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• Obama: Fight Against ISIL 'Long-term Campaign' AFPS 14 Oct 2014 -- The fight against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists will be a "long-term campaign," President Barack Obama said today.
• Remarks by the President After Meeting with Chiefs of Defense The White House 14 Oct 2014
• Obama: No 'Quick Fixes' Battling IS Militants VOA 14 Oct 2014 -- U.S. President Barack Obama says he is 'deeply concerned' about Kobani, the key Syrian city that Kurdish fighters are struggling to keep from falling into Islamic State hands.
• Obama, Military Leaders to Discuss Islamic State Strategy VOA 14 Oct 2014 -- President Barack Obama and American military commanders are to meet Tuesday with foreign defense chiefs to discuss their coalition efforts to combat Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria.
• Obama To Hold Talks On Strategy Against Islamic State RFE/RL 14 Oct 2014 -- U.S. President Barack Obama will meet with military leaders from some 20 countries to discuss strategy against Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq.
• U.S., Partners Continue Airstrikes Against ISIL AFPS 14 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 22 airstrikes, U.S. Central Command officials reported.
• Treatment Facility Construction Continues in Liberia AFPS 14 Oct 2014 -- About 100 additional U.S. Army personnel arrived in Liberia over the weekend as part of ongoing efforts to stanch the deadly Ebola virus, Pentagon spokesman Army Col. Steve Warren said in a briefing here today.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Army Secretary Calls for Budget Resolve AFPS 14 Oct 2014 -- 'We are the greatest land power the world has ever seen. We are the indispensable Army of the indispensable nation,' Army Secretary John M. McHugh said yesterday, referring to recent remarks by President Barack Obama regarding the United States being the world's go-to nation when trouble arises.
• Greenert: Naval Coalitions Can Benefit Maritime Security AFPS 14 Oct 2014 -- The U.S. Navy encourages increased collaboration with other navies to secure the high seas, an idea that should be part of a comprehensive discussion within the defense community about how and where the U.S. wants to project naval power in the future, the Chief of Naval Operations said today.
• HMH-366 hone aerial refueling skills USMC News 14 Oct 2014 -- Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366 honed their aerial refueling capabilities off the coast of North Carolina Oct. 8.
• USS Columbia Visits Singapore During Western Pacific Deployment NNS 14 Oct 2014 -- The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Columbia (SSN 771) arrived in Singapore, Oct. 4, for a visit as part of its deployment to the Western Pacific.
• Bataan Sailors, Marines Complete Successful Visit to Naples, Italy NNS 14 Oct 2014 -- Sailors and Marines from amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) departed Naples, Italy, Oct. 14, following a scheduled port visit.
• NIOC Misawa, Japan Disestablished NNS 14 Oct 2014 -- A ceremony was held on Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 10 to mark the disestablishment of U.S. Navy Information Operations Command (NIOC) Misawa, Japan, after the command's 52 years of distinguished service to the Navy, the nation, and its Japanese allies.
• Hagel Meets with Western Hemisphere Defense Ministers in Peru AFPS 14 Oct 2014 -- The Conference of the Defense Ministers of the Americas, which began yesterday in Arequipa, Peru, provides a forum for the defense ministers from 34 nations to discuss their common interests.
• DoD Official Endorses Army Program to Train All Components AFPS 14 Oct 2014 -- The 1st U.S. Army's "Bold Shift" initiative to integrate the Army's active-duty, National Guard and Reserve is "the right thing to do" for readiness today and the future, a top Defense Department official said at the Association of the U.S. Army's annual meeting and exposition here yesterday.
• Small-business Contracting on the Rise, Official Says AFPS 14 Oct 2014 -- For the first time, the Pentagon has exceeded departmental goals for small-business contracting, a senior Defense Department official said last week.
• US Army says budget cuts pose big risks Iran Press TV 14 Oct 2014 -- The US Army says mandatory military budget cuts would have catastrophic repercussions for the armed forces that are confronted with serious issues domestically and internationally.
• DoD, Homeland Security Work Together to Protect U.S. AFPS 14 Oct 2014 -- Cooperation between the Army and the Department of Homeland Security must get closer to combat the threats to America, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said here today.
• Secret US space plane lands after spending two years in orbit Iran Press TV 14 Oct 2014 -- A mysterious US Air Force unmanned aircraft is landing after 22 months of orbiting the Earth amid speculations that it is sent for spying or military mission.
• US, Russia to Share Counter-IS Intel VOA 14 Oct 2014 -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday agreed to share intelligence information about Islamic State militants during talks in Paris that also touched on Ukraine and Iran's nuclear program.
• Ukrainian National Guard Commander Poltorak Replaces Heletei as Defense Minister RIA Novosti 14 Oct 2014 -- The Ukrainian parliament voted to appoint National Guard Commander Stepan Poltorak to the post of the country's defense minister, relieving Valeriy Heletei of his duties Tuesday.
• Ukraine Parliament Approves New Defense Chief VOA 14 Oct 2014 -- Ukraine's parliament has approved a new defense minister - the fourth change in leadership since Russia's annexation of Crimea in March.
• Press Briefing by Press Secretary Josh Earnest, 10/14/2014 The White House 14 Oct 2014
• October 14, 2014 - U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 14 Oct 2014

