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• Airstrikes Continue Against ISIL Targets in Iraq AFPS 21 Sep 2014 -- U.S. fighter aircraft have continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Iraq in recent days, U.S. Central Command officials reported today.
• ISAF Chief Hails Agreement for Afghanistan Unity Government AFPS 21 Sep 2014 -- The commander of NATO and U.S. forces in Afghanistan today congratulated Afghanistan's presidential candidates on their agreement to form a government of national unity.
• Ghani declared winner of Afghanistan presidential vote Iran Press TV 21 Sep 2014 -- Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission (IEC) has declared former finance minister, Ashraf Ghani, as the winner of country's disputed presidential vote.
• Afghanistan presidential rivals sign unity agreement Iran Press TV 21 Sep 2014 -- Afghanistan's presidential rivals have inked a power-sharing agreement, ending months of turmoil over disputed election results.
• Afghan Election Body Names Ghani President-Elect RFE/RL 21 Sep 2014 -- The Afghan Independent Election Commission has officially named former Finance Minister Ashraf Ghani as the new president of Afghanistan.
• Ashraf Ghani Named President-elect in Afghanistan VOA 21 Sep 2014 -- Afghanistan's election commission has declared former finance minister and ex-World Bank economist Ashraf Ghani president-elect on Sunday, hours after he signed a power-sharing deal with runner up Abdullah Abdullah.
• Afghanistan: UN welcomes signing of agreement on unity government UN News Centre 21 Sep 2014 -- After months of uncertainty, the United Nations has welcomed the agreement signed today by Afghanistan's two presidential candidates, Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, to establish a government of national unity as an important step to move the country towards a period of stability.

Defense Policy / Programs

• US Pivot to Asia Demands Delicate Balancing Act VOA 21 Sep 2014 -- When President Barack Obama travels to Beijing to attend the annual Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit this fall, members will be looking for signs that the president is still committed to implementing his so-called "Asia pivot" policy.
• Dempsey Recaps NATO Meetings in Lithuania AFPS 21 Sep 2014 -- Russia's continuing aggression in Ukraine, vulnerabilities posed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and other threats along NATO's southern borders, and the alliance's continuing commitments in Afghanistan were the chief topics in meetings with NATO's chiefs of defense in Vilnius, Lithuania, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said today.
• USS Vella Gulf Returns from Deployment NNS 21 Sep 2014 -- The guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) returned to its Naval Station Norfolk homeport on Sept. 20 after a six-month deployment to the U.S. 6th Fleet Area of Operations.
• Thousands March Against War In Moscow, St. Petersburg RFE/RL 21 Sep 2014 -- Moscow has seen its largest opposition protest since President Vladimir Putin's inauguration to a third presidential term in May 2012.
• Russian Military Aircraft Complete Redeployment During Exercises: Defense Ministry RIA Novosti 21 Sep 2014 -- The crews of the Russian air force units have completed redeployment at the airfields of the Eastern Military District as part of the Vostok 2014 drills, a Russian Defense Ministry representative told reporters Sunday.
• Pacific Fleet Ships, Aircraft Respond to Simulated Enemy Threat During Drills RIA Novosti 21 Sep 2014 -- Some 30 ships alongside air forces of the Pacific Fleet have started warding off the attack of a simulated enemy during military exercises in Russia's Far East, a Russian Defense Ministry representative reported Sunday.
• Pilots Reflect Assumed Enemy's Massive Airstrike During Russian Military Drills RIA Novosti 21 Sep 2014 -- The pilots participating in Russian strategic military exercise code-named Vostok-2014 have reflected a massive airstrike of the simulated enemy, a representative of Russia's Defense Ministry has told reporters.
• Ivanov: Russia Not to Quit INF Treaty Unless It Sees Security Threats RIA Novosti 21 Sep 2014 -- Moscow does not intend to leave the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty unless its security interests are threatened, Head of the Russian President's Administration Sergei Ivanov stated Sunday.
• Beijing holds air defense drill People's Daily 21 Sep 2014 -- Beijing conducted a drill against air raids on Saturday to enhance the handling such attacks.
• Army ready to thwart all types of threats: Statement IRNA 21 Sep 2014 -- Army is ready to thwart all types of threats, the Army said in a statement released on Sunday on the occasion of the Sacred Defense Week.
• Remarks With French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius Before Their Meeting US Dept. of State 21 Sep 2014
• Background Briefing on the Secretary's Bilateral Meetings With French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius and With Cypriot President Anastasiades and Foreign Minister Kasoulides US Dept. of State 21 Sep 2014

