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• IS, Taliban Fight Displaces 1000s in Eastern Afghanistan VOA 04 Apr 2019 -- In Afghanistan, fighting between Islamic State militants and Taliban insurgents has displaced over 20,000 people in eastern Kunar province recently, according to U.N. officials.
• Islamic State Operatives Captured as Afghan Forces Battle Taliban VOA 04 Apr 2019 -- Counterterrorism forces have captured 16 operatives of the Islamic State (IS) terror group, including online recruiters, authorities in Afghanistan said Thursday.
• Taliban Kill At Least 20 Afghan Troops In Badghis Province RFE/RL 04 Apr 2019 -- Afghan officials say a Taliban attack in the northwestern province of Badghis has killed at least 20 government soldiers and police.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Army to field new night vision goggles Army News 04 Apr 2019 -- A more advanced binocular night-vision goggle will soon be coming to the Army's ranks.
• Allies to join Army Futures Command Army News 04 Apr 2019 -- U.S. military allies have been embedded into the Army's eight cross-functional teams to strengthen the force against potential adversaries, Army leaders told lawmakers Tuesday.
• NAVSEA SIOP Office Leads $21 Billion Naval Shipyard Modernization NNS 04 Apr 2019 -- A new Navy program office will centrally coordinate a plan to recapitalize its four public shipyards.
• Malaysian Armed Forces Host Medical Evacuation Exercise During PP19 NNS 04 Apr 2019 -- Malaysian Armed Forces hosted a medical evacuation exercise with participation by Pacific Partnership 2019 (PP19) personnel from the Military Sealift Command expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Fall River (T-EPF 4) at the Malaysian Armed Forces 1st Division Headquarters in Kuching, April 4.
• USS Zumwalt arrives in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii NNS 04 Apr 2019 -- The lead ship of the U.S. Navy's newest class of guided-missile destroyers, USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000), arrived in Pearl Harbor April 2.
• Utah Air National Guard participates in African Lion 2019 US Air Force 04 Apr 2019 -- Approximately 80 members of the Utah Air National Guard participated in the humanitarian civic assistance portion of exercise African Lion 2019 in Tata, Morocco, March 25 through April 3.
• US SOF strengthen relationships with allied partners through combined training US Air Force 04 Apr 2019 -- U.S. Air Force's 7th Special Operation Squadron, assigned to 352nd Special Operation Wing, based out of RAF Mildenhall, U.K., deployed to Bacau, March 10-15, conduct mission essential tasks and simultaneously familiarize Romanian Special Operation Forces, or ROU SOF, with the CV-22 Osprey.
• Airmen, Sailors build bonds during LIMA 19 US Air Force 04 Apr 2019 -- The U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III team lead, is drenched in sweat, his face bright red. The heat index is well over 100 degrees and half-moon circles creep through his flight suit, the humidity soaring off the charts. Yet he doesn't seem to mind, letting it roll right off of him like water off a duck's back. After he takes the first selfie with a joyful teenage visitor, a line of adults, adolescents and children form a line around him, all of them patiently waiting their turn to take a photo with him.
• DOD Leaders Brief Congress on WMD Threats and Department's Response DoD News 04 Apr 2019 -- The lethality of the U.S. military "depends on our warfighters' ability to deter, prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear weapons and their effects, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for chemical and biological defense programs told Congress yesterday.
• USSTRATCOM announces initial operational capability of NC3 Enterprise Center US Air Force 04 Apr 2019 -- U.S. Strategic Command officials formally declared initial operational capability of the Nuclear Command, Control and Communications Enterprise Center, or NEC, April 3.
• NATO Members Risk Losing US Intel Over China Tech VOA 04 Apr 2019 -- Some European countries could soon find themselves cut off from U.S. intelligence and other critical information if they continue to cultivate relationships with Chinese technology firms.
• NATO marks 70th anniversary with Washington meeting of Foreign Ministers NATO 04 Apr 2019 -- Foreign Ministers gathered in Washington D.C. on Thursday (4 April 2019) to mark 70 years since NATO's founding, and to continue adapting the Alliance. "Over seven decades, NATO has stepped up time and again to keep our people safe, and we will continue to stand together to prevent conflict and preserve peace," said NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.
