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• CJTF-OIR Strike Summary March 24 - April 6, 2019 CENTCOM 10 Apr 2019 -- Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve and its partners continue to target and pursue the enduring defeat of Daesh.
• Afghan fighter, NATO drone crash IRNA 10 Apr 2019 -- Afghan Minister of Defense and NATO Resolute Support announced that one fighter belonging to Afghanistan's Army and one foreign drone have crashed in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Proposed budget balances current, future readiness Army News 10 Apr 2019 -- Budget plans strive to balance current and future readiness by maxing out combat training center rotations and funding new technology, senior leaders told lawmakers Tuesday.
• U.S. and UAE Hold 4th Joint Military Dialogue DoD 10 Apr 2019 -- Senior delegations from the United States and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) met Apr. 9-10 in Washington, D.C. for the fourth meeting of the Joint Military Dialogue (JMD).
• Readout of Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan's Meeting with Austrian Minister of Defense Mario Kunasek DoD 10 Apr 2019
• Remarks by Acting Secretary Shanahan at an Enhanced Honor Cordon and Meeting Welcoming Austrian Defense Minister Kunasek to the Pentagon DoD 10 Apr 2019 -- Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan; Austrian Defense Minister Mario Kunasek
• DOD Comptroller: Overmatch Against China, Russia Critical DoD News 10 Apr 2019 -- The fiscal year 2020 defense budget request is a "strategy-driven budget," the Defense Department's comptroller said yesterday during a hearing of the Senate Budget Committee.
• US Actions Can Trigger Space Arms Race - Beijing Sputnik 10 Apr 2019 -- The Chinese Foreign Ministry's spokesman, Lu Kang, voiced the belief on Wednesday that Washington's actions could lead to militarisation of space and even trigger an arms race in space.
• Italian Eurofighter scrambled for an intercept over Montenegro NATO 10 Apr 2019 -- RAMSTEIN, Germany -- Italian Air Force Eurofighter aircraft were launched for the first time to execute a NATO Air Policing mission over Montenegro.
• UK's MoD Reviewing Status of F-35s Following Japan Crash Sputnik 10 Apr 2019 -- The UK Ministry of Defence is collaborating with US authorities as they look to review the status of 17 F-35B fighter jets - the probe was initiated after a Japanese F-35 jet crashed on Tuesday in the Pacific Ocean, according to a ministry spokesperson.
• U.S. to decide whether to grant Taiwan F-16V sale in July: MND CNA 10 Apr 2019 -- The United States is expected to decide whether it will sell a batch of new fighter jets to Taiwan in July, Defense Minister Yen De-fa (嚴德發) said Wednesday, rebutting a previous report that Washington has set aside the arms sale pending a trade deal with Beijing.
• India to Draft Space Doctrine After Successful Anti-Satellite Missile Test Sputnik 10 Apr 2019 -- On 27 March, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the completion of a successful test of the country's anti-satellite (A-SAT) missile capability.
• Indian Court Agrees to Hear Review Petition in Rafale Sleaze Case Against Gov't Sputnik 10 Apr 2019 -- India's top court has decided to review its 14 December 2018 judgement, in which it exonerated Modi's government of blame in the multi-billion dollar Rafale fighter jet deal. This development is expected to provide salvo to the opposition Congress party against Modi during the seven-stage national election process, which starts Thursday.
• Iran's satellite launches 'no cover for another activity': Min IRNA 10 Apr 2019 -- Iranian Minister of Information and Communications Technology Mohammad Javad Jahromi said Tehran's satellite launches are not a cover for other missile programs.
• IRGC to boost defense power after US terror blacklisting Press TV 10 Apr 2019 -- Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has warned that it will firmly reciprocate the United States' blacklisting of the elite force and teach the Islamic Republic's enemies an "unforgettable lesson."
• Japan's F-35 fighter jet crash blow to US marketing plan: experts Global Times 10 Apr 2019 -- The US' plan to market its advanced F-35 stealth fighter jet in the Asia-Pacific region and even around the world could suffer a blow after Japan's Defense Ministry announced on Wednesday that a Japanese F-35A crashed, said military experts.
• U.S. Navy P-8A and Destroyer Join JSDF Search for Japanese F-35A Pilot NNS 10 Apr 2019 -- U.S. Navy P-8A maritime patrol aircraft and a guided-missile destroyer are assisting Japanese-led search and rescue efforts for the pilot of a Japan Air Self Defense Force F-35A missing since Apr. 9.
• Japanese F-35A fighter jet crashes into Pacific, search continues for pilot People's Daily 10 Apr 2019 -- Japanese Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya confirmed Wednesday that the F-35A fighter jet that went missing during a training exercise a day earlier over the Pacific has crashed.
