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• NATO Plus-Up Will Give Afghan Forces an Offensive Boost, Nicholson Says AFPS 11 Nov 2017 -- With an increase in troops, the U.S. and NATO strategy in Afghanistan has a good chance of enabling Afghan security forces to do more to secure their country, the Resolute Support mission commander said during a news conference in Brussels this week.
• US Forces Target al-Shabab Militants Outside Mogadishu VOA 11 Nov 2017 -- U.S. forces conducted an airstrike against al-Shabab Friday night, killing several militants outside Mogadishu, according to U.S. and Somali military officials.

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• US, South Korean navies launch war games aimed at North Press TV 11 Nov 2017 -- American and South Korean warships have launched war games off the coast of the Korean Peninsula in an unusually strong display of force aimed at North Korea.
• NATO Officials Discuss Afghan Plus-Up, Russian Threats AFPS 11 Nov 2017 -- NATO allies and their partner forces have agreed to increase the size of the Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan from 13,000 to 16,000 troops, said Jens Stoltenberg, the NATO secretary general.
• EU to ease military mobility amid tensions with Russia Press TV 11 Nov 2017 -- The European Union has unveiled new plans to make transport of troops and military hardware across the bloc less difficult in a bid to enhance defense against what it calls Russian threats.
• Military plane crashes in south Iran, pilot killed Press TV 11 Nov 2017 -- A military aircraft operated by Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has crashed in the southern Iranian province of Fars, killing the pilot.
• Iran's Su-22 Warplane Crashes - Revolutionary Guard Corps Sputnik 11 Nov 2017 -- A pilot of an Su-22 airplane of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was killed as the plane crashed in the Iran's south-western province of Fars.
• Iran's missile might non-negotiable: Kharrazi IRNA 11 Nov 2017 -- A senior Iranian official said the country's missile capability is for defensive purposes and non-negotiable.

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• Saudi warplanes target Yemen's Defense Ministry building in Sana'a Press TV 11 Nov 2017 -- Saudi warplanes have conducted airstrikes on Yemen's Defense Ministry and a nearby residential building in the capital Sana'a, local sources say.
• Yemenis to give 'unprecedented' response to Saudi possible attack on Hudaydah Press TV 11 Nov 2017 -- The chairman of Yemen's Supreme Revolutionary Committee has warned the Saudi-led coalition against launching a military assault on the country's strategic western port city of Hudaydah, stressing the Yemeni forces' response would be "unprecedented" in such a case.
• Partial removal of Saudi-led blockade of Yemen not enough: UN Press TV 11 Nov 2017 -- A United Nations official says the re-opening of the port city of Aden and a land border crossing for dispatching humanitarian aid to Yemen is not enough as the Saudi-led coalition is still blocking desperately-needed UN aid deliveries to the impoverished country.
• US general points finger at Iran over Yemeni missile fired against Riyadh Press TV 11 Nov 2017 -- A top US Air Force official in the Middle East is pointing the finger at Iran over a retaliatory missile fired from Yemen against the Saudi capital Riyadh during a war launched by the monarchy.
• Trump, Putin Say U.S.-Russia Agreement On Syria Will Save Many Lives, 'Extraordinarily Important' RFE/RL 11 Nov 2017 -- U.S. President Donald Trump said on November 11 that an agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Syria would save many lives after the two met at a summit of Asia-Pacific leaders, while the Russian leader called the statement "extraordinarily important."
• Trump Says Joint Statement About Syria Issued With Putin Will Save Lives VOA 11 Nov 2017 -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said that during the APEC summit in Vietnam he had "two or three very short conversations" with Russian President Vladimir Putin, centering on the situation in Syria.
• Iraqi Forces Recapture Town, Several Villages From IS RFE/RL 11 Nov 2017 -- Iraqi forces have recaptured a city and several villages from Islamic State (IS) militants on the same day Syrian opposition activists said IS regained control of the Syrian town of Al-Bukamal after fierce fighting with government troops.
• Abadi: Anti-Daesh campaign has inflicted $100 billion in losses on Iraq Press TV 11 Nov 2017 -- Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi says the military campaign against the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group has cost the conflict-stricken Arab country $100 billion worth of damage as government forces, backed by fighters from the Popular Mobilization Units, are driving the extremists out of their last redoubt in the country.
• Iraqi forces wage offensive to liberate last Daesh-held town Press TV 11 Nov 2017 -- Iraqi armed forces have waged an offensive to liberate the western town of Rawah from the Daesh terrorist group, leaving the notorious militants on the verge of collapse in the country.
• Egyptian warplanes destroy 10 arms-loaded vehicles of militants on Libyan border: Army Press TV 11 Nov 2017 -- Egypt's military says its warplanes have destroyed 10 arms-loaded off-road vehicles belonging to terrorists as they were attempting to infiltrate into the African country through its porous border with volatile Libya.
• Israeli army says shot down Syrian drone over occupied Golan Heights Press TV 11 Nov 2017 -- The Israeli military says it has intercepted and shot down an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) purportedly operated by the Syrian Air Force in Syria's occupied Golan Heights.
• Israeli Forces Shoot Down Drone on Syrian Border - IDF Sputnik 11 Nov 2017 -- According to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was intercepted with Patriot missiles while on a reconnaissance mission over the demilitarized areas of the Golan Heights, claimed by7 both Israel and Syria.
• Israel: Military Shot Down Syrian Spy Drone VOA 11 Nov 2017 -- Israel shot down a Syrian military spy drone near the border on Saturday, the Israeli military said.

