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• Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) Casualty Update 02 Jun 2015 [PDF]
• Inherent Resolve Airstrikes Continue Against ISIL in Syria, Iraq AFPS 02 Jun 2015 -- U.S. and coalition military forces have continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today.
• Afghanistan: outgoing rights official at UN mission pledges commitment to advancing women's rights UN News 02 Jun 2015 -- While the outgoing senior United Nations rights official in Afghanistan said she expected the human rights advances made "will be sustained, will not be rolled back, and will not be sacrificed," she lamented the high level of violence against women and the need for the Government to do "much more" for women's rights.
• Nine Afghans Killed In Attack On Guesthouse RFE/RL 02 Jun 2015 -- Nine Afghan employees of a government development program, including a woman, have been killed by militants who attacked their guesthouse in a remote village of northern Afghanistan's Balkh Province.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Department of Defense Awards $149 Million in Research Funding DoD 02 Jun 2015 -- The Department of Defense (DOD) today announced it will issue 22 awards totaling $149 million over the next five years to academic institutions to perform multidisciplinary basic research.
• AF releases rocket propulsion system prototypes request for proposal AFNS 02 Jun 2015 -- The Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) here released a formal solicitation June 2, seeking proposals for shared public-private investments in rocket propulsion system (RPS) prototypes.
• Kunsan hosts Buddy Wing 15-4 AFNS 02 Jun 2015 -- The 8th Fighter Wing is hosting members from the South Korean air force's 123rd Tactical Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Wing at Seosan Air Base, South Korea, to participate in exercise Buddy Wing 15-4 here June 1-5.
• Carter: U.S., Vietnam Committed to Defense Relationship AFPS 02 Jun 2015 -- The United States and Vietnam are committed to deepening their defense relationship, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said yesterday in the Vietnamese capital of Hanoi during a news conference with Defense Minister Gen. Phung Quang Thanh.
• New Horizons' Readies U.S. to Deploy, Conduct Joint Operations AFPS 02 Jun 2015 -- About 100 Army, Air Force and Marine Corps engineering and medical personnel began exercise New Horizons in the Honduras yesterday, Pentagon Spokesman Army Col. Steve Warren told reporters today.
• Marines conduct night ordnance load on F-35B at sea USMC News 02 Jun 2015 -- Marines with various units worked together to accomplish an ordnance load and unload on the F-35B Lightning II as the first operational test of the aircraft winds down aboard USS Wasp May 27, 2015.
• Pegasus in the sky: HMH-463 conducts transportation operations for Exercise Predator Walk USMC News 02 Jun 2015 -- U.S. Marines with Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, conducted refueling and transport operations with two CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters May 22 at Mount Bundy Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia.
• Operational Reach 2015 war game tests future Corps' operations USMC News 02 Jun 2015 -- Fifty subject matter experts from the four services of the U.S. Armed Forces, as well as representatives from the United Kingdom and Australia, are scheduled to conduct the Operational Reach 2015 war game at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, from June 1-5.
• US Navy Releases Videos of Su-24 Flying Near USS Ross Sputnik 02 Jun 2015 -- The US Navy released videos of the missile destroyer USS Ross' interactions with Russian Su-24 aircraft in the Black Sea.
• Russian military to inspect Adriatic Strike exercise area in Slovenia TASS 02 Jun 2015 -- Russia's mission within the framework of the Vienna Document of 2011 on confidence and security-building measures will inspect in the period from June 2 to 5 an area in north-eastern Slovenia, where the Adriatic Strike 2015 force exercise is conducted, acting head of the Russian National Nuclear Risk Reduction Center Ruslan Shishin said on Tuesday.
• Finnish Air Force to Conduct Aerial Bombing for First Time Since WWII Sputnik 02 Jun 2015 -- Finland's Air Force has announced it is going to conduct aerial bombing at its artillery practice range in Rovajärvi for the first time since the Second World War; next week's bombing test is part of a scheduled lifecycle update for the country's Hornet fighter jets.
• PLA begins live-fire drill near China-Myanmar border People's Daily 02 Jun 2015 -- People's Liberation Army (PLA) forces started an air-ground live-fire drill in southwest China's Yunnan Province, close to the border with Myanmar, on Tuesday.
• Russian arms maker ready to supply S-300 missiles to Iran TASS 02 Jun 2015 -- Russia's leading arms manufacturer Almaz-Antei is prepared to supply S-300 missile systems to Iran, the concern's director general said on Tuesday.
• Daily Press Briefing by Press Secretary Josh Earnest, 6/2/15 The White House 02 Jun 2015
• June 2, 2015 - U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 02 Jun 2015

