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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 30 July 2010 [PDF]
• Iraqi Forces Arrest 10 al-Qaida in Iraq Associates AFPS 30 Jul 2010 -- Iraqi security forces arrested 10 suspected associates of the al-Qaida in Iraq terrorist organization in several operations.
• Navy Supports Iraqi Patrol Boat Construction Navy NewsStand 30 Jul 2010 -- The U.S. Navy and Swiftships Shipbuilders, LLC, are currently building 15 state-of-the-art 35-meter coastal patrol boats for the Iraqi Navy and completed training Iraqi crews July 15.
• Forces in Afghanistan Capture Suspected Insurgents AFPS 30 Jul 2010 -- Afghan and coalition forces captured numerous suspected insurgents in recent operations in Afghanistan.
• Iron Rakkasans conduct successful resupply despite insurgent attacks Army News 30 Jul 2010 -- 3-187th Infantry conducted second largest resupply of vehicles and equipment since the unit has been in country.
• 3 NATO Troops Killed in Afghanistan VOA 30 Jul 2010 -- Three foreign soldiers have died in two separate attacks in Afghanistan.
• July is Deadliest Month for US Soldiers in Afghanistan VOA 30 Jul 2010 -- Six American soldiers have been killed in separate attacks in southern Afghanistan, making July the deadliest month for US forces in the 9-year war.
• Afghan Villagers Accuse NATO Troops Of Damaging Koran RFE/RL 30 Jul 2010 -- Protesters in the eastern Afghan town of Terenkot have accused some NATO-led forces of showing disrespect for the Koran.
• Taliban Allegedly Threatens Tribal Elders In Southern Afghanistan RFE/RL 30 Jul 2010 -- Some 70 tribal elders in the Panjwaji region of Kandahar Province have received letters threatening them with death unless they leave the country within five days.
• UN Removes 5 Taliban From Terror List VOA 30 Jul 2010 -- United Nations officials say five members of the Taliban have been taken off a UN terrorism blacklist.
• Obama Facing New Pressure From Left on Afghanistan VOA 30 Jul 2010 -- It has been a difficult week for supporters of the war in Afghanistan.
• White House Urges WikiLeaks to Not Publish More Secrets VOA 30 Jul 2010 -- The White House is urging the website WikiLeaks to not publish any more classified documents related to the Afghan war.
• Official Rejects Claim WikiLeaks Offered Document Review AFPS 30 Jul 2010 -- A claim by WikiLeaks that the US government had an opportunity to review stolen military documents is untrue.
• Army Private in WikiLeaks Case Transferred to US Military Jail VOA 30 Jul 2010 -- The U.S. military says an American soldier suspected of leaking military secrets to the WikiLeaks website has been moved from Kuwait to a military jail in Virginia.
• Gates Says Afghan Leaks Could Endanger Troops, Allies RFE/RL 30 Jul 2010 -- US SecDef Gates warned leak of tens of thousands of classified documents about war in Afghanistan could have potentially dangerous consequences.
• Leak of Afghan war files may harm U.S.-led campaign - Robert Gates RIA Novosti 30 Jul 2010 -- US SecDef Gates: Publication of US secret documents on the war in Afghanistan may lead to serious consequences.
• Pakistan angrily reacts to British, Afghan leaders' remarks IRNA 30 Jul 2010 -- Pakistan angrily reacted to remarks by Afghan President and British PM, who had alleged that Islamabad is exporting terrorism.
• Pakistani PM hits out at British counterpart IRNA 30 Jul 2010 -- Pakistani PM Gilan hit out at his British counterpart, David Cameron, who accused Islamabad of exporting terrorism to Afghanistan and the world.
• Poll: Majority of Pakistanis View US as Enemy VOA 30 Jul 2010 -- A new opinion poll indicates that roughly 6 in 10 Pakistanis view the US as an enemy.