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for October 14, 2014

Other Conflicts

• 14 October 2014 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 14 Oct 2014
• Turkish Airstrikes on PKK Threaten Peace Process VOA 14 Oct 2014 -- Turkish aircraft pounded Kurdish rebel bases in Turkey on Tuesday for the first time since a peace process began almost two years ago. The attacks follow major unrest across Turkey's predominantly Kurdish southeast over what Kurds see as Ankara's inaction while the Syrian Kurdish city of Kobani is under siege by the Islamic State militant group.
• PKK condemns Turkey's military airstrikes against its fighters Iran Press TV 14 Oct 2014 -- Turkey's Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) has condemned Turkish military airstrikes against its fighters in the southeast of the country as violation of a ceasefire with the government.
• Turkey bombs PKK targets in Hakkari province Iran Press TV 14 Oct 2014 -- Turkish warplanes have bombed targets belonging to the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in the southeast of the country in the first significant air operation against the militants since the launch of a peace process two years ago, media reports say.
• Turkey Bombs Kurdish Separatists VOA 14 Oct 2014 -- Media in Turkey reported government warplanes had bombed Kurdish nationalist rebels in the southeast of the country in the first significant air operation against the group since peace talks began two years ago.
• U.S. Condemns ISIL Attacks in Iraq US Dept. of State 14 Oct 2014
• Iraqi Shi'ite Militia Accused of Revenge Killings of Sunni Civilians VOA 14 Oct 2014 -- Shi'ite militias in Iraq are carrying out abductions, torture and executions against the Sunni civilian population, according to a report from Amnesty International. The attacks are thought to be carried out in revenge for the brutal actions of Sunni Islamic State fighters in northern and central Iraq. Analysts fear a new wave of sectarian violence in the country.
• ISIL advance on Iraqi town unleashes new flood of displacement, warns UN agency UN News Centre 14 Oct 2014 -- A new offensive launched by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) against the Iraqi city of Hit has triggered yet another wave of internal displacement in the war torn country, the UN refugee agency announced today, warning that those displaced were facing increased hardships amid advancing cold weather and overcrowded refugee camps.
• Donetsk Says Not Ready to Pull Back Troops as Silence Regime Not Observed RIA Novosti 14 Oct 2014 -- The self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) is not ready to withdraw its artillery from the line of contact with the Kiev government forces, because the "silence regime" was not observed, the DPR prime minister said Tuesday.
• In war-ravaged Gaza, Ban urges ministers of new government to unite on "building one Palestine" UN News Centre 14 Oct 2014 -- Two days after donors pledged $5.4 billion in aid for Gaza reconstruction, Secretary General Ban Ki-moon visited the war-ravaged enclave, where he viewed destruction wrought by the most recent conflict that was "beyond description", and also met with the ministers of the National Consensus Government calling on them to focus all efforts on "building one Palestine."
• Israel Says Premature Recognition of Palestinian State Undermines Chances to Reach Peace RIA Novosti 14 Oct 2014 -- The Foreign Ministry of Israel criticized the actions of the UK House of Commons, which backed a motion to recognize Palestine as a sovereign state, and said that the premature recognition of a Palestinian state would not contribute to the establishment of long-term peace in the region, the Jerusalem Post reported Tuesday.
• Houthis Take Over Dhamar in Southwestern Yemen: Security Official RIA Novosti 14 Oct 2014 -- Houthi rebels in Yemen have seized the city of Dhamar, located south of the country's capital Sanaa, a security official told RIA Novosti Tuesday.
• Houthi Insurgents Seize Major Port City in Yemen: Security Official RIA Novosti 14 Oct 2014 -- Houthi rebels have seized Hudeida, the second most important seaport in Yemen, a security official said Tuesday.
• One million Somalis at risk of starvation, UN envoy warns, briefing Security Council UN News Centre 14 Oct 2014 -- The United Nations envoy in Somalia warned today that despite some political and security gains, the humanitarian situation in the long-troubled country has deteriorated, with more than three million people now in need of assistance, including over one million Somalis who do not have enough to eat.
• Al-Shabaab Militant Group Suffers Losses in Somalia: UN Envoy RIA Novosti 14 Oct 2014 -- The al-Shabaab jihadist militant group in Somalia has recently suffered significant losses, UN Special representative for Somalia, Nicholas Kay said on Tuesday.
• FACT SHEET: U.S. Efforts to Assist the Nigerian Government in its Fight against Boko Haram The White House 14 Oct 2014
• Security Council extends UN peacekeeping force in Abyei through February 2015 UN News Centre 14 Oct 2014 -- The Security Council today extended the United Nations peacekeeping force in Abyei – a resource-rich area contested by Sudan and South Sudan – as part of the Organization's ongoing efforts to maintain peace and protect civilians there.
• Haiti: Amid ongoing humanitarian problems, Security Council extends UN mission for another year UN News Centre 14 Oct 2014 -- The United Nations Security Council today adopted a resolution renewing the mandate for the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) in the Caribbean nation, urging political stakeholders in the country to fully commit to the democratic process and calling on international donors to strengthen their efforts in helping the Government.
• Surge in Central African Republic violence hinders relief work, UN agency reports UN News Centre 14 Oct 2014 -- The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has expressed alarm at the recent outbreak of violence in parts of the Central African Republic's capital Bangui, targeting civilians, humanitarian workers and UN peacekeepers.
• UN Unable to Solve Problems at Indian-Pakistani Border, Dialogue Needed: Indian Official RIA Novosti 14 Oct 2014 -- Addressing the United Nations and asking the organization to help solve the conflict at the Indian-Pakistani border will not yield any results, Indian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin said Tuesday during a press conference.
• UN Peacekeepers Are Targets in Restive Northern Mali VOA 14 Oct 2014 -- In the past 15 months, more than 30 United Nations peacekeepers have been killed and 90 wounded in attacks in Mali. Drug-running and jihadism are contributing to the deteriorating security situation as the fledgling government searches for ways to consolidate a fragile peace.

