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• Airstrikes Causing ISIL to Change Tactics AFPS 03 Oct 2014 -- Operations against the so-called Islamic State continue apace with 334 airstrikes against the terror group, Pentagon Press Secretary Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby told reporters at the Pentagon today.
• Airstrikes Hit ISIL in Syria and Iraq AFPS 03 Oct 2014 -- U.S. and partner-nation military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria yesterday and today using a mix of fighter and remotely piloted aircraft to conduct six airstrikes.
• Australia To Join Coalition Air Strikes In Iraq RFE/RL 03 Oct 2014 -- Australia has confirmed it will join the U.S.-led coalition carrying out air strikes against Islamic State targets in northern Iraq.
• PM confirms additional measures in support of operations against ISIL UK MOD 03 Oct 2014 -- During a visit to RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus the Prime Minister thanked RAF air and ground crew for their efforts in tackling ISIL in Iraq.
• Cameron Pledges Support For Afghanistan RFE/RL 03 Oct 2014 -- During a surprise visit to Kabul, Prime Minister David Cameron has promised that Britain will always be 'a strong partner and a good friend' to the country.
• UK's Cameron on Surprise Afghan Visit VOA 03 Oct 2014 -- British Prime Minister David Cameron has made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan to hold talks with the leaders of the country's new unity government.
• Pakistan air assault kills 15 militants near Afghan border Iran Press TV 03 Oct 2014 -- More than a dozen militants have been killed in an airstrike carried out by the Pakistani army in a restive tribal district near the Afghan border.
• Press Briefing on Government Response to the Ebola Epidemic in West Africa, 10/3/2014 The White House 03 Oct 2014
• DoD May Deploy up to 4,000 Troops to Combat Ebola AFPS 03 Oct 2014 -- The Defense Department could deploy up to 4,000 service members to Liberia as part of Operation United Assistance against Ebola, Pentagon Press Secretary Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby told reporters at the Pentagon today.

Defense Policy / Programs

• US judge rejects govt. plea to close Gitmo hearing Iran Press TV 03 Oct 2014 -- A US federal judge has rejected government plea to close a hearing into the force-feeding of a hunger striker in Washington's military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
• Transcript: Department of Defense Press Briefing by Rear Adm. Kirby in the Pentagon Briefing Room DOD 03 Oct 2014 -- Presenters: Rear Adm. John Kirby, Press Secretary
• Official Discusses Tools to Boost Professionalism AFPS 03 Oct 2014 -- Through its Office of Military Professionalism, the Defense Department has made strides toward restoring and maintaining trust and transparency internally and with the American public, a senior official said today.
• Commandant decides against uniform changes USMC News 03 Oct 2014 -- Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James F. Amos decided against the proposed insignia modification that would have changed the enlisted rank worn on woodland utilities from black to brushed brass, and against the proposed requirement for all officers to own and wear the Sam Browne belt while in the dress blue uniform
• Modernizing ICBM sustainment AFNS 03 Oct 2014 -- In an ongoing effort to better manage the sustainment of intercontinental ballistic missiles, Air Force Global Strike Command has implemented an ICBM Parts Centralized Funding program designed to help alleviate budgetary pressure on missile wing leadership.
• First Fightertown F-35B training course takes off USMC News 03 Oct 2014 -- The Pilot Training Center and Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 are slated to kick off the first F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter pilot training course, also known as the F-35B Safe for Solo course, aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, Oct. 6.
• Bataan ARG/MEU Transits from US 5th Fleet to US 6th Fleet NNS 03 Oct 2014 -- Ships of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) with embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) transited the Suez Canal Oct. 2, which marked the beginning of their journey homeward.
• US Navy Ships Arrive in Scotland for Joint Warrior 14-2 NNS 03 Oct 2014 -- U.S. Navy ships assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 26, pulled into Faslane, Scotland for a routine port visit Oct. 2, prior to the start of exercise Joint Warrior 14-2.
• Gunston Hall Visits Cyprus NNS 03 Oct 2014 -- The Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) arrived in Limassol, Cyprus, for a scheduled port visit, Oct. 3.
• US lifts 40-year arms ban to boost Vietnam maritime power Iran Press TV 03 Oct 2014 -- The United States has decided to sell maritime weaponry to Vietnam, a move likely to anger China which has accused Washington of interfering in its dispute with regional countries over the South China Sea.
• US Eases Ban on Arms Sales to Vietnam VOA 03 Oct 2014 -- The United States has partially lifted a decades-long ban on lethal weapons sales to Vietnam; a historic move that comes nearly four decades after the end of the Vietnam War.
• US hails Turkish vote allowing military move against ISIL Iran Press TV 03 Oct 2014 -- The United States has praised as "a very positive development" a Turkish parliament vote that authorizes the government to take military action against the ISIL terrorist organization.
• October 3, 2014 - U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 03 Oct 2014
• Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Josh Earnest en route Princeton, Indiana, 10/3/2014 The White House 03 Oct 2014

