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• US-led jets strike ISIL-held oil sites in Syria Iran Press TV 28 Sep 2014 -- US-led warplanes have reportedly hit oil refinery sites under the control of Takfiri ISIL militants in Syria in a bid to prevent the terrorists from selling oil.
• US attacks ISIL in Syrian town near Turkish border Iran Press TV 28 Sep 2014 -- The US Defense Department says American-led airstrikes have targeted the ISIL terrorist group in northern Syria close to the border with Turkey.
• US-Led Coalition Planes Hit IS Oil Sites In Syria, Iraq RFE/RL 28 Sep 2014 -- U.S.-led warplanes have hit more oil sites in Syria used by Islamic State (IS) militants as fighting by Iraqi security forces and insurgents also took place in Iraq's western Anbar Province.
• US House Speaker: Congress Should Debate Authorization Against IS VOA 28 Sep 2014 -- As wave after wave of U.S. airstrikes target Islamic State militants, the speaker of the Republican-controlled House of Representatives says he would be willing to call Congress back into session to debate a formal, broad authorization for the use of military force. Legislators left Washington 10 days ago for a seven-week recess.
• Obama: US Intel Underestimated Militants in Syria VOA 28 Sep 2014 -- U.S. intelligence agencies underestimated Islamic State activity inside Syria, which has become "ground zero" for jihadists worldwide, President Barack Obama said in a CBS television interview broadcast on Sunday.
• Karzai Defends His Rule, Admits Failed Peace Efforts VOA 28 Sep 2014 -- Afghanistan's outgoing President Hamid Karzai in his final address to the nation Sunday night defended his 13-year rule, saying it has laid a "great foundation for our future."
• Karzai In Quotes RFE/RL 28 Sep 2014 -- Following two turbulent and controversial terms in office, Hamid Karzai is poised to be the first person to leave the Afghan presidency in a peaceful transfer of power, which is expected on September 29. As his stint as president comes to a close, we look at some of his most memorable quotes over the past 13 years.
• 21 militants killed in NW Pakistan Iran Press TV 28 Sep 2014 -- Air raids and a gunfight have left at least 21 militants dead in Pakistan's volatile northwestern tribal areas.

Defense Policy / Programs

• TACP-M ties it all together AFNS 28 Sep 2014 -- Embedded deep within an Army maneuver unit lies an Airman. Charged with orchestrating critical close-air support, it's often the effort of this combat maestro that means the difference between life and death on the battlefield - this specialist is known as a tactical air control party, or TACP for short.
• DESRON 15 Assures Surface Warfare Readiness Through Revitalized SURFREM Program NNS 28 Sep 2014 -- In the midst of the year's largest U.S. military exercise, Asia's forward-deployed destroyer squadron is taking steps to ensure surface warfare readiness by leading the Navy in the development of tactics, techniques and procedures (TTP) that are on the 'leading edge' of emerging technology.
• Lavrov: Russia Hopes US Will Not Go Outside Scope Of Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty RIA Novosti 28 Sep 2014 -- Moscow hopes that the United States will not go outside the scope of the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in his interview with Rossiya-1 broadcaster and the RT channel.
• PLA stages meteorological, hydrological drills People's Daily 28 Sep 2014 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) has been staging three-day meteorological and hydrological drills in multiple cities that will end on Sunday.
• China, Romania agree to enhance cooperation People's Daily 28 Sep 2014 -- Vice chairman of China's Central Military Commission Xu Qiliang met with Romanian Minister of National Defense Mircea Dusa on Sunday.
• Iran ready to respond to any incursion into borders: Cmdr. Iran Press TV 28 Sep 2014 -- An Iranian military commander has underscored the country's defense capabilities, saying the Islamic Republic is ready to repel any incursion into its territory.

