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• Coalition Strikes Continue Against ISIL in Syria, Iraq AFPS 01 Jan 2017 -- U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Iraq and Syria yesterday, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today.
• ISIL Using Protected Sites to Attack Iraqi Forces AFPS 01 Jan 2017 -- At the request of Iraqi forces, the coalition struck a mortar tube operated by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists who were firing on Iraqi forces in east Mosul today, according to a Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve news release.

Defense Policy / Programs

• No US Aircraft Carriers Now Deployed; None Expected in Middle East for Months Sputnik 01 Jan 2017 -- For a rare couple of months, there will be no US Navy aircraft carrier in the Middle East.
• Pentagon contractor leaks sensitive data Press TV 01 Jan 2017 -- A US government subcontractor working for the Pentagon has leaked personal data of some of the country's high-ranking military officials.
• US Global Hawk Drones to Begin Flying Over Czech Republic for Intel Gathering Sputnik 01 Jan 2017 -- The US Global Hawk high-altitude long-endurance drones used for intelligence gathering, surveillance and reconnaissance, will be allowed to fly over the territory of Czech Republic as of Sunday.
• 2017 is the Year of the Navy UK MOD 01 Jan 2017-- 2017 is set to be the year of the Royal Navy as it prepares to welcome new ships to the fleet, following one of their busiest years since the end of the Cold War.
• North Korea in final stage of preparing ICBM: Kim Press TV 01 Jan 2017 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has claimed his country is almost ready to test-launch an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), amid international pressure on Pyongyang to abandon its arms programs.
• North Korea at Final Stage of Intercontinental Missile Creation - Kim Jong-un Sputnik 01 Jan 2017 -- Kim Jong-un said that North Korea was at final stage of intercontinental ballistic missile development.
• Kim: North Korea in 'Final Stages' of Developing ICBM VOA 01 Jan 2017 -- North Korea's leader says his country is in the final stages of developing an intercontinental ballistic missile.
• South Korean Plane Accidentally Drops Missiles, Torpedoes Into Sea Near Japan Sputnik 01 Jan 2017 -- A South Korean naval aircraft dropped anti-ship missiles, torpedoes and other weapons while flying over the East Sea, local media reported, citing the military.

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• New UN chief Guterres pledges to make 2017 'a year for peace' UN News 01 Jan 2017 -- On his first day at the helm of the United Nations, Secretary-General António Guterres today pledged to make 2017 a year for peace.
• New Year Brings New Leadership at UN VOA 01 Jan 2017 -- Incoming United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres took over the top position at the world's top diplomatic body Sunday, after outgoing leader Ban Ki-moon's term ended at midnight, December 31.
• China to release environmental forecasts on three Nansha reefs People's Daily 01 Jan 2017 -- China will release marine environmental forecasts for three reefs on the Nansha Islands starting on New Year's Day in order to meet the rising challenges of environmental protection in the South China Sea, marine disaster prevention, scientific research, and maritime navigation safety, according to the State Oceanic Administration (SOA).
• China says will defend territorial rights Press TV 01 Jan 2017 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping has once again warned foreign powers against questioning Beijing's sovereignty and maritime rights in its territorial waters.
• Saudi warplanes kill 7 Yemenis in Hajjah, Ma'rib provinces Press TV 01 Jan 2017 -- At least seven Yemeni civilians have been killed and nearly a dozen more sustained injuries after Saudi Arabia's warplanes carried out aerial aggression on Yemen's two provinces of Hajjah, to the northwest, and Ma'rib, to the center.
• Aleppo victory was due to resistance: Syrian FM IRNA 01 Jan 2017 -- Aleppo victory was due to resistance to the terrorist groups, the Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem said on Sunday.
• Russia: Militants violating Syria ceasefire Press TV 01 Jan 2017 -- Syrian government forces have killed tens of Daesh terrorists during operations carried out in Syria's Homs and Dayr al-Zawr provinces.
• Iran to preserve strategic ties with Syria: Velayati Press TV 01 Jan 2017 -- A senior Iranian official has hailed the Syrian army's latest triumph over foreign-backed terrorists in the flashpoint city of Aleppo, stressing that Tehran is set to maintain its "strategic ties" with Damascus.
• Turkish Troops Kill 34 Daesh Militants, Destroy 17 Targets in Northern Syria Sputnik 01 Jan 2017 -- The Turkish Armed Forces eliminated 34 Daesh militants over the past 24 hours as part of the Euphrates Shield operation in northern Syria, local Anadolu news agency reported Sunday, citing a statement by the Turkish military.
• Civilians Flee Airstrikes Near Damascus as Shaky Truce Holds Elsewhere in Syria VOA 01 Jan 2017 -- Syrian monitors say hundreds of civilians fled villages outside the Syrian capital Sunday, as fighting continued for a third straight day between government forces and several rebel groups that include al-Qaida-linked jihadists excluded from last week's cease-fire declaration.
• UN Security Council approves Russian-drafted resolution on Syria ceasefire IRNA 01 Jan 2017 -- The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) member states unanimously approved the Russian-drafted resolution about the Syria ceasefire on Saturday.
• Iraqi govt. forces control 60% of eastern Mosul: Commander Press TV 01 Jan 2017 -- A high-ranking Iraqi military commander says government forces continue to make advances in their joint operations with pro-government fighters to liberate Mosul from the grip of Daesh terrorists, and managed to establish control over more than a half of the eastern side of the strategic northern city.
• Iraqi forces liberate three more neighborhoods in eastern Mosul Press TV 01 Jan 2017 -- Iraqi Special Operations Forces have regained full control of three more neighborhoods in Mosul as they are trying to flush Takfiri Daesh militants out of their last urban stronghold in the country in joint operations with pro-government fighters.
• Multiple casualties as bombing rocks Najaf neighborhood Press TV 01 Jan 2017 -- A car bomb has exploded in a district of Iraq's Najaf Province, leaving at least six people dead and 22 others wounded.
• US to Resettle Iraqis Victimized by IS VOA 01 Jan 2017 -- The U.S. government is working to permanently resettle hundreds of Iraqis who were victims of Islamic State (IS) violence.
• Azerbaijani MoD Accuses Armenian Troops of Violating Karabakh Ceasefire 92 Times Sputnik 01 Jan 2017 -- Baku accused the Armenian side of violating the ceasefire regime in the Nagorno-Karabkah region 92 times over the past 24 hours.
• Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh Vow Never to Return to Myanmar VOA 01 Jan 2017 -- Authorities in Dhaka have demanded that Myanmar repatriate tens of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who crossed the border to escape what they say is persecution, and are now living illegally in Bangladesh.

