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08 October 2014 Military News

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  • OIF/OEF/OND Casualty Update 08 Oct 2014 [PDF]

  • Spokesman: Airstrikes Only Part of the Strategy Against ISIL AFPS 08 Oct 2014 -- Airstrikes against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists will not be enough to end the siege of the embattled Syrian Kurdish town of Kobani, the Pentagon press secretary acknowledged today.
  • US Facing 'Real Possibility' of Kobani Falling to IS Group VOA 08 Oct 2014 -- Islamic State (IS) fighters are continuing their push into the mostly Kurdish Syrian border town of Kobani, and the U.S. military says it is facing the 'real possibility' that the twon soon could fall to the extremist group.
  • Airstrikes Hit ISIL in Syria and Iraq AFPS 08 Oct 2014 -- U.S. and partner nation military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria yesterday and today, using bomber, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft to conduct nine airstrikes, U.S. Central Command officials reported.
  • US presses Turkey to play bigger role in ISIL fight Iran Press TV 08 Oct 2014 -- The United States is pressing the Turkish government to play a bigger role in the fight against ISIL by intervening to prevent the terrorists from overrunning the Syrian border town of Kobani.
  • Canada's parliament authorizes anti-ISIL strikes in Iraq and Syria Iran Press TV 08 Oct 2014 -- Canada's parliament has voted in favor of a motion for the country to join the so-called US-led coalition against the Takfiri ISIL militants operating in Iraq and Syria.
  • LATEST: RAF Tornados' air strikes in Iraq UK MOD 08 Oct 2014 -- Tornado GR4 aircraft have completed another round of air strikes in Iraq overnight.
  • Kerry: Anti-Islamic State Strategy Is 'Evolving' VOA 08 Oct 2014 -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday the strategy of the anti-Islamic State coalition is 'evolving,' with decisions about the role of Turkey and other countries coming within 'hours or days.'

  • Special Marine Task Force Deploying to Liberia AFPS 08 Oct 2014 -- A special Marine expeditionary unit based in Spain is deploying to Liberia, joining hundreds of other U.S. troops in support of efforts to contain the spread of Ebola, Pentagon Press Secretary Navy Adm. John Kirby said today.
  • Ramstein launches first C-130J flight to assist Ebola outbreak efforts AFNS 08 Oct 2014 -- Airmen with the 37th Airlift Squadron here loaded a C-130J Super Hercules with needed supplies and launched their first mission Oct. 7, to West Africa in support of Operation United Assistance.
  • DLA Assists Ebola Relief Efforts in West Africa AFPS 08 Oct 2014 -- Several Defense Logistics Agency distribution sites around the world have been supporting the packaging and movement of critical supplies to the U.S. Africa Command area of responsibility as part of the Department of Defense mission to support the U.S. government's overall response to the Ebola epidemic in West Africa.
  • Kelly: Southcom Keeps Watch on Ebola Situation AFPS 08 Oct 2014 -- The potential spread of Ebola into Central and Southern America is a real possibility, the commander of U.S. Southern Command told an audience at the National Defense University here yesterday.
  • UK military to provide further measures to tackle Ebola UK MOD 08 Oct 2014 -- MOD will provide hundreds of troops, an aviation support ship and 3 Merlin helicopters as the UK ramps up its efforts to tackle Ebola.

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  • Ebola: UN agency launches initiative to tackle growing food security threat in West Africa UN News Centre 08 Oct 2014 -- The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today is launching a programme that will assist 90,000 vulnerable households in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, as Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon separately announced the appointment of the respective UN Crisis Managers in the three countries hardest hit by the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
  • Ebola: New World Bank Group Study Forecasts Billions in Economic Loss if Epidemic Lasts Longer, Spreads in West Africa World Bank 08 Oct 2014 -- With the latest death toll from Ebola now at 3,439 in the three worst-affected countries of Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, a new economic impact assessment from the World Bank Group says that if the epidemic was to significantly infect people in neighboring countries, some of which have much larger economies, the two-year regional financial impact could reach US$32.6 billion by the end of 2015.
  • The Economic Impact of the 2014 Ebola Epidemic: Short and Medium Term Estimates for West Africa World Bank 08 Oct 2014 -- In a follow-up to its recent report on the economic impacts of the Ebola epidemic on Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone—the countries most heavily affected by the Ebola crisis–the World Bank Group on Wednesday released new figures citing the possible costs of the disease on the wider West African region.
  • Ebola could cost West Africa's economy $32bn: WB Iran Press TV 08 Oct 2014 -- The World Bank has warned that the deadly Ebola virus could cost the West African countries more than USD 32 billion if it is not contained over the next year.
  • Ebola effect reverses gains in maternal, child mortality IRIN 08 Oct 2014 -- Maternal and infant deaths in Liberia and Sierra Leone are set to rise above their current alarming rates as fear of Ebola keeps pregnant women away from hospitals and makes already-scarce health workers reluctant to deliver babies.
  • Liberian Man Infected With Ebola Dies at Texas Hospital VOA 08 Oct 2014 -- The Liberian man who became the first Ebola patient diagnosed in the United States died Wednesday in a Texas hospital, as U.S. officials announced new airport screening measures in a bid to keep the deadly virus from spreading.
  • Liberian Health Workers to Strike over Ebola Hazard Pay VOA 08 Oct 2014 -- In Liberia and Sierra Leone, the two countries hardest hit by the Ebola epidemic, local staff working on the front lines are demanding hazard pay. Bodies are being left in the streets in Sierra Leone as burial teams stop working, saying they haven't been getting their weekly allowances. In Liberia, thousands of health workers are threatening to strike starting Monday.

