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• OIF / OND / OEF / OIR / OFS Casualty Update 07 Nov 2017[PDF]
• Department of Defense Press Briefing by Brigadier General Croft via Teleconference From Erbil, Iraq DoD 07 Nov 2017 -- Presenter: Brigadier General Andrew A. Croft, deputy commander, Air, Combined Joint Forces Land Component Commander-Operation Inherent Resolve
• General Cites Iraqi Forces' Confidence, Ability in Liberating Qaim AFPS 07 Nov 2017 -- As the Iraqi flag flew over Qaim's border to boast the Iraqi town's liberation from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, it signaled a milestone in the defeat of ISIS as a physical caliphate, a senior coalition officer told Pentagon reporters today.
• NATO set to agree to boost troops in Afghanistan Press TV 07 Nov 2017 -- NATO will increase the number of its troops in war-ravaged Afghanistan, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says.
• NATO To Agree To Send More Troops To Afghanistan RFE/RL 07 Nov 2017 -- NATO allies are set to agree on November 9 to increase personnel levels for the alliance's training mission in Afghanistan by about 3,000 troops, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says.
• Two Dead After Islamic State Attack On Kabul TV Station RFE/RL 07 Nov 2017 -- Two people have been killed and at least 20 wounded in an armed attack on a private television station in the Afghan capital, Kabul.
• Attacks against places of worship in Afghanistan rise sharply, UN warns UN News 07 Nov 2017 -- Afghanistan has seen a sharp increase in attacks against places of worship, religious leaders and worshippers, with civilian casualties since 2016 representing nearly double the cumulative number of the preceding seven years, the United Nations mission in the country said Tuesday in a special report.
• Television Station Attacked in Afghan Capital VOA 07 Nov 2017 -- A bomb-and-gun attack on the headquarters of a private Afghan television station in Kabul Tuesday left at least four people dead and more than 20 wounded.
• NATO Sees Taliban Bases in Pakistan 'Big Challenge' to Afghan Peace VOA 07 Nov 2017 -- NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Taliban bases in Pakistan pose a "big challenge" to efforts aimed at bringing peace and stability to Afghanistan.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Trump asks Congress to raise military spending by $6bn Press TV 07 Nov 2017 -- Touring Asia to muster support for stronger action against North Korea, US President Donald Trump has asked Congress to raise military spending by $6 billion.
• Task Force Marauder conducts patient load training with Romanian Armed Forces Army News 07 Nov 2017 -- Task Force Marauder trained Soldiers with the Romanian Armed Forces on hot and cold-load procedures for a UH-60 Black Hawk, November 2017, in order to know how to safely load a patient in the event of a real-world emergency in Afghanistan where TF Marauder medevac responds.
• Remarks by Secretary Mattis and Finnish Minister of Defense Jussi Niinisto DoD 07 Nov 2017 -- Presenter: Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis; Finnish Minister of Defense Jussi Niinisto
• Media Availability with Secretary Mattis DoD 07 Nov 2017 -- Presenter: Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis
• 1st MAW participates in exercise Blue Chromite 2018 USMC News 07 Nov 2017 -- Marines with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing participated in the joint field training exercise Blue Chromite 2018, throughout the prefecture of Okinawa, Japan, October 23 – November 3, 2017.
• Chafee Conducts Trilateral PASSEX with Indian Navy and JMSDF in 7th Fleet NNS 07 Nov 2017 -- USS Chafee (DDG 90) participated in a passing exercise (PASSEX) with the Indian navy ships, INS Satpura (F48) and INS Kadmatt (P29) as well as Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) ship JS Inazuma (DD-105) Nov. 3-6.
• President of Djibouti visits Camp Lemonnier NNS 07 Nov 2017 -- President of Djibouti Ismail Omar Guelleh was the honorary guest for a commemorative signing event held at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Nov. 5.
• US Navy's Next-Gen Ballistic Missile Submarines Just Got Cheaper Sputnik 07 Nov 2017 -- The Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine that will eventually be used by the US Navy is estimated to cost upwards of $7 billion per unit, according to a new report, and apparently to the Navy, that's a steal.
• NATO Ministers to Agree on Establishment of 2 New Commands - Stoltenberg Sputnik 07 Nov 2017 -- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has discussed a number of issues with the bloc's defense ministers.
