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• OIF/OEF/OND Casualty Update 10 Oct 2014 [PDF]
• Airstrikes Target ISIL in Syria and Iraq AFPS 10 Oct 2014 -- U.S. military forces continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria yesterday and today using attack, bomber, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft to conduct nine airstrikes, U.S. Central Command officials reported.
• Pentagon chief says US wants access to Turkey airbase Iran Press TV 10 Oct 2014 -- Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel urges Turkey to let the United States use a key Turkish airbase as a launching ground for airstrikes in neighboring Syria.
• WFP shortfall fuels Afghan funding fears IRIN 10 Oct 2014 -- The World Food Programme (WFP) is facing a US$40 million deficit for its Afghanistan programmes, as aid agencies fear that foreign troop withdrawal will lead to decreasing budgets for humanitarian action.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Navy to Commission Amphibious Assault Ship America DoD 10 Oct 2014 -- The Navy will commission its newest amphibious assault ship, USS America (LHA 6), during a 1 p.m. EDT ceremony Saturday, October 11, 2014, in San Francisco, California.
• Joint Press Briefing by Secretary Hagel and Minister Pinzon in Colombia DoD 10 Oct 2014 -- Presenters: Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and Colombian Minister of Defense Juan Carlos Pinzon
• From helicopters to bulldozers, McChord supports Operation Deep Freeze AFNS 10 Oct 2014 -- Continuing the Defense Department's longstanding support of the National Science Foundation, a Joint Base Lewis-McChord crew, made up of 62nd and 446th Airlift Wing members, safely completed another run to McMurdo Station, Antarctica, Oct 8, as part of their contribution to the U.S. Antarctic Program.
• Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus Names Virginia-Class Submarine USS Oregon DoD 10 Oct 2014 -- Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus hosted a ship-naming ceremony today to announce that SSN 793, a Virginia-class attack submarine, will bear the name USS Oregon.
• Cyber expansions create security considerations AFNS 10 Oct 2014 -- Technological advances have put the world at the fingertips of anyone with connection to the Internet and during cyber security awareness month, Airmen and their families are reminded to remain vigilant when posting personal information.
• Kendall Encouraged by U.S.-India Defense Trade Progress AFPS 10 Oct 2014 -- The Defense Department's undersecretary for acquisition, technology and logistics yesterday discussed the Defense Trade and Technology Initiative and how it relates to U.S.-India military-to-military relations.
• Artillery air mail; Helicopters rapidly deploy M777 Howitzer during training exercise USMC News 10 Oct 2014 -- Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461, Marine Aircraft Group 29, 2nd Marine Air Wing, II Marine Expeditionary Force conducted a reactionary combat training exercise with the M777 Howitzer aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 30.
• Navy Establishes New Base in Romania NNS 10 Oct 2014 -- Commander, Navy Region Europe, Africa, Southwest Asia (CNREURAFSWA) established Naval Support Facility (NSF) Deveselu Friday, Oct. 10, during an establishment and assumption of command ceremony on base.
• Counter IED Program JCREW Receives Milestone C Approval NNS 10 Oct 2014 -- The Joint Counter Radio-Controlled Improvised Explosive Device Electronic Warfare (JCREW) program recently received Milestone C approval, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) announced Oct. 9.
• USS Mount Whitney to Enter Black Sea NNS 10 Oct 2014 -- The U.S. 6th Fleet command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) will enter the Black Sea, Oct.11, to promote peace and stability in the region.
• America's arms sales: a short-sighted policy People's Daily 10 Oct 2014 -- The United States has announced a partial lifting of its ban on arms sales to Vietnam to help its maritime security, easing the embargo on Vietnam that was imposed after the end of the Vietnam War in 1975.
• US will commission missile base in Europe amid tensions with Russia Iran Press TV 10 Oct 2014 -- The US military is set to commission its new missile base in southern Romania on Friday amid strong opposition by Russia and deterioration of relations between Washington and Moscow.
• NATO Secretary General thanks Patriot crews protecting Turkey NATO 10 Oct 2014 -- Visiting the Patriot deployment at Gaziantep, the NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg thanked personnel from the United States, Germany, the Netherlands, host nation Turkey and other Allies on Friday (10 October) for their contribution to reinforcing Turkey's air defence.
• Spain Sends 300 Military Advisers to Iraq: Defense Ministry RIA Novosti 10 Oct 2014 -- Spain will send 300 military advisers to Iraq to train the country's soldiers to fight the Islamic state (IS) militants, Spanish Minister of Defense Pedro Morenes said Friday.
• First steel cut on new patrol ships UK MOD 10 Oct 2014 -- Steel was cut today for the first of 3 new Royal Navy offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) at a ceremony in Glasgow.
• October 10, 2014 - U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 10 Oct 2014
• Press Gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Eric Schultz, 10/10/2014 The White House 10 Oct 2014

