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• OIF/OEF/OND Casualty Update 10 Dec 2014 [PDF]
• Airstrikes Target ISIL Terrorists' Facilities, Capabilities AFPS 10 Dec 2014 -- U.S. military forces have continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria over the last three days, while U.S. and partner-nation military forces have conducted 13 airstrikes in Iraq, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported.
• AF Secretary: ISIL Fight Requires Comprehensive Approach AFPS 10 Dec 2014 -- The air campaign against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant is working as part of the ongoing joint effort to disrupt, degrade and destroy the terrorist organization, Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James said here last night.
• LATEST: air strikes in Iraq UK MOD 10 Dec 2014 -- British forces have continued to conduct air operations to assist the Iraqi government in its fight against ISIL.
• Resolute Support Will Cement Afghan Gains, Official Says AFPS 10 Dec 2014 -- The Operation Resolute Support mission that formally begins Jan. 1 provides the chance to cement in place all of the security gains made in Afghanistan, a senior U.S. commander said here yesterday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• US Allies Implicated in Report on CIA Interrogations Respond VOA 10 Dec 2014 -- A U.S. Senate committee's report on CIA interrogation techniques under the Bush administration has produced shock waves felt around the world and has prompted widespread calls for prosecution of officials who were involved.
• Afghan president says shocked by CIA's use of torture against prisoners Iran Press TV 10 Dec 2014 -- Afghan President Ashraf Ghani says that the CIA's use of torture against prisoners "violated all accepted norms of human rights in the world".
• CIA Interrogations Report Triggers Prosecution Calls RFE/RL 10 Dec 2014 -- A top UN human rights envoy and human rights groups are calling for the prosecution of U.S. officials involved in what a Senate report called the 'brutal' CIA interrogation of suspected terrorists.
• Report Unleashes Global Criticism Of CIA Interrogation Methods RFE/RL 10 Dec 2014 -- The release of a U.S. Senate report on CIA interrogation techniques has resulted in widespread criticism about the actions of CIA agents and contractors in the years after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks against the United States.
• Poland Risks Lives of Own Citizens Hosting CIA Prisons: Lawmaker Sputnik 10 Dec 2014 -- Poland put the lives of ordinary Poles at risk when it agreed to host CIA prisons on its soil, Polish Sejm speaker told Sputnik Wednesday.
• Reports Indicate EU Countries Rendered People to CIA for Torture Sputnik 10 Dec 2014 -- It appears that Poland, Romania and Lithuania hosted CIA 'black sites', which were effectively torture chambers. Evidence points to other European countries cooperating with the US spy agency in organizing covert rendition flights.
• CIA 'Shaped' US Media Reporting on Detention and Interrogation Program Sputnik 10 Dec 2014 -- The CIA has been providing print and broadcast US media with false information and has successfully prevented the disclosure of sensitive details in an attempt to justify the CIA's interrogation program, the Senate report on the CIA's Detention and Interrogation Program reveals.
• CIA Torture Report Provokes Calls for Prosecution VOA 10 Dec 2014 -- Calls for the prosecution of officials involved in the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency's use of extreme interrogation methods on suspected terrorists multiplied Wednesday.
• North Korea Calls on UN to Condemn 'Cruel' US Torture Methods Sputnik 10 Dec 2014 -- North Korea has asked the UN Security Council to denounce 'cruel torture' techniques used in the United States, AFP reported on Wednesday.
• N. Korea, China Criticize US Over CIA Torture Report VOA 10 Dec 2014 -- The United States frequently voices concerns about human rights abuses in China and North Korea. But now, both nations are taking Washington to task after a U.S. Senate report said the CIA tortured suspected terrorists.
• Historic Leap: Navy Shipboard Laser Operates in Arabian Gulf NNS 10 Dec 2014 -- Officials at the Office of Naval Research (ONR) announced today the laser weapon system (LaWS) - a cutting-edge weapon that brings significant new capabilities to America's Sailors and Marines - was for the first time successfully deployed and operated aboard a naval vessel in the Arabian Gulf.