• Xi meets with Myanmar's commander-in-chief of defense services Global Times 10 Apr 2019 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Myanmar's Commander-in-Chief of Defense Services Min Aung Hlaing at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Wednesday.
• Russia Starts Exporting Solntsepek Rocket Launchers to Saudi Arabia - Source Sputnik 10 Apr 2019 -- Russia has started to deliver Solntsepek multi-barrel rocket launch systems to Saudi Arabia under the 2017 contract, a source in the defense industry told Sputnik Wednesday.
• 'Russia ready to expand military cooperation with Turkey on new S-400 supplies' Press TV 10 Apr 2019 -- A high-ranking Russian official says his country is interested in expanding military and technical cooperation with other states, and is ready to consider signing new contracts on delivering advanced S-400 air defense missile systems to Turkey.
• Turkey: Delivery of Russian S-400 may be brought forward Press TV 10 Apr 2019 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his country's purchase of Russia's S-400 is a "done" deal, and that the delivery of the missile defense system may happen sooner than the date set.
• Erdogan: Russian S-400 Delivery May Be Brought Forward RFE/RL 10 Apr 2019 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Russian air-defense missile systems could be delivered earlier than initially planned, standing by a purchase that has put the NATO member at odds with Washington.
• S-400s and F-35s are Incompatible and Turkey Knows It – Pompeo Sputnik 10 Apr 2019 -- Earlier, Ankara hinted that it may turn to Russia for advanced aircraft if Washington fails to honour its commitment to sell Turkey its Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jets.
• Turkey Hints It May Find Russian Substitute for F-35 Jets If US Halts Deliveries Sputnik 10 Apr 2019 -- Ankara will find a substitute for the US F-35 fighter jets if the United States refuses to deliver the aircraft to Turkey over the purchase of the Russian S-400 air defence systems, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday.
• Turkey May Buy More Russia's S-400 if US Won't Sell Patriots – Foreign Minister Sputnik 10 Apr 2019 -- Speaking at a press conference after his talks with Vladimir Putin on Monday, Turkish President Recep Erdogan stressed that Turkey's decision to buy S-400 missile systems from Russia was his country's "sovereign right" and that no one should demand that Ankara abandon its deal with Moscow.
• Saudi British Desert Soldiers 3 Military Exercise Wraps Up in Tabuk SPA 10 Apr 2019 -- The Saudi British "Desert Soldiers 3" military exercise Wrapped up in Tabuk today.
• Remarks by President Trump Before Marine One Departure The White House 10 Apr 2019

Defense Industry

• Contracts for April 10, 2019

Other Conflicts

• 10 April 2019 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 10 Apr 2019
• The Joint Forces Command of the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen: Targeting and Destruction of two locations (a workshop for manufacturing and a store for platforms for launching and preparing UAVs) In Sana'a Used by Iran-Backed Terrorist Houthi Militia SPA 10 Apr 2019 -- The Official Spokesman of the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen, Colonel Turki Al-Malki, stated that at 4:17 a.m., this morning, the Joint Forces Command of the Coalition carried out a qualitative military operation in Sana'a to destroy two legitimate military targets including a workshop used by the Houthi militia for installing and booby trapping UAVs and a store for platforms for launching and preparing UAVs to carry out terrorist operations.
• Saudi-Led Coalition Pounds Houthi Targets in Yemen's Capital - Reports Sputnik 10 Apr 2019 -- The Saudi-led coalition has been engaged in the civil war in Yemen since March 2015, when it started to carry out airstrikes against the Houthi armed rebels at the request of Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi.
• Interview: Russia Seeks To 'Capitalize On Opportunities' In Libya RFE/RL 10 Apr 2019 -- The situation is escalating in Libya, where more than 30 people have been killed since fighting broke out on April 4, when forces loyal to Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar launched an offensive against the internationally recognized government in Tripoli.
• Violence in Libya Could Give IS Renewed Opportunities VOA 10 Apr 2019 -- As conflict continues to escalate between the forces of Gen. Khalifa Haftar and the United Nations-recognized government in the capital of Tripoli, experts warn Islamic State militants could take advantage of the security vacuum and resurface on the battlefields of Libya.
• UN Chief Calls for Cease-Fire in Libya VOA 10 Apr 2019 -- U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres has called for an end to the fighting that erupted last week between Libyan political rivals for control of the capital, Tripoli.
• Libya on downhill of crisis IRNA 10 Apr 2019 -- Libya is on the downside of the crisis with a parallel government's attack on the capital.
