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• Air Strikes Hit IS Targets Near Syrian Border Town RFE/RL 04 Oct 2014 -- The U.S.-led coalition has carried out fresh air strikes against Islamic State (IS) militants near the Turkish border in northern Syria as IS fighters pressed their offensive against the Syrian border town of Kobani.
• Rodriguez: Troops in Liberia Will Be Protected From Ebola AFPS 04 Oct 2014 -- Soldiers deployed to Liberia to help with the Ebola outbreak there will receive the best equipment and training beforehand, be monitored on the ground and be screened before they go home, the commander of U.S. Africa Command said at the White House yesterday.

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• US Court Orders Declassification of Guantanamo Bay Prisoner Videos: Reports RIA Novosti 04 Oct 2014 -- A US Federal District Court judge ordered the public disclosure of 28 previously classified videos, showing a Guantanamo Bay prisoner on hunger-strike being force-fed and forcibly removed from his cell, the New York Times reported.
• USS Winston S. Churchill Underway for Group Sail NNS 04 Oct 2014 -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) is currently underway participating in a group sail as part of the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group (TRCSG).
• Bataan Sailors, Marines Visit Kusadasi, Turkey NNS 04 Oct 2014 -- The amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) arrived in Kusadasi, Turkey, for a scheduled port visit, Oct. 4.
• UK nuclear arms maker rapped over safety breaches Iran Press TV 04 Oct 2014 -- A British nuclear weapons maker has been slammed for breaching safety standards for disposal of hazardous radioactive material.
• Russia to re-launch missile warning station in Crimea Iran Press TV 04 Oct 2014 -- Moscow is planning to modernize and re-launch a Soviet-era radar station on the Crimean Peninsula, which voluntarily reunited with Russia in March.
• Hezbollah welcomes Iran military aid to Lebanon Iran Press TV 04 Oct 2014 -- An official of Lebanese resistance movement, Hezbollah, has welcomed Iran's planned military aid to the Lebanon's army in its fight against terrorism.

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• Palestinians Hail Swedish Announcement On Statehood, As U.S. Urges Caution RFE/RL 04 Oct 2014 -- A senior Palestinian negotiator has said Sweden's decision to recognize a Palestinian state was 'courageous,' but the United States urged caution.
• Iraqi army forces retake northern town from ISIL Iran Press TV 04 Oct 2014 -- Iraqi army soldiers, supported by the Kurdish Peshmerga forces and local tribesmen, have driven Takfiri ISIL militants out of the entire town of Zumar in Iraq's northern province of Nineveh.
• No loophole on Iran borders for ISIL militants: Commander IRNA 04 Oct 2014 -- Commander of Ilams Border Guards Lotfali Pakbaz said in a press conference on Saturday that there is no loophole on Iranian borders for ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant) militants.
• Syria Kurdish fighters call on Kurds to take up arms Iran Press TV 04 Oct 2014 -- Kurdish fighters in Syria have called on all Kurds across the region to take up arms as the ISIL militants are inching toward the Syrian town of Kobani on the border with Turkey.
• More Fighting Near Syria-Turkish Border VOA 04 Oct 2014 -- Fighting continued to rage Saturday in northern Syria where Islamic State militants are closing in on a Kurdish town near the Turkish border.
• Six Killed In Bomb Attack In Northwest Pakistan RFE/RL 04 Oct 2014 -- A bomb has exploded at a bus station in volatile northwestern Pakistan, killing at least six people.
• Ukraine forces kill 12 pro-Russians at Donetsk airport Iran Press TV 04 Oct 2014 -- Ukrainian military officials say 12 pro-Russia armed men have been killed in attacks on buildings at Donetsk airport despite a ceasefire between Kiev and the pro-Moscow forces.
• Poroshenko: Fortifications on Eastern Border of Ukraine Almost Completed RIA Novosti 04 Oct 2014 -- Ukrainian military personnel has completed 80 percent of the construction works at the border fortifications in the east of the country, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Saturday during his working visit to Zhytomyr region.
• Ukraine's Armed Forces to Receive High-Precision Weapons: Reports RIA Novosti 04 Oct 2014 -- During a visit to a military-industrial complex in Zaporizhia, Ukraine's Defense Minister Valeriy Heletey stated that the armed forces of the country would receive high-precision weapons, the Ukrainian TV channel '1+1' reported.
• Artillery Shelling Kills One Civilian, Wounds Another in Donetsk RIA Novosti 04 Oct 2014 -- One civilian has been killed and another wounded as a result of the artillery shelling in Donetsk, a spokesperson for the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) told RIA Novosti.

