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• Military Strikes Continue Against ISIL in Syria, Iraq AFPS 05 Sep 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.
• Third Blast Hits Kabul After Explosions Kill at Least 30 VOA 05 Sep 2016 -- A third blast rocked Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, late Monday, hours after a suicide bomber blew up his explosives-laden vehicle, killing at least 30 people and wounding more than 90 others earlier in the day.
• Afghanistan forces retake strategic eastern district from Taliban Press TV 05 Sep 2016 -- Afghan government forces have retaken a strategic district in the war-ravaged country's east, more than a week after it fell to Taliban militants.
• 24 killed as two bombs go off near Afghan Defense Ministry Press TV 05 Sep 2016 -- At least 24 people are killed as two explosions claimed by Taliban rip through Afghanistan's capital, officials say as the country continues to grapple with insecurity some 15 years after a US-led invasion.

Defense Policy / Programs

• In Laos, Obama to Reiterate US Commitment to Asia Re-balance VOA 05 Sep 2016 -- President Barack Obama is seeking to reassure nations in Southeast Asia that the U.S. is firmly committed to its re-balance to the region during his historic trip to Vientiane, Laos this week.
• Surface Force Commander Orders Engineering Stand Down, Retraining for LCS Engineering Depts NNS 05 Sep 2016 -- Following the recent engineering casualty on the littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1), Commander, Naval Surface Forces, Vice Adm. Tom Rowden, ordered an engineering stand down for every LCS crew to review procedures and standards for their engineering departments.
• 13th MEU patrols the seas during Western Pacific Deployment 16-1 USMC News 05 Sep 2016 -- The Fighting 13th has been forward deployed for almost seven months and in that time has faced many adversities such as the bone-chilling cold in South Korea and the sweltering heat in Djibouti, but the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit has met each challenge head on.
• Russian forces stage massive military drills around Crimea Press TV 05 Sep 2016 -- Russian military forces have launched large-scale military drills around the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea, the Russian Defense Ministry says.
• Russian Army Tests Next-Generation Armored Recovery Vehicle Sputnik 05 Sep 2016 -- The Russian military is testing a new armored recovery vehicle based on the successful Kurganets-25, a tracked 25-ton modular platform for infantry fighting vehicles, Russian newspaper Izvestiya reported.
• UN Security Council to Discuss North Korea Missile Launches VOA 05 Sep 2016 -- The United Nations Security Council will meet Tuesday to discuss the latest missiles launched by North Korea, diplomats say.
• US condemns North Korea over missile launches Press TV 05 Sep 2016 -- The United States has lambasted North Korea for firing ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan, saying the move violates UN Security Council resolutions.
• North Korea fires three ballistic missiles into Sea of Japan: South Korea Press TV 05 Sep 2016 -- South Korea says the North has fired three ballistic missiles from a western region in the capital Pyongyang into the Sea of Japan.
• China Warns Against Escalation of Tensions After N Korea Missile Launch Sputnik 05 Sep 2016 -- China hopes that the North Korean recent ballistic missile launch will not escalate the situation on the peninsula.
• North Korea Fires Three Ballistic Missiles Off Eastern Coast VOA 05 Sep 2016 -- South Korea's military says North Korea has fired three ballistic missiles into the waters off its eastern coast.
• China censures S Korea over US missile system Press TV 05 Sep 2016 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping has rebuked South Korea for agreeing to let US forces deploy an advanced missile system in the South Asian country.
• THAAD System in Korea Designed to Defend US Troops, Not Korean Cities Sputnik 05 Sep 2016 -- On Monday, speaking with his South Korean counterpart, Chinese President Xi Jinping emphasized that China was categorically opposed to the deployment of US missile defense in South Korea. Commenting on the president's remarks, Russian and Chinese political analysts told Sputnik what it is specifically that China is concerned about.
• Xi Expresses Opposition Over US Missile System Deployment in S.Korea Sputnik 05 Sep 2016 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting with his South Korean counterpart Park Geun-hye on Monday said that he opposes the deployment of US missile defense systems in South Korea in response to perceived North Korea's growing missile and nuclear threat.
• Modi Pulls Hollande Aside at G-20 Meet and Quizzes Him on Scorpene Sub Data Leak Sputnik 05 Sep 2016 -- India had earlier chosen to downplay the issue by denying any possible compromise to national security due to the leak.
• Pakistan in Talks With Russia on Purchase of Su-35 Jets Sputnik 05 Sep 2016 -- Pakistan Air Force Chief of Staff had fruitful talks in Moscow in July on purchasing of Russian Su-35 fighter jets.
• Defense ministry denies report of military downsizing CNA 05 Sep 2016 -- The Ministry of National Defense (MND) on Monday denied a media report that the government is planning to streamline the military by cutting 30,000 troops.
• UK becomes world's second biggest arms dealer Press TV 05 Sep 2016 -- The UK government has become the world's second biggest arms dealer, with bulk of its weapons fueling deadly conflicts in the Middle East, according to official data.
• China, Finland agree to expand military ties People's Daily 05 Sep 2016 -- Chinese Defense Minister Chang Wanquan pledged Monday to maintain high-level military exchanges and cooperation with Finland in a meeting with his Finnish counterpart Jussi Niinisto in Beijing.
• Egypt Strives to Equip Army With Modern Russian Weaponry Sputnik 05 Sep 2016 -- Egypt is going to provide its army with modern Russia-produced weaponry, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Monday.
• Annual meeting on UN-backed treaty aims to set target date for cluster bomb abolition UN News 05 Sep 2016 -- An annual meeting of State Parties to the United Nations-backed pact banning cluster bombs opened in Geneva today, with a call to set a target date to achieve a world free of these explosive remnants of war that kill large numbers of civilians.
• Press Conference by President Obama after G20 Summit The White House 05 Sep 2016

