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• U.S., Coalition Continue Strikes Against ISIS AFPS 20 May 2017 -- U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting eight strikes consisting of 61 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today.
• Pentagon's New Strategy Aims To 'Annihilate' Islamic State Militants RFE/RL 20 May 2017 -- The Pentagon has shifted its focus in the battle against Islamic State (IS) and now is aiming to "annihilate" the extremist group's foreign fighters so they cannot return home to the West, U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis says.
• Taliban attacks Afghanistan's Ghazni from three directions Press TV 20 May 2017 -- Taliban militants have launched an attack from three directions on parts of the central-eastern Afghan city of Ghazni.
• Embattled Afghan Vice President Dostum Leaves For Turkey RFE/RL 20 May 2017 -- Afghan officials say controversial Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum has left the country amid claims that he ordered his men to abduct, beat, and rape a political rival last year.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Russian Military Deploying Nearly 200 Troops to Arctic for Mystery Mission Sputnik 20 May 2017 -- The Russian Ministry of Defense has deployed the first detachment of a specially-trained group of troops to the Arctic on a curious new mission.
• Canadian CF-18 Combat Aircraft to Patrol Skies Over Iceland Sputnik 20 May 2017 -- The Canadian Armed Forces announced that Ottawa is dispatching its CF-18 combat aircraft to Iceland.
• Canada Warns it May Cancel $2 Billion Super Hornet Buy Over Boeing Probe Sputnik 20 May 2017 -- Ottawa may cancel its planned purchase of 18 Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet fighters over an investigation against Canadian plane maker Bombardier, initiated by its US rival, Boeing.
• Xi calls for public security forces to be loyal to CPC People's Daily 20 May 2017 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping met with heroes and role models from public security departments across the country on Friday, stressing loyalty to the Communist Party of China (CPC).
• China warns over US close-up surveillance People's Daily 20 May 2017 -- China has warned the United States that close-up surveillance of China can easily cause misunderstandings.
• China Rejects US Allegations of Aircraft Intercept Over Yellow Sea - Ministry Sputnik 20 May 2017 -- Chinese Ministry of National Defense refuted allegations of the US Pacific Air Forces of having "unprofessionally" intercepted a US reconnaissance aircraft over the Yellow Sea, the ministry's spokesman Wu Qian said on Saturday.
• US-Saudi Arabia seal weapons deal worth $110 billion Press TV 20 May 2017 -- United States President Donald Trump has closed an arms deal with Saudi Arabia worth almost $110 billion, and extending up to $350 billion over 10 years.
• US to Supply Saudi Arabia With THAAD, Patriot Missile Systems Sputnik 20 May 2017 -- Saudi Arabia will receive from the United States Patriot and Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense systems to protect itself and the region "from missile or other airborne attacks," according to US Department of State.
• US Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia May Reach $350Bln Over Next 10 Years Sputnik 20 May 2017 -- The United States and Saudi Arabia will sign a joint vision statement and nine defense cooperation agreements, including eight letters of acceptance and one letter of intent, according to White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders.
• Washington, Riyadh Agree $110Bln Contracts on Military Sales to Saudi Arabia Sputnik 20 May 2017 -- The contracts will help provide stability in the region, a US official said.
• Saudi Arabia to Buy Four Lockheed Martin Littoral Combat Ships for $6Bln Sputnik 20 May 2017 -- Saudi Arabia will reportedly buy four Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ships from Lockheed Martin under a foreign military sale.
• Trump, Saudi King Salman Sign a Nearly $110-Billion Defense Deal VOA 20 May 2017 -- Saudi Arabian King Salman bin Abdulaziz and U.S. President Donald Trump signed a nearly $110 billion agreement Saturday to bolster the military capabilities of Saudi Arabia.

