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• Pakistani Military Chief Tells Afghan President Terrorist 'Safe Havens' Eliminated RFE/RL 16 Jan 2017 -- Pakistani military chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa has told Afghan President Ashraf Ghani that his troops have destroyed "all safe havens" for terrorists in Pakistan.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Oman accepts 10 Gitmo inmates at Obama's request Press TV 16 Jan 2017 -- The United States has released 10 more inmates from its military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and transferred them to Oman, a last-ditch effort by the outgoing administration of President Barack Obama to deliver on a years-old pledge to shutter the controversial facility.
• Oman Accepts 10 Guantanamo Detainees Sputnik 16 Jan 2017 -- Oman has taken 10 former prisoners of the US's notorious Guantanamo Bay facility, its Foreign Ministry announced.
• Oman Accepts 10 Guantanamo Prisoners VOA 16 Jan 2017 -- Oman said Monday it has accepted 10 prisoners from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
• The Korean Service Corps Battalion conducts MOBEX and WHNS Exercise Army News 16 Jan 2017 -- The United States Army Materiel Support Command - Korea's (MSC-K) Korean Service Corps (KSC) Battalion, 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, conducted its annual mobilization exercise (MOBEX) and wartime host nation support field training exercise (WHNS FTX) over a three day period at Daebong Elementary School, Daegu from Jan. 11-13.
• 'Fighting Eagles' conduct first gunnery range in Poland Army News 16 Jan 2017 -- The Soldiers of Bravo and Charlie Companies, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division have rolled out to the fields of Poland for the first time.
• US, Japan Sign Update to Status of Forces Treaty, Limit Base Worker Protections Sputnik 16 Jan 2017 -- The US and Japan signed a treaty that will limit Status of Forces protections for some US contractors working in Japan.
• Lithuania, US to Sign Deal on Status of US Troops in Baltic Country Sputnik 16 Jan 2017 -- Lithuania and the United States are set to sign in mid-January a cooperation agreement to strengthen partnership in the security area and to define the status of the US troops on the territory of the Baltic country, the Lithuanian Defense Ministry said in a statement Monday.
• Trump: NATO Obsolete, Not Much Engaged in Counterterrorism Sputnik 16 Jan 2017 -- Trump calls NATO obsolete organisation since it is not much engaged in counterterrorism.
• Russia Welcomes Trump Calling NATO 'Obsolete' RFE/RL 16 Jan 2017 -- Moscow has welcomed U.S. President-elect Donald Trump calling NATO "obsolete," as key NATO ally Germany reacted with concern to his remarks.
• Germany: NATO worried over Trump's remark Press TV 16 Jan 2017 -- NATO is worried by a remark by US President-elect Donald Trump that the 28-member alliance is "obsolete," says German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
• Denmark Braces for Military Buildup Amid Accusations Against Russia Sputnik 16 Jan 2017 -- With fear of Russia mounting across Scandinavia, Danish Defense Minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen joined the Nordic panic chorus by warning that Denmark allegedly faced a "very serious" and "frightening threat" from Russia.
• Latvia to Deploy Military Unit on Russian Border by October 2018 Sputnik 16 Jan 2017 -- Latvia will deploy a permanent unit of the National Armed Forces in Latgale, the country's eastern region bordering Russia, before October 30, 2018, the Latvian Defense Ministry said on Monday.
• Crowsnest helicopter surveillance deal to protect carriers sustains 200 high-skilled UK jobs UK MOD 16 Jan 2017 -- Defence Minister Harriett Baldwin announces £269M deal for Crowsnest system to protect new Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers.
• Suspicions of economic retaliation policies against THAAD agreement further sours Korea-China relations ARIRANG 16 Jan 2017 -- Suspicions of economic retaliation policies against THAAD agreement further sours Korea-China relations
• THAAD economic retaliations? ARIRANG 16 Jan 2017 -- Since Korea and the U.S. announced in July that they had reached an agreement to deploy THAAD on the Korean peninsula, China has opposed the decision.
• Contract on THAAD deployment site may be delayed: S.Korean military People's Daily 16 Jan 2017 -- Contract between South Korean military and Lotte Group to exchange military land for a golf course to deploy a US missile shield may be delayed, Seoul's defense ministry said Monday.
• Lotte Group Delays Acquisition of THAAD Deployment Site in South Korea Sputnik 16 Jan 2017 -- The acquisition of a site for the deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system (THAAD) by the South Korean military from the Lotte Group has been delayed due to administrative proceedings, a Lotte Group official said Monday.