• AF realigns missions to enhance nuclear support AFNS 10 Dec 2014 -- In response to a directive from the secretary of the Air Force and chief of staff of the Air Force, the 377th Air Base Wing in Albuquerque, New Mexico, will realign under Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC), and the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center (AFNWC) will reorganize, combining the AFNWC commander and Air Force program executive officer for strategic systems positions into a single two-star (O-8) position.
• Marines, 7th Singapore Infantry Brigade team up for Exercise Valiant Mark 14.2 USMC News 10 Dec 2014 -- Over a dozen U.S. Marines and Singapore soldiers stood outside the walls of a combat simulation town and devised a reaction strategy in case of Improvised Explosive Device attacks.
• Merger Adds Efficiency to Nuke Mission, AF Secretary Says AFPS 10 Dec 2014 -- By realigning key elements of its nuclear mission under a dual-hatted, two-star commander, the Air Force hopes to create more efficient life-cycle management of its nuclear systems, Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James said here last night.
• NATO and Mediterranean partners discuss partnership, regional security with the King of Jordan NATO 10 Dec 2014 -- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and the 28 Permanent Representatives to the North Atlantic Council discussed regional security and NATO-Jordan cooperation during talks with His Majesty King Abdullah II on Wednesday (10 December 2014) in Amman, Jordan. The high-level NATO delegation was in Jordan to mark the twentieth anniversary of the Mediterranean Dialogue, and was joined by the ambassadors of the seven nations (Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Mauritania, Morocco and Tunisia) participating in the partnership forum.
• NATO Justifies Military Buildup Near Russia by 'Fairy Tales' Sputnik 10 Dec 2014 -- NATO has been using "fairy tales" to justify its intensified military activities near Russian borders, the chief of the Russian General Staff, Gen. Valery Gerasimov, said Wednesday.
• Russia wary of US missile system in Europe Iran Press TV 10 Dec 2014 -- Russia says there is no guarantee that the United States missile system in Europe will not be used against the Russian Federation.
• West Seeks to Diminish Russia's Defense Potential: General Staff Chief Sputnik 10 Dec 2014 -- The Western countries have been trying to decrease Russia's defense potential through building the US missile shield and other measures, the chief of the Russian General Staff, Gen. Valery Gerasimov, said Wednesday.
• Arms Control Violation Prompts Joint Staff Assessment AFPS 10 Dec 2014 -- Russian violation of an arms control agreement poses a threat to U.S. and its allies' security interests, leading the Joint Staff to conduct a military assessment of its threat, a senior defense official said here today.
• Russian Military Plans to Buy 100 Planes, 600 Armored Vehicles Annually Sputnik 10 Dec 2014 -- The Russian Defense Ministry is planning to purchase up to 100 combat planes, over 120 helicopters, up to 30 naval vessels and some 600 armored vehicles annually in the next five years, Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov said Wednesday.
• Chinese army pilots master sergeant system People's Daily 10 Dec 2014 -- An infantry brigade of Chinese ground forces named 36 soldiers as master sergeants Tuesday, marking the first group to hold the rank in the Chinese military.
• PLA celebrates 15th anniversary of Macao Garrison's establishment People's Daily 10 Dec 2014 -- China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) on Tuesday celebrated the 15th anniversary of the establishment of its Macao Garrison on Taipa Island of Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR).
• Report: China arming submarines with nuke missiles that could reach US Iran Press TV 10 Dec 2014 -- A new report has revealed that the Chinese Navy is preparing for a possible enemy attack, arming its submarines with nuclear missiles that could reach the United States.
• North Korean Military Conducting Intensive Exercises: Source Sputnik 10 Dec 2014 -- The North Korean military is conducting intensive exercises as concerns are growing over the country's possible further aggression, a defense source told Yonhap news agency Wednesday.
• Press Briefing by the Press Secretary Josh Earnest, 12/10/14 The White House 10 Dec 2014

