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• OIF / OND / OEF / OIR / OFS Casualty Update 23 Jul 2018 [PDF]
• Coalition Strikes Continue Against ISIS Targets in Syria, Iraq AFPS 23 Jul 2018 -- Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve and its partners have accelerated offensive activity against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria targets in designated parts of Syria and Iraq, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today.
• Afghanistan to Create Regional Force for Areas Cleared of Taliban, IS VOA 23 Jul 2018 -- Retired Afghan national security forces, both from the national army and from the national police, would be recruited as part of a new Afghan regional force to provide security for areas retaken from Islamic State militants and Taliban insurgents, an Afghan official told VOA.
• UN denounces use of violence to obstruct elections in Afghanistan Press TV 23 Jul 2018 -- The UN Security Council has unanimously slammed the use of violence by the Taliban militants and Daesh Takfiri terrorist group to disrupt the electoral process in Afghanistan.
• UN Condemns Use Of Violence To Disrupt Afghanistan Vote RFE/RL 23 Jul 2018 -- The UN Security Council has unanimously condemned the use of violence by the Taliban and the Islamic State (IS) group to disrupt Afghanistan's elections.
• Afghanistan: UN mission condemns deadly attack near Kabul airport UN News 23 Jul 2018 -- The United Nations mission in Afghanistan has condemned Sunday's terrorist attack outside Kabul's airport that reportedly killed and injured scores of civilians.

Defense Policy / Programs

• 'Ready Force X' Army Reserve unit battles fire, elements in tough training Army News 23 Jul 2018 -- Throughout the month of July, the U.S. Army Reserve's 900th Quartermaster Company, headquartered in El Paso, Texas, is participating in Combat Support Training Exercise 91-18-01 here. Despite the weather conditions and even a fire, the unit remains focused on mission accomplishment.
• Army conducts 1st RIMPAC joint live-fire sinking exercise as Multi-Domain Task Force Army News 23 Jul 2018
• F-22 pilots fire live missiles at Combat Archer AFNS 23 Jul 2018 -- More than 200 pilots, maintainers and operations support staff from the 1st Fighter Wing are gaining firsthand experience in loading and firing live missiles at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida from July 6-20, 2018.
• USNS Mercy Returns Home Following Pacific Partnership 2018 AFPS 23 Jul 2018 -- The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy returned here July 21, following its support of Pacific Partnership 2018.
• Readout of Deputy Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan's Meeting with Vice President of the Vietnam National Assembly General Do Ba Ty DoD 23 Jul 2018
• NAVSUP FLC San Diego Provides Logistics Support to Fitzgerald Crew NNS 23 Jul 2018 -- Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) San Diego worked alongside USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) Sailors during a brief visit from the ship's crew July 16-20 in San Diego.
• US Army Conducts First RIMPAC Joint Live-Fire Sinking Exercise as Multi Domain Task Force NNS 23 Jul 2018 -- "Attention in the TAC! Target is Colorado."
• SOCPAC Conducts Airborne Exercises with Multinational Special Operations Forces during RIMPAC NNS 23 Jul 2018 -- About 150 special operations forces members from seven countries flooded the skies during airborne operations in Wahiawa, July 17 and 19.
• Iwo Jima, 26th MEU Arrive in Malaga NNS 23 Jul 2018 -- The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) and components of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) arrived in Malaga, Spain, July 21.
• Pentagon Eyeing Lowering Transport Fees For Countries That Buy US Weapons Sputnik 23 Jul 2018 -- The US Department of Defense is considering reducing the transportation fee placed on arms sales for foreign buyers in an attempt to lower overall costs to its military partners.
• NATO Ships Enter Odessa Port – Ukrainian Navy Sputnik 23 Jul 2018 -- The NATO naval group's ships on Monday entered the southern Ukrainian port of Odessa, the Ukrainian Navy's press service said.
• Indian PM Likely to Face Privilege Motion for Not Revealing Rafale Deal Cost Sputnik 23 Jul 2018 -- While India's Narendra Modi-led government has time and again invoked a "secrecy clause" for not revealing the actual price at which the country is purchasing 36 Rafale fighter jets from France, the main opposition Congress Party has claimed no such clause exists in the India-France contract.
• Maldives Extends Stay of Indian Helicopters and Crew Until December Sputnik 23 Jul 2018 -- The two advanced Dhruv choppers were gifted to the Maldives by India along with a 48-member crew for operation and maintenance. However, with relations between the two countries having deteriorated in the recent past, Male had asked New Delhi to take them back.
• Iran inaugurates production line of air-to-air missile "Fakour" ISNA 23 Jul 2018 -- Iranian Defense Minister has inaugurated a production line of air-to-air missile dubbed Fakour-90.
• Iran opens missile production line, rejects Trump's threat Press TV 23 Jul 2018 -- The head of Iranian volunteer Basij forces says the United States is not in a position to threaten Iran, dismissing President Donald Trump's pugnacious Tweeter message addressed to President Hassan Rouhani as "psychological warfare."
• Iran among air-to-air missile producers: Defense minister IRNA 23 Jul 2018 -- Iran inaugurated the production line of Fakoor air-to-air missiles with the presence of Defense Minister Brigadier-General Amir Hatami on Monday.
• Tsai: Ensuring strong national defense 'our responsibility' CNA 23 Jul 2018 -- President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) said Monday the government will do everything in its power to defend Taiwan, adding that ensuring Taiwan has strong national defense and self-defense capabilities "is our responsibility."
• Taiwan needs U.S. military support to defend itself: official CNA 23 Jul 2018 -- Taiwan needs the United States' continuous support in the face of China's growing military threat or it will be vulnerable to being taken over by force by Beijing, Foreign Minister Joseph Wu (吳釗燮) told CNN during an interview aired Monday.
• Press Briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Sanders The White House 23 Jul 2018