News Reports

• Trump: Every time Putin sees me he says, 'I didn't do that' Press TV 11 Nov 2017 -- US President Donald Trump says his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin felt "insulted" for repeatedly be

• Ex-Trump aide Flynn plotted to kidnap Turkish dissident: Report Press TV 11 Nov 2017 -- US President Donald Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn was reportedly offered $15 million to help forcibly remove US-based Turkish opposition figure Fethullah Gulen and deliver him to Turkey.
• WADA Says Has Confirmed Russia's Involvement In Doping Scandal RFE/RL 11 Nov 2017 -- The World Anti-Doping Agency says it has obtained a database that confirms allegations of Moscow's involvement in doping by Russian athletes one day after Russian President Vladimir Putin denied any such involvement.
• Tit for Tat: Putin Promises Reciprocal Action if US Targets Russian Media Sputnik 11 Nov 2017 -- The Russian president has made a statement on the issues regarding the Washington-Moscow ties and other topics at a press-conference on the second day of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit that is held in Vietnam.
• Trump's Visit Is Business Trip: DPRK FM Spokesperson KCNA 11 Nov 2017 -- A spokesperson of the DPRK Foreign Ministry Saturday made public the following statement:
• China urges South Korea to resume talks with North Press TV 11 Nov 2017 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged South Korea to resume dialogue with the North to find a solution to the ongoing tension on the Korean Peninsula.
• North Korea says Trump begging for 'nuclear war' during Asia tour Press TV 11 Nov 2017 -- Pyongyang has censured US President Donald Trump's five-nation tour of Asia, saying all he has done during his visits is begging for a "nuclear war on the Korean Peninsula."
• Pyongyang Brands Trump 'Destroyer of Peace' as US, S Korea Start Naval Drills Sputnik 11 Nov 2017 -- Donald Trump's presence in Asia appears not to have calmed tensions in the Korean peninsula, where South Korea has launched joint military drills with the US; in turn, Pyongyang has called the US President a "destroyer" who has "begged for a nuclear war."
• N. Korea Slams Trump for Trying to Halt Its Nuclear, Missile Programs VOA 11 Nov 2017 -- North Korea denounced U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday for trying to halt the North's nuclear and missile programs.
• Open economy 'benefits all', Xi says People's Daily 11 Nov 2017 -- President Xi Jinping sent a strong message of pursuing open global economies, supporting free trade and building a multilateral trade system in a highly anticipated speech delivered at the APEC CEO Summit in Vietnam on Friday.
• Full text of Chinese President Xi's address at APEC CEO Summit People's Daily 11 Nov 2017 -- DA NANG, Vietnam, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday made a keynote address titled "Seizing the Opportunity of a Global Economy in Transition and Accelerating Development of the Asia-Pacific" at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit here.
• Iran: No halt to heavy water production IRNA 11 Nov 2017 -- Iranian official said on Saturday that Iran is continuing heavy water production in Arak facility and the process has not stopped.
• Iran rejects France's proposal for JCPOA renegotiation Press TV 11 Nov 2017 -- Iran has rejected French President Emmanuel Macron's proposal to amend the landmark 2015 nuclear deal to cover the Islamic Republic's ballistic missile capabilities.
• Thousands Of Islamic Protesters Block Islamabad Streets, Demand Minister's Removal RFE/RL 11 Nov 2017 -- Pakistani authorities have blocked all roads leading to parliament and deployed riot police as thousands of angry protesters demanded the removal of Law Minister Zahid Hamid for allegedly making an anti-Islamic change to electoral laws.
• Lebanese President Asks Saudi Arabia to Explain Why Hariri Cannot Return Home Sputnik 11 Nov 2017 -- Lebanon's former Prime Minister Saad Hariri remains in Saudi Arabia days after reports emerged alleging that he had been forcibly held in the country.
• Lebanese president says Hariri has been 'kidnapped': Official Press TV 11 Nov 2017 -- Lebanese President Michel Aoun says Prime Minister Saad Hariri, who announced his resignation in a broadcast from Saudi Arabia, has been "kidnapped" and must have immunity.
ing asked about the alleged Russian meddling into the 2016 American presidential election.
• White House Calls on 'All States and Parties to Respect Lebanon's Sovereignty' VOA 11 Nov 2017 -- The White House has called on "all states and parties to respect Lebanon's sovereignty, independence, and constitutional processes."
• Trade ministers agree to keep TPP trade pact despite US withdrawal Press TV 11 Nov 2017 -- Members of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) have agreed to remain committed to the sweeping free trade agreement, whose fate was in doubt after the US withdrew earlier this year.
• Pacific Rim Countries Reach New Trade Deal Without US VOA 11 Nov 2017 -- Trade ministers of the remaining 11 countries of the expansive Pacific Rim trade pact abandoned by U.S. President Donald Trump reached a deal early Saturday to salvage the agreement without participation by the United States.
• Bahrain Says Pipeline Fire Caused By Iran-Backed Militants RFE/RL 11 Nov 2017 -- Bahrain says an oil pipeline that exploded overnight was attacked by militants linked to its arch-foe Iran.
• Tanzania, Uganda Leaders Criticize ICC Probe of Burundi VOA 11 Nov 2017 -- The leaders of Tanzania and Uganda criticized on Saturday a plan by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate alleged human rights abuses in Burundi.