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• Counter-ISIS Strikes Continue in Syria, Iraq AFPS 18 Mar 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.
• Trump's Daesh Strategy: Just Follow Obama's Plan but 'Try Harder' Sputnik 18 Mar 2017 -- US President Donald Trump's plan to defeat Daesh (ISIS/ISIL) looks much like that of Barack Obama, according to officials familiar with the matter. It also seems that Trump is unlikely to deliver on his election promise to consider joining forces with Russia in Syria.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Marines conduct Lightning Sword USMC News 18 Mar 2017 -- Marine Air Control Group 38 conducted Exercise Lightning Sword, a Marine Air Command and Control System integrated training exercise, at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, MCAS Camp Pendleton, California, and MCAS Yuma, Arizona, March 6 to 17.
• Persian Gulf Arab states, US 'to hold war games in Kuwait' Press TV 18 Mar 2017 -- The member states of the [Persian] Gulf Cooperation Council ([P]GCC) and the US are set to conduct joint military exercises in Kuwait, Saudi sources say.
• Trump Tells Merkel Of 'Strong' U.S. Support For NATO, But That Allies Must Pay Up RFE/RL 18 Mar 2017 -- U.S. President Donald Trump gave NATO another strong endorsement but told visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel that Germany and other allies must do more to contribute to the alliance's collective defense.
• UK troops arrive in Estonia for major NATO deployment UK MOD 18 Mar 2017 -- Around 120 UK troops have arrived in Estonia as part of one of the biggest British deployments to Eastern Europe in decades.
• UK troops arrive in Estonia to counter 'Russian aggression' Press TV 18 Mar 2017 -- The United Kingdom has sent its first group of troops to Estonia as part of a NATO military buildup in Eastern Europe to deter the "Russian aggression."
• Masters of the Arctic: Russia to Permanently Station Submarines in Icy North Sputnik 18 Mar 2017 -- Russian combat submarines have returned to the Arctic region, where they will increase their presence in the near future, Rear Admiral Viktor Kochemazov, the head of the combat training department of the Russian Navy, told the Russian newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda.
• North Korea Tests Powerful New Rocket Engine VOA 18 Mar 2017 -- North Korea ground-tested a new high-thrust rocket engine, the country’s official news agency, KCNA, said Sunday.
• Army air force fully prepared IRNA 18 Mar 2017 -- Deputy Air Force Commander for Coordination Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh said that the air force is fully prepared for any possible confrontation with the enemy's possible attacks.
• Remarks With Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at a Press Availability US Dept. of State 18 Mar 2017
• Remarks Before His Meeting With Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi US Dept. of State 18 Mar 2017
• Remarks Before His Meeting With Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi US Dept. of State 18 Mar 2017

Defense Industry

Other Conflicts

• Militants begin leaving last bastion in Syria's Homs Press TV 18 Mar 2017 -- A first group of militants and their families has been evacuated from their last bastion in Syria's western city of Homs under a Russian-backed deal struck with the Syrian army earlier this week.
• Operation to Withdraw First Group of Militants From Syrian Homs Completed Sputnik 18 Mar 2017 -- A total of 300 militants and 1,065 civilians, who are members of their families, left the al-Waer neighborhood of the Syria city of Homs, according to Homs Governor Talal Barazi.
• Syrian Army Takes Control Over 11 Settlements East of Aleppo Sputnik 18 Mar 2017 -- Syrian government forces seized control over two strategic heights and 11 settlements east of Aleppo, according to a military source.
• Russia calls UNSC meeting, warns against Saudi raid on Yemeni city Press TV 18 Mar 2017 -- During a meeting of the UN Security Council convened by Russia, the Kremlin has warned about "grave humanitarian consequences" that would come if Saudi Arabia goes ahead with a plan to attack Yemen's western port city of Hudaydah.
• Israeli aircraft pound northern Gaza Strip Press TV 18 Mar 2017 -- Israeli military aircraft have launched three airstrikes in the northwestern part of the Gaza Strip as the Tel Aviv regime goes ahead with its acts of aggression against the besieged Palestinian coastal territory, local sources say.

News Reports

• White House Appeals Court Decision Blocking Trump Travel Order RFE/RL 18 Mar 2017 -- The U.S. government on March 17 announced it is appealing a court decision blocking President Donald Trump's executive order on immigration from taking effect.
• Man Killed In Paris Airport After Attacking Soldier RFE/RL 18 Mar 2017 -- French security forces have shot dead a man who attempted to seize a gun from a soldier at Paris's Orly airport, authorities say.
• Islamic Radical Suspected in Fatal Paris Airport Scuffle VOA 18 Mar 2017 -- A man fatally shot at a Paris airport Saturday after attempting to seize a rifle from a patrol soldier, was suspected to have ties to radical Islam, officials said.
• Tillerson: US Seeks No Conflict With N Korea but Broader Sanctions Possible Sputnik 18 Mar 2017 -- Washington does not want a conflict with Pyongyang but does not rule out new sanctions, US State Secretary Rex Tillerson said.
• Tillerson: China, US Aim at Making Pyongyang Pursue 'a Different Course' Sputnik 18 Mar 2017 -- China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi and US State Secretary Rex Tillerson discussed security challenges in north-eastern Asia and the Asia-Pacific region stressing the need for further mitigation of tensions on Korean peninsula.
• Tillerson in China: Tensions on Korean Peninsula at 'Rather Dangerous Level' VOA 18 Mar 2017 -- The top U.S. diplomat is in China on the third and final leg of his first Asia tour, focusing on North Korea and its controversial nuclear and missile programs.
• Tillerson in Beijing amid rising tensions over N Korea, THAAD Press TV 18 Mar 2017 -- US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is visiting China amid new tensions between the two powers over a series of issues, including North Korea and Washington's deployment of the THAAD missile system to South Korea.
• Undercover FSB Officer Indicted By U.S. Worked For Moscow Investment Bank RFE/RL 18 Mar 2017 -- One of the two Russian FSB agents indicted by U.S. officials this week worked as an undercover officer at Renaissance Capital, a Moscow investment bank owned by billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov.
• Iran Takes Stand On Nuclear Deal Provision That Clashes With U.S. View RFE/RL 18 Mar 2017 -- Iran is questioning a provision of its nuclear deal with world powers in a way that could lead to confrontation with the United States.
• No love lost as Saudi Arabia, China tie up Press TV 18 Mar 2017 -- Saudi Arabia has clinched a raft of economic deals with China to reverse or slow down the pace at which the kingdom is losing its status as China's predominant oil supplier.
• Erdogan Calls for Reinstatement of Death Penalty in Turkey VOA 18 Mar 2017 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday that he expects parliament to move to allow capital punishment - a change that could officially end Turkey's bid to join the European Union.
• Ignoring Scotland mandate for vote would shatter UK: Sturgeon Press TV 18 Mar 2017 -- Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon warns that a continued refusal by Prime Minister Theresa May to discuss staging a new independence vote would "shatter" the United Kingdom.
• Bangladesh police shoot dead militant armed with explosives Press TV 18 Mar 2017 -- Police in Bangladesh have shot and killed a suspected militant trying to cross a checkpoint in the country's capital, Dhaka.