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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 27 Oct 2010 [PDF]
• 3/1 Advise and Assist Brigade Deployment to Iraq Announced DoD 27 Oct 2010
• Mottaki: Published documents by Wikileaks 'suspicious' IRNA 27 Oct 2010 -- Iran FM Mottaki said the publication of Wikileaks documents is "suspicious."
• Key Iraqi Bloc Signals Readiness To Compromise In Coalition Talks RFE/RL 27 Oct 2010 -- Former PM Allawi's Al-Iraqiyah bloc, which won the most seats in the March parliamentary elections, says it is prepared to compromise.
• Vatican, EU Oppose Execution Of Tariq Aziz RFE/RL 27 Oct 2010 -- The Roman Catholic Church has come out against the death sentence that has been handed down to Tariq Aziz.
• Partnered Forces Kill Insurgents in Afghanistan AFPS 27 Oct 2010 -- A partnered Afghan and coalition security force targeting the head of a Taliban district commission in Afghanistan's Baghlan province killed multiple insurgents.
• Insurgents Lose Momentum in Helmand, NATO General Says AFPS 27 Oct 2010 -- Insurgents in Afghanistan’s Helmand province have lost the momentum to NATO and Afghan forces.
• British Government Says 'Progress Made' in Afghanistan VOA 27 Oct 2010 -- British Foreign Secretary William Hague said international troops are making steady progress in Afghanistan.
• Afghanistan situation remains extremely challenging, says Hague IRNA 27 Oct 2010 -- Foreign Secretary William Hague insisted that Nato-led troops were making steady progress in Afghanistan after nine years of war.
• Training Brings Counterinsurgency Strategy to Afghans AFPS 27 Oct 2010 -- Afghan military leaders will have to borrow from the American anti-insurgency handbook to maintain security within their country’s borders.
• Trainers in Afghanistan Work to Develop NCOs AFPS 27 Oct 2010 -- Leaders in Afghanistan are working with the country’s security forces and NATO trainers and advisors to develop noncommissioned officers.
• Afghan President Extends Deadline for Closure of Security Firms VOA 27 Oct 2010 -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai says he will extend a deadline by at least two months for private security firms to disband.
• Karzai Delays Dissolution Of Private Security Firms By Two Months RFE/RL 27 Oct 2010 -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai has offered a concession to Washington over his ban on private security firms.
• U.S. Dismisses 'Bags' Of Cash Suggestion By Afghan President RFE/RL 27 Oct 2010 -- The White House has rejected Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai's suggestion that the United States give Afghanistan "bags" of cash.
• We've been in Afghanistan, we didn't like it - Russia's NATO envoy RIA Novosti 27 Oct 2010 -- Russia's envoy to NATO dismissed reports that Russian troops could be sent back to Afghanistan.
• Suspected US Drone Strikes Kill 6 in Pakistan VOA 27 Oct 2010 -- Pakistani officials say two suspected U.S. drone strikes have killed at least six people in the country's northwest.
• Suspected U.S. Strikes Kill At Least Five In NW Pakistan RFE/RL 27 Oct 2010 -- Pakistani security officials say a pair of suspected U.S. drone strikes has killed at least five militants in northwest Pakistan.
• Karachi Violence An Ominous Sign For Pakistan RFE/RL 27 Oct 2010 -- The ever-worsening violence in Karachi, the commercial hub of Pakistan, seems to be pushing the country toward political instability.
• New US Ambassador to Pakistan Looks to Rebuild Trust VOA 27 Oct 2010 -- The new US ambassador to Pakistan takes charge of the U.S. embassy in Islamabad this week.