• THAAD is Becoming a South Korean Election Issue VOA 16 Jan 2017 -- A deepening partisan divide over the deployment of the controversial U.S. THAAD missile defense system is becoming a key national security issue in South Korea's emerging presidential race.
• Quadcopter shot at in central Tehran: Air defense official Press TV 16 Jan 2017 -- Iranian Air Defense Forces have identified and shot at an unmanned aerial vehicle that had neared a no-fly zone in central Tehran, an army official says.
• Unidentified drone pushed out of red zone IRNA 16 Jan 2017 -- An unidentified drone, which had crossed the red line into the no-fly zone, was repelled following consecutive anti-aircraft artillery shots in Tehran on Monday afternoon.
• Anti-aircraft artillery fire heard in Tehran IRNA 16 Jan 2017 -- An official at Khatamolanbia Air Defense Headquarters said on Monday that minutes ago the voice of anti-aircraft artillery shots was heard downtown Tehran.
• Iran boosting military prowess to counter threats: Top commander Press TV 16 Jan 2017 -- Iran's chief Armed Forces spokesman says the Islamic Republic has no option but to boost its defense power to counter threats.
• Japan to Provide Vietnam With 6 Patrol Boats to Boost Security in S China Sea Sputnik 16 Jan 2017 -- Tokyo is expected to give Hanoi six patrol boats to help its maritime security efforts in the South China Sea, Kyodo news agency reported Monday, citing Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
• Turkish Fighter Jets Violate Greek Airspace Over Aegean Sea Sputnik 16 Jan 2017 -- Four Turkish fighter jets violated the Greek airspace over the eastern part of the Aegean Sea, local media reported on Monday.
• Growing Global Ambitions: Japan and UK Developing Stealth Fighter Super-Rocket Sputnik 16 Jan 2017 -- The governments of Japan and the United Kingdom are working to develop modern rocket fighter weapons, in a further indication of the two countries' deepening defense relations.

Defense Industry

• Russia Developing 'Transformer' Flying Tanker Sputnik 16 Jan 2017 -- Russia's upcoming Il-96-400TZ flying tanker will also be able to haul cargoes and passengers, Ilyushin's Deputy Chief Designer Olga Kruglyakova said in an interview with United Aircraft Corporation's journal Horizon.

Other Conflicts

• 16 January 2017 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 16 Jan 2017
• Yemen frustrated all Saudi goals in Bab-el-Mandeb: Yemeni official Press TV 16 Jan 2017 -- The president of Yemen's Supreme Political Council says all attempts by Saudi-backed militants to advance in Yemen's southwestern coastal areas near the Bab-al-Mandeb Strait have been thwarted.
• Fears Grow Turkey Is Getting Sucked into Syrian Conflict VOA 16 Jan 2017 -- Turkish media report thousands more soldiers will be sent into Syria, as Turkish forces struggle to recapture the strategically important town of al-Bab from so-called Islamic State.
• SNSC secretary outlines Iran's four-point plan for Syria peace IRNA 16 Jan 2017 -- Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani says that Iran's four-point plan for making a halt to the Syrian crisis has already been presented.
• Syrian militant groups to participate in Kazakhstan peace talks Press TV 16 Jan 2017 -- Foreign-sponsored militant groups have decided to attend the forthcoming Syria peace talks in Kazakhstan, which aim to boost efforts to end the nearly six-year-old conflict in the Arab country.
• Syrian Rebels Say They Will Attend Peace Talks In Kazakhstan RFE/RL 16 Jan 2017 -- Syrian rebels have decided to attend peace talks in Kazakhstan that are backed by Russia and Turkey, rebel officials said.
• 'We must not let 2017 repeat tragedies of 2016 for Syria' - top UN aid officials UN News 16 Jan 2017 -- While efforts to fully implement a ceasefire in Syria continue, senior United Nations humanitarian officials today appealed for immediate, unconditional, and safe access to reach the children and families who are still cut off from relief aid across the Middle Eastern country.
• Syrian Rebels to Attend Kazakh Peace Talks VOA 16 Jan 2017 -- Syrian rebels say they will attend peace talks in Kazakhstan next week aimed at ending the country's nearly six-year-old war.
