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• U.S., Coalition Continue Strikes Against ISIS AFPS 26 Feb 2017 -- U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today.

Defense Policy / Programs

• 121st Combat Support Hospital Becomes First to Field New Sterlizer Army News 26 Feb 2017 -- Last September the U.S. Army began fielding a new water-efficient vacuum steam sterilizer for combat support hospitals that only uses 10 gallons of water to process up to 100 loads of sterilized medical instruments.
• 3/4 ABCT arrives in Bulgaria for deterrence role Army News 26 Feb 2017 -- As the M2 Bradley fighting vehicles drove into the motor pool Feb. 21, fresh off trains from Poland, a group of journalists from Bulgaria's national news outlets filmed their arrival.
• Statement by the NATO Secretary General on the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia¹ NATO 26 Feb 2017 -- Press Release (2017) 034
• Russian N Fleet to Participate in Russian-Norwegian Barents Drills in September Sputnik 26 Feb 2017 -- Russian Northern Fleet will participate in the annual Russian-Norwegian exercise in September, the fleet's press service said on Sunday in a statement.
• Yemeni army unveils new indigenous combat, reconnaissance drones Press TV 26 Feb 2017 -- Yemeni army forces have unveiled four domestically designed and manufactured drones to collect information on the positions and movements of militiamen loyal to resigned president, Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, as well as Saudi troops, and carry out aerial attacks against them.
• Activity at North Korean Nuclear Facility Could Mean Another Test Imminent Sputnik 26 Feb 2017 -- Activity at North Korea's Punggye-ri Nuclear Test facility indicates that the country could conduct another nuclear test at any time, a North Korean watchdog warns.
• Iran Navy drills convey message of peace, friendship to region: Navy cmdr. IRNA 26 Feb 2017 -- Navy Drills staged in southern Iran aims to convey the message of peace and friendship to the regional countries, Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said on Sunday.
• Final phase of Iran's massive naval war game kicks off ISNA 26 Feb 2017 -- The final phase of the massive naval drill named "Velayat 95" has been kicked off Sunday morning at the order of Iranian Navy commander rear-admiral Habibollah Sayyari.
• Iran launches major naval exercise in northern Indian Ocean Press TV 26 Feb 2017 -- Iranian naval forces have launched the final stage of a large-scale drill north of the Indian Ocean to enhance their defense capabilities.
• IRGC Ground Forces launch drone organization Press TV 26 Feb 2017 -- Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Ground Forces have established an organization specializing in using drones in military operations.
• THAAD missile system to be set up in S Korea in June at earliest: Seoul Press TV 26 Feb 2017 -- The US Terminal-High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile system will be installed in South Korea no sooner than June, Seoul has announced.
• US May Deploy THAAD System in South Korea in June Sputnik 26 Feb 2017 -- The United States is likely to deploy its Terminal-High Altitude Area Defense anti-ballistic missile system in South Korea in June, local media said Sunday.

Defense Industry

• China encourages private sector participation in weapons development People's Daily 26 Feb 2017 -- The equipment development department under the Central Military Commission Friday released a document on boosting military-civilian integration in weapons development.

