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• Coalition Trains, Equips Iraqi Border Guard Force AFPS 31 Dec 2017 -- The first group of Iraqi Border Guard Force members graduated today from a 12-day program conducted by members of the Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve in Iraq, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today.
• At least 18 people killed in bomb attack in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province Press TV 31 Dec 2017 -- At least 18 people have lost their lives after a terror blast hit funeral mourners in Afghanistan's eastern province of Nangarhar, local officials say.

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• Yemenis' retaliatory attacks leave four Saudi soldiers dead Press TV 31 Dec 2017 -- At least four Saudi soldiers have been killed after Yemeni forces launched a string of attacks against their military bases in Saudi Arabia's southwestern border region of Najran in retaliation for the Riyadh regime's aerial bombardment campaign.
• Iraqi warplanes kill nearly dozen Daesh militants near Iran border Press TV 31 Dec 2017 -- A high-ranking Iraqi military official says nearly a dozen Daesh Takfiri terrorists were killed when Iraqi Air Force fighter jets bombarded their positions in the country's eastern province of Diyala near the border with Iran.
• 5,247 killed in Boko Haram militancy in Nigeria's Adamawa since 2013: Report Press TV 31 Dec 2017 -- At least 5,247 Muslims have been killed in the Boko Haram insurgency across the northeastern Adamawa state of Nigeria over the past four years, a group says.
• '7 killed in attack on military camp in Kashmir' Press TV 31 Dec 2017 -- At least three suspected militants and four Indian soldiers have reportedly been killed in an attack on an Indian military camp in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, Indian officials say.

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• Report: Tip By Australian Diplomat May Have Triggered FBI's Russia Probe RFE/RL 31 Dec 2017 -- A tip by a top Australian diplomat may have been what caused the FBI to begin its investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, The New York Times is reporting.
• Maintaining national unity a must: principlists, reformists IRNA 31 Dec 2017 -- In reaction to the recent protests in Tehran and a number of other major cities, principlist and reformist politicians emphasized national unity and urged the people to be alert against the enemy's deceitful penetration and exploitation.
• Iranians free to express criticism, stage protest: President Rouhani Press TV 31 Dec 2017 -- Iran's President Hassan Rouhani says the Iranian people are completely free to express their criticism of the government or stage protests according to the Constitution and citizenship rights, and in a way that would lead to the improvement of the country's conditions.
• Official: Two killed during riot in western Iran, no bullet fired by security forces Press TV 31 Dec 2017 -- A provincial official says two people were killed during a protest rally in a western Iranian city on Saturday, adding Takfiri groups and foreign intelligence services appear to be behind the killings.
• Rohani Says Iranians 'Absolutely Free' To Protest, But Warns Against Violence RFE/RL 31 Dec 2017 -- Iranian President Hassan Rohani says citizens are "absolutely free" to criticize the authorities and protest, but he warned against violence as demonstrations, unrest, and detentions continued for the fourth day in cities throughout the country.
• Iran's Street Protests Turn Deadly, As Government Warns of 'Iron Fist' Response RFE/RL 31 Dec 2017 -- At least two protesters were killed in antigovernment street protests in Iran, as demonstrations originally prompted by anger over rising prices intensified and spread to the capital, Tehran, prompting government warnings of an "iron fist" response.
• Peaceful Protests Constitutional Right of Iranians - President Rouhani Sputnik 31 Dec 2017 -- Protests and criticism, not involving violence, are the constitutional rights of the Iranians, the country's President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday.
• Statement from the White House Press Secretary The White House 31 Dec 2017
• South Korea seizes another ship suspected of transferring oil to North Korea: Report Press TV 31 Dec 2017 -- South Korea has seized a Panama-flagged vessel suspected of shipping oil products to North Korea in breach of international embargoes enforced against Pyongyang, a report says.
• Congolese forces shoot dead 8 anti-government protesters in Kinshasa: HRW Press TV 31 Dec 2017 -- Human Rights Watch (HRW) says security forces have shot dead at least eight protesters and injured about 100 others during anti-government demonstrations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).