• NATO marks 70th anniversary with Washington meeting of Foreign Ministers NATO 04 Apr 2019
• Press conference by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg following the first meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Foreign Ministers' session NATO 04 Apr 2019
• Doorstep statement by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg ahead of the meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers NATO 04 Apr 2019
• Pence slams Germany's unacceptable Russia ties, NATO spending Press TV 04 Apr 2019 -- US Vice President Mike Pence has blasted as "unacceptable" Germany's dependence on Russian energy and its failure to meet its military spending commitments as a key member of the NATO military alliance.
• Pompeo Tells NATO Members To Adapt To Emerging Threats Like Russia, China, Iran RFE/RL 04 Apr 2019 -- The United States has renewed calls for NATO allies to increase their military spending so the alliance can adapt to new challenges, including a more aggressive Russia.
• Press Availability at NATO Foreign Ministerial 2019 US Dept. of State 04 Apr 2019 -- Press Availability by Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
• Remarks at the Meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Foreign Ministers' Session 1 US Dept. of State 04 Apr 2019 -- Remarks by Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
• Pompeo Warns NATO Must Adapt to Emerging Global Threats VOA 04 Apr 2019 -- U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told NATO foreign ministers Thursday the 29 nation alliance must alter its approach to developing threats throughout the world.
• NATO Command Structure Adaptation: MARCOM activates Surface Command NATO 04 Apr 2019 -- Today, at the 70th anniversary of NATO, a ceremony was held at Allied Maritime Command to honour the activation of new a command, Commander Surface Forces NATO (COMSURFNATO). This activation is part of NATO's Command Structure Adaptation (NCS-A) remarking new NATO at its birthday.
• US joining forces with terrorists, Turkey says , voicing determination to buy Russian S-400 Press TV 04 Apr 2019 -- Turkey is ignoring threats by top US officials to buy Russia's S-400 missile system.
• China sends new naval destroyer fleet to Somali waters for escort mission Global Times 04 Apr 2019 -- China's 32nd convoy fleet to the Gulf of Aden and Somali waters set sail from a military port in Zhoushan, East China's Zhejiang Province on Thursday, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy official WeChat account announced that same day.
• UK and Cyprus agree to closer defence and security ties UK MOD 04 Apr 2019 -- Gavin Williamson and his Cypriot counterpart sign Memorandum of Understanding enhancing defence co-operation
• UK to lead Baltic Protector drills aimed at 'supporting European security' Press TV 04 Apr 2019 -- Britain says it is set to lead massive Baltic Sea military maneuvers aimed at "supporting European security," a move that is expected to further fuel long-running tensions between the NATO member and Russia.

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Other Conflicts

• 4 April 2019 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 04 Apr 2019
• Removing deadly mines means 'new horizons and hope', clears a path to SDGs, says UN chief UN News 04 Apr 2019 -- The path towards achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development must be "clear of landmines, explosive remnants of war and improvised explosive devices (IEDs)", the United Nations Secretary-General said on Thursday, International Mine Awareness Day.
• House Votes to End US Support for Saudi-Led War in Yemen VOA 04 Apr 2019 -- Congress voted Thursday to end U.S. participation in the war in Yemen, giving President Donald Trump a bipartisan rebuke of his foreign policy.
• US Congress votes to end support for Saudi-led war in Yemen, Trump likely to veto Press TV 04 Apr 2019 -- The US House of Representatives has approved a resolution to end US support for the Saudi Arabia-led war against Yemen, rebuffing President Donald Trump's policy of continued support for Riyadh and curtailing a president's war-making powers.
• MSF halts work in Yemen's militia-held Aden after patient abducted, killed Press TV 04 Apr 2019 -- International medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has stopped admitting patients to its hospital in Yemen's southern port city of Aden, after a group of armed assailants stormed the medical facility, threatened staff there and kidnapped and killed a patient.
• Eastern Libyan Military Commander's Forces Reportedly Capture Western Town VOA 04 Apr 2019 -- Eastern Libyan forces have reportedly taken control of the town of Gharyan, less than 100 kilometers from the capital, Tripoli, in the western part of the country. As General Khalifa Haftar's western forces advance, U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres and his special envoy, Ghassan Salameh, met in Tripoli with the internationally-recognized government's head, Fayez al-Sarraj.
• In Libya, Guterres 'deeply concerned' by risk of fresh military confrontation, urges restraint UN News 04 Apr 2019 -- The UN chief has expressed his deep concern by the reported advance of forces based in the east, towards the Libyan capital, Tripoli, declaring that "there is no military solution" to restoring peace and stability to the country.
