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• Counter-ISIL Strikes Continue in Syria, Iraq AFPS 30 May 2016 -- U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq yesterday, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today.
• 12 Afghan police officers killed in Taliban attacks Press TV 30 May 2016 -- Afghan police have announced that a dozen of their officers have been killed in a series of attacks by Taliban militants south of the country.
• Taliban Kills Around 57 Afghan Forces VOA 30 May 2016 -- Taliban militants in Afghanistan have intensified battlefield attacks, killing around 57 Afghan security forces and wounding 37 others in the restive southern Helmand province.
• Analysts: Chances of Taliban's Entering Peace Negotiations Remain Dim VOA 30 May 2016 -- The death of Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansoor in a U.S. drone strike and the selection of the group's new head will do little to help the peace process in Afghanistan, Washington-based analysts told VOA's Afghan service.

Defense Policy / Programs

• NATO Secretary General discusses Warsaw Summit with Polish President NATO 30 May 2016 -- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Polish President Andrzej Duda met today (30 May 2016) in Warsaw to discuss preparations for the Warsaw Summit. Speaking at a joint press point with the Polish President, Mr. Stoltenberg said that the Warsaw Summit, which will take place in five weeks from now, "comes at a crucial time, when we face the most serious security challenges in a generation".
• NATO Deputy Secretary General: Euro-Atlantic integration is the key to stability in the Balkans NATO 30 May 2016 -- Addressing the Spring Session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Tirana, Albania (30 May 2016), NATO Deputy Secretary General Alexander Vershbow said that "Euro-Atlantic integration is the key to stability here in the Balkans".
• Saber Knight Exercises Start in Estonian City of Tapa - Defense Forces Sputnik 30 May 2016 -- The international military Saber Knight exercises have started in the Estonian city of Tapa, the country's Defense Forces said in a statement on Monday.
• NATO Planes Escort Russia Jets Over Baltic Sea Twice Last Week - Ministry Sputnik 30 May 2016 -- NATO aircraft twice escorted Russian planes flying over the Baltic Sea over the past week, the Lithuanian Defense Ministry said Monday in a statement.
• NATO Attempts to Use Confrontational Approach in Black Sea - Moscow Sputnik 30 May 2016 -- NATO attempts to use confrontational approaches in the Black Sea and Moscow will prepare measures to neutralize any potential threats, Russia's envoy to the alliance said Monday.
• Russia to Complete Construction of New Space Intelligence Center in 2017 Sputnik 30 May 2016 -- A new space surveillance and tracking center will be completed by late 2017 in the Russian Far Eastern town of Zeya, the Russian Federal Agency for Special Construction (Spetsstroy) said Monday.
• China bears 10.2 percent of UN peacekeeping assessed contributions People's Daily 30 May 2016 -- From 2016 to 2018, China will bear 10.2 percent of the UN Peacekeeping assessed contributions, only second to the U.S., said UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Hervé Ladsous while being interviewed by a Chinese media outlet on May 29, 2016.
• China Prepares to Deter the US in the Pacific - Reports Sputnik 30 May 2016 -- Amid mounting tensions between the US and China over disputed areas in the South China Sea, Beijing is set to send nuclear submarines to patrol the Pacific Ocean this year for the first time in history.
• North Korea Missile Launch Tuesday Likely Failed VOA 30 May 2016 -- North Korea's missile launch Tuesday appears to have failed, according to South Korean officials.
• S.Korea's military tracking possible DPRK ballistic missile launch People's Daily 30 May 2016 -- South Korea's military on Monday said it was tracking the possible ballistic missile launch by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) after a Japanese broadcaster's report on the launch possibility.
• Japan army on alert over possible North Korea missile attack Press TV 30 May 2016 -- Japan's military has been placed on alert over the possible threat of the North Korean ballistic missile fire.
• Reports: North Korea Is Preparing for Missile Launch VOA 30 May 2016 -- Japanese and South Korean officials say the have detected signs that North Korea is possibly planning for a ballistic missile launch.
• Indian Air Force Revives Advanced Landing Ground Just 40km From China Sputnik 30 May 2016 -- The Indian Air Force now has one more advanced landing ground in the country's strategically important northeast, with plans to modernize ten more airfields in the east.
• Hardline Nationalist Sworn In as Israeli Defense Minister VOA 30 May 2016 -- Far-right nationalist politician Avigdor Lieberman was sworn in Monday as Israel's new defense minister, as a number of other Israeli politicians said the government is becoming too extremist.