Defense Industry

• China's aero-engine development industry sets lofty goals for next decade People's Daily 05 Sep 2016 -- After 60 years of development, China has established a relatively comprehensive research and development system for aero-engines, with about 90 percent of the country's operational aircraft utilizing domestic engines at present, according to an expert.

Other Conflicts

• Philippines 'Gravely Concerned' China is Starting to Invade Scarborough Shoal Sputnik 05 Sep 2016 -- The Philippines demanded an explanation from China's ambassador over the "increasing number" of Chinese military vessels near the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea.
• Saudi warplanes use cluster bombs in airstrikes on Yemen Press TV 05 Sep 2016 -- Saudi Arabia has intensified its airstrikes on Yemen, using internationally-banned cluster bombs in its air assaults against the impoverished country.
• Over 60 Miles of Turkish-Syrian Border Retaken From Daesh Sputnik 05 Sep 2016 -- Daesh terrorist group had been forced out from territory along 98 kilometers (some 61 miles) of the Turkish-Syrian border.
• Russia says US statements on Syria talks have no basis ISNA 05 Sep 2016 -- Moscow said there is no basis for "dramatic statements" after Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry failed to strike a deal on ending the years-long conflict in Syria.
• Turkey pushes plan for establishing no-fly zone in Syria Press TV 05 Sep 2016 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has repeated his previous call for establishing a no-fly zone in Syria, saying it would be needed to stop the flow of Syrian refugees into Turkey and other places.
• Russia says US statements on Syria talks have no basis Press TV 05 Sep 2016 -- Russia says there is no basis for "dramatic statements" after its Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry failed to strike a deal on ending the conflict in Syria.
• Bombings kill over four dozen people in Syria Press TV 05 Sep 2016 -- Over four dozen civilians have lost their lives and scores of others sustained injuries after a string of bomb explosions that targeted residential areas near Syria's capital, Damascus, and elsewhere in the conflict-plagued Arab country.
• Battle for Aleppo: Syria Reimposes Siege, Chokes Off Rebels' Supply of Weapons Sputnik 05 Sep 2016 -- After a major offensive the Syrian Arab Army succeeded in driving out rebel fighters from an area just South of Aleppo and regime forces have once again encircled opposition forces to reestablish the siege.
• US, Russia Yet to Reach Syria Cease-fire Deal VOA 05 Sep 2016 -- Secretary of State John Kerry is returning home empty handed, failing to have reached an accord with his Russian counterpart on a cease-fire in Syria after an intensive period of diplomacy.
• Al-Qaida-Linked Syrian Groups Could Shape Their Own Islamic State VOA 05 Sep 2016 -- With the Islamic State's self-styled caliphate straddling Syria and Iraq shrinking thanks to land losses to the group's many foes, its jihadist rival – al-Qaida's rebranded affiliate in Syria – is marketing its own nation-building and doing so by imitating propaganda techniques employed by its competitor.
• PKK commanders killed in Turkish airstrike in northern Iraq Press TV 05 Sep 2016 -- Turkey says it has killed 30 Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants during airstrikes in northern Iraq.
• Two soldiers killed in clashes with PKK in SE Turkey Press TV 05 Sep 2016 -- At least two Turkish soldiers have been killed in fresh clashes with militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in the country's volatile southeast.
• UN Security Council concludes 'very positive' three-day visit to South Sudan UN News 05 Sep 2016 -- The United Nations Security Council wrapped up a three-day visit to South Sudan today by reaffirming its support for peace in South Sudan and reiterated its calls to the government to fulfill commitments announced in a joint communique.
• South Sudan agrees to 4,000 more UN peacekeepers Press TV 05 Sep 2016 -- South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has agreed to the deployment of 4,000 additional UN peacekeepers after initially rejecting the regional protection force as a breach of its sovereignty.
• S. Sudan Agrees to New UN-Backed Peacekeeping Force VOA 05 Sep 2016 -- Facing intense international pressure, war-ravaged South Sudan on Sunday agreed to the deployment of a 4,000-member regional protection force approved last month by the United Nations Security Council.
• South Sudan agrees to 4,000 more UN peacekeepers Press TV 05 Sep 2016 -- South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has agreed to the deployment of 4,000 additional UN peacekeepers after initially rejecting the regional protection force as a breach of its sovereignty.
• Some 3,500 Terrorists Killed in Pakistan's Zarb-e-Azb Operation Sputnik 05 Sep 2016 -- Pakistani armed forces eliminated more than 3,500 terrorists during Pakistan's Zarb-e-Azb counter-terror operation on the border with Afghanistan, according to Pakistani Ambassador to Russia Qazi Khalilullah.
• Philippine President Introduces State of Emergency After Davao Explosion Sputnik 05 Sep 2016 -- State of emergency in Philippines was introduced by the presidential decree, according to Presidential Communications Assistant Secretary for Policy and Legislative Affairs Christian Ablan.
• Philippine Bomb Attack Tests Fight Against Muslim Rebels VOA 05 Sep 2016 -- An apparent terrorist attack in Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's hometown, which is normally known for its public safety, will escalate the government's battle with violent Muslim rebels and could change the course of decades of civil conflict.
• Security Beefed Up as Mogadishu to Host IGAD Summit VOA 05 Sep 2016 -- Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, which only a few years back was categorized by many as the most dangerous capital on Earth, is preparing to host the 53rd summit of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) this weekend for the first time, following decades of civil war and instability in the war-torn horn of Africa state, officials said.