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for October 10, 2014

Other Conflicts

• 10 October 2014 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 10 Oct 2014
• In Kobani, Syrian Kurds' 'Self-Rule' Model Imperiled VOA 10 Oct 2014 -- Intense fighting is continuing between Islamic State and Kurdish forces around the Syrian town of Kobani on the Turkish border. The United States says it carried out at least nine airstrikes Friday against Islamic State [ISIS] positions. Meanwhile, the United Nations has warned that hundreds of civilians could be massacred if the town falls to the Islamic State. Kobani is a city with tremendously important strategic significance.
• As ISIL advances on Syrian town, UN envoy urges international action to avoid 'massacre' UN News Centre 10 Oct 2014 -- The United Nations will adopt a minimalistic, concrete and realistic approach to addressing the crisis generated by Syria's ongoing conflict, a senior UN official said today as he warned about the growing dangers facing civilians amid the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant's (ISIL) latest offensive in the country.
• Fighting Intensifies as IS Aims to Capture Syrian Border City VOA 10 Oct 2014 -- Fighting raged on Friday in the Syrian Kurdish city of Kobani near the Turkish border, with Syrian Kurdish leaders saying key government buildings have fallen to Islamic State forces.
• Turkish Troops Fire on Kurdish Protesters VOA 10 Oct 2014 -- Turkish forces have fired on Syrian Kurdish protesters from the border town of Qamishli. The protesters said they were trying to show support for fellow Kurds in the beleaguered Syrian town of Kobani. Ankara says the demonstrators provoked the violence.
• We oppose both ISIL, Syria: Turkey PM Iran Press TV 10 Oct 2014 -- Amid accusations of Turkey's support for ISIL militants, Turkish Prime Minister says Ankara is opposed to the Takfiri militants in the same way it opposes Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
• ISIL gains more ground in Kobani despite US-led airstrikes Iran Press TV 10 Oct 2014 -- The ISIL Takfiri militants have made new advances in the Syrian border city of Kobani despite US-led airstrikes on ISIL targets.
• Turkey to Train Syrian Opposition Fighters: US State Department RIA Novosti 10 Oct 2014 -- Turkey will train and equip the moderate Syrian opposition, a spokeswoman for the US State Department told reporters during a briefing Friday.
• Pakistan PM meets with army chiefs over Kashmir clashes Iran Press TV 10 Oct 2014 -- Pakistan's prime minister has met with army chiefs to discuss the recent deadly clashes between Pakistani and Indian forces in the disputed Kashmir region.
• Experts: N. Korean Leadership Views Leaflets as Threat VOA 10 Oct 2014 -- Balloons rarely trigger military provocations - unless they are considered a threat. That is precisely how the North Korean regime views propaganda-filled balloons floated across the border from South Korea.
• ROK, DPRK exchange fires across line People's Daily 10 Oct 2014 -- South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) exchanged fires in an area near the military demarcation line, Yonhap News Agency and YTN reported citing the South Korean military.
• North, South Korea trade machine gun fire along land border Iran Press TV 10 Oct 2014 -- Seoul military officials say North and South Korea have exchanged fire across their land border after the North shot balloons carrying anti-Pyongyang propaganda leaflets floated from the South.
• S. Korean Coast Guard Kill Chinese Fisherman VOA 10 Oct 2014 -- South Korea's coast guard has shot and killed a Chinese fisherman after officials say he resisted arrest while fishing illegally in South Korean waters.
• Libya: Intensifying fighting continues to take heavy civilian toll, warns UN agency UN News Centre 10 Oct 2014 -- In the last three weeks alone, intensified fighting between rival armed groups in Libya has forcibly displaced nearly 290,000 people across the country, including 100,000, who urgently need food, health care and adequate shelter, especially now that winter in approaching, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said today.
• Kiev, Donetsk Militia Sign 'Buffer Zone' Agreement RIA Novosti 10 Oct 2014 -- Self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) in eastern Ukraine has signed an agreement with Kiev authorities on the establishment of a 'buffer zone' separating the sides of the conflict, DPR leader Alexander Zakharchenko said Friday.
• Peacekeeper Killed in Renewed CAR Clashes VOA 10 Oct 2014 -- Renewed clashes broke out this week in the Central African Republic, resulting in the death of a United Nations peacekeeper in the capital, Bangui.
• Security Council condemns deadly attack on UN peacekeepers in Central African Republic UN News Centre 10 Oct 2014 -- Strongly condemning the recent deadly ambush of a convoy of United Nations peacekeepers in the Central African Republic (CAR), the Security Council today deplored all attacks and provocations by armed groups against the UN stabilization mission in the country, known as MINUSCA, and underlined that such attacks may be considered war crimes.
• Security Council condemns deadly attacks in Yemen, urges progress on political transition UN News Centre 10 Oct 2014 -- The United Nations Security Council today condemned in the strongest terms yesterday's bomb attack in Sana'a, Yemen which killed at least 47 seven people, including children.

