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• Afghan Presidential Rivals to Share Power VOA 20 Sep 2014 -- Afghan presidential candidates Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah have finally negotiated a long-awaited deal to share power in a so-called national unity government, a move likely to end a months-long election crisis in the war-shattered country.
• Afghan 'Unity Government' Deal To Be Signed RFE/RL 20 Sep 2014 -- A senior Afghan government official says that Afghanistan's two rival presidential candidates are due to sign a power-sharing agreement on September 21.

Defense Policy / Programs

• U.S. Navy Ships Depart for Joint Warrior 14-2 NNS 20 Sep 2014 -- Two U.S. Navy ships, led by Commander, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 26, departed the U.S. for Scotland, Sep 18-19, to participate in Joint Warrior 14-2.
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel's Call with Egyptian Minister of Defense Col. General Sedki Sobhy DoD 20 Sep 2014
• U.S. Navy Ships Depart for Joint Warrior 14-2 NNS 20 Sep 2014 -- Two U.S. Navy ships, led by Commander, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 26, departed the U.S. for Scotland, Sep 18-19, to participate in Joint Warrior 14-2.
• Anchorage Completes 3rd NASA Testing NNS 19 Sep 2014 -- Amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23) arrived at Naval Base San Diego after completing the third Underway Recovery Test (URT-3) for NASA's Orion Program, Sept. 19.
• Russia to Supply T-90S Tanks to Peru in Medium-Term: Rosoboronexport RIA Novosti 20 Sep 2014 -- Peru is interested in a supply of Russian T-90S tanks, but plans are currently considered a medium-term project, Russia's state arms exporter Rosoboronexport deputy general director Sergei Goreslavsky has told RIA Novosti during the exhibition, Africa Aerospace and Defence 2014.
• US to Deliver Apache Helicopters to Egypt VOA 20 Sep 2014 -- U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel confirmed Saturday in a telephone call with his Egyptian counterpart that the United States will deliver to Egypt 10 Apache helicopters to support that country's counter-terrorism efforts.

