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• Military Strikes Continue Against ISIS Terrorists in Syria, Iraq AFPS 09 Apr 2017 -- U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, conducting 26 strikes consisting of 60 engagements against ISIS targets yesterday, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today.
• Majlis Podcast: Spring Brings Violence, Confusion To Northern Afghanistan RFE/RL 09 Apr 2017 -- With the dreaded annual Taliban spring offensive expected to start in earnest any day now, there are many nervous people on both sides of the Central Asia-Afghan border.
• Afghan Violence Leaves 13 Afghan, 1 US Soldiers Dead VOA 09 Apr 2017 -- Insurgents have killed at least 13 Afghan security forces in separate attacks, officials said Sunday, as the country struggles to contain a long-running Taliban insurgency and combat a growing threat from a local Islamic State affiliate.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Carl Vinson Strike Group Departs Singapore for Western Pacific NNS 09 Apr 2017 -- Admiral Harry Harris, Commander, U.S. Pacific Command, has directed the Carl Vinson Strike Group to sail north and report on station in the Western Pacific Ocean after departing Singapore April 8.
• U.S. aircraft carrier strike group heads toward Korean Peninsula People's Daily 09 Apr 2017 -- The U.S. Carl Vinson Strike Group has departed from Singapore and sailed northward to the Western Pacific ocean near the Korean Peninsula, the United States Pacific Fleet Commander announced Saturday.
• The Empire Strikes East: US Navy Sends Its Warships to Korean Peninsula Sputnik 09 Apr 2017 -- A US naval strike group is on its way to the western Pacific Ocean in a bid to provide its presence near the Korean Peninsula amid concerns over Pyongyang's missile tests, media reports said.
• US naval strike force deployed to Korean peninsula Press TV 09 Apr 2017 -- A US aircraft carrier-led strike group has set course for the western Pacific Ocean close to the Korean peninsula amid growing fears over the North's weapons tests.
• China, US Agree to High-Level Military Consultations to Avoid Close Calls Sputnik 09 Apr 2017 -- Following their summit in Palm Beach, Florida, the leaders of China and the US agreed to establish a new channel for top-rank military communication in order to avoid unwanted military accidents.
• Latvia to Introduce Military Education Lessons at Schools Sputnik 09 Apr 2017 -- The Latvian Education Ministry wants to introduce military education lesson in the country's schools to provide children with knowledge about operational principles of weapons of mass destruction, local media reported on Saturday.

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Other Conflicts

• US Envoy to UN: Trump Will Strike Syria Again if Necessary VOA 09 Apr 2017 -- The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations is suggesting if President Donald Trump needs to carry out more military strikes on Syria, he will.
• Iranian, Russian presidents describe US missile attack on Syria violation of UN charter IRNA 09 Apr 2017 -- President Hassan Rouhani and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in a telephone conversation on Sunday condemned the recent US cruise missile attacks on Syria's Shayrat airbase by calling it against the international law and the United Nations charter.
• US missile strikes against Syria strategic mistake: Ayat. Khamenei Press TV 09 Apr 2017 -- Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the recent missile strikes by the US military against a Syrian army air base were a "strategic mistake."
• Iran, Syria military top brass discuss US strikes in Syria Press TV 09 Apr 2017 -- The military brass of Iran and Syria say the US missile strikes against a Syrian airfield will fail to bear any fruit, stressing that terrorists and their allies are on the verge of final collapse.
• World must act on US missile strikes in Syria: Iran MPs Press TV 09 Apr 2017 -- Iranian lawmakers say international bodies must take action on the recent US missile strikes against Syria, slamming the attack as a violation of the Arab country's national sovereignty.
• Rouhani, Assad discuss US strike over phone Press TV 09 Apr 2017 -- President Hassan Rouhani and his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad have held phone talks over a US missile strike which targeted an airbase used as a frontline in the battle against foreign-backed terrorists.
• Stop insisting on Assad leadership: Turkey to Russia Press TV 09 Apr 2017 -- Turkey has called on Russia to stop supporting President Bashar al-Assad following a US missile strike which drew praise from Turkish leaders and other supporters of militant groups in Syria.
• Regime change in Syria a priority of Trump administration: Haley Press TV 09 Apr 2017 -- The US ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, says the ouster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is one of the priorities of the Trump administration.
• West Steps Up Pressure On Russia Over Syria, Assad Allies Threaten To Respond To 'Aggression' RFE/RL 09 Apr 2017 -- The United States and Britain kave stepped up pressure on Russia to rein in Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, as Damascus's allies vowed to respond to any "aggression" against Syria.
• Top Russian, Iranian Generals Condemn U.S. Missile Strike RFE/RL 09 Apr 2017 -- The top Russian and Iranian generals have condemned the U.S. missile strike against a Syrian military base and vowed to continue their fight against "terrorists," which they generally call opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
• Britain Blames Russia For Syria Deaths RFE/RL 09 Apr 2017 -- British Defense Secretary Sir Michael Fallon has blamed Russia for "every civilian death" in last week's "barbaric" chemical attack on a town in Syria that killed dozens of men, women, and children.
• Rights Group Says Two Air Strikes Kill At Least 35 Civilians In Syria RFE/RL 09 Apr 2017 -- The U.K.-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says at least 35 people have been killed in two separate air strikes in Syria -- with forces on the opposing side of the country's civil war suspected in each attack.
• Soldier killed, 3 injured in attack by Colombia FARC renegades Press TV 09 Apr 2017 -- One soldier has been killed and three others have been injured as a dissident wing of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, attack military personnel southeast of the country.
• Bombing near army chief's convoy kills 15 in Mogadishu Press TV 09 Apr 2017 -- A car bomb has exploded outside a military base in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, killing at least 15 people and injuring several others.

