United Nations will deploy a new emergency health mission to combat one of most horrific diseases on the planet that has shattered the lives of millions.
• Acceleration Seen in Ebola Outbreak, Death Toll Exceeds 2,600 VOA 18 Sep 2014 -- At least 2,622 people have died in the worst outbreak of Ebola virus in history, which has so far infected at least 5,335 people in West Africa, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
• Ebola's economic impact hits Sierra Leone citizens IRIN 18 Sep 2014 -- As the World Bank predicts billions of dollars could be drained from Ebola-affected countries by the end of next year, IRIN spoke to Freetown residents to gauge how the crisis was affecting their lives.
• Scotland Vote Raises Questions of International Law VOA 18 Sep 2014 -- Scotland's referendum on independence from the United Kingdom has captured the world's attention. It has also raised questions about the role of international law in the game of people's self-determination and territorial integrity.
• Australia Detains 15 During Counterterrorism Raids RFE/RL 18 Sep 2014 -- Australian police have staged a series of predawn counterterrorism raids and detained 15 people. The September 18 raids took place in Sydney, Brisbane, and Logan.
• Libya parliament rejects PM's cabinet Iran Press TV 18 Sep 2014 -- The Libyan parliament has rejected the new cabinet of Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni, amid deadly militancy in the North African country.
• Russian Chemical Plant Produces First Nitride Fuel Assembly RIA Novosti 18 Sep 2014 -- The first experimental fuel rod assembly with the newest nitride nuclear fuel was produced at Russian Rosatom's Siberian Chemical Facility, the facility's press service told RIA Novosti on Thursday.
• Interview: Russian Billionaire's Arrest A 'Gangster Story' RFE/RL 18 Sep 2014 -- Self-exiled Russian businessman Yevgeny Chichvarkin says the arrest of Vladimir Yevtushenkov, one of Russia's richest people, has more to do with asset grabbing than politics. Yevtushenkov's AFK Sistema group owns oil firm Bashneft and Russia's largest mobile-phone operator, MTS.
• Background Briefing on P5+1 Talks US Dept. of State 18 Sep 2014
• Any nuclear deal much better than no deal: Zarif Iran Press TV 18 Sep 2014 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says any deal between Iran and the P5+1 on the Islamic Republic's nuclear energy program is much better than no agreement at all.
• Ukraine Has No Facilities, Materials and Means To Produce Nuclear Weapons RIA Novosti 18 Sep 2014 -- Ukraine has no facilities, none of the necessary materials and no means to produce nuclear weapons, Executive Director of the Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation, Elena Sokova told RIA Novosti Thursday.