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• US, Turkey Begin Joint Patrols in Syria's Manbij VOA 01 Nov 2018 -- U.S. and Turkish forces have begun joint patrols in the area of Manbij, Syria, where Kurdish militia have been critical to defeating Islamic State fighters.
• Report: US losing ground to militants in Afghanistan despite long occupation Press TV 01 Nov 2018 -- Over 17 years into the longest war in America's history, the US administration's own investigators shed new light on Washington's failures in the invasion of Afghanistan, where, they say, the government has lost about half of the country's soil to militants and failed to choke off their primary funding source -- the narcotics smuggling.
• Afghan govt. control over country has slipped: US group Press TV 01 Nov 2018 -- The Kabul government control over Afghanistan has slipped in recent months as local security forces have suffered record-level casualties without making tangible progress against the Taliban militant group, a United States government watchdog says.
• Afghan Forces Struggle To Regain Control As Losses Mount, U.S. Watchdog Says RFE/RL 01 Nov 2018 -- The Afghan government is struggling to recover control of districts lost to Taliban militants while casualties among security forces have reached record levels, a U.S. government watchdog says.
• Trump says U.S. could send up to 15,000 troops to U.S.-Mexican border People's Daily 01 Nov 2018 -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that up to 15,000 military personnel could be sent to the southern border with Mexico to help defend against a caravan of Central American migrants.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Singapore, Fort Sill execute live fire missions Army News 01 Nov 2018 -- A high-ranking minister of the Singaporean government visited Fort Sill Oct. 24 to see his own country's artillerymen execute a live fire mission alongside their U.S. counterparts as part of Operation Daring Warrior.
• Airborne Soldiers wrap up Spider networked munition system upgrade test Army News 01 Nov 2018 -- Two units of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) wrapped up a test of an upgrade to the Spider munition system here, used to defend perimeters and support offensive ambushes and situational obstacles.
• CNO Visits Australia to Strengthen Alliance, Expand Cooperation NNS 01 Nov 2018 -- Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. John Richardson visited Canberra, Australia, Nov. 1 to reinforce the U.S. Navy's commitment to U.S.-Australia alliance and explore ways to expand security cooperation.
• Air Force Agile Pilot Program meets contracting needs in the wake of Hurricane Michael AFNS 01 Nov 2018 -- The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's Business and Enterprise Systems Directorate's Agile Pilot Program is consolidating four legacy contract writing systems into a single contract management system known as Contracting Information Technology, or CON-IT. It is currently rolling out Air Force wide.
• USS John P. Murtha Underway for NASA Orion Mission Testing NNS 01 Nov 2018 -- San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) is underway to conduct Underway Recovery Test (URT) 7 in conjunction with NASA off the coast of Southern California.
• US Move to Exit INF 'Driven by Desire for Total Military Superiority' - Moscow Sputnik 01 Nov 2018 -- Washington is using claims about Russia's alleged violations of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) to cover up its own direct violations of the arms limitation pact, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said.
• NATO flexes muscles amid escalating tension with Russia People's Daily 01 Nov 2018 -- NATO on Tuesday showcased its air, sea and land forces in a high-profile demonstration as part of its biggest military exercise since the end of the Cold War in Norway amid escalating tension with Russia.
• India, Japan Begin First Ever Bilateral Military Exercise Sputnik 01 Nov 2018 -- During Indian PM Narendra Modi's recent visit to Tokyo for the annual bilateral meet, the two countries instituted a Foreign and Defense Ministerial Dialogue (2+2) intended to support the existing mechanisms of bilateral military engagement.
• S. Korean Court Backs Conscientious Objectors to Military Servic VOA 01 Nov 2018 -- South Korea's top court ruled Thursday that South Korean men can legally reject their mandatory military service on conscientious or religious ground without punishment.
• AIT chairman urges Taiwan to heed short-term defense needs CNA 01 Nov 2018 -- American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Chairman James Moriarty urged Taiwan in a recent bilateral defense industry meeting to heed its short-term deterrent needs while engaging in developing long-term new capabilities.
• Upcoming Taiping Island drill routine exercise: CGA CNA 01 Nov 2018 -- A three-day live-fire drill to be staged later this month at a Taiwan-controlled island in the disputed South China Sea is part of routine exercises and the government has no plans to reschedule it, even though it is to be staged near Taiwan's local government elections, an official said Thursday.