  • Column: 'Islamic State' Benefits From Opponents' Conflicting Agendas VOA 08 Oct 2014 -- Vice President Joe Biden got into hot water over the weekend when he accused Turkey and other U.S. allies of complicity in the rise of the group calling itself the Islamic State (IS).
  • Ground Operation Against IS Must Have UN Peacekeeping Mandate: Russia RIA Novosti 08 Oct 2014 -- Russia would back a possible UN resolution on the use of ground forces against Islamic State militants only if the document includes a peacekeeping mandate approved by Iraq and Syria, Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said on Wednesday.
  • Russia Does Not Need to Be Invited to Fight Terrorism: Foreign Ministry RIA Novosti 08 Oct 2014 -- The United States has been knocking on 'all doors' in attempts to put together an alliance to fight the Islamic State (IS) extremists under the US aegis, but Russia joined the fight against terrorism long ago and does not need to be invited again, Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said Wednesday.
  • Analysts: Beating IS Hinges on Not Making New Enemies VOA 08 Oct 2014 -- While U.S.-led coalition forces continue to attack Islamic State group and other Islamist militants in Syria and Iraq, some analysts say one of the key elements of beating IS is avoiding making new enemies among the warring parties and handing the group more allies.
  • Official denies ISIL approaching Iran borders IRNA 08 Oct 2014 -- General Director of Political and Security Affairs of Kermanshah Governor Generals Office on Wednesday rejected reports about movement of the terrorist group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) toward Irans borders.

  • China again voices opposition to foreign interference in Hong Kong People's Daily 08 Oct 2014 -- China reiterated its opposition to foreign interference in Hong Kong affairs Wednesday.
  • Hong Kong Protesters Have Low Expectations for Friday Talks VOA 08 Oct 2014 -- The pro-democracy demonstration in Hong Kong is set to reach the two-week mark Friday as protest leaders meet for talks with top government officials.

  • Bushehr power plant has important role in reducing pollution IRNA 08 Oct 2014 -- Head of Bushehr Atomic Power Plant said the plant, in addition to producing cheap and secure electricity, has important role in reducing environmental pollution.
  • Iran, G5+1 to continue talks by mid next week ISNA 08 Oct 2014 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman said on Tuesday that the country and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany will meet by mid next week.

  • Where in the World Is Kim Jong Un? VOA 08 Oct 2014 -- North Korea's 31-year-old supreme leader has not been seen in public in more than month -- at a time when a high-level Pyongyang delegation made a surprise visit to South Korea in an apparent peace initiative.

  • Russia approves sanctions compensation bill Iran Press TV 08 Oct 2014 -- The Russian parliament has approved a bill granting payment to those targeted by Western sanctions and allowing Moscow the right to seize assets of such countries.
  • Poland Warns Russia On Sanctions RFE/RL 08 Oct 2014 -- Poland's foreign minister has warned Russia could face even further sanctions unless Moscow's policy in Ukraine changes.

  • US appeals court to consider FBI secret spy program Iran Press TV 08 Oct 2014 -- A US federal appeals court will consider on Wednesday if the US government's secret electronic surveillance on Americans without court approval is unconstitutional.

  • China to Launch Series of New Marine Surveillance Satellites in 2019: Reports RIA Novosti 08 Oct 2014 -- China has made plans to launch marine surveillance satellites to monitor ships, oil rigs, marine disasters and land-based resources in 2019, Xinhua news agency reported Wednesday.

  • Kenyatta Lawyers Demand ICC Case Be Dropped VOA 08 Oct 2014 -- Kenya's Uhuru Kenyatta became the first sitting president to appear before the International Criminal Court in The Hague on Wednesday.

  • Myanmar's embattled Palaung minority call for aid partners IRIN 08 Oct 2014 -- Protracted fighting in northern Myanmar is displacing entire villages, including those of ethnic Palaung, who say they need more help to build up local civil society groups to allow aid to flow more effectively to their people.



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