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• Dozens Dead After Taliban Ambush On Afghan Government Forces RFE/RL 10 Mar 2018 -- Dozens have been killed after Taliban militants ambushed Afghan security forces in the western province of Farah, sparking an hourslong gunbattle.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Press Gaggle En Route to Oman DoD 10 Mar 2018 -- Presenter: Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis
• Trump Might Exempt NATO Allies From Tariffs If They Hike Military Spending RFE/RL 10 Mar 2018 -- U.S. allies might be asked to increase their financial commitments to NATO to avoid new U.S. tariffs on their exports of steel and aluminum to the United States, the U.S. Treasury secretary has said.
• 'We Deserve It': Georgian President Touts Tbilisi's Contributions To NATO RFE/RL 10 Mar 2018 -- Georgia's membership in NATO could contribute to the stability of the alliance and Europe as a whole, President Giorgi Margvelashvili has said.
• Poroshenko: Ukraine Seeking NATO Membership Action Plan RFE/RL 10 Mar 2018 -- Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has reiterated that Kyiv is seeking a Membership Action Plan (MAP), a formal step toward joining NATO.
• Hashd al-Sha'abi inclusion in Iraq's security service helpful, says Abadi Press TV 10 Mar 2018 -- Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has defended his decree to formally incorporate pro-government fighters from the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) into the Arab country's security service, stressing that such a move would help establish security and stability.
• Greece close to fatal accident with Turkey: Defense minister Press TV 10 Mar 2018 -- The Greek defense minister has slammed Turkey for what he said was violating its airspace and territorial waters, warning that Athens is on the verge of a "fatal accident" with Ankara.
• Latvian FM: Putin's 'Global Catastrophe' Remarks 'Irresponsible' VOA 10 Mar 2018 -- Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics says Vladimir Putin's recent comments on retaliating against nuclear-armed adversaries, which the Russian president acknowledged would lead to a "global catastrophe," represent a level of animosity not seen since the early Cold War.
• Typhoon in Desert: UK Clinches Multi-Billion Jet Sale Deal With Saudi Arabia Sputnik 10 Mar 2018 -- As Britain and Saudi Arabia are building up their bilateral trade and investment cooperation, defense and security cooperation remains one of their top concerns.
• Don't Even Try: Ankara Vows Response to Possible US Sanctions Over S-400 Deal Sputnik 10 Mar 2018 -- Turkey is ready to respond to possible US sanctions, for example, those over Ankara's decision to purchase Russian S-400 Triumf air defense systems, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said.

Defense Industry

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• Turkish troops will enter Syria's Afrin 'at any moment': President Erdogan Press TV 10 Mar 2018 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his country's troops will enter Syria's northern city of Afrin "at any moment," less than two months after Ankara launched a full-scale cross-border offensive into the Arab country in a declared bid to eliminate the US-backed Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) militants.
• Putin says alleged Syrian government chemical weapons attacks 'fake news' Press TV 10 Mar 2018 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Western allegations pertaining to the Syrian government launching chemical attacks on terrorists-held areas are "fake news."
• Syrian Deputy FM Accuses UNHRC of Propagating Anti-Syrian Policy of West Sputnik 10 Mar 2018 -- The Syrian government does not cooperate with the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) believing that the body is propagating the anti-Syrian policy of western countries, Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad said.
• Turkey to Host Tripartite Summit on Syria VOA 10 Mar 2018 -- A preliminary tripartite meeting among the foreign ministers of Russia, Iran and Turkey is expected to be held in Kazakhstan's capital, Astana, next week to discuss the deteriorating situation in Syria, as well as to set the agenda for a summit on Syria by leaders of the three countries in April.
• Terrorist commander killed in city on suburb of Damascus IRNA 10 Mar 2018 -- A senior commander of Sham Legion terrorist group has been killed in Eastern Ghouta, a suburb of the Syrian capital of Damascus, the country's media reported.
• Syrian Army recaptures Beit Sawa in Ghouta IRNA 10 Mar 2018 -- Syrian Arab Army units continued on Friday their military operations in Eastern Ghouta, targeting the gatherings of Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist organization and the armed groups affiliated to it, establishing full control on Beit Sawa village.
• Terror backers use chemical attack claims to block Syria army gains: Ja'afari Press TV 10 Mar 2018 -- Damascus says the accusations leveled by the US and its allies against the Syrian government regarding the use of chemical weapons in the Eastern Ghouta region are meant to protect the terrorist groups and block the army's advance against foreign-backed militants.
• First group of militants leaves Eastern Ghouta near Syrian capital Damascus Press TV 10 Mar 2018 -- The first batch of foreign-backed militants, along with their families, has left Syria's Eastern Ghouta, a day after the Syrian government opened a second safe corridor out of the militant-held enclave near the capital Damascus.
• Putin says alleged Syrian government chemical weapons attacks 'fake news' Press TV 10 Mar 2018 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Western allegations pertaining to the Syrian government launching chemical attacks on terrorists-held areas are "fake news."
• Syrian Kurds accuse Turkey of ethnic cleansing in Afrin region: Report Press TV 10 Mar 2018 -- Syrian Kurds in the country's northwestern Afrin region have accused Turkey of waging an ethnic cleansing campaign against the residents of the enclave as Turkish forces intensify their military aggression against the region.
• Syrian troops cut off major roads, largest town in Eastern Ghouta: Monitor Press TV 10 Mar 2018 -- Syrian troops have succeeded to cut off the largest town in Eastern Ghouta from the rest of the militant-held enclave, practically slicing the volatile eastern suburbs of the capital Damascus into three parts, the so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says.
• New Offensive in Syria's Ghouta, Day After Aid Arrives VOA 10 Mar 2018 -- "Aid workers should not have to risk their lives to deliver assistance," to Syria's Ghouta, said the regional director of the International Committee of the Red Cross in the Middle East after heavy fighting impeded efforts to get aid to people trapped there.
• Rohingya Muslims stranded in borderland not willing to return Press TV 10 Mar 2018 -- Some 6,000 Rohingya Muslim refugees who have been displaced from their homes in Myanmar and are locked outside the border with Bangladesh are not willing to return home, a new report says.

