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• Military Strikes Continue Against ISIS in Syria, Iraq AFPS 04 Nov 2017 -- U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting six strikes consisting of 15 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today.
• US ups Somalia military campaign, targets 'Daesh' Press TV 04 Nov 2017 -- The US has carried out its first air strikes against purported Daesh positions in Somalia as Washington moves to step up its military campaign in the militancy-riddled state and the entire African continent.
• Reports: US Anti-insurgent Airstrikes Kill Afghan Civilians in Kunduz VOA 04 Nov 2017 -- Anti-Taliban U.S. airstrikes in northern Afghanistan have killed dozens of insurgents and also caused civilian casualties, said residents and local media Saturday.
• Powerful Ex-Warlord: Even 'Centuries' Of Foreign Presence Cannot Fix Afghanistan RFE/RL 04 Nov 2017 -- Ismail Khan stares into a gold-framed mirror, fidgeting for a long time with the checkered keffiyeh tied around his head. He then combs his long white beard before sitting on an ornamented armchair in his glittering guestroom.

Defense Policy / Programs

• SECNAV Names New Expeditionary Sea Base NNS 04 Nov 2017 -- Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer announced the Navy's newest Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) ship, T-ESB 5, will be named in honor of Marine Corps Vietnam veteran and Medal of Honor recipient Miguel Keith during a ceremony in National Harbor, Maryland, Nov. 4.
• India Offers Real-Time Intelligence Data Sharing with 10 Countries Sputnik 04 Nov 2017 -- The Indian Navy has proposed the initiative in the backdrop of an increased presence of Chinese naval fleet including submarines in the Indian Ocean Region.
• Norway Receives New F-35s Sputnik 04 Nov 2017 -- The Norwegian Air Force accepted three F-35A jets on Friday as part of plans to phase out aging F-16 fighters.
• Iran administration to continue support for Armed Forces: Rouhani Press TV 04 Nov 2017 -- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has pledged full support for the country's Armed Forces in defending the Islamic Republic's independence and territorial integrity.

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Other Conflicts

• Houthis Fire Ballistic Missile at King Khalid Int'l Airport in Riyadh - Reports Sputnik 04 Nov 2017 -- Saudi air defense forces said on Friday they had intercepted a ballistic missile that was fired from Yemen in the northeast of the Saudi capital, according to media reports.
• Saudi-led coalition says Yemen market legitimate target after deadly strike Press TV 04 Nov 2017 -- The Saudi-led coalition claims its recent bloody airstrike on a market in Yemen's northern province of Sa'ada that killed at least 26 people was carried out on a "legitimate" military target.
• Yemeni army announces killing of 600 elements of coup militias SPA 04 Nov 2017 -- The Yemeni National Army announced last night that more than 600 Houthi militia elements were killed and wounded during last week in the northern governorates of the country and east of Sana'a.
• Russian Tu-22M3 long-range bombers strike Daesh targets in eastern Syria Press TV 04 Nov 2017 -- Russian Tupolev Tu-22M3 long-range bombers have launched fresh airstrikes against the positions of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group in Syria's eastern province of Dayr al-Zawr, a day after government forces, supported by allied fighters from popular defense groups, fully liberated Dayr al-Zawr city from the clutches of the extremists.
• Israel threatens to launch incursion into Syria Press TV 04 Nov 2017 -- The Israeli military has threatened to launch an incursion into Syria "to protect" the people of a village populated by the Arab country's Druze minority, who are themselves supportive of the Syrian government.
• Over two dozen Daesh hideouts destroyed, 40 villages retaken in west Anbar ops: Official Press TV 04 Nov 2017 -- A high-ranking Iraqi military commander says more than two dozen Daesh hideouts have been destroyed and tens of villages liberated ever since army soldiers, backed by allied fighters from the Popular Mobilization Units, launched a multi-pronged operation to retake the last remaining militant bastions in the country's western province of Anbar.
• US Orders Staffers to Leave Somalia Over 'Specific Threat' VOA 04 Nov 2017 -- The United States has ordered all non-essential employees of its mission to Somalia to leave the capital, Mogadishu, citing "specific threat information" against them.
• Tensions escalating in South Sudan's capital Press TV 04 Nov 2017 -- South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has ordered troops to surround the house of the country's former military chief of staff, Paul Malong, amid rising political tensions the country's capital city.