News Reports

• US Top Diplomat Tillerson Claims China Ready for 'Action' on North Korea Sputnik 09 Apr 2017 -- Reacting to continued North Korean ballistic missile and nuclear weapons testing, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has affirmed that, following recent talks between Beijing and Washington, China has stated that it is prepared to move.
• Trump Wants Options to End North Korea Nuclear Threat, Security Aide Says VOA 09 Apr 2017 -- U.S. President Donald Trump has asked officials to give him options for removing the threat of a nuclear-armed North Korea, National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster said Sunday.
• Xi's visit to Finland, meeting with Trump uphold dialogue, cooperation, mutual benefits People's Daily 09 Apr 2017 -- As Chinese President Xi Jinping wrapped up his state visit to Finland and meeting with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago resort in the U.S. state of Florida from April 4 to 7, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi briefed on the achievements of the visit and the meeting.
• Erdogan: 'Sick man' Europe collapsing, Turkey 'growing' Press TV 09 Apr 2017 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has blasted at "crazy" European leaders for alleged opposing Turkey's upcoming referendum on expanding his powers, saying Ankara will reconsider its bid for membership in the European Union (EU) after holding the plebiscite, casting new doubts about Turkey's decades-long membership drive.
• Erdogan: 'Europe Will Answer for Their Treatment of Turks Following Referendum' Sputnik 09 Apr 2017 -- Turkey will soon hold the Europeans to account for their unfair treatment of the Middle-Eastern country, Turkish Presidet Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday at a rally in Izmir promoting an upcoming nation-wide referendum which would dramatically increase his powers.
• Supreme leader: Enemy trying to instigate sense of failure among Iranian officials IRNA 09 Apr 2017 -- Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said on Sunday that the enemy is trying to instigate and spread sense of disability and failure among the country's officials to attain its sinister goals.
• Iran's achievements in peaceful nuclear industry impressive: Official IRNA 09 Apr 2017 -- Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi said the Organization's achievements in the past Iranian year (ending on March 20, 2017) had dramatic growth compared with the previous year.
• Salehi: Nuclear industry stays on its right track IRNA 09 Apr 2017 -- Head of the Atomic Energy Organization Ali Akbar Salehi said on Sunday that Iran's nuclear industry stays on its right track and it is expected construction of two new power plants in Bushehr next year will create job opportunities for about 10,000 people.
• FM Zarif hails Iran's nuclear achievements IRNA 09 Apr 2017 -- Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Sunday hailed Iran's nuclear achievements as a source of pride.
• President Rouhani acclaims Iran's nuclear right as genuine cause IRNA 09 Apr 2017 -- Iran's bid to guarantee itself the legitimate right to have access to the peaceful nuclear technology constitutes a genuine cause, says President Hassan Rouhani.
• On National Day of Nuclear Technology and in Rouhani's presence; 2 AEOI achievements unveiled, 3 nuclear centers start operation ISNA 09 Apr 2017 -- Iranian president Hassan Rouhani attended the ceremony of the National Day of Nuclear Technology on Sunday and unveiled two achievements of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI).
• Rouhani unveils Iran's new nuclear achievements Press TV 09 Apr 2017 -- President Hassan Rouhani has unveiled two major nuclear achievements on the occasion of the 11th anniversary of Iran's National Nuclear Technology Day.
• Egypt declares 3-month state of emergency after Daesh blasts Press TV 09 Apr 2017 -- Egypt has announced a three-month state of emergency following twin deadly Daesh bombings in the country.
• Blast hits church in Egypt's Alexandria, kills several people Press TV 09 Apr 2017 -- At least 16 people have been killed and 41 others injured in a bomb blast that hit a church in Egypt's northern city of Alexandria, the country's Interior Ministry says.
• Separate Blasts At Egyptian Churches Kill 36 RFE/RL 09 Apr 2017 -- Two Coptic churches in Egypt have been hit by explosions that have killed 36 people.
• Security Council, UN Secretary-General and UN group condemn terror attacks in Egypt UN News 09 Apr 2017 -- United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and the Security Council today condemned the bombings of two Coptic churches in Tanta and Alexandria, Egypt, which killed at least 41 people and injured more than 100 others.
• Explosions Target 2 Coptic Christian Churches in Egypt VOA 09 Apr 2017 -- Two bomb attacks struck Coptic churches in Egypt as worshippers flocked to church for Palm Sunday services, killing nearly 40 people in Tanta and Alexandria. Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the blasts.
• Second Suspect Arrested Over Sweden Truck Attack VOA 09 Apr 2017 -- Swedish authorities have arrested second person in connection with Friday's truck attack in Stockholm that killed four people and wounded 15 others.