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• Officials Release Details of Latest Strikes Against ISIS Terrorists in Syria, Iraq AFPS 15 Apr 2017 -- U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, conducting 12 strikes consisting of 55 engagements against ISIS targets yesterday, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today.
• Afghanistan government accused of 'national treason' over US bomb Press TV 15 Apr 2017 -- Afghanistan's former President Hamid Karzai has slammed the government in Kabul over a recent US bombardment of suspected Daesh terrorists, saying allowing the US military to use its largest conventional bomb in the country was tantamount to treason.
• United States snubs Russian initiative on Afghanistan conference Press TV 15 Apr 2017 -- The United Sates has ignored an invitation by Russia to be part of a multi-party initiative on strengthening security in war-ravaged Afghanistan.
• Mega-bomb dropped by US on east Afghanistan kills 94: Official Press TV 15 Apr 2017 -- Afghanistan says the death toll from an attack, which saw the US military dropping the 'mother of all bombs' on eastern Nangarhar Province, has jumped to 94, with the figure expected to rise due to the devastating strength of the bomb.
• Afghan Officials: Massive U.S. Bomb Death Toll Rises To 94 RFE/RL 15 Apr 2017 -- Afghan officials say the number of Islamic State (IS) group fighters killed in an attack by the most powerful nonnuclear weapon ever used in combat by the U.S. military has risen to 94.
• Death Toll From Massive US Bomb in Afghanistan Passes 90 VOA 15 Apr 2017 -- Afghan officials say the number of militants known to have been killed by a huge U.S. bomb Thursday has nearly tripled.

Defense Policy / Programs

• US Air Force's Fifth-Generation F-35A Fighter Jets Arrive in Britain Sputnik 15 Apr 2017 -- Several F-35A Lightning II multirole fighter jets of the US Air Force have arrived in the United Kingdom to carry out joint drills with the NATO forces, the US Defense Department said in a statement Saturday.
• F-35 on first operational deployment to Europe: Pentagon Press TV 15 Apr 2017 -- The US Air Force is about to deploy its F-35 fighter jets to Europe on their first operational mission, where they would partake in joint exercises with NATO forces.
• F-35A Lighting II Joint Strike Fighter Aircraft Arrive in Europe AFPS 15 Apr 2017 -- Combat-ready F-35A Lightning II multi-role fighter aircraft arrived today at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, demonstrating U.S. commitment to NATO allies and European territorial integrity.
• Air Boss to Lift Operational Pause for T-45C on April 17 NNS 15 Apr 2017 -- Vice Adm. Mike Shoemaker, Commander, Naval Air Forces (CNAF), announced April 15 that the operational pause for the T-45C will be lifted on Monday, April 17.
• Statement by Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis on North Korea Missile Test DoD 15 Apr 2017 -- The president and his military team are aware of North Korea's most recent unsuccessful missile launch. The president has no further comment.
• North Korean Missile Launch Failed, Seoul's Military Says VOA 15 Apr 2017 -- South Korea's military said a missile launch by North Korea early Sunday from the port city of Sinpo "is presumed to have failed."
• New North Korean Missile Test Fails, Explodes, U.S. Says RFE/RL 15 Apr 2017 -- U.S. military says North Korea has failed in an attempt to test-fire a missile early on April 16, saying the launch "blew up almost immediately."
• DPRK displays submarine-launched ballistic missile at military parade People's Daily 15 Apr 2017 -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Saturday showcased its military muscles by parading all of its most-advanced ballistic and tactic missiles, including a submarine-launched ballistic missile which could strike targets 1000 km away.
• North Korea displays ballistic missiles, vows due response if US attacks Press TV 15 Apr 2017 -- Pyongyang has showcased its submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) for the first time during a massive military parade, with a senior North Korean official vowing due response to any attack against the East Asian nation.
• North Korea Rolls Out Missiles, Says Ready For 'Nuclear War' RFE/RL 15 Apr 2017 -- North Korea rolled out intercontinental ballistic missiles and other military hardware at a massive parade on April 15 and vowed that it was "ready to hit back with nuclear attacks" against its enemies.
• North Korea Reportedly Displays New Intercontinental Ballistic Missile at Parade Sputnik 15 Apr 2017 -- New intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) appear to have been displayed at the military parade that started in Pyongyang on Saturday, media report.
• North Korea's Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missiles Displayed at Military Parade Sputnik 15 Apr 2017 -- The North Korean authorities reportedly displayed on Saturday submarine-launched ballistic missiles at the military parade marking the 105th birth anniversary of founder and former leader Kim Il-sung in Pyongyang.
• North Korea Displays New ICBM, Other Missiles VOA 15 Apr 2017 -- North Korea rolled out its military hardware Saturday at its annual Day of the Sun celebration commemorating the 105th birth anniversary of the country's founder, Kim Il Sung, the grandfather of current leader, Kim Jong Un.
• President unveils Defense Ministry achievements IRNA 15 Apr 2017 -- President Hassan Rouhani participated Saturday in an exhibition displaying the achievements of the Defense Ministry gained during the past two years.
• Manufacturing training jets prelude to production of heavy planes: Min. IRNA 15 Apr 2017 -- Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan said manufacturing Qaher-313 and Kosar-88 training jets in Iran is a prelude to production of heavy planes.
• Iran's defense capabilities correspond to threats: Commander IRNA 15 Apr 2017 -- The Army monitors all the threats inside the country and the region as well as the external threats and accordingly, it has promoted its defense capabilities, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Army Brigadier General Ahmad-Reza Pourdastan said.
• New defense achievements unveiled in Rouhani's presence ISNA 15 Apr 2017 -- Iran's President Hassan Rouhani participated Saturday in an exhibition displaying the achievements of the Defense Ministry gained during the past two years.
• Iran Defense Ministry showcases achievements, including some making first appearances Press TV 15 Apr 2017 -- The Iranian Defense Ministry has showcased its recent technological achievements, including a jet designed indigenously for training purposes and other items that were being made public for the first time.
• Germany sells more arms to UAE amid Yemen war Press TV 15 Apr 2017 -- The German government has approved more arms sales to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which is assisting Saudi Arabia in its deadly military campaign against Yemen.
• HMS Sutherland escorts two Russian warships past UK coastline UK MOD 15 Apr 2017 -- Royal Navy frigate HMS Sutherland is today escorting two Russian warships which are expected to sail through the English Channel overnight tonight.

