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• Gen. Nicholson says war in Afghanistan 'still in stalemate' Press TV 25 Nov 2017 -- General John Nicholson, the top US Army commander in Afghanistan, has acknowledged that the war in the country "is still in a stalemate."

Defense Policy / Programs

• Saudis Set to Launch Counterterror Coalition Commanded by Ex-Pakistan General Sharif VOA 25 Nov 2017 -- A Saudi-led Muslim military coalition, commanded by a celebrated former Pakistan army chief, will be officially launched on Sunday when Riyadh hosts defense ministers of the participating nations at its inaugural meeting.
• Sea Warrior: Capabilities of Russia's Cutting-Edge Karakurt Corvettes Sputnik 25 Nov 2017 -- The fastness of a destroyer, the size of a cruiser and the stealth nature of a submarine – this is what Russia's Karakurt-class small-size missile corvettes pack. On Friday, the Taifun, the second ship of its class, was floated out in St. Petersburg.
• Live-fire exercises conducted by PLA base in Djibouti People's Daily 25 Nov 2017 -- The Djibouti Logistics Support Base of the People's Liberation Army conducted a live-fire exercise on Thursday with its heavy-duty weapons, according to the Chinese military.
• Chinese Military Holds Live-Fire Drills at its First Overseas Base Sputnik 25 Nov 2017 -- China opened its first overseas military base in Djibouti in August.
• Indian Air Force Training Aircraft Crashes During Routine Mission Sputnik 25 Nov 2017 -- The Indian Air Force had planned to phase out the Kiran from 2014 onwards but has been forced to repeatedly extend the retirement date as state-owned aircraft manufacturer HAL has failed to develop its replacement to date.
• Contractor to start Mirage-2000 salvage mission next week CNA 25 Nov 2017 -- The contractor who won the tender to conduct a marine salvage mission to retrieve the black box of a Mirage-2000 fighter jet that went missing on Nov. 7 will begin the operation as early as Nov. 28, an unnamed Air Force official said Saturday.
• British defense minister threatens to quit over army budget cuts Press TV 25 Nov 2017 -- The British defense Minister has threatened to resign if the ministry goes ahead with spending cut plans, under which the army would lose 12,000 soldiers.
• UK Minister Ellwood Threatens to Resign if Defense Cuts Imposed - Reports Sputnik 25 Nov 2017 -- Nowadays the UK has the biggest defense budget among European countries, which reaches NATO's spending threshold of 2 percent of GDP.

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• Chinese Heavy Bombers Fly Over Disputed South China Sea Sputnik 25 Nov 2017 -- A sortie of People's Liberation Army Air Force H-6K bombers conducted another flight over the disputed South China Sea on Thursday.
• Iran rejects military aid to Yemen ISNA 25 Nov 2017 -- A high-ranking Iranian military commander stressed that Yemen desperately needs international humanitarian aid, urging all countries across the world to help Yemenis in every possible way.
• Yemen's Houthi leader warns Saudi planning to escalate war on Yemen Press TV 25 Nov 2017 -- Leader of Yemen's Houthi Ansarullah movement Abdul Malik Badreddin al-Houthi has warned that Saudi Arabia and allies are seeking to escalate their deadly campaign against Yemen to compensate for the losses they have suffered in other regional conflicts.
• Russian strategic bombers strike Takfiri targets in northeastern Syria Press TV 25 Nov 2017 -- Russian long-range bombers have delivered a stinging blow to the remnants of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group on the western bank of the Euphrates River, destroying the extremists' command posts and killing scores of them in an airstrike.
• Turkey confident US will stop arming Kurdish fighters in Syria Press TV 25 Nov 2017 -- The administration of US President Donald Trump is considering making a series of "adjustments" to its strategy in Syria, which Turkish officials say might include an end to arming Kurdish fighters in the Arab country.
• Russian Strategic Bombers Strike Daesh Targets in Northeastern Syria Sputnik 25 Nov 2017 -- After the last major Daesh stronghold in Syria, the town of Abu Kamal, was liberated, Russian Aerospace Forces continue to support the offensive in the Euphrates River Valley conducted by the Syrian army.
• Hashd al-Sha'abi forces recapture 4 villages in anti-Daesh offensive in northern Iraq Press TV 25 Nov 2017 -- Iraqi fighters from the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) have retaken control of four villages as part of a large-scale military operation to dislodge the remnants of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group from their hideouts in the desert in northern Iraq.
• Any US measure will fail to hinder anti-terror activities: Iraq's Nujaba Press TV 25 Nov 2017 -- An Iraqi resistance movement whose forces have been fighting the Daesh Takfiri terrorists since 2014 has dismissed Washington's recent threats to impose so-called terrorism-related sanctions on it, saying the decision would not affect the group's resolve in the battle against terrorism.
• Myanmar, Bangladesh sign deal to repatriate Rohingya Muslim refugees Press TV 25 Nov 2017 -- Bangladesh says it has agreed with Myanmar on repatriating hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslim refugees back to Myanmar amid widespread expressions of distrust of the process among the displaced.
• Bangladesh Confirms Agreement With Myanmar on UN Assistance in Rohingya's Return Sputnik 25 Nov 2017 -- Myanmar and Bangladesh have recently signed a repatriation agreement on the return of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who fled Myanmar's Rakhine state into Bangladesh.
• US seeks to divide Sudan into 5 parts: President Bashir Press TV 25 Nov 2017 -- Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir says the US seeks to divide his country into five regions, more than a month after Washington announced that it had lifted its strict sanctions on the east African country.
• Trump admin retracts decision to close Palestinian office in DC Press TV 25 Nov 2017 -- The administration of US President Donald Trump has backtracked on a decision to shutter the office of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in Washington, DC, after facing heavy backlash.
• US Reverses Decision to Close Washington PLO Office VOA 25 Nov 2017 -- The U.S. has reversed its decision that would have closed the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) office in Washington.
• Egypt's Aircraft Destroy Terrorist Vehicles, Weapons Depots After Mosque Attack Sputnik 25 Nov 2017 -- The deadly blast in Egypt's northern Sinai has claimed the lives of 235, injuring 130.