• 'The welfare of the Libyan people' the UN's sole agenda for the country, says Guterres in Tripoli UN News 04 Apr 2019 -- Helping to promote a "Libyan-led and Libyan owned political solution" to resolve years of instability and insecurity there that puts the "welfare of the Libyan people" first, is the sole agenda of the United Nations within the country, Secretary-General António Guterres told a press conference in the nation's capital, Tripoli on Thursday.
• Eastern forces in Libya seize town south of Tripoli, UN chief voices deep concern Press TV 04 Apr 2019 -- Forces of the so-called Libyan National Army (LNA), led by Libya's strongman Khalifa Haftar, say they have managed to seize full control of a town south of the capital Tripoli in their westward advancement.
• Situation tense in Libya as General Haftar forces move toward govt. positions Press TV 04 Apr 2019 -- Forces loyal to Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar have started advancing on the country's western cities and districts, with reports of skirmishes already taking place in the south of the capital Tripoli, which is controlled by Libya's internationally-recognized government of Fayez al-Sarraj.
• Joint Statement on Fighting Near Gharyan, Libya US Dept. of State 04 Apr 2019 -- The text of the following statement on Libya was released by the Governments of France, Italy, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
• Five killed as Myanmar military chopper attacks Rohingya Muslims Press TV 04 Apr 2019 -- At least five people have been killed and more than a dozen others wounded after a military helicopter attacked a group of Rohingya Muslims gathering bamboo in Myanmar's troubled Rakhine state.
• House Votes to End US Support for Saudi-Led War in Yemen VOA 04 Apr 2019 -- Congress voted Thursday to end U.S. participation in the war in Yemen, giving President Donald Trump a bipartisan rebuke of his foreign policy.
• US Congress votes to end support for Saudi-led war in Yemen, Trump likely to veto Press TV 04 Apr 2019 -- The US House of Representatives has approved a resolution to end US support for the Saudi Arabia-led war against Yemen, rebuffing President Donald Trump's policy of continued support for Riyadh and curtailing a president's war-making powers.
• MSF halts work in Yemen's militia-held Aden after patient abducted, killed Press TV 04 Apr 2019 -- International medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has stopped admitting patients to its hospital in Yemen's southern port city of Aden, after a group of armed assailants stormed the medical facility, threatened staff there and kidnapped and killed a patient.

News Reports

• Reports: Mueller Investigators Say Final Report Contains Damaging Evidence VOA 04 Apr 2019 -- Some investigators in the nearly two-year probe of U.S. President Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign say the findings in a report submitted by special counsel Robert Mueller are more damaging for the president than what has been suggested by Attorney General William Barr, The New York Times and The Washington Post reported late Wednesday.
• U.S. Senators Seek Tough Sanctions To Deter Russia Election Meddling RFE/RL 04 Apr 2019 -- U.S. Republican and Democratic senators have introduced legislation threatening tough sanctions to discourage Russia from meddling in U.S. elections, Reuters reports.
• Trump Retreats on Threat to Immediately Close US-Mexico Border VOA 04 Apr 2019 -- President Donald Trump on Thursday retreated from his threat to immediately close the U.S. southern border with Mexico to thwart illegal migration, instead telling Mexico it has a year to curb the flow of illicit drugs and surge of migrants to the United States or he would impose tariffs on cars it was exporting to the U.S.
• More Russian troops may arrive in Venezuela: Deputy foreign minister Press TV 04 Apr 2019 -- Venezuela's Deputy Foreign Minister Ivan Gil says he does not rule out the possibility of more Russian military personnel arriving in his country based on agreements already reached between Caracas and Moscow.
• US government working to increase pressure on Venezuela Press TV 04 Apr 2019 -- The United States administration and Congress are working to increase pressure on the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro by introducing new sanctions and enticing Venezuelan officials to defect to an opposition figure.
• Briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova, Moscow, April 4, 2019 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 04 Apr 2019
• Rising Mortality Rates Challenge Russia's Efforts To Kick-Start Population Growth RFE/RL 04 Apr 2019 -- Every third region in Russia saw a spike in mortality rates in 2018, according to health officials, contributing to the country's first population decline in a decade and highlighting the challenges of fending off a protracted demographic crisis.
