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• OIF / OND / OEF / OIR / OFS Casualty Update 29 Nov 2017[PDF]
• Over 1,000 US troops to patrol with Afghans in 2018: US general Press TV 29 Nov 2017 -- A top US military commander in Afghanistan has announced an increase in the number of forces patrolling with Afghan counterparts next year.

Defense Policy / Programs

• 101st Airborne Division fields Army's new modular handgun system Army News 29 Nov 2017 -- The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) is the first unit to receive the Army's new Modular Handgun System that began fielding the M17 and M18 pistols, Nov 28.
• US-Japan Complete 3JA Exercise NNS 29 Nov 2017 -- USS Chief (MCM 14), Mine Countermeasures Squadron (MCMRON) 7 staff, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5, Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 14 (HM-14) Detachment 2A, and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) units successfully completed exercise 3JA Nov. 28.
• USS James E. Williams Arrives in Odessa, Ukraine NNS 29 Nov 2017 -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS James E. Williams (DDG 95) arrived in Odessa, Ukraine, Nov. 29, 2017, for a scheduled port visit.
• USS Vella Gulf Visits in Agadir NNS 29 Nov 2017 -- The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) arrived in Agadir, Morocco, Nov. 28., for a scheduled port visit.
• VP-5 Conducts Familiarization Flight in Iceland NNS 29 Nov 2017 -- The 'Mad Foxes' of Patrol Squadron (VP) 5 hosted Icelandic media, Icelandic military, and other government officials for a tour of the Navy's newest maritime platform, the P-8A Poseidon, and a familiarization flight by Combat Air Crew (CAC) 10, Nov. 16.
• Washington Think Tank Calls For Permanent U.S. Military Presence In Balkans RFE/RL 29 Nov 2017 -- The United States should establish a permanent military presence in the Southeastern Europe to help stabilize the Western Balkans and prevent further inroads by Russia, a Washington-based think tank says.
• US will confront Russia's aggression against Europe: Tillerson Press TV 29 Nov 2017 -- The US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has sent a message to Moscow, saying Washington will confront Russia's "aggression" against its European neighbors.
• India, Singapore Agree to Enhance Naval Cooperation Near Strait of Malacca Sputnik 29 Nov 2017 -- The agreement indicates India's consistent efforts in strengthening the capability of its navy in the eastern part of the Strait of Malacca that connects the South China Sea with the Indian Ocean, as 80 percent of China's energy supply passes through this shipping route.
• DPRK launches ballistic missile 'capable of hitting US mainland' People's Daily 29 Nov 2017 -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has confirmed that it successfully tested a "Hwasong 15" intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Wednesday.
• DPRK's new missile test-launch draws condemnation from int'l community People's Daily 29 Nov 2017 -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has confirmed that it successfully test-fired a newly developed Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) early Wednesday morning.
• North Korea confirms nuclear statehood, says can now target anywhere in US Press TV 29 Nov 2017 -- North Korea has confirmed that it has now achieved full nuclear statehood after successfully launching a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), which it says is capable of reaching anywhere in the United States.
• Trump: China Must Use all Available Levers on N Korea to Curb Nuclear Program Sputnik 29 Nov 2017 -- On Wednesday, North Korea successfully tested an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), however, this event has drawn fierce criticism from around the world.
• Kim Jong Un Says N Korea Achieved 'Historic Success' in Nuclear Armament Sputnik 29 Nov 2017 -- Earlier in the day, Pyongyang confirmed it had tested the Hwasong-15 ballistic missile, which is capable of reaching targets throughout the United States.
• Moscow Condemns N Korea's Missile Launch, Considers it Provocation - Kremlin Sputnik 29 Nov 2017 -- After the DPRK announced that it had tested a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile, Russia and China condemned it and France proposed to strengthen sanctions against North Korea.
• UN chief 'strongly condemns' latest ballistic missile launch by DPR Korea UN News 29 Nov 2017 -- United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres "strongly condemns" the launch of yet another ballistic missile by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), his Spokesman has said.
• US Imposing Yet More Sanctions on N. Korea in Response to Latest ICBM Test VOA 29 Nov 2017 -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the United States would respond to North Korea's latest intercontinental ballistic missile test flight by slapping more sanctions on Pyongyang.
• Onodera: Missile believed to be ICBM NHK 29 Nov 2017 -- Onodera: Missile believed to be ICBMJapan's Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera says North Korea apparently fired an intercontinental ballistic missile at a steep angle known as a "lofted trajectory."
• US, Japan Call for Emergency UN Security Council Meeting on DPRK Missile Launch Sputnik 29 Nov 2017 -- The urgent United Nations Security Council meeting on the latest North Korean missile test is to be held on November 29, the US mission announced.
• PLA plane exercises were planned regular training: spokesperson People's Daily 29 Nov 2017 -- A Chinese mainland spokesperson said Wednesday that the recent exercises of military planes from the People's Liberation Army (PLA) were planned regular training.
• Defense minister: New frigate to join Iranian Navy soon IRNA 29 Nov 2017 -- Iran's Minister of Defense said on Wednesday that a new frigate will join the Iranian Navy in the Caspian Sea next week.
• Iranian Navy unveils new achievements ISNA 29 Nov 2017 -- Iranian Navy's strategic research organization unveiled new achievements on Wednesday.
• Iran Navy unveils range of newly-developed equipment Press TV 29 Nov 2017 -- The Islamic Republic of Iran's Navy has unveiled a range of newly-developed equipment, including prominently the Middle East's biggest training warship and indigenous torpedo fuel.
• Singapore - Follow-On Support for PEACE CARVIN V (F-15 Training Detachment) DSCA 29 Nov 2017 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Singapore for GBU-10 Paveway II Laser Guided Bomb (LGB) units; GBU-12 Paveway II LGB units; and FMU-152 or FMU-139D/B fuzes for an estimated cost of $415 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
• Press Gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Raj Shah en route St. Louis, MO The White House 29 Nov 2017

