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• UK to Send Hundreds of Troops to Iraq in January to Train Local Forces Sputnik 13 Dec 2014 -- The United Kingdom will send hundreds of the country's troops in January to train the Iraqi and Kurdish forces fighting the increasingly threatening Islamic State (IS) militant group, the UK defense secretary told The Telegraph on Saturday.
• Several Killed In Afghan Attacks RFE/RL 13 Dec 2014 -- Militants staged several deadly attacks in Kabul and elsewhere in Afghanistan on December 13, killing at least 19 people and wounding dozens of others.
• Militants Kill 23 in Attacks in Afghanistan VOA 13 Dec 2014 -- Taliban militants killed at least 23 people in gun and suicide attacks in Afghanistan in recent days, underlining security concerns just weeks before most international forces withdraw from the country.
• UN Security Council Backs Continued NATO Afghan Mission RFE/RL 13 Dec 2014 -- The UN Security Council has backed a resolution to establish a NATO mission to remain in Afghanistan to train and assist Afghan security forces once most of the alliance's combat troops leave at the end of the month.

Defense Policy / Programs

• US Launches Atlas V Rocket With Classified Payload for Intelligence Agency Sputnik 13 Dec 2014 -- The US United Launce Alliance (ULA) has sent its Atlas V rocket into orbit with a classified National Reconnaissance Office payload, according to a message that has been posted on the official website of the ULA.
• US to give Israel $350mn for Iron Dome Iran Press TV 13 Dec 2014 -- The US Senate has approved a multi-billion-dollar military spending bill that includes $350 million for Israel's Iron Dome missile system.
• Ukraine to Discuss NATO Accession Steps on December 15: Ukainian Diplomat Sputnik 13 Dec 2014 -- Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will discuss Kiev's accession to and cooperation with NATO on December 15 in Brussels, the deputy head of Ukraine's mission in the alliance told the country's national news agency Ukrinform on Saturday.
• Russia Warns US on Bill Authorizing Military Hardware to Ukraine VOA 13 Dec 2014 -- Russia says there will be repercussions if Washington imposes new sanctions on Moscow over the Ukraine crisis.
• France may never hand over warships to Russia: Min. Iran Press TV 13 Dec 2014 -- The French defense minister says Paris may never hand over the two Russian-ordered warships to Moscow amid Western tensions with Russia over Ukraine's conflict.
• Chinese army urged to consolidate 'good tradition' People's Daily 13 Dec 2014 -- Fan Changlong, vice chairman of China's Central Military Commission (CMC), on Friday urged senior officers to eliminate the impact of Xu Caihou's corruption case and strengthen political work.
• Iran test-flies nine new drones during war games IRNA 13 Dec 2014 -- Iranian military forces' aerospace technicians flew nine new types of drones during Towards Beit ul-Muqaddas (occupied Jerusalem) War Games in Dashtestan desert of Bushehr province on Friday.

Defense Industry

Other Conflicts

• East Ukraine death toll crosses 4,600: UN Iran Press TV 13 Dec 2014 -- The UN says the death toll from fighting between Ukrainian troops and pro-Russia forces in eastern Ukraine has exceeded 4,600 in nearly eight months.
• Libya forces conduct airstrikes on militant positions Iran Press TV 13 Dec 2014 -- Forces loyal to Libya's internationally recognized government have carried out airstrikes on militant positions in the country's east.
• Libya Air Force Halt Militant Advance Near Two Largest Oil Ports Sputnik 13 Dec 2014 -- Libya's air force, loyal to the state's recognized authorities, have attacked militants positions near the eastern oil ports of Ras Lanuf and Es-Sider.
• Islamic State Has Spread its Influence to Nigeria's Boko Haram Terrorists Sputnik 13 Dec 2014 -- The Islamic State has spread its influence far beyond the Middle East: Boko Haram, an African Islamic militant group which has been terrorizing Nigeria and its neighbors since 2002, is evidently copying the IS movement.
• Attackers Cross Lake Chad to Strike Cameroon VOA 13 Dec 2014 -- Cameroon authorities say at least 600 suspected Boko Haram fighters crossed Lake Chad and simultaneously attacked several villages and towns Friday, leading to the arrests of 25 of the insurgents and the drowning deaths of hundreds of others.
• Somalia: UN expert urges Government to ramp up efforts in securing human rights legislation UN News Centre 13 Dec 2014 -- Somalia's Government and the international community must work to strengthen the country's rule of law institutions and safeguard its full transition to peace, stability and democracy, a United Nations human rights expert urged today.
• Sudan's President: ICC 'Failed' in Prosecution Effort VOA 13 Dec 2014 -- Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir is claiming victory over the International Criminal Court after the court's prosecutor suspended the investigation of alleged war crimes in Darfur.
• Sudan's president praises ICC investigation suspension Iran Press TV 13 Dec 2014 -- Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has lauded the International Criminal Court's (ICC) suspension of its alleged war crimes investigations in the conflict-hit western region of Darfur.

News Reports

• Lavrov, Kerry To Meet In Rome Amid Ukraine Tensions RFE/RL 13 Dec 2014 -- Officials in Washington and Moscow say U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov plan to meet in Rome on December 14 amid ongoing tensions over the conflict in eastern Ukraine.
• Ebola: UN envoy calls for "big surge" in efforts to reduce transmission rates in Sierra Leone UN News Centre 13 Dec 2014 -- Amid a spike in Ebola transmission rates in Sierra Leone, the United Nations envoy coordinating the massive global crisis response has travelled to the West African nation to help implement a surge in efforts to contain the outbreak.
• Guinea Fights to Reduce Ebola Risks to Miners VOA 13 Dec 2014 -- Health teams working in Guinea are ramping up outreach efforts in the country's mining regions, where a concentrated and mobile workforce provides a ripe environment for spreading the deadly Ebola virus, according to a UNICEF representative.
• CIA may have held captives in Romania: Ex-spy chief Iran Press TV 13 Dec 2014 -- A former head of the Romanian intelligence service says the CIA may have kept detainees in a "transit center" in Romania, as a recent US Senate report confirmed the locations of CIA "black sites" in other countries.
• Nuclear negotiater denies missile deal IRNA 13 Dec 2014 -- A member of the nuclear negotiations team has termed incorrect remarks by the lawmaker Mahmoud Nabavian regarding the agreement on discussing Irans missile cabability.
• Thai crown prince's wife relinquishes royal title Iran Press TV 13 Dec 2014 -- The wife of Thailand's crown prince has given up her royal title following revelations that several members of her family were arrested in a high-profile corruption scandal.