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• Iraqi PM Issues High Security Alert VOA 28 Aug 2010 -- Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has issued a high security alert for possible terror attacks, as the U.S. moves to formally end its combat mission in the next few days.
• NATO Repels Attacks On Afghan Bases, Kills Insurgents RFE/RL 28 Aug 2010 -- The insurgents launched their attacks before dawn, firing rifles, machine guns, rockets, and rocket-propelled grenades on the two U.S. bases.
• Coalition, Afghan Forces Repel Taliban Attacks on Bases in East Afghanistan VOA 28 Aug 2010 -- Coalition officials in Afghanistan say their troops, along with Afghan security forces, have repelled insurgent attacks on a NATO base and on a U.S. camp in the eastern part of the country. Officials say at least 24 attackers died, while the coalition and Afghan troops did not suffer any casualties.

Defense Policy / Programs

• President Obama Weekly Address: Combat Mission in Iraq Ends The White House 28 Aug 2010
• Obama Urges Nation to Salute Service in Iraq AFPS 28 Aug 2010 -- President Barack Obama called on the American people today to provide new care, opportunity and commitment to the million military men and women who've served in Iraq.
• Citadel Rumble Exercise Will Test Navy's Disaster Response Navy NewsStand 28 Aug 2010 -- Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC) is scheduled to conduct an all-hazards disaster response exercise beginning Aug. 30.
• NAVFAC Uses 3-D Model for Construction at Bethesda Navy NewsStand 28 Aug 2010 -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command's (NAVFAC) – Officer in Charge of Construction, Bethesda (OICC) announced Aug. 26 they will begin using a 3-D computer-simulated model to renovate the main operating rooms at the National Naval Medical Center (NNMC) at Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bethesda.
• Pacific Endeavor Builds Partnerships Among Asia-Pacific Nations Navy NewsStand 28 Aug 2010 -- Representatives from 16 Asia-Pacific militaries gathered at Changi Naval Base in Singapore for the 7th annual Pacific Endeavor workshop sponsored by the Singapore Armed Forces and U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM) Aug. 16-27.
• Traitor Lee Myung Bak Accused of His Disgusting Behavior KCNA 28 Aug 2010 -- Disclosed that Lee Myung Bak made proposal expressing the intention of South Korea to host US military base.
• Kremlin denies plans to halt missile sales to Syria RIA Novosti 28 Aug 2010 -- Russia stands by its international obligations and has no plans to stop an arms deal with Syria, a Kremlin aide said on Saturday.

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Other Conflicts

• Kosovo, Serbia Reject ICG Land-Swap Proposal RFE/RL 28 Aug 2010 -- Kosovar and Serbian government officials have both rejected a proposal by an influential think tank that a land swap between Kosovo and Serbia may help resolve the two sides' dispute over Pristina's independence.
• ICC Asks UN to Act Against Kenya VOA 28 Aug 2010 -- The International Criminal Court is asking the U.N. Security Council to take action against Kenya for hosting Sudan's president in defiance of international warrants for his arrest.

News Reports

• N.Korea's Kim Jong-il leaves China, heads back home - report RIA Novosti 28 Aug 2010 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il left a hotel in northeastern China on Saturday and appeared to be returning home, a day after he was believed to have held talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao on the second day of his surprise trip, the Yonhap news agency reported.
• Iran pulls out Europe assets RIA Novosti 28 Aug 2010 -- Iran is withdrawing its assets from Europe as a precaution against a possible EU decision to freeze them, the governor of the Central Bank of Iran said.
• Pakistan Security Forces End Hostage Drama In Peshawar RFE/RL 28 Aug 2010 -- Pakistani security forces have stormed a building in Peshawar and freed two hostages who were being held by a pair of escaped militants.
• Flooding Worsens in Southern Pakistan, Residents Flee VOA 28 Aug 2010 -- Authorities in southern Pakistan say flooding in the region is getting worse as the swollen Indus river breaches more barriers and threatens to inundate towns in Sindh province.
• Humanitarian Needs in Flood-Stricken Pakistan Rise VOA 28 Aug 2010 -- The United Nations says it is expanding its relief operations in Pakistan as humanitarian needs continue to rise in this flood-stricken country. Aid agencies warn the persistent movement of floodwaters to provinces in the south is increasing the number of people affected by the disaster.
• Putin stresses importance of new Far East space center RIA Novosti 28 Aug 2010 -- Prime Minister Vladimir Putin underlined on Saturday the significance of a planned new space center in Russia’s Far East.
• All Russia’s manned space flights to use new facility by 2018 RIA Novosti 28 Aug 2010 -- All Russian manned space fights will be launched from the Vostochny Space Center in the country’s Far East from 2018, Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov said on Saturday.
• Thai premier urges U.S., Russia to resolve Bout case RIA Novosti 28 Aug 2010 -- Washington and Moscow should resolve between themselves the case of suspected Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, the Thai prime minister said.