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• AFCENT concludes support to USAID Pakistan Mission CENTCOM 17 Sep 2022 -- Airmen from 9th Air Force, Air Forces Central concluded support to the U.S. Agency for International Development-led humanitarian mission to Pakistan on Sep. 16, 2022, after the country experienced historic levels of flooding.

Defense Policy / Programs

• F-15C Eagle fleet prepares to stand down after 50 years of vigilance US Air Force 17 Sep 2022 -- For 24 years the F-15 Eagle has roared over the city of Klamath Falls, flying countless training missions and supplying air superiority pilots to the U.S. Air Force.
• Hawaii Regional Maintenance Center Completes First Planned Maintenance Availability Aboard USS Tulsa (LCS 16) US Navy 17 Sep 2022 -- Hawaii Regional Maintenance Center (HRMC) conducted its first-ever planned maintenance availability (PMAV) for Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Tulsa (LCS 16) in the Pearl Harbor basin this past July.
• US vows to deploy strategic assets to Korean Peninsula after North's nuclear law Press TV 17 Sep 2022 -- The United States and South Korea have resumed high-level talks on military cooperation amid US pledges of a continued flow of strategic weapons to the Korean Peninsula.
• Experts Warn US Is Falling Behind China in Key Technologies VOA 17 Sep 2022 -- At a gathering of current and former U.S. officials and private-sector executives Friday in Washington, concern was rampant that the United States has fallen behind China in the development of several key technologies, and that it faces an uncertain future in which other countries could challenge its historic dominance in the development of cutting-edge communications and computing technology.
• Struggling To Fill Out Its Ranks In Ukraine War, Russia Resorts To 'Illegal' Regional Mobilization RFE/RL 17 Sep 2022 -- By all accounts except the Kremlin's, Russia is struggling with military manpower shortages as its invasion of Ukraine continues in its seventh month. Western estimates say Russia may have suffered 25,000 combat fatalities and as many as 80,000 total casualties so far in fighting that has achieved none of the Kremlin's stated objectives.
• Biden Warns Putin on Use of WMDs: 'Don't, Don't, Don't' VOA 17 Sep 2022 -- President Joe Biden again is warning Russian President Vladimir Putin against using weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) in Ukraine.
• Putin's spokesman advises Biden of Russia's nuclear 'red line' Press TV 17 Sep 2022 --US President Joe Biden has warned Russian President Vladimir Putin against thoughts of using nuclear weapons in Ukraine, while Putin's spokesman advised Washington of Moscow's nuclear “red line”.
• Ukraine says received new $1.5bn financial aid from US Press TV 17 Sep 2022 -- Ukraine says it has received a further $1.5 billion in international financial assistance from the United States.
• NATO Reaffirms Ukraine Support As Zelenskiy Urges World Condemnation Of Russian 'Terrorist State' RFE/RL 17 Sep 2022 -- The NATO military alliance said it would support Ukraine in its fight against Russia “for as long as it takes” after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy stepped up calls for Western sanctions against Moscow following the discovery of a mass burial site in a city once occupied by Russian forces.

