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• Strikes Continue in Effort to Defeat ISIS in Syria, Iraq AFPS 04 Jun 2017 -- U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting 32 strikes consisting of 65 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today.
• Insider attack kills six police in southern Afghanistan Press TV 04 Jun 2017 -- At least six police officers have been killed when their two rogue colleagues opened fire and shot them dead in southern Afghanistan.
• Afghan Intelligence Arrests 'Would-Be Suicide Bomber' As Kabul Protest Continues RFE/RL 04 Jun 2017 -- Afghanistan's intelligence agency says it has arrested a would-be suicide bomber who planned to detonate his explosives at the funeral of an antigovernment protester in Kabul.
• Worsening Afghan Security, Political Tensions Worry World Community VOA 04 Jun 2017 -- Afghanistan's Taliban has stormed a key northern district as the turmoil-hit nation reeled from last week's deadly suicide bombings with demands growing for the national unity government to quit for failing to provide security.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Saber Strike 17 Opens in Latvia Army News 04 Jun 2017 -- The official ceremony in the parade field at Adazi marked the beginning of Saber Strike in Latvia, June 3.
• Mattis Offers Assurances of US 'Enduring Commitment' to Asia VOA 04 Jun 2017 -- U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis used a top regional security forum in Singapore this weekend to try and reassure Asia that the United States is not backing away from its enduring commitment to the region. How convinced Washington's allies and partners in the region will be, remains to be seen, analysts say.
• U.S. Asia-Pacific Presence 'Healthy, Robust, Valuable,' Dunford Says AFPS 04 Jun 2017 -- The U.S. military presence in the Asia-Pacific region is "healthy, robust and valuable," the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said today after attending the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore.
• Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis in Sydney, Australia for Ministerial DoD 04 Jun 2017
• Readout of Secretary Mattis' Meeting with Singaporean Minister of Defense Ng Eng Hen DoD 04 Jun 2017
• Readout of Secretary Mattis' Meeting with Association of Southeast Asian Nations DoD 04 Jun 2017
• Readout of Secretary Mattis' Meeting with Malaysian Minister of Defense Hishammuddin Tun Hussein DoD 04 Jun 2017
• US Navy Officer Sentenced For Sharing Classified Info, Discipline Violations Sputnik 04 Jun 2017 -- A US Navy Officer has been sentenced to six years in prison for handing over secrets, improper handling of classified information and multiple violations of the Navy rules. He used the classified information to impress foreign women whom he failed to properly report to the command.
• Meet Russia's New Ka-52-Equipped Lavina-Class Amphibious Assault Ship Sputnik 04 Jun 2017 -- The Russian Navy expects to receive two brand new Lavina ('Avalanche')-class amphibious assault ships under the next state armaments procurement program. According to the Ministry of Defense, the ships will take the place of the Mistrals, the two French vessels which Moscow ordered but never received.
• Chinese, Russian officials laud bilateral military ties People's Daily 04 Jun 2017 -- Chinese and Russian officials spoke highly of the military ties between the two countries on Saturday as they met on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue being held in Singapore.
• Cameroon soldiers block route, demand unpaid wages Press TV 04 Jun 2017 -- Soldiers in the north of Cameroon have blocked a highway to demand a government action on their unpaid salaries

