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• Counter-ISIS Strikes Continue in Syria, Iraq AFPS 25 Jun 2017 -- U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting 37 strikes consisting of 79 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today.
• Taliban attack security post in Afghanistan's Herat, 10 killed Press TV 25 Jun 2017 -- The Taliban militants have attacked a security post in Afghanistan's Herat province, killing at least 10 policemen and wounding another three.
• Daesh Declares War on Taliban - Reports Sputnik 25 Jun 2017 -- The Daesh (banned in Russia) terror group intends to eliminate militants of the Taliban terrorist group (also banned in Russia) anywhere, including in Afghanistan, media reported Sunday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• US troops stationed in Norway worsening tensions: Russia Press TV 25 Jun 2017 -- Moscow has said that the continued presence of US troops on Norwegian soil will increase tensions with Russia.
• New Wings: Russia's Aerospace Forces to Get Second Wind Sputnik 25 Jun 2017 -- Russia's fleet of combat aircraft will reach 90 percent renewal before 2025, the Aerospace Forces' Commander Viktor Bondarev told Krasnaya Zvezda (Red Star) newspaper.
• China's aircraft carrier formation sets out for training mission People's Daily 25 Jun 2017 -- A flotilla with aircraft carrier Liaoning set out from Qingdao in east China on Sunday for a routine training mission, a military statement said.
• Xi stresses enhancing rocket launch, test capability People's Daily 25 Jun 2017 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for comprehensively improving the country's rocket launch and test capabilities.
• Not Negotiable: North Korea Sticks to Its Guns on Nuclear Weapons Sputnik 25 Jun 2017 -- Pyongyang has reminded Seoul that its nuclear weapons program will continue, regardless of any diplomatic overtures for peace.
• Defense Deals on the Agenda for First Trump-Modi Talks VOA 25 Jun 2017 -- The bearers of two potentially clashing slogans, "Made in India" and "America First," will finally meet Monday at the White House.
• Taiwan declines to comment on reported China aircraft carrier movement CNA 25 Jun 2017 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense on Sunday declined to comment on media reports that China's Liaoning aircraft carrier will pass either along Taiwan's east or its west coast on the way to Hong Kong this week.

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Other Conflicts

• Saudi airstrikes kill 9 civilians in Yemen's Ma'rib province Press TV 25 Jun 2017 -- At least nine civilians, including two women, have been killed and a number of others wounded in Saudi Arabia's airstrikes on residential buildings in Yemen's central province of Ma'rib.
• Four Saudi soldiers killed in Yemeni sniper fire in Jizan, Asir Press TV 25 Jun 2017 -- Yemeni army snipers have targeted military bases in Saudi Arabia's southwestern regions, killing at least four Saudi troops.
• Israel airstrikes hit Syrian army positions in Golan Heights for 2nd day Press TV 25 Jun 2017 -- The Israeli military has carried out a string of aerial assaults against the positions of the Syrian government forces in Golan Heights for the second consecutive day after several projectiles allegedly fired from Syria landed in the occupied territory.
• Israeli Forces Target Syrian Army Again After Projectiles Fall in Golan Heights Sputnik 25 Jun 2017 -- The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) attacked the Syrian army positions for the second time this week after projectiles from Syrian territory again fell in the Israeli-controlled part of the Golan Heights.
• US-backed Kurdish forces liberate key region in Syria's Raqqah Press TV 25 Jun 2017 -- US-backed Kurdish forces in Syria have liberated a key district in Raqqah from the Daesh terrorists.
• IRGC missile hits Daesh gas tanker IRNA 25 Jun 2017 -- The commander of Aerospace Force of the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution (IRGC) said on Sunday that one of the missiles hit the target and a gas tank that caused a huge fire.
• Turkey's Erdogan rejects pledges over weapons for Kurdish fighters in Syria Press TV 25 Jun 2017 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says those countries that promised Ankara to get back weapons supplied to the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) once the militiamen accomplished their alleged counter-terror mission in Syria are actually trying to trick Turkey and would eventually realize their mistake.
• Israel, Nusra target Syria's Golan simultaneously: Army source Press TV 25 Jun 2017 -- A Syrian military source says Israel's airstrikes on the Golan Heights on Saturday coincided with a push by Nusra Front terrorists against army positions, which was aborted.
• Syrian Army Takes Israeli Fire After Repel of Al-Nusra Assault Near Quneitra Sputnik 25 Jun 2017 -- Israel conducted another attack on the positions of the Syrian Armed Forces in Golan Heights, the Syrian army said Sunday in a statement.
• Iraqi Forces Squeeze IS Into Final Streets As Mosul Residents Celebrate Eid RFE/RL 25 Jun 2017 -- U.S.-backed Iraqi forces have closed in on the final Islamic State (IS) militant holdouts in the Old City section of Mosul, as the culmination of an eight-month battle appeared to be near.
• Two thirds of Mosul's Old City retaken from Daesh: Iraqi cmdr. Press TV 25 Jun 2017 -- A senior commander says Iraqi forces have so far managed to liberate two thirds of Mosul's Old City from the grip of Daesh terrorists as they are engaged in fierce street battles to purge the country's second largest city of Takfiri elements.
• Iraqi Troops Push Deeper into Mosul VOA 25 Jun 2017 -- Iraqi forces pushed deeper into the historical heart of Mosul on Sunday in their fight to retake it from Islamic State militants, with one Baghdad commander saying that 65 to 70 percent of the Old City had been liberated.
• Iranian commander: All missiles hit their targets Press TV 25 Jun 2017 -- A senior commander with the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says Iranian missiles recently fired at Daesh in Syria all hit their designated targets.
• Indian troops say two suspected militants killed in Kashmir Press TV 25 Jun 2017 -- New Delhi forces have killed at least two suspected militants during a fierce gun battle in Indian-controlled Kashmir amid rising tensions in the disputed Himalayan region.
• Philippine military declares Eid truce in war-torn city Press TV 25 Jun 2017 -- The Philippines' military has declared a short ceasefire in the southern, Muslim-majority city of Marawi, where government forces are fighting Daesh terrorists.
• Australian Spy Planes to Help Tackle Islamist Threat in Philippines VOA 25 Jun 2017 -- The Australian government is sending two military surveillance aircraft to help the Philippines in its fight against Islamist militants in southern Mindanao province. Philippine forces have been fighting insurgents linked to the Islamic State group, who seized the city of Marawi last month.