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for November 29, 2017

Other Conflicts

• 29 November 2017 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 29 Nov 2017
• Syrian negotiators arrive in Geneva for new round of peace talks Press TV 29 Nov 2017 -- The Syrian government's negotiation team has arrived in Geneva to join United Nations-backed peace talks with the Saudi-backed opposition's representatives to end the years-long conflict in the Arab country.
• UN aid chief spotlights challenges delivering relief inside war-torn Syria, urges continued support UN News 29 Nov 2017 -- The conflict in Syria - now into its seventh year, longer than World War II - continues to ratchet up misery on its people, with millions living in besieged and hard-to-reach areas, a third of the country's children out of school, and over half of its health facilities rendered inoperable, the United Nations top relief official said today.
• Syrian Government to Join Geneva Peace Talks VOA 29 Nov 2017 -- Syrian government negotiators have arrived in Geneva to join United Nations-led peace talks aimed at ending nearly seven years of fighting.
• Former Bosnian Croat Commander Dies After Drinking Poison in Courtroom VOA 29 Nov 2017 -- Former Bosnian Croat military commander Slobodan Praljak died Wednesday after drinking poison in a Hague courtroom shortly after a U.N. judge confirmed his 20-year sentence for war crimes against Bosnian Muslims, according to Croatia's state-run news agency.
• War Criminal Dies After 'Taking Poison' In Hague Courtroom RFE/RL 29 Nov 2017 -- The United Nations court in The Hague has confirmed that a Bosnian Croat war crimes defendant died shortly after taking what he said was poison upon hearing his appeal of a 20-year sentence had been rejected.
• Bosnian Croat war criminal kills himself with poison in UN court Press TV 29 Nov 2017 -- Bosnian Croat wartime general Slobodan Praljak has killed himself by drinking poison, after a United Nations court in The Hague upheld a previous ruling for his war crimes against Bosnian Muslims.
• Yugoslav war tribunal upholds convictions for Bosnian Croats Press TV 29 Nov 2017 -- The Croats convicted of crimes against Bosnian Muslims in the war in former Yugoslavia have had their sentences upheld in an international tribunal that is nearing the end of its mission after nearly 25 years.
• 4 more troops killed in violence in Cameroon's restive southwest Press TV 29 Nov 2017 -- Suspected separatists in a restive English-speaking region of Cameroon have killed four more soldiers as violence continues to plague government efforts for reaching a settlement with the secessionists.
• Egypt's Sisi orders security forces to calm Sinai in 3 months Press TV 29 Nov 2017 -- Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has ordered the security forces to restore "security and stability" in the restive northern Sinai within three months, days after the country was rocked with the deadliest terrorist attack in its modern history.
• UN sets deadline for Myanmar to report on Rohingya women, girls Press TV 29 Nov 2017 -- A United Nations (UN) women's rights panel has called on Myanmar's authorities to provide a report within six months on abuses against Rohingya Muslim women and girls in the Southeast Asian country.
• India to Deploy Additional 6000 Border Guards to Stop Influx of Rohingyas Sputnik 29 Nov 2017 -- At least five battalions (1200 troops per battalion) of India's Border Security Force (BSF) will be raised to police the border with Bangladesh. The BSF claims to have apprehended 87 Rohingyas up to 31 October this year, out of which 76 were sent back to Bangladesh.
• Lack of jobs, money for rent, add to woes in conflict-affected eastern Ukraine, says UN agency UN News 29 Nov 2017 -- As temperatures plummet across eastern Ukraine, many - including the elderly - who fled their homes following hostilities are forced to return to their original place of residence due to lack of jobs and money to pay rent in the places they were sheltering, the United Nations migration agency has reported.
• South Sudan: UN envoy condemns 'horrific' killings of civilians in Jonglei UN News 29 Nov 2017 -- The most senior United Nations official in South Sudan has condemned the "horrific" killing of some 45 civilians in the Jonglei region on Tuesday when a Murle ethnic group attacked a Dinka village.
• On Day of Solidarity, UN reaffirms two-state solution as only answer to 'question of Palestine' UN News 29 Nov 2017 -- The Question of Palestine is inextricably linked with the history of the United Nations and is one of the longest-standing issues on the Organization's agenda, United Nations Secretary-General António said in his message commemorating the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.