Defense Industry

Other Conflicts

• Syrian army troops liberate Aleppo town from Daesh clutches Press TV 04 Jun 2017 -- Syrian army soldiers have managed to liberate a key town in the northern province of Aleppo from Daesh Takfiri terrorists as they continue to score more territorial gains in battles against extremists across the war-ravaged Arab country.
• U.S.-Backed Coalition Forces Say Final Assault On Raqqa To Start 'Very Soon' RFE/RL 04 Jun 2017 -- U.S.-backed Arab-Kurdish forces will "very soon" launch their campaign to liberate Raqqa, the Islamic State (IS) militant group's self-declared capital in Syria.
• US Informs Turkey About Start of Raqqa Campaign in Cooperation With Kurds - PM Sputnik 04 Jun 2017 -- The United States has informed the Turkish authorities about the start of an operation to liberate Syria's Raqqa from Daesh, in cooperation with Syrian Kurdish forces, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said Sunday.
• Syrian Forces Destroy Major Daesh Stronghold in Aleppo Province - Army Source Sputnik 04 Jun 2017 -- Syrian Forces have destroyed a major Daesh stronghold in the town of Maskanah located in the Eastern part of Aleppo province, a Syrian Army source told Sputnik on Sunday.
• Iraqi volunteer forces seize 5 villages on western Mosul outskirts Press TV 04 Jun 2017 -- Iraqi pro-government fighters from Popular Mobilization Units have managed to reclaim complete control over five villages in the troubled northern province of Nineveh as they battle to drive Takfiri Daesh terrorist out of their last urban bastion in the country.
• Iraq's Hashd retakes important area on Syria border Press TV 04 Jun 2017 -- Iraq's Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), commonly known as Hashd al-Shaabi, has liberated al-Ba'aj District in Nineveh Province from the grip of the Daesh terrorist group.
• Dozens Of Civilians Killed Fleeing IS-Held Mosul District: Report RFE/RL 04 Jun 2017 -- Reuters news agency is reporting that dozens of civilians have been killed in the past two days while fleeing a Mosul neighborhood held by the Islamic State (IS) militant group.
• Pakistan security sources: dozen Daesh terrorists killed in Balochistan IRNA 04 Jun 2017 -- Pakistan security forces on Sunday said they had killed around a dozen Daesh militants in a three-day raid.
• Pakistani Troops Raid Suspected IS Base in Baluchistan VOA 04 Jun 2017 -- Officials in Pakistan say counterterrorism forces have destroyed a major suspected Islamic State stronghold in the country's southwest, killing 12 "hardcore terrorists."
• Security forces kill eight PKK militants in eastern Turkey Press TV 04 Jun 2017 -- At least eight members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) have been killed after Turkish security forces launched an operation against the militants in the country's eastern province of Kars.

News Reports

• Police say incidents in London "terrorist" attacks People's Daily 04 Jun 2017 -- Unidentified attackers drove a van into pedestrians on London Bridge Saturday night and stabbed people in the nearby Borough Market area. British authorities have classified the incidents as terrorist attacks.
• U.K. Police Arrest 12 People After Deadly London Attack RFE/RL 04 Jun 2017 -- British police have arrested 12 people after seven people were killed and dozens injured in a terror attack in London.
• UN chief strongly condemns terrorist attacks in London UN News 04 Jun 2017 -- United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned last night's terrorist attacks in London and expressed solidarity with the people and Government of the United Kingdom in the combat against terrorism and violent extremism.
• Islamic State Claims London Terror Rampage VOA 04 Jun 2017 -- Islamic State (IS) is claiming responsibility for Saturday night's deadly terror rampage in London, which killed seven people and wounded 48.
• Trump: World Needs to Stop Being 'Politically Correct' in Fighting Terrorism VOA 04 Jun 2017 -- U.S. President Donald Trump says the world needs to stop being "politically correct" in fighting terrorism and used the deadly London attack to renew his call for courts to authorize his ban on travel to the U.S. from six majority-Muslim countries.
• Spotlight: First China-designed experiment flies to space station People's Daily 04 Jun 2017 -- SpaceX on Saturday launched a shipment of supplies for the astronauts living at the International Space Station, carrying for the first time an experiment independently designed by China.
• North Korea 'fully rejects' UNSC sanctions, vows to continue with nuclear, missile programs Press TV 04 Jun 2017 -- North Korea says it "fully rejects" the fresh wave of sanctions imposed on some of its companies and individuals by the United Nations Security Council, vowing to continue with its nuclear and missile programs without a delay.
• North Korea Rejects New UNSC Sanctions, Intends to Continue Nuclear Buildup Sputnik 04 Jun 2017 -- Pyongyang gave a strong condemnation and rejection to the latest UN Security Council resolution to expand sanctions against North Korea over its nuclear and missile activities, according to the statement of the North Korean Foreign Ministry.
• Malta's Muscat Wins Snap General Election RFE/RL 04 Jun 2017 -- Malta's Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has won a second, five-year term in office in early general elections.
• Cambodian Opposition Makes Gains in Local Elections VOA 04 Jun 2017 -- Cambodia's main opposition party made significant gains in local elections Sunday which could threaten Prime Minister Hun Sen's grip on power.
• S. Africa's Anti-Graft Watchdog to Probe Dlamini-Zuma's Protection Detail VOA 04 Jun 2017 -- South Africa's anti-graft watchdog will investigate the government's providing of protection services to former African Union (AU) Commission chair Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, its spokesman said on Sunday.