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for December 10, 2014

Other Conflicts

• 10 December 2014 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 10 Dec 2014
• Russian General Staff Puts Number of Islamic State Militants at 70,000 Sputnik 10 Dec 2014 -- The radical Islamic State group active in Iraq and Syria has up to 70,000 members according to Russia's estimates, the chief of the Russian General Staff, Gen. Valery Gerasimov, said Wednesday.
• 727 Kurdish fighters killed in fight against ISIL: Peshmerga Iran Press TV 10 Dec 2014 -- As many as 727 fighters belonging to Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region have been killed in the fight against the ISIL Takfiri militants since the outbreak of militancy in the Arab country in June, the Peshmerga forces say.
• Iraq's Sole Yazidi Lawmaker Calls For Help RFE/RL 10 Dec 2014 -- Iraq's only ethnic Yazidi member of parliament has called on the United States to step up efforts to help her community against acts of violence by the Islamic State (IS) extremist group.
• Libya's sidelined IDPs IRIN 10 Dec 2014
• Biden: Ukraine Can't 'Blow' Another Chance To Change RFE/RL 10 Dec 2014 -- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has said Ukraine cannot lose another chance to change the country for the better.
• Kiev Wants to Abandon Minsk Peace Agreements: DPR Envoy Sputnik 10 Dec 2014 -- Recent statements by former Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma confirm Kiev's desire to abandon the Minsk agreements, Denis Pushilin, the envoy of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic in Minsk peace talks said on Wednesday.
• Central African Republic: UN mission captures rebel leader UN News Centre 10 Dec 2014 -- The Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) has announced today the arrest of Chadian rebel leader and former CAR official, Mahamat Abdul Kadre.
• Security Council condemns actions of LRA in Central Africa, demands end to all attacks UN News Centre 10 Dec 2014 -- The Security Council today expressed its concern at the grave security situation in parts of Central Africa, particularly the ongoing crisis in the Central African Republic (CAR) and its regional impact, the continuing threat of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), and the expansion of Boko Haram terrorist activities into countries in the sub-region.
• CAR in critical phase of transition: UN official Iran Press TV 10 Dec 2014 -- The head of the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping operations has said that the Central African Republic (CAR) is in a "critical phase" of its political transition.
• Somalia: Security Council calls for unity amid political crisis UN News Centre 10 Dec 2014 -- The United Nations Security Council announced today that it has taken note of a recent parliamentary vote of "no confidence" resulting in the political ouster of Somalia's Prime Minister amid a surge of political instability and extremist violence in the East African country.
• Massacres highlight complexity of violence in DRC's Beni Territory IRIN 10 Dec 2014 -- The murders of more than 250 men, women and children in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) Beni Territory in recent weeks have widely been blamed on an insurgency of Ugandan origin known as the Alliance of Democratic Forces-NALU (ADF-NALU). But several armed groups and racketeering gangs are active in the area and the culprits of these killings have not been incontrovertibly identified.
• Boko Haram Turns to Female Bombers as Influence Expands VOA 10 Dec 2014 -- In its five-year campaign to establish a caliphate in Nigeria, extremist group Boko Haram has repeatedly used suicide bombers against civilians and the military. But analysts say its recent use of female suicide bombers in strikes across the country show its growing ambition.

News Reports

• Authorities Clear Main Protest Site in Hong Kong VOA 10 Dec 2014 -- Hong Kong authorities have begun clearing the territory's main protest site, bringing a likely end to more than two months of pro-democracy demonstrations there.
• Japan Urges N. Korea to Provide Update on Abductee Probe VOA 10 Dec 2014 -- Japan has called on North Korea to provide more information on an investigation into the fate of Japanese citizens abducted by Pyongyang decades ago.
• President says next year budget is least dependent on oil revenues IRNA 10 Dec 2014 -- President Hassan Rouhani said in Tehran on Wednesday that the next year budget will have the least dependence on oil revenues and the government will pursue resistance economy.
• Zarif says Iran serious in N. talks ISNA 10 Dec 2014 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif reiterated that Iran is serious in negotiations with the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany on its nuclear issue.
• UN congratulates frontline workers battling Ebola in West Africa UN News Centre 10 Dec 2014 -- The United Nations today congratulated the front line workers in the field battling Ebola on their well-deserved recognition as Time "Person of the Year," while countries affected by the outbreak and their partners met to ensure cases do not cross borders and to lay the foundation for resilient health systems respectively.
• Previously Unknown Ebola Outbreak Kills Dozens in Sierra Leone VOA 10 Dec 2014 -- The World Health Organization said Wednesday that dozens of people have died from a previously hidden Ebola outbreak in an eastern district of Sierra Leone.
• Medvedev To Russians: Don't 'Panic' Over Ruble's Fall RFE/RL 10 Dec 2014 -- Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has called on Russians 'not to panic' and to keep their savings in rubles despite the Russian currency's sharp decline.
• French Hostage in Mali Freed in Al-Qaida Swap VOA 10 Dec 2014 -- A rights group in Mali says it is alarmed by the apparent deal that set free the last French hostage held by al-Qaida's North Africa branch. Four accused terrorists were released in Bamako in the days before the release of French citizen Serge Lazarevic.
• Zimbabwe's Mugabe appoints new vice president Iran Press TV 10 Dec 2014 -- Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has appointed Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa as the new vice president.