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• U.S. Military, Partners Continue Airstrikes Against ISIL AFPS 12 Oct 2014 -- U.S. and partner-nation military forces continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria yesterday and today, using bomber and fighter aircraft to conduct four airstrikes, U.S. Central Command officials reported.
• Dempsey Expresses Concern Kobani Could Fall to ISIL AFPS 12 Oct 2014 -- The northern Syrian city of Kobani, which borders on Turkey, could fall to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in an interview broadcast today on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos."
• Hagel Discusses ISIL Threat With Turkish Defense Minister AFPS 12 Oct 2014 -- Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel spoke today with Turkish Defense Minister Ismet Yilmaz in a phone call that focused on the regional threat posed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and the security situation in both Iraq and Syria, Pentagon Press Secretary Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby said.
• US General: IS Militants Adapting to Air Campaign VOA 12 Oct 2014 -- America's top military commander says Islamic State (IS) militants are adapting to a U.S.-led air campaign, making targets in Iraq and Syria harder for coalition forces to identify and eliminate. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Martin Dempsey, spoke one day after U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel described the task of defeating the Islamic State group as "difficult" and "complicated."
• German Foreign Minister Admits NATO Mistakes in Afghanistan Campaign RIA Novosti 12 Oct 2014 -- NATO made a number of mistakes during its Afghan campaign, though, the operation was not a failure, Germany's Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier told Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung newspaper on Sunday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Climate Change Can Affect Security Environment, Hagel Says AFPS 12 Oct 2014 -- Providing a preview to a key topic he'll discuss during a security conference that begins tomorrow, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel yesterday described how climate change can affect the security environment.
• Hagel, Chilean Leaders Discuss Deepening Partnership AFPS 12 Oct 2014 -- Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel met with government leaders in the Chilean capital of Santiago yesterday to discuss deepening the U.S. military partnership with Chile.
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel's Phone Call with Turkish Minister of Defense Ismet Yilmaz DoD 12 Oct 2014
• USS America Joins the Fleet NNS 12 Oct 2014 -- USS America (LHA 6), the Navy's newest and most technologically advanced amphibious assault ship, was commissioned during a formal ceremony at Pier 30/32 during San Francisco Fleet Week, Oct. 11.
• Rodney M. Davis Sailors Visit Orphanage, Clean Up Beach In ViliMale NNS 12 Oct 2014 -- Officers and crew from the Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate USS Rodney M. Davis (FFG 60) visited ViliMale on the North Male Atoll, Oct. 9, to participate in community relations events with the local community.

