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• OIF / OND / OEF / OIR / OFS Casualty Update 22 Jun 2017[PDF]
• Coalition Strikes Continue Against ISIS in Syria, Iraq AFPS 22 Jun 2017 -- U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting 20 strikes consisting of 112 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today.
• US Strike in Yemen Kills Al-Qaeda Emir, Two Other Members Sputnik 22 Jun 2017 -- Abu Khattab al Awlaqi, the emir for al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)'s terrorist stronghold in Shabwah Governorate, was killed in the strike of the US military along with two of his AQAP associates, according to the statement of Central Command.
• U.S. Airstrike Kills Senior al-Qaida Leader in Yemen AFPS 22 Jun 2017 -- An al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula senior leader was killed in Yemen's Shabwah governorate by a June 16 U.S. airstrike, U.S. Central Command said in a release.
• Car Bombing Kills, Wounds Scores in Afghanistan VOA 22 Jun 2017 -- A massive suicide car bomb blast in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province Thursday killed at least 34 people and wounded more than 60 others.
• Pentagon: Islamic State Problem 'Not Getting Better' in Afghanistan VOA 22 Jun 2017 -- The United States military has spilled its blood, spent immense amounts of cash and even dropped a munition called the "Mother of All Bombs" in an effort to root out Islamic State's affiliate in Afghanistan.
• At Least 34 Killed As Car Bomb Hits Bank In Southern Afghanistan RFE/RL 22 Jun 2017 -- Thirty-four people have been killed and 58 others wounded in a car bomb outside a bank in the southern province of Helmand, the provincial governor's office said.
• Security Situation Worsening In Afghanistan, UN, Pentagon Warn RFE/RL 22 Jun 2017 -- The security situation in Afghanistan remains "intensely volatile," according to a new report by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Columbus visits Singapore during Indo-Asia-Pacific Deployment NNS 22 Jun 2017 -- The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Columbus (SSN 762) arrived in Singapore, June 21, for a visit as part of its deployment to the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.
• Nimitz Strike Group Enters 7th Fleet NNS 22 Jun 2017 -- The Nimitz Strike Group consisting of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) with embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11, Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 11 and Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 9 arrived in the U.S. 7th Fleet Area of Operations (AOO) June 21, 2017.
• USS Helena Returns Home After Successful Deployment NNS 22 Jun 2017 -- The Los Angeles fast-attack submarine USS Helena (SSN 725) returned to Naval Station Norfolk Wednesday, June 21 after completing a successful deployment to the European Command and Central Command areas of responsibility.
• Joint press point with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and the Prime Minister of Libya, Fayez al-Sarraj NATO 22 Jun 2017
• India's Search for Home-Made Sniper Rifle Continues; Weapon Not Fit For Firing Sputnik 22 Jun 2017 -- The push for indigenous sniper rifles by Narendra Modi government has met with a major setback as the Indian Army has outrightly rejected the state-owned Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) manufactured 'shoot to kill' rifles after trials.
• Indian Navy Sets Up First Home-Grown Floating Dock at Andaman Island Sputnik 22 Jun 2017 -- In a bid to strengthen naval power on the eastern coastline, the Indian Navy has decided to deploy an additional floating dock at Port Blair, which is very close to the Strait of Malacca, which connects the Indian Ocean to the South China Sea.
• India Plans to Equip Su-30 Fighter Jets With New Longer Range Missiles Sputnik 22 Jun 2017 -- Indian authorities are planning to enhance the capabilities of the country's Air Force's Su-30 fighter jets with new weapons, including advanced missiles able to hit targets at longer range, local media reported Thursday.
• Missiles veer off course in Pingtung drill; no casualties reported CNA 22 Jun 2017 -- Two MIM-23 Hawk missiles veered off course during a military exercise in the southern Taiwan county of Pingtung Thursday, but there were no reported casualties, according to the Air Force.
• £260M job-sustaining contract for advanced identification system UK MOD 22 Jun 2017 -- The Ministry of Defence has awarded a £260 million contract to supply the UK's with the next generation of secure Identify Friend or Foe (IFF) technology. The work will sustain around 150 jobs in Luton, the West of England, Edinburgh and across the UK supply chain.
• Department Press Briefing - June 22, 2017 US Dept. of State 22 Jun 2017
• Press Gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Sanders The White House 22 Jun 2017

