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• OIF / OND / OEF / OIR / OFS Casualty Update 21 Nov 2017[PDF]
• US airstrike kills over 100 al-Shabab militants: Pentagon Press TV 21 Nov 2017 -- The US military says it has killed more than 100 militants in an airstrike on a camp of the al-Shabab extremist group in Somalia.
• US Military: Drone Strike Kills More Than 100 Al-Shabab in Somalia VOA 21 Nov 2017 -- A U.S. military drone strike has killed more than 100 al-Shabab militants in Somalia, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) said.
• US Launches New Airstrikes Against Islamic State in Libya VOA 21 Nov 2017 -- The U.S. military has launched new airstrikes against Islamic State militants in Libya, officials tell VOA.
• Pakistan Welcomes US Offer to Prevent Militant Raids from Afghanistan VOA 21 Nov 2017 -- Pakistan is welcoming a U.S. military offer to take action against militants involved in cross-border raids against Pakistan from Afghan soil. Pakistani officials say the move "augurs well" for regional counterterrorism cooperation.
• ICC to probe CIA black sites, Taliban crimes in Afghanistan Press TV 21 Nov 2017 -- The International Criminal Court (ICC) plans to begin a probe into war crimes and crimes against humanity in Afghanistan by US-led forces, the Taliban militants, and the Afghan security apparatus.
• Hague Court Seeks To Investigate Alleged War Crimes By Taliban, CIA In Afghanistan RFE/RL 21 Nov 2017 -- The International Criminal Court has announced that it is seeking authority to investigate possible war crimes in Afghanistan, including allegations involving the U.S. military, CIA, Afghan security forces, and Taliban militants.
• USNS Comfort Completes Hurricane Relief Mission in Puerto Rico NNS 21 Nov 2017 -- Military Sealift Command's hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) returned to Naval Station Norfolk after providing life-saving medical care to the people of Puerto Rico.

Defense Policy / Programs

• 'Going back to the center': Army Aviation unified around Soldiers' needs Army News 21 Nov 2017 -- Maj. Gen. Doug Gabram, commander, U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, presented a unified front for readiness and sustainment during his keynote address to defense industry representatives at the Army Aviation Association of America symposium here on Nov. 15.
• California Army National Guard runs Allied Spirit VII in Germany Army News 21 Nov 2017 -- The California Army National Guard's 40th Infantry Division (Mechanized) is preparing to deploy to Afghanistan in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel (OFS), where they are slated for operational command in the southern part of the country. In preparation, they participated in exercise Allied Spirit VII as the high command at the U.S. Army's Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Oct. 30 to Nov. 22.
• Kentucky National Guard visits Djibouti for State Partnership Program Army News 21 Nov 2017 -- some their entire careers -- the continuity they offer the program and their partners can be a crucial part of these partnerships.
• SPMAGTF-SC Marines conclude their deployment in Central America USMC News 21 Nov 2017 -- The service members arrived in Camp Lejeune on the day prior, ending their six-month deployment to several Central American and Caribbean nations.
• USS Coronado Departs U.S 7th Fleet After Indo-Asia-Pacific Deployment NNS 21 Nov 2017 -- The littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) departed the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR) Nov. 21 after supporting theater security cooperation efforts and maritime security operations throughout the Indo-Asia-Pacific for nearly 14 months.
• Soldiers ready to defend the homeland with domestic response training at Exercise Vigilant Shield Army News 21 Nov 2017 -- Ghostly underground tunnels. Murky sewers. Collapsed buildings. These are just a few of the obstacles that 10th Mountain Division Soldiers faced recently during exercise Vigilant Shield 18 here.
• Idaho National Guard's 101st Civil Support Team prepares for upcoming evaluation Army News 21 Nov 2017 -- The Idaho National Guard's 101st Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team responded to a hazardous material incident on Gowen Field, Oct. 26. Team members readied their equipment, donned their protective gear and gathered for a mission brief.
• State Dept. officials accuse Tillerson of breaching law on child soldiers Press TV 21 Nov 2017 -- US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has violated a federal law designed to stop foreign military forces from recruiting child soldiers, State Department officials say, in what seems to be an unusual rebellion against the top American diplomat.
• Navy Deploys Unmanned Submersibles in Argentine Submarine Search AFPS 21 Nov 2017 -- The Navy has deployed unmanned underwater vehicles to join in the search for the Argentine navy submarine A.R.A. San Juan, which is missing in South Atlantic waters.
• Detected Noises Not From Argentina's Sub, Only 2 Days Left to Find Missing Crew Sputnik 21 Nov 2017 -- Navy spokesman Enrique Balbi has dashed hopes that they could have found the country's missing submarine, saying that the sounds which they have detected in the South Atlantic were not from the lost vessel. Meanwhile, time is running out as there are concerns that the sub, if submerged, only has oxygen for two more days.
• Royal Navy Assault Ship Crew Receive Full Scale Training on UK Beaches Sputnik 21 Nov 2017 -- Crew members on-board Britain's Royal Navy assault ship HMS Albion are almost ready to make a splash after receiving operational sea training in the UK.
• Chinese Media Reveals New Multi-Nuke Missile to Strike 'Anywhere in the World' Sputnik 21 Nov 2017 -- As early as the first half of 2018, China's People's Liberation Army is slated to commission a new multi-warhead intercontinental ballistic missile, the Dongfeng-41, that can target "anywhere in the world," the Global Times reports.
• Military defends contract payment to Ching Fu Shipbuilding Co. CNA 21 Nov 2017 -- The Ministry of National Defense denied on Tuesday that it had been pressured into making a payment to a financially-troubled naval contractor months before the budget for the project was finalized, saying the payment was made in accordance with the Budget Act.
• Department Press Briefing - November 21, 2017 US Dept. of State 21 Nov 2017

