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• OIF / OND / OEF / OIR / OFS Casualty Update 30 Aug 2016 [PDF]
• Department of Defense Press Briefing by Gen. Votel in the Pentagon Briefing Room DoD 30 Aug 2016 -- Presenter: General Joseph L. Votel, commander, U.S. Central Command
• Counter-ISIL Strikes Target Terrorists in Syria, Iraq AFPS 30 Aug 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.
• Centcom Commander Discusses Partners, Regional Operations, Challenges AFPS 30 Aug 2016 -- Over five months of visiting countries that make up the U.S. Central Command's area of responsibility, Army Gen. Joseph L. Votel says that meetings with partners -- mainly government and military leaders -- have made it clear that they value their relationships with the United States.
• Statement by Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook on Precision Airstrike Targeting Abu Muhammad Al-Adnani DoD 30 Aug 2016 -- Today coalition forces conducted a precision strike near Al Bab, Syria, targeting Abu Muhammad Al-Adnani, one of ISIL's most senior leaders.

Defense Policy / Programs

• New Test Range Operations Center Will Speed Naval Aviation Systems to the Fleet NNS 30 Aug 2016 -- Representatives from Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River and construction contractor G-W Management Services officially broke ground on a new operations center for NAWCAD's Atlantic Test Ranges (ATR) Aug. 24.
• Whidbey Island Sailors and Marines Cross the Equator NNS 30 Aug 2016 -- Sailors and Marines aboard amphibious dock landing ship USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41) participated in a "Crossing the Line" ceremony after transiting across the equator, Aug. 27.
• F-35A continues fifth-generation tradition of air superiority against legacy aircraft AFNS 30 Aug 2016 -- Years ago, Lt. Col. Brad Bashore flew against the F-22 Raptor as an F-15E Strike Eagle pilot. Now, as an F-35A Lightning II pilot at this year's exercise Northern Lightning, it was his turn to deliver fire from the clouds.
• Training Exercise Integrates Real World Lessons at Pacific Endeavor 2016 AFPS 30 Aug 2016 -- The Pacific Endeavor 2016 exercise is in full swing after it began Aug. 22, and military communicators from 22 Indo-Asia Pacific nations, nongovernment organizations, and academic advisors have come together to focus on improving humanitarian assistance and disaster response in the region.
• New Test Range Operations Center Will Speed Naval Aviation Systems to the Fleet NNS 30 Aug 2016 -- Representatives from Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River and construction contractor G-W Management Services officially broke ground on a new operations center for NAWCAD's Atlantic Test Ranges (ATR) Aug. 24.
• USS Coronado to Return to Pearl Harbor NNS 30 Aug 2016 -- The littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) experienced an engineering casualty today while transiting to the Western Pacific.
• USS Boxer Makes First Stop in US During 2016 Deployment NNS 30 Aug 2016 -- Amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), with embarked units from Amphibious Squadron 1 and the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), arrived at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Aug. 29 for their first port visit in the U.S. since leaving their San Diego homeport for a seven-month deployment.
• USS Harpers Ferry Arrives in Hawaii NNS 30 Aug 2016 -- Amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) moored at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Aug. 29.
• NATO Air Force Drills Involving 1,500 Troops Kick Off in Czech Republic Sputnik 30 Aug 2016 -- An international air force exercises, involving NATO member states, started on Tuesday in the Czech Republic.
• Russia, Mongolia Start Selenga-2016 Military Drills in Buryatia Sputnik 30 Aug 2016 -- The Russian-Mongolian Selenga-2016 military exercises started on Tuesday in Russia's Republic of Buryatia, the head of Russia's Eastern Military District press service said.
• Russia Starts Drills in South Ossetia as Part of Snap Check Sputnik 30 Aug 2016 -- Russian military on Tuesday started drills in South Ossetian mountains as part of the ongoing snap combat readiness inspections, Russian Southern Military District's press service said in a statement.
• Pakistan to Get Eight New Attack Subs From China Sputnik 30 Aug 2016 -- The Chinese government will supply eight modified diesel-electric attack submarines to Pakistan by the year 2028.
• Analysts: North Korea to Build New Ballistic Missile Submarine VOA 30 Aug 2016 -- North Korea could soon develop a new submarine that will incorporate ongoing ballistic missile advances being made and increasing the military's capability to carry out a nuclear strike from the sea.
• India and Russia to Jointly Set Up $300 Million Logistics Hub for Su30MKI Sputnik 30 Aug 2016 -- A formal agreement between India and Russia is likely to be signed by October this year.
• Majlis commission holds extraordinary meeting with IRGC commanders IRNA 30 Aug 2016 -- Members of parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission held an extraordinary meeting with a number of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corpse (IRGC) Intelligence commanders Tuesday morning.
• US Upbraids Iran for 'Provocative' Naval Maneuvers in Persian Gulf VOA 30 Aug 2016 -- The head of the U.S. Central Command scolded Iran Tuesday for "provocative" naval actions in the Persian Gulf, following recent close encounters between U.S. warships and Iranian gunboats.
• Libya ships last chemical weapons stocks to Germany Press TV 30 Aug 2016 -- Libya has shipped the last of its chemical weapons stocks out of the country under a UN-backed plan to ensure the arsenal does not fall into the wrong hands, officials say.
• Press Briefing by Press Secretary Josh Earnest, 8/30/2016 The White House 30 Aug 2016
• August 30, 2016 - U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 30 Aug 2016
• Remarks With Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker, Indian Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj, and Indian Minister of Commerce Nirmala Sitharaman at the Joint S&CD Opening Plenary Session US Dept. of State 30 Aug 2016 -- Remarks by John Kerry, US Secretary of State