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for June 22, 2017

Other Conflicts

• 22 June 2017 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 22 Jun 2017
• Many aid groups unable to manage war zone risks, says UN-backed report UN News 22 Jun 2017 -- Humanitarian aid workers want to help people in some of the biggest war zones, but extreme risks and threats are paralyzing their operations, a United Nations-backed report today concluded.
• China, Vietnam Cancel High-Level Meeting Over South China Sea Disputes Sputnik 22 Jun 2017 -- Not long after Chinese and Vietnamese state-run media announced that senior military officials from Beijing and Hanoi would meet, the arrangements fell through at the last minute.
• Ankara sends reinforcements for Turkey-backed militants in Syria Press TV 22 Jun 2017 -- Turkey has deployed military reinforcements, including soldiers, vehicles, and equipment to northern Syria, says a UK-based monitoring group.
• Daesh leader al-Baghdadi 'highly likely' eliminated: Russian Foreign Ministry Press TV 22 Jun 2017 -- Russia's Foreign Ministry says it is "highly likely" that the leader of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group, Ibrahim al-Samarrai aka Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, has been killed in an airstrike carried out by the Russian Air Force in Syria last month.
• US to take back weapons from Syrian Kurds after Daesh routed, Mattis tells Turkey Press TV 22 Jun 2017 -- US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has told Turkey that the Pentagon will take back weapons supplied to the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) once the Washington-backed militiamen manage to drive Daesh Takfiri terrorists out of Syria's northern city of Raqqah.
• Australia resumes aerial missions over Syria Press TV 22 Jun 2017 -- Australia has resumed aerial missions over Syria two days after it suspended them amid rising tensions between a US-led coalition and the Russian military in the Arab country.
• Turkish, Russian Troops May Be Present in Idlib De-escalation Zone Sputnik 22 Jun 2017 -- Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said that the Russian side had put forward a proposal to send servicemen from Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan to de-escalation zones in Syria.
• Russia in Talks With Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan to Send Servicemen to Syria Sputnik 22 Jun 2017 -- The head of the defense committee of the State Duma, the lower house of Russia's parliament, Vladimir Shamanov, on Thursday confirmed to Sputnik that Russia was holding talks with Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan to send their servicemen to Syria.
• Syrian Opposition, Lavrov Discussed Ceasefire, Geneva, Astana Talks Sputnik 22 Jun 2017 -- Members of the Syrian opposition have discussed the implementation of Syria's ceasefire, and continuation of negotiations in both the Geneva and Astana formats with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Syria's Tomorrow Movement leader Ahmad Jarba said Thursday.
• IS militants blow up Mosul's historical al-Nuri mosque People's Daily 22 Jun 2017 -- The extremist Islamic State (IS) militants have blown up Mosul's historical al-Nuri mosque and its leaning minaret, as Iraqi forces are pushing near the Mosque area in the western side of Mosul, the Iraqi military said.
• Mosul to be liberated in a few days: Iraq's Abadi Press TV 22 Jun 2017 -- Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi says Iraqi forces will fully recapture the northern city of Mosul, the de facto capital of the Daesh terrorist group in the Arab country, in the coming days.
• Iraqi govt. forces advance into heart of Daesh's last bastion Press TV 22 Jun 2017 -- Iraqi government forces have breached the Daesh Takfiri terrorists' defenses to push deeper into the last remaining stronghold of the extremists in the western part of Mosul.
• IS's Destruction Of Iconic Mosul Mosque Called 'Declaration Of Defeat' RFE/RL 22 Jun 2017 -- The extremist group Islamic State (IS) has blown up an ancient mosque in Mosul in what Iraq's prime minister called an admission by the militants that they are losing the fight for the country's second-largest city.
• Iraqi Miltary: IS Destruction of Mosque Signified End of Group's Power VOA 22 Jun 2017 -- Iraqi generals say Islamic State's destruction of the iconic al-Nuri mosque in Mosul is a sign that the militant group's power in the city is coming to an end.
• Iraqi General: Bombing of Mosul's Grand Mosque a 'Historical Crime' VOA 22 Jun 2017 -- Islamic State fighters on Wednesday blew up Mosul's Grand Mosque of al-Nuri, one of Iraq's most important architectural and religious landmarks, as security forces closed in on the historic site, according to Iraqi and U.S. commanders.
• Egypt government approves extending state of emergency for another three months Press TV 22 Jun 2017 -- The Egyptian government has approved a presidential proposal extending a national state of emergency for an additional three months across the North African country.
• Colombia's ELN rebels plan to free two abducted Dutch TV men Press TV 22 Jun 2017 -- Rebels in Colombia have admitted to abducting two Dutch journalists whom they plan to free as they negotiate peace terms with the government.
• 7 killed in car bomb targeting police station in Somalia's Mogadishu Press TV 22 Jun 2017 -- At least seven people have been killed in a car bomb targeting a police station in the Somali capital Mogadishu.
• Indian troops kill 3 militants, one protester in Kashmir Press TV 22 Jun 2017 -- Indian forces have killed three militants and an anti-government Kashmiri protester in separate incidents in the Indian-controlled Kashmir region, officials say.
• In Uganda, UN chief meets with South Sudanese refugees, urges world to show solidarity UN News 22 Jun 2017 -- With Uganda hosting almost one million South Sudanese refugees "as sisters and brothers and sharing with them their land and everything they have," United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today urged the international community to show solidarity with those that had fled their homes, as well as with the Ugandan Government and people.