News Reports

• Pakistan's Malala, India's Satyarthi Share Nobel Peace Prize RFE/RL 10 Oct 2014 -- Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai has dedicated her prize to 'voiceless' children around the world and called on the prime ministers of rival neighbors India and Pakistan to attend the award ceremony in Oslo.
• Malala Yousafzai, Kailash Satyarthi Awarded Nobel VOA 10 Oct 2014 -- The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded jointly to Pakistani education activist Malala Yousafzai and Indian children right's campaigner Kailash Satyarthi.
• Hong Kong Protests Swell as Government Scraps Talks VOA 10 Oct 2014 -- Hong Kong's two-week-old democracy protests swelled Friday after the government called off talks with protest leaders and thousands joined what had been a dwindling occupation of a central city district.
• North Korean Leader Skips Ruling Party Anniversary Amid Rumors of Poor Health: Reports RIA Novosti 10 Oct 2014 -- Speculations over the whereabouts of the North Korean leader continue as he failed to make an expected appearance at a major political event in Pyongyang, NK News reported Friday.
• No Sign of Kim Jong Un on Important Anniversary VOA 10 Oct 2014 -- Speculation over the health and political status of Kim Jong Un intensified Friday, as the North Korean leader remained out of public view on an important anniversary for the secretive, communist nation.
• Iran, IAEA discuss practical steps to agreements: Envoy IRNA 10 Oct 2014 -- Irans permanent envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Reza Najafi said on Friday that Iran and the UN nuclear watchdog discussed the ways of finalizing the two steps out of the five steps in the agreement between Tehran and G5+1.
• Bosnians To Choose New Government, But Change Unlikely RFE/RL 10 Oct 2014 -- Bosnians vote in a convoluted election on October 12 that few expect to bring any real change, despite February's violent civil unrest -- kindled by corruption and poverty -- and widespread discontent with the authorities' reaction to catastrophic floods that hit the country in May.
• Marburg virus disease - Uganda WHO 10 Oct 2014 -- On 5 October 2014, the Ministry of Health (MoH) of Uganda notified WHO of a confirmed case of Marburg virus disease (MVD) in Kampala, Uganda.
• Some 146 Suspected Marburg Disease Cases Identified, Monitored in Uganda: WHO RIA Novosti 10 Oct 2014 -- The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified some 146 contacts in Uganda, which are currently being monitored for signs and symptoms of Marburg virus disease (MVD), the organization reported on Friday.
• 'We are late, but not too late to fight and win this battle,' against Ebola – UN UN News Centre 10 Oct 2014 -- Declaring that the world has never seen anything like current Ebola outbreak ravaging West Africa, senior United Nations officials today warned that the virus is "far ahead" of the global response as it is morphing from a local to an international crisis requiring all countries to scale up efforts and financial commitments to bring an end to the scourge.
• Ebola situation 'complex, difficult': Spanish premier Iran Press TV 10 Oct 2014 -- Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has described the Ebola situation in his country as "complex and difficult," amid criticism over the country's handling of a case of the deadly virus infection.
• UK to screen major transport hubs for Ebola virus Iran Press TV 10 Oct 2014 -- Britain says it will screen all passengers upon arrival at London's two main airports and the Eurostar high-speed railway terminals for possible cases of the Ebola virus.
• Macedonia Says Unlikely Briton Who Died In Skopje Had Ebola RFE/RL 10 Oct 2014 -- Macedonian authorities say there is a 'small probability' a Briton who died in the capital, Skopje, had the Ebola virus.
• Explainer: What Makes Islamic State So Formidable? RFE/RL 10 Oct 2014 -- From the use of suicide car bombs against enemy front lines to slaughtering prisoners of war to frighten opponents, Islamic State militants have proven brutally effective on the battlefield.
• In Tunisia, UN Chief commends African nation for 'staying true to ideals' of Arab Spring UN News Centre 10 Oct 2014 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Tunisia early this morning where he met with President Moncef Marzouki to pledge full United Nations support for the north African nation in its forthcoming elections and transition to democracy.