News Reports

• At Least 300 Killed In Attack On Sufi Mosque In Egypt RFE/RL 25 Nov 2017 -- Egypt's military says warplanes have attacked several vehicles used in a November 24 attack against a Sufi mosque that killed hundreds of people in the northern part of the Sinai Peninsula.
• Suspected Militants Kill 305 in Sinai Mosque Attack VOA 25 Nov 2017 -- Egyptian officials said 305 people were killed Friday by suspected militants in an attack on a packed mosque in the volatile northern Sinai Peninsula. Twenty-seven of the dead were children.
• Zimbabwe court declares military action against Mugabe 'constitutional' Press TV 25 Nov 2017 -- A Zimbabwean high court has ruled that the military action leading to former President Robert Mugabe's resignation was "constitutional" and not a coup.
• Zimbabwe Military Takeover Dubbed Legal by Court - Reports Sputnik 25 Nov 2017 -- The court's decision comes just a day after Zimbabwe's new president was sworn in.
• Zimbabwe Court: Military Takeover Was Not A Coup VOA 25 Nov 2017 -- The Zimbabwe High Court ruled Saturday that the military takeover that led to Robert Mugabe's resignation was legal, a key decision since the military had insisted that its moves did not result in a coup.
• Russian President Signs 'Foreign Agents' Media Legislation RFE/RL 25 Nov 2017 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed legislation that empowers the government to designate media outlets receiving funding from abroad as "foreign agents" and impose sanctions against them.
• Putin Signs Amendments to Law Allowing to List Media as Foreign Agents Sputnik 25 Nov 2017 -- Moscow has previously vowed response to the forced registration of RT America under FARA after the US Justice Department's demand.
• Iran warns of fallout as Trump hints at oil embargo Press TV 25 Nov 2017 -- Iran's Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh says a possible boycott of the Islamic Republic's crude oil as sought by US President Donald Trump would affect the market.
• Pakistan Government Calls In Army After Islamabad Clashes RFE/RL 25 Nov 2017 -- Pakistan's government has authorized the military to deploy troops in the capital, Islamabad, where violent clashes between hard-line religious protesters and security forces killed at least one police officer and injured 150 other people.
• Pakistan Calls In Army to Handle Islamist Protesters in Capital VOA 25 Nov 2017 -- Pakistan's government has called in the army to deal with thousands of protesters in the capital, Islamabad after a security crackdown led to violent clashes. More than 100 security personnel and several dozen protesters have been injured, according to local hospital sources.
• Pakistani Police Hold Journalist, Security Guard After Bomb Found Beneath Car RFE/RL 25 Nov 2017 -- Pakistani security forces are holding a journalist in custody and have and detained a security guard at a press club in the Khyber tribal region, a day after a bomb was discovered beneath a car used by four journalists in northwestern Pakistan.
• US Warns of Repercussions for Pakistan Over Release of Alleged Terror Mastermind VOA 25 Nov 2017 -- The United States warned Pakistan on Saturday that there would be "repercussions" in bilateral relations unless Islamabad immediately re-arrested and prosecuted an Islamist leader accused of masterminding the 2008 attacks in Mumbai, India.
• U.S. Warns On Pakistan Ties Over Release Of Militant Suspect RFE/RL 25 Nov 2017 -- The United States has warned Pakistan that there will be repercussions for bilateral ties unless Islamabad takes action to detain and charge a U.S.-wanted militant accused of masterminding a deadly attack in India.