• UN postpones conference in Libya due to fighting Press TV 10 Apr 2019 -- The United Nations (UN) has postponed a conference in Libya that had been meant to discuss the possibility of holding elections in the country, as fighting between rival domestic forces continues near the capital Tripoli and elsewhere.
• Haftar's Army Downs Military Aircraft En Route From Misrata, Libya - Official Sputnik 10 Apr 2019 -- On Wednesday, the GNA and Haftar's forces were exchanging tit-for-tat airstrikes on each other's positions near the Libyan capital of Tripoli.
• Libya's GNA Forces Strike Haftar Army Positions Near Tripoli - Source Sputnik 10 Apr 2019 -- On Thursday, the LNA troops marched on the capital as they seek to liberate it from alleged "terrorists". Following the move, the Tripoli-based and UN-supported Government of National Accord (GNA) initiated a counteroffensive operation, called Volcano of Rage.
• Fight for Tripoli Escalates as UN Prepares to Meet VOA 10 Apr 2019 -- Fighting between rival Libyan governments for control of Tripoli worsened Wednesday as the United Nations Security Council gets ready to meet on the crisis.
• Boko Haram Targets Civilians in Deadly Attacks in South-East Niger VOA 10 Apr 2019 -- The United Nations refugee agency reports tens of thousands of refugees and displaced people in Niger's Diffa region are suffering immense hardships as violent attacks by Boko Haram increase in frequency and intensity.
• Cameroon's Military Rescues Hostages Abandoned by Suspected CAR Rebels VOA 10 Apr 2019 -- Cameroon's military has rescued five people who were abducted and held for months inside the Central African Republic. The hostages, found Tuesday abandoned in the wild, say they were treated as slaves by suspected CAR rebels because their families could not afford to pay a ransom.
• Message to the Congress on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Somalia The White House 10 Apr 2019
• Text of a Notice on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Somalia The White House 10 Apr 2019

News Reports

• Remarks by Vice President Pence in Press Gaggle | New York, NY The White House 10 Apr 2019
• Remarks by Vice President Pence at a Special Session of the United Nations Security Council on the Crisis in Venezuela | New York, NY The White House 10 Apr 2019
• Washington Calls Russia-Backed Venezuela 'True Threat' To U.S., Urges Guaido Recognition RFE/RL 10 Apr 2019 -- Washington has stepped up the rhetoric against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, calling his Russia-backed government a threat to the United States and urging the world to recognize his opponent as the legitimate ruler of the oil-rich South American country.
• Caracas Rejects Trump's Plan for Economic Destruction of Venezuela - Envoy to UN Sputnik 10 Apr 2019 -- Venezuela rejects US President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence's "imperialist" policies and the ongoing economic destruction of the Latin American country, Venezuelan Permanent Representative to the UN Samuel Moncada said at a press briefing on Wednesday.
• Venezuela's needs 'significant and growing' UN humanitarian chief warns Security Council, as 'unparalleled' exodus continues UN News 10 Apr 2019 -- Over a month after two competing resolutions on Venezuela failed to pass, the UN Security Council met on Wednesday to discuss the "very real humanitarian problem" facing the country, where close to 7 million people are in dire need of aid, and some 5,000 people continue to flee across borders every day.
• US Vice President Urges UN to Recognize Venezuela's Guaido VOA 10 Apr 2019 -- U.S. Vice President Mike Pence called on the United Nations on Wednesday to "stand up for democracy" and recognize Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido as that country's legitimate leader.
• US, EU at Odds Over Venezuela Sanctions VOA 10 Apr 2019 -- The crisis in Venezuela is causing divisions between the Trump administration and EU governments, which have failed to back Washington's call for tougher sanctions against President Nicolas Maduro.
• Pentagon awards nearly $1 billion to build Trump border wall Press TV 10 Apr 2019 -- The Pentagon says it has awarded almost $1 billion in contracts to two companies to construct a wall on the US southern border with the construction set to end in October 2020.
• Trump: More Troops Needed at Border with Mexico VOA 10 Apr 2019 -- President Donald Trump says more troops will need to be sent to the country's southern border because too many dangerous people are illegally entering the United States.
• Algerian protesters reject interim president Press TV 10 Apr 2019 -- Thousands of Algerians have taken to the streets of the capital Algiers to protest against the appointment of the speaker of the upper house of parliament, Abdelkader Bensalah, as interim president, whom they see as a leftover of the regime of former President Abdelaziz Bouteflika.
• Former FSB Employee Jailed For Six Years In High-Profile Treason Case RFE/RL 10 Apr 2019 -- A former employee of the Federal Security Service (FSB) has been sentenced to six years in prison on high-treason charges in a case linked to a major scandal at Russia's main security agency.