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for July 23, 2018

Other Conflicts

• 23 July 2018 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 23 Jul 2018
• Philippines to Defend Interest in S China Sea Despite Improved Ties With Beijing Sputnik 23 Jul 2018 -- On July 23, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte delivered his third State of the Nation address, highlighting the country's "re-energized" relations with China, which have resulted in an "unprecedented level of cooperation" between the two nations.
• Israel Downs 2 Missiles From Syria Fired Amid Fight Between Gov't, Militants Sputnik 23 Jul 2018 -- The news comes after reports on Sunday of Israeli aviation carrying out air strikes on targets near the western Syrian city of Masyaf in the province of Hama.
• White Helmets Evacuation From Syria Reveals Organization's True Nature - Moscow Sputnik 23 Jul 2018 -- During the Syrian conflict, the activists of the White Helmets non-governmental organization have been involved in "the most odious provocations" and their evacuation from the Middle Eastern country has revealed their true nature and hypocrisy, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Monday.
• Thousands of Militants Agree to Leave Syria's Quneitra - Russian MoD Sputnik 23 Jul 2018 -- Several thousand militants agreed to voluntarily leave the Syrian southwestern province of Quneitra and move to Idlib in the country's northwest, a spokesperson for the Russian Center for Syrian Reconciliation said.
• Syrian Media: Hundreds of Refugees Returning From Lebanon VOA 23 Jul 2018 -- Syrian government media reports say hundreds of refugees are returning to the country after years of exile in Lebanon. Media also showed pro-government forces raising the Syrian flag over a number of villages in the southwestern region of Daraa, amid claims that some residents were returning to that area after signing reconciliation agreements with the government.
• U.S., Russia Differ On Evacuation Of Syrian White Helmets RFE/RL 22 Jul 2018 -- The United States and Russia hailed the evacuation by the Israeli military of a Syrian volunteer civil organization from a volatile border area near the Golan Heights, although the two powers saw the operation in sharply differing ways.
• Three killed as gunmen storm govt. building in Erbil Press TV 23 Jul 2018 -- Kurdish security forces have killed three gunmen who stormed the governorate building in the city of Erbil in Iraq's semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan and took hostages.
• Shabab claims killing 27 soldiers in southern Somalia Press TV 23 Jul 2018 -- Al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab militants have launched a deadly attack on a military base in southern Somalia, claiming to have killed at least 27 soldiers there.
• 12 Killed as al-Shabab Attacks Somali Military Base VOA 23 Jul 2018 -- At least 12 people were killed early Monday when al-Shabab militants carried out a raid on a Somali military base in the Lower Juba region.
• Eight killed as Boko Haram bomber detonates explosives at mosque in NE Nigeria Press TV 23 Jul 2018 -- At least eight Nigerian civilians have been killed after a bomber from the Boko Haram Takfiri terrorist group detonated his explosives at a mosque in the country's troubled northeast, a local militia and residents say.
• UN human rights chief denounces grave 'assaults' on fundamental rights of Palestinian people UN News 23 Jul 2018 -- From arbitrary detentions and deliberate deprivation, to attacks against civilians and forced displacements, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, expressed "acute concerns" on Monday over the current human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
• South Sudan Criticizes White House Statement VOA 23 Jul 2018 -- The South Sudan government on Monday criticized a White House statement that condemned South Sudan's move to extend the government's mandate by another three years and demanded the country's leaders be sincere as they negotiate a peace agreement.

