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• TF Rakkasan transfers authority to TF Duke Army News 30 Jan 2011 -- Transfer of Authority ceremony from 3/101st Airborne to 3/1st Infantry, was held on Forward Operating Base Salerno in Khowst Province, Afghanistan, Jan. 30.
• 2/9th Marines leaves Northern Marjah a safer place USMC News 30 Jan 2011 -- Nearly one year ago, Marjah was the scene of some of the deadliest fighting since the beginning of Operation Enduring Freedom.
• Afghan police provide increased security USMC News 30 Jan 2011 -- Afghan National Police officers and Marines from the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment's police mentor team, patrol the area surrounding forward operating base Jackson daily to provide security for the people of Sangin.

Defense Policy / Programs

• USS Enterprise Concludes Port Visit to Lisbon, Portugal NNS 30 Jan 2011 -- USS Enterprise left Lisbon Jan. 29, concluding the first port visit during ship's 21st deployment.
• USS Essex Embarks 31st MEU NNS 30 Jan 2011 -- USS Essex (LHD 2) embarked more than 1,200 Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit at White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, Jan. 27-28.
• 31st MEU departs for tour of Asia-Pacific USMC News 30 Jan 2011 -- With cargo and personnel aboard ship, the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit left Okinawa, Japan for a patrol of the Asia-Pacific Region, Jan. 29.
• Marine Corps Training and Advisory Group Exchanges with Guatemalan Service Members NNS 30 Jan 2011 -- Four U.S. Marines and one Sailor, assigned to Marine Corps Training and Advisory Group concluded a week-long operational tactic exchange.
• KCNA on US Forward-deployment of Its Mobile Task Forces KCNA 30 Jan 2011 -- US nuclear-powered carrier Carl Vinson entered Pusan Port of South Korea along with a cruiser belonging to the carrier flotilla and two more cruisers Jinhae Port on Jan. 11.
• Defense Ministry apologizes for mishandling of rape-murder case CNA 30 Jan 2011 -- The Ministry of National Defense (MND) issued an apology Sunday for causing "concern and turbulence in society" because of its handling of a rape-murder case in which a soldier was executed in possible miscarriage of justice more than 10 years ago.

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• Israeli PM Says Peace With Egypt Must Be Preserved RFE/RL 30 Jan 2011 -- Israel's Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu says that Israel's three-decade-old peace agreement with Egypt must be preserved, despite the chaos and lawlessness sweeping the country.
• Israel Says Peace Treaty With Egypt Must Be Preserved VOA 30 Jan 2011 -- Israel has given its first official response to the unrest in neighboring Egypt.
• Results: South Sudan Overwhelmingly Chooses to Secede VOA 30 Jan 2011 -- The Southern Sudan Referendum Commission has released the results of January’s vote on southern independence.
• Over 99% in South Sudan vote for independence in referendum RIA Novosti 30 Jan 2011 -- More than 99% of electors in South Sudan voted to separate from the north in a referendum intended to put an end to decades of civil war in the country, the chairman of the national election commission said on Sunday, citing preliminary results.