News Reports

• Gabon Justice Minister Resigns Over Disputed Election VOA 05 Sep 2016 -- Gabon's Justice Minister Seraphin Moundounga has resigned over the disputed re-election of President Ali Bongo, becoming the first high-level government official to step down since the vote.
• Obama Cancels Meeting with Philippine President After Public Insult VOA 05 Sep 2016 -- The White House says President Barack Obama has canceled a planned meeting with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, after the blustery Philippine leader, in comments to reporters, used a vulgarity in referring to the U.S. commander-in-chief.
• Philippines Leader Duterte Blasts Obama's Meddling, Calls Him a 'Son of a B----' Sputnik 05 Sep 2016 -- The Filipino leader blasted the United States for treating his country as though it were still a colony and demanded that President Obama stop meddling in the country's internal affairs by criticizing Duterte's bloody war against the drug cartels.
• Russia Declares Respected Pollster 'Foreign Agent' RFE/RL 05 Sep 2016 -- Russia's Justice Ministry has placed the independent national pollster Levada Center on its official register of organizations "operating as foreign agents," potentially threatening the widely respected research group's existence.
• Pro-independence candidates win seats in Hong Kong's poll Press TV 05 Sep 2016 -- Several pro-independence candidates have won seats in Hong Kong's legislative council election, raising the stakes in the already tense relations with China.
• Anti-Beijing Lawmakers Win Seats in Hong Kong Elections VOA 05 Sep 2016 -- A new generation of lawmakers bent on preserving Hong Kong's autonomy against increasing interference from China is heading to victory in the territory's parliamentary elections.
• China's Censors Scramble After Xi's G-20 Speech VOA 05 Sep 2016 -- Censors in China are working overtime to scrub the Internet and social media of any mention of a slip-up made by Chinese President Xi Jinping made during a speech in Hangzhou before the Group of 20 Nations leaders' summit.
• U.S. Is Arch Criminal Disturbing Peace, Stability: KCNA Commentary KCNA 05 Sep 2016 -- Though the U.S. tries hard to paint its joint military drill as a "defensive one," it can never cover up its criminal nature.
• U.S. Strong-arm Policies Are Bound to Go Bankrupt: KCNA Commentary KCNA 05 Sep 2016 -- The present U.S. administration's ego-driven foreign policies are going belly-up one after another.