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• Self-developed intelligence program strengthens coalition fight against ISIL AFNS 11 Feb 2017 -- As the air war against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant expands, so does the amount of data and information collected: swathes of terrain, patterns of life, historical data and real-time discovery.
• Military Strikes Continue Against ISIL in Syria, Iraq AFPS 11 Feb 2017 -- 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.
• Update: air strikes against Daesh UK MOD 11 Feb 2017 -- The RAF are continuing to take the fight to Daesh in Iraq and Syria.
• Bomb rocks another Afghan city in less than one week, seven dead Press TV 11 Feb 2017 -- Less than a week after a bomb blast rocked Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, and killed 20 people, another explosion in the city of Lashkar Gah has left seven individuals, including civilians and soldiers, dead.
• US Commander Warns of Russian, Iranian, Pakistani Influence in Afghanistan VOA 11 Feb 2017 -- The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan says Russia, Pakistan and Iran are pursuing their own agendas with regard to the fragile country, complicating the fight against terrorism and extremism.
• Suicide Bomber Targets Afghan Military Convoy VOA 11 Feb 2017 -- A suicide car bombing Saturday killed at least seven people and wounded many others in Afghanistan's embattled southern province of Helmand, officials said.

Defense Policy / Programs

• 1-68 AR tracks on ground in Latvia Army News 11 Feb 2017 -- In less than 30 days, the Soldiers of 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, have assembled, tested, and forward deployed full armored assets throughout the Baltic region in support of Atlantic Resolve.
• The US Naval aviation suffers lack of fighter jets for future conflicts: Commander Press TV 11 Feb 2017 -- A US Navy commander has warned that with more than half of all Navy aircraft out of services, they are left with "no depth on the bench" for any conflict in the future.
• German Defense Minister Calls U.S. Demands For Increased NATO Spending 'Fair' RFE/RL 11 Feb 2017 -- Germany's defense minister said that U.S. demands that NATO partners increase defense spending are "fair," while her U.S. counterpart praised Germany's role in fighting the war in Afghanistan.
• China-Pakistan Corridor to Increase Maritime Activity, Trade 'Manifold' Sputnik 11 Feb 2017 -- The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) may have a lasting impact on regional maritime activities and significantly enhance the economic importance of the Indian Ocean, the chief of the Naval Staff of the Pakistan Navy, Muhammad Zakaullah, said opening the International Maritime Conference in Karachi, Pakistan on Saturday.
• USSTRATCOM Detects, Tracks North Korean Missile Launch USSTRATCOM 11 Feb 2017 -- U.S. Strategic Command systems detected and tracked what we assess was a North Korean missile launch at 4:55 p.m. CST, Feb. 11, 2017. The launch of a medium- or intermediate-range ballistic missile occurred near the northwestern city of Kusong.
• North Korea Fires a Ballistic Missile Into Sea of Japan VOA 11 Feb 2017 -- North Korea launched a ballistic missile early Sunday over the Sea of Japan. South Korean military officials said the projectile fell into the sea.
• India Successfully Tests Interceptor Missile Sputnik 11 Feb 2017 -- India conducted a successful test of a new interceptor missile as part of developing the country's new Ballistic Missile Defense system, local media reported on Saturday, citing a Defense Research Development Organization (DRDO) official.
• Iran military power to serve peace: Air Force Commander IRNA 11 Feb 2017 -- Iran's military posture is in the service of peace, says Air Force Commander Brigadier General Hassan Shah Safi.
• Iran's defense power fully peaceful: Air Force cmdr. Press TV 11 Feb 2017 -- The commander of Iran's Air Force has reiterated the peaceful nature of the country's defensive military power.
• Pakistan's Special Forces, Marines Hold Counter-Terrorism Demonstration Sputnik 11 Feb 2017 -- As a part of ongoing Multinational Exercise AMAN-17, being hosted by the Pakistan Navy, the country's Special Operations Forces (SOF) and Marines presented a Maritime Counter-Terrorism Demonstration at Manora peninsula, located south of the Port of Karachi, Pakistan, a Sputnik correspondent reported on Saturday.
• Pakistan to Maintain Naval Presence in Indian Ocean - Foreign Office Sputnik 11 Feb 2017 -- A formidable naval presence of Pakistan in North Arabian Sea and West Indian Ocean continues to remain critical for the country in defense of its interests, Sartaj Aziz, foreign policy adviser to Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, said at the International Maritime conference in Karachi on Saturday.
• Russia Successfully Tests Ship-Borne Ka-52K Helicopter Sputnik 11 Feb 2017 -- Russia successfully tested its latest Ka-52K Katran reconnaissance and combat helicopter during the recent Mediterranean cruise by the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier, Rossiiskaya Gazeta reported.
• Drones encroaching on airports will be shot down: defense minister CNA 11 Feb 2017 -- Defense Minister Feng Shih-kuan (馮世寬) has said categorically that any drones that encroach on Taiwan's airports will be shot down and there is no need for officers to ask for prior approval to do so, after a recent incident involving a drone forced a Taipei airport to close for nearly one hour.
• UK jets intercept two Russian bombers in intl. airspace Press TV 11 Feb 2017 -- The UK has scrambled its fighter jets to intercept two Russian bombers in the international airspace, claiming that they were flying on the edge of British territories.

