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• OIF/OEF/OND Casualty Update 27 Oct 2014 [PDF]
• Operation Inherent Resolve Airstrikes Continue in Syria, Iraq AFPS 27 Oct 2014 -- U.S. military forces continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists yesterday and today, using fighter and bomber aircraft to conduct four airstrikes in Syria, U.S. Central Command officials reported.
• Marines complete operations in Afghanistan, depart Helmand province USMC News 27 Oct 2014 -- The final United States Marine Corps command and service members from the United Kingdom have departed Regional Command (Southwest) in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 27.
• Marines, Brits Turn Over Helmand Bases to Afghan Forces AFPS 27 Oct 2014 -- U.S. Marines and service members from the United Kingdom left Regional Command Southwest in Afghanistan's Helmand province today, turning their facilities over to the Afghan security forces.
• British troops leave Helmand province for the last time UK MOD 27 Oct 2014 -- UK forces have left Camp Bastion in Helmand Province for the last time, handing the base over to the Afghan National Army (ANA).
• Bye-bye Bastion UK MOD 27 Oct 2014 -- Building and packing up the largest operational UK military base to be built since the Second World War.
• Army Surgeon General Praises Medical Team Members Training to Fight Ebola AFPS 27 Oct 2014 -- Military health professionals training to be part of the medical support team that may be called upon to respond to new cases of Ebola in the U.S. can take pride that the nation turned to military medicine when faced with a potentially devastating virus, the Army's top doctor said.
• US Isolates Troops After Ebola Efforts in West Africa VOA 27 Oct 2014 -- U.S. troops returning from West Africa are being placed under isolation at a base in Italy, even though none of the soldiers has symptoms of Ebola, as a precaution to prevent the potential spread of the virus, the Pentagon said on Monday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Radar site techs: First line of defense 24/7, 365 AFNS 27 Oct 2014 -- At the narrowest part of the Bering Strait, where the North American and Asian land masses meet in a virtually uninhabited area, sits a vital, yet relatively unknown, asset that is the first line of homeland defense for the United States and Canada -- the Tin City Long Range Radar Site.
• Kadena Airmen pay tribute to MC-130P retirement AFNS 27 Oct 2014 -- From providing helicopter air-to-air refueling to conducting long-range support of special operations forces, the MC-130P Combat Shadow has provided a critical service to the U.S. military for nearly 50 years.
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel's Call with Egyptian Minister of Defense Col. General Sedki Sobhy DoD 27 Oct 2014
• HMH-462 flexes muscle with CLB-13 help USMC News 27 Oct 2014 -- Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 conducted external cargo lifts in coordination with a Helicopter Support Team with Combat Logistics Battalion 13 aboard Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Oct. 23.
• Comfortable in Chaos: 2/6 Marines ready for urban operations USMC News 27 Oct 2014 -- Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division conducted live-fire, close–quarters, battle training with grenades at the MOC-3 range aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 21.
• SECNAV Visits Marines in New Caledonia NNS 27 Oct 2014 -- Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus met with Marines from 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines in New Caledonia October 24 as they completed Exercise AMERICAL II.
• SECNAV Completes Partnership-Building Visit to Indonesia NNS 27 Oct 2014 -- Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus completed a visit to the Indonesian province of North Sumatra Oct. 25 in conjunction with a port visit by Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate, USS Rodney M. Davis (FFG 60).
• Helicopter Sea Combat Weapons School Conducts Exercise NNS 27 Oct 2014 -- 'I'm here at the tree line near a large field,' said Lt. Adam Shields into his radio, as he sat in the darkness. 'I can see a village nearby to the south. It's pretty quiet out here, but I think my leg is broken.'
• VMGR-252 conduct AR, air-delivered ground refueling USMC News 27 Oct 2014 -- Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252 conducted night-time aerial refueling at Hunter Army Airfield, Ga., and air-delivered ground refueling training at Wright Army Airfield, Ga., Oct. 22.
• DLA Energy Issues RFP to Secure up to 55 Megawatts of Renewable Energy for Navy Installations in Texas NNS 27 Oct 2014 -- The Department of the Navy announced Oct. 27 that the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Energy issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the purchase of renewable energy to help power three Department of the Navy (DON) installations in Texas.
• USS Chief Trains in Mine Countermeasure Exercise During Clear Horizon NNS 27 Oct 2014 -- The Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship USS Chief (MCM 14) completed participation in exercise Clear Horizon, Oct 24.
• USS Leyte Gulf Assists in Medical Evacuation of French Sailor NNS 27 Oct 2014 -- Sailors assigned to Detachment 1, Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM-48), embarked on Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2) flagship USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55), assisted in the medical evacuation of a Sailor aboard French navy oil tanker FS Marne (A630), Oct. 24.
• READOUT OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE CHUCK HAGEL'S CALL WITH UKRAINE'S MINISTER OF DEFENSE GENERAL COLONEL STEPAN POLTORAK DoD 27 Oct 2014
• Hagel Congratulates Ukraine's New Defense Minister AFPS 27 Oct 2014 -- Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel spoke by phone today with Gen. Col. Stepan Poltorak to congratulate him on his recent appointment as Ukraine's defense minister, Assistant Pentagon Press Secretary Carl Woog said.
• Japan Holds Military Drills with Russia, US as Gesture of Balance RIA Novosti 27 Oct 2014 -- Japan is set to begin its joint military exercise with the US Army on its northernmost island of Hokkaido, the day after it started its maritime drills with Russia in the seas off Vladivostok in Russia's Far East.
• S. Korean Defense Chief: Pyongyang Nuke Miniaturization Tech Is 'Significant' VOA 27 Oct 2014 -- North Korea's capability to miniaturize a nuclear weapon appears to have reached "a significant level," according to South Korea's defense chief.
• Blackwater convictions spotlight need for treaty on private security – UN experts UN News Centre 27 Oct 2014 -- The United Nations working group on the use of mercenaries today appealed for stronger global regulations of private security, saying last week's conviction of Blackwater contractors shows the need for all private security personnel to be held accountable for international human rights and humanitarian law violations.
• Chinese, Indonesian paratroopers hold joint counter-terrorism drill People's Daily 27 Oct 2014 -- Paratroopers with the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) and their Indonesian counterpart held a joint counter-terrorism drill on Monday.
• Press Briefing by Press Secretary Josh Earnest, 10/27/2014 The White House 27 Oct 2014
• October 27, 2014 - U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 27 Oct 2014