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for August 30, 2016

Other Conflicts

• US drone attack kills 3 people in southern Yemen Press TV 30 Aug 2016 -- A US drone strike has claimed the lives of three people in southern Yemen, local sources say as the country is witnessing a deadly Saudi military aggression.
• Death toll in Yemen war hits 10,000: UN Press TV 30 Aug 2016 -- The United Nations (UN) says the death toll from the 18-month Saudi war against Yemen has increased to nearly 10,000.
• Turkey: US criticism over Syria operations unacceptable Press TV 30 Aug 2016 -- Ankara has summoned the US ambassador over Washington's criticism of Turkey's incursion into northern Syria.
• France criticizes Turkey's 'contradictory interventions' in Syria Press TV 30 Aug 2016 -- French President Francois Hollande has criticized Turkey for expanding its military intervention in Syria, saying the action would escalate the situation in the Arab country.
• Carter calls on Turkey to refrain from hitting US-backed militants Press TV 30 Aug 2016 -- US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter has called on the Turkish government to stop attacking US-backed factions of Kurdish militants in Syria, days after Turkey launched a military incursion into the neighboring country.
• INTERVIEW: The Syrian forces and ISIL used toxic chemicals as weapons - report UN News 30 Aug 2016 -- The Syrian Airforce and ISIL used toxic chemicals as weapons, according to a new report issued on Tuesday by an "independent, impartial, and objective" Leadership Panel, mandated by the UN Security Council.
• Islamic State's Second-in-Command Killed in Syria, Terror Group Says VOA 30 Aug 2016 -- Reports from Syria say the Islamic State group's second-ranking leader, who served as the extremist group's chief propagandist and also was linked to recruiting activities and attacks in Europe, has been killed in Aleppo province.
• Daesh says spokesman killed in Aleppo Press TV 30 Aug 2016 -- Daesh has announced that its spokesman and overseer of external operations, Abu Muhammad al-Adnani, has been killed in Syria's northern city of Aleppo.
• Turkish, Kurdish forces in Syria agree to stop fighting: US official Press TV 30 Aug 2016 -- A US military official says Turkish and Kurdish forces in northern Syria have reached a "loose agreement" to stop fighting each other.
• Syria Air Force takes out 11 Takfiris: Report Press TV 30 Aug 2016 -- Syrian army forces have reportedly killed 11 Takfiri terrorists and liberated two villages in the country's west.
• US at Pains to Calm Tensions Between Its Allies in Northern Syria Sputnik 30 Aug 2016 -- US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter has called upon Ankara and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to not fight with one another and to keep "those geographic commitments that they've made."
• Kremlin Regrets Russia, US Still Far From Real Cooperation on Syria Sputnik 30 Aug 2016 -- Moscow and Washington are still far from real cooperation in Syria, according to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
• UN envoy 'greatly regrets' intensification of fighting in Syria UN News 30 Aug 2016 -- Regretting the intensified fighting and grave humanitarian situation in Syria, the United Nations Special Envoy for the country, Staffan de Mistura, reiterates the need for a political solution to the conflict there, according to his spokesperson Jessy Chahine.
• US admits more than 10,000 Syrian refugees in fiscal 2016 - UN UN News 30 Aug 2016 -- The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has helped resettle more than 10,000 Syrian refugees to the United States during the year ending 30 September, without compromising the integrity and security of the processing mechanism.
• UN Security Council Debates Sanctions on Syria for Chemical Weapons Use VOA 30 Aug 2016 -- The United Nations Security Council is debating whether to impose sanctions on Syria, after investigators concluded the government dropped chemical weapons on civilians.
• Kurds East of Euphrates Now, Top US General Says VOA 30 Aug 2016 -- U.S.-backed Syrian Kurds have crossed back over to the eastern side of the Euphrates River, a top U.S. general said Tuesday, in a move the U.S. hopes will end recent skirmishes between the Kurds and the Turks as they both battle Islamic State militants.
• India Lifts Curfew In Most Of Kashmir; Violence Continues RFE/RL 30 Aug 2016 -- Indian authorities lifted a 52-day-long curfew in Kashmir on August 29, but reimposed it hours later in most of Srinagar, the region's main city, after anti-India protests and clashes erupted in several neighborhoods.
• Kenyan President Urges South Sudan to Fully Execute Peace Deal VOA 30 Aug 2016 -- Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta is urging South Sudan's leaders to implement last year's peace deal and stabilize the country.
• Composition Of New Abkhaz Government Unlikely To Mollify Opposition RFE/RL 30 Aug 2016 -- Raul Khajimba, the de facto president of Georgia's breakaway Republic of Abkhazia, made several further appointments last week to a new cabinet headed by Beslan Bartsits. But in a repeat violation of his campaign pledge of two years ago, he did not include a single opposition representative, despite growing demands from across the opposition spectrum for a coalition government of national unity.
• Security Council extends mandate of UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon UN News 30 Aug 2016 -- The United Nations Security Council today unanimously extended the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), until the end of August 2017.

