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• Military Airstrikes Continue Against ISIL in Syria, Iraq AFPS 26 Oct 2014 -- U.S. military forces continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria Saturday and today, using fighter and bomber aircraft to conduct five airstrikes, U.S. Central Command officials reported. Separately, U.S. and partner nation military forces conducted 12 airstrikes Saturday and today using fighters, attack and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL terrorists in Iraq.
• UK hands over last military base to Afghans Iran Press TV 26 Oct 2014 -- The last British-run military base in Afghanistan has been handed over to the country's security forces, bringing an end to the UK's combat operations in the Asian country.
• UK, US End Military Operations, Formally Hand Over Last Bases to Afghan Troops RIA Novosti 26 Oct 2014 -- The US Marine Corps and UK combat forces officially ended military operations in Afghanistan in a ceremony Sunday morning, marking the transfer of the last military bases to Afghan troops.
• UK ends combat operations in Helmand UK MOD 26 Oct 2014 -- UK Armed Forces end combat operations in Helmand, paving the way for the final transfer of security to the Afghan National Security Forces.
• US, British Forces Close Last Afghanistan Bases VOA 26 Oct 2014 -- British and U.S. soldiers have formally marked the end of combat operations in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province by handing control of the country's largest military base to Afghan forces.
• Army General Takes Command of Ebola Response Operation AFPS 26 Oct 2014 -- Army Maj. Gen. Gary Volesky, 101st Airborne Division commander, yesterday in Monrovia, Liberia assumed command of Joint Forces Command – Operation United Assistance and the fight against Ebola in West Africa.
• 18 militants killed in Pakistani army air raids Iran Press TV 26 Oct 2014 -- At least 18 militants have been killed in Pakistani army's airstrikes in a restive tribal district near the border with Afghanistan.

Defense Policy / Programs

• USS Carl Vinson Notches 230,000th Trap NNS 26 Oct 2014 -- Captain Karl Thomas, commanding officer of USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) hosted a cake-cutting ceremony commemorating the ship's 230,000th arrested landing, Oct. 23.
• Congressmen Embark Aboard USS Carl Vinson NNS 26 Oct 2014 -- Representatives from California and Florida Congressional delegates experienced air operations while on a distinguished visitor (DV) embark aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) Oct. 22.
• Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa Visits Souda Bay NNS 26 Oct 2014 -- Adm. Mark Ferguson, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, visited U.S. Naval Support Activity (NSA) Souda Bay, Oct. 23.
• Battle management working to improve nuclear scenario planning AFNS 26 Oct 2014 -- A program that allows national leaders and combatant commanders to plan for deliberate and crisis nuclear scenarios is getting a significant upgrade.
• NATO: Russia Ramping Up Military Probing in Baltics VOA 26 Oct 2014 -- NATO says Russia has increased provocative military actions in and around the Baltics in recent months. They include the reported incursion of a Russian spy plane into Estonian airspace earlier this week.