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for October 27, 2014

Other Conflicts

• 27 October 2014 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 27 Oct 2014
• Kobani Kurdish forces repel ISIL attack Iran Press TV 27 Oct 2014 -- Kurdish forces in the Syrian city of Kobani have repelled an attack by the Takfiri ISIL militants, officials say.
• Greater resources needed for Iraqis ahead of harsh winter, UN, regional officials warn UN News Centre 27 Oct 2014 -- Senior officials from the United Nations and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) warned today that an "immense" humanitarian crisis is unfolding in Iraq and called for greater resources from the international community to help with the upcoming winter season, as they concluded a four-day mission to conflict-riven areas in the country.
• Iraq forces purge strategic town of ISIL terrorists Iran Press TV 27 Oct 2014 -- The Iraqi military, supported by volunteer forces, have succeeded in mopping up the last of ISIL Takfiri militants in the town of Jurf al-Sakhr, near the capital, Baghdad.
• ISIL practicing forced recruitment in Anbar: Official Iran Press TV 27 Oct 2014 -- A senior Iraqi official says that ISIL militants in Iraq's Anbar Province are recruiting young people to fight the Iraqi government by force.
• Deadly Suicide Attack Hits Iraq Town A Day After Recapture RFE/RL 27 Oct 2014 -- Iraqi officials have said a suicide car bomber struck a checkpoint in the town of Jurf al-Sakhar on October 27, a day after security forces pushed Islamic State (IS) militants out of the area.
• Three IS Boats Sunk After Attempting to Attack Iraqi Military Base: Interior Ministry RIA Novosti 27 Oct 2014 -- Iraqi troops have sunk three boats with Islamic State (IS) fighters on board, who were attempting to attack a military base in Iraq's western Anbar province, the country's Interior Ministry said in a press release Monday.
• Two Car Bombs Kill at Least 34 in Iraq VOA 27 Oct 2014 -- Two car bombings killed at least 34 people in Iraq on Monday. In one of the attacks, a suicide bomber killed at least 24 Shi'ite militiamen near Jurf al-Sakhar, a town government forces say they had recaptured from Islamic State militants.
• Cameroon Military, Boko Haram Militants in Monthlong Battle VOA 27 Oct 2014 -- Fighting between the Cameroon military and suspected Boko Haram militants has been going on in towns and villages in the north for a month, with at least 250 people killed.
• Nearly 40 Boko Haram militants killed in Cameroon Iran Press TV 27 Oct 2014 -- Cameroon says its army has killed nearly 40 Boko Haram Takfiri militants who conducted a series of attacks in the country's northern region.
• Lebanese army in full control of Bab al-Tabbaneh: Military source Iran Press TV 27 Oct 2014 -- The Lebanese army has regained full control of Takfiri militants' stronghold in the port city of Tripoli in northern part of the country, a military source says.
• Guns Silent in Lebanon's Tripoli After Weekend Clashes VOA 27 Oct 2014 -- At least 30 people were reported killed as Lebanese security forces battled Islamist militants during the weekend in the northern city of Tripoli. Tensions in Lebanon continue to be fueled by the kidnapping of Lebanese soldiers and war in neighboring Syria.
• South Sudan: 60 civilians injured in fighting near UN base UN News Centre 27 Oct 2014 -- More than 60 civilians were injured yesterday after fighting broke at a protection of civilians site next to the United Nations House on the outskirts of Juba, South Sudan, according to a UN spokesperson.
• DR Congo: amid fresh violence, 'presence without action, undermines our credibility' – UN envoy UN News Centre 27 Oct 2014 -- Amid continuing flare-ups of deadly violence and a tenuous humanitarian situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the head of the United Nations peacekeeping mission (MONUSCO) in the vast African nation today underlined the need for a "proactive, not reactive" response in countering the country's rebel groups and boosting protection for civilians.
• Al-Shabab Terrorists Pushed From Last Somali Stronghold VOA 27 Oct 2014 -- The terrorist group al-Shabab has been pushed out of its last stronghold in Somalia, the coastal city of Barawe. African Union forces and Somali soldiers liberated it in their latest military victory.
• Russia Supports Yemen in Fight Against Terrorism: Defense Minister RIA Novosti 27 Oct 2014 -- Russia supports the authorities of Yemen in the fight against terrorism and the provision of regional security, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu stated Monday.
• Israel Advances East Jerusalem Settlement Plan VOA 27 Oct 2014 -- A new Israeli settlement plan is further raising tensions between Jews and Arabs in Jerusalem.

