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• U.S., Coalition Continue Strikes Against ISIS in Syria, Iraq AFPS 27 May 2017 -- U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today.
• Car bomb kills 18 in southeast Afghanistan Press TV 27 May 2017 -- A car bomb attack targeting local police in Afghanistan's southeastern Khost Province has killed at least 18 people and wounded a number of others, Afghan officials say.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Sources: 3rd US Naval Strike Force Deployed to Deter North Korea VOA 27 May 2017 -- The United States is sending a third aircraft carrier strike force to the western Pacific region in an apparent warning to North Korea to deter its ballistic missile and nuclear programs, two sources have told VOA.
• Future USS Washington (SSN 787) delivered to the Navy NNS 27 May 2017 -- The Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Washington (SSN 787), the 14th submarine of the Virginia-class, May 26.
• Military Drills With US Participation Kick Off in Latvia Sputnik 27 May 2017 -- The drills held in the Latvian cities of Riga, Daugavpils, Kuldiga and Rezekne are aimed at practicing coordination of the military and civilian sectors in case of emergencies with a large number of victims, according to official statement.
• Trump says NATO to get 'stronger' as members step up payments Press TV 27 May 2017 -- US President Donald Trump has claimed that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will get "stronger" because member states have agreed to pour more funds into the military alliance.
• Russia Decries Plans For Increased NATO Spending, Says Ties In 'Crisis' RFE/RL 27 May 2017 -- Russia's ambassador to NATO decried the alliance's plans to increase military spending, saying the U.S. defense industry will be the prime beneficiary as European nations purchase more arms.
• Georgia Turns to NATO Parliamentary Assembly for Advice on Security Boost Sputnik 27 May 2017 -- The Georgian leader has turned to NATO Parliamentary Assembly to get recommendations on how to boost security in the Caucasian country.
• Russian Strategic Bombers Perform Scheduled Flight Over Barents, Norwegian Seas Sputnik 27 May 2017 -- According to Defense Ministry, Russian Tupolev Тu-22М3 strategic bombers on Saturday carried out flights over neutral waters of the Barents and Norwegian seas.
• Track and Destroy: Russian Warships Hold Anti-Sub Drills in the Mediterranean Sputnik 27 May 2017 -- A flotilla of Russian surface ships successfully held anti-submarine drills in the Mediterranean Sea, a Russian Black Sea Fleet official said on Saturday.
• Erdogan to Allow German Lawmakers Access to Incirlik Base Under One Condition Sputnik 27 May 2017 -- Turkey, which stopped a group of German lawmakers from visiting Bundeswehr troops at the Incirlik air base earlier this month, might be willing to let the deputies in after all, Turkish President Erdogan said.
• U.S. lawmaker proposes bill on boosting military exchanges with Taiwan CNA 27 May 2017 -- The chairman of the Armed Services Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced a bill earlier this week to help strengthen security in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region, including continuing arms sales to Taiwan and expanding military exchanges.
• Iran Navy flotilla to set sail for Indian Ocean next month Press TV 27 May 2017 -- A flotilla of Iranian warships will set sail for the Indian Ocean next month in a bid to ensure security for the country's cargo ships in the high seas.
• UK jets dispatched to intercept Russian planes near its airspace Press TV 27 May 2017 -- Britain's Ministry of Defense says it dispatched two fighter jets from an airbase in Scotland to intercept two Russian planes that approached its airspace.

