Thursday, September 11, 2014

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- September 11, 2014


US Will Bomb ISIS In Syria: Where The Military Will Strike [MAP] -- IBTimes

President Barack Obama said Wednesday night that the U.S. would fight the Islamic State from the air. The militant group, also known as ISIS and ISIL, has taken over large parts of Syria and Iraq and "in acts of barbarism," is responsible for the beheadings of U.S. journalists James Foley and Stephen Sotloff.

"If left unchecked, these terrorists could pose a growing threat beyond that region -- including to the United States," Obama said. "In a region that has known so much bloodshed, these terrorists are unique in their brutality.

“America will lead a broad coalition to roll back this terrorist threat,” Obama said. “This counter-terrorism campaign will be waged through a steady, relentless effort to take out ISIL wherever they exist using our air power and our support for partner forces on the ground.”

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- September 11, 2014

Here’s how the U.S. military could carry out strikes in Syria -- Washington Post

Obama to deepen America's military role in Mideast -- AP

Obama orders 475 additional troops to Iraq -- The Hill

Decision on Airstrikes Against IS Targets in Syria Will Be Made at Prudent Time: Pentagon -- RIA Novosti

Count Paris in: France may join ISIS-bombing club -- RT

US Airstrikes Have Knocked Out 162 ISIL Vehicles -- Defense Tech

GOP Intel chiefs offer support for Obama plan -- The Hill

Former CIA Deputy Director: ‘Chance Of Success Is Not High’ Going With Syrian Opposition To Take Out ISIS -- CBS

US strategy against Islamic State to mirror counterterrorism efforts in Yemen, Somalia -- Long War Journal

Analysis: Retraining Iraq's fractured army: Will it work this time? -- Stars and Stripes

Russian President Vladimir Putin promises new weapons will outstrip Western defence technology -- News.com.au

Putin Orders Military Exercises in Russia's East -- WSJ

Explosion at Chelyabinsk Military Base Kills 1 -- Moscow Times

Russia Develops Body Armor Against Bullets With Displaced Gravity Center -- RIA Novosti

Why China's Building a Military Base in the Middle of the Ocean -- Gizmodo

Israel Bolsters Strategic Ties With Azerbaijan -- Defense News

UN Confirms 45 Fijian Peacekeepers Seized in Golan Heights Freed -- RIA Novosti

First Minister: Scotland to Engage in Int’l Military Actions Only if Backed by UN -- RIA Novosti

Northrop Grumman sizes up UK UCAV requirements -- Flight Global

Agile And Deadly: Vision For The Future US Army Combat Vehicle -- Defense News

Navy Taps Industry in Quest For Next Generation Fighter -- USNI

US Navy already looking beyond carrier-based F-35 -- Flight Global

US Congress must modernize defense with innovation and intelligence -- The Hill

Lost American military choppers drop in on rural Poland fields to ask for directions -- New York Daily News

US Army Activates Its First Cyber Protection Brigade -- Defense News

Meet The Ex-NSA And Ex-Unit 8200 Spies Cashing In On Security Fears -- Forbes

Ex-NSA Chief’s Anti-Hacker Patent Sparks Ethics Questions -- Bloomberg

Is ISIS Stalling NSA Spying Reform? -- Dustin Wolz, National Journal

Why Did a Military-Style Helicopter Land in Downtown Dallas Tuesday Evening? -- The Blaze

US: 38 Men Raped in Military Every Day -- IBTimes

How Monster Energy Became The Military's Favorite Beverage -- Business Insider

Army officer denied entry into daughter’s school because uniform might ‘offend’ students -- Washington Times

Rochester Superintendent apologizes to army officer turned away from school: ‘It cannot happen again’ -- Oakland Press

US military deaths in Afghanistan at 2,203 -- AP

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