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• UN condemns attack on evacuees in Syria; underscores need to ensure safety of those trying to evacuate UN News 15 Apr 2017 -- Condemning today's attack in Rasheedin, western Aleppo, Syria, on some 5,000 evacuees traveling from the besieged towns of Foah and Kefraya to Government-controlled areas, the United Nations has underlined the need to bring those responsible for the violent act to justice.
• Militants Not Letting Terror Act Victims Near Aleppo Go to Gov't Controlled Area Sputnik 15 Apr 2017 -- Militants are not allowing to transport the victims of the attack on a convoy of evacuees near the Syrian city of Aleppo to the territory under control of government forces, a source told Sputnik on Saturday.
• Syrian Military Calls on Militants in Damascus Suburbs to Lay Down Arms Sputnik 15 Apr 2017 -- Syrian government troops spread agitation leaflets calling on militants in Qaboun, a north-eastern neighborhood of the country's capital of Damascus, to lay down arms and receive amnesty, preventing, thus, bloodshed, a source familiar with the situation told Sputnik on Saturday.
• Bomber Hits Bus Convoy of Syrian Evacuees; Scores Dead VOA 15 Apr 2017 -- Scores of people set for evacuation from two besieged towns in northern Syria were killed and many others were wounded Saturday in an apparent car bombing that targeted a bus convoy carrying them to safety.
• Daesh launches chlorine rockets on west Mosul Press TV 15 Apr 2017 -- Daesh has launched a chemical attack in a recently-liberated area in west Mosul, severely injuring several Iraqi soldiers.
• UN Mission calls for restraint as violence erupts in a number of places across South Sudan UN News 15 Apr 2017 -- A senior United Nations official in South Sudan has called for restraint and underlined the need to ensure the protection of civilians as fresh fighting has erupted between Government and opposition forces in a number of locations across the country.