News Reports

• Kremlin Dismisses U.S. Suspicions Russia Hacked Into Online Voting Systems RFE/RL 30 Aug 2016 -- Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov has rejected reports in U.S. media that Russia may have been involved in hacking into online voting systems in the United States ahead of the November U.S. presidential election.
• Suicide Bomber Attacks Chinese Embassy In Bishkek RFE/RL 30 Aug 2016 -- Authorities in Kyrgyzstan say a suicide car bomber struck the Chinese Embassy in Bishkek on August 30, killing himself and wounding three Kyrgyz employees of the mission.
• Amid Conflicting Reports, Fate Of Ailing Uzbek President Remains Unclear RFE/RL 30 Aug 2016 -- The fate of Uzbek President Islam Karimov remained uncertain on August 30, with no official word on his condition two days after the government announced he had been hospitalized for an undisclosed ailment.
• US Official: Central Asia Often Overlooked Because of Relative Stability VOA 30 Aug 2016 -- The top U.S. diplomat for Central Asia says the region's relative stability means it often does not get much attention, but that a top priority when the next U.S. president takes office will be to explain the area's importance to that new administration.
• Xi demands solid efforts to advance planned reforms People's Daily 30 Aug 2016 -- President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called for solid efforts to press ahead with the country's planned reforms in accordance with established timetable and roadmap.
• China charges detained American woman with espionage Press TV 30 Aug 2016 -- An American businesswoman held in China since last year has been charged with spying on behalf of the US government, a case that has added to growing US-China tensions.
• China Charges American Woman with Spying VOA 30 Aug 2016 -- An American businesswoman is facing charges in China that she spied on the Chinese government about 20 years ago, including charges that she attempted to recruit U.S.-based Chinese to spy on their home country.
• KCNA Commentary Blasts U.S. Reckless Arms Buildup Aimed at Military Hegemony KCNA 30 Aug 2016 -- The international community is concerned about the ever more frantic strategic weapons modernization and the arms buildup of the U.S.
• DPRK Will Not Show Any Mercy to Aggressors: Rodong Sinmun KCNA 30 Aug 2016 -- Rodong Sinmun Tuesday in a commentary warns the DPRK will not show any mercy to aggressors.
• Top Officials Reportedly Executed in North Korea by Anti-Aircraft Gun Sputnik 30 Aug 2016 -- Kim Jong-un has reportedly publicly executed two top North Korean officials with an anti-aircraft gun -- one, reportedly, for falling asleep during a meeting with the leader.
• UN says Rohingya entitled to Myanmar citizenship Press TV 30 Aug 2016 -- UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says Myanmar's stateless Rohingya Muslims should be given the right to citizenship.
• In Myanmar, UN chief spotlights country's challenging path towards multi-ethnic democracy UN News 30 Aug 2016 -- Following a meeting with Myanmar's foreign minister, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today highlighted the great challenges her country faces on its path of reform towards a harmonious, multi-ethnic, multi-religious and prosperous democracy.
• Rights Activists Demand Pakistan Criminalize Enforced Disappearances VOA 30 Aug 2016 -- Rights defenders are demanding Pakistan immediately criminalize the practice of enforced disappearances they say has caused years of agony to thousands of families across the country.
• Bolivia: UN human rights office condemns killing of vice minister and three miners UN News 30 Aug 2016 -- The United Nations human rights office today spoke out against the killing of a government minister by a group of striking miners last Thursday, as well as deadly clashes between police and people opposed to a new mining law.
• UN chief voices concern over premature declarations on outcome of Gabon's presidential elections UN News 30 Aug 2016 -- In telephone conversations today with the Gabonese leaders vying for the country's presidency, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon voiced his concerns over early calls on the polls results, outside of any official process.
• Nigeria, South Africa Stare Down Recessions VOA 30 Aug 2016 -- Politics and petroleum have brought down Africa's two biggest economies, South Africa and Nigeria, as both nations look down the barrel of recession.
• Somaliland's Planned Port Upgrade Buoys Ambitions VOA 30 Aug 2016 -- A plan to upgrade Somaliland's port of Berbera promises to transform the ancient town, almost tripling the port's size and boosting the region's economy, backers say. But critics contend the plan was pushed through without sufficient explanation and could adversely affect traditional fishing.
• Guinea-Bissau: Political impasse needs to be broken to allow economic reforms to proceed, reports UN envoy UN News 30 Aug 2016 -- In his briefing to the United Nations Security Council today, a senior United Nations official emphasized the need for Guinea-Bissau's political leaders to put aside partisan considerations and focus on national interests and the welfare of the suffering population.