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13 August 2010 Military News

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  • OIF/OEF Casualty Update 13 Aug 2010 [PDF]

  • From Sand to Sea: Logistics operations critical to meeting Iraq drawdown deadline Army News 13 Aug 2010 -- For much of the war, the complex logistical process of supplying the warfighters in theater has been behind the scenes. Now, with the push to get people and equipment out of Iraq, the work of surface distribution commands at sea ports is in the spotlight. Images of the war have shifted from combat troops in battle throughout deserts and urban landscapes to convoys of armored vehicles leaving Iraq destined for sea ports in the Persian Gulf.
  • Last U.S. combat brigade leaving Iraq Army News 13 Aug 2010 -- General Raymond Odierno, commander of United States Forces-Iraq, Abdel Qader Jassim, Iraqi Minister of Defense and other senior U.S. and Iraqi leaders, watched as two Iraqi and three American soldiers marched crisply across the parade field to a display where their units' colors and their nations' flags flew in the wind.
  • Feeling good about Tarmiyah Army News 13 Aug 2010 -- When 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, arrived at Joint Security Station Tarmiyah in January 2010, there were still empty shell casings scattered on the rooftops and in the guard towers; a misleading sign as to what they would encounter over the next year.

  • Operations in Afghanistan Net Haqqani, Taliban Leaders AFPS 13 Aug 2010 -- Afghan and coalition security forces captured several Haqqani terrorist network and Taliban leaders in Afghanistan this week during 48 separate operations, military officials reported.
  • Petraeus: Conditions Will Drive Afghanistan Withdrawal AFPS 13 Aug 2010 -- President Barack Obama has made clear he wants the best military advice possible concerning the drawdown of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, and ultimately, the situation on the ground will drive the timetable, Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, the top commander there, said in an interview to be aired this weekend.
  • Plight of Maimed Afghan Woman Stirs War Debate VOA 13 Aug 2010 -- An Afghan woman who grabbed the world's attention with her appearance on the cover of America's TIMEmagazine has arrived in the United States, hoping to change her life.

  • Army rescues 3,000 flood victims, delivers tons of supplies in Pakistan Army News 13 Aug 2010 -- Army aviators are continuing to provide relief to flood victims in Pakistan, even as they await the arrival of their Marine Corps and Navy replacements.
  • DoD News: DOD Announces Amphibious Ready Group Deployment DoD 13 Aug 2010-- The Department of Defense announced today the deployment of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (KSG ARG) and 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU).
  • U.S., Pakistani Forces Collaborate to Help Flood Victims AFPS 13 Aug 2010 -- The flood in Pakistan has caused unprecedented damage and left millions of people across the country homeless. The problem is beyond comprehension, and international support groups, including the U.S. military, are doing what they can to help.
  • 26th MEU to support Pakistan flood relief efforts USMC News 13 Aug 2010 -- Marines and sailors from 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit will support relief efforts to help the Pakistani government alleviate the suffering of its citizens following flooding that began in mid-July.

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News Reports

  • Obama Signs $600 Million Border Security Bill VOA 13 Aug 2010 -- U.S. President Barack Obama has signed a $600 million border security bill into law. The law will send more law enforcement agents and equipment to the U.S./Mexico border.
  • Obama Signs Border Security Bill VOA 13 Aug 2010 -- U.S. President Barack Obama has signed a $600 million border security bill into law, addressing an issue that will be prominent in mid-term elections later this year.

