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• Forces Detain Suspected Terrorists in Iraq AFPS 09 Jul 2009 -- Iraqi forces, aided by coalition advisors, arrested suspected terrorists, including an insurgent cell leader, in operations.
• Series Of Large-Scale Bombings Kills Scores In Iraq RFE/RL 09 Jul 2009 -- Police in Iraq say up to 41 people have been killed and another 80 wounded in the latest suicide bomb attacks in civilian areas.
• Explosions in Iraq Kill, Wound Dozens VOA 09 Jul 2009 -- A series of bombings in Iraq have left at least 40 people dead and 78 wounded.
• Afghans' Attitude Will Be Measure of Success, Vice Chairman Says AFPS 09 Jul 2009 -- Key measurement of success in Afghanistan will be the attitude of Afghans affected by US-led operations.
• More Mine-resistant Vehicles Flow to Afghanistan AFPS 09 Jul 2009 -- Military is sending thousands of mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles to Afghanistan, even while a new version is being built.
• Airmen in EC-130H unit complete 2,000th combat mission AFNS 09 Jul 2009 -- An EC-130H Compass Call aircrew here completed their unit's 2,000th combat mission in support of Operation Enduring Freedom July 8.
• Bomb in Afghanistan Kills 25 VOA 09 Jul 2009 -- An Afghan official says a truck bomb in central Afghanistan has killed at least 25 people, including at least 12 school children.
• AFGHANISTAN: President issues aid instructions for Helmand IRIN 09 Jul 2009 -- As fighting intensifies in S. Afghanistan, President Karzai called on aid agencies and government bodies to assist displaced civilians.
• Partnership With Pakistan Key to Regional Stability, Mullen Says AFPS 09 Jul 2009 -- Long-term partnership with Pakistan key to promoting stability in Afghanistan and the region.
• Pakistani Fight Against Militants Continues, Concern Grows Over Safety of Displaced People VOA 09 Jul 2009 -- Thousands of people displaced by the earlier offensive in the Swat Valley have begun to return home.
• Pakistan Says Swat Nearly Ready for Locals' Return VOA 09 Jul 2009 -- Pakistani officials telling about two million people who fled Swat Valley the region is almost ready for their return, despite continuing violence.
• Pakistani Taliban Bomb Family Home of VOA Reporter VOA 09 Jul 2009 -- Taliban militants in northwest Pakistan bombed the home of a journalist who files reports for Voice of America's Pashto language service.
• PAKISTAN: No official date for mass IDP returns IRIN 09 Jul 2009 -- The Pakistani government has not yet set a date for the official start of the return of hundreds of thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) to their homes in various parts of North West Frontier Province (NWFP).
• UN humanitarian chief gets first-hand look at site of Pakistani clashes UN News Centre 09 Jul 2009 -- The United Nations humanitarian chief today visited the district of Buner in Pakistan’s North West Frontier Province (NWFP), the scene of the recent fighting between the Government and insurgents that uprooted over 2 million people.
• CTF 150 Seizes 10 Tons of Narcotics Navy NewsStand 09 Jul 2009 -- Coalition forces operating in the Gulf of Aden as part of Combined Task Force (CTF) 150, seized approximately 10 tons of narcotics July 7 with an estimated value of $70 million.