News Reports

• Trump says to reveal new data on US election hacking Press TV 01 Jan 2017 -- President-elect Donald Trump has cast doubt on US claims that Russia interfered in the November 8 election, and vowed to reveal new information.
• Trump Says He Has New Information About Alleged Russian Hacking RFE/RL 01 Jan 2017 -- U.S. President-elect Donald Trump says he has unrevealed information about alleged Russian hacking during the presidential election that he plans to present next week.
• Trump Says Computers Aren't 'Safe,' Has Information About Russia Hacking Claims Sputnik 01 Jan 2017 -- US President-elect Donald Trump used his New Year's Eve remarks to reporters to warn that no computer is safe from hacking and to say he has information to reveal about Russia's alleged hacking into the US election in the coming days.
• Trump Casts New Doubt on US Claim Russia Meddled in Election VOA 01 Jan 2017 -- President-elect Donald Trump is casting new doubt on the U.S. intelligence conclusion that Russia meddled in the presidential election through computer hacking, a finding that led President Barack Obama to impose sanctions on Russian spy agencies last week and expel 35 diplomats he said were spies.
• US: Russian Malware Found on Utility's Computer Did Not Penetrate Power Grid VOA 01 Jan 2017 -- U.S. officials say they have no information that a power grid in the northeastern state of Vermont was penetrated, even as they continue to investigate suspected Russian malware found on a utility's laptop computer.
• Putin congratulates Trump, ignores Obama in New Year statement Press TV 01 Jan 2017 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has snubbed outgoing US President Barack Obama on New Year by expressing his good wishes to President-elect Donald Trump instead.
• U.S. Senators To Push For Stronger Sanctions Against Russia RFE/RL 01 Jan 2017 -- A trio of U.S. senators has said on a visit to Georgia that they will work to get Congress to pass tougher sanctions against Russia and President Vladimir Putin.
• A Century After Russian Revolution, Will Putin Bury Lenin? RFE/RL 01 Jan 2017 -- Even for flamboyant firebrand Vladimir Zhirinovsky, the remarks seemed strikingly provocative: "God save the tsar!" he said, raising his hands high in an ornate Kremlin hall where President Vladimir Putin had just hung an eagle-and-cross Service to the Fatherland medal around his neck. "Reign for our glory, reign to strike fear in our foes, Orthodox tsar. God save the tsar!"
• Manhunt For Shooter After Dozens Killed At Istanbul Nightclub RFE/RL 01 Jan 2017 -- A manhunt is under way in Istanbul for the gunman responsible for killing 39 people and wounding dozens more at a nightclub in Turkey's largest city early on January 1.
• Search Continues for Istanbul Nightclub Attacker VOA 01 Jan 2017 -- A manhunt for the gunman who killed 39 people in an Istanbul night club early Sunday continued into the evening, but authorities still have "no clarity" on who was responsible, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildrim said.
• Security Council strongly condemns terrorist attack in Istanbul on New Year's Day UN News 01 Jan 2017 -- The United Nations Security Council today denounced a terrorist attack at a night club in Istanbul, Turkey, on 1 January, during which at least 39 people were killed and at least 69 were injured.
• Nightclub Massacre Prompts Questions About Competence of Turkish Security VOA 01 Jan 2017 -- An hour into the new year and shocked first responders were counting bodies in a nightclub on the coast of Istanbul's Bosphorus. The 39 dead and the dozens wounded had come to celebrate the arrival of 2017 but already, thanks to a lone gunman, this year appears set to be a bloody repeat of 2016 for Turkey.