News Reports

• Virginia Man Arrested and Charged With Espionage US Dept. of Justice 22 Jun 2017 -- Kevin Patrick Mallory, 60, of Leesburg, Virginia, made his initial appearance in federal court today on charges that he transmitted Top Secret and Secret documents to an agent of the People's Republic of China.
• New York Man Arrested for Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS US Dept. of Justice 22 Jun 2017 -- Saddam Mohamed Raishani, a/k/a "Adam Raishani," 30, of the Bronx was arrested last night at John F. Kennedy International Airport ("JFK Airport") in Queens, New York.
• Spotlight: China, U.S. hold 'constructive and fruitful' dialogue on diplomatic, security issues People's Daily 22 Jun 2017 -- China and the United States on Wednesday held a high-level dialogue on diplomatic and security issues, vowing to promote bilateral ties by broadening cooperation and managing differences.
• Emergency food will run out in drought-hit Ethiopia by next month, warn aid agencies Press TV 22 Jun 2017 -- International aid agencies have warned that Ethiopia will run out of emergency food aid by next month for nearly eight million people hit by severe drought.
• Iran starts much-awaited gas exports to Iraq Press TV 22 Jun 2017 -- Iran says it has started a much-awaited project to export natural gas to its western neighbor – Iraq.
• Iran Begins Pipeline Gas Exports To Iraq After Years Of Delay RFE/RL 22 Jun 2017 -- Iran has begun exporting natural gas to neighboring Iraq after several years of delays, Iranian state media report.
• Airbus to sell 73 planes to Iranian airlines Press TV 22 Jun 2017 -- European aviation giant Airbus says it has signed basic agreements with two Iranian airlines over the purchase of a total of 73 planes.
• Soviet Spymaster Yury Drozdov Dead At 91 RFE/RL 22 Jun 2017 -- Yury Drozdov, the Soviet spymaster who oversaw a sprawling network of KGB agents living clandestinely abroad, has died at the age of 91.
• Briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova, Moscow, June 22, 2017 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 22 Jun 2017
• Indian Naval Officer Files Mercy Petition Before Pak Army Chief Sputnik 22 Jun 2017 -- Kulbhushan Jadhav, the Indian naval officer sentenced to death by Pakistan on charges of alleged espionage, has filed a mercy petition to the Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan on Thursday.
• Global narcotics market 'thriving;' range of available drugs diversifying at alarming pace - UN UN News 22 Jun 2017 -- Of the quarter of a billion people who used drugs in 2015, about 29.5 million – or 0.6 per cent of the global adult population – were engaged in "problematic use" and suffered from drug use disorders, including dependence, according to report out today from the United Nations drugs and crime agency.
• Challenges to Taiwan's diplomacy come from China's pressure CNA 22 Jun 2017 -- The challenges for Taiwan on its diplomatic fronts come from China's use of its "one China" principle to squeeze Taiwan in the international community, Presidential Office spokesman Alex Huang (黃重諺) said Thursday.
• Establishing ties with China 'right decision': Panamanian president CNA 22 Jun 2017 -- Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela said on Wednesday that his country's switch of diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to China was "the right decision."
• Taiwan urges Panama not to become China's tool CNA 22 Jun 2017 -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday urged Panama not to allow itself to become a tool used by China to isolate Taiwan internationally and said the president of the Central American country had misrepresented the reasons behind the severance of diplomatic links with Taiwan..