Defense Industry

Other Conflicts

• Syria hails UN resolution banning support for militants Iran Press TV 28 Sep 2014 -- The Syrian government has welcomed a UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution that prohibits providing support for the foreign-backed militants.
• Iraqi forces kill 80 ISIL terrorists in al-Anbar Province Iran Press TV 28 Sep 2014 -- Iraqi security sources have announced the killing of at least 80 ISIL Takfiri terrorists in the restive al-Anbar Province at the hands of the country's army soldiers.
• No foreign ground deployment to fight ISIL: Iraq FM Iran Press TV 28 Sep 2014 -- Iraq's Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Ja'afari has once again warned about the global dimension of the threat posed by the Takfiri ISIL terrorists while rejecting foreign boots on the country's soil to battle the terror group.
• Lavrov Blames Western Partners for Violating Agreements on Ukraine RIA Novosti 28 Sep 2014 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has blamed Western partners for violating their own arrangements concerning the regulation of the crisis in Ukraine.
• Lavrov: Ukraine in Need of Deep Constitutional Reform RIA Novosti 28 Sep 2014 -- Ukraine needs a thorough constitutional reform, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Sunday in an interview with Rossiya-1 broadcaster and the RT news channel.
• Lavrov: US Base Their Statements on Ukraine on Unverified Facts or Framing-Up RIA Novosti 28 Sep 2014 -- The US statements on the situation in Ukraine are based on unverified facts or framing-up, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview to Rossiya-1 and RT TV channels.
• Libya Swears In New Cabinet VOA 28 Sep 2014 -- The new interim Libyan government of Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thani was sworn in by the Libyan parliament Sunday in the eastern city of Tobruk. The Islamist militia coalition that controls the capital Tripoli refuses to recognize al-Thani and supports its own government.
• Iran dismisses UAE remarks on Persian Gulf islands Iran Press TV 28 Sep 2014 -- Iran has slammed the UAE's new statements about the three Iranian islands in the Persian Gulf as interference in Tehran's internal affairs.
• Dozens killed, wounded in Yemen Houthi hospital bombing Iran Press TV 28 Sep 2014 -- Security sources say dozens of people have been killed or wounded when a bomb struck a hospital used by Ansarullah fighters of the Shia Houthi movement in Yemen's oil-rich eastern province of Ma'rib.

News Reports

• China vows to cut 'escape route' of corrupt officials People's Daily 28 Sep 2014 -- A Chinese senior prosecutor has pledged efforts to chase fugitive corruption suspects as well as to 'resolutely cut off the escape route of suspects.'
• Hong Kong protesters block major roads Iran Press TV 28 Sep 2014 -- Protesters have expanded their demonstrations in Hong Kong, blocking major roads across the city.
• Police, pro-democracy protesters clash in Hong Kong Iran Press TV 28 Sep 2014 -- Hong Kong police have clashed with protesters demanding electoral reforms in the city.
• Riot Police Withdrawn from Hong Kong Protest Sites VOA 28 Sep 2014 -- The Hong Kong government said on Monday it has withdrawn riot police from city streets after pro-democracy protests began to calm down.
• Pyongyang Says N Korean Nuclear Issue to Be Resolved by Termination of US Hostile Policy RIA Novosti 28 Sep 2014 -- North Korea's nuclear program had been developed as a response to Washington's 'hostile policy,' 'nuclear threats' and 'stifling strategy' against the DPRK, claimed North Korea's Foreign Minister Ri Su Yong in his UN address.
• DPR Korea, in UN address, says reunification 'only way to prevent war, safeguard peace' UN News Centre 27 Sep 2014 -- Speaking at the United Nations General Assembly today, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Ri Su Yong, told delegates that despite recent gains in economic development, his country continued to face "serious obstacles" due to the continuing divisions separating the Korean peninsula.
• Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov Delivers Speech at UN General Assembly RIA Novosti 28 Sep 2014 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov delivered a speech during the 69th session of the UN General Assembly on September 27, touching upon such issues as US unilateral use of military power, the West's unwillingness to cooperate with Russia, the situation in Ukraine and delays in Malaysia Airlines MH17 flight investigation, and access to the data on chemical weapons in Libya, among other things.
• Promised Ebola Aid Falls Short of Needs in Liberia VOA 28 Sep 2014 -- Six months after the Ebola outbreak emerged for the first time in an unprepared West Africa and eventually became the worst-ever outbreak, the gap between what is needed and what has been sent by other countries and private groups is huge and threatens to become insurmountable.
• China Successfully Orbits Experimental Satellite RIA Novosti 28 Sep 2014 -- China has launched a new experimental satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern Gobi desert on Sunday, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.