• Iraqi CTS commander: 90% of Mosul liberated from Daesh Press TV 16 Jan 2017 -- A high ranking commander in Iraq's Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) says that around 90 percent of eastern Mosul has been purged of its Daeshi occupiers.
• Iraqi forces battling Daesh make further gains in Mosul Press TV 16 Jan 2017 -- Members of the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) have made further advances against the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group in the strategic northern city of Mosul, pushing extremists out of three more eastern districts.
• Saying 'Russia Must Pay,' Kyiv Sues Moscow At UN Court RFE/RL 16 Jan 2017 -- Ukraine has sued Russia at the UN International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, accusing Moscow of acts of "terrorism" and "discrimination" related to its backing separatists in eastern Ukraine and its annexation of the Crimean Peninsula
• In Final Visit To Kyiv, Biden Urges World To Stand Against Russian Aggression RFE/RL 16 Jan 2017 -- Making his final visit to Kyiv in eight years as U.S. vice president, Joe Biden urged the international community to stand against what he called Russian aggression and urged the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump to be a strong supporter of Ukraine.
• Biden in Ukraine to unite world against Russia Press TV 16 Jan 2017 -- Outgoing US Vice President Joe Biden has said the world must resist Russian "coercion and aggression," and urged the incoming Donald Trump administration to back Ukraine against Moscow.
• Biden: International Community Must Stand Up Against Russian Aggression in Ukraine VOA 16 Jan 2017 -- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden says "the international community" must stand up against Russian aggression and urged President-elect Donald Trump to be a strong supporter and partner of Ukraine.
• Indian army says killed three militants in gunfight in Kashmir Press TV 16 Jan 2017 -- The Indian army says it has killed three militants during an overnight exchange of gunfire at a village in Indian-administered Kashmir.
• Kosovo's President Accuses Belgrade Of 'Provocation' Over Train RFE/RL 16 Jan 2017 -- Kosovo's President Hashim Thaci has accused Belgrade of seeking to provoke a crisis by sending a Serbian train painted with the slogan "Kosovo is Serbia" toward Kosovo, halting it only at the last moment before it entered the country.
• Sudan Extends Ceasefire Regime in Blue Nile, South Kordofan for 6 Months Sputnik 16 Jan 2017 -- The Sudanese Council of Ministers chaired by President Omar Bashir extended on Sunday the ceasefire regime in the provinces of Blue Nile and South Kordofan for six months, local media reported.
• Killings, rapes in South Sudan continued 'unabated' after July 2016 violence, UN reports UN News 16 Jan 2017 -- Hundreds of people were killed in South Sudan during an outbreak of violence last July and more than 200 people were raped, according to a United Nations report today released which emphasizes the need for accountability and justice for those human rights violations.
• UN mission in South Sudan confirms discussions on regional protection force continuing UN News 16 Jan 2017 -- The United Nations peacekeeping mission in South Sudan has confirmed that it continues its discussions with the transitional national unity Government on a 4,000-strong regional protection force, which was authorized by the Security Council last August but has yet to be deployed.

News Reports

• Trump Picking New Fight with US Intelligence Community VOA 16 Jan 2017 -- U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is engaged in a new fight with the country's intelligence community four days ahead of his inauguration as America's 45th president.
• Merkel to Trump: Europe's Destiny is 'In Our Own Hands' VOA 16 Jan 2017 -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel promised Monday to seek agreement with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump once he is sworn in later this week, but insisted that Europe will chart its own path forward in spite of differences with the incoming American leader.
• Trump hails Brexit, slams Germany's EU dominance Press TV 16 Jan 2017 -- US President-elect Donald Trump has hailed the UK's withdrawal from the European Union (EU) as a "great thing," arguing that the bloc is heavily influenced by Germany.
• Trump says to lift Russia sanctions if Putin cuts nuclear arsenal Press TV 16 Jan 2017 -- US President-elect Donald Trump says he will offer to end sanctions imposed on Russia if the Kremlin agrees to "substantially" reduce its nuclear weapons arsenal.
• Connecting Anti-Russian Sanctions With Nuclear Arms Reduction 'Makes No Sense' Sputnik 16 Jan 2017 -- United States President-elect Donald Trump said that anti-Russian sanctions could be lifted in exchange for a bilateral agreement on reducing nuclear arsenals.
• The Daily Vertical: The Impossible Grand Bargain (Transcript) RFE/RL 16 Jan 2017
• President back in Taiwan after 4-nation tour in Central America CNA 16 Jan 2017 -- President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) arrived back in Taipei late Sunday and pledged that Taiwan will maintain its cooperation projects with its allies but that they will be carried out more efficiently and with a better chance of benefitting the both sides.
