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Current Operations

• Inherent Resolve Strikes Target ISIS in Syria, Iraq AFPS 03 Jun 2017 -- U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting 17 strikes consisting of 30 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today.
• Several Killed In Afghanistan Blasts At Funeral For Victim Of Kabul Clashes RFE/RL 03 Jun 2017 -- Several people have been killed and more than 100 wounded in three explosions in Kabul near the funeral of an Afghan senator's son, one of five victims of deadly clashes between police and protesters a day earlier, witnesses and officials say.
• Taliban Vows Revenge As Kabul Eyes Prisoner Executions Over Bombing RFE/RL 03 Jun 2017 -- Fears for Western hostages being held by the Taliban arose on June 2 after the Taliban threatened retaliation if the Afghan government executes Taliban prisoners in revenge for this week's devastating truck bombing in Kabul.
• Afghanistan: After attack on funeral in Kabul, UN envoy calls for urgent measures to halt cycle of violence UN News 03 Jun 2017 -- Denouncing today's deadly attack on a peaceful funeral procession in Kabul as "morally reprehensible and bereft of humanity," the top United Nations official in Afghanistan said that after a week of violence across the long-troubled country, "now is the time to seek unity and solidarity."
• Deadly Blast Hits Afghan Funeral Service in Kabul VOA 03 Jun 2017 -- A suicide bombing at a funeral service in Kabul, Afghanistan, has killed at least six people and wounded nearly 90 others, but officials said high-ranking government officials and lawmakers attending the event escaped unhurt.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Readout of Secretary Mattis' Meeting with Thai Deputy Defense Minister General Udomdej Sitabutr DoD 03 Jun 2017
• Mattis warns China on North Korea and South China Sea Press TV 03 Jun 2017 -- US Defense Secretary James Mattis says that North Korea's nuclear weapons program poses a global threat and warned China over its continued "militarization" of the South China Sea.
• Readout of Secretary Mattis' Meeting with Indonesian Minister of Defense Ryamizard Ryacudu DoD 03 Jun 2017
• Remarks by Secretary Mattis at Shangri-La Dialogue DoD 03 Jun 2017 -- Presenter: Defense Secretary Jim Mattis
• Putin Says He Discussed Russia's Possible NATO Membership With Bill Clinton RFE/RL 03 Jun 2017 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed that he once raised the possibility of Russia joining NATO with then-President Bill Clinton, and that Clinton said he had "no objection."
• 'A Whole New Aircraft': Russia Launches Production of Upgraded Tu-160 Bomber Sputnik 03 Jun 2017 -- Russia is resuming the production of the famous Tu-160 strategic bomber in a modernized version - the Tu-160M2, with the first engines and other structural elements already being built, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said during a teleconference in Moscow.
• Russian Army to Receive Ka-52 Alligator Combat Choppers Used in Syria Op Sputnik 03 Jun 2017 -- Russia's Defense Ministry will get 14 Ka-52 Alligator combat helicopters by the end of this year. The choppers have been tested during the operation in Syria.
• U.S. defense secretary reaffirms commitment to Taiwan CNA 03 Jun 2017 -- U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to providing Taiwan with defensive weapons, during an Asia security dialogue held in Singapore Saturday.
• Philippines won't take second-hand US military equipment: Duterte Press TV 03 Jun 2017 -- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte says he will stop taking second-hand military weapons from the United States and will, instead, purchase brand-new systems as the country keeps fighting terrorism in the south.

