Bosnia's Serbs plan to take to the streets today to controversially celebrate  "Republika Srpska Day". Where is the world's highest rate of military spending? The answer is NATO countries, where numbers are rising and rising fast. Somali militants are hit by U.S. missile strikes in the fourth such attack this week. United Nations presses Myanmar for progress on Rohingya crisis. Is there a "framework" for U.S. withdrawal of 2000+ troops from fighting ISIS in Syria? Retired General Stanley McChrystal say rapid withdrawal may be riskier than the White House thinks. Is there hope on the horizon after U.N. Peacekeeping forces push further into Mali?

Taliban attacks simultaneously in Paktika and Badghis. Kurdish Official Badran Jia Kurd wants to know American plans for activities in Northern Syria. Jean-Peter Lacroix, Head of DPKO, rightly concerned about Pristina's creation of Kosovo army. The United Nations calls for Pristina and Belgrade to confirm "mutual intentions" for negotiated settlement and less "frequent adversarial actions". Indigenous Canadian pipeline protesters call RCMP presence at blockade an act of war. Early in spring 2019 Iran's Navy will begin patrolling the Atlantic Ocean with its new Sahand Destroyers. ICG says violence is part of federal elections in Nigeria.