• Risible Trump playing with fire over Taiwan: Chinese media Press TV 16 Jan 2017 -- Chinese state media say incoming US President Donald Trump is "playing with fire" by challenging China's sovereignty over Taiwan, promising that Beijing would strongly respond to any reconsideration by the US of the so-called One China policy.
• China Raising Threat Level Against Taiwan, but Sparing Drastic Actions VOA 16 Jan 2017 -- China flexed a military muscle and hit at Taiwan's foreign relations over the past month as warnings against closer ties with the United States, a long-time protector of self-rule on the island that Beijing considers its own. But so far Beijing is keeping more extreme retaliation measures in reserve.
• China: 'Gloves Off' if Trump Uses Taiwan as Bargaining Chip VOA 16 Jan 2017 -- China state media blasted U.S. President-Elect Donald Trump after he told The Wall Street Journal the "one-China" policy is negotiable.
• On the One Year Anniversary of Implementation Day of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action US Dept. of State 16 Jan 2017 -- Press Statement by John Kerry, Secretary of State
• Obama marks Iran deal anniversary with warning to Trump Press TV 16 Jan 2017 -- US President Barack Obama is marking the first anniversary of the historic nuclear agreement with Iran by warning the incoming Donald Trump administration not to undermine the internationally-negotiated accord.
• IAEA confirms Iran's removal of excess centrifuges from Fordo site Press TV 16 Jan 2017 -- The UN nuclear agency confirms that Iran has removed "excess centrifuges and infrastructure" from the Fordo enrichment facility in line with its commitments under the 2015 nuclear agreement.
• IAEA Says Iran Has Removed Sensitive Nuclear Equipment From Site RFE/RL 16 Jan 2017 -- The UN atomic agency says Iran has complied with a key commitment of a nuclear agreement with major world powers by removing sensitive equipment from an underground site.
• Mogherini: EU to stay true to Iran nuclear deal Press TV 16 Jan 2017 -- The European Union (EU)'s top diplomat says the bloc will remain committed to and work to ensure the proper execution of a nuclear deal between Iran and the P5+1 group of world powers.
• Europe Bracing Against Risk Of Russian 'Influence Operations' RFE/RL 16 Jan 2017 -- Accusations that Russia sought to undermine the U.S. political system have served as a warning signal to the European Union as it prepares for a big election year.
• US Intelligence Made 'Attempt to Recruit' Russian Diplomat Sputnik 16 Jan 2017 -- Several years ago, US intelligence tried to recruit a Russian diplomat to its ranks, while blackmailing him and accusing him of illicit drug trafficking, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told TV Channel Russia 1 on Sunday.
• Egyptian High Court Rejects Decision to Give Red Sea Islands to Saudi Arabia Sputnik 16 Jan 2017 -- A high court in Egypt upheld on Monday a previous ruling that overturned the government's decision to transfer two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia, the Daily News newspaper reported.
• Egyptians Applaud Court Ruling Reversing Cession of Red Sea Islands VOA 16 Jan 2017 -- The Egyptian public is applauding a court ruling against a government agreement last year to hand over the strategic Red Sea islands of Tiran and Sanafir to Saudi Arabia.
• Egyptian court rules against handover of islands to Saudi Arabia Press TV 16 Jan 2017 -- A top court in Egypt has upheld a ruling against the government's decision to hand over two strategic Red Sea islands to the Saudi regime under a controversial deal, which has sparked public outrage.
• Philippine president Duterte threatens martial law in face of drug problem Press TV 16 Jan 2017 -- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte says he will disregard the country's Supreme Court and Congress and impose martial law if the drug problem becomes worse.
• Gambia's President Stalls Swearing In of President-Elect VOA 16 Jan 2017 -- Gambia's president has filed an injunction aimed at preventing the president-elect's inauguration on January 19 and also barring any party from swearing in the president-elect.
• Venezuelan President Reaffirms Readiness to Hold Dialogue With Opposition Sputnik 16 Jan 2017 -- Maduro reaffirmed his readiness to engage in political dialogue with the Venezuelan opposition.
• Maduro claims is committed to dialog with opposition Press TV 16 Jan 2017 -- Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro says he remains committed to dialog and is ready to resume talks with the opposition to resolve matters in the country.