Defense Policy / Programs

• U.S. to host nuclear security summit next March RIA Novosti 09 Jul 2009 -- US plans to host a summit next March to discuss means of ensuring that nuclear materials cannot fall into the hands of terrorists.
• G8 leaders support Russia-U.S. agreement on arms reduction RIA Novosti 09 Jul 2009 -- Participants in the G8 summit in Italy unanimously backed Russian-US agreements to conclude new arms reduction deal.
• Civilian development 'roadmap' launched AFNS 09 Jul 2009 -- Air Force officials here recently approved four initiatives that make up part of the civilian institutional development "roadmap."
• Army Releases June Suicide Data DoD 09 Jul 2009 -- The Army released suicide data for the month of June today. Among active-duty soldiers there were no confirmed suicides and nine potential suicides.
• MCPON Inspires Atsugi Sailors, Talks Frankly about Future Force Navy NewsStand 09 Jul 2009 -- The master chief petty officer of the Navy visited Naval Air Facility Atsugi July 7 where he spent the day touring the base and getting to know the Sailors stationed there.
• Consolidated Maintenance Organization Disestablished Navy NewsStand 09 Jul 2009 -- Consolidated Maintenance Organization (CMO) 10 was disestablished during a ceremony at Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island July 7.
• Robotics project can help Soldiers Army News 09 Jul 2009 -- Anyone visiting Tompkins Basin near Castle Park in the last month may have gotten a first-hand look at how robots might be used on the battlefield during several robotics demonstrations.
• NAVFAC Awards ARRA Contractor for Solar Energy in the Southeast Navy NewsStand 09 Jul 2009 -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southeast awarded a $69.3 million American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) funded contract on June 29 to Atlantic Contingency Constructors, LLC (ACC) - a joint venture between Shaw's Environment and Infrastructure Group and AECOM Government Services - of Baton Rouge, La., for a renewable (solar) energy systems at three installations in the Southeast.
• Ohio Small Business Awarded Second $2M Recovery Act Project for Navy Navy NewsStand 09 Jul 2009 -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Midwest is using a Willoughby, Ohio,-based small business to make repairs and upgrades at a Navy Reserve support facility in Cincinnati.
• Maritime Civil Affairs Team 103 Returns from Deployment Navy NewsStand 09 Jul 2009 -- Maritime Civil Affairs Team (MCAT) 103 returned July 2 after a six-month deployment to the Republic of the Philippines in support of a humanitarian and civil assistance mission.
• NAVFAC Awards $250 Million in Construction Contracts to Five Southeast Firms Navy NewsStand 09 Jul 2009 -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southeast awarded a design-build indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity multiple award construction contract (IDIQ MACC) June 29 to five contractors in the Southeastern United States.
• Fort Rucker schedules improvements with stimulus funds Army News 09 Jul 2009 -- Postwide renovations will get under way later this year thanks to the more than $12.1 million in funds Fort Rucker recently received through the presidential economic stimulus package.
• International Partners Meet in Bahrain to Discuss Counterpiracy Efforts Navy NewsStand 09 Jul 2009 -- Naval leaders and shipping industry experts from 21 nations arrived at the Royal Bahrain Naval Base July 7 for a series of counterpiracy meetings.
• Pacom Nominee Pledges to Keep Watchful Eye on North Korea AFPS 09 Jul 2009 -- President’s nominee to be the next commander of US PACOM: US right to keep a watchful eye on North Korea.
• US Congress Debates Detainee Policy, Military Commissions VOA 09 Jul 2009 -- Committees of the US Senate and House of Representatives heard testimony about nation's detainee policy.
• Hanscom team works to upgrade airborne comm for top U.S. officials AFNS 09 Jul 2009 -- Team working to acquire reliable, secure and integrated comprehensive system for airborne US senior leaders.
• Air Force Communications Agency changes name AFNS 09 Jul 2009 -- USAF Communications Agency redesignated the Air Force Network Integration Center to more accurately reflect its role in cyberspace ops.
• Combat Aviation Brigade welcomes 'Fighting Sixth' from Fort Carson Army News 09 Jul 2009 -- Applause came quickly as the colors of the 1st Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, Combat Aviation Brigade, were uncased July 1 at Marshall Army Airfield, an event that marked the first time the regiment has ever been stationed at Fort Riley.
• 1/75 Rangers Drop into Waterborne Training Army News 09 Jul 2009 -- Residents and visitors at Georgia's historic Tybee Island witnessed training conducted by Soldiers who serve and protect the nation, July 2. Rangers of 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, U.S. Army Special Operations Command, performed routine airborne operations training mission off the coast of the Atlantic.
• Unit launches debut during annual training Army News 09 Jul 2009 -- On May 2, Soldiers from the 55th Brigade Combat Team's Special Troops Battalion, Company B, set foot on Tobyhanna soil with aspirations of making the next two weeks the best annual training exercises.
• F.E. Warren officials host national-level exercise AFNS 09 Jul 2009 -- Simulated terrorist attack on ballistic missile launch facility provided the exercise scenario for Nuclear Weapon Accident/Incident Exercise 2009.
• 2 Airmen chosen as astronaut candidates AFNS 09 Jul 2009 -- Two Air Force officers have been chosen by NASA officials for the 2009 Astronaut Candidate Class July 9.
• ESC, MITRE officials take hands-on approach to terminal management AFNS 09 Jul 2009 -- Officials at Electronic Systems Center and MITRE Corp. are taking a hands-on approach to managing a major satellite communications terminal program, especially now that they have purchased and set one up in their own backyard.
• Army Logistics University ushers in new era for sustainers Army News 09 Jul 2009 -- Hundreds of members of Team Lee gathered July 2 to watch history unfold as the U.S. Army Logistics University officially opened with much fanfare and celebration.
• New leader named to lead Dutch aviators Army News 09 Jul 2009 -- A red, white and blue flag passed from an outgoing commander to an incoming one June 29 at Fort Rucker, but it was not the American flag. Lt. Col. Philip Whittle took the Netherlands flag from Lt. Col. Willen Van der Borg, signifying a change in leadership for the Dutch Defense Helicopter Command (DHC).
• Crime among Russian military officers highest in decade RIA Novosti 09 Jul 2009 -- Crimes committed by officers in Russia's Armed Forces have reached unprecedented levels over the past decade.
• Global small arms sales reached $2.9 billion in 2006, according to UN data UN News Centre 09 Jul 2009 -- Value of the global trade in small arms and light weapons is estimated to have risen by 28 per cent between 2000 and 2006.
• U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 09 Jul 2009
• READOUT BY PRESS SECRETARY ROBERT GIBBS ON THE PRESIDENTS BILATERAL MEETING WITH PRESIDENT LULA OF BRAZIL The White House 09 Jul 2009
• PRESS BRIEFING BY PRESS SECRETARY ROBERT GIBBS, DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR FOR STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS DENIS McDONOUGH, AND SENIOR DIRECTOR FOR AFRICAN AFFAIRS MICHELLE GAVIN The White House 09 Jul 2009
• PRESS BRIEFING BY DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS MIKE FROMAN AND SPECIAL ENVOY FOR INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS TODD STERN The White House 09 Jul 2009