• Department Press Briefing - November 1, 2018 US Dept. of State 01 Nov 2018

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for November 01, 2018

Other Conflicts

• 1 November 2018 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 01 Nov 2018
• Looming famine in Yemen could put two million mothers at risk of death – UN agency UN News 01 Nov 2018 -- The critical difficulties in accessing food in Yemen, and other hardships caused by the ongoing conflict, could lead to the world's worst famine ever, and place up to two million malnourished, pregnant and lactating women at risk of death, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA, said on Thursday.
• Confidence Mounts for Possible Yemen Cease-fire in Wake of Khashoggi Death VOA 01 Nov 2018 -- Western diplomats say they're confident Saudi-led forces and Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen will acquiesce to a U.S. demand to halt four years of bloodshed within 30 days – and they expect all the warring factions to meet for talks in Sweden next month.
• Looming famine in Yemen could put two million mothers at risk of death – UN agency UN News 01 Nov 2018 -- The critical difficulties in accessing food in Yemen, and other hardships caused by the ongoing conflict, could lead to the world's worst famine ever, and place up to two million malnourished, pregnant and lactating women at risk of death, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA, said on Thursday.
• Over 7 million Yemeni children subject to 'serious' famine threat, warns UN Press TV 01 Nov 2018 -- The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has warned that more than seven million children are facing a serious threat of famine in Yemen as the Riyadh regime presses ahead with its atrocious aerial bombardment campaign against its crisis-hit southern neighbor.
• Moscow:Terrorists impeding implementation of Idleb agreement IRNA 01 Nov 2018 -- Russian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that Jabhat al-Nusra terrorists and the affiliated groups are trying to impede the implementation of an agreement on a demilitarized area in Idleb.
• Syria Pres slams European countries for ignoring reality IRNA 01 Nov 2018 -- President Bashar al-Assad affirmed Thursday that that one of the biggest mistakes made by many European countries is separation from reality.
• Syria calls for int'l probe into int'l Coalition's crimes IRNA 01 Nov 2018 -- Syrian Foreign Ministry said the mass graves discovered recently in Raqqa city prove the bloody massacres committed by "Washington Coalition" against the Syrian people, calling on the UN Security Council to conduct an investigation into these crimes.
• Russia says Nusra terrorists seek to wreck buffer zone deal in Syria's Idlib Press TV 01 Nov 2018 -- Russia says Takfiri terrorists in Syria's Idlib province are striving to wreck a Russian-Turkish initiative to establish a demilitarized zone in the flashpoint militant-held region.
• Assad scolds Europe as Polish delegation visits Syria Press TV 01 Nov 2018 -- President Bashar al-Assad has urged European countries to come and take a closer look at the developments in his country as their approaches to Syria are totally "divorced from reality."
• Norwegian diplomat becomes UN's fourth Syria envoy Press TV 01 Nov 2018 -- Norwegian diplomat Geir Pedersen has been appointed as the UN's new envoy for Syria, a UN spokesman said on Wednesday.
• Militants preparing to stage false flag chemical attack in Syria, Russia warns Press TV 01 Nov 2018 -- Russia's Defense Ministry says it has information that militants in Syria are preparing to stage false flag chemical attacks in Idlib province and other regions in order to incriminate the Syrian government.
• Russia slaps counter-sanctions on Ukraine's political elite, businesses Press TV 01 Nov 2018 -- Russia's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has signed a decree allowing sweeping financial sanctions against hundreds of Ukrainian politicians and authorities as well as dozens of businesses owned by Ukraine in response to the country's "unfriendly actions" targeting "citizens and legal entities of Russia."
• OSCE Mission's Drone Shot Down After Spotting Russian Missile In Eastern Ukraine RFE/RL 01 Nov 2018 -- Germany and France say Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine likely shot down a drone being used by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe's (OSCE) monitoring mission, and demand that those responsible "be held accountable."
• UN officials blast Bangladesh-Myanmar deal on Rohingya Press TV 01 Nov 2018 -- United Nations officials have blasted a repatriation deal struck between the governments in Bangladesh and Myanmar over the return of Rohingya Muslim refugees, saying that conditions in the northwestern state of Rakhine are "not yet conducive" for their returns.
