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The amphibious assault ship Iwo Jima heads to Haiti with 1,850 troops, four MV-22 Ospreys and four MH-60 Seahawks, reports Navy Times, in the wake of Hurricane Matthew. The amphibious transport dock Mesa Verde arrived in Haiti with 300 Marines on Sunday.
The BBC has pictures from the record flooding in North Carolina after Hurricane Matthew.
Exploding drones are ISIS’ newest threat. The New York Times reports Kurdish forces shot down a drone the size of a model airplane, and while examining it back at their outpost it blew up, killing two.
US Navy ship fires three missiles in defense after being targeted near Yemen, reports the Business Insider. The US military threatens retaliation against Iranian-backed rebels in Yemen who are suspected of targeting the US warship in the Red Sea, reports Military Times.
The next US president inherits one of the most complex and brutal crises in the world: the war in Syria. According to The Washington Times, neither Hillary Clinton nor Donald Trump has articulated a comprehensive or realistic plan to address the full conflict.
The State Department’s Global Engagement Center is not growing fast enough, and Secretary of State John Kerry wants Silicon Valley companies to do more, reports FCW. The center is authorized to hire 131 employees but only has about 68.
Sailors cruise pay was approved — an additional $16.50 per day for each day deployed past 220 days — but only for a year, and could be cut by October 2017, reports Navy Times, unless the Navy and Marine Corps can justify its effectiveness.
The New York Times reports, propaganda operations of the Islamic State have dropped off. The vaulted propaganda operations helped lure more than 30,000 foreign fighters to Syria and Iraq. Military pressure is cited as the reason for the drop, according to a study by terrorism researchers at West Point.
Colombia’s president Santos will announce peace talks with National Liberation Army rebels, reports Reuters.com. A prior deal with the leftist Revolutionary armed Forces of Columbia to end 52 years of war was narrowly rejected by voters. Talks will be held in Ecuador.