Defense Policy / Programs

• US administration prioritizes new START treaty ratification RIA Novosti 30 Jul 2010 -- The ratification of a new strategic arms reduction treaty with Russia is a top priority of the Barack Obama's administration.
• No evidence of Russian cheating on START I - State Department RIA Novosti 30 Jul 2010 -- US does not believe Russia cheated on its obligations under the 1991 strategic arms reduction treaty.
• President Signs Defense Supplemental Bill AFPS 30 Jul 2010 -- President Barack Obama signed the Defense Department’s supplemental war-funding bill yesterday.
• Navy to Commission Submarine Missouri DoD 30 Jul 2010
• Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group Hits COMPTUEX Grand Slam Navy NewsStand 30 Jul 2010 -- Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group completed four major exercises July 27-28 as part of Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), flexing its muscles in surface, subsurface, and strike warfare simultaneously.
• VMA-542 brings unmatched flexibility to Iwakuni USMC News 30 Jul 2010 -- Marine Attack Squadron 542 of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., arrived here July 7 as part of the Unit Deployment Program.
• Southern Frontier: Dropping warheads on foreheads USMC News 30 Jul 2010 -- Marines with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12 Ordnance headed to Sasebo Naval Base, Japan, in the first leg of their journey to the land down under for exercise Southern Frontier July 19.
• Navy Warfare Commanders Talk Diversity, Mentoring Navy NewsStand 30 Jul 2010 -- A panel of warfare and enterprise leaders shared their perspectives on diversity with members of the National Naval Officers Association (NNOA) and the Association of Naval Service Officers (ANSO) during the organizations' joint professional development and training conference here July 27.
• Navy Pensacola Commands Transitioning from NSPS Navy NewsStand 30 Jul 2010 -- Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola hosted a town hall meeting about the ransition from National Security Personnel System (NSPS) to General Schedule (GS) Transition July 26.
• USS Maine Celebrates 15 Years Navy NewsStand 30 Jul 2010 -- Sailors aboard the USS Maine (SSBN 741) (Gold) celebrated the 15th anniversary of the ship's commissioning with a small ceremony at the Keyport Undersea Museum in Keyport, Wash., July 29.
• 22nd Fighter Squadron participates in Allied Strike 2010 AFNS 30 Jul 2010 -- Members of the 22nd Fighter Squadron here will participate in Allied Strike 2010 when they launch two F-16 Fighting Falcons twice a day Aug. 2 through 5.
• Boeing contracted to build missiles for Taiwan CNA 30 Jul 2010 -- US Defense Department has contracted Boeing to manufacture 32 Harpoon missile bodies for Taiwan.
• VA officials approve $2.8 million for Gulf War illness research AFNS 30 Jul 2010 -- VA Department officials approved $2.8 million to fund research projects that focus on illnesses affecting veterans who served in the Gulf War from 1990 to 1991.
• 911th Engineers train for worst-case rescue Army News 30 Jul 2010 -- The only unit of its kind in the Army, the 911th strays from traditional engineering tasks; its sole purpose is saving lives.
• Southcom Monitors Trafficking, Prepares for Disasters AFPS 30 Jul 2010 -- Illegal trafficking remains the biggest challenge for US military forces in Central and South America.
• 3rd DPRK-US Military Working Contact Held KCNA 30 Jul 2010 -- The 3rd round of the DPRK-U.S. senior colonel-level military working contact took place at Panmunjom on Friday to probe the truth about the "Cheonan" case.
• Russia's defense spending to rise by 60% by 2013 - paper RIA Novosti 30 Jul 2010 -- Russian defense spending will increase by 60 percent, to more than 2 trillion rubles by 2013.
• Russian Tu-95 strategic bombers set new flight duration record RIA Novosti 30 Jul 2010 -- Two Russian Tu-95MS Bear-H strategic bombers have carried out a record-breaking 40-hour patrol over three oceans.
• China Conducts Military Exercise in South China Sea VOA 30 Jul 2010 -- China says it has held a large scale military exercise in the South China Sea that coincided with drills in the Sea of Japan by the US and South Korea.
• Taiwan declines to comment on Beijing's military overtures CNA 30 Jul 2010 -- Mainland Affairs Council declined to comment on remarks Chinese mainland would discuss the removal of missiles targeting Taiwan.
• Taiwan Pres' plane's parking apron to be lent for civil use CNA 30 Jul 2010 -- The military confirmed that parking apron used by presidential plane at the Songshan air base in Taipei City will be lent for civil use.
• Saleh appointed Dy Chief of Joint Staff of Armed Forces by Leader IRNA 30 Jul 2010 -- Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei assigned Rear Admiral Saleh as Deputy Chief of the Joint Staff of Armed Forces for Plan and Budget Affairs.
• Armenia Confirms Six Dead In 'Army Shooting' RFE/RL 30 Jul 2010 -- Armenia's Defense Ministry has confirmed that one officer and five soldiers died in an incident earlier this week, following reports of a shooting spree at one of its army units.
• UN hails entry into force of global pact banning cluster munitions UN News Centre 30 Jul 2010 -- UN officials have expressed their delight at entry into force of the international convention banning the manufacture, use and stockpiling of cluster munitions.
• July 30, 2010 - U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 30 Jul 2010
• Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Robert Gibbs and Special Assistant to the President for Economic Policy Brian Deese en route Detroit, MI The White House 30 Jul 2010

