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• Northern Command Provides DoD Hurricane Support Update AFPS 16 Sep 2018 -- U.S. Northern Command provided an update last night as to the Defense Department support to Federal Emergency Management Agency along with state and local responders in the wake of Hurricane Florence's landfall.
• US Army continues Hurricane Florence response efforts Army News 16 Sep 2018 -- Forces from the U.S. Army, the U.S. Army National Guard, and the U.S. Army Reserves are responding to citizens in crisis as a part of the Department of Defense's support of civilian authorities. Rotary wing aircraft and High-Water Vehicles continue to provide search and rescue efforts.
• South Carolina National Guard begins response efforts Army News 16 Sep 2018 -- The South Carolina National Guard filled and delivered sandbags Saturday to multiple counties in the state to help protect infrastructures in advance of flooding after Tropical Storm Florence's impacts of rain were beginning to be felt in areas in northeastern South Carolina.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Bayonet Soldiers begin bilateral training exercise in India Army News 16 Sep 2018 -- Soldiers with the U.S. Army's 7th Infantry Division and the Indian army's 99th Mountain Brigade officially began this year's Yudh Abhyas training exercise with an opening ceremony held Sept. 16, 2018, at Chaubattia Military Station.
• Russian Tu-160 Performs 9 Hour Flight Passing Over North Pole Sputnik 16 Sep 2018 -- The giant supersonic strategic bomber with variable-sweep wings is the biggest and heaviest in its class in the world. It is capable of flying 12,300 km without mid-air refueling.
• Russia to Conduct Large-Scale Military Exercises Every Five Years - Minister Sputnik 16 Sep 2018 -- Russia plans to conduct large-scale military exercises twice a decade, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said in an interview.
• 'Real Possibility': Poland Seeks Permanent US Military Base - Minister Sputnik 16 Sep 2018 -- Since Poland joined NATO in 1999, its leaders have sought closer security ties with the United States military.
• Germany hints at long-term military presence in Mideast Press TV 16 Sep 2018 -- Germany, a member of the US-led coalition which has been bombarding the Middle East, says it will not reject a possible longer-term deployment of German troops to the region.
• German Defense Minister Calls for Longer Mandate for Its Military in Iraq Sputnik 16 Sep 2018 -- German troops are currently tasked with training the Middle Eastern country's military, as well as the Kurdish Peshmerga, to counter the remnants of terrorist forces.
• Army commander says no danger threatening Iran Press TV 16 Sep 2018 -- The commander of the Iranian Army's ground forces says nothing threatens the Islamic Republic, but the Armed Forces are ready to deliver the enemies a "strong blow on the mouth."
• Iran Unveils New Generation of Laser-Guided Missiles for Fighter Jets Sputnik 16 Sep 2018 -- In recent years, Iran has made great progress in the design and production of different types of missiles and military equipment

Defense Industry

Other Conflicts

• UNICEF: Education a Major Casualty of Yemen's War VOA 16 Sep 2018 -- The school year in Yemen is officially underway. But, the U.N. children's fund reports the country's ongoing civil war is keeping millions of children out of the classroom.
• Houthi Head Chooses Uncle as His Successor to Avoid Power Struggle - Reports Sputnik 16 Sep 2018 -- Houthi leader Abdel Abdul Malik al-Houthi has chosen his uncle Abdel Karim al-Houthi as his successor in the event he gets killed, Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper reported on Sunday, citing sources in Sanaa.
• Saudi-led airstrike on radio station kills 4 in Yemen's Hudaydah province Press TV 16 Sep 2018 -- At least four people have been killed after a Saudi-led airstrike hit a radio station in Yemen's western province of Hudaydah, a report says.
• Yemeni forces shoot down Saudi spy drone in Jizan Press TV 16 Sep 2018 -- Yemeni air defense units have shot down a Saudi reconnaissance drone in flight over a border area in the kingdom's southwestern province of Jizan.
• Army kills scores of al-Nusra in Hama and Idleb countryside IRNA 16 Sep 2018 -- Units of Syrian Arab Army killed scores of terrorists in the countryside of Idleb and Hama.
• Terrorists carry chlorine canisters to Idlib village for false-flag attack: Russia Press TV 16 Sep 2018 -- The Russian Defense Ministry says it has reliable evidence showing that militants have already transported a number of canisters containing chlorine to a village in Syria's northwestern province of Idlib to stage a false-flag chemical attack and frame Damascus.
• Syrians voting in first local council elections in 7 years Press TV 16 Sep 2018 -- Syrians have begun voting in the country's first local elections since 2011 in a sign of returning security and normalcy after years of fighting with foreign-backed militants.
• Turkey Sends Huge Military Convoys to Idlib as Damascus' Op Looms – Reports Sputnik 16 Sep 2018 -- Even though the Turkish defense minister warned against a military solution, Ankara sent reinforcement troops to the last remaining terrorist stronghold in Syria, Idlib province, on Friday.
• Wanted PKK terrorist killed in Turkish airstrike in northern Iraq Press TV 16 Sep 2018 -- Turkish fighter jets have killed a prominent member of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militant group during a counter-terrorism operation in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region.
• UN urges Israel not to proceed with demolition of Palestinian village in West Bank Press TV 16 Sep 2018 -- The United Nations has expressed its deep concern at the intention of Israeli authorities to demolish the Bedouin village of Khan al-Ahmar, east of Jerusalem al-Quds, stressing that such measures are in violation of the international law.
• Palestinians say will not succumb to US 'blackmail' Press TV 16 Sep 2018 -- The Palestinian Authority has hit out at the US administration's "blind bias towards false perceptions" in the Middle East, accusing Washington of following a policy of blackmail.
• Ethiopia, Eritrea Sign Agreement in Saudi Arabia VOA 16 Sep 2018 -- Eritrea and Ethiopia signed an agreement at a summit in Saudi Arabia Sunday, further bolstering relations between the two countries which had been at war for twenty years.
• 'Wind of hope' blowing through Horn of Africa says UN chief, as Ethiopia and Eritrea sign historic peace accord UN News 16 Sep 2018 -- There is a powerful wind of hope blowing across the Horn of Africa region, said UN chief António Guterres on Sunday, in Saudi Arabia to witness the signing of a peace agreement between Ethiopia and Eritrea, ending decades of simmering conflict.
• Mass Exodus Underway From Cameroon's English-Speaking Regions VOA 16 Sep 2018 -- People fleeing the violence in the English-speaking regions of Cameroon are going through systematic searches before being allowed to enter the French-speaking regions of the central African state after the government claimed fighters were trying to enter with weapons.