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Other Conflicts

• Turkey Planning New Operations in Syria, Iraq Against Kurdish Armed Groups Sputnik 20 May 2017 -- Turkey's General Staff has developed a new plan of anti-terrorist operations in the region against possible attacks of the Kurdish armed groups in Syria and Iraq, local media reported on Saturday.
• Increasingly Broke IS Resorts to Fire Sale VOA 20 May 2017 -- With so-called Islamic State (IS) revenue streams drying up as it continues to lose territory in Syria and Iraq, IS is resorting to a fire sale by liquidating whatever marketable products it can, Iraqi prosecutors say.
• Daesh terrorists kill 19 Syrian civilians, abduct 3 SDF militants: Report Press TV 20 May 2017 -- A monitoring group says members of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group have killed nearly 20 people, including two children, in a village in Syria's eastern province of Dayr al-Zawr.
• Turkey steps up training militants in northern Syria: Report Press TV 20 May 2017 -- Turkey has reportedly resumed an extensive campaign aimed at training the so-called Free Syrian Army (FSA) militants in northern Syria, purportedly to fight Kurdish forces and Daesh Takfiri terrorists.
• Militants begin evacuating town in Syria's Homs province Press TV 20 May 2017 -- In line with the final phase of implementing a deal between the Syrian government and groups operating against Damascus, foreign-backed militants have begun evacuating a district in Homs province.
• Islamic State Territory In Mosul Shrinks, But Heavy Fighting Looms In Old City RFE/RL 20 May 2017 -- Iraqi military officials say the territory controlled by Islamic State (IS) militants in western Mosul has been reduced to 8 square kilometers, but the area includes the Old City, where the heaviest fighting of the campaign is likely still to come.
• Iraqi govt. forces retake control of two key districts in west Mosul Press TV 20 May 2017 -- Iraqi government forces have wrested full control over two strategic neighborhoods in the western side of Mosul as they press ahead with operations to drive Daesh Takfiri terrorists out of the country's second largest city.
• Terror blasts in Iraq's Basra, Baghdad kill 35, injure 45 Press TV 20 May 2017 -- A fresh wave of terror bombings has hit Iraq's southern city of Basra and the capital of Baghdad, killing at least 35 and injuring nearly 45 others.
• Libya: UN chief urges all sides to restore calm in aftermath of deadly attack on southern airbase UN News 20 May 2017 -- United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres is deeply concerned about the military escalation at the Brak al-Shati air base in southern Libya and calls on all parties to exercise restraint and restore calm, the UN chief's spokesman said today.
• Over 140 people, mostly troopers, killed in southern Libya airbase attack Press TV 20 May 2017 -- More than 140 people, mostly soldiers, have been killed at an airbase in southern Libya after militiamen, loyal to the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA), allegedly launched an attack against the base.
• Clashes between CAR rival rebels kill 22, displace 10,000 Press TV 20 May 2017 -- Clashes between rival Christian and Muslim militias in the Central African Republic (CAR) town of Bria have claimed the lives of at least 22 people, including 17 civilians, and displaced 10,000 others over the past week.

News Reports

• Saudi King Says Trump Visit Will Strengthen Cooperation, Enhance Global Security RFE/RL 20 May 2017 -- Saudi Arabia's king says the ongoing visit of U.S. President Donald Trump to the kingdom will "strengthen our strategic cooperation" and help enhance global security and stability.
• Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Receives US President SPA 20 May 2017 -- The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received at Al-Yamamah palace here today President Donald Trump of the United States of America.
• Trump's Visit to Saudi Arabia Will Strengthen Global Security - Saudi King Sputnik 20 May 2017 -- Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz said that the visit of US President Donald Trump to Saudi Arabia will contribute to the global security and development of the bilateral cooperation.
• China killed, jailed 18 to 20 CIA sources in 2 years: US officials Press TV 20 May 2017 -- The Chinese government has killed or jailed between 18 and 20 CIA informants in the course of two years, US officials say.
• Iran President Rouhani Wins Second Term VOA 20 May 2017 -- Iran has returned President Hassan Rouhani to office. State television Saturday declared Rouhani the winner of the presidential vote, easily beating out his closest opponent, hardline cleric Ebrahim Raisi.
• Rouhani re-elected as president scoring 57% of votes IRNA 20 May 2017 -- Hassan Rouhani overwhelmingly won presidential election scoring 57% of votes.
• Hassan Rouhani wins another term as president of Iran Press TV 20 May 2017 -- Hassan Rouhani has won Iran's 12th presidential election, receiving a popular mandate for another four years in presidential office.
• Final results of Iran's presidential election, Rouhani wins ISNA 20 May 2017 -- Iranian interior minister announced the final results of presidential election which indicated Hassan Rouhani became the Iranian president for the second four-year term.
• Rouhani: Great Iranian nation real winner of presidential election IRNA 20 May 2017 -- President-elect Hassan Rouhani on his first twitter after landslide victory on Saturday thanked the great Iranian nation and addressed the victory to them.
• Supreme Leader: Iranian nation, Islamic Republic winner of elections IRNA 20 May 2017 -- Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei in a message on Saturday praised Iranians' massive turnout in May 19 presidential and said Iranian nation is the real winner of the country's presidential elections.
• Leader thanks people huge turnout in elections IRNA 20 May 2017 -- Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei in a message on Saturday praised Iranians massive turnout in the May 19 presidential and local elections.
• Ayatollah Khamenei praises high turnout in Iran's elections Press TV 20 May 2017 -- Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has issued a message commending the Iranian people for their "massive and epic" turnout in the country's twin elections.
• Analysis: Six Takeaways From Rohani's Victory In Iran RFE/RL 20 May 2017 -- President Hassan Rohani has won a second presidential term in Iran, comprehensively beating his main challenger, the conservative ex-prosecutor Ebrahim Raisi.
• Rohani Says Iran Chose 'Engagement,' Rejected Extremism, After Election Win RFE/RL 20 May 2017 -- Newly reelected President Hassan Rohani says the Iranian people are the "real victors" of the election and that Iran has chosen "engagement with the world" in voting for him, rejecting extremism.
• Turkey targets opposition daily crew suspected of links to coup bid Press TV 20 May 2017 -- Turkish authorities have issued arrest warrants for the chief executive and several staff members of an opposition daily in Istanbul, as a crackdown continues in the wake an abortive military coup last year.
• Bangladesh police raid office of opposition leader Khaleda Zia Press TV 20 May 2017 -- The office of Khaleda Zia, the main opposition leader in Bangladesh, has come under a raid by police forces as authorities claim they were searching for ant-state documents.