Other Conflicts

• Beijing Makes Clear That Interests in S China Sea are 'Not a Bargaining Chip' Sputnik 26 Feb 2017 -- Beijing has indicated that it is not ready to change its stance on the South China Sea as a prerequisite to improve its relations with the Philippines and increase its influence in Southeast Asia, political analyst Elena Fomicheva told Sputnik China, commenting on Commerce Minister Gao Hucheng cancelling his visit to Manila.
• Homs terror attacks aim to disrupt Syria peace talks: Iran Press TV 26 Feb 2017 -- Iran has censured the recent terrorist attacks in the western Syrian city of Homs, saying such blasts were aimed at derailing the ongoing intra-Syrian peace talks in the Swiss city of Geneva.
• Syrian forces make fresh gains against Daesh near Aleppo: Monitor Press TV 26 Feb 2017 -- Syrian army soldiers and their allied fighters have reportedly managed to advance over the weekend into areas controlled by Daesh terrorists in the country's northwest adjacent to the city of Aleppo.
• Syrian Opposition Hands de Mistura Proposals to Relieve Humanitarian Situation Sputnik 26 Feb 2017 -- The Moscow platform of Syrian opposition, which participates in the Geneva intra-Syrian reconciliation talks, has submitted to UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura a paper with proposals on how to relieve the humanitarian situation in Syria, platform's head Hamza Munther said Sunday.
• Only New Syrian Gov't Eligible to Decide on Constitution – Opposition Group Sputnik 26 Feb 2017 -- Only a new government in Syria will be eligible to decide on the new constitution of the country, leader of the Cairo opposition platform Jihad Makdissi said on Sunday.
• Kurds at Geneva Talks to Insist on Participation in Drafting Syrian Constitution Sputnik 26 Feb 2017 -- The Kurdish representatives at the ongoing intra-Syrian talks will insist on the Kurdish participation in drafting a constitution for Syria if a special working group is created, a Kurdish source told Sputnik.
• Member of HNC Negotiating Team Hopes Russia to Fulfill Promises Given in Astana Sputnik 26 Feb 2017 -- Leader of the Jaysh al-Islam militant group Mohammed Alloush hopes Russia would fulfill the promises it gave in Astana as ceasefire guarantor, he told Sputnik.
• Saudi Arabia Reveals Number of Airstrikes Against Daesh in Syria Sputnik 26 Feb 2017 -- Saudi Arabia conducted over 340 airstrikes against the targets of Daesh terrorist group in Syria since the establishment of the US-led international coalition, Brig. Gen. Ahmad Asiri, a military adviser to Saudi Arabia's Defense Ministry, said Sunday.
• Largest mass grave with bodies of 4,000 people found in Iraq Press TV 26 Feb 2017 -- A mass grave believed to contain the bodies of thousands of Iraqi security personnel killed at the hands of the Daesh Takfiri militants has been discovered not far from the strategic northern city of Mosul, where government forces and their allies are engaged in the last phase of an operation to drive the extremists out of their last major stronghold in the country.
• Iraqi forces gain control of two more neighborhoods in western Mosul Press TV 26 Feb 2017 -- Iraqi government forces have regained control of two neighborhoods in the western part of Mosul in a new phase of joint operations with allied fighters from Popular Mobilization Units to push Daesh Takfiri terrorists out of their last urban stronghold in the country.
• Iraqi Forces Face Stiff Resistance as Mosul Push Continues VOA 26 Feb 2017 -- A senior commander says Iraqi militarized police have captured a neighborhood on the western side of Mosul amid fierce clashes with Islamic State militants.
• US blames Ukraine mission attack on Russia Press TV 26 Feb 2017 -- The United States government has condemned an attack on special monitoring missions in eastern Ukraine, calling on Russia to "immediately" observe ceasefire in the restive region.
• U.S. Demands Russia Observe Cease-Fire; Says Combined Russian-Separatist Forces Attack Monitors RFE/RL 26 Feb 2017 -- The United States has called on Russia to "immediately" observe a cease-fire deal in eastern Ukraine -- saying that a combined force from Russia's military and pro-Russia separatists in eastern Ukraine had been targeting international monitors.
• Report: Japan Ready To Offer Russia Economic Plan For Disputed Island Chain RFE/RL 26 Feb 2017 -- Japan is ready to propose a specific plan to Russia for the joint economic development of an island chain that both countries claim, The Nikkei Asia Review reports.
• Greek Defense Minister Warns Against Turkish 'Foot' on Disputed Islands Sputnik 26 Feb 2017 -- Greece will do everything to prevent Turkey from getting to its territory, Greek Minister of National Defense Panos Kammenos said Sunday, adding that Greece is ready to rebuff Ankara in case of any provocation.

