15 May 2010 Military News

Afghan, British Leaders Pledge To Strengthen Ties RFE/RL 15 May 2010 -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Britain's new Prime Minister David Cameron today agreed to strengthen ties between London and Kabul.
Joint NATO-Afghan Military Operations Kill 25 Insurgents VOA 15 May 2010 -- Afghan officials say international and Afghan security sweeps Friday and Saturday across the country killed at least 25 insurgents.
Afghan President Meets New British PM VOA 15 May 2010 -- In his first meeting with a foreign leader, Britain's new Prime Minister David Cameron has gotten a first hand assessment of the situation in Afghanistan from the country's president, Hamid Karzai. Britain's role in Afghanistan is one of Mr. Cameron's top foreign policy issues.

Pakistani Taliban group denies threats to army IRNA 15 May 2010 -- Chief of a splinter group of Pakistani Taliban in North Waziristan tribal agency Friday disowned a leaflet which threatened to curtail movement of the security forces in the region.

Pearl Harbor Submarines Get Head Start on Smoking Ban Navy NewsStand 15 May 2010 -- USS Olympia (SSN 717), USS Greeneville (SSN 772), USS Pasadena (SSN 752), and USS La Jolla (SSN 701), attached to Commander Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMSUBPAC) Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam are getting a head start on the upcoming smoking ban below decks on submarines scheduled to become effective no later than Dec. 31, 2010.
CARAT Thailand 2010 Kicks Off Week of Engagement, Training Navy NewsStand 15 May 2010 -- More than 300 U.S. and Thai Sailors and Marines, along with U.S. Coast Guardsmen, kicked off Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Thailand 2010 with an opening ceremony May 14.
Enterprise Completes Flight Deck Certification Navy NewsStand 15 May 2010 -- USS Enterprise (CVN 65) successfully completed flight deck certification May 14 pushing itself one step closer to its 21st deployment.
NMCB 11 Takes Charge of Camp Covington on Guam Navy NewsStand 15 May 2010 -- Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1 completed its turnover of Camp Covington to NMCB 11 during a change of charge ceremony at the camp's headquarters on U.S. Naval Base Guam (NBG) May 13.

Russian officer says developing new weapon for space defense RIA Novosti 15 May 2010 -- Russia's air and space forces are preparing for future threats from space with a "fundamentally new weapon," a senior officer said Saturday on Ekho Moskvy radio.

136 U.S. congressmen call for sale of F-16 C/Ds to Taiwan CNA 15 May 2010 -- In a joint letter sent to U.S. President Barack Obama Friday, 136 members of the House of Representatives called on the U.S. administration to seriously deal with Taiwan's self-defense by selling it F-16 C/D fighter jets.

Sudan Army Seizes Rebel Stronghold VOA 15 May 2010 -- Sudanese army forces say they have killed scores of rebels and seized a rebel stronghold.
Indian govt extends ban on LTTE by two years: Report IRNA 15 May 2010 -- The Indian government extended the ban on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) by another two years following intelligence reports that remnants of the Sri Lankan Tamil terror outfit were trying to regroup.
Armenia Seeks PACE Clarifications On Nagorno-Karabakh Panel RFE/RL 15 May 2010 -- A top Armenian lawmaker says Yerevan will not agree to renewed discussions on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict at the Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) until it clarifies the talk's purpose, RFE/RL's Armenian Service reports.
Somalia: top UN envoy calls for national unity on anniversary of country's first political party UN News Centre 15 May 2010 -- One week before a major international conference on the future of Somalia, the top United Nations envoy to the Horn of Africa country today urged unity on the 67th anniversary of the creation of the Somali Youth League, the political party which united the country and played a role in its independence from colonization.

Iran says ground well-prepared for fuel swap agreement IRNA 15 May 2010 -- Iran sees the ground well-prepared for an agreement on fuel swap, Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said on Saturday.
Iran will firmly follow up nuclear states violations of NPT IRNA 15 May 2010 -- Iran would firmly follow up violations of the nuclear-weapon-states and cases of their failure to fulfill their commitments based on the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), it was reported Saturday.
Brazil's President To Visit Iran In 'Last Chance' To Avert UN Sanctions RFE/RL 15 May 2010 -- A country with an active nuclear program comes under intense international pressure. Many suspect that, despite stated goals of producing nuclear power, a secret weapons program is under way.
Washington, Moscow Doubtful Tehran Can Avoid UN Sanctions RFE/RL 15 May 2010 -- Russia has often backed Tehran in its standoff against the West over its nuclear program, so Dmitry Medvedev's latest pronouncement over possible new sanctions can’t be sitting well in Tehran.
Iran Expected to Release French Academic Arrested Last July VOA 15 May 2010 -- A French academic arrested for allegedly participating in a wave of unrest following Iran's disputed June, 2009 presidential election is about to be released, according to her Iranian attorney. Iranian president Mahmoud Ahamdinejad had, at one point, tied her release to that of two Iranians, detained in France.

Protesters Killed As Thai Violence Continues RFE/RL 15 May 2010 -- Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva says he is attempting to quell the violence in the capital Bangkok with minimum bloodshed.
Bangkok Street Fighting Continues, Death Toll Mounts VOA 15 May 2010 -- Street fighting continues in the Thai capital, Bangkok, as anti-government protesters try to push back soldiers who have surrounded their camp. At least 22 people were killed in the last two days and at least 170 wounded.

Kyrgyzstan Leaders Say They've Regained Control of Their Country VOA 15 May 2010 -- Kyrgyzstan's interim government says it has regained control of three southern provinces after supporters of deposed President Kurmanbek Bakiyev took over government buildings. Meanwhile, Moscow has also pledged to help the volatile former Soviet Republic.

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