Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- December 3, 2014

US Says It Could Take Years To Rein In ISIL -- Al Jazeera

Despite serious damage inflicted on armed group, defeating them still a long way off, says US Secretry of State Kerry.

US Secretary of State John Kerry has warned it will take years for a US-led coalition to defeat the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), as Washington said arch-foe Iran had launched its first air strikes against the fighters.

Speaking at NATO headquarters in Brussels during the first high-level talks of a coalition of 60 nations fighting ISIL, Kerry said that strikes against the fighters were having a "significant" impact and vowed that they would stay the course.

"Our commitment will most likely be measured in years," he said, adding: "Our efforts are already having a significant impact."

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- December 3, 2014

Islamic State: Kerry says group 'significantly' damaged -- BBC

Iraq to Ask NATO for Security Forces Training -- VOA

The US IS Now In An 'Awkward' Position Over Syria And Iraq -- Jeremy Bender, Business Insider

Pentagon Still Waiting for Congressional Approval to Train Syrian Militants -- Sputnik

If the U.S. military is expanding in Iraq, why isn’t it embedding journalists? -- Dan Lamonthe, Washington Post

NATO, Afghanistan launch post-combat mission -- Stars and Stripes

NATO chief rejects Russian veto on membership of former Soviet states -- Stars and Stripes

The new cold war: Putin's forces target U.S. Navy and allies -- Navy Times

Russia All Out In Preparation For War - New Tactical Submarines Shooting Under Arctic Ice; Mimics Pentagon’s Control Site -- IBTimes

Ka-52K Helicopters to Make First Flights in 2015: Russian Helicopters CEO -- Sputnik

Russian Air Force To Acquire New Aircraft, Helos, Bolster Arctic Presence -- Defense News

Russian Combat Dolphins Hold First Exercises in Black Sea: Military Source -- Sputnik

Russia honors Unknown Soldiers with new holiday -- RT

Russia Is Returning to Soviet Military Strategy -- Alexander Golts, Huffington Post

India, France Agree to Finalize Rafale Deal by Spring -- Defense News

Rising Gripen Sales Show Global Need For Light Fighter Aircraft -- Defense World

Japan’s forces going amphibious, but no decision on the vehicles yet -- Stars and Stripes

Iran’s Mirage Fighters Equipped with Homegrown Cruise Missiles -- Tasnim

Report: Chinese Navy’s Fleet Will Outnumber U.S. by 2020 -- Defense Tech

A U.S. Flattop Bombed Militants, Thwarted Hijackers and Stared Down Russia: USS ‘George H.W. Bush’ has been busy -- War Is Boring

Army's return to full-spectrum training hampered by budget cuts -- Stars and Stripes

Lawmakers Aim to End RD-180 Use by 2019 -- Defense News

The military is trying to make soldiers stronger, smarter, and more amphibious -- VOX

House, Senate panels release text of 2015 defense bill -- The Hill

Experts: Pentagon strategy and budget inadequate -- Jon Harper, Stars and Stripes

U.S. Congress passes bill to boost prevention of nuclear attack -- The Hill

WH hints Obama won’t veto defense bill over Guantanamo -- The Hill

New defense secretary would inherit old tensions -- Washington Post

Pentagon Won’t Confirm Ashton Carter is Next Defense Secretary -- DoD Buzz

What Kind of Pentagon Chief Does Obama Need? -- New York Times

Gillibrand Seeks Another Vote on Military’s Handling of Sexual Assault Cases -- NYT

Examining the U.S. military’s long, weird ‘Star Wars’ fascination -- Dan Lamonthe, Washington Post

Pearl Harbor veterans gather for last meeting of USS Arizona survivors -- The Guardian