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• OIF / OND / OEF / OIR / OFS Casualty Update 01 Jun 2017[PDF]
• Department of Defense Press Briefing by Col. Dillon via teleconference from Baghdad, Iraq DoD 01 Jun 2017 -- Presenter: Army Colonel Ryan Dillon, spokesman of the Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve
• U.S., Coalition Continue Strikes to Defeat ISIS AFPS 01 Jun 2017 -- U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting 30 strikes consisting of 51 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today.
• Spokesman Reports on Progress in Effort to Defeat ISIS AFPS 01 Jun 2017 -- Iraqi forces are closing in on the final terrorist-held areas in western Mosul, while partnered forces in Syria are just a few kilometers from the key city of Raqqa, the spokesman for Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve said today.
• Pakistan dismisses Afghanistan's claims of being behind Kabul attack IRNA 01 Jun 2017 -- Pakistan rejected Afghan allegations that the country is behind the recent terrorist attack in Kabul.
• Afghanistan Mourns Victims of Deadly Bomb Attack on Capital VOA 01 Jun 2017 -- Afghanistan Thursday mourned the victims of a massive truck bomb that blew up Wednesday in the diplomatic section of the country's capital, killing at least 90 people and wounding more than 400 others.
• Perpetrators Unknown A Day After Massive Kabul Attack RFE/RL 01 Jun 2017 -- One day after a massive truck bombing that killed at least 90 people and wounded more than 400 in Kabul's diplomatic quarter, no group has stepped forward to claim responsibility.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Strategic bombers, Airmen deploy to United Kingdom AFNS 01 Jun 2017 -- B-52H Stratofortresses from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, and about 800 Airmen from Air Force Global Strike Command deployed to Royal Air Force Fairford to support a number of exercises with joint partners, and U.K. and NATO allies.
• 2018 Budget Request for European Reassurance Initiative Grows to $4.7 Billion AFPS 01 Jun 2017 -- The Defense Department's fiscal year 2018 budget request includes nearly $4.8 billion for the European Reassurance Initiative to enhance deterrence and defense and improve the readiness of forces in Europe, the U.S. European Command director of strategy, plans and policy said today.
• MWSS-473 trains in obstacle breaching during Maple Flag 50 USMC News 01 Jun 2017 -- Marines with Engineer Company, Detachment Bravo, Marine Wing Support Squadron 473, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, trained in obstacle breaching as part of exercise Maple Flag 50, May 28, 2017.
• Future USS Gerald R. Ford Delivered to the Navy NNS 01 Jun 2017 -- The Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) aircraft carrier in Newport News, Virginia, May 31.
• Key West visits Singapore during Indo-Asia-Pacific Deployment NNS 01 Jun 2017 -- The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Key West (SSN 722) arrived in Singapore, June 1, for a visit as part of its deployment to the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.
• Olympia visits Yokosuka during Indo-Asia-Pacific Deployment NNS 01 Jun 2017 -- The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Olympia (SSN 717) arrived at Fleet Activities Yokosuka, May 31, for a visit as part of its deployment to the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.
• VAW-115 Liberty Bells Bid Farewell to 44 years of Service in Japan NNS 01 Jun 2017 -- The last E-2C Hawkeyes from Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 115 "Liberty Bells" departed Naval Air Facility (NAF) Atsugi Japan June 1st, marking the end of a 44-year storied legacy of service and achievements for one of the Navy's longest-serving forward deployed squadrons in the U.S. Navy.
• Russia: 99 percent of ballistic missiles on combat alert Press TV 01 Jun 2017 -- Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu says that 99 percent of his country's ballistic missiles are on combat alert.
• China calls for THAAD to be removed from South Korea Press TV 01 Jun 2017 -- China has once again expressed opposition to the deployment of an advanced US missile system in South Korea, calling on Seoul to remove the controversial Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD).

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for June 01, 2017
• India Offers $30 Billion for Foreign Defense Firms to Set Up Local Units Sputnik 01 Jun 2017 -- The Indian defense ministry has released details of the strategic partnership policy which ensures orders worth approximately $30 billion to foreign defense firms in partnership with Indian private companies to deliver fighter jets, submarines, armored vehicles and helicopters to Indian armed forces.