Defense Industry

Other Conflicts

• Death toll from Kobani ground battles 'over 800' Iran Press TV 26 Oct 2014 -- The so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says more than 800 people have been killed during ongoing clashes between Kurdish fighters and Takfiri ISIL militants in the Syrian border town of Kobani.
• Rights Group: More Than 800 Killed in Kobani Ground Fight VOA 26 Oct 2014 -- Syrian activists said more than 800 people have been killed in ground fighting in Kobani in the six-week battle between Islamic State militants and Kurdish fighters for control of the Syrian town just south of the Turkish border.
• Iraqi army forces make fresh gains near Baghdad Iran Press TV 26 Oct 2014 -- Iraqi army forces say they have made fresh gains in their fight against the Takfiri ISIL militants north of the capital, Baghdad.
• Iraq PM calls on Jordan to help in fight against ISIL Iran Press TV 26 Oct 2014 -- Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has called on Jordan to help Baghdad in its fight against Takfiri ISIL militants, who he said pose a "threat to the entire region."
• IS Militants in Iraq Get Anti-Aircraft Missile Systems, Can Down Passenger Jets: Reports RIA Novosti 26 Oct 2014 -- Islamic State (IS) insurgents in northern Iraq allegedly have modern anti-aircraft missile systems that can down passenger jets, according to German intelligence data obtained by a local newspaper.
• Islamic State Militants Fire Iraqi Anbar Province With Chlorine Shells RIA Novosti 26 Oct 2014 -- Islamic State (IS) militants fired chlorine-filled shells on a residential district in Iraqi's western Anbar Province, commander of the rapid intervention forces in Anbar, Shaaban Obaidi said Sunday.
• Shootouts Resume in Southeastern Ukraine Amid Parliament Polls: Militia RIA Novosti 26 Oct 2014 -- Sporadic exchanges of artillery fire have resumed in the southeastern parts of Ukraine's restive Donbas region, local militia told RIA Novosti Sunday.
• Boko Haram abducts dozens in NE Nigeria: Official Iran Press TV 26 Oct 2014 -- Boko Haram Takfiri militants have abducted dozens of people in northeastern Nigeria over the past two days, a local official says.
• Lebanon army operation in Tripoli draws al-Nusra threat Iran Press TV 26 Oct 2014 -- The al-Qaeda-linked al-Nusra Front militants have threatened Lebanon's army following its launch of a major operation against terrorist activities in the flashpoint city of Tripoli.
• Lebanese Army Conducting Massive Mopping-Up Operation in Tripoli: Reports RIA Novosti 26 Oct 2014 -- Lebanese Armed Forces began a massive mopping-up operation to root out the Islamic State (IS)-linked armed groups in Tripoli, the second-largest city in Lebanon.

News Reports

• Pro-Western Blocs Expected To Secure Ukraine Election Win RFE/RL 26 Oct 2014 -- Exit polls suggest pro-Western parties will dominate Ukraine's parliament following snap elections.
• Donetsk People's Republic Deputy Prime Minister Calls Ukrainian Elections 'Farce' RIA Novosti 26 Oct 2014 -- The elections in Ukraine cannot be considered as free elections, they are a 'farce', Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Purgin told RIA Novosti Sunday.
• Exit Polls: Pro-Europe Forces Ahead in Ukraine Election VOA 26 Oct 2014 -- President Petro Poroshenko's political bloc, along with other pro-Europe forces, are decively leading in Sunday's parliamentary election in Ukraine, exit polls showed.
• Brazilians Re-elect Dilma Rousseff as President VOA 26 Oct 2014 -- Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has been re-elected to a second term to lead the world's fifth-most populous nation. With 98 percent of the vote counted, Rousseff won 51.5 percent of the ballots over her opponent, center-right senator Aecio Neves.
• US Doctor: Ebola Quarantine May Deter Volunteers VOA 26 Oct 2014 -- A top U.S. medical official has warned that mandatory quarantines of health care workers returning from Ebola-affected parts of West Africa could discourage people from volunteering in the region.
• Divisions on Ebola Quarantine Procedures Emerge in US VOA 26 Oct 2014 -- Divisions have emerged between top U.S. health officials and two state governors who imposed rigorous quarantine protocols for American medical professionals returning from Ebola-stricken African nations.
• Hong Kong protesters scrap planned vote Iran Press TV 26 Oct 2014 -- Leaders of anti-election law demonstrators in Hong Kong have called off a planned vote on government concessions regarding their month-long protest movement.
• Hong Kong Activists Cancel Poll; Call for Legislator Resignations VOA 26 Oct 2014 -- As the occupation of Hong Kong by Umbrella Movement protesters nears the end of its first month, student leaders unexpectedly canceled an electronic poll on the future of the pro-democracy movement Sunday, citing differences in objective and a lack of preparation.
• Ayatollah Khamenei is right on N-program! : Daily IRNA 26 Oct 2014 -- Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has rightly said that the ongoing dispute with Iran on its nuclear program has been politicized and used as a convenient tool at the hands of the West to put pressure on the Islamic Republic, slow down its scientific/technological progress, and contain its influence across the region and beyond.