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• OIF / OND / OEF / OIR / OFS Casualty Update 03 Jul 2018 [PDF]
• DoD Releases Report on Enhancing Security, Stability in Afghanistan AFPS 03 Jul 2018 -- The Defense Department today provided to the Congress its semiannual report titled "Enhancing Security and Stability in Afghanistan."
• Afghan Sikhs, Hindus Mourn Victims Of Bombing, Weigh Leaving Country RFE/RL 03 Jul 2018 -- Sikhs and Hindus in Afghanistan are mourning their dead after a suicide bombing in Jalalabad killed 17 people, with some saying they're considering leaving the country.

Defense Policy / Programs

• U.S. Forces Korea Opens New Headquarters AFPS 03 Jul 2018 -- U.S. Forces Korea and United Nations Command opened a new headquarters building here June 29.
• Movin' on Out? US Forces Korea Shifts Headquarters Further From DMZ Sputnik 03 Jul 2018 -- US Forces Korea (USFK) opened their new headquarters in South Korea's Pyeongtaek on Friday in an attempt to consolidate US troops south of the Demilitarized Zone, the US State Department revealed Tuesday.
• US Recon Planes Break Down at Sky-High Rates, Alarming Lawmakers Sputnik 03 Jul 2018 -- The US Air Force's C-135 reconnaissance aircraft are suffering mechanical issues at a significant pace, a new investigation has found.
• USS Jason Dunham and Egyptian Navy Conduct PASSEX NNS 03 Jul 2018 -- The guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) and the Egyptian Navy frigate El Zafer (F951) conducted a passing exercise (PASSEX), July 1.
• NAVSUP FLC Bahrain Hosts First Command-Wide Team Building Retreat NNS 03 Jul 2018 -- Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Bahrain hosted its inaugural command-wide team building retreat, June 21.
• 30th NCR Relocated to Guam NNS 03 Jul 2018 -- The 30th Naval Construction Regiment (NCR) relocated to Naval Base Guam from Naval Base Ventura County, Port Hueneme, California, July 1.
• First Phase of African Maritime Law Enforcement Partnership Closes NNS 03 Jul 2018 -- The United States, Cabo Verde and Senegal completed combined operations during Operation Junction Rain, a part of African Maritime Law Enforcement Partnership (AMLEP), in Dakar, Senegal, June 28.
• Trump Warns NATO Allies Over 'Growing U.S. Frustration' RFE/RL 03 Jul 2018 -- U.S. President Donald Trump has sent letters to the leaders of several NATO allies, including Belgium, Canada, Germany, and Norway, saying that they are spending too little on defense, The New York Times reports.
• NATO Secretary General discusses preparations for the NATO Summit with Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez NATO 03 Jul 2018 -- Visiting Madrid on Tuesday (3 July 2018), NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met with Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to discuss preparations for the NATO Summit in Brussels next week.
• The construction of the destroyer "Leader" and the aircraft carrier may be delayed until 2035 TASS 03 Jul 2018 -- The construction of prospective surface ships of the far sea zone with a lack of financing may be postponed until 2035. This is stated in the Draft Strategy for the Development of the Shipbuilding Industry for the period up to 2035 by the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation.
• Ukrainian General Condemns Russian Renaming Units After Ukrainian Cities RFE/RL 03 Jul 2018 -- A top Ukrainian military officer has condemned an order by Russian President Vladimir Putin to name several Russian military units after cities and other places in Ukraine.
• Spend more on military or France takes your place: US warns UK Press TV 03 Jul 2018 -- The US has stepped up pressure on British Prime Minister Theresa May's government to increase military spending, after the US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis warned that France could become America's "partner of choice" on the international scene.
• China's Aircraft Carrier Fleet Poised to Expand Rapidly Sputnik 03 Jul 2018 -- There is a "considerable chance" the number of aircraft-carrying ships available in the Chinese navy will be seven instead of four by 2025 because of a "lower profile defense program" that has already taken shape, a new report indicates.
• Germany Plans to Spend Billions More on Army While Trump Slams 'Underspending' Sputnik 03 Jul 2018 -- The federal budget draft suggests multibillion increase in defense spending for 2019. Over the recent time, the German military has been struggling to cope with shortages in armor and equipment as well as pressure from its NATO allies, who criticized the country for breaking promises on target budget.
• 'Japan to buy Lockheed Martin radar for missile system' Press TV 03 Jul 2018 -- Japan has reportedly picked major US military contractor Lockheed Martin Corp. to provide advanced radar for its multi-billion-dollar missile defense system.
• Same Rules for All: Finland Mulls Repealing Jehovah's Witnesses Draft Exemption Sputnik 03 Jul 2018 -- Finland's Jehovah's Witnesses may find themselves joining the military for the first time in decades, as the Ministry of Defense now contemplates a more "equal" draft system disallowing their exemption as discriminatory.
• Department Press Briefing - July 3, 2018 US Dept. of State 03 Jul 2018