News Reports

• Kim Jong Un Gives Field Guidance to Newly Built Wisong Scientists Residential District KCNA 14 Oct 2014 -- Kim Jong Un, first secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, first chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK and supreme commander of the Korean People's Army, gave field guidance to the newly built Wisong Scientists Residential District.
• Seoul: Pyongyang Sanctions Unchanged VOA 14 Oct 2014 -- South Korea says its position on North Korean sanctions has not changed despite speculation that Seoul might consider lifting its unilateral sanctions against Pyongyang.
• North Korea leader reappears in public with cane Iran Press TV 14 Oct 2014 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has apparently resurfaced with the help of a walking stick after being absent from public view for more than a month.
• North Korean Leader Reappears in State Media Clutching Cane VOA 14 Oct 2014 -- For the first time in nearly six weeks, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appears in public in images released Tuesday by state media.
• World recognizes Iran's nuclear rights, deal is certain: Rouhani ISNA 14 Oct 2014 -- President Hassan Rouhani said Tehran and the Sextet of world powers will "certainly" reach a deal on Iran's nuclear power as the group has come to recognize the country's nuclear rights.
• Iran says Vienna talks could facilitate final deal ISNA 14 Oct 2014 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that this round of talks could facilitate reaching a final agreement between the country and the G5+1.
• Uranium Enrichment, Sanctions Lifting on Vienna Talks Agenda: Iranian Foreign Minister RIA Novosti 14 Oct 2014 -- The volume of uranium enrichment and the timetable for lifting EU, US and UN nuclear-related sanctions against Iran are high on the agenda of this week's nuclear talks in Vienna, which will see the Islamic Republic's negotiators meeting with EU and US officials, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif told Iranian media upon arrival in Vienna.
• Pakistani Taliban Split Emerges Over IS Loyalties RFE/RL 14 Oct 2014 -- A Pakistani Taliban spokesman has reaffirmed his allegiance to Islamic State militants and said five other Tahreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) commanders have also declared loyalty to IS.
• In race against time, Member States must increase efforts to stop Ebola outbreak - UN official UN News Centre 14 Oct 2014 -- The Ebola outbreak is "winning the race" against attempts to contain it, the head of the United Nations mission working to stop the deadly virus warned the Security Council today as he urged the international community to help expand on-the-ground efforts across the affected nations in West Africa.
• CDC Vows Quicker, More Robust Ebola Response VOA 14 Oct 2014 -- The head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that starting now, any U.S. hospital with a confirmed case of Ebola will have a CDC response team on the ground 'within hours.'
• Ebola workers urge safety, solidarity IRIN 14 Oct 2014 -- Hanna Majanen summed it up best: 'It is the things you do automatically that are difficult. People will touch their face, rub their eyes and bite their fingernails. These are the things you forget."
• 10,000 Ebola cases per week feared: WHO Iran Press TV 14 Oct 2014 -- The fatal Ebola epidemic's infection rate is likely to exceed 10,000 new cases per week in the next two months, the World Health Organization (WHO) warns.
• WHO: W. African Ebola Rate Underreported VOA 14 Oct 2014 -- A United Nations medical worker who contracted Ebola while working in Liberia has died at a German hospital, contributing to a death rate that a World Health Organization official said had risen to 70 percent.
• International Ebola Support is Lethargic, MSF Says VOA 14 Oct 2014 -- South Africans working for Doctors Without Borders, known by its French initials MSF, are calling on their fellow citizens to support efforts to stem the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. More than 4,000 people have died and the number of new infections is doubling every three weeks. Yet there is a severe shortage of medical facilities, contact tracing, surveillance and education on Ebola in affected communities.
• WHO: Ebola Cases to Top 9,000 Soon VOA 14 Oct 2014 -- The World Health Organization reported the number of cases in the West Africa Ebola outbreak will top nine-thousand this week. The official death toll stands at nearly four-thousand-450, but it's believed to be a conservative figure.
• Protest Erupts Outside Ukrainian Parliament RFE/RL 14 Oct 2014 -- Demonstrators have clashed with police outside the Ukrainian parliament during a raucous protest that prompted the legislature to go into recess.