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• China Launches Tours to 'Mysterious' Islands in South China Sea Sputnik 30 May 2016 -- The large Dream of the South China Sea cruise ship will start to travel from the city of Sanya in China's Hainan Island to the Paracel Islands (Xinsha). It will be the second and the largest cruise liner to sail to the Islands, website China Daily reported.
• Taiwan will respect UN ruling on Okinotori status: Cabinet spokesman CNA 30 May 2016 -- Executive Yuan spokesman Tung Chen-yuan (童振源) reiterated Monday that the government holds no special position on the issue of a disputed marine area near the Japan-held Okinotori atoll and will "respect" the ruling of an international arbitration on the issue.
• Iran will continue Iraq, Syria advisory missions: Senior official Press TV 30 May 2016 -- A senior official says Iran will continue its advisory military assistance to the Iraqi and Syrian governments in their fight against terrorism.
• Turkey proposes special operation with US in Syria Press TV 30 May 2016 -- Turkey has proposed to join the United States in a special operation in Syria only if Kurdish fighters are excluded from the offensive.
• Chief negotiator of Syria's Saudi-based opposition quits talks Press TV 30 May 2016 -- Chief negotiator of the Saudi-based Syrian opposition has resigned over what he called the failure of UN-brokered negotiations to end the conflict in the Arab country.
• 'Turkish Military Enters Syrian Village' Amid Concerns of Invasion Sputnik 30 May 2016 -- Member of the Democratic Majlis of Syria and of the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PDS), Ahmet Arac, spoke to Sputnik about how the Turkish Army is preparing to invade Syria.
• Thousands of Syrians Trapped as Islamic State Pushes to Border VOA 30 May 2016 -- Concern mounted Monday for the fate of tens of thousands of displaced Syrian civilians caught in the middle of a desperate fight in the countryside north of Aleppo.
• Iraq's Kurdish fighters liberate nine villages from Daesh terrorists Press TV 30 May 2016 -- Iraq's Kurdish fighters have managed to liberate several villages from the clutches of the Daesh Takfiri militants in east of Mosul.
• Iraqi Army Starts Operation To Storm IS-Held City Of Fallujah RFE/RL 30 May 2016 -- The Iraqi military says its forces have begun an operation to storm Fallujah, which is controlled by Islamic State (IS) militants.
• Army, PKK clashes leave three soldiers dead in southeast Turkey Press TV 30 May 2016 -- A series of fresh clashes between Turkish army and militants from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) have claimed the lives of at least three soldiers in the country's restive southeast over the past 24 hours.
• New clashes kill three army soldiers in east Ukraine: Military Press TV 30 May 2016 -- The Ukrainian military has announced the death of three of its soldiers in a fresh wave of clashes between government troops and pro-Russia forces in the country's troubled east.
• Former Chad Dictator Habre Sentenced to Life in Prison VOA 30 May 2016 -- A court in Senegal has found former Chadian president Hissene Habre guilty of crimes against humanity, war crimes and torture and sentenced him to life in prison. Rights groups are hailing the landmark verdict as a strong warning to leaders who brutalize their citizens.
• Former Chad dictator Habre sentenced to life in jail Press TV 30 May 2016 -- Former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre has been sentenced to life by a special court in Senegal.
• UN rights chief welcomes 'hard-won' verdict in trial of former Chadian President Habré UN News 30 May 2016 -- The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights today welcomed the "historic" verdict of the special court in Senegal convicting the former President of Chad Hissène Habré of crimes against humanity, summary executions, torture and rape.
• South Ossetia Postpones Referendum On Accession To Russian Federation RFE/RL 30 May 2016 -- Leonid Tibilov, de facto president of Georgia's breakaway Republic of South Ossetia, has been forced to abandon his plans to hold a referendum in August on amending the region's constitution to empower its leader to request South Ossetia's incorporation into the Russian Federation.

News Reports

• Salehi: Talks for Iran's heavy water supply to Russia not finalized yet IRNA 30 May 2016 -- Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali-Akbar Salehi said on Monday that agreement on supply of 40 tons heavy water to Russia has not been finalized yet.
• Rosatom eyeing Iran heavy water deal Press TV 30 May 2016 -- Russia announced on Monday that the country's nuclear agency Rosatom is considering the possibility of buying heavy water from Iran.
• Nuclear Deal in Action: Russia Mulls Buying Heavy Water From Iran Sputnik 30 May 2016 -- Russia's Rosatom nuclear agency may purchase Iranian heavy water, Moscow's envoy said.
• DPRK People Enraged at S. Korean Military's Provocation KCNA 30 May 2016 -- The south Korean puppet military gangsters intruded into the southwestern sea under the DPRK side's control on May 27 to commit a grave military provocation.
• Enlarged Plenary Meeting of C.C., UAWK Held KCNA 30 May 2016 -- The 74th enlarged plenary meeting of the Central Committee of the Union of Agricultural Workers of Korea (UAWK) was held here on Monday.
• Iran rejects Bahrain espionage, interference allegations Press TV 30 May 2016 -- Iran has categorically rejected as "unfounded" espionage and meddling allegations by the Bahraini regime against the Islamic Republic.
• Iraq's Lawmakers Prepare to Negotiate as Bombs Hit Baghdad VOA 30 May 2016 -- Iraq's lawmakers are said to be preparing to begin a fragile process of negotiation aimed at cracking the country's month-long political paralysis.
• Snowden's Leaks an Act of 'Public Service,' Says Holder VOA 30 May 2016 -- Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder says Edward Snowden performed a "public service" when the ex-National Security Agency contractor leaked classified intelligence documents.
• 10 Convicted for Somali Passenger Plane Bomb VOA 30 May 2016 -- A military tribunal in Somalia has convicted 10 people in connection with a bomb attack on a Daallo Airlines passenger plane in February.
• Turkey: Russia ties to be mended shortly Press TV 30 May 2016 -- A senior Turkish official says his country and Russia do not have any insurmountable issues, and that sour relations between the two sides would be mended in a "short while."
• Turkey Makes No Particular Steps to Restore Relations With Russia Sputnik 30 May 2016 -- Turkey makes a lot of proposals to restore relations with Russia though does not take concrete steps to drive the issue from the deadlock, Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said Monday.