News Reports

• Army, Police on Cairo Streets, But No End to Egypt Protests in Sight VOA 30 Jan 2011 -- The Egyptian military is reinforcing its positions on the streets of Cairo and other cities as anti-government protests continue. Thousands of people staged demonstrations on Sunday, calling for President Hosni Mubarak to resign. And citizens are arming themselves to defend their families and property from looters.
• Obama: Egypt Needs Orderly Transition VOA 30 Jan 2011 -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Sunday called for an orderly transition in Egypt to a government that reflects the aspirations of the Egyptian people. The president spoke by telephone with world and Middle East leaders about the situation in Egypt.
• Is Hosni Mubarak fleeing the country? IRNA 30 Jan 2011 -- Concurrent with the sixth day of nationwide protests in Egypt against the incumbent regime of Egypt, political analysts have focused on higher possibility of President Hosni Mubarak fleeing the country.
• Egypt Protests Continue As Security Situation Grows Worse RFE/RL 30 Jan 2011 -- Embattled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has met with high-ranking military officials amid continued public demonstrations calling for his ouster.
• Egypt bans Al-Jazeera TV channel RIA Novosti 30 Jan 2011 -- The Egyptian authorities have imposed a full ban on the work of the popular Arabic TV channel Al-Jazeera in Egypt amid escalating anti-government protests in the North African country, Egypt's state television announced on Sunday.
• Britain, France, Germany urge Mubarak to avoid violence, launch reforms RIA Novosti 30 Jan 2011 -- British Prime Minister David Cameron, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel issued a joint statement on Saturday calling on Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to avoid using violence against protesters and launch political reforms in the country.
• Tens of Thousands Defy Nighttime Curfew, Gather for More Protests in Egypt VOA 30 Jan 2011 -- Tens of thousands of protesters are defying a government-imposed nighttime curfew for a third night in Cairo, pressing their demand that Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak step down after nearly 30 years in office.
• US Steps up Calls for Transition in Egypt VOA 30 Jan 2011 -- The United States is stepping up calls for change in Egypt after nearly a week of massive demonstrations, chaos and violence engulfing one of America’s closest allies in the Arab world.
• Majlis supports people’s revolutions in Egypt and Tunisia: Speaker IRNA 30 Jan 2011 -- Iran’s Parliament (Majlis), on behalf of the nation, supports the regional uprisings particularly the popular revolutions in Egypt and Tunisia, Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani said Sunday.
• Egypt says will stick to foreign policy despite protests RIA Novosti 30 Jan 2011 -- The Egyptian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday Cairo will maintain its current pro-Western foreign policy despite the widening political protest.
• Sarkozy Calls on African Leaders to do Better or Risk Public Wrath VOA 30 Jan 2011 -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy has cautioned African leaders to respect the peoples’ will or risk being swept aside by a rising tide of public discontent. The warning came as part of Sarkozy’s keynote address to an African Union summit in Addis Ababa.
• Tunisia Islamist Leader Returns From Exile RFE/RL 30 Jan 2011 -- The head of Tunisia's main Islamist movement, Rachid Ghannouchi, has returned to Tunisia after more than 20 years in exile.
• NCP Official: Sudan Not Like Tunisia or Egypt VOA 30 Jan 2011 -- A prominent member of Sudan’s ruling National Congress Party (NCP) told VOA any Tunisian-inspired uprising aimed at forcing President Omar Hassan al-Bashir to step down will, in his words, amount to nothing.
• Islamist Parties Reposition Themselves Amid Mideast Upheaval VOA 30 Jan 2011 -- As popular uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt rattle governments in North Africa and the Middle East, Western governments and many people are watching to see how Islamist movements, many of them currently banned as political parties, try to reposition themselves before expected elections later this year.
• African Union Summit Agenda Skips Egypt, Tunisia VOA 30 Jan 2011 -- More than 25 African leaders are in Addis Ababa for a two-day summit focusing mainly on political and security concerns.
• Belarus opposition rallies near KGB head office in Minsk RIA Novosti 30 Jan 2011 -- Belarusian opposition members gathered for an unsanctioned rally in front of the Belarusian security service (KGB) building in downtown Minsk on Sunday.
• Burma Parliament Set to Open for First Time in Two Decades VOA 30 Jan 2011 -- Burma's military government is set to convene its first session of parliament in more than two decades on Monday.
• Netherlands Freezing Ties With Iran Over Woman's Execution VOA 30 Jan 2011 -- The Netherlands says it has frozen official contacts with Iran to protest the hanging of a Dutch-Iranian woman and will ask the European Union to take action against the country. The woman was executed Saturday in Tehran, more than a year after she was detained during protests against the re-election of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
• New FM: Iran will properly confront enemies’ soft war IRNA 30 Jan 2011 -- Iran’s new Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Salehi said Sunday that his ministry would mobilize all its potentials to properly confront enemies’ soft war against the country.
• Majlis supports people’s revolutions in Egypt and Tunisia: Speaker IRNA 30 Jan 2011 -- Iran’s Parliament (Majlis), on behalf of the nation, supports the regional uprisings particularly the popular revolutions in Egypt and Tunisia, Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani said Sunday.
• Ahmadinejad: Foreign Ministry structure needs fundamental changes IRNA 30 Jan 2011 -- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Sunday that the structure of the Iranian Foreign Ministry needed fundamental changes in order to meet the historical mission of the nation.