News Reports

• Putin 'Couldn't Care Less' If Russians Meddled In U.S. Election RFE/RL 10 Mar 2018 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said he "couldn't care less" if Russian citizens sought to meddle in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, insisting that the Kremlin had nothing to do with the efforts.
• Britain Says 'Too Early' To Pin Blame Over Poisoning Of Russian Ex-Spy RFE/RL 10 Mar 2018 -- The British government held another top-level security meeting on March 10 to discuss the poisoning of a Russian ex-spy and his daughter with a nerve agent.
• US vows to keep pressure on North Korea ahead of Trump-Kim summit Press TV 10 Mar 2018 -- The United States has warned that it will keep sanctions pressure on North Korea until Pyongyang takes concrete steps to end its nuclear program after President Donald Trump agreed to meet North Koran leader Kim Jong-un.
• Deal with North Korea 'very much in the making, US president says Press TV 10 Mar 2018 -- US President Donald Trump says an agreement is "very much in the making" with regard to resolving the existing dispute over North Korea's nuclear weapons program.
• Xi, Trump discuss Korean Peninsula, bilateral relations over phone People's Daily 10 Mar 2018 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping and his U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump, on Friday discussed the situation on the Korean Peninsula and bilateral relations via phone.
• Chinese judiciary maintains high pressure against graft People's Daily 10 Mar 2018 -- China's judicial and procuratorial organs have maintained high pressure against graft, as the numbers of both investigated public servants and convicted high-ranking officials set records.
• The Secretary's Meeting with Djiboutian Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf US Dept. of State 10 Mar 2018
• The Secretary's Meeting with Djiboutian President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh US Dept. of State 10 Mar 2018
• The Secretary's Meeting with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta US Dept. of State 10 Mar 2018
• Tillerson: Political Reconciliation in Kenya a 'Very Positive Step' VOA 10 Mar 2018 -- U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Friday the political reconciliation between Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta and opposition leader Raila Odinga is "a very positive step," adding the United States supports the country's political inclusion and democracy.
• EU Fears Press Freedom Under Threat, as Protesters Return to Streets of Slovakia VOA 10 Mar 2018 -- Tens of thousands of protesters have once again taken to the streets of cities in Slovakia, following the murder of a journalist and his fiancée two weeks ago. Many demonstrators are calling for fresh elections and directing their anger toward the government.
• Massive rally held in Slovakia to urge PM's ouster Press TV 10 Mar 2018 -- Tens of thousands of people have rallied in Slovakia's capital of Bratislava to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Robert Fico's administration over the recent murder of a journalist probing alleged government corruption.
• No Clear Leader in Sierra Leone Vote With Quarter of Ballots Counted VOA 10 Mar 2018 -- Partial results released Saturday in the race for Sierra Leone's new president show no one has a strong enough majority so far to win Wednesday's polls as election observers criticized the country's police for intimidating opposition members before and after the vote.
• Maduro calls UN rights chief 'US-backed tumor' Press TV 10 Mar 2018 -- Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has called the United Nations human rights chief a US-backed puppet and a "tumor," saying he has no right to criticize the way the Latin American country is managed.
• Azerbaijan Opposition Parties Call For Boycott Of Early Presidential Poll RFE/RL 10 Mar 2018 -- Azerbaijan's two main opposition parties on March 10 held a rally calling for a boycott of the presidential election that was moved forward to April 11.