Other Conflicts

• 1 June 2017 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 01 Jun 2017
• Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen Welcomes UN Envoy's Statements regarding Handing over Hodeidah Port SPA 01 Jun 2017 -- An official source at the Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen has welcomed statements of UN Envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmad at the Security Council where he called upon Houthi militias and ousted Saleh forces to hand over Hodeidah port to a neutral side.
• US Officials: Fight for Raqqa 'Could Begin in the Coming Days' VOA 01 Jun 2017 -- American military officials say U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces have pushed within three kilometers of Islamic State's de facto capital in Syria, and that the major battle for control of Raqqa "could begin in the coming days."
• Founder of Daesh propaganda agency killed in eastern Syria: Report Press TV 01 Jun 2017 -- The founder of the Daesh group's propaganda agency and his daughter have been killed in a US aerial attack in eastern Syria, media reports say.
• Russian airstrikes hit Daesh convoy, killing 80 terrorists fleeing Raqqah Press TV 01 Jun 2017 -- Russian jets have destroyed three large convoys of Daesh Takfiri terrorists fleeing the Syrian city of Raqqah towards Palmyra, killing 80 militants.
• Turkey Reproaches US Over Arming Kurdish YPG in Syria Sputnik 01 Jun 2017 -- Supplies of weapons by the United States to the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) in Syria to fight jihadists do not befit the two countries' alliance, Turkey's National Security Council (MGK) said Thursday.
• Coalition Threatens to Curtail US Support if Syrian Kurds Misuse Supplied Arms Sputnik 01 Jun 2017 -- The United States can restrict its military assistance to the Kurdish elements within the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) if they misuse the provided equipment, Operation Inherent Resolve spokesperson Col. Ryan Dillon said in a briefing on Thursday.
• Daesh Militants Leave Raqqa, Cross Euphrates - Russian Military Sputnik 01 Jun 2017 -- Daesh (banned in numerous countries) militants continue to cross the Euphrates River in Syria from their stronghold of Raqqa despite being encircled by Kurdish and US-led coalition forces, the Russian Defense Ministry said Thursday.
• Syria Conflict Tilts Increasingly to East of War-ravaged Country VOA 01 Jun 2017 -- Syria's conflict is tilting to the east of the war-wracked country, where Syrian army forces and Shi'ite allies this week launched several offensives in the desert bordering Iraq and the U.S.-led coalition conducted a series of airstrikes. One strike Wednesday killed a senior Islamic State propagandist. U.S.-backed Sunni rebels also have been mounting raids along the Syria-Iraq border.
• Violence claimed 354 Iraqi civilian lives in May: United Nations Press TV 01 Jun 2017 -- Latest figures released by the UN show that acts of terrorism and violence killed more than 350 civilians in May, as government forces, backed by volunteer fighters, are engaged in joint operations to expel Daesh terrorists out of their last urban stronghold in the country.
• Daesh mortar attack leaves 7 Iraqi civilians dead in Mosul Press TV 01 Jun 2017 -- At least seven civilians have lost their lives in a mortar attack by members of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group on a residential neighborhood in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul.
• IS Barricades Symbolic Mosque for Last Stand in Mosul VOA 01 Jun 2017 -- The Islamic State group has begun blocking off streets around the Grand al-Nuri Mosque in western Mosul as it prepares for a final battle against the Iraqi military.
• 2 Pakistanis killed, 7 injured in Indian cross-border shelling of Kashmir Press TV 01 Jun 2017 -- Pakistan says two of its civilians have been killed in cross-border fire from the Indian side of the disputed Kashmir territory.
• Friendly fire kills 10 troops in southern Philippines Press TV 01 Jun 2017 -- Government airstrikes meant to hit Takfiri Daesh terrorists in a city in the southern Philippines have mistakenly killed 10 government troops and injured seven others, an army official says.
• UN urges aid for civilians swept up in Central African Republic's 'new spiral of escalating violence' UN News 01 Jun 2017 -- Warning that violence in the Central African Republic (CAR) is quickly escalating, the top United Nations aid official in the country today urged the international community to assist the tens of thousands of newly displaced civilians.
• UN: Renewed Violence Puts CAR Peace Process on Life Support VOA 01 Jun 2017 -- The United Nations warns a new spiral of escalating violence in the Central African Republic is threatening to wipe out progress made since 2013 toward peace and reconciliation.
• Statement on the American Embassy in Israel The White House 01 Jun 2017
• Trump to Keep US Israeli Embassy in Tel Aviv for Now VOA 01 Jun 2017 -- President Donald Trump is keeping the U.S. embassy in Israel in Tel Aviv, even while promising to eventually move it to Jerusalem.
• Trump Signs Waiver To Keep U.S. Embassy In Tel Aviv For Now RFE/RL 01 Jun 2017 -- The White House says President Donald Trump has signed a waiver that will keep the U.S. Embassy in Israel in Tel Aviv for at least the next six months, saying the action will "maximize the chances" of reaching a peace deal between Israelis and Palestinians.

