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• Somali Pro-IS Group Chief Survives US Strike, Says Regional Leader VOA 05 Nov 2017 -- The leader of the Pro-Islamic State group in Somalia has survived U.S. airstrikes which targeted caves in a remote mountainous area in Puntland, the region's president told VOA Somali.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Ground invasion would secure N Korea's nuclear sites: Pentagon Press TV 05 Nov 2017 -- The Pentagon has reportedly said that a ground invasion of North Korea is the only way to locate and secure all of its nuclear weapons sites.
• 'This is Grim': High-Casualty Pentagon Assessment of US Ground War in DPRK Sputnik 05 Nov 2017 -- In an unusually frank assessment of risk, the Pentagon has noted that the forcible removal of nuclear weapons from North Korea would require a bloody and protracted ground war, a move lawmakers acknowledge would result in a death toll in the hundreds of thousands, possibly millions, on the Korean Peninsula and surrounding regions.
• Pentagon: Invasion Only Way to Destroy North Korea's Nuclear Arsenal VOA 05 Nov 2017 -- The only way for the U.S. to discover the extent of North Korea's nuclear arsenal and destroy it is through a ground invasion.
• President Talks to Troops at Yokota Air Base AFPS 05 Nov 2017 -- U.S. and Japanese service members standing shoulder to shoulder have made Yokota Air Base one of the most capable operational bases in Japan and in the world, President Donald J. Trump said in a troop talk there, today.
• USS Coronado departs Singapore after 14- month rotational deployment to Southeast Asia NNS 05 Nov 2017 -- The littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) departed Singapore Nov. 4 after completing a 14-month rotational deployment to Southeast Asia.
• Ayatollah Khamenei makes new appointments in Iran Army Press TV 05 Nov 2017 -- Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has made three new appointments in the Iranian Army.
• Germany to Spend $465Mln on New Spy Satellites Sputnik 05 Nov 2017 -- The Airbus and the OHB aerospace companies have submitted bids for construction of the satellites for German Federal Intelligence Service's new satellite program.

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• Kingdom announces List of 40 leaders and elements of the Houthi terrorist group; Financial rewards for information leading to their arrest SPA 05 Nov 2017 -- The kingdom today announced a list of 40 names of leaders and elements responsible for planning, executing and supporting various terrorist activities by the Houthi terrorist group, as well as financial rewards (shown in front of each of them), for information leading to their arrest or whereabouts.
• Iran dismisses US allegations concerning Yemen missiles IRNA 05 Nov 2017 -- The Iranian defense minister categorically dismissed the US allegations accusing Iran of supporting Yemen missile attacks on Saudi Arabia.
• Commander dimisses US claims on Iran supplying Yemen with missiles IRNA 05 Nov 2017 -- IRGC Commander Major-General Mohammad-Ali Jafari on Sunday dismissed claims by US President Donald Trump about Iran supplying missiles to Yemen.
• Iran denies involvement in Yemen's missile attack on Riyadh Airport ISNA 05 Nov 2017 -- Iranian defense minister has denied Iran's involvement in a missile attack on the King Khalid international airport in northeastern Riyadh by Yemen's Houthi Ansarullah movement.
• Trump's allegations about Iran missiles in Yemen baseless: IRGC cmdr. Press TV 05 Nov 2017 -- The chief commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has dismissed as "baseless" the allegations leveled by US President Donald Trump about the Islamic Republic's provision of missiles to Yemeni forces.
• Twin bombings hit Yemen's Aden, leave casualties Press TV 05 Nov 2017 -- Two bomb attacks have hit Aden as insecurity continues to grip the southwestern Yemeni province despite the presence of forces loyal to Saudi-backed former president, Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi.
• Daesh claims deadly attack in Yemen's Aden Press TV 05 Nov 2017 -- The Daesh Takfiri terrorist group has claimed responsibility for a deadly bomb attack against forces loyal to the Saudi-backed former Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi in the southern port city of Aden.