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• Taiwan reaffirms sovereignty over Diaoyutai Islands CNA 11 Feb 2017 -- Taiwan on Saturday reaffirmed its sovereignty over the disputed Diaoyutai Islands in the East China Sea and called for related parties to shelve their differences and jointly develop the islands.
• Saudi airstrike leaves ten civilians dead in southern Yemen Press TV 11 Feb 2017 -- Nearly a dozen civilians have lost their lives when Saudi military aircraft carried out an airstrike against a residential neighborhood in Yemen's southwestern province of Ta'izz.
• Larijani: National unity only solution to Syrian, Yemeni crises IRNA 11 Feb 2017 -- Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani in a meeting with Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven in Tehran on Saturday underlined that the Syrian crisis does not have a military solution, but national unity is the best way for putting an end to the hostilities in that country.
• Shamkhani: Russian planes' flight over Iran to Syria needs joint decision IRNA 11 Feb 2017 -- Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani said on Saturday that the use of Iran's airspace by the Russian planes dispatched for fighting terrorism in Syria needs preparation including precise assessment and pre-scheduled planning.
• Iran could allow Russian bombers to use its airspace ISNA 11 Feb 2017 -- Cooperation between Iran and Russia in fighting against terrorism was absolutely strategic, Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council emphasized on Saturday.
• Syria-bound Russian planes using Iran airspace for anti-terror operations: Shamkhani Press TV 11 Feb 2017 -- A senior Iranian official says Russian warplanes are using the Islamic Republic's airspace for anti-terror operations in Syria.
• Iran Could Allow Russia Use its Airspace to Support Operation in Syria Sputnik 11 Feb 2017 -- Tehran and Moscow have been cooperating on a number of issues related to the Syrian conflict and it is possible that Iran will allow Russia use its airspace to support the anti-terrorist operation in Syria, the secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council said Saturday.
• Daesh executes 40 civilians in northern Syrian town: Report Press TV 11 Feb 2017 -- The Daesh Takfiri terrorist group has reportedly executed more than three dozen civilians in Syria's strategic northern province of Aleppo as they continue to lose ground in battles against government forces.
• Syrian forces foil Daesh infiltration attempts in Latakia: Report Press TV 11 Feb 2017 -- The Syrian army has reportedly thwarted an attempt by Daesh to establish a foothold in the northwestern province of Latakia, killing a large number of the terrorists in the process.
• Syrian Army Supported by Russian Warplanes Destroy Daesh Stronghold Near Al-Bab Sputnik 11 Feb 2017 -- The Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday that the Syrian army supported by Russian aviation have destroyed a Daesh stronghold near the city of al-Bab in the Aleppo province.
• Daesh Executes Civilians in al-Bab as Syrian Army, Turkish-Led Forces Advancing Sputnik 11 Feb 2017 -- Daesh terrorists have executed at least 40 civilians in the Syrian northern town of al-Bab, Al Mayadeen broadcaster reported.
• Syrian Army, Rebel Forces Converge on Northern City of al-Bab VOA 11 Feb 2017 -- Turkish-backed Syrian rebels on Saturday pushed into the Islamic State stronghold town of al-Bab in northern Syria, as nearby Syrian government forces backed by Russia halted their advance at a contact line drawn to keep the rival forces apart.
• Daesh executes five Egyptians accused of aiding army Press TV 11 Feb 2017 -- Daesh, which is mainly active in Iraq and Syria, claims to have executed five men accused of assisting the Egyptian army which is battling the Takfiri group in the country's restive Sinai Province.
• Kuwait sends forces to Iraq border amid tensions Press TV 11 Feb 2017 -- Kuwait has deployed military forces to its border with Iraq amid tensions over Baghdad's handover of a waterway's sovereignty to Kuwait city.
• Security Council strongly condemns continued fighting in South Sudan UN News 11 Feb 2017 -- The Security Council has strongly condemned continued fighting across South Sudan, particularly incidents in the country's Equatoria and Upper Nile regions, and called on all parties to cease hostilities immediately.
• DR Congo: UN mission strongly condemns persistent violence in Kasai Provinces UN News 11 Feb 2017 -- The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo today expressed its concern about the persistent conflict in the Kasai provinces where violent atrocities are being committed by the Kamuina Nsapu militia.