News Reports

• Trump calls Russia election meddling allegations a 'big hoax' Press TV 23 Jul 2018 -- US President Donald Trump has called the ongoing investigation into his alleged dealings with Russia during the 2016 US presidential election "a big hoax," saying it's his predecessor, Barack Obama, who needs to be probed for not taking action against Moscow.
• Trump Says He 'Gave Up Nothing' At Summit With Putin RFE/RL 23 Jul 2018 -- U.S. President Donald Trump says he "gave up nothing" at a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, suggesting he made no concessions or agreements that might be detrimental to U.S. interests.
• Trump Defends Putin Summit as Poll Shows High Disapproval VOA 23 Jul 2018 -- President Donald Trump continues to defend his recent summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Trump said Monday on Twitter that he made no concessions to Putin in their meeting last week.
• Trump Considering Revoking Brennan's, Comey's Security Clearances Sputnik 23 Jul 2018 -- Former CIA Director John Brennan is no longer in the agency, but is still in the limelight, with Republicans suspecting he might be using his previous strings and power to play against President Trump.
• Trump adviser 'collaborating, conspiring' with Russia, FBI says Press TV 23 Jul 2018 -- Former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page has denied findings by the FBI about his collusion with Russia.
• Russia ditched billions of US bond holdings for gold Press TV 23 Jul 2018 -- Russia is reported to have been radically dumping US bond holdings in a way seldom seen in global markets as it prepares to protect itself from American sanctions.
• Wolves In Sheep's Clothing? Putin's Biker Pals Set Up Military-Style Camp In Slovakia RFE/RL 23 Jul 2018 -- With the 50th anniversary of the Warsaw Pact invasion to rein in then-Czechoslovakia quickly approaching, one of the Kremlin's boldest advocacy groups has set up a military-style "camp" outside the capital of NATO member Slovakia.
• Researcher At Russian Spacecraft Center Charged With Treason: Report RFE/RL 23 Jul 2018 -- A 74-year-old researcher at a Russian rocket and spacecraft design facility has reportedly been charged with treason for allegedly giving classified information to a NATO country.
• 'Belts Tightened': With Sanction Relief Hopes Waning, North Korea Warns Populace Sputnik 23 Jul 2018 -- North Korean state media has renewed warnings to the population that belt-tightening might be in the near future, fanning fears that denuclearization talks with the US, stalled since mid-June, might never actually lead to the repeal of economic sanctions against the East Asian country.
• Advisory Released on Sanctions Risks for Businesses With Supply Chain Links to North Korea US Dept. of State 23 Jul 2018 -- The U.S. Department of State, with the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, is issuing this advisory to highlight the sanctions evasion tactics used by North Korea that could expose businesses – including manufacturers, buyers, and service providers – to sanctions compliance risks under U.S. or United Nations sanctions authorities.
• Trump 'Very Happy' with North Korea Nuclear Weapons Talks VOA 23 Jul 2018 -- U.S. President Donald Trump declared Monday that he is "very happy" with the pace of ongoing negotiations with North Korea to end Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program, rebuffing news accounts to the contrary.
• US Unleashes Rhetorical Barrage on Iran VOA 23 Jul 2018 -- President Donald Trump says he's "not at all" worried his Sunday night tweet will provoke Iran.
• Trump to Iran: 'Never Threaten the United States' VOA 23 Jul 2018 -- U.S. President Donald Trump sharply warned Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to "never threaten the United States," or the Islamic Republic would suffer historical consequences.
• Trump reacts to remarks by Iran president IRNA 23 Jul 2018 -- US President Donald Trump, in a new tweet on Monday, reacted to recent remarks by the Iranian president Hassan Rouhani who had warned Washington against taking a hostile approach towards Iran.