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for October 03, 2014

Other Conflicts

• 3 October 2014 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 03 Oct 2014
• Heavy clashes continue between Kurdish forces, ISIL near Kobani Iran Press TV 03 Oct 2014 -- Heavy clashes continue between Takfiri ISIL militants and Kurdish forces near the Syrian border town of Ain al-Arab, also known as Kobani to Kurds.
• UN rights office condemns destruction of Syrian holy sites as ISIL terror continues UN News Centre 03 Oct 2014 -- The United Nations human rights office today expressed concern about the continuing wave of destruction unleashed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) amid reports that the terrorist group has targeted and destroyed a number of religious buildings in areas under its control.
• Fighting Continues in Northern Syria VOA 03 Oct 2014 -- Islamic State militants are continuing their advance on the northern Syrian town of Kobani near the Turkish border, where Kurdish fighters have been struggling to repel them for weeks.
• Syrian Rebel Commanders Say US Airstrikes Bolster Assad VOA 03 Oct 2014 -- Moderate Syrian rebel field commanders said the U.S.-led air offensive in Syria is helping President Bashar al-Assad.
• Fierce fighting against ISIL continues in Iraq Iran Press TV 03 Oct 2014 -- Iraqi government and Kurdish forces continue to fight the Takfiri ISIL militants in several cities and towns in the north and west of the country.
• Benghazi violence kills dozens of Libyan soldiers Iran Press TV 03 Oct 2014 -- The Libyan army says dozens of soldiers have been killed and many more wounded in bomb attacks and clashes between troops and militants around Benghazi airport.
• Ukraine: UN chief 'disturbed' by death of aid worker, dangerous surge in fighting UN News Centre 03 Oct 2014 -- The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is "saddened and disturbed" to learn of the death of an international humanitarian aid worker, killed when a shell landed near the International Committee of the Red Cross Headquarters in eastern Ukraine on Thursday.
• Crimean Tatars Complain Of Campaign Of Harassment, Intimidation RFE/RL 03 Oct 2014 -- On an autumn evening on a highway between Simferopol and Belogorsk, a white van pulled up next to two young Crimean Tatar men who were walking on the street. Several unknown men jumped out and pushed 18-year-old Islyam Dzheparov and 23-year-old Dzhebdet Islyamov into the vehicle.
• DR Congo: Security Council reiterates priority of "swift neutralization" of armed group UN News Centre 03 Oct 2014 -- The United Nations Security Council today reiterated that the "swift neutralization" of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) armed group is a top priority in bringing stability to and protecting the civilians of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Great Lakes region.
• Ban 'outraged' by deadly attack on UN peacekeepers in Mali UN News Centre 03 Oct 2014 -- United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today expressed shock and outrage at the killing of nine peacekeepers in an attack in Mali and issued a warning that all hostilities waged against UN "blue helmets" constitute a serious violation of international law.
• Myanmar: UN officials cite citizenship issue, expansion of aid as key concerns UN News Centre 03 Oct 2014 -- Back from a recent trip to Myanmar, senior United Nations humanitarian and development officials today called for continued lifesaving aid to the displaced, assistance to address poverty and create better coexistence conditions, and a political solution to a new citizenship plan.