• Retaliatory missile launched at Riyadh airport was Borkan H2, Yemen says Press TV 05 Nov 2017 -- The Yemeni army has confirmed that it targeted Saudi Arabia's King Khalid international airport in Riyadh with a long distance Borkan H2 ballistic missile.
• Trump Blames Iran for Missile Fired at Saudi Airport From Yemen Sputnik 05 Nov 2017 -- A new spiral of tensions between the US and Iran is emerging as President Donald Trump claims Tehran is responsible for a Yemeni missile launch against Saudi Arabia.
• Saudi-led Coalition Intensifies Airstrikes on Houthis After Intercepting Ballistic Missile VOA 05 Nov 2017 -- Saudi Arabia and its allied forces launched a new wave of airstrikes on targets in neighboring Yemen, where Riyadh has been leading a military alliance against Iran-backed Shi'ite Houthi militant forces since March 2015.
• Saudi King, Trump Talk About Intercepted Missile VOA 05 Nov 2017 -- Saudi Arabian state media say the country's military has intercepted a ballistic missile fired from Yemen and aimed at the King Khalid International Airport northeast of Riyadh.
• Turkey says Russia has postponed Syria peace conference Press TV 05 Nov 2017 -- Turkey says the Kremlin has decided to postpone a planned peace conference on Syria that was scheduled to be held in Russia's Black Sea resort of Sochi on November 18.
• Iran will stand by post-war Syria: Defense minister Press TV 05 Nov 2017 -- Iran's Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami has expressed the Islamic Republic's determination to continue its support for Syria after the end of the foreign-backed war in the Arab country.
• Poroshenko, Tillerson Discuss UN Peacekeeping Plan RFE/RL 05 Nov 2017 -- The Ukrainian presidential office says President Petro Poroshenko and U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson have discussed the possibility of sending UN peacekeepers to eastern Ukraine.

News Reports

• Trump Arrives In Japan, Says He Expects To Meet With Putin During Asia Trip RFE/RL 05 Nov 2017 -- U.S. President Donald Trump has arrived in Japan after telling reporters aboard Air Force One that he expects to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin during his 12-day Asia trip.
• Trump Arrives in Japan, Starts Nearly Two-week, Multination Asia Trip VOA 05 Nov 2017 -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday told servicemen at Yokota Air Base in Japan that "no one, no dictator, no regime ... should underestimate American resolve." His remarks came at the start of a nearly two-week Asian trip that is expected to focus on North Korea.
• Trump in Japan: 'No Dictator ... Should Underestimate American Resolve' VOA 05 Nov 2017 -- U.S. President Donald Trump, embarking on a five-nation Asian trip aimed at pressuring North Korea to end its pursuit of nuclear weapons, warned Sunday that "no one, no dictator, no regime... should underestimate American resolve."
• US Commerce Chief Tied to Russian Shipping Venture, Leaked Documents Show VOA 05 Nov 2017 -- U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross shares significant business interests through a shipping venture in Russia with President Vladimir Putin's son-in-law and an oligarch subject to American sanctions, newly leaked documents showed Sunday.
• London Increasingly in Spotlight in Transatlantic Russia Probes VOA 05 Nov 2017 -- The indictment last week of former Donald Trump campaign aide George Papadopoulos, who admitted lying about contacts with Russia during the 2016 U.S. presidential election campaign, is turning the spotlight on London as an important hub of suspected Kremlin meddling in Western politics, say analysts and Western officials.
• FM spokesman rejects anti-Iran remarks by Lebanon's Hariri ISNA 05 Nov 2017 -- Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi has dismissed the anti-Tehran remarks by Saad Hariri, who stepped down as Lebanese prime minister on Saturday.
• Hezbollah leader: Hariri was under pressure to resign his post Press TV 05 Nov 2017 -- The secretary general of the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement says the country's prime minister has been under pressure to resign his post.