• Gallup Poll Shows One In Five Russians Would Migrate West If Possible RFE/RL 04 Apr 2019 -- One in five Russians say they would leave their country if they could, according to a new poll by Gallup.
• Trump 'not worried' about allegations of Chinese espionage at Mar-a-Lago Press TV 04 Apr 2019 -- US President Donald Trump says he is "not worried at all" about possible Chinese espionage on his Florida resort of Mar-a-Lago, after reports emerged that the Secret Service arrested an alleged spy there.
• US State Department making false claims on Cavusoglu-Pompeo meeting: Turkey Press TV 04 Apr 2019 -- Turkey has lashed out at the US over what it described as false claims regarding the content of an earlier meeting between Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, during which they discussed tensions in the two countries' relations.
• Turkey hits back at Pence, says US must choose between NATO ally and 'terrorists' Press TV 04 Apr 2019 -- Turkey has hit back at the US over an ultimatum for Ankara to stop buying Russian S-400 missile defense systems or risk its NATO membership, saying it is Washington that "must choose" between remaining an ally of Turkey or siding with "terrorists."
• US joining forces with terrorists, Turkey says , voicing determination to buy Russian S-400 Press TV 04 Apr 2019 -- Turkey is ignoring threats by top US officials to buy Russia's S-400 missile system.
• US-Turkish Tensions Rise Amid Warnings of a Rupture VOA 04 Apr 2019 -- Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay is warning the United States of the danger of a rupture in relations, as myriad differences between the two NATO allies escalate tensions.
• Iranians Protest Government's Poor Response To Deadly Floods RFE/RL 04 Apr 2019 -- Iranians affected by the county's worst floods in a decade have been staging angry demonstrations against what they say is an inadequate relief response by the government.
• Congress Urged to Do More to Protect China's Uighurs VOA 04 Apr 2019 -- U.S. representatives and activists are calling for the U.S. to do more to protect the Uighurs, a Muslim minority in China who live primarily in the northwest autonomous region of Xinjiang.
• In Dueling Videos, Zelenskiy And Poroshenko Debate A Debate. Can They Fill A 70,000-Seat Stadium? RFE/RL 04 Apr 2019 -- If politics is a show, then Ukraine's is a surreal dramedy.
• Final Ukraine Results Give Zelenskiy 30 Percent Of Presidential Vote RFE/RL 04 Apr 2019 -- Ukraine's election commission has released the final results of the March 31 presidential vote, giving political newcomer Volodymyr Zelenskiy just over 30 percent of the vote.
• From Potholes to Procurement: Ukraine's Chronic Corruption Angers Voters VOA 04 Apr 2019 -- To experience corruption in Ukraine, just go for a drive. The bone-crunching, bouncing ride over the countless potholes is a daily ritual for travelers across the country.
• Uzbekistan Praised For Curtailing Forced Labor In Cotton Harvest. Activists Say Not So Fast. RFE/RL 04 Apr 2019 -- In Uzbekistan, it's called white gold -- cotton, one of the country's most important cash-crop exports. For decades, hundreds of thousands of Uzbeks have been forced to do the annual backbreaking work of harvesting the crop.
• Bill Preserves Immunity From Prosecution For Kyrgyzstan's Ex-Presidents RFE/RL 04 Apr 2019 -- A bill that initially had been drafted as a way to prosecute former Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambaev has, instead, preserved the immunity from prosecution of former presidents.
• Fight against climate change and poverty will fail without overhaul of global financial system, says major UN report UN News 04 Apr 2019 -- A major new UN-led report, involving more than 60 international organizations, warns that a comprehensive overhaul of the world's financial system is necessary, if governments are to honour commitments to tackle critical issues, such as combatting climate change and eradicating poverty by 2030.
• Millions of Bangladeshi children at risk from climate crisis, warns UNICEF UN News 04 Apr 2019 -- More than 19 million children in Bangladesh are at risk from devastating floods, cyclones and other environmental disasters linked to climate change, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned on Friday in a new report
• UN agencies urge Brunei to repeal new 'extreme and unjustified' penal code UN News 04 Apr 2019 -- New criminal laws in Brunei that impose the death penalty for same-sex relationships, adultery and childbirth out of marriage, "breach international human rights norms", and should be suspended or repealed said the heads of two United Nations agencies on Thursday.