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for July 30, 2010
• Northrop Grumman, U.S. Navy Mark Delivery of First Production E-2D Advanced Hawkeye to the U.S. Navy Fleet Northrop Grumman 30 Jul 2010 -- The first Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) built E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft to enter the U.S. Navy fleet was "welcomed home" on Thursday in a ceremony held at Norfolk Naval Air Station in Virginia.
• New Era In Personnel Recovery Begins Lockheed Martin 30 Jul 2010 -- The new Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] HC-130J personnel recovery aircraft took to the air for the first time ever July 29 at the company’s facility in Marietta, Ga. Due for delivery to the U.S. Air Force’s Air Combat Command in September 2010, the HC-130J is scheduled to reach initial operational capability in 2012. An Air Force Special Operations Command MC-130J variant of this aircraft will fly in early 2011.
• Lockheed Martin Manufactures and Delivers 1,000th Decoy Payload for Ship Self-Defense System Lockheed Martin 30 Jul 2010 -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has manufactured and delivered the 1,000th payload for the Nulka decoy program, a joint effort between the U.S. and Royal Australian navies that uses a hovering decoy to lead an incoming missile away from a ship.
• First Oshkosh Defense Vehicles to Enter Iraqi Fleet Oshkosh 30 Jul 2010 -- Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK), announced today its first ever order for vehicles to the Iraqi Armed Forces. The inaugural order is for 60 Heavy Equipment Transporter Systems (HETS), which includes the Oshkosh® HET vehicle and a trailer. Oshkosh also will provide operator training, spare parts and manuals.

Other Conflicts

• 30 July 2010 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 30 Jul 2010
• Press Conference on Secretary-General’s Global Field Support Strategy United Nations 30 Jul 2010
• New strategy set to transform UN support to field operations – senior officials UN News Centre 30 Jul 2010 -- The United Nations is on track to transform the way it deploys missions around the globe and to ensure that its field operations have the support they need to successfully carry out their work, a senior official with the world body said today.
• UN urges restraint after rocket from Gaza hits Israeli city UN News Centre 30 Jul 2010 -- A senior UN official in the Middle East has condemned the firing of a rocket from the Gaza Strip into Israel earlier today and urged restraint by all parties in the wake of the attack.
• Palestinian Rocket Hits Israeli City of Ashkelon VOA 30 Jul 2010 -- A rocket attack is raising tensions on the Israeli border with the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip.
• UN Panel Slams Israel on Human Rights VOA 30 Jul 2010 -- A United Nations panel of experts has raised concerns about alleged Israeli discrimination against Palestinians, demanding Israel stop targeted killings and alleged torture.
• Leaders of Syria, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon Hold Symbolic Beirut Summit VOA 30 Jul 2010 -- Syrian and Saudi leaders have arrived in Lebanon for a rare meeting aimed at defusing tensions.
• Lebanon: UN envoy welcomes visit by leaders of Saudi Arabia and Syria UN News Centre 30 Jul 2010 -- With the visit to Lebanon by the leaders of Saudi Arabia and Syria, today could perhaps be a “historic day” for the Middle Eastern country.
• Lebanon Hosts Syrian and Saudi Leaders Friday VOA 30 Jul 2010 -- Syrian and Saudi leaders have arrived in Lebanon for a rare meeting aimed to defuse tension about a possible Hezbollah indictment for the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri.
• Larijani: Iran proud of supporting Lebanese Hizbollah IRNA 30 Jul 2010 -- Majlis Speaker, Ali Larijani: Iran is proud of supporting Lebanese Hizbollah.
• UNHCR Denounces Saudi Deportations of Somalis VOA 30 Jul 2010 -- UN refugee agency is denouncing Saudia Arabia's continued deportation of Somali refugees and asylum seekers to the conflict-stricken Somali capital, Mogadishu.
• UN refugee agency calls on Saudi Arabia to stop deporting Somalis UN News Centre 30 Jul 2010 -- The UN refugee agency called on Saudi Arabia to halt deportations of Somali refugees and asylum-seekers to Mogadishu.
• Darfur: UN-African Union peacekeeping force extended as tensions rise UN News Centre 30 Jul 2010 -- The Security Council voted to extend by another year the mandate of the joint UN-AU peacekeeping mission in Darfur.
• Moscow confirms release of Russian pilot in Sudan RIA Novosti 30 Jul 2010 -- The Russian Foreign Ministry confirmed that a Russian helicopter pilot who was missing in Sudan’s war-torn Darfur region has been freed.
• UN: Missing Russian Pilot Freed in Sudan VOA 30 Jul 2010 -- The UN says a Russian helicopter pilot who disappeared in Darfur has been found and returned to his U.N. peacekeeper's base.
• Nearly 90,000 people uprooted by clashes in eastern DR Congo, UN reports UN News Centre 30 Jul 2010 -- Authorities in eastern DRC reporting that almost 90,000 people have been uprooted from their homes.
• Niger Delta Militants Threaten to Resume Attacks on Oil Facilities VOA 30 Jul 2010 -- Nigeria's main militant group, MEND, is threatening to resume attacks on oil facilities in 2 weeks.
• 2 more killed as Indian troops fire on Kashmiri protesters IRNA 30 Jul 2010 -- At least two demonstrators were killed and 30 others wounded when Indian paramilitary forces opened fire to break-up fresh demonstrations in Kashmir.
• Kosovo Foreign Minister Predicts Wave Of Recognition Of Independence RFE/RL 30 Jul 2010 -- Kosovo's FM Hyseni has predicted that the territory will soon be recognized as an independent state by many more countries.