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Other Conflicts

• Donetsk Blasts as Kyiv, Rebels Cut Deal VOA 20 Sep 2014 -- The Ukrainian city of Donetsk was rocked by blasts on Saturday, even as government forces and pro-Russian separatists prepared to create a buffer zone to separate the warring sides.
• NATO Says Russian Forces 'Still Inside Ukraine' RFE/RL 19 Sep 2014 -- NATO's top military commander says Russian forces are still operating in Ukraine and that a cease-fire is not working, but he expressed hope a new peace plan could bring progress.
• Ukraine ceasefire not working: NATO Iran Press TV 20 Sep 2014 -- The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) says the ceasefire agreement in east Ukraine is not working and Russian troops are still active in the region.
• Three explosions rock east Ukraine's Donetsk city Iran Press TV 20 Sep 2014 -- Three huge blasts have rocked the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk on the day when the country's army and pro-Russia forces were expected to begin implementing a new truce plan.
• Russia delivers 3rd aid shipment to Donetsk Iran Press TV 20 Sep 2014 -- Russia has announced it has delivered a third shipment of aid to eastern Ukraine where government troops are engaged in fighting with pro-Russia forces.
• Ukrainian Special Forces Violate Ceasefire 10 Times in One Day: DPR Headquarters RIA Novosti 20 Sep 2014 -- Ukrainian troops have today violated the Minsk ceasefire agreement 10 times, killing several people in Donbas region, the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) reported Saturday.
• Ukrainian Army Attacks Military Plant in Donetsk RIA Novosti 20 Sep 2014 -- The Ukrainian military have carried out an attack on a military plant in Donetsk, where explosives are blowing up.
• Unloading of Russian Humanitarian Convoy Trucks Begins in Donetsk RIA Novosti 20 Sep 2014 -- The unloading of the first truck of the Russian humanitarian convoy has started in Donetsk.
• Donetsk Republic Head Calls Ukrainian Special Status Law Independence Recognition RIA Novosti 20 Sep 2014 -- Prime Minister of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) Alexander Zakharchenko has announced that the law on special status of the self-proclaimed republics means recognition by Ukrainian authorities of their independence.
• Iran not to join US-led fight on ISIL: Zarif Iran Press TV 20 Sep 2014 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Tehran will not team up with the US in its so-called coalition against Takfiri ISIL militants.
• IS Militants Release 49 Turkish Hostages VOA 20 Sep 2014 -- Turkey's prime minister said 49 Turkish hostages seized by Islamic State militants in Iraq in June have been freed.
• Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement pledges more assistance for Iraq IRNA 20 Sep 2014 -- The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement has pledged to intensify its humanitarian activities in Iraq, and to increase assistance for more than 1.5 million Iraqis displaced as a result of continuous fighting in various parts of the country.
• Iraqi forces foil gas attack in east, lawmaker says Iran Press TV 20 Sep 2014 -- Iraqi forces have foiled a poisonous gas attack by the ISIL terrorists in residential areas of an eastern province, an Iraqi lawmaker says.
• Turkish Hostages Seized In Northern Iraq Freed RFE/RL 20 Sep 2014 -- Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has announced that 49 Turkish hostages seized by Islamic State (IS) militants in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul have been brought safely back to Turkey.e
• Iraqi Forces Destroy Warehouse Storing Seven Missiles, Kill 18 IS Terrorists: Reports RIA Novosti 20 Sep 2014 -- Iraqi forces have destroyed a warehouse with seven missiles containing chlorine gas in the central Iraqi province of Diyala in addition to killing 18 Islamic State (IS) militants, reported Shafaq News on Saturday, citing provincial police chief General Jamil Shammari.
• 60,000 Syrian Kurds flee homes to escape ISIL attacks Iran Press TV 20 Sep 2014 -- A senior Turkish official says at least 60,000 Syrian Kurds have fled their homes over the past 24 hours due to the threat posed by ISIL Takfiri terrorists.
• Turkey Says 45,000 Syrian Kurds Enter Fleeing Islamic State RFE/RL 20 Sep 2014 -- Ankara says tens of thousands of Syrian Kurds have crossed into Turkey over the past day, fleeing clashes with Islamic State militants.
• Deputy Prime Minister: 45,000 Syrian Kurds Fleeing IS Cross Border Into Turkey RIA Novosti 20 Sep 2014 -- Some 45,000 Syrian Kurds fleeing an advanced by the Islamic State (IS) have crossed over the border into Turkey a day after Ankara opened up its border, Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus said on Saturday.
• Syria: Ban urges immediate end to violence as thousands flee militant offensive in northern town UN News Centre 20 Sep 2014 -- Alarmed by reports that thousands of civilians in northern Syria have been forced from their homes by the latest Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) offensive in the area, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has demanded an immediate end to the violence.
• Yemen: UN envoy reports deal reached to resolve current crisis in country UN News Centre 20 Sep 2014 -- The United Nations envoy in Yemen announced today that an agreement has been reached, following intense consultations with all the political parties, including Ansarallah, to resolve the current crisis based on the outcomes of the National Dialogue Conference.
• UN Envoy: Truce Reached in Yemen VOA 20 Sep 2014 -- A United Nations envoy says Yemen's government has reached an agreement to end fighting with Shi'ite Houthi rebels that has intensified in recent days.
• Yemen imposes curfew amid clashes in capital Iran Press TV 20 Sep 2014 -- The Yemeni government has imposed a curfew on parts of the capital Sana'a as heavy fighting continues between Ansarullah fighters and loyalists to Salafist Islah Party.
• Yemen's Houthi fighters take over TV station HQ in Sana'a Iran Press TV 20 Sep 2014 -- Ansarullah fighters of the Houthi movement have taken over the offices of Yemen's state TV station after clashes with parts of the army commanded by the brother of ousted dictator, Ali Abdullah Saleh, in the capital, Sana'a.
• Peace mediators censure fresh fighting in South Sudan Iran Press TV 20 Sep 2014 -- Mediators of the South Sudan conflict have denounced as "senseless" a fresh outbreak of fighting between government troops and rebel forces loyal to the country's former Vice President Riek Machar.
• AU Mission to Assist Inquiry into Attack on Peacekeepers in Mali VOA 20 Sep 2014 -- The African Union's Mission to Mali and the Sahel says it is ready to assist with an investigation into Thursday's attack that killed five United Nations peacekeepers from Chad.

News Reports

• US Congressman Says 40 American Islamic State Fighters Returned to US RIA Novosti 20 Sep 2014 -- Up to 40 Americans who went to the Middle East to fight along Islamic State (IS) militants are believed to have returned to the US, warned Tim Bishop, the US Representative for New York's 1st Congressional District, Fox News reports.
• Israel, the Quiet Partner in Fight Against Islamic State Group VOA 20 Sep 2014 -- As the U.S. builds an international coalition against Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq, Israel has a stake in the outcome of the fight but its role is restricted.
• Ban launches UN Ebola response mission; advance teams to arrive in West Africa on Monday UN News Centre 20 Sep 2014 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has officially established the United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response and has instructed the advance teams for the first-of-its-kind operation to head to its base in Accra, Ghana, by Monday, 22 September.
• Sierra Leone's Ebola Lockdown Continues VOA 20 Sep 2014 -- The streets of Freetown, Sierra Leone's capital, resembled a ghost town Saturday as the nation entered the second day of a three-day lockdown to combat the deadly Ebola.
• Zarif urges US to lift anti-Iran sanctions IRNA 20 Sep 2014 -- Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has called for the removal of the US-led sanctions against Iran in an exclusive interview published in the September-October issue of bimonthly The National Interest.
• Xi's trip to central, south Asia opens new chapter for China's neighborhood diplomacy: FM People's Daily 20 Sep 2014 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping returned to Beijing on Friday night after a trip to central and south Asia.