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• Strikes Continue in Effort to Defeat ISIS in Syria, Iraq SOUTHWEST ASIA, Aug. 27, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting 24 strikes consisting of 40 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today.
• Iraqi forces inches away from Tal Afar liberation Iran Press TV Sun Aug 27, 2017 Iraqi army soldiers and allied fighters from Popular Mobilization Units have dislodged the Daesh Takfiri militants from almost all neighborhoods of Tal Afar and its surrounding areas after an eight-day offensive to drive out the extremists from the northern city. Earlier, the Iraqi military said in a statement that Iraqi rapid response forces had ended their part in Tal Afar offensive, after recapture of three neighborhoods west of the city center.

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• Tillerson: Trump Speaks for Himself on Values August 27, 2017 VOA New - Former State Department counselor and political scientist Eliot Cohen. "I do believe that the Secretary of State just tossed the President of the United States under the bus." U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says President Donald Trump, who has faced criticism over his response to a recent white nationalist rally in Virginia, "speaks for himself" on his values.

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• Venezuela holds military drills after US threat Al Jazeera 26 August 2017 - Venezuela has kicked off two days of nationwide military drills seen as a deterrent against military intervention by the United States. Warplanes, tanks, and 200,000 troops of the National Bolivarian Armed Forces (FANB) were deployed along with 700,000 reserves and civil militia members as the exercises formally launched on Saturday.
• 96 Dead in Ongoing Clashes in Myanmar’s Rakhine State August 27, 2017 7:38 AM VOA News The death toll in ongoing clashes in Myanmar’s northwestern Rakhine State has climbed to at least 96, as thousands of Rohingya Muslims have been trying to cross into neighboring Bangladesh. The total includes at least 80 insurgents and 12 members of the security forces.

News Reports

• 'Bloodthirsty Policies': US Consecutively Loses Southeast Asian Allies Sputnik News 27 August 2017 - Following the fall out with the Philippines, the United States now has another sharp critic in Southeast Asia. The authorities of Cambodia have accused the US of "brutal and bloodthirsty" policies and "interference in other’s affairs."
• Scheduled Russian Military Border Drills Get Matching NATO Maneuvers Sputnik News 00:37 28.08.2017 Although recent claims by NATO officials put Moscow's Zapad-2017 soldier count at an eye-opening 100,000, the Kremlin has announced that only an estimated 13,000 will participate in mid-September's maneuvers.
• US military retracts claim that North Korea missile test failed Iran Press TV Sun Aug 27, 2017 The US military has confirmed that two of the three missiles test-launched by North Korea on Saturday flew successfully, revising an earlier claim that at least two of them had failed.
• All Good Things Come to An End: Ukraine's Vast Soviet Tank Reserves Running Out Sputnik News 26.08.2017 The fact that Ukraine is starting to employ a new version of the T-72, the Soviet-era tank manufactured in Russia-based factories, is an indication that the T-64, the country's main battle tank produced by Kharkov's legendary Malyshev Factory, faces problems with modernization and maintenance.
• Russia's Souped-Up Admiral Nakhimov Missile Cruiser is Full of Surprises Sputnik News Sputnik 17:37 27.08.2017 The Project 11442M Admiral Nakhimov nuclear-powered heavy missile cruiser, slated to rejoin the Russian Navy in 2021, will become the second Orlan-class cruiser after the Northern Fleet’s flagship the Pyotr Veliky to rule the waves,
• Orbital Warrior: What to Expect From Russia's Next Gen Interceptor MiG-41 Sputnik News 14:58 27.08.2017 The Russian MiG-31 interceptors are famous for their ability to accelerate to an incredible speed of 3,000 kilometers per hour and operate at altitudes of more than 20 kilometers. In the next ten years, even more advanced MiG-41 long-range intercept aircraft, which are set to destroy targets in outer space, will replace them.