• Boko Haram militants kill 16 in raids on villages in northeast Nigeria Press TV 01 Nov 2018 -- At least 16 civilians have been killed and several others injured after suspected Boko Haram terrorists staged multiple attacks on villages in northeastern Nigeria.
• Israel to approve plan to build new settlement in al-Khalil Press TV 01 Nov 2018 -- Israeli minister for military affairs Avigdor Lieberman reportedly plans to approve the construction of a new settlement in the Old City of al-Khalil (Hebron), south of the occupied West Bank.
• As South Sudan celebrates, UN envoy cites trust as future 'key ingredient' UN News 01 Nov 2018 -- Thousands of elated citizens gathered in South Sudan's capital of Juba on Wednesday to celebrate an agreement signed in September between the President and his former deputy, which it is hoped will finally end years of brutal conflict across the world's youngest country.
• 'Stand-off' between Somalia's federal, state authorities could 'paralyze' progress - UN envoy UN News 01 Nov 2018 -- Ongoing tensions between the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) and the country's state authorities were centre stage, as the United Nations top envoy for the country visited the country's South West State on Wednesday.

News Reports

• Briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova, Moscow, November 1, 2018 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 01 Nov 2018
• PRC State-Owned Company, Taiwan Company, and Three Individuals Charged With Economic Espionage US Dept. of Justice 01 Nov 2018 -- A federal grand jury indicted a state-owned enterprise of the People's Republic of China (PRC), a Taiwan company, and three individuals, charging them with crimes related to a conspiracy to steal, convey, and possess stolen trade secrets of an American semiconductor company for the benefit of a company controlled by the PRC government. All of the defendants are charged with a conspiracy to commit economic espionage, among other crimes.
• Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C. Demers Delivers Remarks Regarding Economic Espionage by the People's Republic of China US Dept. of Justice 01 Nov 2018
• Attorney General Jeff Sessions Announces New Initiative to Combat Chinese Economic Espionage US Dept. of Justice 01 Nov 2018
• Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Criminal Division Delivers Remarks Regarding Chinese Economic Espionage US Dept. of Justice 01 Nov 2018
• US Launches Initiative to Fight Chinese Economic Espionage VOA 01 Nov 2018 -- Saying Chinese economic espionage poses a grave threat to U.S. national interests, Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Thursday announced a new Justice Department initiative to combat China's alleged rampant theft of American intellectual property.
• Justice Department Ramping Up Fight Against Chinese Espionage VOA 01 Nov 2018 -- The Justice Department is ramping up its fight against Chinese economic and industrial espionage.
• South Korean president: North's Kim will visit Seoul 'soon' Press TV 01 Nov 2018 -- South Korea's President Moon Jae-in has announced that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will "soon" visit Seoul as part of diplomatic efforts to bring peace to the Korean Peninsula.
• Mousavian: Trump's Iran sanctions will fail IRNA 01 Nov 2018 -- Given recent developments in the region and EU's approach against US unilateralism, the next round of U.S. sanctions against Iran is unlikely to bring Washington closer to achieving its goals on Iran, according to a political analyst.
• India gets US waiver to continue Iran oil imports Press TV 01 Nov 2018 -- Officials in New Delhi say the United States has agreed to grant India a waiver from Iran sanctions so that the country would be able to maintain imports of crude oil from the Islamic Republic.
• White House Hints At Easing Of Iran Sanctions For 'Friends And Allies' RFE/RL 01 Nov 2018 -- U.S. national-security adviser John Bolton says the White House wants sanctions on Iran's oil sector to put a strain on Iran's economy, but it does not want to harm "friends and allies" that depend on the oil.
• Xi admits trade war with US put China's economy in 'uncertainty' Press TV 01 Nov 2018 -- China's President Xi Jinping on Thursday acknowledged that a trade war with the United States had already created a status of uncertainty for the world's second biggest economy.
• UN General Assembly Adopts Resolution to Lift US Trade Embargo On Cuba Sputnik 01 Nov 2018 -- Earlier, Cuban Ambassador to Russia Gerardo Penalver Portal stated that the state has lost over $4 billion over the past 12 month due to the United States' sanctions policy against Havana.