News Reports

• U.S. Democrats Call For Inquiry, Firing Of Flynn Over Possible Russian Sanctions Talk RFE/RL 11 Feb 2017 -- Germany's defense minister said that U.S. demands that NATO partners increase defense spending are "fair," while her U.S. counterpart praised Germany's role in fighting the war in Afghanistan.
• Republicans Secretly Worry Trump 'Not Right, Mentally' - Senator Al Franken Sputnik 11 Feb 2017 -- US Senator Al Franken said February 10 that Republican senators are secretly afraid that the new US president is actually "not right, mentally."
• US Investigators Allegedly Corroborate Some Statements From Trump Dossier Sputnik 11 Feb 2017 -- US investigators have allegedly corroborated some of the provisions, included in the compromising 35-page dossier on US President Donald Trump, however the White House has refuted the allegations, the CNN broadcaster reported citing multiple intelligence officials.
• I won't allow immigration to become a tool for terrorism: Trump Press TV 11 Feb 2017 -- US President Donald Trump says he will not allow his country's immigration system to be turned against the United States "as a tool for terrorism."
• Trump Says He May Issue New Immigration Order RFE/RL 11 Feb 2017 -- U.S. President Donald Trump said late on February 10 that he is considering issuing a new executive order on immigration now that his original January 27 order has been suspended indefinitely by the courts.
• Trump: Immigration System Will Not Be Tool for Terrorists VOA 11 Feb 2017 -- President Donald Trump has promised that the country's immigration system will not be used as a tool to advance the cause of foreign terrorists.
• Nonprofits React to Reports Trump Could Focus on Radical Islam VOA 11 Feb 2017 -- Advocacy groups are turning away U.S. federal grants to combat extremism after reports that the Trump administration wants to focus its counterterrorism effort exclusively on Muslim radicals.
• Xi-Trump phone talk a good first step in fostering China-U.S. dialogue People's Daily 11 Feb 2017 -- The phone talk held by Chinese President Xi Jinpingwith his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump is a good first step in fostering the China-U.S. dialogue and provides a platform for further cooperation, U.S. experts said Friday.
• Trump Administration May Put Pressure on Hezbollah, Analysts Say VOA 11 Feb 2017 -- As the Trump administration promises to take a hard line on Iran, U.S. pressure could rise against Iranian proxy Hezbollah, which has a key fighting role in backing the Syrian regime in its fight against rebels, analysts say.
• Elections in India's Uttar Pradesh Test for PM Modi VOA 11 Feb 2017 -- Piyush Rai emerged from a polling station Saturday morning in Ghaziabad in India's northern Uttar Pradesh state along with his family, fervently hoping his vote for a new regional government will help bring development and jobs for young people.
• Assembly voting begins in India's Uttar Pradesh Press TV 11 Feb 2017 -- Voters have taken to the polls in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh in a contest seen as the biggest electoral test for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's popularity.
• West bound by JCPOA to sell 20pc fuel to Iran: Senior MP IRNA 11 Feb 2017 -- A senior lawmaker announced here Saturday that the Western countries are bound by the July 2015 nuclear deal to sell the 20-pecent enriched fuel to Iran.
• Mogherini says EU strictly follows implementation of JCPOA IRNA 11 Feb 2017 -- European Union's foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini has said that the "EU will monitor in a 'very strict manner' the implementation of the deal in its entirety, from all sides."
• Russia: No worries over implementation of Iran deal Press TV 11 Feb 2017 -- Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov says there should be no concerns over the implementation of Iran's historic nuclear deal as it was precisely devised.
• Intelligence minister: Iran arrests 8 terrorists IRNA 11 Feb 2017 -- Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi announced that a sum of eight terrorists have been arrested in connection to plotting to carry out terrorist attacks during the ceremonies marking the 38th anniversary of the victory of 1979 Islamic Revolution.
• Rockets hit at Baghdad's Green Zone following deadly protests Press TV 11 Feb 2017 -- Several rockets have been fired at Baghdad's Green Zone following violent protests between police and supporters of cleric Muqtada al-Sadr which claimed the lives of at least seven people.
• Shi'ite Cleric Al-Sadr Pulls Back Protesters After Baghdad Clashes VOA 11 Feb 2017 -- Iraq's mercurial Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr urged his supporters to suspend a demonstration Saturday near Baghdad's iconic Green Zone, after violent clashes that left at least four dead and 320 wounded, according to Baghdad's governor.
• Turkish Court Formally Charges Nightclub Massacre Suspect VOA 11 Feb 2017 -- A Turkish court has formally charged an Uzbek man with murdering 39 people and wounding scores of others in a New Year's Day shooting rampage at an Istanbul nightclub.
• Antigovernment Protests Set To Continue In Romania After 11 Days Of Rallies RFE/RL 11 Feb 2017 -- Mass anticorruption protests are expected to continue in Romania on February 11.
• Berdymukhammedov Set To Prolong Rule In Turkmen Presidential Election RFE/RL 11 Feb 2017 -- Authoritarian President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov appears certain to extend his rule for seven more years in a presidential election in hermetic, gas-rich Turkmenistan on February 12.
• Somalia Says It Will Resume Printing Currency Soon VOA 11 Feb 2017 -- Somalia intends to resume printing banknotes this year for the first time since the government collapsed in 1991.
• Mogadishu Residents Rally, Demand Representation VOA 11 Feb 2017 -- Hundreds of people held a rally Saturday in Somalia's capital Mogadishu in support of the country's new president, demanding political representation in the Upper-house of the Parliament and a role in the country's political power sharing system.
• Taiwan remains in close contact with U.S.: MOFA CNA 11 Feb 2017 -- Taiwan remains in close contact with the United States, based on the "surprise-free" principle of interaction, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said Saturday, in response to a telephone conversation between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping (習近平) earlier this week.