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Current Operations

• U.S. Continues Strikes on ISIL, Drops Supplies to Iraqi Troops AFPS 11 Oct 2014 -- U.S. forces continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Iraq and Syria yesterday and today and conducted several airdrops of supplies for Iraqi security forces at the request of the Iraqi government, U.S. Central Command officials reported.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Joint Press Briefing by Secretary Hagel and Minister Burgos in Chile DoD 11 Oct 2014 -- Presenters: Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and Chilean Minister of Defense Jorge Burgos
• Hagel Touts Colombia's Role in Helping World Meet Threats AFPS 11 Oct 2014 -- To have Colombian leadership step forward with its capacity, capability and training provides a huge asset to the world, to the United Nations, and to America's global interests around the world, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said yesterday at a Colombian military base.
• Hagel Reaffirms U.S. Commitment to Partnership With Colombia AFPS 11 Oct 2014 -- Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel yesterday reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to its strategic relationship with Colombia, noting that as the South American nation moves toward ending a half century of conflict, it will become an increasingly important player on the world stage.
• USS Rodney M. Davis Visits Maldives to Foster Friendship NNS 11 Oct 2014 -- USS Rodney M. Davis (FFG 60), an Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate with the U.S. 7th Fleet, visited the Maldives Oct. 6 through 8 as part of a routine patrol of the Indian Ocean.
• USS Frank Cable Crew Visits Malaysian Children's Home NNS 11 Oct 2014 -- Sailors and Military Sealift Command civilian mariners assigned to the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) volunteered to participate in a community service (COMSERV) event Oct. 6, at the Bukit Harapan Children's Home.
• Nigeria Slams US for Allegedly Denying Arms Purchase: Reports RIA Novosti 11 Oct 2014 -- The Nigerian Government slammed the United States for allegedly denying the country access to arms purchase, further accusing the human rights watchdog Amnesty International of looking for cheap publicity and fundraising following the group's publication on human rights abuse in Nigeria, the country's Leadership newspaper reported Saturday.

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Other Conflicts

• Kurdish Fighters Try to Repel Islamic State Advances on Kobani VOA 11 Oct 2014 -- Kurdish fighters on Saturday continued waging a fierce attempt to defend the Syrian-Kurdish city of Kobani near the Turkish border, which is in danger of falling to Islamic State militants.
• North Korea to Scrap High-Level Talks With South Over Anti-Pyongyang Leaflets: Reports RIA Novosti 11 Oct 2014 -- North Korea's state media said Saturday that high-level talks with South Korea could be put off the table following anti-Pyongyang leaflets launched by activists in the South on October 10, The Telegraph reported.
• N. Korea: Talks With South 'All But Scrapped' Following Skirmish VOA 11 Oct 2014 -- North Korea's state media say high-level talks with South Korea are close to collapsing after the two countries traded small arms fire.
• Ukraine, DPR Sign Border Demarcation Agreement: Kiev Official RIA Novosti 11 Oct 2014 -- The border demarcation agreement between Ukraine and the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) has been signed, the Kiev-led anti-terrorist operation (ATO) spokesperson Vladislav Seleznyov said Saturday.
• Poroshenko: Ukrainian Conscripts to be Demobilized After Reaching Stable Truce RIA Novosti 11 Oct 2014 -- Demobilization of conscripts in Ukraine will be carried out only after reaching durable truce in the eastern parts of the country, President Petro Poroshenko stated in Kharkiv, Ukrinform said Saturday.
• Ukraine Security Council Claims 65 Soldiers Killed in Donbas Since Beginning of Ceasefire RIA Novosti 11 Oct 2014 -- The National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC) said on Saturday that 65 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in the eastern parts of the country since the establishment of a ceasefire on September 5.
• Border Demarcation in Eastern Ukraine to Pass Along Line of Contact: DPR Prime Minister RIA Novosti 11 Oct 2014 -- The border demarcation between the Ukrainian forces and eastern Ukraine independence supporters will pass along the line of contact of September 19, the Prime Minister of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) Alexander Zakharchenko stated Saturday.
• Ukraine, Russian Presidents to Meet in Bid to End Crisis VOA 11 Oct 2014 -- Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko says he will meet with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin next week in Italy for talks on a peace plan for eastern Ukraine and an ongoing natural gas dispute.

News Reports

• China Paper Says US Behind Hong Kong Protests VOA 11 Oct 2014 -- China's Communist Party is renewing its accusation that the United States is behind the pro-democracy protests that have paralyzed parts of Hong Kong for the past two weeks.
• Iran says extending talks with G5+1 likely ISNA 11 Oct 2014 -- Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Abbas Araqchi said Iran and the G5+1 may extend talks.