Defense Industry

Other Conflicts

• ISIL-Kurds urban warfare rages on in Kobani Iran Press TV 12 Oct 2014 -- The urban warfare between Kurdish fighters and the ISIL Takfiri militants rages on in Syria's border town of Ain al-Arab, also known as Kobani.
• Cooperating with Syria key to ISIL defeat: Russia Iran Press TV 12 Oct 2014 -- A senior Russian official has reiterated that any triumph for the US-led coalition's airstrike campaign against the ISIL terrorists would be contingent upon its cooperation with the Syrian government.
• Turkey continues blocking military equipment, reinforcement for Kobani Iran Press TV 12 Oct 2014 -- Turkey continues to block the supply of military equipment and reinforcements for Kurdish fighters defending the border city of Kobani in northern Syria against the ISIL militants.
• ISIL bolsters forces to break Kobani resistance Iran Press TV 12 Oct 2014 -- The ISIL Takfiri terrorists have resorted to further reinforcements in an effort to break the resistance of Kurdish fighters defending the city of Kobane for nearly a month.
• Heavy Fighting Reported Sunday in Kobani, Syria VOA 12 Oct 2014 -- Kurdish fighters are holding off the advance of Islamic State militants in Kobani, Syria, but heavy fighting is continuing for control of the city near the Turkey border.
• US-led airstrikes against ISIL not effective: Iraqi parties Iran Press TV 12 Oct 2014 -- Iraqi political parties have cast doubt on the effectiveness of the US-led coalition's airstrikes against the ISIL Takfiri militants in the Arab country, Press TV reports.
• UK troops training Kurdish fighters: MoD Iran Press TV 12 Oct 2014 -- A number of British troops in Iraq are providing training to Kurdish fighters who are battling the ISIL Takfiri militants in the Arab country, the UK's Ministry of Defence (MoD) says.
• At Least 67 Dead In Iraqi Bombings, As Troops Battle IS Militants RFE/RL 12 Oct 2014 -- At least 67 people have been killed in Iraq in a series of bomb attacks in the west and north of the country, as well as in the capital, Baghdad.
• Violence in Iraq Kills 50 Kurds Near Baquba, Police Chief in Anbar VOA 12 Oct 2014 -- There was more violence in Iraq Sunday, with at least 50 members of Kurdish security forces killed in three suicide car bomb attacks and a police chief killed by a roadside bomb in restive Anbar province.
• 21 dead after tribal clashes in Libya Iran Press TV 12 Oct 2014 -- At least 21 people have been killed and many others wounded after tribal clashes broke out in the western region of Libya's capital city, Tripoli.
• Russia troops ordered to withdraw from Ukraine border Iran Press TV 12 Oct 2014 -- Russia's President Vladimir Putin has reportedly ordered thousands of troops stationed near the Ukrainian border to come back to their bases.
• Putin Orders Russian Troops Away from Ukraine Border VOA 12 Oct 2014 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered more than 17,000 troops to withdraw from an area near the Ukrainian border as he prepares to meet with Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko.
• President Poroshenko: Elections in Donbas Must Be Held Only Under Ukrainian Law RIA Novosti 12 Oct 2014 -- The elections in southeastern Ukraine must be held only under Ukrainian law, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said in an address released on his official website Sunday.
• Ukraine's Poroshenko Expects to Achieve Complete Ceasefire in Donbas in Coming Days RIA Novosti 12 Oct 2014 -- Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is expecting to achieve complete ceasefire in southeastern Ukraine in the coming days, and then to begin creation of a buffer zone, Poroshenko said in an address released on his official website Sunday.
• Poroshenko: OSCE Increases Monitoring Mission in Ukraine to 1,500 Personnel RIA Novosti 12 Oct 2014 -- The number of monitors from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) mission in eastern Ukraine has been increased to 1,500, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said in an address released on his official website on Sunday.
• Ukrainian Artillery Strikes Hit Northern Donetsk RIA Novosti 12 Oct 2014 -- An area near the Donetsk airport came under artillery fire early Sunday, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported from the scene.
• On The Front Lines In Donetsk, Life Is Both Normal - And Far From It RFE/RL 12 Oct 2014
• $5.4B Pledged Toward Gaza Rebuilding VOA 12 Oct 2014 -- Countries from around the world have pledged $5.4 billion to help rebuild the war-torn Gaza Strip, the Palestinian enclave along the Mediterranean.
• UN chief set for Gaza visit to help jump-start massive reconstruction effort UN News Centre 12 Oct 2014 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today that he will travel to Gaza on Tuesday to visit several sites destroyed during last summer's conflict, spotlighting the need to help the enclave 'look ahead and build a better future" and advance reconstruction efforts.
• In Cairo, Ban urges parties to Gaza conflict to end 'cycle of building and destroying' UN News Centre 12 Oct 2014 -- On the next stop of his tour of North Africa, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in Egypt today at a conference on the reconstruction of Gaza urged all parties to last summer's war to address the root causes of the protracted conflict to prevent the "cycle of building and destroying" from becoming a ritual.
• Yemen's Ansarullah leader warns of plots to spread instability Iran Press TV 12 Oct 2014 -- The leader of Yemen's Ansarullah movement, Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, has warned the nation against foreign plots that aim to keep the Arab country divided and unstable.
• Chinese, local hostages released in Cameroon after months- long ordeal People's Daily 12 Oct 2014 -- Twenty-seven Chinese and local ex- hostages arrived in the Cameroon capital on Saturday morning to a tearful yet joyful welcome, months after their kidnappings by suspected Boko Haram militants.

News Reports

• Hong Kong stability vital for its economic, social development: former Portuguese governor of Macau People's Daily 12 Oct 2014 -- The former and last Portuguese governor of Macau Vasco Rocha Vieira said that political stability is vital for Hong Kong's development, as well as well being.
• Near-zero chance for HK protesters to change China's stance: Leader Iran Press TV 12 Oct 2014 -- Chief executive of the Hong Kong Government says anti-election law protesters have an "almost zero chance" of changing China's position regarding their demand for free elections.
• Hong Kong Protesters Have Little Chance of Success: Hong Kong leader RIA Novosti 12 Oct 2014 -- Hong Kong's chief executive Leung Chun-ying said Sunday said in an interview with local TV channel that the pro-democracy protesters had an "almost zero chance" of success in securing free elections, the Ireland's RTE news reported.
• Hong Kong Police Start Clearing Barricades VOA 12 Oct 2014 -- Hong Kong police Monday morning began removing barricades set up by pro-democracy protesters who have occupied several sites around the Beijing-controlled territory for two weeks.
• Algeria troops kill eight ISIL-linked militants Iran Press TV 12 Oct 2014 -- Algerian troops have reportedly killed eight suspected militants in the country's eastern Bouira region amid search for an al-Qaeda splinter group involved in the beheading of a French tourist.
• Liberia Medical Workers Threaten Strike VOA 12 Oct 2014 -- Medical workers in Liberia are set to go on strike over a pay dispute, a move that could deliver a serious blow to the fight against the deadly Ebola virus.
• Voting Ends In Key Elections In Bosnia-Herzegovina RFE/RL 12 Oct 2014 -- Voting has ended in parliamentary and presidential elections in Bosnia-Herzegovina for more than 500 political posts.