News Reports

• Trump Claims Russia Campaign Probe Illegal VOA 16 Sep 2018 -- U.S. President Donald Trump claimed Sunday, without evidence, that the ongoing criminal investigation into his 2016 campaign's links to Russia is "not allowed under the law."
• Skripal Poisoning 'Suspects' Have Nothing to Do With Putin - Kremlin Sputnik 16 Sep 2018 -- On September 13, RT released an interview with Petrov and Boshirov, in which they denied any involvement in the Skripal case. The men stressed that they have no connection to the Russian military intelligence service (GRU) and were simply visiting Salisbury as tourists.
• South Korea president to take business tycoons to North Press TV 16 Sep 2018 -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in will be taking several business tycoons – including Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong – with him to North Korea for a planned summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
• Seoul Sends Considerable Team to DPRK as Prep for Moon-Kim Summit Underway Sputnik 16 Sep 2018 -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in will be taking several business tycoons – including Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong – with him to North Korea for a planned summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
• Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un Sends Reply Message to President Xi Jinping KCNA 16 Sep 2018 -- Kim Jong Un, chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea and chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, sent a reply message to Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and president of the People's Republic of China, on Saturday.
• UN Embargo Policy Futile as DPRK Continues Sanctions Violations - Reports Sputnik 16 Sep 2018 -- Pyongyang has been breaching international sanctions through illegal arms sales and disguised fuel shipments, which renders the restrictions ineffective, the still-confidential UN report on compliance with sanctions on North Korea, obtained by The Wall Street Journal, said.
• Enemy seeking to create frustration between people, armed forces IRNA 16 Sep 2018 -- Deputy commander of the Iranian Army's ground force, said that the enemy is looking for creating despair and disillusion between the armed forces and the honorable nation of Iran, but it will undoubtedly be defeated in this direction.
• John Kerry's spokesman defends his meetings with Zarif IRNA 16 Sep 2018 -- Former US Secretary of State John Kerry, rejecting US President Donald Trump's government criticism, emphasized that his visits to foreign officials are not strange, and there is no problem.
• Iran to increase uranium enrichment if EU fails to secure Iran's interests: FM People's Daily 16 Sep 2018 -- Iran would increase uranium enrichment if the European Union (EU) fails to implement its obligations following the U.S. withdrawal from the Iranian landmark nuclear deal, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Saturday.
• UN: Street Protests Escalate in Iraq's Basra Governorate VOA 16 Sep 2018 -- The U.N. human rights office reports street protests over the lack of basic services in Iraq's Basra Governorate are escalating as the government fails to meet the population's rising discontent.
• Pakistan PM to Offer Citizenship to Afghans Born in Pakistan VOA 16 Sep 2018 -- Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, in an unprecedented announcement Sunday, pledged to offer Pakistani citizenship to hundreds of thousands of Afghans born to refugee families his country has been hosting for decades.
• Baikonur Facilities to Undergo Overhaul Before OneWeb Satellites Launch - Source Sputnik 16 Sep 2018 -- The assembly and testing facility of the Baikonur cosmodrome which will be used for the launch of OneWeb satellites atop Russian rockets will go through a reconstruction ahead of the beginning of the launches, a source at the cosmodrome told Sputnik Sunday.
• Mainland urges Taiwan to stop intelligence, sabotage activities People's Daily 16 Sep 2018 -- A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Sunday urged Taiwan to immediately stop infiltration and sabotage activities against the mainland.
• Xi, Maduro agree to promote Sino-Venezuelan ties to higher level People's Daily 16 Sep 2018 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro held talks in Beijing on Friday, agreeing to promote bilateral comprehensive strategic partnership to a higher level.
• Big sister to the rescue? Venezuela 'wins funds' from China Press TV 16 Sep 2018 -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who is in China on a four-day state visit, says he has secured new funding from Beijing for his country's trouble-hit oil industry as well as other sectors.
• Zaev: Macedonians Must Accept Name Change Or Face 'Isolation' RFE/RL 16 Sep 2018 -- Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev says citizens must either agree to accept a new name for the country or face a future of "instability" and "isolation."