• NATO Defence Ministers meet to continue the Alliance's adaptation for the 21st Century NATO 07 Nov 2017 -- At a meeting of NATO Defence Ministers tomorrow (8 November 2017), the Alliance will address a range of issues – including NATO's Command Structure, North Korea and Afghanistan.
• Stoltenberg Says NATO To Revamp Command Structure Amid Tensions With Russia RFE/RL 07 Nov 2017 -- NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on November 7 that the alliance is set to create two new command centers, as it revamps its structures to better counter the threat posed by Russia.
• Russia's Nuclear Forces Can Inflict 'Unacceptable Damage' on Any Aggressor - MoD Sputnik 07 Nov 2017 -- The chief of the Russian Air Defense Forces General Staff has spoken about the country's nuclear and naval capabilities, as well the military campaign in Syria.
• Russian Long-Range Weapons Proved Effective in Syria - Shoigu Sputnik 07 Nov 2017 -- Modern Weapons Available For the Russian Military
• Sweden Beefs Up Draft Numbers to Plug Gaps in Army Staff Sputnik 07 Nov 2017 -- Hardly had Sweden re-introduced conscription after effectively abolishing it less than a decade ago when the government wants to expand the draft to solve perennial personnel problems.
• Indian Scientists Successfully Fire Electromagnetic Railgun (Mach 6) Test Shot Sputnik 07 Nov 2017 -- The Indian Defense Research organization hopes to soon complete trials of electromagnetic railguns that would give the country's naval forces a superlative advantage and a capability to launch devastating attacks on both land and sea targets.
• India's Subsonic Nuke Capable Cruise Missile Hits Bull's Eye on Fifth Trial Sputnik 07 Nov 2017 -- This was the fifth test of the nuke-capable low altitude cruise missile Nirbhay. The last two tests conducted in 2015 and 201g were erratic failures.
• Netanyahu Confidant Yitzhak Molcho Interrogated in Submarine Corruption Probe Sputnik 07 Nov 2017 -- Corruption investigations surrounding Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are hotting up, after his close confidant and personal envoy Yitzhak Molcho was arrested by police scrutinizing the infamous ThyssenKrupp submarine deal.
• South Korea on talks with US to buy nuclear submarine, reports say Press TV 07 Nov 2017 -- South Korea is reportedly negotiating with the United States to purchase a nuclear-powered submarine to boost its guard against alleged threats from North Korea, as US President Donald Trump says Seoul will buy US weapons worth "billions of dollars."
• S Korea Mulling Acquisition of US Nuclear Submarines, Spy Satellites - Reports Sputnik 07 Nov 2017 -- It seems that the US president's tour to Asia-Pacific is going to result in a number of deals on arms supplies in the wake of escalated tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
• Department Press Briefing - November 7, 2017 US Dept. of State 07 Nov 2017

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for November 07, 2017

Other Conflicts

• 7 November 2017 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 07 Nov 2017
• Yemen's Houthis threaten to hit ports, airports in Saudi Arabia, UAE Press TV 07 Nov 2017 -- Yemen's Houthi Ansarullah movement, which aids the country's army in its fight against Saudi Arabia's deadly military campaign, has threatened to launch more missile attacks on ports and airports in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in retaliation for the massacre of thousands of Yemenis.
• Saudi Arabia repeats claim of Iran arming Yemen's Houthis Press TV 07 Nov 2017 -- Saudi Arabia has repeated an accusation that Iran is supplying Houthi fighters in Yemen with weapons, days after Iranian officials denied any transfer of arms to the Arab country, which has been under a Saudi-led invasion and blockade.
• Yemeni commanders inspect naval missiles at Hudaydah exhibition Press TV 07 Nov 2017 -- Senior Yemeni officials and military commanders of the Houthi Ansarullah movement have inspected domestically-manufactured naval missiles showcased by Yemen's armed forces at an exhibition in the western port city of Hudaydah.
• Saudi Prince Calls Iran's Alleged Supply of Missiles to Houthis 'Aggression' Sputnik 07 Nov 2017 -- With the conflict in Yemen still far from being resolved, the latest move has seen one of the warring sides lauch a missile attack targeting Saudi Arabia.