• Lebanese army says it has not uncovered any assassination plans Press TV 05 Nov 2017 -- The Lebanese army says it has not uncovered any assassination plots in the Arab country after the country's resigned prime minister, Saad al-Hariri, said during a speech declaring his resignation that there was a plot to kill him.
• Hariri quit after Iran rejected Saudi request on Yemen: Informed source Press TV 05 Nov 2017 -- Saad al-Hariri resigned as Lebanon's prime minister after Iran turned down a request by Riyadh to stop supporting the oppressed Yemeni nation in the face of a deadly Saudi war, an informed Iranian source says.
• Saudi gamble risks plunging Lebanon into war Press TV 05 Nov 2017 -- Saad Hariri's sudden resignation from Lebanon's premiership, announced from Saudi Arabia, has raised fears that regional tensions were about to escalate and that the small country would once again pay a heavy price.
• Hizballah Leader Says Saudi Arabia Forced Lebanese PM To Quit RFE/RL 05 Nov 2017 -- The Lebanese movement Hizballah has accused Saudi Arabia of forcing Prime Minister Saad Hariri to quit, in a move that could draw Lebanon deeper into the bitter regional rivalry between Sunni-led Saudi Arabia and Shi'ite-majority Iran.
• Lebanon: Amid news of Prime Minister's resignation, UN chief hopes all sides focus on support for State institutions UN News 05 Nov 2017 -- Concerned by the news that Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri has offered to resign, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday expressed the hope that all sides will focus on supporting the continuity of Lebanon's State institutions.
• Hezbollah: Riyadh 'Imposed' Resignation of Lebanon's Hariri VOA 05 Nov 2017 -- Lebanon's Hezbollah group is accusing Saudi Arabia of forcing Prime Minister Saad Hariri to resign.
• CIA documents on Iran's links to Al-Qaeda "shameless fabrication": FM spokesman ISNA 05 Nov 2017 -- Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi has rapped the newly-released CIA documents which accuse the Islamic Republic of being linked to the Al-Qaeda terrorist group.
• Press Release of DPRK Mission on Sanctions KCNA 05 Nov 2017 -- The DPRK permanent mission to the UN Office and international organizations in Geneva on Nov. 2 issued the following press release:
• Russia slaps sanctions on dozens of Canadians in tit-for-tat measure Press TV 05 Nov 2017 -- Moscow has banned dozens of Canadian individuals from entering Russia in retaliation for sanctions recently imposed by Ottawa against 30 Russian officials.
• Police Detain Hundreds Of Antigovernment Protesters In Moscow, St. Petersburg RFE/RL 05 Nov 2017 -- Russian authorities have detained hundreds of people after nationalists gathered in central Moscow for an antigovernment rally coinciding with celebrations of Russia's National Unity Day.
• Minister of Culture and Information: Fighting corruption is state's approach to promoting integrity and advancing reform SPA 05 Nov 2017 -- Minister of Culture and Information Dr. Awad bin Saleh Al-Awad said that the royal decree on fighting corruption and tracking corrupt people is the state's approach to promoting integrity and advancing the reform that the state has led under the leadership of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and the Crown Prince.
• Taiwan keeping close watch on Trump's Asia trip CNA 05 Nov 2017 -- National security authorities are keeping a close watch on U.S. President Donald Trump's trip in Asia and will continue to gather related information, the Presidential Office said Sunday.
• Sacked Catalan leader Puigdemont, deputies turns self in to Belgian police Press TV 05 Nov 2017 -- Belgian authorities have in custody the former Catalonia leader Carles Puigdemont and four of his deputies who escaped Spain following a crackdown to block the independence of the northeastern Spanish region.
• DRC Sets Election Date for December 2018 VOA 05 Nov 2017 -- The Democratic Republic of Congo's long-awaited presidential elections have been scheduled for December of 2018, the Electoral Commission president announced Sunday.
• Simmering Tension Between Islamic School, Government Led to Protests in Eritrea VOA 05 Nov 2017 -- Unusual acts of defiance against government demands led to protests last week in Eritrea's capital, Asmara, according to experts who study the region.