News Reports

• Crisis in Lebanon to End Soon, Hariri to Stay Prime Minister, Says President Sputnik 29 Nov 2017 -- Lebanese President Michel Aoun met with Saad Hariri shortly after he returned to Lebanon following a long absence. As a result of the meeting, it was announced that President Aung has not accepted the resignation of Hariri, since he promised to reconsider the decision to leave his post.
• Hariri to 'certainly' remain Lebanon PM: President Aoun Press TV 29 Nov 2017 -- Lebanon's President Michel Aoun says Prime Minister Saad Hariri, who recently walked back on his shock resignation, will "certainly" remain in office.
• Putin's Payouts For Firstborn Babies Seen As Popular Pre-Election Move But No Cure For Looming Demographic Slump RFE/RL 29 Nov 2017 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin hasn't formally said he will stand for reelection in March, but his campaign appeared well under way this week as he unveiled a new monthly payout for firstborn babies.
• Canadian Man's Guilty Plea In Yahoo Hack Offers More Glimpses Of Russian Spy Case RFE/RL 29 Nov 2017 -- A Canadian man has pleaded guilty to his role in the 2014 hack of Yahoo's e-mail servers, the latest development in a mysterious investigation that has ensnared officers of Russia's main security agency.
• Remarks at an Emergency UN Security Council Meeting on North Korea U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations 29 Nov 2017
• Top Suspect In U.S. Iran Sanctions Case Pleads Guilty, Will Testify RFE/RL 29 Nov 2017 -- A wealthy Turkish-Iranian businessman has pleaded guilty to charges that he helped Iran evade U.S. sanctions and will testify in a sanctions case which U.S. prosecutors said implicates high-level officials in both Turkey and Iran.
• President Rouhani: Nuclear deal cannot be damaged IRNA 29 Nov 2017 -- President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday night that successes achieved in the wake of the 2015 nuclear deal with world major powers have been recorded in the history and will never be eliminated.
• British PM reaffirms support for united Iraq, urges KRG to respect unity Press TV 29 Nov 2017 -- British Prime Minister Theresa May has reiterated her government's support for the territorial integrity and unity of Iraq, calling on officials from the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region to protect the Arab country's national unity.
• Haqqani Network Remains Primary Source of Pakistan-US Tensions VOA 29 Nov 2017 -- Just days before U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is scheduled to visit Pakistan for crucial talks, the top American general in Afghanistan has alleged the Pakistani spy agency continues to maintain ties with the Haqqani terrorist network and allows Taliban leaders to operate out of havens in the country.
• Pakistani Military's Mediation to End Protest Raises Questions About Political Interference VOA 29 Nov 2017 -- The Pakistan army's mediation role in ending a disruptive and deadly 20-day protest in the capital has sparked allegations that the powerful military is again going beyond its limits at a time of tense relations with the country's civilian government.
• Turkey issues arrest warrant for 360 over links to failed coup Press TV 29 Nov 2017 -- Turkish prosecutors have issued arrest warrant for 360 military personnel and civilians over their alleged links to last year's failed coup against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
• Turkey's Love Affair with Saudi Arabia On the Rocks VOA 29 Nov 2017 -- A deal signed by Turkish and Iranian ministers Sunday to enhance efforts to break Saudi Arabian trade sanctions against Qatar, is only the latest move by Ankara against Riyadh. The two once close allies are increasingly finding themselves on opposing sides in the region.
• In Moscow, New Kyrgyz President Vows To 'Strengthen Strategic Partnership' With Russia RFE/RL 29 Nov 2017 -- During his first trip abroad since his inauguration earlier this month, Kyrgyz President Sooronbai Jeenbekov has pledged to make "every effort" to strengthen partnership between Kyrgyzstan and Russia.
• Newly Exiled Venezuelan Opposition Leader Makes Rounds in Washington VOA 29 Nov 2017 -- The departure into exile of one of Venezuela's main opposition leaders - the ousted mayor of Caracas - speaks of a crisis, humanitarian and political, that is reaching new proportions.