Defense Policy / Programs

• No Significant Threat From Missile Glitch, Officials Say AFPS 27 Oct 2010 -- The public was never endangered when launch control center lost communication with ballistic missiles Oct. 23.
• US Investigates Nuclear Missile Incident VOA 27 Oct 2010 -- The U.S. military is looking into an incident in which it lost communications with 50 long-range nuclear-armed missiles based in the northern United States.
• Chairman Notes Persistent Conflict's Long-term Impact AFPS 27 Oct 2010 -- The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff today offered a warning of what to expect for veterans, the military services and the nation after a decade of war.
• Army will see more of same for years, CSA says Army News 27 Oct 2010 -- Soldiers can look forward to increased time at home station when the Army has all but completely pulled out of Iraq.
• 2010 Commandant's Planning Guidance USMC News 27 Oct 2010 -- The 35th commandant, Gen. James F. Amos, tells Marines to prepare for what the future holds - a transformed, flexible and lighter force ready to respond to any contingency.
• Air Force poised for Expeditionary Combat Support System AFNS 27 Oct 2010 -- Expeditionary Combat Support System will establish the service's first capability to globally view, standardize and manage logistics resources.
• Space leaders discuss operating in resource-constrained environments AFNS 27 Oct 2010 -- Air Force Space Command leaders along with civilian officials came together to discuss the future and lessons learned.
• The U.S. Army Functional Concepts for 2016-2028 Army News 27 Oct 2010 -- Six new Army Functional Concepts (AFCs) are now key elements of the Army Concept Framework.
• Army considering IRR with no involuntary deployments Army News 27 Oct 2010 -- The Army Reserve is undergoing a pilot program with some Inactive Ready Reserve troops to ensure that both the needs of the Soldiers and the Army are better met.
• Army plans large manned-unmanned demo Army News 27 Oct 2010 -- The U.S. Army is planning a largest-of-its-kind demonstration - called Manned Unmanned Systems Integration Concept, or MUSIC - at Dougway Proving Ground, Utah, in September of next year.
• Gliders Loaded Aboard USNS Pathfinder for At-Sea Testing Navy NewsStand 27 Oct 2010 -- USNS Pathfinder embarked littoral battlespace sensing gliders Oct. 21 while ported at Naval Base San Diego.
• U.S.-India Exercise Exemplifies Growing Cooperation AFPS 27 Oct 2010 -- US Army elements in Alaska are preparing to host India’s army for the next in a series of annual field engagements that aim to improve bilateral readiness and cooperation.
• U.S., Australians military participate in Exercise Hamel in the land Down Under AFNS 27 Oct 2010 -- Air Force B-52 Stratofortresses flew from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, to the land Down Under as part of Exercise Hamel.
• Army Africa, SDDC partner with Uganda military to assess railway reconstruction Army News 27 Oct 2010 -- Railways, the technology that transformed Europe and America in the 19th century, may yet play a significant role in the future economic development of Uganda.
• Army Announces New Policies on Energy Efficiencies DoD 27 Oct 2010
• Army Announces New Policies on Energy Efficiencies AFPS 27 Oct 2010 -- Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and the Environment Katherine Hammack issued a new policy memorandum to improve high-performance green buildings standards for the Army.
• Navy Breaks Ground for New Mail Facility in Rota Navy NewsStand 27 Oct 2010 -- Representatives attended a ground-breaking ceremony Oct. 18 to celebrate the start of a 300,000-euro military construction project.
• Russia, India to begin design of 5G-fighter in December RIA Novosti 27 Oct 2010 -- Russia is planning to sign in December an agreement with India on the preliminary design of a joint fifth-generation fighter aircraft.
• Russia may grant Ukraine access to Glonass for military use RIA Novosti 27 Oct 2010 -- Russia is ready to consider giving Ukraine access to high-precision targeting signals provided by the Glonass system.
• Russian arms exporter denies MiG-31 fighter contract with Syria RIA Novosti 27 Oct 2010 -- Russia does not have a contract to supply MiG-31 Foxhound fighter jets to Syria.
• Russian General Staff chief to attend EU Military Committee meeting RIA Novosti 27 Oct 2010 -- The chief of the Russian General Staff, Army Gen. Nikolai Makarov, will take part in a meeting of the EU Military Committee.
• Russia seeks restrictions on NATO military contingents - paper RIA Novosti 27 Oct 2010 -- Russia wants NATO to impose a ban on the deployment of "substantive combatant forces" on the territories of the alliance's new member states.
• NATO secgen to visit Moscow Nov. 5 RIA Novosti 27 Oct 2010 -- NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen will visit Moscow on November 5, his spokesman said on Wednesday.
• NATO Chief Sees 'New Start' With Russia RFE/RL 27 Oct 2010 -- NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen says the alliance's upcoming Lisbon summit "will represent a new start in the relationship between NATO and Russia."
• Taiwan to defer arms acquisition from U.S. CNA 27 Oct 2010 -- Taiwan will defer the acquisition of some weapons systems from the United States due to the government's financial constraints.
• Press Gaggle on the President's Upcoming Trip to India, October 27, 2010 The White House 27 Oct 2010
• U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing, 27 October 2010 US Dept. of State 27 Oct 2010
• Joint Press Availability with Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara US Dept. of State 27 Oct 2010

