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• At least 3 soldiers killed in Taliban attack on checkpoint in eastern Afghanistan Press TV 09 Dec 2017 -- At least three soldiers have been killed after Taliban militants launched an attack on a checkpoint in Afghanistan's eastern province of Ghazni.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Watching the Watchmen: First Ever Pentagon Audit Begins Sputnik 09 Dec 2017 -- For the first time in its 70-year history, the US Department of Defense (DoD) will be undertaking an agency-wide audit. Pentagon officials announced that a massive audit involving thousands of inspectors will be checking every nook and cranny of the gargantuan agency starting later in December.
• US Allegations of Russia Violating INF Treaty Absolutely Unfounded – Moscow Sputnik 09 Dec 2017 -- The INF treaty, which prohibits the development, deployment and testing of ground-launched ballistic or cruise missiles with ranges between 300 and 3,400 miles, celebrated its 30th anniversary on December 8.
• Trump Approves New Sanctions Against Russia Over Alleged INF Treaty Violations Sputnik 09 Dec 2017 -- The US Commerce Department will impose sanctions on Russian companies that have provided technology to help develop the new weapon outlawed by the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, Politico reported on Friday.
• Not My Bill! Indian Air Force, Company Fight Over Who Pays Jet Upkeep Contract Sputnik 09 Dec 2017 -- India might find itself in trouble trying to maintain and upgrade its aging Dassault Mirage fleet of fighter jets as the two responsible bodies point fingers at each other demanding the other one should pay.
• Chinese military aircraft conduct drill near Taiwan CNA 09 Dec 2017 -- A fleet of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft carried out an exercise early Saturday near Taiwan, flying over the Miyako Strait into the Western Pacific, according to a statement from Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense.
• US Patriot Missile Price 'Unacceptable' For Poland Sputnik 09 Dec 2017 -- The Polish Ministry of National Defense is seeking a medium-range missile defense system like the Patriot, but Washington's current asking price of $10.5 billion is "unacceptable," according to a top Polish defense official.

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• Fresh Saudi airstrikes leave six civilians dead in Yemen Press TV 09 Dec 2017 -- At least six civilians have been killed and several others injured when Saudi military aircraft carried out separate airstrikes against residential areas across Yemen as the Riyadh regime presses ahead with its atrocious bombardment campaign against its southern neighbor.
• Saudi Arabia bombards Yemeni TV station, kills 4 Press TV 09 Dec 2017 -- The Saudi-led coalition waging war on Yemen has attacked the headquarters of the Yemen al-Youm TV channel in the capital, Sana'a, killing four people and injuring five others.
• Iraqi PM hails popular forces, calls for national unity after Daesh fall Press TV 09 Dec 2017 -- Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has commended the role of the country's Popular Mobilization Units in defeating the Daesh terrorist group and called for unity among the Iraqi nation after the collapse of the Takfiri extremists.
• Iraq: Abadi declares end of war on Daesh Press TV 09 Dec 2017 -- Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has declared the end of military operations against the Daesh terrorist group in the Arab country.
• Iraqi Government Declares Victory Over Islamic State RFE/RL 09 Dec 2017 -- Iraq has declared victory over Islamic State (IS) militants, saying the last remnants of the extremist group have been driven from the country three years after it captured large swaths of Iraqi territory.
• Iraqi PM Declares Victory Over Daesh After Control of Border With Syria Restored Sputnik 09 Dec 2017 -- Iraqi forces have completed a yearslong operation against Daesh the same week the Syrian Army freed its country from terrorists.
• Palestine to ask the UN to issue a resolution on Trump's al-Quds decision: Palestinian FM Press TV 09 Dec 2017 -- Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki says he will seek the United Nations Security Council's resolution over US President Donald Trump's recent provocative decision on recognizing Jerusalem al-Quds as Israel's "capital."
• Turkish president censures Trump's Jerusalem al-Quds announcement Press TV 09 Dec 2017 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has slammed US President Donald Trump's announcement on recognizing occupied Jerusalem al-Quds as the capital of the Israeli regime, saying the move was a "provocation."
• Palestinian FM Believes US Can No Longer Be Mediator in Peace Settlement Sputnik 09 Dec 2017 -- Palestinian National Authority (PA) Foreign Minister has explained why Washington can no longer play a role in the Middle Eastern "quartet", which includes Russia, the European Union and the United Nations.
• Former Rivals Hamas, Fatah United Against Trump's Move on Jerusalem - PLO Member Sputnik 09 Dec 2017 -- A member of the Palestine Liberation Organization has commented on Trump's controversial decision to recognize Jerusalem as the Israeli capital, as well as Russia's efforts in the settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
• Just Say No: UN Rejects White House Recognition of Jerusalem as Israeli Capital Sputnik 09 Dec 2017 -- At a time when it appears that almost the entire developed world has refuted a recent White House claim of support for the highly-disputed location of Israel's capital city, one of the world's most prominent global organizations has chimed in, asserting its refutation of the deeply unpopular Washington move.
• Pakistani air force ordered to shoot down intruding US drones Press TV 09 Dec 2017 -- Amid frayed Washington-Islamabad ties, Pakistan has ordered its air force to shoot down any drones violating the country's airspace, including those of the US military, which are deemed responsible for a high number of civilian deaths in the Asian state.
• Russian General Named In Bellingcat MH17 Report Plans To Sue RFE/RL 09 Dec 2017 -- A senior Russian general who was accused in a recent investigation of being a coordinator of separatist forces in eastern Ukraine and of possibly playing a role in the downing of a civilian airliner in July 2014 has said he plans to sue the authors of the report for defamation.
• UN chief slams killing of peacekeepers in Congo, calls carnage 'war crime' Press TV 09 Dec 2017 -- UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has strongly denounced a deadly attack, allegedly carried out by a Ugandan-based rebel group, against the world body's peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which claimed the lives of over a dozen UN troops in the African country.
• Separatists Attack Cameroon Police VOA 09 Dec 2017 -- At least 6 armed separatists and a police official have been killed and several people wounded in the southwestern Cameroon English speaking town of Mamfe during an attack on a military post. The attack occurred after a special envoy from Nigeria assured Cameroon that they want to work jointly to reduce terrorism on their frontiers. Cameroon has been complaining that armed separatists were using Nigerian territory as a training ground.