News Reports

• Ten Takeaways From Ukraine's Vote RFE/RL 27 Oct 2014 -- Ukrainians have voted in a new parliament for the first time since the Euromaidan protests ousted President Viktor Yanukovych and his pro-Russian government earlier this year.
• NATO Secretary General congratulates the people of Ukraine on parliamentary elections NATO 27 Oct 2014
• Heavy shelling erupts near Ukraine's Donetsk Iran Press TV 27 Oct 2014 -- Heavy gunfire has erupted near Ukraine's eastern volatile city of Donetsk, where Ukrainian government troops are fighting pro-Russia forces.
• Monitors Praise Ukraine Vote, Russia Wants 'Constructive' Government RFE/RL 27 Oct 2014 -- International observers have given Ukraine's parliamentary elections a stamp of approval, while Russia said it hopes the vote will ease tension by ushering in a 'constructive' government.
• Sweeping Victory For Pro-Europe Parties In Ukraine RFE/RL 27 Oct 2014 -- Pro-Europe parties won a sweeping victory in a crucial parliamentary election that Ukrainians hope will strengthen the country after a year of political turmoil and months of warfare against Russian-supported separatists in the east.
• Obama Congratulates Ukraine on 'Successful' Election VOA 27 Oct 2014 -- President Barack Obama has congratulated the people of Ukraine on 'holding successful parliamentary elections' Sunday, as a partial vote count shows pro-Europe forces decisively ahead in the poll.
• Brazil's Rousseff Wins Second Term, Vows to Reunite Country VOA 27 Oct 2014 -- Brazil's president promised to reconcile the country, reboot the economy, fight corruption, and listen to voters' demand for change in a victory speech late Sunday in the capital, Brasilia.
• Tunisia Secular Party Confident of Lead in Parliament Vote VOA 27 Oct 2014 -- Tunisia's main secular opposition party is claiming victory in the country's historic election for a new 217-member parliament.
• Exclusive: N. Korean Sports Official Dismisses Purge Rumor VOA 27 Oct 2014 -- A high-level North Korean sports figure rumored to have been purged by the government has told VOA that the media speculation is "completely absurd."
• China mulls laws on death penalty, counterespionage, anti-terrorism People's Daily 27 Oct 2014 -- China's top legislature started its bimonthly meeting on Monday, with lawmakers considering draft laws and amendments regarding death penalty, counterespionage and anti-terrorism.
• China to Amend Anti-terror Law and to Set Up National Anti-terrorism Intelligence System RIA Novosti 27 Oct 2014 -- Beijing will set up a national anti-terrorism intelligence system and amend the country's anti-terror law in a move that it hopes will improve intelligence gathering and the sharing of information across government departments, China's Xinhua news agency reports.
• New Ebola Guidelines for Health Workers Issued in US VOA 27 Oct 2014 -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control has issued a new set of guidelines on how to handle health care workers returning from Ebola-affected countries of West Africa. The new guidelines come as the Obama administration clashes with state governments that have recently imposed quarantines on doctors and nurses who have been in Ebola zones.
• Ebola: Experienced doctors still rare IRIN 27 Oct 2014 -- The difficulty of finding doctors with field experience is hampering international medical intervention to help curb Ebola in West Africa. Fear of contracting the virus and restricted air travel have also slowed the response.
• Ebola: UN mission concludes visits to affected countries. Presents 'robust' recovery plan UN News Centre 27 Oct 2014 -- The head of the United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER) has wrapped up his visits to the three West African countries battling the Ebola outbreak as part of the Organization's ongoing efforts to drum up international support in tackling the deadly crisis, it was announced today.
• Turkey-Denmark Relations Tense Over Deal With IS VOA 27 Oct 2014 -- There is a growing diplomatic dispute between Turkey and Denmark over the release of a Turkish man suspected of shooting a Danish writer and anti-Muslim activist. The man, who was released from police custody in September as part of an alleged exchange for 49 hostages held by the Islamic State, is now believed to have joined the radical group in Syria.
• Zarif urges regional cooperation for fighting terrorism ISNA 27 Oct 2014 -- Iran has called on Middle Eastern countries to strengthen collective efforts made to fight terrorist groups, particularly ISIL Takfiri militants, under the present complicated circumstances in the region.