• Iran condemns Saudi, Bahrain's support for blacklisting IRGC ISNA 10 Apr 2019 -- Iran has strongly condemned Saudi Arabia and Bahrain for supporting the US' blacklisting of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, saying such "worthless" stances cannot deflect the world's attention from the role played by Riyadh and Manama in promoting terrorism across the region.
• US must open its eyes to Iran's realities: FM spokesman ISNA 10 Apr 2019 -- On the anniversary of the US' severance of its political and business ties with Iran, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman, Bahram Qassemi has called on Washington to open its eyes to the realities of the Islamic Republic after 39 years.
• President in phone call with his French counterpart: ISNA 10 Apr 2019 -- Presidents of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of France talked on the phone and discussed bilateral, regional and international issues.
• Zarif says Iran will not allow outlaw bullies to destroy IRGC legacy, sacrifices Press TV 10 Apr 2019 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has defended the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), saying the country will not allow "outlaw bullies" to undermine the sacrifices of the force.
• Rouhani says US blacklisting of IRGC tied to its anti-terror victories Press TV 10 Apr 2019 -- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) "is at the vanguard of fighting terrorism" and the US' blacklisting of the elite force stems from Washington's infuriation at the IRGC's leading role in the fight against terrorism.
• Trump 'Will Continue To Ratchet Up Pressure' On Iran, Pompeo Says RFE/RL 10 Apr 2019 -- U.S. President Donald Trump will continue to increase pressure on Iran, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has told the Senate.
• U.S. House Committee passes bill to boost Taiwan-America ties CNA 10 Apr 2019 -- The Foreign Affairs Committee of the United States House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill Tuesday to strengthen the partnership between the U.S. and Taiwan, on the eve of the 40th anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act (TRA).
• Taiwan Act a US 'burden' Global Times 10 Apr 2019 -- The influence of the Taiwan Relations Act (TRA) is gradually weakening and will become a burden for the US as the Taiwan question will be solved eventually, Chinese mainland analysts said on Wednesday, after the US and the leader of the Taiwan region called for strengthening ties over the 40th anniversary of the TRA.
• "Taiwan independence" only brings disasters to Taiwan compatriots: spokesperson Global Times 10 Apr 2019 -- Any "Taiwan independence" separatist activity can only bring disasters to Taiwan compatriots, a mainland spokesperson said at a press conference Wednesday.
• Rightist Netanyahu on path to win 5th term as Israeli PM Press TV 10 Apr 2019 -- Right-wing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears poised to secure a fifth term in office after early results from Israel's general elections handed him a narrow victory against his centrist rival, Benny Gantz.
• Michigan Man who Joined ISIS is Charged with Additional Offenses US Dept. of Justice 10 Apr 2019 -- A 28-year old man who last resided in Dearborn, Michigan and who was previously indicted in July, 2018, with providing and attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization, was today charged with additional offenses of conspiring to provide material support to ISIS, possessing and discharging a machine gun in furtherance of a crime of violence, and receiving military-type training from ISIS.
• Erdogan demands annulment of Istanbul election results Press TV 10 Apr 2019 -- Turkey's president has called on electoral authorities to annul the results of local elections in Istanbul -- the country's economic heartland and his home city -- due to alleged irregularities.
• EU leaders agree Brexit delay until October Press TV 10 Apr 2019 -- European Union leaders have agreed to grant British Prime Minister Theresa May a new Brexit deadline of October 31, officials say, after French President Emmanuel Macron opposed efforts to give her another year.
• As Runoff Race Intensifies, Contrasting Ukrainian Campaigns Highlight Division And Unity RFE/RL 10 Apr 2019 -- KYIV -- The billboards are giant and purple. They have gone up on buildings and roadsides across Ukraine. And they convey a message from Petro Poroshenko, the incumbent president who is fighting an uphill battle for a second five-year term.
• Ukraine's Poroshenko Agrees To Stadium Debate, But Insists On April 14 RFE/RL 10 Apr 2019 -- Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says he has accepted challenger Volodymyr Zelenskiy's suggestion to hold a debate at Kyiv's Olimpiyskiy Stadium ahead of this month's presidential runoff, but the two still appear divided on the date for the event.
• Sudan police say 11 killed in Khartoum incidents Press TV 10 Apr 2019 -- Sudan's Information Minister has cited a report by Khartoum police as saying that 11 people were killed during security incidents in the capital on Tuesday.
• Orban Presses On With Illiberal Democracy VOA 10 Apr 2019 -- Hungary's firebrand populist Viktor Orbán will face a serious test of his popularity in May when opposition parties try to coordinate their challenge to his ruling party Fidesz in elections for the European parliament.