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• Officials Provide Details of Latest Counter-ISIS Strikes in Syria, Iraq AFPS 28 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.
• Defeat-ISIS 'Annihilation' Campaign Accelerating, Mattis Says AFPS 28 May 2017 -- Nothing keeps Defense Secretary Jim Mattis awake at night. "I keep other people awake," he told CBS reporter John Dickerson.
• Nearly 100 Afghan Soldiers Killed in a Week VOA 28 May 2017 -- A Taliban infiltrator has gunned down six government forces in southern Afghanistan, raising the number of army and police personnel killed by insurgents in the past week to nearly 100.
• Pakistan reopens Afghanistan border crossing Press TV 28 May 2017 -- Pakistan has reopened a major border crossing with Afghanistan more than three weeks after several people were killed when troops from both sides exchanged fire for several hours.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Third US Aircraft Carrier Headed Toward Asia-Pacific Region Amid N Korean Crisis Sputnik 28 May 2017 -- A third US aircraft carrier, the USS Nimitz, will be deployed by Washington in the Western Pacific Ocean in order to join two US warships, stationed near the shores of the Korean Peninsula in the light of the crisis, escalated by Pyongyang's nuclear tests, media reported, citing sources.
• North Korea tests new anti-aircraft weapon system Press TV 28 May 2017 -- North Korea says it has tested a new anti-aircraft weapon system amid continuing tensions over its military programs.
• N Korea's Kim Gives the Go-Ahead to Mass Production of New Anti-Aircraft Weapon Sputnik 28 May 2017 -- Amid the ever-growing tensions over the Korean peninsula, leader of the People's Democratic Republic of North Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Un ordered the mass production of the new anti-aircraft defense system that was tested under his personal guidance.
• China's defense ministry: Chinese military aircraft investigates US spy plane People's Daily 28 May 2017 -- China's Ministry of National Defense spokesman, Wu Qian, said on Sunday that Chinese military aircraft investigated and verified a US surveillance aircraft that entered Hong Kong's airspace on Thursday.
• Germany may withdraw troops from Turkey within 2 weeks Press TV 28 May 2017 -- Germany, by mid-June, will decide whether to pull out its troops from Turkey after Ankara in a controversial move refused to grant German lawmakers access to a key NATO base on its soil near Syria, an official says.
• DPRK urges South Korea to cancel THAAD deployment People's Daily 28 May 2017 -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has urged South Korea to cancel the deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system by the United States, official media said Sunday.

Defense Industry

• Chinese aircraft take off in international defense market People's Daily 28 May 2017 -- Chinese-developed aircraft have been in the global spotlight recently with a series of maiden flights of export-oriented models.

Other Conflicts

• China says US plane intercept was safe Press TV 28 May 2017 -- China has rejected US allegations that a recent encounter between two Chinese fighter jets and an American surveillance plane over the South China Sea was "unsafe and unprofessional."
• China's Defense Ministry Urges US to Respect its Borders After Intercepting Jet Sputnik 28 May 2017 -- The Chinese Defense Ministry urged Washington to halt its military maneuvers near China's borders as it violates the national security and sovereignty in the light of the recent incidents, when Beijing intercepted a US military plane and a warship.
• Beijing Expresses 'Strong Protest' Over G7 Discussing South China Sea Dispute Sputnik 28 May 2017 -- Beijing strongly opposes the statement, made by the countries of the G7 summit in Italy, where the states expressed concern over the ongoing disputes in regards to the South China and East China seas, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang said Sunday.
• China 'strongly dissatisfied' with G7 statement Press TV 28 May 2017 -- A senior Chinese official says his country is "strongly dissatisfied" with the mention of ongoing disputes in regards to the South and East China Seas in the final communiqué of the recent G7 summit in Italy.
• China denounces G7 interference in its sea issues People's Daily 28 May 2017 -- China strongly denounced the communique released after a G7 summit, saying it interfered in the East China Sea and South China Sea issues in the guise of international law, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang said early Sunday.
• Sources: Iran to Bankroll Pro-Government Militia Fighters in Syria VOA 28 May 2017 -- The Syrian government has asked Iran to take over the supervision and payroll of thousands of Shi'ite militiamen fighting alongside Russian and Syrian troops in support of President Bashar al-Assad, according to a government source and a news report.
• Syria calls for end to killings by coalition forces IRNA 28 May 2017 -- By sending two letters to both the UN Secretary-General and President of the Security Council, Syria's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates has called for an end to the illegal activities by the US coalition forces in Syria.
• Iraqi Forces Say Final Assault On Mosul Has Started RFE/RL 28 May 2017 -- U.S.-backed Iraqi forces launched a broad attack on the final districts held by the Islamic State (IS) militant group in west Mosul, military officials say.
• Turkish jets bomb northern Iraq, kill PKK militants Press TV 28 May 2017 -- Turkish warplanes have bombed northern Iraq in the latest attack inside the Arab country without coordination with the government in Baghdad.
• Libyan Militant Group Ansar Al-Sharia Says It Is Disbanding RFE/RL 28 May 2017 -- The Libyan Ansar al-Sharia militant group, linked to Al-Qaeda and blamed for the 2012 Benghazi attack that killed the U.S. ambassador, says it is formally dissolving itself.
• Libyan Parliament Supports Egypt's Airstrikes on Libya's Territory Sputnik 28 May 2017 -- Egypt carried out airstrikes against the positions of the Daesh on Libya's territory in coordination with the Libyan armed forces and with support of the Tobruk-based parliament of Libya, according to Abdallah Bilhaq, the spokesman of the Libyan parliament.
• Philippine president pledges to ignore Supreme Court over martial law Press TV 28 May 2017 -- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte says he will disregard the Supreme Court and Congress of the Philippines over a martial law he imposed across the southern regions of the country to curb terror groups, despite the constitution giving the pair of top legal bodies oversight.
• Fighting escalates as Philippines pounds militants in south Press TV 28 May 2017 -- Nearly 2,000 civilians have been trapped in a city in southern Philippines as the government goes after militants of the Takfiri group Maute.
• Egypt defends Libya airstrikes, says terror training camps were destroyed Press TV 28 May 2017 -- Egypt has defended attacking militant training camps in Libya, noting that the terrorists' facilities were completely destroyed.

News Reports

• US, Britain no longer reliable partners for EU: Merkel Press TV 28 May 2017 -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned members of the European Union (EU) that they should no longer count on the United States and Britain as reliable partners, saying that the continental bloc "must take its fate into its own hands."
• South African Ruling Party Debates Fate of President VOA 28 May 2017 -- Ruling party critics of South African President Jacob Zuma pushed for his resignation on Sunday amid concern about alleged corruption at the highest levels of the government, but the president still retained significant support within the divided party.
• Report says intelligence identifies 23,000 jihadists in Britain People's Daily 28 May 2017 -- The British intelligence has identified 23,000 jihadist extremists living in the country as potential terrorist attackers, media reports said on Saturday.
• US Considering Laptop Ban on All International Flights VOA 28 May 2017 -- The U.S. Homeland Security chief says he's considering banning laptop computers from the passenger cabins of all international flights to and from the United States.
• Iran to launch 1st sensor-operational satellite next year IRNA 28 May 2017 -- Iran's first sensor-operational satellite dubbed as "Soha" will be launched in the next Iranian calendar year (started March 21, 2018), Iran Space Research Center Hassan Haddadpour said on Sunday.