News Reports

• Hong Kong Protesters Stage Massive Rally VOA 04 Oct 2014 -- Pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong staged a massive rally Saturday evening in the downtown business district they've occupied for a week, defying attacks by opponents and warnings by the territory's government to clear the streets by Monday morning.
• Firmly safeguard rule of law in HK: People's Daily People's Daily 04 Oct 2014 -- Democracy and the rule of law are interdependent, and a democracy without the rule of law will only bring havoc, says a commentary to be carried by Saturday's People's Daily.
• Hong Kong protests ebb after offer of talks People's Daily 04 Oct 2014 -- Crowds of protesters on the streets of Hong Kong dwindled sharply on Friday after the special administrative region's chief executive agreed to arrange a meeting with their leaders over demands for electoral reforms.
• Hong Kong Police Arrest 19 Protesters, Including Eight Triad Gang Members RIA Novosti 04 Oct 2014 -- Hong Kong police have arrested 19 protesters, including eight suspected members of triad criminal gangs, Channel News Asia reported early Saturday morning citing Hong Kong police.
• Spokesman for DPRK FM Slams U.S. Frantic Anti-DPRK Campaign KCNA 04 Oct 2014 -- The spokesman for the Foreign Ministry of the DPRK released the following statement Saturday:
• Hwang Pyong So Leaves to Participate in Asian Games KCNA 04 Oct 2014 -- Vice Marshal of the Korean People's Army Hwang Pyong So, vice-chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission and director of the General Political Bureau of the KPA, left here Saturday by air to participate in the closing ceremony of the 17th Asian Games.
• North Korean officials make rare visit to South Iran Press TV 04 Oct 2014 -- Three top North Korean officials, including the country's number two man, pay a rare visit to neighboring South despite tense relations between Pyongyang and Seoul.
• North, South Korea Agree to New Talks VOA 04 Oct 2014 -- North and South Korean officials have agreed to resume high level talks that have been stalled for several months.
• North Korea Agrees to High-Level Talks With South Korea RIA Novosti 04 Oct 2014 -- After months of tension, North Korea has agreed to high-level talks with its southern neighbor on Saturday, according to a press release by the South Korean Ministry of Unification.
• Pyongyang's Top Officials' Surprise Visit to S Korea Sparks Speculation Over Their Mission RIA Novosti 04 Oct 2014 -- Senior North Korean officials have made a surprise visit to the South Korean city of Incheon, where the closing ceremonies of the Asian Games are taking place today, Saturday, October 4.
• Pakistani Taliban says ready to help ISIL militants Iran Press TV 04 Oct 2014 -- The pro-Taliban group in Pakistan says it is ready to send militants to assist ISIL Takfiri terrorists in Iraq and Syria.
• Family of Islamic State Captive Makes Plea VOA 04 Oct 2014 -- The parents of the U.S. aid worker threatened in Islamic State's latest beheading video have appealed to his captors to 'show mercy' and let him go.
• What's In a Name: The ISIS/ISIL Debate VOA 04 Oct 2014 -- Three months ago, Omar Al-Baghdadi, the leader of the militant Islamist group that has captured cities and towns in Syria and Iraq, announced a restored "Islamic State." But debate continues over how to refer to the jihadist movement.
• Belgium Proves Vital Jihadist Recruiting Hub VOA 04 Oct 2014 -- This week, the trial of dozens of Sharia4Belgium members began in the Belgian city of Antwerp, ground zero of a very successful effort to recruit jihadists.
• French Ebola Patient Recovers VOA 04 Oct 2014 -- The health ministry of France says a French nurse who contracted Ebola in Liberia while working for Doctors Without Borders has recovered.