News Reports

• Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri Announces Sudden Resignation - Reports Sputnik 04 Nov 2017 -- The prime minister of Lebanon said that he fears there's a "plot to target his life," according to local media.
• Lebanese PM Hariri resigns after trips to Saudi Arabia Press TV 04 Nov 2017 -- Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri has announced his resignation in a speech broadcast from Saudi Arabia.
• Iran: Hariri's resignation aims to create tension in Lebanon, region IRNA 04 Nov 2017 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qasemi said on Saturday that the surprise resignation of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri is aimed at creating tension in Lebanon and the entire region.
• Iran official slams US, Saudi Arabia for crisis in Lebanon IRNA 04 Nov 2017 -- Senior advisor to the Iranian foreign minister on Saturday slammed the US and Saudi Arabia for surprise resignation of Lebanese prime minister Saad Hariri.
• Hariri resignation, US-Saudi-Zionist plot to heighten Mideast tensions: Iran Press TV 04 Nov 2017 -- Iran has vehemently rejected remarks by Saad Hariri, who has stepped down as Lebanon's Prime Minister, saying his resignation and rehashing of the "unfounded and baseless" allegations regularly leveled by the Zionists, Saudis and the US are another scenario to create new tensions in Lebanon and elsewhere in the Middle East.
• Saudi Official Says He Has Confirmed Plot to Kill Hariri VOA 04 Nov 2017 -- Saudi Arabia's Gulf affairs minister said Saturday that he had "confirmed information" about a plot to kill Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri from the leader's personal security detail.
• Russia Hits Back After Canada Sets New Magnitsky-Related Sanctions RFE/RL 04 Nov 2017 -- Moscow has vowed to hit back at Canada after Ottawa announced financial sanctions and other restrictions on 30 Russians in connection with a whistleblowing Russian lawyer whose 2009 death and the crimes he uncovered have been a persistent thorn in the Kremlin's side.
• Russia denies any cooperation with US on North Korea Press TV 04 Nov 2017 -- Russian authorities have denied reports that Moscow and Washington have started cooperating on an escalating standoff over North Korea.
• 'Brutal' US-led sanctions constitute 'genocide, rights violations:' N Korea Press TV 04 Nov 2017 -- North Korea has slammed the "brutal" US-backed sanctions imposed by the UN on the country over its military program, saying such pressure tactics amount to "human rights violations" and "genocide."
• A Series of Anti-Graft Royal Orders Announced, related Committee led by Crown Prince Formed SPA 04 Nov 2017 -- The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud issued a series of royal orders.
• Saudi royal family forms committee, arrests princes, ministers Press TV 04 Nov 2017 -- Dozens of princes, ministers and former ministers have been detained by Saudi Arabia's Anti-Corruption Committee.
• Saudi Crown Prince Tackles Extremism on the Road to Social, Economic Reform VOA 04 Nov 2017 -- The recent flurry of social and economic reform coming out of Saudi Arabia has left some Saudis ecstatic, others more circumspect, and a few conservatives bewildered or even angry.
• China Bans National Anthem Disrespect VOA 04 Nov 2017 -- China's parliament has voted to make disrespecting the country's national anthem a criminal offense with a penalty of up to three years in prison.
• Plan for office in China still being assessed: Taipei mayor CNA 04 Nov 2017 -- Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) said Saturday that a plan for the city to set up a liaison office in China to serve Taipei residents there is still being assessed.
• Pacific tour successfully accomplishes goals: president CNA 04 Nov 2017 -- President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) has called her eight-day Pacific tour a success in achieving the goals set prior to her departure on Oct. 28.
• Turkish court sentences opposition HDP lawmaker to 10 years in jail Press TV 04 Nov 2017 -- A court in Turkey has sentenced a lawmaker from the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) to ten years in prison on charges of membership in the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militant group and spreading propaganda as the Ankara government presses ahead with a clampdown on members of the opposition party.
• U.K. Parliamentary Panel Asks Twitter For Data On Accounts Linked To Russia RFE/RL 04 Nov 2017 -- A parliamentary committee in Britain has asked Twitter for details of accounts linked to Russia, days after counterparts in the United States made similar requests of social media companies.
• Kyrgyz Prosecutors Open Criminal Case Against Presidential Runner-Up RFE/RL 04 Nov 2017 -- Kyrgyz authorities say they have opened a criminal case against the runner-up in last month's presidential election, accusing him of hate speech and publicly calling for the overthrow of the government.
• Ex-Catalonian Leader to Comply With European Arrest Warrant VOA 04 Nov 2017 -- The former leader of Spain's Catalonia region said Saturday that he would cooperate with Belgian officials following Spanish authorities' issuance of a European warrant for his arrest.