Military vehicles of the Kurdish Peshmerga forces are seen on the southeast of Mosul, Iraq, August 14, 2016. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari
Reuters: Exclusive: U.S. helped clinch Iraq oil deal to keep Mosul battle on track
Shuttle diplomacy by the United States' envoy to the anti-Islamic State coalition brokered an oil deal between Iraq and its Kurdish region vital to a climactic battle with the jihadists, diplomats, officials and oil men say.
The oil revenue-sharing deal sealed in August was critical to getting the central and regional governments to coordinate planning for a push on the Islamic State stronghold Mosul, which Kurdish peshmerga forces surround on three sides, as soon as this month, the sources said.
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 3, 2016
Carrier bolsters French presence for Mosul offensive -- Military Times
Tunnel warfare: In Mosul, the ISIS fight is likely to go underground -- Military Times
Petraeus: 'Real cause' of ISIS was Iraqi government -- The Hill
ANALYSIS: Turkey's purged post-coup military has NATO allies nervous -- Brian Stewart, CBC
Bahrain’s Lockheed F-16 Buy Said to Come With U.S. Strings -- Bloomberg
Russia Warns Against U.S. Attack on Syrian Forces -- AP
Russian Airborne Troops to hold drills in Africa for first time -- TASS
Russian nuclear sub damaged by fire floated out after repairs -- TASS
Russia Closing the Gap on US With Cutting Edge Yasen Submarines -- Sputnik
Russia Launches the World’s Lightest Heavy Sniper Rifle Ever -- Sputnik
Beijing eyes military cooperation with Manila -- Manila Times
China Goes All Out to Become 'Global Aviation Power' -- Sputnik
North Korea Building Massive New Ballistic Missile Submarine For Nuclear Strikes -- Sputnik
Is North Korea Building a New Submarine? -- 38 North
Why Japan’s Soryu-Class Submarines Are So Good -- National Interest
Singapore Eyes the F-35 for 2030 -- Defense News
NATO Warns West Is Losing “Information War” Against Russia, Islamic State Group -- VOA
U.S.-Led NATO in Spotlight as Europe Pushes Joint Army, Defenses -- NBC
Contract Signals Start of Manufacturing Phase for British Nuclear Sub -- Defense News
British Naval Commander Wants US Marine Aviation on Aircraft Carrier -- Defense News
Defense ministers discuss defusing South China Sea incidents -- AP
Pentagon Chief Meets with ASEAN Partners in Hawaii -- Military.com/The Honolulu Star-Advertiser
U.S. Army Sending More Troops, Resources to Africa -- Defense News
Fanning: US Army 'Stretched Very Thin,' Needs Steady Funding -- Defense News
Air Force Seeks to Change How Drone Pilots Train, Fly -- Military.com
Air Force aims to improve diversity of pilots, other key positions -- Air Force Times
Air Force to cut battlefield airmen training locations in half to save money, time -- Air Force Times
Boeing receives third contract for Air Force One replacement -- Flight Global
U.S. national security experts warn of threats to military space systems -- Space news
Dem lawmaker asks Pentagon to study blast exposure effects -- The Hill
Raytheon's Plan to Protect Many of the U.S. Navy's Most Critical Warships -- National Interest
The U.S. Marines have big plans to modernize their smallest combat units -- Marine Times
Marines opt for the 9 mil over 45s for special operators -- Marine Times
Effort to Recognize World War II Spies Hung up in Congress -- http://ift.tt/2cMz2es Press
AFRICOM masks military operations in Somalia as ‘self defense strikes’ -- Long War Journal
Wells Fargo to pay $24M over military loan violations -- The Hill
Could Saudi override lead to Vietnam vets being sued? -- Former Sen. Larry Pressler, The Hill
Starting Monday, the U.S. military begins paying for gender reassignment surgery for soldiers -- Circa News
10 Strongest Countries with Compulsory Military Service -- Insider Monkey
From troops to nukes: This is how Trump and Clinton would manage the military -- Andrew Tilghman and Leo Shane III, Military Times
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