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• Army Assets Ready to Respond to Hurricane Irma AFPS 10 Sep 2017 -- More than 7,400 Army personnel, including active duty, reserve and National Guard soldiers, as well as U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civilian members are involved in or prepared to support state, local and territory agencies or other federal agencies such as the Federal Emergency Management Agency as part of Hurricane Irma relief operations in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and the continental United States, including Florida, according to a statement released by Army public affairs officials yesterday.
• DoD Continues Hurricane Irma Response Operations AFPS 10 Sep 2017 -- The Defense Department is well-postured for Hurricane Irma response operations in Florida with maritime and air-ground assets, as the department also continues its response operations throughout the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and other Caribbean locales, DoD spokesman Army Lt. Col. Jamie Davis said today in a statement.
• Colorado Air National Guard Sends Commo Unit for Irma Response AFPS 10 Sep 2017 -- A special communications section of the Colorado Air National Guard is staging to Mississippi to assist civilian authorities in areas impacted by Hurricane Irma.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Trump wants smaller, more precise nukes: Report Press TV 10 Sep 2017 -- US President Donald Trump is dreaming about developing an arsenal of smaller, more precise nuclear weapons that would cause less damage than the traditional thermonuclear weapons, according to the latest leaks coming out of a panel he has put together to review the US military's nuclear capabilities.
• 29th Combat Aviation Brigade receives CH-47F helicopters Army News 10 Sep 2017 -- The Army's CH-47F helicopter is officially known as the "Chinook." Unofficially, some refer to the CH-47F as "freedom's workhorse." When the 29th Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB) saw CH-47F helicopters arriving at Taji Military Complex, Iraq, this week, they certainly felt like fresh horses had finally arrived.
• Russia slams German minister for 'baseless' remarks Press TV 10 Sep 2017 -- Russia's Defense Ministry has rebuked German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen for falsely claiming that Moscow planned to send more than 100,000 troops to take part in the upcoming joint military drills in Belarus.
• U.K.'s Fallon Says Russian War Games Aimed At 'Provoking' West RFE/RL 10 Sep 2017 -- British Defense Secretary Michael Fallon has said Russia's upcoming military maneuvers with Belarus are aimed at "provoking" NATO and "testing" its defenses.
• Know Your Enemy: Russian War Games Expected To Yield Valuable Insight For Western Watchers RFE/RL 10 Sep 2017 -- When thousands of Russian troops wheeled and maneuvered through the steppes of southern Siberia two years ago, as part of massive military exercises known as Tsentr, Western experts spotted something unusual.
• Iranian navy warns US battleship ISNA 10 Sep 2017 -- An Iranian rocket-bearing vessel has warned off an American battleship approaching an Iranian fishing boat in the Sea of Oman, the Navy of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army said in a statement on Sunday.
• Iran's missile boat warns off US warship in Sea of Oman Press TV 10 Sep 2017 -- An Iranian missile boat has warned off an American warship approaching an Iranian dhow in the Sea of Oman, the Navy of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army said in a statement on Sunday.
• U.S. Navy Denies Iran's Claim Says It Warned Off Warship In Gulf Of Oman RFE/RL 10 Sep 2017 -- Iran says it has warned off an American warship during the rescue of a boat in the Gulf of Oman, while the U.S. Navy denied any direct contact with Iranian forces.
• Iranian Navy Warns US Ship Off Sinking Fishing Boat in Persian Gulf Sputnik 10 Sep 2017 -- An Iranian missile boat has sent a warning signal to a US Navy ship that closed on an Iranian fishing boat in the Persian Gulf, the press service of the Iranian Navy said Sunday in a statement.
• Israeli warplanes cause sonic boom over southern Lebanon Press TV 10 Sep 2017 -- Israeli fighter jets have violated Lebanese airspace and flown low over parts of the country in flagrant violation of a UN Security Council resolution.
• Hurricane Irma: UK government actions update, 10 September 2017 UK MOD 10 Sep 2017 -- A summary of the actions that the government has taken to support UK overseas territories and British people affected by Hurricane Irma.

