Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 17, 2014

Advance of Islamist Terrorists Tests Obama’s Flat No on Ground Forces -- Bloomberg

President Barack Obama is facing the slippery-slope problem in Iraq and Syria that he’s sought to avoid, with some advisers concluding that limited airstrikes are insufficient to break Islamic State’s momentum.



As airpower has failed to dislodge the extremists from the Syrian border town of Kobani or halt their offensive in Iraq, Obama’s appeals for strategic patience are being challenged by some U.S. military and intelligence officers and diplomats who say more needs to be done.



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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 17, 2014

Kobani key to US strategy against Islamic State -- AP



US still searching for credible allies in Syria -- AP



Top White House official secretly visited Iraq -- Washington Times



Air campaign against ISIS is just getting off the ground -- The Hill



USS Carl Vinson set to take over airstrikes in Syria, Iraq -- Stars and Stripes



Anti-IS Coalition Has Nothing to Bomb, Doomed to Failure: Military Strategist -- RIA Novosti



U.S. airstrikes in Syria are now dwarfing those in Iraq -- Washington Post



US worried over 'acceleration' of ISIS recruits -- The Hill



ISIS in Syria train Iraqi pilots in captured jets – monitor -- RT



Report: Turkey Approves US Drone Flights To Monitor Islamic State -- Defense News



UK deploys Reaper to the Middle East -- Gov.uk



US Navy harbor patrol boats keeps bad guys at bay in Bahrain -- Stars and Stripes



Russian Aviation Regiment Receives New Su-34 Fighter-Bombers -- RIA Novosti



Iran, Russia hold joint naval exercise -- AP



US, Russia Need To Cooperate On Air, Missile Defense: US Army General -- RIA Novosti



US Not Planning to Build Permanent Bases, Increase Forces Structure in Europe: US General -- RIA Novosti



US To Increase Military Exercises in Romania: US Army General -- RIA Novosti



Defying Russia, Georgia to host NATO training centre - minister -- Reuters



NATO Says No Sign of Major Russian Pullback from Ukraine Border -- Defense News



Chinese Envoy Criticizes US Plans to Deploy Missile Defense System in South Korea -- RIA Novosti



Inside the Ring: Chinese Company Tried to Beat NSA at Its Own Game -- Washington Free Beacon



Canada to boost spy agency powers citing terror threat -- RT



India Test Fires Nirbhay Cruise Missile -- Defense News



Exclusive: Boeing eyes possible Chinook helicopter sale to Brazil -- Reuters



U.S. sees second foreign buyer for V-22 Osprey in six months -- Reuters



Outgoing Armed Services chair warns about waning support for Afghanistan -- Stars and Stripes



U.S. Army readiness up after budget cuts but improvement needed: Hagel -- Reuters



Hagel Briefed on New US Surface Ship, But No Decisions Yet -- Defense News



Raytheon Offers Laser-Guided Artillery to Army, Navy -- DoD Buzz



FBI chief: No concern about terrorists using Ebola. -- The Hill



FBI chief wants tech firms to make devices wiretap-ready -- Washington Post



Service member in Texas being watched for Ebola symptoms -- The Hill



Vice President Biden’s Son Hunter Discharged From Navy Reserve After Failing Cocaine Test -- Wall Street Journal



Morale drops among Defense Department's civilian workers -- Washington Post