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for July 09, 2009
• General Dynamics Awarded National Air and Space Intelligence Center Contract General Dynamics 09 Jul 2009 -- The National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC) has awarded General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems an Advanced Technical Exploitation Program (ATEP) contract. This five-year, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract has a ceiling value of $600 million to be competed among the three awardees who received contracts. General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems is a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD).
• Raytheon Completes Critical Milestone for Mobile X-band Radar System Raytheon 09 Jul 2009 -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) recently completed integration and acceptance testing of an integral element of the mobile and adaptable AN/TPY-2 X-band radar system at White Sands Missile Range, N.M.
• Boeing Awarded $1.2 Million Air Force Contract to Demonstrate Cyber Command and Control Solutions Boeing 09 Jul 2009 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] recently was awarded a $1.2 million contract by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory in Rome, N.Y., to study and demonstrate improved situational awareness, visualization, and automated course-of-action processing for network environments during cyber attack
• General Dynamics Awarded $22 Million by U.S. Navy for Repair Work on USS Hartford General Dynamics 09 Jul 2009 -- General Dynamics Electric Boat has been awarded a $21.6 million contract modification by the U.S. Navy to perform material procurement and repair work on USS Hartford (SSN-768), a Los Angeles-class attack submarine damaged in a collision March 20. Electric Boat is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD).
• Thales and Boeing to offer proven, advanced training solutions to Army Aviation Thales 09 Jul 2009 -- Thales and Boeing have signed a teaming agreement to offer a low-risk tactical training solution to Army Aviation.

