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• Counter-ISIS Strikes Continue in Syria, Iraq AFPS 06 May 2017 -- U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting 18 strikes consisting of 59 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today.
• US, Russian Generals Revive Agreement on Syrian Airspace VOA 06 May 2017 -- Top U.S. and Russian military officials say they have agreed to revive a previous agreement intended to prevent midair incidents by warplanes from the two countries flying over Syria.
• Taliban seize district near Afghanistan's Kunduz Press TV 06 May 2017 -- Taliban militants have seized control of a district near the Afghan city of Kunduz after a day of heavy clashes with security forces there.
• Daesh is a US product: Afghanistan's ex-president Press TV 06 May 2017 -- Former Afghan president Hamid Karzai holds the US responsible for the rise of Daesh in his homeland, saying Washington is in cahoots with the notorious terrorist group it has created.
• Afghan Taliban Captures District Near Kunduz RFE/RL 06 May 2017 -- Taliban militants captured a district near the northern Afghan city of Kunduz on May 6, officials said.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Russian Navy to Receive 2 New Project 20360M Ships Before 2021 Sputnik 06 May 2017 -- Russian Defense Ministry said that Russia's Navy will get two new Project 20360M armament transport ships before 2021.
• J-31 fighter suggested for China's first domestically built aircraft carrier People's Daily 06 May 2017 -- The launch of China's first domestically built aircraft carrier 001A has created national sensation in recent days, but experts have noted that the carrier-based aircraft currently in use in China are backward and the country needs a new aircraft to match the new carrier, such as a version of J-31 stealth fighter.
• Iraqi Prime Minister Says No US Combat Troops Will Remain After Daesh Ousted Sputnik 06 May 2017 -- Iraq's prime minister has said there will be no lingering US combat troop presence in his country after the battle to remove Daesh is finished, contradicting earlier reports.
• Trump mulling over major weapons deals, THAAD sale in Saudi visit Press TV 05 May 2017 -- US President Donald Trump is planning to sign multi-billion dollar weapons deals with Saudi Arabia during his upcoming visit to the country, including the possible sale of a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile system.

Defense Industry

• C919 takes wing, marks milestone People's Daily 06 May 2017 -- The C919, China's first homegrown large passenger plane, made its debut flight on Friday in Shanghai, a breakthrough in the country's innovation and manufacturing drive and a change to the landscape of the global civil aviation market.

Other Conflicts

• Taiwan urges China to stop its fishermen from trespassing CNA 06 May 2017 -- Taiwan urged China on Saturday to step up the education of its fishermen and stop them from trespassing into Taiwanese waters, after two Chinese fishermen were injured while trying to resist inspection by Taiwan Coast Guard officials near the Penghu archipelago in the Taiwan Strait.
• Relative Calm Reported In Syria Safe Zones After Deal Comes Into Force RFE/RL 06 May 2017 -- Wide parts of Syria have enjoyed relative calm despite sporadic clashes after a deal to set up "de-escalation zones" mostly within opposition-controlled areas went into effect, opposition activists and government media outlets said.
• Syrian Army Takes Control Over 70-Mile Border Section With Lebanon Sputnik 06 May 2017 -- The Syrian army and its allies have driven militants from a stretch of land along the 113 kilometers long (70 miles) section of the border with Lebanon, media reported Saturday.
• De-Escalation Zones Take Effect In Syria Sputnik 06 May 2017 -- Safe zones across Syria have officially gone into effect as of midnight tonight in the country.
• Iraqi forces kill dozen Daesh terrorists, destroy 4 bomb-rigged cars west of Mosul Press TV 06 May 2017 -- Members of the Iraqi rapid response forces have carried out an operation in the western part of the strategic city of Mosul, killing a dozen Daesh Takfiri terrorists as government troops and fighters from the Popular Mobilization Units are battling to drive the extremists out of their last urban stronghold in the Arab country.
• Hamas Political Chief Announces Successor Sputnik 06 May 2017 -- Khaled Meshaal, the head of Palestinian Hamas movement, announced that Ismail Haniya, the president of the political bureau of the movement, was elected as his successor.
• Islamic Jihad rejects Hamas's new policy to approve 1967 borders Press TV 06 May 2017 -- The Islamic Jihad Movement has rejected Hamas's new policy of accepting a Palestinian state based on the 1967 borders.
• 47 killed in clashes between Chadian forces, Boko Haram terrorists Press TV 06 May 2017 -- At least seven Chadian troops and some 40 militants belonging to the Boko Haram Takfiri terrorist group have been killed in clashes in the volatile Lake Chad region, the Chadian military says.
• Security Council condemns attack against UN Mission in South Sudan UN News 06 May 2017 -- Strongly condemning the attack against the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) on 3 May, the Security Council has called on all parties to immediately adhere to the permanent ceasefire called for in an August 2015 peace agreement.

News Reports

• France's Future Course Hangs In Balance Of Presidential Election RFE/RL 06 May 2017 -- French voters will choose a new president on May 7 in a runoff that could determine whether their country embraces its status as a leading member of the European Union or sets it on the path to a "Frexit."
• French President Vows Response To Hacking Of Candidate's E-Mails RFE/RL 06 May 2017 -- French President Francois Hollande has promised to respond to the hacking of centrist presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron's campaign e-mails and the spreading of them online just one day before the May 7 runoff election.
• French Presidential Campaign Targeted in Huge Computer Hack VOA 06 May 2017 -- The campaign of French presidential front-runner Emmanuel Macron says it was targeted by a "massive and coordinated" computer hacking operation on the eve of the final round of voting for the country's next president.
• France Ready for Sunday's Ballot Box 'Revolution' VOA 06 May 2017 -- Voters in France prepared to go to the polls Sunday, ending what observers describe as the country's most contentious and divisive presidential campaign since the founding of the Fifth Republic.
• DPRK says latest U.S.-South Korea joint drills "unprecedentedly hideous" People's Daily 06 May 2017 -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) said Saturday that the latest U.S.-South Korean joint military drills were "unprecedentedly hideous and most adventurous ones" in several decades.
• Presidential candidate: Both sides should respect JCPOA IRNA 06 May 2017 -- Despite its problems, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) is a national document and committment to it should be recognized by both sides, presidential hopeful Ebrahim Raeisi said.
• Presidential candidate: Future governments to respect nuclear deal IRNA 06 May 2017 -- Presidential hopeful Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said during the presidential debate on Friday that future governments in Iran are expected to respect the nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers.
• Presidential hopeful says will stand against US breach of JCPOA IRNA 06 May 2017 -- Presidential candidate Es'haq Jahangiri slammed US breach of its obligations enshrined in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action saying he will powerfully stand against any violation of the nuclear deal.
• Moscow Protest Marks Five Years Since Bolotnaya Crackdown RFE/RL 06 May 2017 -- Thousands of Russian opposition activists held a rally in Moscow on May 6 to mark five years since the 2012 Bolotnaya Square antigovernment protest in Moscow.
• Kosovo Opposition Files No-Confidence Motion In Bid To Topple Government RFE/RL 06 May 2017 -- Opposition parties in Kosovo on May 5 filed a motion of no confidence in the government, in a new attempt to bring down Prime Minister Isa Mustafa's coalition government.