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for July 03, 2018

Other Conflicts

• 3 July 2018 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 03 Jul 2018
• UNICEF slams 'carnage' of over 2,200 Yemeni children Press TV 03 Jul 2018 -- The UNICEF chief has slammed the "carnage" of over 2,200 children during the ongoing war in Yemen, warning that millions of other children are currently suffering the agonies of the humanitarian crises in the country.
• Saudi warplanes strike wedding convoy in northwestern Yemen, kill 11 Press TV 03 Jul 2018 -- Nearly a dozen people have lost their lives and several others sustained injuries when Saudi fighter jets carried out airstrikes against a wedding convoy in Yemen's northwestern mountainous province of Sa'ada as the Riyadh regime presses ahead with its atrocious bombardment campaign against its crisis-stricken southern neighbor.
• Yemen: 'No justification for this carnage,' says UNICEF chief, as children in need now outnumber population of Switzerland UN News 03 Jul 2018 -- The relentless conflict in Yemen has pushed a nation already on the brink "deep into the abyss," said the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) chief on Tuesday, after returning from a four-day visit to the war-torn country.
• Al-Nusra attack on settlements in south Syria repelled IRNA 03 Jul 2018 -- Nusra Front terrorists had carried out an attack targeting settlements that had joined the government forces in the southern de-escalation zone, Sputnik quoted the Russian military as reporting.
• As many as 330,000 displaced by heavy fighting in south-west Syria - UN agency UN News 03 Jul 2018 -- Intense air and ground-based strikes at multiple locations in Syria's south-western Dara'a governorate has resulted in the "largest displacement" in the area since the conflict began more than seven years ago, the United Nations refugee agency has reported.
• IS Announces Death of Leader al-Baghdadi's Son VOA 03 Jul 2018 -- The son of the Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has died in a suicide attack mission in the city of Homs in western Syria, according to the IS media al-Nashir News.
• Turkey Warns Syria About Action Against Idlib VOA 03 Jul 2018 -- Turkey is warning Damascus not to take action against the opposition-held region of Idlib in response to Syria's efforts against rebels in Daraa, where the Syrian government is attempting to control the last remaining opposition-controlled enclaves.
• US Senator Says It Is Crucial for US to Remain in Syria VOA 03 Jul 2018 -- It is important for the U.S. to remain involved in Syria and continue its support of local allied groups, Republican U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham stated during a visit this week to northern Syria.
• Not Welcome: Kurdish Commander Warns Turkish Forces Not to Enter Manbij Sputnik 03 Jul 2018 -- Turkish troops are continuing their patrols of Manbij's outskirts but have yet to enter the town despite an agreement between Ankara and Washington on the withdrawal of Kurdish units in the area.
• Iraqi military aircraft kill over dozen Daesh terrorists in Salahuddin Press TV 03 Jul 2018 -- Iraqi military aircraft have launched an aerial attack against the remnants of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group in the country's north-central province of Salahuddin, killing more than a dozen extremists in the process.
• Terrorist Attacks in Mali and Niger US Dept. of State 03 Jul 2018 -- "The United States condemns the recent terrorist attacks in the Sahel. These include attacks against security forces of the G-5 Sahel Joint Force in Sévaré, Mali on June 29, the landmine attack that killed four Malian troops in Koro county on June 30, the July 1 suicide bombing in Gao against civilians and Malian and French troops, and the July 1 attack that killed 10 Nigerien troops in Diffa, Niger."
• Official: White House Continues To Reject Russia's Annexation Of Crimea RFE/RL 03 Jul 2018 -- A White House spokeswoman said the United States continues to reject Russia's annexation of Ukraine's Crimea Peninsula, days after President Donald Trump cast doubt on that position.
• 'We will not give up on looking for peace for South Sudan': UN deputy chief UN News 03 Jul 2018 -- In a visit to South Sudan on Tuesday, the UN Deputy Secretary-General spoke mother-to-mother with displaced women, pledging that she and other senior women leaders from the international community will not give up on the hope for peace for their nation.
• UN: All Sides Guilty of War Crimes in DRC's Kasai VOA 03 Jul 2018 -- A U.N. investigation finds all armed groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Kasai province are guilty of mass atrocities, yet very few perpetrators are brought to justice.