Other Conflicts

• DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 09 Jul 2009
• Israel barrier must come down, UN rights expert says UN News Centre 09 Jul 2009 -- On the fifth anniversary of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) finding that Israel’s building of a barrier in the occupied Palestinian territory was illegal, a United Nations independent human rights expert today spoke out against what he says is Israel’s violation of Palestinian rights.
• Demand for handguns fuelling small arms trade, UN data shows UN News Centre 09 Jul 2009 -- The demand for handguns is fuelling the global trade in small arms and light weapons which is estimated to have risen by 28 per cent between 2000 and 2006, says a new report based on trade and arms data compiled by the United Nations.
• Russian Air Force denies spy drone missions over Georgia RIA Novosti 09 Jul 2009 -- Russia's Air Force chief dismissed Georgian claims that Russia was spying on its territory using UAVs.
• PACE move to deny Russia vote causes surprise in Moscow RIA Novosti 09 Jul 2009 -- Moscow confused over an initiative by some PACE members to try and deny Russia the right to vote during assembly sessions.
• Without global support, Somalia will fall to opposition - top UN political official UN News Centre 09 Jul 2009 -- If the international community allows Somalia to fail, the poverty-stricken Horn of Africa nation will be taken over by opposition groups employing tactics of coercion and intimidatio.
• UN Security Council Considering Sanctions Against Eritrea, Others VOA 09 Jul 2009 -- UN Security Council will consider implementing sanctions against Eritrea and other spoilers to the Somali peace process.
• SOMALIA: Young men running from militia conscription IRIN 09 Jul 2009 -- More and more of the thousands fleeing Mogadishu, are young men trying to avoid being conscripted into the various militias.
• PHILIPPINES: Bombings pose fresh threat to peace talks IRIN 09 Jul 2009 -- Bombings on the southern island of Mindanao have further undermined prospects for peace.
• Surrendering Nigerian Militants Seek Payoffs VOA 09 Jul 2009 -- Nigeria's 60-day amnesty program for militants and criminals in the Niger Delta is expected to come into effect early next month.
• Security the focus of latest round of UN-backed talks between Cypriot leaders UN News Centre 09 Jul 2009 -- Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders held another round of United Nations-backed talks discussing security.
• Chechen warlord Yevloyev 'behind Ingush president attack' RIA Novosti 09 Jul 2009 -- Chechen interior minister: Chechen warlord Yevloyev masterminded attack on Ingush President Yunus-Bek Yevkurov.
• Large Armed Group Attacks Tajik Police Post RFE/RL 09 Jul 2009 -- A group of armed men attacked a police checkpoint near the eastern Tajik town of Tavil-Dara overnight.
• Kenya Shaken by Annan's Hague Action VOA 09 Jul 2009 -- The Kenyan government sent scrambling when former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan unexpectedly turned over list of suspected perpetrators of post-election violence to the ICC.
• International Criminal Court receives materials on Kenyan post-election violence UN News Centre 09 Jul 2009 -- The Prosecutor of the ICC received sealed information about persons suspected of being responsible for last year’s post-election violence in Kenya.
• LIBERIA: TRC furore overshadows peace building proposals IRIN 09 Jul 2009 -- As an angry debate rages over the 200-plus people recommended for prosecution by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), an independent body set up under the 2003 peace agreement, civil society groups warn its many other recommendations risk being overlooked.
• SUDAN: IDPs stretch resources to the limit in Akobo IRIN 09 Jul 2009 -- Poor food security in Akobo, the main town in Southern Sudan's Jonglei state, is being exacerbated by a huge influx of displaced people, including 19,000 who fled attacks by cattle rustlers.
• US legal expert appointed as Registrar of UN-backed tribunal for Lebanon killings UN News Centre 09 Jul 2009 -- Secretary-General Ban appointed David Tolbert of the US as the Registrar of the UN-backed tribunal set up to try the perpetrators of recent political killings in Lebanon.

News Reports

• Hundreds Protest In Tehran Despite Officials' Warnings RFE/RL 09 Jul 2009 -- Hundreds of people have taken to the streets of the capital to mark anniversary of student uprising and to protest election results.
• Protests Reported in Iran, Despite Ban VOA 09 Jul 2009 -- Witnesses in Iranian capital say several hundred demonstrators defied a government warning against protests Thursday, the anniversary of a student uprising.
• Ex-Vigilante 'Shocked' At Iran Violence RFE/RL 09 Jul 2009 -- Journalist Amir Farshad Ebrahimi knows what Iran's notorious "plainclothes agents" are capable of doing. He used to be one of them.
• G8 leaders voice concern over post-election unrest in Iran RIA Novosti 09 Jul 2009 -- Group of 8 nations agreed a joint statement on Iran ‘deploring’ the crackdown on post-election protests.
• China vows to punish leaders of Urumqi riots RIA Novosti 09 Jul 2009 -- China's Communist Party promised on to "severely punish" the instigators of recent deadly riots in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region.
• China's Urumqi Returning to Normal, Following Bloody Violence VOA 09 Jul 2009 -- Situation is relatively calm in Urumqi, the capital of China's Xinjiang region, days after bloody violence there left more than 150 people dead.
• Urumqi Residents Hope Ethnic Tensions Will End Soon VOA 09 Jul 2009 -- Chinese security officials: Government will punish protesters in that deadly riot.
• Honduran Interim President Arrives in Costa Rica for Talks VOA 09 Jul 2009 -- Honduras' interim President Roberto Micheletti has arrived in Costa Rica for mediation talks with deposed President Manuel Zelaya.
• Analysts: Indonesian Presidential Victory Could Change Political Landscape VOA 09 Jul 2009 -- Unofficial results from the Indonesian presidential election indicate a landslide victory for President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.
• Medvedev warns Japan's PM over MPs' vote on Kuril Islands - aide RIA Novosti 09 Jul 2009 -- Russian President Medvedev told Japanese PM Aso that parliament's decision on Kuril Islands did not foster an atmosphere of trust.