News Reports

• World Powers Warn Iran, Saudi Arabia Not To Meddle In Lebanon RFE/RL 09 Dec 2017 -- World powers are pushing Saudi Arabia and Iran to stop interfering in Lebanon's politics while urging Iranian ally Hizballah to rein in its military activities in neighboring states.
• Riyadh Stumbles in Hariri Affair as Lebanese Leader Solidifies Power Sputnik 09 Dec 2017 -- Following a month-long incident in which Saudi Arabia's newly-installed crown prince Mohammad bin Salman sought to obstruct regional rival Iran by shutting down the Lebanese government, Beirut prime minister Saad Hariri is now seen to have emerged with a stronger mandate.
• Kim Jong Un Climbs Mt Paektu KCNA 09 Dec 2017 -- Kim Jong Un, chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea, chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the DPRK and supreme commander of the Korean People's Army, climbed Mt Paektu, the sublime mountain of revolution.
• Kim Jong Un Inspects Samjiyon County KCNA 09 Dec 2017 -- Kim Jong Un, chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea, chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the DPRK and supreme commander of the Korean People's Army, gave field guidance to various units in Samjiyon County.
• N Korea blames US 'nuclear blackmail' for rising tensions Press TV 09 Dec 2017 -- North Korea has blamed US "nuclear blackmail" for the surging tensions over its military program during talks with a senior UN official, but agreed to remain in regular contact with the world body.
• UN political chief, DPRK officials agree Korean Peninsula faces 'most tense and dangerous' situation UN News 09 Dec 2017 -- In their meetings this week, the United Nations political chief and senior officials of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) shared the view that the Korean Peninsula faces the most tense and dangerous peace and security situation in the world.
• Iran FM, Britain foreign secretary discuss JCPOA, economic ties in Tehran Press TV 09 Dec 2017 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Britain's Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson have held talks in the Iranian capital about a landmark nuclear agreement reached between Tehran and the P5+1 group of countries more than two years ago.
• Taiwan responds to Chinese diplomat's threat with call for peace CNA 09 Dec 2017 -- Taiwan's government wants peaceful development of relations across the Taiwan Strait, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said Saturday in the wake of a comment by a Chinese diplomat that threatened military action by China if U.S. Navy ships are allowed to call at Taiwan ports.
• Turkey arrests Erdogan's aviation technician over links to US-based opposition leader Press TV 09 Dec 2017 -- Turkish officials have arrested an aviation technician, who was on President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's helicopter flight crew on the night of the July 2016 coup attempt, on charges of affiliation to a movement led by the US-based opposition cleric Fethullah Gulen, whom the Ankara government accuses of having masterminded the botched putsch.
• Saakashvili Declares Hunger Strike Following Arrest In Kyiv RFE/RL 09 Dec 2017 -- KYIV -- Ukrainian opposition politician and former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has declared a hunger strike, his lawyer told journalists on December 9.
• Peaceful conduct of elections 'historic moment' for Nepal, says UN chief UN News 09 Dec 2017 -- United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the holding of the two-phased State and Federal elections in Nepal and congratulates its people for the peaceful conduct of the polls.