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Ukraine Conflict News
• Israel conducts deadly airstrikes on Damascus airport, southern outskirts Press TV 17 Sep 2022 -- The Israeli regime has conducted yet another airstrike on the Syrian territory, targeting Damascus International Airport and other positions south of the capital city.
• Latest Israeli Raid on Damascus Airport Region Underscores Ongoing Tensions With Iran VOA 17 Sep 2022 -- Arab media is reporting that an Israeli airstrike on a weapons depot in the vicinity of the Damascus Airport has left at a number of Syrian government soldiers and pro-Iranian militia fighters dead.
• Mortars fired from Myanmar side of border with Bangladesh kill Rohingya youth Radio Free Asia 17 Sep 2022 -- At least one Rohingya youth was killed and several more young refugees were injured when two mortar shells reportedly fired from the Myanmar side fell and exploded in the no-man's land along Bangladesh's southeastern border Friday night, Bangladeshi police said.
• U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Arrives In Armenian Capital RFE/RL 17 Sep 2022 -- Nancy Pelosi, the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, arrived in the Armenian capital on September 17 after the worst fighting in two years between Armenia and Azerbaijan left more than 200 dead.
• Tehran voices concern over Kyrgyz-Tajik clashes, calls for end to border dispute through dialogue Press TV 17 Sep 2022 -- The spokesperson of Iran's Foreign Ministry has voiced concern over recent military clashes between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, calling on both sides to solve disputes through peaceful means.
• Kyrgyz-Tajik Border Remains Tense Amid Cease-Fire Calls, Mounting Casualties RFE/RL 17 Sep 2022 -- The border area between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan remained tense, with a new cease-fire in place but amid accusations of shelling by both sides and mounting casualties.
• Lifting arms embargo on Cyprus could lead to insecurity in Mediterranean, Turkey warns Press TV 17 Sep 2022 -- Turkey's foreign ministry has strongly condemned a US decision to lift an arms embargo on Cyprus, warning that the measure could undermine the peace and stability of the Mediterranean.
• Somalia President Sees Progress in Fight Against Al-Shabab, Seeks More US Support VOA 17 Sep 2022 -- Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has said that his country is seeing gains in the fight against the Somali-based, al-Qaida-affiliated Islamist militant group al-Shabab, following recent clashes in central Somalia between the Somali National Army supported by pro-government local clan militias and al-Shabab.
• Somalia Says Its Military Killed at Least 30 Al-Shabab Militants VOA 17 Sep 2022 -- Somalia's Information Ministry said Saturday the country's military has targeted al-Shabab militants in the Hiran region.

News Reports

• Full text of Xi's speech at SCO Samarkand summit PLA Daily 17 Sep 2022 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a speech at the 22nd meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) here on Friday.
• Chinese Rainbow CH-4 UCAV detected near Taiwan for first time CNA 17 Sep 2022 -- Two Chinese aircraft flew into the southwestern part of Taiwan's air defense identification zone on Saturday, one of which one was the Rainbow CH-4 unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV), reportedly detected for the first time operating near Taiwan.
• Iran central bank tightens monetary policy, interbank interest rate at 20.93% Press TV 17 Sep 2022 -- The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) has again raised its benchmark interbank interest rate amid efforts by the lender to tighten monetary policy and help the government with its efforts to tame the inflation.
• Kazakh President Signs Legislation Changing Presidential Term, Name Of Capital RFE/RL 17 Sep 2022 -- Kazakh President Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev has officially signed legislation to replace the current system of a maximum of two consecutive five-year presidential terms with a single seven-year term and to change the name of the capital back to Astana from Nur-Sultan.
• Erdogan says Turkey targets SCO membership, will take steps in 2023 India summit Press TV 17 Sep 2022 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his country "targets" joining in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and will take further steps to be a member of the Eurasian political, economic, and security alliance.
• Hungary Says New Laws Intended To Allay EU Concerns Over Corruption RFE/RL 17 Sep 2022 -- The Hungarian government, seeking to prevent a blocking of European Union funds over corruption concerns, said it is ready to send new laws to parliament in the coming days to overcome Brussels' objections.
• Somali Officials Issue Urgent Call for Aid to Curb Famine Deaths VOA 17 Sep 2022 -- Officials and aid workers in Somalia's drought-stricken south say the area is expecting many deaths from famine if aid is not quickly scaled up.
• Uzbekistan, Central Asia Try to Redefine Shanghai Cooperation Organization VOA 17 Sep 2022 -- For much of its 20-year existence, some observers have suggested the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) could become an anti-Western bloc dominated by China and Russia. The group's Central Asian members have complex collaborative relationships with the United States and Europe, though and Uzbekistan, the host of SCO, used its chairmanship of the event held in Samarkand September 15-16 to emphasize the group is not and should not be anti-American or anti-NATO.