• Chinese official warns of risks to cross-strait ties in 2017 CNA 01 Jan 2017 -- A senior Chinese official responsible for Taiwan affairs said on New Year's Day that relations between Taiwan and China will remain rocky and complex over the coming year with plenty of uncertainty and potential risks.
• Trump on possibility of Tsai meeting: 'We'll see' CNA 01 Jan 2017 -- U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday failed to dispel speculation about a possible meeting with ROC President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) when she stops over in the United States later this week.
• Citizens rally to support union in Hong Kong People's Daily 01 Jan 2017 -- Citizens in China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region rallied on Sunday, the first day of the new year, to support union in Hong Kong.
• Thousands march over bid against Hong Kong MPs Press TV 01 Jan 2017 -- Thousands have attended a demonstration in Hong Kong to protest against a bid by the government to unseat four lawmakers of the city's parliament.
• Thousands in Hong Kong Launch 2017 by Protesting Ouster of Elected Lawmakers Sputnik 01 Jan 2017 -- In Hong Kong, 2017 opened with a march of thousands protesting China-backed efforts to unseat four new pro-democracy legislators.
• Xi's call for hard work strikes a chord People's Daily 01 Jan 2017 -- Netizens have responded enthusiastically to President Xi Jinping's New Year's address, equally impressed by the content and inspirational phrasing of the speech, during which he said that "only hard work will make dreams come true".
• Rouhani: Critics of JCPOA must hear complaints of enemies IRNA 01 Jan 2017 -- President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday that critics of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPO) must hear complaints of the enemies citing the Israeli and Saudi leaders criticism of the nuclear deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran.
• Iran denounces attacks in Baghdad and Istanbul ISNA 01 Jan 2017 -- Tehran (ISNA)-Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi has denounced suicide blasts in Baghdad and terrorist attack in Istanbul.
• South Korea's Park Denies Corruption Allegations VOA 01 Jan 2017 -- South Korea's impeached president held a rare meeting with reporters Sunday to deny allegations that she colluded with her longtime friend Choi Soon-sil to extort money and favors from Korean conglomerates.
• Gambia's Jammeh accuses ECOWAS of declaring war Press TV 01 Jan 2017 -- Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has accused the West African regional bloc ECOWAS of declaring a war against his country amid an ensuing political crisis there.
• Gambian President Jammeh Accuses West African Countries of Declaring War Sputnik 01 Jan 2017 -- Gambian President Yahya Jammeh accused Sunday the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) of declaring a war following the organization's threat to send troops to the country in case of the president's refusal to leave the office by a set deadline.
• Burundi minister assassinated in Bujumbura Press TV 01 Jan 2017 -- Burundi's environment minister has been assassinated in the capital Bujumbura. This is the first high-profile killing since the African nation sank into political turmoil in 2015.
• Burundi Minister Shot Dead in Capital VOA 01 Jan 2017 -- Police in Burundi say the country's environment minister was shot dead in the capital early Sunday.
• Equatorial Guinea's Spendthrift VP Faces Corruption Trial in Paris VOA 01 Jan 2017 -- Teodorin Obiang Nguema has luxuriated in spectacular mansions in Malibu and Paris, traveled in expensive sports cars, yachts and a private jet, amassed a multi-million-dollar art collection and once went on a reported $80,000 shopping spree at Gucci.
• Gunmen shoot Bangladeshi lawmaker Press TV 01 Jan 2017 -- A Bangladeshi ruling party lawmaker has been fatally shot by gunmen at his home in the northern district of Gaibandha.