News Reports

• Islamic State Claims Beheading of British Hostage VOA 03 Oct 2014 -- The Islamic State terrorist group says it has executed British hostage Alan Henning.
• Islamic State Not in South Asia, but Supporters Carry the Baton VOA 03 Oct 2014 -- When Islamic State propaganda material and flyers turned up in parts of South Asia last month, they were accompanied with news headlines like these: "ISIS Makes Inroads in Afghanistan, Pakistan," from Foreign Policy magazine, and, "Ultra-Radical Islamists Move to Take Over From 'Tired'Taliban, al-Qaida Leaders," from Canada's CBC News website.
• Hong Kong Police, Protesters Clash Near Government Building VOA 03 Oct 2014 -- Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters and police clashed early Saturday in the latest violent incident since police used tear gas and pepper spray on demonstrators on Sunday.
• HK protests challenge supreme power organ: People's Daily People's Daily 03 Oct 2014 -- The illegal gatherings of the Occupy Central movement are aimed at challenging both China's supreme power organ and Hong Kong citizens' democratic rights, and are doomed to fail, according to a commentary to be carried by Friday's People's Daily.
• Hong Kong Protesters Cancel Talks With Government After 'Organized Attacks' VOA 03 Oct 2014 -- Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters on Friday called off talks with the government about electoral reforms, after violent clashes broke out with pro-Beijing crowds at their protest camps.
• Hong Kongers Unperturbed by Beijing Economic Threats VOA 03 Oct 2014 -- The official China National Tourism Administration is barring mainland tour groups from traveling to Hong Kong. Wednesday's edict marks a strategic shift in the way Beijing is attempting to rein in and, analysts suggest, sow division, in the Hong Kong special administrative region, where democracy protests are growing by the day.
• Russian Government Provides Food Aid to DPRK KCNA 03 Oct 2014 -- The ship with the first batch of 50 000 tons of free food aid provided by the government of the Russian Federation to the DPRK arrived in Nampho Port on Friday.
• Source: N. Korea May be Preparing Missile Sales VOA 03 Oct 2014 -- North Korea may be firing up its efforts to woo potential foreign buyers for its missiles.
• North Korea 'ready' to resume talks on nuclear program Iran Press TV 03 Oct 2014 -- North Korea's Ambassador to the UN, So Se Pyong, says his country is ready to resume six-party talks on its nuclear program.
• Ebola outbreak 'running' ahead of world's response, UN warns as funding lags UN News Centre 03 Oct 2014 -- As the head of the United Nations mission working to stop the Ebola outbreak continued his visit to hard-hit countries in West Africa today, the world body's humanitarian wing said funding for the international response is lagging, with only 26 per cent of the $988 million needed having been received thus far.
• Airport Ebola-Screening Procedures Keeping 'Dozens' Off Planes VOA 03 Oct 2014 -- The White House says that a ban on travel to Ebola-affected countries in West Africa would be counter productive. Homeland Security Advisor Lisa Monaco said that a travel ban would 'actually impede the response' to Ebola cases in affected countries and that airport screening procedures are keeping ill people off planes.
• Lawmakers Express Concern about US Readiness to Deal with Ebola VOA 03 Oct 2014 -- The first confirmed case of Ebola in the United States has caught the attention of a number of lawmakers, who are asking whether federal and local health systems are equipped to stop the spread of the deadly disease.
• Washington-Area Hospital Admits Possible Ebola Case VOA 03 Oct 2014 -- A patient with Ebola-like symptoms has been admitted to a Washington, D.C.-area hospital.
• Thai Researchers Claim Breakthrough in Ebola Treatment VOA 03 Oct 2014 -- A day after Thai medical scientists claimed they made a breakthrough in the search for a treatment for the Ebola virus, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the U.S. National Institutes of Health have offered to assist Thailand in vetting and testing the experimental treatment.