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for October 27, 2010
• Raytheon's Advanced Airborne Optical Sensor System Studied for Missile Defense Application Raytheon 27 Oct 2010 -- Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) advanced Airborne Optical Sensor system is now an integral part of the Missile Defense Agency's experimentation with forward-deployed, advanced infrared sensors for missile defense applications.
• Missile Defense Agency Selects Raytheon to Provide New Missile Defense Radar Raytheon 27 Oct 2010 -- The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) a $190 million fixed price incentive fee contract to construct, integrate and test a new Army/Navy Transportable Radar Surveillance (AN/TPY-2) radar. The AN/TPY-2 is the most capable and reliable radar currently deployed to defend against the ballistic missile threat.
• BAE Systems Delivers 10,000th Thermal Imager for U.S. Army Weapon Stations BAE Systems 27 Oct 2010 -- BAE Systems announced at the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Annual Meeting & Symposium that it has delivered its 10,000th thermal imager for U.S. Army remote weapon stations, an achievement made possible by a fivefold increase in production capacity for the devices, which are used extensively in current U.S. and NATO operations.
• Lockheed Martin Conducts Validation Testing On the Advanced Ruggedized HULC™ Robotic Exoskeleton Lockheed Martin 27 Oct 2010 -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] recently began laboratory testing of an improved next-generation design of its HULC™ advanced robotic exoskeleton. The testing brings HULC a step closer to readiness to support troops on the ground and others who must carry heavy loads.
• Raytheon's Multi-Spectral Targeting System Delivers High-Definition Image Capability Raytheon 27 Oct 2010 -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is upgrading sensors with enhanced target location accuracy and high-definition imaging.
• Sagem’s shipborne Sigma 40 inertial navigation systems exceed 5 million hours of operation Sagem (Safran group) 27 Oct 2010 -- The Sigma 40 inertial navigation system by Sagem (Safran group) has passed the milestone of 5 million hours of operation in service.
• U.S. Department of State Orders Two Upgraded S-61TM Helicopters for Air Transport in Afghanistan Sikorsky 27 Oct 2010 -- Sikorsky Aerospace Services today announced an order for two upgraded S-61™ utility helicopters for use in Afghanistan to support drug interdiction efforts. Sikorsky Aerospace Services (SAS) is the aftermarket division of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX).

Other Conflicts

• Daily Press Briefing by the Offices of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General and the Spokesperson for the President of the General Assembly, 27 October 2010 United Nations 27 Oct 2010
• 7th DPRK-US Senior Colonel-level Military Working Contact Made KCNA 27 Oct 2010 -- The 7th round of the DPRK-U.S. senior colonel-level military working contact was made in Panmunjom.
• Israeli Nationalists March on Arab Town VOA 27 Oct 2010 -- Israeli police have clashed with Arab residents of a town in northern Israel as Jewish extremists staged a march.
• Christian Exodus From Holy Land Fueled by Israeli Occupation, Lack of Opportunity VOA 27 Oct 2010 -- The plight of Christians in the Middle East was the subject of a two-week meeting of Roman Catholic bishops at the Vatican in October.
• UK unwilling to discuss illegality of Israel attack on boat IRNA 27 Oct 2010 -- The British government is unwilling to say whether last month's attack by Israel in international waters on a UK-registered boat was illegal.
• More funding needed to rebuild Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon - UN official UN News Centre 27 Oct 2010 -- Top UN official today appealed to the international community to fulfil their pledges to help rebuild a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon.
• KENYA-SOMALIA: Border town emptied by fighting IRIN 27 Oct 2010 -- At least 20,000 Somalis displaced by fighting from the border town of Bulo Hawo are facing an uncertain future in camps in the Kenyan town of Mandera.
• Sudan Governing Party Rules Out Cooperation With ICC VOA 27 Oct 2010 -- A prominent member of Sudan's ruling party has said his party as well as the government in Khartoum will "never" cooperate with the ICC.
• UN relief wing warns of possible new wave of expulsions between DR Congo, Angola UN News Centre 27 Oct 2010 -- The recent reported expulsion of more than 150 citizens of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from Angola could signal a new wave of massive expulsions.
• 30 Congolese Women Allegedly Raped, Held Captive in Angola VOA 27 Oct 2010 -- A few weeks after reports of hundreds of men, women and children being raped in the eastern DRC, there’s word of yet another brutal incident involving Congolese.
• Eight injured in clash in Kashmir, curfew clamped in some areas IRNA 27 Oct 2010 -- Eight persons injured when stone-pelting protestors clashed with security forces in Bandipora district town of Kashmir Valley.
• India Warns of Attacks During Obama Visit VOA 27 Oct 2010 -- India's top security official says Kashmiri separatists may attempt to stage attacks during an upcoming visit to India by U.S. President Barack Obama.
• Azerbaijan, Armenia agree to swap POWs, bodies - Medvedev RIA Novosti 27 Oct 2010 -- The presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia agreed to swap prisoners of war and exchange the bodies of soldiers killed in clashes.
• Armenia, Azerbaijan exchange accusations over killed soldier RIA Novosti 27 Oct 2010 -- A Nagorny Karabakh soldier was killed in an apparent exchange of fire with Azerbaijani servicemen.
• Russia Says Hopes For Movement On Nagorno-Karabakh RFE/RL 27 Oct 2010 -- Russian President Medvedev has said that he hopes Azerbaijan and Armenia can reach agreement on the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
• Russian President Hosts Summit Talks On Nagorno-Karabakh RFE/RL 27 Oct 2010 -- Russian President Medvedev hosts the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan for talks on the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
• Anti-Japanese Protests Continue in China VOA 27 Oct 2010 -- More than a month after a Chinese fishing boat collided with Japanese patrol boats near a disputed island, sporadic anti-Japanese protests continue in China.
• Danish Navy Blows Up Suspected Pirate Boat VOA 27 Oct 2010 -- The Danish navy says it has sunk a suspected Somali pirate boat in the Gulf of Aden.
• UN-backed Cambodia tribunal vital in global fight against impunity, Ban says UN News Centre 27 Oct 2010 -- UN-backed tribunal in Cambodia is crucial in the world’s fight against impunity.
• Cambodian Premier says No More Khmer Rouge Trials VOA 27 Oct 2010 -- Camdodia's prime minister says the four former Khmer Rouge leaders awaiting trial next year would be the last to be prosecuted.
• Tensions highlight need for Lebanese parties to put national interests first - Ban UN News Centre 27 Oct 2010 -- Secretary-General Ban has urged all parties to focus on strengthening the country’s sovereignty and security.
• Attack on staff will not deter Hariri murder probe, says UN-backed Lebanon tribunal UN News Centre 27 Oct 2010 -- UN-backed court set up to try suspects in the 2005 murders of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri and 22 others condemned attack against three of its staff members.
• YEMEN: Northern ceasefire under increasing strain IRIN 27 Oct 2010 -- A nine-month-old ceasefire agreed by the government and Houthi-led Shia rebels in northern Yemen is being undermined by sporadic clashes between the rebels and pro-government tribesmen, and delays to the full implementation of the accord.
• Rusesabagina Denies Supporting Rwanda Hutu Rebels VOA 27 Oct 2010 -- Paul Rusesabagina has described as "simple and pure lies" Rwanda government accusations that he financially supported the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda.

