29 May 2010 Military News

Taliban Capture Afghan District On Pakistan Border RFE/RL 29 May 2010 -- Taliban militants have captured the administrative headquarters of an Afghan district near the border with Pakistan.
Taliban Fighters Seize District in Eastern Afghanistan VOA 29 May 2010 -- Afghan officials say Taliban militants have overtaken a remote district in eastern Afghanistan after days of heavy fighting with police.

Report: US Preparing for Retaliatory Strike if Terror Attack Traced to Pakistan VOA 29 May 2010 -- Police in Pakistan say Taliban attackers carried out Friday's bloody attack on two mosques in Lahore belonging to the Ahmadi religious minority.

Germany ready to take in Guantanamo detainees: report IRNA 29 May 2010 -- Germany has reportedly agreed to take in an unspecified number of inmates still languishing at the US prison facility in Guantanamo Bay, the Munich-based weekly news magazine Focus said Saturday.

Navy Laser Destroys Unmanned Aerial Vehicle in a Maritime Environment Navy NewsStand 29 May 2010 -- Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), with support from Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Dahlgren, for the second time successfully tracked, engaged, and destroyed a threat representative Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) while in flight May 24 at San Nicholas Island, Calif.
VQ-1 Celebratres Its History Navy NewsStand 29 May 2010 -- Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron (VQ) 1 held a ceremony to celebrate their heritage at the Officers Club on Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island May 27.
Detail Latvia Completes Construction for BALTOPS 2010 Navy NewsStand 29 May 2010 -- Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 7 Detail Latvia completed construction tasking May 23 in preparation for Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2010, an annual exercise that aims to promote a mutual understanding of maritime interoperability between U.S. Navy, NATO, and non-NATO participants.
USNS Wheat Plays Important Role in Phoenix Express 2010 Navy NewsStand 29 May 2010 -- Merchant marine vessel USNS LCpl. Roy M. Wheat (T-AK 3016) participated in exercise Phoenix Express 2010 (PE10) as a mock boarding vessel for Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIO) teams.

Warplane crashes in central Russia, crew ejects safely RIA Novosti 29 May 2010 -- A Russian warplane crashed on Saturday near the city of Lipetsk in central Russia but both pilots ejected safely, the Defense Ministry said.

Duma to consider response to U.S. missile deployment in Poland RIA Novosti 29 May 2010 -- The State Duma will discuss Russia's response to the deployment of U.S. missiles in Poland during debates on the new Russian-U.S. strategic arms reduction treaty, Duma speaker Boris Gryzlov said on Saturday.
No apologies from Poland over missiles RIA Novosti 29 May 2010 -- Poland will not apologize to Russia for deploying U.S. Patriot missiles on its soil, Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said on Saturday.

U.S. arms sales helps ensure parity in cross-strait talks: ex-official CNA 29 May 2010 -- The U.S. sale of defensive arms to Taiwan are conducive to the development of cross-Taiwan Strait ties and will help Taiwan to negotiate with China on an equal footing because of Taiwan's better defense capabilities, a former U.S. official said Friday.

China, Kazakhstan seek to upgrade military cooperation RIA Novosti 29 May 2010 -- The Chinese and Kazakh defense ministers have agreed to advance cooperation between the two militaries, Xinhua said on Saturday.

NPT Review Agrees Final Declaration RFE/RL 29 May 2010 -- The 189 member nations of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) have agreed a document aimed at moving the world closer to nuclear disarmament.
NPT states call for disarmament, nuclear weapons free Middle East IRNA 29 May 2010 -- Representatives of about 200 states signatories to the Non-Proliferation Treaty last night struck a deal on a series of small steps towards disarmament, including a 2012 conference to discuss a nuclear weapons-free Middle East.
NY document one step forward towards no-atomic-weapon world: envoy IRNA 29 May 2010 -- The Final document of the NPT Review Conference is one step forward towards a world with no atomic weapons, Iran’s permament envoy to the UN nuclear watchdog Ali-Asghar Soltaniyeh said.
The 28 page final document of the ministerial conference IRNA 29 May 2010 -- Final session of 2010 NPT Review Conference after a few delays began at three thirty pm Friday, New York local time (early Saturday morning, Tehran time).
NPT review conference approves final declaration RIA Novosti 29 May 2010 -- The 189 nations participating in the 2010 Review Conference on Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) have approved a final document towards nuclear disarmament, including the establishment of a nuclear weapon-free zone in the Middle East.

China, Japan, South Korea Hold Summit Amid Korean Peninsula Tensions VOA 29 May 2010 -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and South Korea President Lee Myung-bak began a two-day summit Saturday that is expected to focus on the heightened tensions between the two Koreas.

Peacekeeping, indispensable part of UN’s work for better world: Ban IRNA 29 May 2010 -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in his message on the International Day of UN Peacekeepers, May 29, 2010, said peacekeeping is an indispensable part of the UN’s work for a better world.
UN relief chief sounds alarm on Darfur's dire humanitarian situation UN News Centre 29 May 2010 -- Visiting Darfur today, the top United Nations humanitarian official emphasized that the situation in the war-ravaged Sudanese region remains serious, as recent clashes between the Government and rebels have uprooted tens of thousands of people from their homes.
Nepal: Secretary-General welcomes extension of Constituent Assembly UN News Centre 29 May 2010 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the extension of the Constituent Assembly, which has been tasked with drafting the country's new constitution.
Palestinian Aid Flotilla Getting Set to Approach Gaza VOA 29 May 2010 -- Pro-Palestinian activists are pressing on with plans to send a convoy of ships to the Gaza Strip Sunday despite technical delays and warnings from the Israeli navy.
U.S., EU Condemn Slaughter Of Pakistani Sect RFE/RL 29 May 2010 -- The United States and European Union have led international condemnation of attacks in Pakistan in which suspected Islamist gunmen slaughtered at least 80 people at mosques belonging to a minority Muslim sect in the city of Lahore.

Ukraine ends counterintelligence work on Russian FSB officials - paper RIA Novosti 29 May 2010 -- Ukrainian counterintelligence services have stopped monitoring Russian Security Service (FSB) officials stationed in Ukraine, a Ukrainian weekly paper said on Saturday.

Tehran to give critical response if Vienna Group drops swap deal IRNA 29 May 2010 -- Majlis Speaker Ali Larinjani said on Saturday that the Islamic Republic of Iran will give a critical response if the Vienna Group pulls out of the fuel swap deal and pursues the efforts to impose sanctions.
Soltanieyeh: US better to opt for cooperation with Iran IRNA 29 May 2010 -- Iran’s representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency Ali-Asghar Soltanieyeh said the US should change its policy from confrontation to cooperation with Iran.

UN brings religious, ethnic communities to the discussion table in northern Iraq UN News Centre 29 May 2010 -- Security concerns and human rights topped a United Nations-backed discussion among the religious and ethnic communities of the northern Iraqi governorate of Ninewa.
Iraq's Maliki Firm on PM Post VOA 29 May 2010 -- Iraq's prime minister says his party will not compromise on its choice of who will run the next government.

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