Defense Industry

Other Conflicts

• Ukraine: No troops withdrawal without full truce Iran Press TV 21 Sep 2014 -- Ukraine will not pull its troops out of the restive eastern regions of the country until the agreed ceasefire between Kiev and pro-Russians is fully implemented, a Ukrainian official says.
• Ukraine Says Won't Pull Back Troops Until Attacks End RFE/RL 21 Sep 2014 -- Kyiv says it will not pull back its troops from the front line in eastern Ukraine, as called for in a newly agreed buffer-zone deal, until a cease-fire is fully implemented by Russian forces and Russian-backed separatist fighters.
• Poroshenko Says Ukrainian Conflict De-escalating: Reports RIA Novosti 21 Sep 2014 -- The conflict between the Ukrainian government and independence supporters is de-escalating, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko told the Ukrainian television channels in an interview Sunday.
• OPCW Report and Ongoing Concerns With Chemical Weapons Use in Syria US Dept. of State 21 Sep 2014
• Syria grants amnesty to group of militants Iran Press TV 21 Sep 2014 -- The Syrian government has granted amnesty to a group of Takfiri militants who used to fight against the country's army, Press TV reports.
• 70k Syrian Kurds flee homes for Turkey in 24 hours: UN Iran Press TV 21 Sep 2014 -- The UN Refugee Agency says around 70,000 Syrian Kurds have moved into Turkey in only 24 hours after being forced from their homes by the ISIL Takfiri threat.
• Syria Denies Use of Chlorine Chemicals: Reports RIA Novosti 21 Sep 2014 -- In response to US Secretary of State John Kerry's accusations of using chlorine chemicals, the government of Syria has stated that the country has handed down all the chemical weaponry it possessed and that it complies with international conventions on arms control, AFP reported Sunday referencing Syria's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
• Iran rejects reports on Kuwaiti mediation for joining anti-ISIL coalition ISNA 21 Sep 2014 -- Iran rejected media reports that it has called on Kuwait to mediate for Iran's participation in the US-led so-called international coalition against the terrorist group of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
• Iraqi army launches anti-ISIL operation in Fallujah Iran Press TV 21 Sep 2014 -- Iraq's military, backed by volunteers, has launched a major operation against the Takfiri ISIL militants in the western province of al-Anbar.
• China continues Diaoyu Islands patrol People's Daily 21 Sep 2014 -- Vessels of the China Coast Guard (CCG) conducted a patrol mission in China's territorial waters surrounding the Diaoyu Islands on Saturday, according to a statement by State Oceanic Administration.
• Yemeni Parties, Houthi Rebels Form Unity Government VOA 21 Sep 2014 -- Rival groups in Yemen signed a U.N.-brokered peace deal on Sunday after Shi'ite rebels seized the government headquarters and the prime minister resigned in the face of raging violence.
• Saudi Arabia sends warplanes to Yemen to counter revolutionaries Iran Press TV 21 Sep 2014 -- Saudi Arabia has reportedly deployed warplanes to Yemen in a bid to confront revolutionary Ansarullah forces, sources say.
• Yemeni PM resigns as part of demands by Ansarullah Iran Press TV 21 Sep 2014 -- Yemeni Prime Minister Mohammed Basindawa has resigned as part of the demands by revolutionary Ansarullah forces that have reportedly seized government headquarters in the capital, Sana'a, amid heavy fighting.

News Reports

• Three-Day Ebola Lockdown Registers 92 Bodies and 56 New Cases: Reports RIA Novosti 21 Sep 2014 -- Ninety-two bodies and 56 new cases of the Ebola virus have been found in Sierra Leone as the three-day lockdown, imposed by the country's government on September 19 comes to an end, Sky News reported Sunday, citing official reports.
• Sierra Leone Ends Ebola Lockdown VOA 21 Sep 2014 -- Sierra Leone has ended a three-day nationwide lockdown aimed at stopping the Ebola outbreak.
• Iran committed to logic in nuclear talks: Larijani IRNA 21 Sep 2014 -- Iran is committed to logic in the nuclear talks and not interested in Washingtons 'useless political gestures' which is only a waste of time, Speaker of the Parliament (Majlis) Ali Larijani said on Sunday.
• Iran accomplishes 90 percent of Arak Heavy Water Reactor ISNA 21 Sep 2014 -- The doors of Arak Heavy Water Reactor, (IR-40), located in central Iran, have been open one decade after its construction began.
• Russia Makes Proposals During Talks Between P5+1 Group And Tehran, Hopes for Cooperation RIA Novosti 21 Sep 2014 -- Russia has made a number of proposals during the talks between the P5+1 group of mediators and Tehran and hopes for collective work in this direction, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told RIA Novosti Sunday.
• Iran, P5+1 Group Make Progress on Debatable Issues: Deputy Russian Foreign Minister RIA Novosti 21 Sep 2014 -- Iran and P5+1 international mediation group have achieved some progress on formerly controversial issues, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told RIA Novosti Sunday.
• Australia to Adopt Tougher Anti-Terrorism Laws RIA Novosti 21 Sep 2014 -- New anti-terrorism legislation is set to be brought before Australia's parliament next week following the largest counterterrorism operation in the country, AFP reports citing George Brandis, the country's attorney general.
• One Year After Mall Attack, Kenya Security Forces Face Same Challenges VOA 21 Sep 2014 -- Kenya's president says the country's troops must stay in Somalia to fight al-Shabab, the militant group responsible for last year's deadly assault on Nairobi's Westgate shopping mall.
• NASA Sends 3D Printer to Space RIA Novosti 21 Sep 2014 -- NASA has sent a 3D-printer to the International Space Station in order to enable quick replacement of parts directly on the spot and decrease astronauts' dependence from Earth, New York Post reports.
• US Successfully Launches Dragon Spacecraft to Resupply ISS: NASA RIA Novosti 21 Sep 2014 -- The United States has successfully launched the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft delivering supplies to the International Space Station (ISS), the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) stated on Sunday.