• Trump threatens Iran with what 'few throughout history have suffered before' Press TV 23 Jul 2018 -- President Donald Trump has threatened Iran with hardship "the likes of which few throughout history have ever suffered before" as the United States launched a campaign meant to foment unrest in the Islamic Republic.
• Trum Threatens Rohani, Iran With Historic 'Consequences' RFE/RL 23 Jul 2018 -- U.S. President Donald Trump has warned Iranian President Hassan Rohani on Twitter to "never, ever" threaten the United States or he would face consequences "few throughout history have ever suffered before."
• 'Never, Ever Threaten the US Again': Trump Fires Back at Rouhani's Threats Sputnik 23 Jul 2018 -- On Sunday Iranian President Hassan Rouhani urged his US counterpart Donald Trump to stop playing with fire, referring to Washington's calls for its allies to completely abandon imports of Iranian oil by early November.
• We've been around for millennia, BE CAUTIOUS! Zarif warns Trump Press TV 23 Jul 2018 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif warns US President Donald Trump to be cautious after he threatened the Islamic Republic with incredible hardships in a Tweet.
• No one powerful enough to economically isolate Iran: Army official IRNA 23 Jul 2018 -- Iran keeps relying on its indigenous capabilities and Economy of Resistance policy, and no one is capable to isolate the country economically, army deputy commander in coordination affairs said here on Monday.
• Iran slams Pompeo's groundless, hypocritical statements ISNA 23 Jul 2018 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi has condemned the baseless and unfounded remarks made by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo among a group of Iranian-American citizens living in California.
• Pompeo's Iran comments out of big frustration: Tehran IRNA 23 Jul 2018 -- Recent comments by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, more than ever, indicated considerable frustration of the US government after its illegal withdrawal from the Iran Deal, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman said.
• Pompeo Assails Iranian Leaders As 'Hypocritical Holy Men' RFE/RL 23 Jul 2018 -- U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blasted Iran's ruling elite and its religious leaders for using their positions to "line their pockets" with riches while the average person "cries out for jobs, reform, and opportunity."
• Iran Will Close Strait of Hormuz if Country's Oil Shipments Threatened – Army Sputnik 23 Jul 2018 -- Faced with tough US sanctions, Iran is looking to Europe and is tapping domestic resources to minimize their impact.
• US trade threats, intimidation will never work on China: Spokesman Press TV 23 Jul 2018 -- Amid an intensifying trade war between China and the United States, Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs says the US intimidation and threats "will never work" on Beijing, calling on Washington to maintain a rational attitude in dealing with related issues.
• Chinese, Senegalese presidents pledge to create better future for ties People's Daily 23 Jul 2018 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping and Senegalese President Macky Sall held talks here Saturday, vowing to create a better future for China-Senegal ties.
• Turkey's Economy Faces Test as Erdogan's Powers Expand VOA 23 Jul 2018 -- International investors are looking to Tuesday's meeting of the Turkish central bank as a critical test of whether the bank can remain independent of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, his increasing powers, and what some criticize as his Islamist agenda.
• Turkey police detain 43 suspected members of Daesh terror group in Istanbul Press TV 23 Jul 2018 -- Turkish security forces have arrested 43 people suspected to be foreign members of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group in an array of counter-terrorism operations across Istanbul.
• Zimbabwe Election Body Promises Secret Ballot VOA 23 Jul 2018 -- Zimbabwe's electoral commission said Monday that all votes cast during the July 30 general election will count and be secret. Past elections in Zimbabwe have been marred by accusations of rigging to favor the ruling ZANU-PF party.