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Other Conflicts

• US Navy accuses Chinese fighter jets of conducting 'unsafe' maneuver, but China calls similar operations 'professional and safe' People's Daily 27 May 2017 -- Two Chinese J-10 fighter jets were accused by the U.S. Navy of conducting unsafe and unprofessional maneuvers while intercepting a U.S. surveillance aircraft near the South China Sea on May 24. This incident is the second close brush involving American and Chinese aircraft in the disputed region this month.
• Syria forces make new advances against Daesh Press TV 27 May 2017 -- Syria's military and allied fighters have made new advances against the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group and other militants in the country's strategic southern desert.
• Russia airstrikes kill 120 Daesh terrorists fleeing Raqqa: Source Press TV 27 May 2017 -- Russian airstrikes have killed as many as 120 Daesh terrorists who were trying to flee the Takfiri outfit's last stronghold of Raqqah in northern Syria for the ancient city of Palmyra in the central part of the Arab country, a Russian Defense Ministry source says.
• Russian Airstrikes Kill 120 Daesh Terrorists Fleeing From Raqqa - Source Sputnik 27 May 2017 -- The Russian Aerospace Forces have destroyed some 120 Daesh (banned in Russia) militants trying to escape the violent group's self-proclaimed capital city of Raqqa in Syria, a military source told Sputnik.
• Iraq begins operation to liberate last Daesh-held Mosul region Press TV 27 May 2017 -- Iraqi forces have launched an offensive to retake the last enclave controlled by Daesh in the northern city of Mosul as the Takfiri terrorist group is getting final blows in the Arab country.
• Clashes between rival Libyan factions kill 28, injure 128 in Tripoli Press TV 27 May 2017 -- At least 28 people have been killed and over 128 injured during fresh clashes in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, between forces loyal to the UN-backed unity government and rival militiamen.
• Manchester Bombing, Massacre in Egypt Trigger Intense Fighting in Libya VOA 27 May 2017 -- When suicide bomber Salman Abedi, a 22-year-old British-Libyan, triggered his bomb packed with nuts and bolts Monday in Manchester, he not only brought Libya's civil war to the streets of Britain, he may well have wrecked the chances of a peace deal being struck between rival governments and their militia backers in the strife-torn North African state.
• Violent anti-India protests erupt in Kashmir after rebel leader killed Press TV 27 May 2017 -- Violent protests have erupted in Indian-controlled Kashmir after Indian troops allegedly killed a top leader of the pro-independence Hizb-ul-Mujahideen group.
• Indian army says killed six militants in gunfight in Kashmir Press TV 27 May 2017 -- The Indian army says its troops have killed six suspected militants during a gun battle at the borderline of Indian-controlled Kashmir.
• North Korea Claims Seoul Surveillance Drones Violated Air Space Sputnik 27 May 2017 -- Pyongyang has accused Seoul of flying Israeli-built surveillance drones within DPRK borders, a move South Korea has denied.
• Philippine military bombard Marawi city in battle on Daesh militants Press TV 27 May 2017 -- Philippine military forces have again bombarded the southern city of Marawi, where they have engaged in a battle with suspected Daesh-affiliated militants for five days.
• Biafran Secessionist Movement Grows Stronger in Nigeria VOA 27 May 2017 -- On May 30, many people in southeastern Nigeria will remember those who lost their lives in one of Africa's most brutal wars. More than one million people died during Nigeria's 1967 to 1970 civil war known as the Biafra War The conflict erupted after leaders from southeastern Nigeria declared that the region would secede from Nigeria.

News Reports

• News Analysis: President Trump's Debut Abroad Packs Unconventional Twists RFE/RL 27 May 2017 -- Most U.S. presidents have made their first trip abroad to nearby destinations like Canada or Mexico. But if there's one thing Donald Trump has proven over his first four months in office, it's that he's no conventional president.
• US Senate panel requests Trump campaign documents Press TV 27 May 2017 -- The US Senate Intelligence Committee, which is probing allegations of Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election, has asked President Donald Trump's political organization to provide all documents related to his presidential campaign going back to June 2015.
• Kushner proposed secret communication channel with Moscow: Report Press TV 27 May 2017 -- A new US media report has surfaced suggesting that President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, had proposed establishing a secret communication channel with Russia ahead of Trump's inauguration on January 20.
• Kushner Reportedly Proposed Russia Set Up Secret Communications With Trump RFE/RL 27 May 2017 -- U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law proposed setting up a secret communications channel between Trump's team and the Kremlin at a meeting with Russia's ambassador in Washington after the election, media reported on May 26.
• Deripaska Reportedly Sought Immunity To Cooperate With U.S.'s Russia Probes RFE/RL 27 May 2017 -- The New York Times has reported that Kremlin-connected Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska has agreed to cooperate with U.S. congressional committees investigating possible connections between Russian agents and the presidential campaign of Donald Trump.
• National Security Adviser: 'Not Concerned' About Kushner Back-channel Reports VOA 27 May 2017 -- Asked about reports that U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law had tried to set up a clandestine communication channel with Russia before the president took office, U.S. National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster said Saturday that so-called "back-channeling" was normal.
• U.S. Senate Committee Advances Measure On Russian Propaganda, Election Meddling RFE/RL 27 May 2017 -- A key U.S. Senate committee has moved forward on new legislation aimed at countering Russian propaganda and election meddling in the United States and elsewhere.
• Long Shunned By Foreigners, Iran Looks To Tourism To Boost Ailing Economy RFE/RL 27 May 2017 -- Stunning landscapes, famous hospitality, and numerous World Heritage sites.
• Britain Lowers Threat Level to 'Severe' as Bombing Probe Progresses VOA 27 May 2017 -- Britain lowered its security threat level Saturday to "severe," Prime Minister Theresa May said, as police continue to make progress investigating the suicide bomb attack in Manchester.
• China's obstruction of Taiwan at WHA hurts cross-strait ties: Tsai CNA 27 May 2017 -- China's efforts to block Taiwan's participation in this year's World Health Assembly (WHA) have damaged cross-Taiwan Strait relations to some extent, President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) said Saturday.
• Turkey arrests opposition daily staff over alleged links to Gulen Press TV 27 May 2017 -- Turkey has arrested two employees of the opposition newspaper Sozcu over their alleged links to US-based Turkish figure Fethullah Gulen, whom Ankara blames for masterminding a failed military coup last year.
• Turkey, EU Agree on Year-Long Plan of Actions to Improve Relations - Erdogan Sputnik 27 May 2017 -- Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkey and the European Union reached agreement on the year-long plan of actions to improve bilateral relations which had deteriorated in the wake of 2016 failed coup attempt in Turkey.