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• Syrian army, allies retake control over Dayr al-Zawr power station Press TV 10 Sep 2017 -- Syrian army soldiers, backed by allied fighters from popular defense groups, have managed to regain full control over a power station in Dayr al-Zawr as they push to drive the Daesh Takfiri terrorists out of the strategic eastern city.
• Deir Ez-Zor Residents Celebrate Third Major Victory Within Week Sputnik 10 Sep 2017 -- The residents of Syrian city of Deir ez-Zor are greeting the 5th corps of the Syrian army with flags and portraits of the country's President Bashar Assad after they overran the positions of Daesh at the main southern entrance to the city, a Sputnik correspondent reported Sunday, adding that it is a third major victory within a week.
• Syrian Army Breaks Through Daesh Lines at Southern Entrance to Deir Ez-Zor Sputnik 10 Sep 2017 -- The Syrian Armed Forces have managed to overrun the positions of the Daesh terrorist group at the main southern entrance to the city of Deir Ez-Zor and joined the troops that were inside the besieged city, a Sputnik correspondent reported.
• Syrian Armed Forces Clearing Area Around Deir Ez-Zor Airfield From Daesh Sputnik 10 Sep 2017 -- According to reports, Syria's Armed Forces and the Republican Guard began clearing the area around the airfield in the east of the Syrian city of Deir Ez-Zor from Daesh terrorists.
• Some 1,400 foreign women, children left behind by Daesh after Tal Afar liberation Press TV 10 Sep 2017 -- After being expelled from Tal Afar, the Daesh terrorist group has left behind some 1,400 foreign wives and children, who are now in the custody of the Iraqi government.
• Iraq Says Holding 1,300 Women, Children, Families of IS Fighters VOA 10 Sep 2017 -- Iraqi authorities said Sunday they are holding more than 1,300 foreign women and children, the families of suspected Islamic State jihadists, at a camp for displaced people and expect to repatriate them to their home countries.
• Bomb attack kills 6 in central Somalia Press TV 10 Sep 2017 -- At least six people have been killed and several others injured in a bomb attack carried out in central Somalia, police and residents say.
• 3 Killed on Suicide Attack in Central Somalia VOA 10 Sep 2017 -- At least three people were killed and 13 others were wounded after a suicide bomber blew himself up at a teashop in the central Somali town of Beledweyne Sunday, police and witnesses said.
• UN asks for aid to tackle Rohingya crisis unfolding in southern Bangladesh Press TV 10 Sep 2017 -- The United Nations has appealed for aid to tackle a humanitarian crisis unfolding in southern Bangladesh, where the number of Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in Myanmar has neared 300,000.
• Reactions continue to Myanmar crackdown on Rohingya Press TV 10 Sep 2017 -- World countries continue to harshly react to a deadly crackdown by Myanmar's government on minority Rohingya Muslims in a western state in the country.
• Rohingya Militants Group Declares Ceasefire in Myanmar for 1 Month Sputnik 10 Sep 2017 -- A group of extremist Muslim insurgents has declared a unilateral ceasefire in Myanmar for a month starting Sunday.

News Reports

• Riyadh may have sponsored 9/11 'dry run': New lawsuit data Press TV 10 Sep 2017 -- New evidence in a lawsuit, which holds Saudi Arabia responsible for the September 11, 2001 attacks, shows that the kingdom may have funded a "dry run" prior to the incident.
• Former Al-Qaida Operatives Launch New Militant Group in Pakistan VOA 10 Sep 2017 -- A new al-Qaida-inspired militant group, which has recently emerged in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi claims to act as a platform for militants who have grown disaffected with the Islamic State militant group (IS) in the country.
• Arab countries, Qatar should mend Persian Gulf rift by direct talks: Russian FM Press TV 10 Sep 2017 -- Russia says the so-called quartet of Arab countries, led by Saudi Arabia, and Qatar should begin direct negotiations to defuse an unprecedented diplomatic crisis that erupted three months ago in the Persian Gulf region.
• Trump fails in bid to cool Saudi-Qatar tensions despite vow of quick result Press TV 10 Sep 2017 -- US President Donald Trump's attempt to cool escalating tensions between Saudi Arabia and Qatar has ended up in failure this week as the two Arab kingdoms release conflicting statements shortly after a phone conversation organized by Trump.
• Peaceful solution being sought on North Korea: NATO Press TV 10 Sep 2017 -- The head of the NATO military alliance has denounced North Korea's latest nuclear test but said a "peaceful" solution to the dispute with Pyongyang is being explored for now.
• NATO Chief Say North Korean Threat Requires 'Global Response' RFE/RL 10 Sep 2017 -- NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says North Korea's nuclear and missile program is a "global threat" that the international community must respond to.
• No Missiles Today, Let's Party Instead: DPRK Honors Nuke Team Sputnik 10 Sep 2017 -- The DPRK has celebrated the scientists that shrink its warheads, accurately aim its missiles, and build and blow up its nuclear bombs.
• North Korean Leader Orders Scientists to Strengthen Nuclear Forces Sputnik 10 Sep 2017 -- Kim Jong Un reportedly urged the country's scientists to reinforce their efforts to develop nuclear capability.
• UN chief voices worries over North Korea situation Press TV 10 Sep 2017 -- UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has voiced deep worries over the situation with North Korea, stressing that it is the world's worst crisis in "years."
• UN Chief Says North Korea Dispute Is Worst Crisis 'In Years' RFE/RL 10 Sep 2017 -- The secretary general of the United Nations says the dispute over North Korea's nuclear and ballistic-missile programs is the world's worst crisis "in years."
• Report: British Suspect Iran Or Russia May Have Helped N. Korea Nuclear Program RFE/RL 10 Sep 2017 -- Britain's Telegraph newspaper is reporting that U.K. officials fear that Iran or Russia may have helped North Korea's "sudden advancement" in the development of nuclear weapons.
• Is a Saudi-Iran Thaw Possible? VOA 10 Sep 2017 -- Saudi Arabia and Iran are rethinking their rivalry and a highly tentative, as well as a deniable, courtship is underway, say analysts. But it is fraught pitfalls and last week in London Saudi Arabia's foreign minister dismissed talk of a possible thaw as "laughable," saying Iran would have to change its policies dramatically for that to happen.
• Saakashvili Defies Border Blockade To Force Entry Into Ukraine RFE/RL 10 Sep 2017 -- Mikheil Saakashvili, the ex-president of Georgia and former governor of Ukraine's Odesa region, has forced entry into Ukraine, helped by hundreds of his supporters.
• Georgia's Saakashvili Forces His Way Into Ukraine VOA 10 Sep 2017 -- Mikheil Saakashvili, the former president of Georgia and later a Ukrainian citizen, crossed from Poland into Ukraine in a crowd of his supporters Sunday.