News Reports

• US: It 'Will Be Very Difficult' for Qatar to Meet Arab Neighbors' Demands VOA 25 Jun 2017 -- U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Sunday that it "will be very difficult" for Qatar to meet some of the demands that Saudi Arabia and three of its allies are making on Doha, but urged that they negotiate an end to the Persian Gulf diplomatic standoff.
• Tillerson Believes Some Arab States' Demands Are 'Difficult to Meet' for Qatar Sputnik 25 Jun 2017 -- Qatar is reviewing the requests of the Arab states following the diplomatic row in the region, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Sunday, adding that the United States called for further consultations on the issue.
• Iran-Qatar ties benefit regional nations: Rouhani Press TV 25 Jun 2017 -- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the Islamic Republic's policy is based on strengthening relations with Qatar, stressing that "brotherly and friendly" Tehran-Doha ties will be beneficial to regional nations.
• Erdogan: Saudi-led group's demands 'unlawful intervention' Press TV 25 Jun 2017 -- Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says a sweeping list of demands issued by four Arab states is an unlawful intervention against Qatar's sovereignty and a violation of international law.
• Iranian Leader Urges Regional States to Stay Rational Amid Qatar Diplomatic Row Sputnik 25 Jun 2017 -- President of Iran Hassan Rouhani has called on the regional states to stay rational in case of any disagreements, adding that sanctions and intimidation was a bad way to settle problems, in particular the recent Arab states-Qatar diplomatic row.
• Tillerson Says Qatar Is Reviewing Demands By Neighbors RFE/RL 25 Jun 2017 -- U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says Qatar is reviewing demands by neighboring nations to end a diplomatic dispute that erupted earlier this month.
• Albanians Vote In Elections Seen As Test Of EU Credentials RFE/RL 25 Jun 2017 -- Albanians voted on June 25 in parliamentary elections as the country looks to bolster its democratic credentials ahead of potential European Union membership talks.
• China Brokers Deal Between Pakistan, Afghanistan For Managing Crisis-Hit Ties VOA 25 Jun 2017 -- China has brokered a deal between Pakistan and Afghanistan for the establishment of a bilateral "crisis management mechanism" to avoid any breakdown in mutual communications and contacts in the event of terrorist attacks on both sides of their long shared border.