News Reports

• White House Tries to Fend Off New Calls for Russia Probe VOA 26 Feb 2017 -- As President Donald Trump prepared for his first address to the U.S. Congress, the White House on Sunday sought to fend off the latest calls for an independent probe of Russian efforts to impact last year's U.S. election and any ties between Moscow and the president's inner circle.
• Kyrgyz Opposition Leader Tekebaev Detained Ahead Of Election RFE/RL 26 Feb 2017 -- About 500 political opposition supporters in Kyrgyzstan have protested in front of the State Committee for National Security headquarters (GKNB) in Bishkek, where opposition leader Omurbek Tekebaev was being held as part of what authorities describe as a criminal corruption investigation.
• Kyrgyzstan arrests opposition leader Press TV 26 Feb 2017 -- Kyrgyzstan has arrested a veteran opposition leader on corruption charges as political tensions mount in the Central Asian country ahead of a November presidential poll.
• Thousands March In Moscow To Commemorate Slain Kremlin Critic Nemtsov RFE/RL 26 Feb 2017 -- Thousands have marched in Moscow to commemorate slain Kremlin critic and former Deputy Prime Minister Boris Nemtsov who was killed two years ago.
• S Korean Foreign Minister to Raise Issue of N Korea's Chemical Weapons - Reports Sputnik 26 Feb 2017 -- South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se will raise the issues of North Korea's chemical weapons and human rights abuses during the UN Human Rights Council's session and the Disarmament Conference in Geneva, media reported Sunday.
• US cancels back-channel talks with North Korea: Sources Press TV 26 Feb 2017 -- The United States has decided not to issue visas for a North Korean delegation that had been due to take part in planned "back-channel" talks with former US officials in New York.
• Indonesian suspect says knowing no plan about DPRK man killing in Kuala Lumpurt airport People's Daily 26 Feb 2017 -- The Indonesian woman suspect believed to be the one carrying out the deadly attack on a man from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) at the Kuala Lumpur airport told Indonesian officials Saturday that she thought she was doing a prank using "baby oil".
• Malaysian airport declared "safe zone" after VX nerve agent found in dead DPRK man People's Daily 26 Feb 2017 -- Kuala Lumpur International Airport Terminal 2 was declared a "safe zone" on Sunday morning, after a detection operation found no trace of VX nerve agent, a lethal chemical weapon found on the body of a Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) man who died on Feb. 13.
• N. Korean Leader's Estranged Half-Brother Died Within 20 Minutes of Attack VOA 26 Feb 2017 -- Malaysian health authorities say Kim Jong Nam suffered a "very painful death" and was dead within 20 minutes of being attacked at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
• Malaysia May Arrest NK Diplomat Over Murder; Suspect Says She Got $90 for 'Joke' Sputnik 26 Feb 2017 -- Malaysia could arrest a North Korean diplomat if he doesn't voluntarily come forward to discuss the murder of Kim Jong-nam, half-brother of North Korea's leader, soon.
• Rouhani to contest 2017 presidential election: VP Press TV 26 Feb 2017 -- The Iranian vice president for parliamentary affairs says President Hassan Rouhani is to partake in the country's 2017 presidential polls.
• Intelligence source talks about 3 major security cases IRNA 26 Feb 2017 -- An informed intelligence official on Sunday shed light on a number of certain security cases such as the arrest of several terrorist groups on Revolution Day, Iran-US prisoner swap in 2016 and hunting the terrorist ring leader Abdolmalik Rigi in 2010.
• Myanmar's Suu Kyi says killing of top Muslim lawyer 'great loss' Press TV 26 Feb 2017 -- Myanmar's State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi has described the daylight assassination of her adviser U Ko Ni, a prominent Muslim lawyer and critic of Myanmar's powerful military, a "great loss" for the country's struggle for democracy.