23 April 2017 Military News

Afghanistan Mourns Victims of Deadly Taliban Assault on Army Base VOA 23 Apr 2017 -- Afghanistan observed a national day of mourning Sunday after a Taliban suicide assault killed scores of soldiers in the deadliest insurgent raid on an military base in 16 years.

Pentagon Chief Visits Djibouti, Sole US Base in Africa VOA 23 Apr 2017 -- U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has visited Djibouti, the tiny east African nation that is home to the United States' only military base on the continent, in his sweeping tour of the Middle East and Horn of Africa.
Press Availability by Secretary Mattis DoD 23 Apr 2017 -- Presenter: Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis; General Thomas Waldhauser, Commander, United States Africa Command

2017 Han Kuang Exercises to kick off on May 25: MND CNA 23 Apr 2017 -- The annual Han Kuang military exercises will begin on May 25, the Ministry of National Defense (MND) said Sunday, and President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) will be invited to follow the drills.

IRGC acts as 'security shield': Armed Forces chief of staff IRNA 23 Apr 2017 -- IRGC corps have shielded the security of Iranian people as well as the Islamic Ummah with standing by the Islamic resilience in Syria and Iraq, says Armed Forces chief of staff Major General Mohammad Bagheri.

3 Syrian forces killed in fresh Israeli attack on military camp Press TV 23 Apr 2017 -- Three Syrian forces have been killed in a fresh Israeli attack on a military camp near the southwestern city of Quneitra, a military official says.

U.S. 'Shocked' By OSCE Member Death In Ukraine, Urges Russia To Aid Probe RFE/RL 23 Apr 2017 -- The U.S. State Department has said it was "shocked" over the death of an American citizen serving as an international monitor in separatist-controlled Ukraine and called on Russia to use its influence to allow a full investigation.

Macron, Le Pen Head to Runoff in French Presidential Race VOA 23 Apr 2017 -- Preliminary results from France's first round of presidential elections confirmed that centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron and nationalist, anti-immigration candidate Marine Le Pen are heading into a runoff in two weeks, marking what analysts describe as a political earthquake in France.

Trump Makes New Pitch for Wall Along Mexican Border VOA 23 Apr 2017 -- U.S. President Donald Trump made a new push Sunday for construction of a wall along the U.S.-Mexican border to thwart illegal immigration, with funding for the controversial barrier at the forefront of White House discussions with lawmakers to avert a partial government shutdown at the end of the week.

DPRK says no dialogue with U.S. without Washington abandoning hostility People's Daily 23 Apr 2017 -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) said Saturday that it is not interested in holding any dialogue with the United States as long as Washington refuses to abandon its hostile policy towards Pyongyang.
North Korea arrests another US citizen, report says Press TV 23 Apr 2017 -- North Korea has reportedly arrested a US citizen as he was trying to fly out of the country, making him the third American national incarcerated in the country over the past year.

Iran inks deal with China to redesign Arak reactor IRNA 23 Apr 2017 -- Representatives of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) and a Chinese company on Sunday signed a contract in Vienna, Austria, to redesign the Arak heavy water nuclear reactor.
Redesign contract for Iran's Arak nuclear reactor signed ISNA 23 Apr 2017 -- The contract for redesigning Iran's Arak heavy water nuclear reactor was signed in Vienna on Sunday with Iranian and Chinese companies in attendance.

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