News Reports

• Virginia Man Arrested for Plotting Attacks on D.C.-area Metro Stations with People He Believed to Be Al-Qaeda Members US Dept. of Justice 27 Oct 2010 -- Farooque Ahmed, 34, of Ashburn, Va., was arrested today for attempting to assist others whom he believed to be members of al-Qaeda in planning multiple bombings at Metrorail stations in the Washington, D.C., area.
• US Ready for New Talks with Iran on Nuclear Fuel VOA 27 Oct 2010 -- The Obama administration said that it is "interested" in new multilateral talks with Iran next month on a uranium-swap deal.
• Clinton Downplays Iran Nuclear Start-Up RFE/RL 27 Oct 2010 -- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has reiterated that the United States has no problem with Iran's Russian-built nuclear reactor at Bushehr.
• Iranian Officials Renew Warnings Over 'Soft War' RFE/RL 27 Oct 2010 -- To counter the "soft war" allegedly being waged against the Islamic republic, the Iranian authorities this week went to the front line.
• No Progress Reported From North Korea Talks VOA 27 Oct 2010 -- The Red Cross Societies of the two Koreas held a second day of talks to discuss reunions of long-separated families.
• North-South Red Cross Talks Held KCNA 27 Oct 2010 -- North-south Red Cross talks were held in Kaesong on Oct. 26 and 27.
• US-China Relations Color Clinton Trip to Asia VOA 27 Oct 2010 -- US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton embarks on a two-week Asian tour that will take her to Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, Australia and China.
• Asian Leaders to Discuss Regional Cooperation, Concerns About China, Burma VOA 27 Oct 2010 -- Asian and world leaders are meeting in Hanoi this week for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and East Asia summits.
• Indonesia Pushes Burma for Credible Elections as ASEAN FMs Meet VOA 27 Oct 2010 -- FM from Southeast Asian nations held discussions in Vietnam ahead of summit meetings this week.
• Kyrgyz Party Leader Says Country Not Ready For Parliamentary Republic RFE/RL 27 Oct 2010 -- Former Kyrgyz Prime Minister Feliks Kulov says the country is not yet ready to make the transition to a parliamentary republic.
• Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Under Pressure Ahead of Elections VOA 27 Oct 2010 -- Egyptian authorities this week have arrested some 70 members of the Muslim Brotherhood.
• ECOWAS Observers to Monitor Ivory Coast Sunday Vote VOA 27 Oct 2010 -- A top official of ECOWAS said the regional bloc has sent a 200-member poll observer team to monitor Sunday's general election in Ivory Coast.
• CAR Electoral Commission Begins Call For Candidates VOA 27 Oct 2010 -- Central Africa Republic's Electoral Commission is asking all candidates for its long-delayed 2010 elections, to step up and register for an election that is now likely to take place in January of 2011.
• UN agency steps in to help Pakistani farmers after floods destroyed seed stocks UN News Centre 27 Oct 2010 -- UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is distributing wheat seeds that will benefit over half a million farming families whose seed supplies were destroyed during flood disaster.