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for June 02, 2015
• General Dynamics Awarded $28 Million for Future Fighting Vehicle Design Concepts General Dynamics 02 Jun 2015 -- The U.S. Army TACOM Lifecycle Management Command awarded General Dynamics Land Systems a $28.2 million contract to develop several design concepts for the Future Fighting Vehicle (FFV) Phase 1 effort.

Other Conflicts

• 2 June 2015 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 02 Jun 2015
• Obama: S. China Sea Land Reclamation 'Counterproductive' VOA 02 Jun 2015 -- President Barack Obama warned that Southeast Asia risks becoming less prosperous as countries in the region undertake land reclamation and assert sovereignty over parts of the disputed South China Sea.
• Appealing for funds, UN agency aims to reach 2.5 million in Yemen with food aid by July UN News 02 Jun 2015 -- Amid a worsening crisis and growing number of hungry people in Yemen, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announced today that it is scaling-up its operations to get emergency food aid to 2.5 million people by July.
• Yemenis fire retaliatory rockets on Saudi military bases Press TV 02 Jun 2015 -- The Yemeni army, backed by popular committees, has carried out several rocket attacks on Saudi military bases in response to the Riyadh regime's deadly air raids against its neighbor.
• Egypt to Deploy Ground Troops to Yemen Only If Need Arises Sputnik 02 Jun 2015 -- Egypt is not considering sending ground troops to take part in the Saudi-led coalition's operation in Yemen, but it could should the need arise, ambassador of Egypt to Russia Mohamed Elbadri told Sputnik.
• Press Availability With Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius US Dept. of State 02 Jun 2015
• Islamic State 'Entrenching' in Syria, Iraq VOA 02 Jun 2015 -- Underestimated on the battlefield, the group known as the Islamic State is aiming to surprise the Western world again, trying to develop a state-like infrastructure that could help sustain its self-declared caliphate.
• New humanitarian appeal for Iraq vital to meet rising health needs among displaced - UN UN News 02 Jun 2015 -- If the upcoming launch of the 2015 humanitarian response plan for Iraq by the United Nations and partners fails to raise the required $500 million, the people of the country, especially those internally displaced by fighting, will face even greater hardship, a World Health Organization (WHO) official warned today.
• Coalition Backs Iraqi Plan to Retake Anbar VOA 02 Jun 2015 -- The coalition of countries fighting the Islamic State group have backed an Iraqi plan to retake Anbar province and its capital, Ramadi, which fell to the extremists last month.
• Paris Meeting To Focus On Taking Ramadi Back From Militants RFE/RL 02 Jun 2015 -- Iraq's plans to recapture the western city of Ramadi from the Islamic State will dominate a meeting in Paris on June 2 of foreign ministers from a broad international coalition fighting the militant group.
• ISIL Block Iraq's Ramadi Dam, Stop Fresh Water Flow - Councilor Sputnik 02 Jun 2015 -- Islamic State militants blocked a dam in Iraqi city of Ramadi, stopping the flow of fresh water to the cities of Khaldiya and Habbaniyah.
• Iraqi PM Says Government Forces Lost 2300 US Humvees to ISIL Sputnik 02 Jun 2015 -- Facing criticism from the Pentagon, Iraq's prime minister announced government fighters have lost around 2,300 Humvees to the self-proclaimed Islamic State terror group. The vehicles were part of the hundreds of millions of dollars worth of equipment supplied to the country by the United States.
• Uprooted Iraqis at Risk of Water-Borne Disease Outbreaks VOA 02 Jun 2015 -- The World Health Organization said millions of internally displaced people in Iraq are at risk of water-borne and other communicable diseases as scorching summer temperatures kick in. The U.N. agency warns it is practically broke and soon will not be able to provide life-saving assistance.
• Intense Airstrikes Over Syria's Aleppo Region VOA 02 Jun 2015 -- The Syrian government is locked in a struggle with rebel militia groups in and around the country's largest city, Aleppo, in some of the most bitter fighting since the four-year-old uprising began in 2011. May was reportedly the bloodiest month since the conflict began, with over 6,000 people killed in fighting across the country.
• Russian Missile Maker Points Finger At Ukraine In MH17 Shootdown RFE/RL 02 Jun 2015 -- The Russian maker of the Buk surface-to-air missile system says it has concluded that the Malaysian Airlines jet that crashed in eastern Ukraine last summer was hit by a version of the missile that is used by Ukraine but not by Russia.
• MH17 Was Downed by Guided Missile - Buk Manufacturer Sputnik 02 Jun 2015 -- Russia's air defense systems manufacturer Almaz-Antey presented its report on the 2014 flight MH17 disaster at a press conference on Tuesday.
• Briefing: Darfur's deepening conflict IRIN 02 Jun 2015 -- Violence in Sudan's Darfur has surged to levels not seen in a decade, with more than 150,000 people driven from their homes this year alone. The region's long-suffering residents are also bearing the brunt of a measles epidemic.
• UNHCR: 100k displaced in South Sudan in 2 months Press TV 02 Jun 2015 -- The United Nations refugee agency says heavy fighting in South Sudan has displaced more than 100,000 people over the past two months.
• South Sudan fighting triggers new mass displacement, warns UN refugee agency UN News 02 Jun 2015 -- Heavy fighting in South Sudan's Unity and Upper Nile states over the last two months has displaced more than 100,000 people and blocked humanitarian aid deliveries for some 650,000 people as aid organizations have been forced to withdraw, a representative for the United Nations refugee agency has confirmed today.
• After 65 years, UN agency remains 'vital stabilizing factor' for Palestine refugees in Middle East - Ban UN News 02 Jun 2015 -- Marking 65 years since the inception of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called it more than just an agency but a "lifeline," as he paid tribute to its staff especially those who have lost their lives trying to serve others.
• Boko Haram Stages New Assault on Maiduguri VOA 02 Jun 2015 -- Boko Haram militants have again attacked the Nigerian city of Maiduguri, which is slated to be the new base of government operations aimed at crushing the group.

