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22 October 2014 Military News

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  • Airstrikes Continue in Support of Operation Inherent Resolve AFPS 22 Oct 2014 -- U.S. military forces continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria yesterday and today using fighter and bomber aircraft to conduct six airstrikes, U.S. Central Command officials reported.
  • One Airdrop to Kurds Fighting in Kobani Intercepted AFPS 22 Oct 2014 -- One bundle of weapons and medical supplies airdropped by U.S. forces to Kurdish fighters in Syria most likely fell into enemy hands, a Pentagon spokesman said today.
  • Spanish Military Operation in Iraq to Start This Year: Defense Minister RIA Novosti 22 Oct 2014 -- 300 Spanish soldiers supposed to form part of the international coalition to stop the advance of the Islamic State (IS), will be deployed to Iraq by the end of 2014, Spanish Defense Minister Pedro Morenes said Wednesday.
  • Iraq's Peshmerga to Send Fighters to Kobani VOA 22 Oct 2014 -- Lawmakers in Iraq's Kurdistan region said on Wednesday they voted in favor of sending Kurdish forces to the besieged Syrian town of Kobani via Turkey.

  • Ebola Expeditionary Team Begins Training AFPS 22 Oct 2014 -- A 30-member U.S. military team that could be called on to respond to new cases of Ebola in the United States has begun what is expected to be a week of specialized training at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, a Pentagon spokesman said today.
  • Dempsey Says Combating Ebola a National Security Priority AFPS 22 Oct 2014 -- In a video message to the force, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff called the fight against Ebola in West Africa a U.S. national security priority and said the health and safety of American service members deployed to the region will be safeguarded.
  • Ramstein Airmen support Ebola fight, mitigate risks at home AFNS 22 Oct 2014 -- As service members travel to Africa in support of Operation United Assistance, Ramstein Air Base here continues to establish itself as a power projection platform for Europe and Africa.

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  • PLA vows rule of law People's Daily 22 Oct 2014 -- As the ongoing fourth plenary session of the 18th Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee discusses 'rule of law,' the People's Liberation Army (PLA) vowed to steadily promote the law in military building and national defense.
  • HK students at risk of anti-China scheming People's Daily 22 Oct 2014 -- The Occupy Central movement in Hong Kong has lasted more than three weeks. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government on Tuesday held talks with the Hong Kong Federation of Students. But given a lack of positivity on the part of the latter during the talks, it remains unknown when the Occupy movement will end.
  • No further talks may be held with government: HK student leaders Iran Press TV 22 Oct 2014 -- Leaders of Hong Kong's anti-election law student protests say they may not take part in further talks with the government, a day after negotiations were held between the two sides.
  • Hong Kong Talks Yield Frustration, No Progress VOA 22 Oct 2014 -- A two-hour meeting in Hong Kong Tuesday between political reform advocates and government officials ended without progress, leaving student protesters questioning whether they will continue the talks.

  • Iran urges G5+1 to avoid publicizing nuclear talks IRNA 22 Oct 2014 -- Tehran suggested the six world powers to avoid exposing to media the topics under discussion by nuclear negotiating teams in the present juncture, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham said on Wednesday.
  • Iran categorically rejects Reuters compromise report ISNA 22 Oct 2014 -- Iran has categorically rejected a report by Reuters alleging that the Islamic Republic has sought partial removal of the sanctions imposed on the country over its nuclear energy program.

  • North Korea releases US detainee after six months Iran Press TV 22 Oct 2014 -- North Korea has released one of the three American nationals who were in custody in the country, according to the US State Department.
  • Kerry: No Deal in North Korea Prisoner Release VOA 22 Oct 2014 -- North Korea says a detained American was freed this week following 'repeated requests' from U.S. President Barack Obama.

  • Intelligence Minister: Several spies arrested in Bushehr IRNA 21 Oct 2014 -- Iranian security forces have arrested several spies in the Southern province of Bushehr, Intelligence Minister Seyyed Mahmoud Alawi announced on Tuesday.
  • Iran arrests foreign-linked spies: Intelligence minister Iran Press TV 22 Oct 2014 -- Iran's Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi says the country's security forces have arrested a number of individuals linked to foreign spy agencies.

  • Kerry Says Freedoms 'Threatened' In Europe RFE/RL 22 Oct 2014 -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has said freedoms are "still being threatened" in many parts of the world, "even in Europe."

  • Gunfire Erupts in Canadian Parliament After Soldier Fatally Shot VOA 22 Oct 2014 -- Dozens of gunshots rang out in Canada's parliament buildings in Ottawa after a gunman shot and killed a soldier guarding the nearby National War Memorial.

  • Returning Islamist Fighters Considered Serious Threat for European Countries RIA Novosti 22 Oct 2014 -- The United Kingdom considers fighters returning from Syria and Iraq a serious threat for the country's security as they are likely to commit terrorist acts in their homeland after their return, Sky News reports.

  • Opium in Afghanistan Reaches All-Time Highest Level, Despite US Counternarcotics Efforts RIA Novosti 22 Oct 2014 -- Despite spending over $7.6 billion of taxpayer money on counternarcotics efforts in Afghanistan, opium poppy cultivation reached its highest levels in 2013, according to an October report from John F. Sopko, Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR).

  • Amid ongoing Ebola outbreak, UN ramps up Organization-wide response UN News Centre 22 Oct 2014 -- A United Nations health committee has met for the third time in three months to evaluate the Organization's ongoing response to the global Ebola crisis amid broader agency-wide efforts in confronting the deadly disease, UN officials confirmed today.
  • Exporting Ebola - who's really at risk? IRIN 22 Oct 2014 -- More than 50 percent of Americans report being afraid of a mass Ebola outbreak on US soil, according to a Harvard poll earlier this month, but health experts say the true risk is further spread of the virus within the West African region.
  • CDC: Anyone Entering US From West Africa to Be Monitored VOA 22 Oct 2014 -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday announced new measures to monitor for Ebola anyone entering the United States from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea for a 21-day period.



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