  • Iran's Nuclear Chief: Bushehr Plant Will Go Online by Month's End VOA 13 Aug 2010 -- The head of Iran's Atomic Energy Agency, Ali Akbar Salehi, indicated Friday that Iran's controversial nuclear power plant at Bushehr will go online seven to eight days after Russia delivers its nuclear fuel supply on August 21. Russia indicated that it would start loading fresh nuclear fuel into the reactor on that date.
  • Salehi: Bushehr NPP to get fuel next week IRNA 13 Aug 2010 -- Head of Iran’s Atomic energy Organization, Ali Akbar Salehi, here on Friday gave a word of transfer of fuel to the main building and fuel loading to Bushehr nuclear power plant.
  • US' green light for talks a trickery, Ayat. Jannati IRNA 13 Aug 2010 -- Tehran substitute Friday Prayers Leader, Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, said here on Friday that the US’ green light for holding talks with Iran is a trickery and cheating.
  • U.S. Magazine Says Israel Likely To Bomb Iran In Next 12 Months RFE/RL 13 Aug 2010 -- The odds of an Israeli military strike against Iran's nuclear facilities within the next year have risen to above 50 percent, according to a report in a leading U.S. magazine.
  • Russian fuel supply to Iran fixes nuclear issue - France RIA Novosti 13 Aug 2010 -- The shipment of Russian fuel to the Bushehr nuclear reactor shows that Iran has no reason to continue its nuclear activity, the French Foreign Ministry said on Friday.
  • Bushehr nuclear reactor to be loaded with fuel August 21 - Rosatom RIA Novosti 13 Aug 2010 -- The launch of the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant in Iran has been set for August 21, the Russian Federal Atomic Energy Agency (Rosatom) said on Friday.
  • Obama points to "pathway" for Iran RIA Novosti 13 Aug 2010 -- Iran has responded to President Barack Obama in a familiar manner, flouting a U.N. Security Council resolution by bringing two interconnected 164-machine centrifuge cascades on line to better enrich uranium.
  • Iran's Nuclear Plant to Get Russian Fuel Next Week VOA 13 Aug 2010 -- Russia has announced it will begin loading fuel into a reactor at Iran's first nuclear power plant on August 21 despite objections by the United States and other Western powers.

  • Iraqi Party 'Makes Offer' To Break Government Deadlock RFE/RL 13 Aug 2010 -- A high-ranking Iraqi official says Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's State of Law bloc has made a key offer in an attempt to break the five-month deadlock over forming a new government, RFE/RL's Radio Free Iraq reports.

  • Aid Agency Alarmed at Scale Of Pakistan Flooding VOA 13 Aug 2010 -- International aid agencies said Friday they are accelerating their response to the catastrophic emergency situation in Pakistan, but warned the scale of the devastation wrought by the flooding is staggering.
  • UN racing against time and weather to deliver aid to flood-hit Pakistanis UN News Centre 13 Aug 2010 -- United Nations agencies are racing against time and weather to reach as many of the 14 million people affected by the recent floods in Pakistan as they can amid warnings of fresh floods and more rain across much of the South Asian nation.
  • Disease Threatens Pakistan Flood Victims VOA 13 Aug 2010 -- Officials overseeing relief efforts in Pakistan say an outbreak of disease is presenting a new threat to flood victims as they brace for more rain.

  • Report: Israel Aims to Boost Space Presence VOA 13 Aug 2010 -- Israel's government is set to approve a plan that aims to turn the country into a space superpower.

  • Poland extradites suspected Mossad agent to Germany IRNA 13 Aug 2010 -- Poland has extradited alleged Mossad operative, Uri Brodsky, to Germany, where he is wanted for his logistic role in the Dubai slaying of a Hamas official in January, news reports said here on Thursday.

  • UN Urges Burma to Free Political Prisoners Before Elections VOA 13 Aug 2010 -- U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is urging Burma's military authorities to release all political prisoners, including pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, ahead of November's general elections. His comments come as Burma's election commission set November 7 as the date for the country's first general elections in 20 years.
  • Upcoming polls must be inclusive, free and fair, Ban tells Myanmar’s authorities UN News Centre 13 Aug 2010 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on the authorities in Myanmar to ensure that the upcoming general elections are free and fair, and to release all remaining political prisoners so that they can fully participate in their country’s political life.
  • Burma's Military Government to Hold November 7 Election VOA 13 Aug 2010 -- Burma's military government has set November 7 as the date for parliamentary elections, the first in 20 years. But pro-democracy groups and political analysts have doubts over its legitimacy.

  • UN agency distributes emergency supplies as floods strike Chad UN News Centre 13 Aug 2010 -- The United Nations refugee agency is delivering emergency assistance to thousands of flood victims in Chad, where entire villages have been destroyed and cultivated land ruined by the country’s heaviest rainfall in 40 years.
  • Kyrgyzstan's first president Akayev faces extradition RIA Novosti 13 Aug 2010 -- The Kyrgyz interim government on Friday stripped the country's first president, Askar Akayev, of immunity and demanded his extradition from Russia.
  • Indonesian Cleric's Arrest Disrupts Radicalization in Southeast Asia VOA 13 Aug 2010 -- Radical Islamic cleric Abu Bakar Bashir was arrested August 9 after a months-long investigation into a terrorist group calling itself al-Qaida in Aceh. Analysts say his arrest was more significant than just the disruption of a terrorist plot. It demonstrated, they say, a new emphasis by Indonesian authorities on preventing radicalization and terrorist recruitment in Southeast Asia.



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