• 'Catastrophic' humanitarian blockade in Yemen putting millions at risk, UN warns UN News 07 Nov 2017 -- A blockade on basic supplies to war-ravaged Yemen is threatening millions of people and should be lifted immediately, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
• Iran Denies Saudi Claim it Launched Missile from Yemen VOA 07 Nov 2017 -- Iran is denying claims from the Saudi Arabian crown prince that Iran committed a "direct military aggression" against Riyadh when Yemeni rebels launched a missile at a Saudi airport.
• UN: Saudi Blockade of Yemen's Ports Causing Humanitarian Catastrophe VOA 07 Nov 2017 -- The United Nations is calling for an immediate halt to the Saudi Arabian coalition's blockade of life-saving commercial goods into Yemen. The coalition closed all land, sea and air ports in Yemen following a ballistic missile launch by Yemen's Houthi rebels near Saudi Arabia's capital, Riyadh, Saturday.
• Both ISIL and Syrian Government responsible for use of chemical weapons, UN Security Council told UN News 07 Nov 2017 -- The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da'esh) was responsible for using sulfur mustard in a September 2016 attack in Umm Hawsh and the Syrian Government was accountable for the release of sarin in an April 2017 attack in Khan Shaykhun, the head of a Security Council-mandated investigation said Tuesday.
• Assad's aide: US, Turkish troops presence on Syrian soil illegal Press TV 07 Nov 2017 -- President Bashar al-Assad's top aide has stressed that the presence of US and Turkish troops on Syrian soil is illegal and that will be dealt with invaders.
• Russian FM denies postponing Syrian peace congress Press TV 07 Nov 2017 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has denied postponing an upcoming "Syrian Congress" which would bring together Syria's warring sides in the Russian city of Sochi.
• Syria war not to end after recapture of Dayr al-Zawr: Assad Press TV 07 Nov 2017 -- Syrian army soldiers and allied fighters will keep fighting terrorist groups in the country after the end of the battle in the eastern city of Dayr al-Zawr, President Bashar al-Assad says.
• OPCW Verifies 25 of 27 Chemical Weapons Facilities Destroyed in Syria Sputnik 07 Nov 2017 -- The Director-General of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Ahmet Uzumcu said in a note in his forty-ninth monthly progress report on Monday that OPCW had verified the elimination of 25 out of 27 chemical weapons production facilities in Syria.
• 4 more killed in renewed fighting in Kashmir Press TV 07 Nov 2017 -- A renewed wave of fighting in India-controlled Kashmir has left four more people killed, including a soldier of the Indian army.
• India Brushes Aside China's Concerns Over DM's Arunachal Pradesh Visit Sputnik 07 Nov 2017 -- Indian Army says Defense Minister's visit to Arunachal Pradesh, part of which is disputed, was aimed at boosting the morale of troops and not unsettling the bilateral agreement on maintaining peace at the border, as claimed by China.
• Acting Assistant Secretary Simon Henshaw and Department Spokesperson Heather Nauert on Recent Visit to Burma and Bangladesh US Dept. of State 07 Nov 2017
• One-third of Rohingya refugee families in Bangladesh vulnerable, UN agency finds UN News 07 Nov 2017 -- The innovative data collection technology employed by the United Nations refugee agency for the first stage of Rohingya family counting in Bangladesh has revealed a worrying statistic: one-third of the refugee population is vulnerable.
• Security Council re-authorizes EU-led force in Bosnia and Herzegovina UN News 07 Nov 2017 -- The Security Council on Tuesday extended the authorization of the European Union-led multinational stabilization force in Bosnia and Herzegovina for an additional year, following an analysis by a United Nations envoy that a resurgence of divisive nationalism is threatening to take the country backwards.
• UN Security Council urges 'comprehensive response' to piracy off Somali coast UN News 07 Nov 2017 -- Condemning the acts of piracy and armed robbery at sea off the coast of Somalia, the United Nations Security Council today called for a comprehensive response to prevent and suppress such acts and tackle their underlying causes.
• AMISOM Says 1,000 Troops to Leave Somalia VOA 07 Nov 2017 -- African Union peacekeeping troops will start withdrawing from Somalia next month, says the head of the AU mission in the country.
• DR Congo: Security Council underscores need to bring killers of UN experts to justice UN News 07 Nov 2017 -- Reiterating the need to bring to justice the killers of two United Nations expert in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Security Council urged the country's authorities to continue to cooperate with investigations into the incident.