• UN General Assembly renews long-standing call for end to US embargo against Cuba UN News 01 Nov 2018 -- The United Nations General Assembly has overwhelmingly voted in favour of condemning the United States economic, commercial and financial embargo against Cuba - a call it has made every year since 1992.
• US Vastly Outvoted at UN Over Its Cuba Embargo VOA 01 Nov 2018 -- U.N. member states overwhelmingly supported lifting Washington's more than half-century-old economic, commercial and financial embargo of Cuba on Thursday, saying it is the main impediment to the island nation's economic and social development.
• Iraq's Salahuddin provincial governor survives assassination attempt Press TV 01 Nov 2018 -- The governor of Iraq's central province of Salahuddin has escaped a roadside bomb explosion unhurt as government forces and allied fighters from the Popular Mobilization Units are engaged in joint operations to cleanse the country of the last remnants of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group.
• Turkey wants Saudi Arabia to disclose whereabouts of Khashoggi's body: Justice minister Press TV 01 Nov 2018 -- Turkey says it wants Saudi authorities to disclose the whereabouts of the body of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was murdered in the Arab kingdom's consulate in Istanbul last month, stressing that Ankara expects Riyadh's full cooperation in the ongoing investigation into the shocking case.
• Fresh onslaught on Riyadh over Khashoggi's murder threatens US ties: Saudi prince Press TV 01 Nov 2018 -- Former Saudi intelligence chief, to whom Jamal Khashoggi once served as an adviser, has warned against an outcry in the US over the murder of the dissident Saudi journalist, saying that the "onslaught" against Riyadh poses a threat to the "strategic partnership" between the two sides.
• Trump pressured to suspend nuclear talks with Saudi Press TV 01 Nov 2018 -- US President Donald Trump has been urged to suspend nuclear talks with Saudi Arabia after the murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
• Pompeo: US May Have Enough Evidence Against Khashoggi's Killers Soon VOA 01 Nov 2018 -- U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says it may be a "handful more weeks" before the U.S. has enough evidence to slap sanctions on those behind the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
• Turkey Repeats Call for Full Saudi Cooperation in Khashoggi Probe VOA 01 Nov 2018 -- Turkey's justice minister again called on Saudi Arabia to fully cooperate in the investigation into last month's killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul.
• Rocket Failure Caused By Sensor Damaged During Assembly, Official Says RFE/RL 01 Nov 2018 -- The launch failure last month of a manned mission to space was caused by a faulty sensor that was damaged during the Soyuz rocket's assembly at the launch center in Kazakhstan, the head of a Russian commission investigating the incident has said.
• Russian State Commission Presents Findings on Soyuz MS-10 Failed Launch Sputnik 01 Nov 2018 -- On October 11, the Soyuz MS-10 mission was forced to perform emergency landing after the rocket's booster failed less than two minutes after the launch from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
• Cause of Soyuz-FG Launch Failure Revealed - Probe Commission Sputnik 01 Nov 2018 -- On October 11, a Soyuz-FG launch vehicle with two members of the new crew for the International Space Station on board failed to reach its destination, becoming the first failure of a manned space launch in modern Russian history.
• Armenia Parliament Dissolved, Early Election Set For December RFE/RL 01 Nov 2018 -- Armenia's president dissolved parliament and called an early election, after lawmakers failed for a second time, in accordance with a prior political agreement, to elect a new prime minister.
• US Sanctions Venezuela and Cuba, Threatens Nicaragua VOA 01 Nov 2018 -- The White House announced new sanctions Thursday against Venezuela and Cuba, and threatened to do the same against Nicaragua, calling the three nations a "troika of tyranny."
• Study: Uganda Losing Billions Due to Inability to Stem Illicit Money VOA 01 Nov 2018 -- Uganda has lost billions of dollars in recent years from illegal financial flows, including tax evasion, crime, and corruption. Uganda's Financial Intelligence Authority - set up to track illicit money - says it lacks resources to stem the flow.
• Zimbabwe Reports Discovery of Oil, Gas Deposits VOA 01 Nov 2018 -- Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa said Thursday that an Australian company had discovered oil deposits on Zimbabwe's border with Mozambique.