News Reports

• Iran: Ready for Nuclear Talks With Vienna Group VOA 30 Jul 2010 -- Iran's nuclear chief says his country is ready to enter negotiations with the United States, Russia and France on a possible nuclear fuel agreement.
• President: Iran ready for cooperation on nuclear issue IRNA 30 Jul 2010 -- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says Iran is ready for effective cooperation over its nuclear issue.
• China against EU's anti-Iran sanctions IRNA 30 Jul 2010 -- Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu says her country opposes the European Union’s sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran.
• Iran's Wishful Thinking As Sanctions Take Hold RFE/RL 30 Jul 2010 -- Citing the figures released by the UN, Iran has claimed sixth place in the world based on inward foreign-direct-investment (FDI) performance for the year 2009.
• Interview: Mothers Say U.S. Hikers' Yearlong Detention 'Outrageous' RFE/RL 30 Jul 2010 -- On July 31, 2009, three Americans were arrested by Iranian forces after they purportedly strayed across the Iranian border.
• Otunbaeva Visits Osh Amid Protests Against OSCE Police Deployment RFE/RL 30 Jul 2010 -- Kyrgyz President Roza Otunbaeva is in the southern city of Osh, where she met with the city mayor as well as local residents.
• Grenade Explodes in Bangkok; Red Shirt Leader Freed on Bail VOA 30 Jul 2010 -- A grenade exploded in central Bangkok, gravely injuring one man.
• KENYA: Divided by the colours of a new constitution IRIN 30 Jul 2010 -- Kenya is bracing itself for another crucial and equally divisive ballot, this time on a new constitution.
• Niger Police Arrest Former Prime Minister VOA 30 Jul 2010 -- Niger police have arrested a former prime minister, who is an ally of ousted president Mamadou Tandja.
• MYANMAR: NGOs cut programmes as government takes on recovery oversight IRIN 30 Jul 2010 -- Funding shortages are forcing NGOs to cut operations in the Ayeyarwady Delta, as the Myanmar government takes on oversight for recovery efforts two years after Cyclone Nargis on 1 August.
• Guinea Nears Democratic Transition VOA 30 Jul 2010 -- The West African nation of Guinea is about to complete a transition from a coup to military rule to a democratically-elected government. There have been many twists and turns in Guinea's recent history.
• UN official warns terrorism and organized crime increasingly linked in Africa UN News Centre 30 Jul 2010 -- Terrorism in Africa is increasingly linked to organized crime, and the continent’s governments must take stronger steps to try to break those connections, a senior United Nations official said as he called for countries worldwide to broaden their anti-terrorist strategies beyond involving only the military and law enforcement agencies.