News Reports

• Trump Adviser Met With Russian Deputy Prime Minister During Campaign RFE/RL 07 Nov 2017 -- A former foreign policy adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump's campaign has acknowledged in testimony to Congress that he had contact with a high-level Kremlin official while on a trip to Russia last year.
• US Demining Cut Provokes Cambodia VOA 07 Nov 2017 -- A U.S. decision to cut funding for a demining program in Cambodia threatens to further worsen a feud between Phnom Penh and Washington.
• Remarks by President Trump to the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea | Seoul, Republic of Korea The White House 07 Nov 2017
• Trump Warns North Korean Leader Not to Underestimate U.S.-South Korean Will AFPS 07 Nov 2017 -- President Donald J. Trump warned North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un tonight not to underestimate the will and power of the United States and urged him to rid his country of nuclear weapons.
• North Korea Situation Requires Worldwide Action, Trump Says AFPS 07 Nov 2017 -- North Korea constitutes a worldwide threat that requires worldwide action, President Donald J. Trump said today in a press conference with South Korean President Moon Jae-in at the Blue House in Seoul.
• Trump Calls For Worldwide Action Against North Korean Nuclear Threat RFE/RL 07 Nov 2017 -- President Donald Trump has warned North Korea that the United States is prepared to use the full range of its military power to defend itself and its allies, but added that he is focused on using "all available tools short of military action" to prevent conflict.
• North Korea: We Will Build Nuclear Power Until the US Leaves Us Alone Sputnik 07 Nov 2017 -- To herald the arrival of US President Donald Trump in South Korea, North Korea has reaffirmed their resolve to bolster their nuclear arsenal and oppose the US and its allies. The sky-high tensions in the Korean Peninsula have entered their seventh month, with no signs of breaking.
• Trump Offers Reassurance, Resolve on North Korean Nuclear Crisis VOA 07 Nov 2017 -- President Donald Trump shed his fiery rhetoric toward North Korea on Tuesday instead delivering a message of resolve and optimism to South Korea, saying he believes "ultimately, it'll all work out" when it comes to Pyongyang's nuclear threat.
• Iran urges EU to clarify response to possible US withdrawal from JCPOA ISNA 07 Nov 2017 -- Iran's deputy foreign minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi has urged Europe to clarify how it will react if Washington abandons the multinational Iran deal and imposes news sanctions on the country.
• US should comply with Iran nuclear deal: EU top diplomat Press TV 07 Nov 2017 -- The EU foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, says the bloc is working with US Congress and President Donald Trump's administration to ensure Washington's compliance with Iran's nuclear agreement.
• Mogherini Says U.S. Lawmakers Aim To Comply With Iran Nuclear Deal RFE/RL 07 Nov 2017 -- The European Union's foreign policy chief says U.S. lawmakers have signaled they plan to ensure the United States complies with the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement.
• Mogherini Insists on Iran Nuclear Deal Implementation by All Sides, Including US Sputnik 07 Nov 2017 -- The EU foreign policy chief has commented on the Iran nuclear agreement in the wake of the US decision not to certify Tehran's compliance with the deal.
• US Opposition to Iraqi Kurdish Independence Stokes Turkish Hopes VOA 07 Nov 2017 -- Emboldened by the United States' firm opposition to the Iraqi Kurdish independence referendum in September, Turkey is pushing to persuade Washington to abandon its support for Syrian Kurdish militia, YPG, as it fights the Islamic State militant group.
• Estonia Arrests Russian Man Suspected Of Being FSB Agent RFE/RL 07 Nov 2017 -- Estonia has detained a man suspected of being a Russian agent operating against the Estonian state, the Prosecutor-General's Office says.
• Estonia Detains Russian National Suspected of Preparing Cybercrime Sputnik 07 Nov 2017 -- The Russian Embassy in Tallinn was notified of the detention and is ready to help the Russian citizen.
• Russia's Communists Mark Centenary Of Bolshevik Revolution, Kremlin Plays It Down RFE/RL 07 Nov 2017 -- Thousands of communist supporters from around the world rallied in downtown Moscow on November 7 to mark the centenary of the Bolshevik Revolution as the Kremlin avoided commemorating the tumultuous event.