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for November 21, 2017

Other Conflicts

• 21 November 2017 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 21 Nov 2017
• Internal Security Forces Assume Responsibility for Raqqa Neighborhoods AFPS 21 Nov 2017 -- The Raqqa Internal Security Forces assumed security responsibility yesterday for three neighborhoods in the Syrian city of Raqqa, which the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria had claimed as its capital before being driven out, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials said in a statement released today.
• More than 13 million Syrians in need of aid: UN Press TV 21 Nov 2017 -- The United Nations says more than 13 million Syrians are in need of aid despite a relative drop in fighting between the government troops and foreign-backed militant outfits in the war-torn Arab country in recent months.
• Putin Calls For Political Deal In Assad Meeting In Sochi RFE/RL 21 Nov 2017 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeated his call for a negotiated political settlement to end the Syrian conflict during a surprise visit by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the Russian city of Sochi.
• Assad Tells Putin at Meeting: Syria Was Saved as a State Thanks to Russia Sputnik 21 Nov 2017 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Syrian President Bashar Assad, who flew to Russain city of Sochi for a working visit. The two leaders discussed the situation in Syria.
• Trump, Putin Agree to Support UN in Syrian Peace Process VOA 21 Nov 2017 -- U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed Tuesday to support the U.N. effort to "peacefully resolve" the nearly seven-year-long Syrian civil war.
• Iraq to declare final victory after purging Daesh from desert: Abadi Press TV 21 Nov 2017 -- Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi says Baghdad will declare final victory against Daesh Takfiri terrorists after the country purges the remaining militants from desert areas.
• Myanmar treatment of Rohingya constitutes crime against humanity, Amnesty concludes Press TV 21 Nov 2017 -- "State-sponsored" violence against minority Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar constitutes the "crime against humanity of apartheid," Amnesty International has concluded, following a probe into the persecution of the Muslims in the Southeast Asian country.
• UNICEF warns of contaminated drinking water in camps for Rohingya refugees UN News 21 Nov 2017 -- The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is working with authorities in Bangladesh to urgently investigate high levels E.coli contamination in water drawn from wells inside the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox's Bazar.
• Suu Kyi Hopes for Rohingya Agreement With Bangladesh VOA 21 Nov 2017 -- Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi expressed hope Tuesday for reaching an agreement with Bangladesh on the return of Rohingya Muslims who have fled to Bangladesh in the past three months.
• Masked, Gun-Toting Troops Hit Streets Of Ukraine's Separatist-Held Luhansk RFE/RL 21 Nov 2017 -- Armed men in unmarked uniforms have taken up positions in the center of Luhansk in what appears to be part of a power struggle among the Russia-backed separatists who control the city in eastern Ukraine.
• Indian commando, three fighters killed in Kashmir Press TV 21 Nov 2017 -- An Indian army commando and three independence fighters have been killed in separate gun fights across the Indian-controlled part of Kashmir, police say.
• Lavrov Not 'Too Optimistic' Over Settlement Of Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict RFE/RL 21 Nov 2017 -- During a visit to Armenia, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said there is no cause for "too much optimism" over a resolution of the long-standing conflict over Azerbaijan's breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
• At Least 50 Killed in Mosque Bombing in Nigeria - Reports Sputnik 21 Nov 2017 -- A suicide bomber blew himself up at a mosque in Mubi, Adamawa State, northeast Nigeria, according to local emergency services and a government official. The death toll is growing.
• UN report urges Sudan to address plight of millions of displaced people in Darfur UN News 21 Nov 2017 -- The United Nations human rights office has called on the Government of Sudan to pursue effective, transparent and durable policies to enable the 2.6 million people who have been internally displaced by the long-running conflict in Darfur to return home voluntarily or to reintegrate into host communities.
• Palestine freezes all meetings with US: FM Press TV 21 Nov 2017 -- Palestine has frozen all meetings with the US after Washington's decision to close the representative office of the Palestinian Authority in Washington, the Palestinian foreign minister says.
• Lebanon urges border troops to stand fully ready in face of Israel threats Press TV 21 Nov 2017 -- Lebanon's army chief has ordered soldiers to stand fully ready on the country's southern border to respond to the Israeli military's "threats and violations."

