Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 7, 2014

US Allies Account for 10 Percent of Anti-IS Airstrikes in Iraq, Syria: Reports -- RIA Novosti

MOSCOW, October 7 (RIA Novosti) - The forces of the US-led international coalition have carried out around 10 percent of over 1,700 airstrikes against the Islamic State (IS) and other terrorist groups in Iraq and Syria, Agence France-Presse reported Tuesday, citing anonymous defense officials.

Since the beginning of airstrikes against the IS targets in Iraq back in August, the United States has conducted 1,768 airstrikes, while Arab and European aircraft have carried out around 195 attacks, according to the agency’s sources.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 7, 2014

Factbox: U.S. and allies have conducted 341 strikes in Iraq, Syria -- Reuters

Operation fill-in-the-blank: Pentagon weighs what to call war against ISIS -- FOX News

Cost of military operations against ISIS up to $1.1 billion -- AP

Netherlands Air Force Conducts First Airstrikes Against IS in Iraq: Defense Ministry -- RIA Novosti

Report: Islamic State fights in Syria, Iraq with arms produced worldwide -- McClatchy News

Turkish military unhappy with parliament's lack of guidance -- Al-Monitor

No medal yet for U.S. troops fighting ISIS -- The Hill

Pentagon yet to decide on Syrian rebel force central to Isis offensive -- The Guardian

Pentagon can’t decide which rebels to train in Syria -- RT

Russia's Black Sea Fleet to Receive New Frigate, Two Subs by 2015: Navy Commander -- RIA Novosti

Russia's Third Borey-Class Nuclear Sub Completes State Trials: Shipyard -- RIA Novosti

Russia’s Eastern Military District to Get Over 20 Tor Air Defense Systems by End of 2014 -- RIA Novosti

Russian Military Holds 'Antiterror' Drills In Tajikistan -- Radio Free Europe

Russian Navy sends sub killer on Mediterranean mass-destruction weapons drill. -- ITAR-TASS

Kiev Says More Than 50 Ukrainian Troops Killed, 300 Wounded Since Beginning of Ceasefire -- RIA Novosti

At least 945 Ukrainian servicemen killed in east during military operation - prosecutor -- ITAR-TASS

Ukraine Targets Former Top Military Brass With Criminal Probe -- RIA Novosti

Bulgaria Plans to Ground Its Russian-Made Fighter Jets -- Moscow Times

German military faces a major challenge from disrepair -- The Guardian/Washington Post

‘NATO is here to protect you,’ alliance’s new leader declares in Poland visit -- Stars and Stripes

Despite new threat, UK armed forces heading for spending crisis -- The Guardian

Checking out of Little Heathrow: Striking images capture British troops' last days of service in Afghanistan's Camp Bastion -- Daily Mail

British government challenged over military exports to Israel -- The Guardian

Israel's anti-rocket hit 'Iron Dome' a slow sell abroad -- Reuters

Pentagon more than doubles number of troops deploying to fight Ebola -- Stars and Stripes

First U.S.-China-Australia Joint Military Drills Begin in Darwin -- Bloomberg

Lack of internal controls puts Navy ordnance at risk, report says -- Stars and Stripes

The Quiet Rise of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency -- Defense One

U.S. Air Force moves to streamline ICBM improvements -- Great Falls Tribune

Marines Use Osprey for Medevac Tactics in Fleet Week Exercise -- DoD Buzz

Battleground America: US Army surplus even going to coroners as militarization rampant -- RT

VA says it is firing 4 senior officials -- CNN

US Military Deaths in Afghan War Increase 4-Fold From 558 to 2,207 Under Obama's Watch -- Breitbart

How the Pentagon thinks about deterring cyberattacks -- Amrita Jayakumar, Washington Post

Pentagon spending getting out of hand -- William D. Hartung, CNN

Why strong defense is critical to America -- Bobby Jindal and Jim Talent, CNN