News Reports

• NSA breached money-transfer system in Middle East and Latin America Press TV 15 Apr 2017 -- The US National Security Agency has compromised users of a major international money-transfer system used by some financial institutions and banks in the Middle East and Latin America, a group of hackers says.
• NSA 'Penetrating SWIFT Network' May 'Compromise' Global Financial System Sputnik 15 Apr 2017 -- The hacking group, namely Shadow Brokers, has released a data trove allegedly showing that the US National Security Agency (NSA) had penetrated the SWIFT banking network and monitored a number of Middle Eastern banks.
• Korean Peninsula restraint urged People's Daily 15 Apr 2017 -- Beijing urged Washington, Seoul and Pyongyang on Friday to stop irritating and threatening each other to prevent the situation on the Korean Peninsula from sliding to the point of being irreparable.
• North Korea Postpones Nuclear Showdown With US VOA 15 Apr 2017 -- North Korea did not go through with a possible nuclear test Saturday, after the United States demonstrated a credible threat of military force in the region and China increased economic restrictions against its economically dependent ally, but Pyongyang did later conduct a missile test that failed.
• 1,636 candidates file for Iran's presidential elections: Official IRNA 15 Apr 2017 -- Few hours after a five-day time to register for Iran's upcoming presidential elections came to an end, Head of the Elections Headquarters Ali-Asghar Ahmadi said that totally 1,636 candidates filed for the elections.
• Positive outcomes of JCPOA cannot be downplayed: Zarif IRNA 15 Apr 2017 -- Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif stressed here Saturday that the achievements gained after the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) cannot be trivialized.
• Outcomes of JCPOA, tangible in insurance industry: Official IRNA 15 Apr 2017 -- President of the Central Insurance of Iran Abdolnaser Hemmati says that the outcomes of the July 2015 nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), can be felt in the insurance industry.
• Over dozen high-profile figures sign up for Iran presidential race Press TV 15 Apr 2017 -- The number of high-profile figures to have registered for the 12th presidential election in Iran so far has surpassed a dozen, as the registration process for presidential hopefuls enters its fifth and last day.
• More Than 1,600 Iranians File To Run For President As Registration Deadline Passes RFE/RL 15 Apr 2017 -- More than 1,600 candidates have filed to run in the Iranian presidential election as the official registration period ended on April 15.
• Hard-Line Cleric, Seen As Main Rohani Rival, Files To Run For President RFE/RL 15 Apr 2017 -- Ebrahim Raisi, a hard-line cleric close to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on April 14 filed to run in the May presidential election.
• Russia, West Moving Towards New Cold War, Gorbachev Warns RFE/RL 15 Apr 2017 -- Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, called on the West to "restore trust" with Russia and warned that the two old adversaries are moving toward a renewed state of Cold War.
• Biden Says White House Should Prod Kremlin Over Abuse Of Chechen Gays RFE/RL 15 Apr 2017 -- Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on April 14 called on the White House to raise concerns about the persecution of gay men in Chechnya "directly with Russia's leaders."
• Turkey Braces For Referendum On President's Powers RFE/RL 15 Apr 2017 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made a last-minute appeal for support ahead of a divisive referendum proposal that would concentrate more executive power in the office of the presidency.
• Turkey's Referendum Could Create 'One-Man Rule,' Threaten EU Ties RFE/RL 15 Apr 2017 -- Turkish voters are going to the polls on April 16 for a referendum that will decide whether the country changes its constitution to create a presidential system of government – a move that would give President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sweeping new powers and allow him to stay in office for up to 10 more years.
• Turkey Detains 49 Daesh Suspects in Showcase Operation Ahead of Sunday Vote Sputnik 15 Apr 2017 -- Turkish police have detained 49 alleged Daesh members who reportedly were planning a "sensational" terror attack ahead of Sunday's referendum on governance model.
• Turkey Launches Roundup of Islamic State Suspects Ahead of Vote VOA 15 Apr 2017 -- Responding to threats by the Islamic State group to disrupt Turkey's constitutional referendum on Sunday, Turkish authorities have detained scores of people nationwide suspected of links to the outlawed terror group.
• Analysis: Turkey Faces Lose-Lose Choice in Referendum VOA 15 Apr 2017 -- Regardless of whether Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan succeeds in bolstering his increasingly authoritarian clout in Sunday's constitutional referendum, one thing is clear: despite a crackdown on his critics and the media, the country is deeply divided, with signs that the gap is growing.