News Reports

• Zimbabwe's Mugabe finally resigns: Parliament chief Press TV 21 Nov 2017 -- Robert Mugabe, the aging president of Zimbabwe, who had resisted a military coup and calls for his resignation for almost two weeks, has finally declared his resignation in a letter sent to the country’s parliament speaker.
• Zimbabwe's President Mugabe Has Resigned - Speaker Press TV 21 Nov 2017 -- Jacob Mudendahe, the Zimbabwean parliament speaker, has said he had received a letter from Robert Mugabe that reads that the president is resigning.
• Zimbabwe's Mugabe finally resigns: Parliament chief Press TV 21 Nov 2017 -- Robert Mugabe, the aging president of Zimbabwe, who had resisted a military coup and calls for his resignation for almost two weeks, has finally declared his resignation in a letter sent to the country's parliament speaker.
• Zimbabwe's President Mugabe Has Resigned - Parliament Speaker Sputnik 21 Nov 2017 -- Jacob Mudendahe, the Zimbabwean parliament speaker, has said he had received a letter from Robert Mugabe that reads that the president is resigning.
• An Historic Moment for Zimbabwe US Dept. of State 21 Nov 2017
• Mugabe's Presumptive Successor, Emmerson Mnangagwa, is Called 'the Crocodile' VOA 21 Nov 2017 -- For 37 years, Emmerson Mnangagwa was Robert Mugabe's right-hand man and one of his staunchest defenders.
• US Seeks 'Genuine Transition' in Zimbabwe VOA 21 Nov 2017 -- The United States is urging Zimbabwean leaders to move the country towards a "genuine transition" and allow political space for the country's opposition and its people to determine their future.
• Readout of President Donald J. Trump's Call with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia The White House 21 Nov 2017
• Trump, Putin Discuss Syria, Ukraine, Taliban RFE/RL 21 Nov 2017 -- U.S. President Donald Trump has spoken by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the White House said, adding that Syria, Iran, North Korea, and Ukraine were on the agenda.
• White House Asks Supreme Court to Uphold Travel Ban VOA 21 Nov 2017 -- The White House is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a ban on travelers from six countries after an appeals court in California last week allowed only parts of the president's order to go into effect.
• President in a phone call with French counterpart: Full implementation of JCPOA a key test for future cooperation in int'l stage ISNA 21 Nov 2017 -- Presidents of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of France had a phone conversation, discussing the most important bilateral, regional and international issues.
• Victory over Daesh, defeat of divisive plots: Ayatollah Khamenei Press TV 21 Nov 2017 -- Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the victory over the Daesh terrorist group in Iraq and Syria is tantamount to the defeat of plots to sow division and wage a civil war in the Middle East.
• Arab League works as tool against Muslim nations: Syria Press TV 21 Nov 2017 -- Syria has strongly denounced the closing statement of the latest Arab League foreign ministers' meeting in Cairo, saying the so-called league, backed by petrodollars of "sheikhdoms", has been turned into a "tool" against Muslim nations.
• Iran's president extols regional efforts to uproot Daesh Press TV 21 Nov 2017 -- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has lauded the defeat of the Daesh terror group in Iraq and Syria, thanking all the nations and forces who pooled their resources to crush the remnants of the Takfiri outfit in the two neighboring countries.
• US Treasury slaps sanctions on 'IRGC-linked' individuals, entities Press TV 21 Nov 2017 -- In yet another hostile measure against Tehran, the US has slapped sanctions on several individuals and companies for their alleged links with Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC).
• China urges talks after Trump blacklists North Korea Press TV 21 Nov 2017 -- China has reiterated the importance of dialog to resolve the tensions over North Korea's weapons program following the re-labeling of Pyongyang as a "state sponsor of terrorism" by US President Donald Trump.