News Reports

• Senate Committee Backs Intelligence Findings On Russian Meddling RFE/RL 03 Jul 2018 -- The leading U.S. congressional committee looking at Russia's meddling in the 2016 presidential race has endorsed the U.S. intelligence community conclusions, saying that Russian propaganda efforts were much greater than previously reported.
• Senate Panel Agrees Russia Tried to Help Trump VOA 03 Jul 2018 -- The U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee has concluded that the intelligence community was correct in its finding that Russian President Vladimir Putin was trying to help Donald Trump when Moscow meddled in the 2016 presidential election.
• Trump Again Targets a US Intelligence Agency VOA 03 Jul 2018 -- U.S. President Donald Trump's frequently contentious relationship with the country's intelligence agencies took another turn Tuesday when he questioned whether the National Security Agency is out to get him as part of a "Witch Hunt."
• Putin 'Ready' For One-On-One Meeting With Trump In Helsinki RFE/RL 03 Jul 2018 -- The Kremlin says Russian President Vladimir Putin and his U.S. counterpart may meet in private during their summit in Helsinki later this month.
• U.S. Legislators In Moscow On Mission To Improve Ties, Observe Economy RFE/RL 03 Jul 2018 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says a visit by Republican members of the U.S. Congress should improve ties between the two countries' legislatures.
• 'If not for me, we would now be at war with North Korea!': Trump Press TV 03 Jul 2018 -- US President Donald Trump has said talks with North Korea are going well, just days after Trump declared the country an "unusual and extraordinary threat" to American national security, despite a historic recent summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
• Trump Says Talks with North Korea are 'Going Well' VOA 03 Jul 2018 -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that talks to end North Korea's nuclear program are "going well" despite concerns Pyongyang may be actually bolstering its nuclear and missile facilities.
• Pompeo to leave for DPRK on July 5 People's Daily 03 Jul 2018 -- The White House said Monday that U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will head for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on July 5 for talks.
• Pompeo to Head to N. Korea as White House Claims 'Progress' VOA 03 Jul 2018 -- Amid concerns North Korea appears to be bolstering – rather than dismantling its nuclear and missile facilities, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo this week will make a third trip to Pyongyang.
• On 30th anniversary of US’ attack to Iran Air Flight 655: Iran’s nation will never forget US’ cruelty: FM spokesman ISNA 03 Jul 2018 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi has commemorated the 30th anniversary of the downing of an Iranian civilian plane by the US Navy over Persian Gulf waters, saying the nation would never forget the "terrible" crime committed by Americans.
• US will never be able to stop Iran oil exports: Rouhani Press TV 03 Jul 2018 -- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has lashed out at American officials for threatening to stop Iran's oil exports, saying they would never be able to carry out such a threat.
• Iran, World Powers Meeting In Vienna To Discuss Nuclear Deal RFE/RL 03 Jul 2018 -- The foreign ministers of Iran and the five world powers still party to the 2015 nuclear deal will meet in Vienna on July 6 to discuss ways to preserve the agreement in the wake of the Unites States' withdrawal, Iranian media report.
• Iran, World Powers Plan Nuclear Deal Meeting as US Readies Sanctions VOA 03 Jul 2018 -- Foreign ministers from Iran and the four world powers that still want to be a part of the nuclear agreement they signed in 2015 are set to hold talks Friday on how to maintain the deal following the withdrawal of the United States.
• France attack claim, MKO scenario to harm Iran-Europe ties: Qassemi Press TV 03 Jul 2018 -- Iran says the notorious anti-Iran terrorist group, the Mujahedin Khalq Organization (MKO), is behind the "baseless and unfounded" plot against an Iranian diplomat arrested over allegations of involvement in a bomb attack in France.
• Austria To Lift Iranian Diplomat's Immunity Over Alleged Bomb Plot RFE/RL 03 Jul 2018 -- Austria is stripping the immunity of an Iranian diplomat suspected of involvement in an alleged plot to bomb a meeting of exiled Iranian opposition groups in France.
• Trials in Senegal Expose Possible Terror Sleeper Cells VOA 03 Jul 2018 -- As Senegal awaits rulings in the cases of 29 people recently tried on terrorism-related charges, evidence that came out during the trials is making many people in the country uneasy.
• Riyadh says ready to balance market with surplus oil Press TV 03 Jul 2018 -- Saudi Arabia says it is ready to use its surplus two million barrels of oil production capacity to even out the global market.
• Xi tells Chinese youth to dare to dream People's Daily 03 Jul 2018 -- President Xi Jinping Monday told young Chinese to dare to dream, and work courageously and diligently to realize their dreams.
• Planned Belarusian Nuclear Plant Passes 'Stress Test,' Neighboring Lithuania Still Worried RFE/RL 03 Jul 2018 -- BRUSSELS -- The planned Belarusian nuclear power plant at Astravets has "generally met the requirements" of a European Union "stress test" designed to avert repeats of the Fukushima disaster, while the controversial issue of the site -- less than 50 kilometers from the Lithuanian capital -- was not addressed in the test.
• Lukashenka, Opponents Mark Belarusian Independence Day; Several Detained RFE/RL 03 Jul 2018 -- MINSK -- Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka has addressed a military parade marking the country's Independence Day, saying his government is pursuing peaceful and constructive ties with Russia, China, and the West.
• Iraq officially begins May elections manual recount Press TV 03 Jul 2018 -- Iraq has begun a manual recount related to the parliamentary elections of May with authorities hoping the move could finally pave the way for the formation of a new government.
• Malaysian authorities detain ex-PM Najib Press TV 03 Jul 2018 -- Malaysian authorities have arrested former prime minister Najib Razak over graft charges, marking a serious escalation in a corruption probe.
• Baku Hit With Partial Second Blackout After Nationwide Outage RFE/RL 03 Jul 2018 -- Power has gone out for a second time in much of the Azerbaijani capital, stranding thousands underground in subway cars as the authorities struggled with a nationwide outage sparked by an explosion at a hydroelectric station.