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Smoke rises after an air strike during fighting between members of the Syrian Democratic Forces and Islamic State militants in Raqqa, Syria. August 15, 2017. Zohra Bensemra/File Photo

Reuters: As Syria war tightens, U.S. and Russia military hotlines humming

AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar (Reuters) - Even as tensions between the United States and Russia fester, there is one surprising place where their military-to-military contacts are quietly weathering the storm: Syria.

It has been four months since U.S. President Donald Trump ordered cruise missile strikes against a Syrian airfield after an alleged chemical weapons attack.

In June, the U.S. military shot down a Syrian fighter aircraft, the first U.S. downing of a manned jet since 1999, and also shot down two Iranian-made drones that threatened U.S.-led coalition forces.

All the while, U.S. and Russian military officials have been regularly communicating, U.S. officials told Reuters. Some of the contacts are helping draw a line on the map that separates U.S.- and Russian-backed forces waging parallel campaigns on Syria's shrinking battlefields.

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Pentagon may have up to 20,000 troops in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan; it reports only 14,000 -- Military Times

New ‘Star’ of the Show: Israeli Drone Reaches Full Operational Capability -- Sputnik

Russian Defense Ministry to get 100 Armata tanks -- TASS

Russia readies for huge military exercises as tensions with west simmer -- The Guardian

Russia sends nuclear-capable bombers on mission near South Korea, Japan -- Reuters

Russian strategic bombers conduct flights over Pacific Ocean, Sea of Japan -- TASS

Russia launches work to develop sixth-generation fighter jet -- TASS

China's Xi Names Combat Veteran to Top Military Post -- Bloomberg

Chinese military links fitness test failures to 'too much masturbation, video games' -- ABS-CBN/AFP

Japan military holds live fire drills at Mt Fuji -- Straits Times/AFP

North Korea discloses diagrams of new missiles Pukguksong-3, Hwasong-13 -- UPI

South Korea conducts civil defense drill to prepare for enemy attack -- UPI

Latvia buying Stinger air-defense missiles from Denmark -- UPI

Top US general in Afghanistan vows to annihilate ISIS, crush remnants of al-Qaeda and warns the Taliban it 'cannot win' after Trump's dramatic U-turn on the 16-year war -- Daily Mail

Top U.S. general in Afghanistan says Trump's plan means long-term U.S. commitment -- Reuters

How Many US Troops Are Currently Fighting In Afghanistan? The Pentagon Won’t Say -- Task & Purpose

Trump's Afghanistan war strategy: Use military to force peace talks with Taliban -- USA Today

Pentagon chief Mattis says Russia trying to redraw borders by force, pledges to strengthen Ukraine army -- Straits Times/Reuters

Washington mulls supplying Ukraine with lethal weapons – US defense secretary -- RT

US B-1, B-52 Bombers Join 'Ample Strike' Exercise in Czech Republic - Pentagon -- Sputnik

Northrop’s fix for F-35 and F-22 communications problem involves Global Hawk drones -- Defense News

US military to install radar in Pacific's Palau -- Channel News Asia

Guam: Mixed reactions to military buildup over NK missile threats -- Al Jazeera

USN flexes LCS’ missile capabilities off Guam amid threats from North Korea -- Janes

Stricken Destroyer USS Fitzgerald to be Repaired at Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Gulf Coast Shipyard -- USNI News

DARPA starts counter-drone program -- UPI

White House to issue guidance on transgender military ban, WSJ reports -- CNN

Ex-CIA agent looks to kick Donald Trump off Twitter by crowdfunding -- DW

Fort Bragg Troops Look To The Past As They Tackle Ongoing Mission In Afghanistan -- Drew Brooks, Task & Purpose/The Fayetteville Observer

Army developing video game to aid weapons prototyping efforts -- UPI

VIEWPOINT: GPS Spoofing Incident Points to Fragility of Navigation Satellites -- National Defense

WikiLeaks Reveals Exactly How CIA Secretly Collects Our Biometric Data -- Sputnik

US Senate Considers Naming WikiLeaks a ‘Non-State Hostile Intelligence Service’ -- Sputnik

The Military Has A Toxic Leadership Problem -- Carl Forsling, Task & Purpose

Cloud of Controversy Looms Over Nuclear Weapons Modernization -- Sandra Erwin, RCD

Air Force ICBM Awards To Boeing, Northrop Grumman Keep Trump Strategic Plan On Track -- Loren Thompson, Forbes

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