• Treasury Sanctions Trading, Labor, and Shipping Companies and Vessels to Further Isolate North Korea US Treasury 21 Nov 2017 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today sanctioned one individual, 13 entities, and 20 vessels as the United States continues to take action multilaterally and unilaterally to disrupt North Korea's illicit funding of its unlawful nuclear and ballistic missile programs.
• Trump designates DPRK as state sponsor of terror People's Daily 21 Nov 2017 -- US President Donald Trump said on Monday he was designating the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) as a state sponsor of terror.
• Geography is not destiny: rise of Indo-Pacific Global Times 21 Nov 2017 -- US President Donald Trump and other top national officials, including Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, have increasingly favored use of the term "Indo-Pacific" over the more conventional "Asia-Pacific." Scholars, politicians and strategists in Australia, Japan and India have also been pushing to popularize the idea of the "Indo-Pacific" and make it the basis for regional policy.
• Xi calls for "unswervingly" pushing forward reform People's Daily 21 Nov 2017 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday called for fully implementing the spirit of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and pressing ahead with reform.
• Ukraine Expels Belarusian Diplomat Amid Spy Scandal RFE/RL 21 Nov 2017 -- Ukraine has expelled a Belarusian diplomat amid a spy scandal between the two neighboring countries.
• Russia detects radioactivity, confirming European readings Press TV 21 Nov 2017 -- Russia has reported "extremely high" concentrations of the radioactive isotope ruthenium-106 in the country, confirming European readings of such contamination in the air.
• Russia Confirms Spike In Radioactivity, Denies Nuclear Accident RFE/RL 21 Nov 2017 -- Russia's meteorological service has indicated that it measured "extremely high" concentrations of the radioactive isotope ruthenium-106 (Ru-106) in the southern Urals in late September, but then contradicted itself and accused environmental-protection organizations of raising a false alarm in order to attract more funding.
• Experts Point To Russian Nuclear Complex As Likely Source Of Mysterious Cloud Over Europe RFE/RL 21 Nov 2017 -- The radiation that drifted over Europe in late September likely originated from a Russian nuclear complex that is one of the most polluted areas in the country, experts say, but does not represent any danger to health if publicly available figures are accurate.
• Locals Left In Dark About Russian Radiation Spike RFE/RL 21 Nov 2017 -- People living near a nuclear reprocessing plant that is suspected to have caused a spike in radioactivity over the Ural Mountains in Russia say they were never warned by officials of any potential danger.
• HRW Calls Russian 'Foreign Agent' Law 'Devastating' For Environmental Groups RFE/RL 21 Nov 2017 -- More than a dozen environmental groups in Russia have shuttered their operations since the authorities required them to register as "foreign agents" under a politically charged law that critics say is stymieing civil society and political dissent, a U.S.-based rights group says in a new report.
• Ukraine Marks Fourth Anniversary Of Euromaidan Protests RFE/RL 21 Nov 2017 -- Ukraine has marked the Day of Dignity and Freedom, a holiday commemorating the beginning of the Euromaidan protests that started in November 2013 and pushed President Viktor Yanukovych from power three months later.
• Diplomatic Maneuvering Aims to Defuse Lebanon Crisis VOA 21 Nov 2017 -- France and Egypt are trying to shape a regional accommodation between Iran and Saudi Arabia in a bid to prevent Lebanon from being destabilized.
• Somaliland Ruling Party Candidate Bihi Wins Election VOA 21 Nov 2017 -- Ruling party candidate Muse Bihi Abdi has been declared the winner of the presidential election in the breakaway republic of Somaliland.