News Reports

• Statement by President Trump on the Paris Climate Accord The White House 01 Jun 2017
• Trump Announces That U.S. Will Withdraw From Paris Climate Accord RFE/RL 01 Jun 2017 -- President Donald Trump says the United States will withdraw from the 2015 Paris climate agreement, saying the accord is detrimental to the U.S. economy and that he will open negotiations to seek a new deal.
• Trump to Pull US Out of Paris Climate Deal VOA 01 Jun 2017 -- The U.S. will withdraw from the Paris climate deal, President Donald Trump announced Thursday, fulfilling a key campaign promise but putting at risk global efforts to deal with the effects of climate change.
• Europe Leaders React Angrily to Trump Climate Pact Decision VOA 01 Jun 2017 -- European leaders expressed dismay and anger in equal measure Thursday at President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw the United States, the world's second-worst polluter, from the landmark Paris climate accord.
• Trump Announces US Will Withdraw from Paris Climate Accord VOA 01 Jun 2017 -- President Donald Trump announced Thursday afternoon he will pull the United States out of the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement signed by his predecessor, Barack Obama, but will look to enter into a new deal.
• World Awaits Trump's Decision On Climate-Change Pact RFE/RL 01 Jun 2017 -- Governments around the world have urged the United States not to walk away from the global pact to fight climate change as the hours tick away ahead of an announcement by U.S. President Donald Trump.
• Report: Flynn-owned Firm Was Paid Millions to Produce Pro-Turkey Film VOA 01 Jun 2017 -- Former National Security Advisor's Michael Flynn's consulting firm reportedly signed a $530,000 lobbying contract last year to promote Turkish interests, including a documentary that was never completed.
• Democrats Accuse Recused Nunes of Launching Own Russia Probe VOA 01 Jun 2017 -- U.S. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes is facing complaints of launching his own investigation into Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election after recusing himself from leading the committee's Russia probe in April.
• Putin Compares Hackers To 'Artists,' Says They Could Target Russia's Critics For 'Patriotic' Reasons RFE/RL 01 Jun 2017 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Russian hackers might target those who criticize their country out of "patriotic" feelings, but insisted that the government has no involvement in such cyberattacks.
• Gunfire, Explosions Reported at Manila Resort VOA 01 Jun 2017 -- Gunshots and explosions have been reported at Resorts World Manila, a hotel located in Pasay, just south of the Philippines capital.
• Treasury Sanctions Suppliers of North Korea's Nuclear and Weapons Proliferation Programs US Treasury 01 Jun 2017 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today designated six entities and three individuals, and identified three entities, in response to North Korea's ongoing development of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and continued violations of United Nations (UN) Security Council resolutions.
• Japan launches satellite to enhance GPS SPA 01 Jun 2017 -- Japan launched a new satellite from its southwesternmost island on Thursday, as part of an effort to enhance its global positioning system (GPS), dpa reported.
• Clashes erupt between Venezuela police, protesters in Caracas Press TV 01 Jun 2017 -- Security forces in Venezuela have clashed with thousands of anti-government demonstrators rallying against President Nicolas Maduro amid continuing unrest in the Latin American country.
• Kenya launches flagship standard gauge railway set to transform nation People's Daily 01 Jun 2017 -- Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday launched the passenger train service of the 480-km Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), paving way for the nation's endeavor for industrialization and prosperity.
• Macedonian Parliament Approves New Government Headed By Socialist Zaev RFE/RL 01 Jun 2017 -- Macedonia's parliament has elected a new center-left coalition government led by former opposition leader Zoran Zaev, ending a six-month political stalemate.