Defense Industry

Other Conflicts

• US-backed Kurdish forces: Raqqah liberation imminent Press TV 03 Jun 2017 -- US-backed Kurdish forces in Syria say that major operations to liberate Raqqah from Daesh will begin over the next few days.
• I'm sure worst of crisis is behind us, says Syria's Assad Press TV 03 Jun 2017 -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has hailed continued victories by the army forces and allies against militants across the country, saying his government has weathered the worst part of the conflict and is now moving in the right direction.
• Syrian government troops liberate 22 towns in eastern Aleppo Press TV 03 Jun 2017 -- Syrian government forces have retaken nearly two dozen villages in the northern province of Aleppo from Daesh Takfiri terrorists as they continue to score more territorial gains in battles against extremists across the country.
• Assad: Situation in Syria 'Dramatically' Improved as Terrorist Groups Retreating Sputnik 03 Jun 2017 -- Syrian President Bashar Assad said that the situation in Syria has improved dramatically from the military point of view as the terrorist groups are retreating but the spread of their ideology remains one of the key challenges facing the country and the Middle East region in general.
• Syrian Democratic Forces and Kurdish YPG Surround Raqqa Sputnik 03 Jun 2017 -- A representative of the Syrian Democratic Forces, who wished to remain anonymous, told Sputnik that the forces have received a batch of heavy weapons and armored vehicles from the US.
• Fight for Raqqa 'Could Begin' In Coming Days, Syrian Kurdish Militia Confirms VOA 03 Jun 2017 -- U.S.-backed military forces in Syria are poised to launch in a "few days" an offensive to capture the Islamic State's (IS) defacto capital of Raqqa, according to a spokesman for the Syrian Kurdish militia group YPG.
• Iraqi forces liberate west Mosul district Press TV 03 Jun 2017 -- Iraqi forces have managed to wrest control over a neighborhood in the west of the city of Mosul where Daesh is taking its last breaths in the face of multi-pronged operations by government troops.
• Iraqi Forces Bogged Down Against IS in Old Mosul VOA 03 Jun 2017 -- Despite vowing that a renewed offensive against Islamic State in Mosul will be a "final push," Iraqi forces continue to get bogged down in ancient parts of the city where IS remains entrenched.
• Pakistan accuses Indian forces of 'unprovoked' shootings on Kashmir village Press TV 03 Jun 2017 -- Pakistani and Indian troops have traded gunfire at the border dividing Kashmir between the two neighbors, wounding two villagers in the Islamabad-administered part of the disputed Himalayan region.

News Reports

• 'Terror' Act Declared After Car Slams Into Pedestrians On London Bridge RFE/RL 03 Jun 2017 -- British police say they have responded to at least one "terrorist" incident in London, with witnesses saying several pedestrians had been struck down by a car on London Bridge and several other people had been stabbed near the site.
• Terror Alert in London: Van Mows Down Pedestrians, Others Stabbed VOA 03 Jun 2017 -- A large delivery van drove into pedestrians on London Bridge in the British capital late Saturday evening, striking a number of people who were left bleeding on the pavement. Near the scene of the road terror, attackers also stabbed at least two people. At least one of the victims died, and the casualty toll was expected to rise.
• Putin Says Hackers Of U.S. Election Could Have Been Anywhere, Including U.S. RFE/RL 03 Jun 2017 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin in an interview released on June 2 dismissed the findings of U.S. intelligence agencies and said hackers trying to influence last year's U.S. election could have been located anywhere.
• Trump administration moves to keep CIA torture report secret Press TV 03 Jun 2017 -- The administration of US President Donald Trump has begun returning to Congress copies of a 2014 report describing the CIA's harsh detention and torture techniques under the George W. Bush administration.
• N Korea: US interceptor test a risky move Press TV 03 Jun 2017 -- A North Korean military spokesman says that US's missile interceptor system cannot stop our "shower of nuclear strike."
• UN Security Council imposes fresh sanctions on North Korea over missile tests Press TV 03 Jun 2017 -- The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has imposed a fresh array of sanctions on North Korea in response to a number of missile tests carried out by Pyongyang this year.
• Pentagon Chief Says North Korea's Nuclear Pursuits 'Clear And Present Danger' RFE/RL 03 Jun 2017 -- Washington regards North Korea's accelerated push to acquire a nuclear-armed missile capable of threatening the United States and other countries as a "clear and present danger," U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says.
• UN Security Council agrees to blacklist DPRK individuals, entities People's Daily 03 Jun 2017 -- The UN Security Council on Friday agreed to add more individuals and entities of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to its sanction list in response to the country's repeated ballistic launches.
• Philippines' Duterte Says Daesh Not Behind Strange, Deadly Casino Attack Sputnik 03 Jun 2017 -- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has claimed that the bloody casino attack in the capital on Friday that killed 37 is not the work of Daesh.
• Turkey detains premier's top adviser over links to Gulen movement Press TV 03 Jun 2017 -- Turkish security forces have arrested Prime Minister Binali Yildirim's chief adviser over suspected links to the movement of US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, whom Ankara accuses of having orchestrated last year's failed coup against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
• Malta Holds Snap Elections Amid Corruption Allegations RFE/RL 03 Jun 2017 -- Malta is voting in snap general elections called against a backdrop of corruption allegations that have tarnished Prime Minister Joseph Muscat's government.