News Reports

• Obama Signs Bill Reforming Lapsed Surveillance Program VOA 02 Jun 2015 -- President Barack Obama on Tuesday signed a bill to reform and restart the bulk collection of Americans' telephone records, a program that expired earlier this week.
• US Senate Set for New Votes on Surveillance Programs VOA 02 Jun 2015 -- The U.S. Senate is set for a new showdown on restarting the government's massive national security surveillance program.
• Burundi: UN urges return to political dialogue amid ongoing tensions, humanitarian crisis UN News 02 Jun 2015 -- The United Nations is continuing its efforts to facilitate a dialogue among Burundian stakeholders amid the country's ongoing political deadlock and a burgeoning humanitarian crisis, a spokesperson for the Organization announced today.
• Delta Militants Question Amnesty as Buhari Takes Office VOA 02 Jun 2015 -- Former militants in Nigeria's Niger Delta say unrest may resume if the country's new president ends the amnesty program and monthly payments that brought peace to the oil-producing region.
• Omar al-Bashir sworn in as Sudan's president Press TV 02 Jun 2015 -- Sudan's Omar al-Bashir has been sworn in for another five-year term as president, following a landslide victory in a recent election, which was boycotted by the opposition and marred by allegations of fraud.
• Why isn't Guinea-Bissau prepared for Ebola? IRIN 02 Jun 2015 -- The government of Guinea-Bissau has known for months about the risk of Ebola entering the country, but it hasn't done enough to prepare. Now there is a cluster of cases just across the border. Residents say it will be good fortune rather than good planning if an outbreak is avoided.
• MERS Outbreak Spreads in South Korea VOA 02 Jun 2015 -- South Korean authorities reported Tuesday that two patients infected with MERS, the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, have died and the total number of infected with deadly virus has risen to 25. This is the largest MERS outbreak outside of the Middle East.