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• Pakistani forces kill 40 militants in tribal region IRNA 25 Dec 2010 -- Pakistani security forces Saturday launched a major operation in a tribal region and killed nearly 40 militants, reports said.
• Suicide Bomber Kills At Least 40 At Food Center In Pakistan RFE/RL 25 Dec 2010 -- At least 40 people have been killed in a suicide bombing in the town of Khar in the volatile Bajaur region in northwestern Pakistan.
• Suspected Suicide Bomber Kills 43 in Pakistan VOA 25 Dec 2010 -- Authorities in northwestern Pakistan say a suspected suicide blast has killed at least 43 people and wounded scores. The attack comes a day after Taliban insurgents launched coordinated assaults on security forces in a neighboring district that left 11 soldiers and 24 militants dead. Ayaz Gul has the details from Islamabad.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Defense Space Changes Continue with First Secretary of the Air Force-Chaired Council Meeting DoD 25 Dec 2010 -- The Defense Space Council (DSC), created by Deputy Secretary of Defense William J. Lynn III and chaired by the recently-revalidated DoD Executive Agent for Space, Secretary of the Air Force Michael B. Donley, met for the first time Dec. 20, moving forward on one of several changes in DoD Space governance that was approved Nov. 17.
• C-17 serves as a bridge, navigates unpredictable weather in Antarctica AFNS 25 Dec 2010 -- An Air Force Reserve C-17 Globemaster III from the 728th Airlift Squadron out of McChord Air Force Base, Wash., is supporting Operation Deep Freeze by serving as a bridge for cargo and personnel moving between Christchurch, New Zealand, and McMurdo Air Station, Antarctica.
• NAVFAC Awards Contract for Base Operation Support Services on Guam NNS 25 Dec 2010 -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Marianas awarded a $93.2 million contract modification Dec. 20 to DZSP 21 LLC of Philadelphia for base operation support services for Joint Region Marianas (JRM) in Guam.
• Russia opts for French Mistral-class warships for its Navy RIA Novosti 25 Dec 2010 -- Russia has opted for France's Mistral-class helicopter carriers for its Navy after announcing that the winner of the Russian Defense Ministry's tender for amphibious assault ships was a consortium comprised of French DCNS and Russia's United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC).
• India likely to gift some military equipment to Sri Lanka IRNA 25 Dec 2010 -- As a goodwill gesture, India is expected to gift some military equipment such as shoulder-fired missiles and radars to Sri Lanka when Defence Secretary Pradeep Kumar undertakes a two-day visit there from Monday.

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Other Conflicts

• West African Leaders Threaten Force in Ivory Coast Crisis VOA 25 Dec 2010 -- West African leaders are threatening to use force against incumbent Ivorian Coast President Laurent Gbagbo unless he accepts election results and gives up power.
• Ivory Coast Crisis Puts a Chill on the Economy VOA 25 Dec 2010 -- The violent political showdown that has gripped Ivory Coast since last month's disputed presidential election is taking its toll on the country's citizens and its economy.
• Indian security personnel killed in gunbattle with Maoists IRNA 25 Dec 2010 -- A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel attached with the elite anti-Naxal battalion COBRA was killed and four others injured in a gunbattle with Maoist ultras inside a forest in Naxal-hit Purulia district of West Bengal, Saturday.

News Reports

• President Dmitry Medvedev sums up 2010 in televised interview RIA Novosti 25 Dec 2010 -- Overcoming the economic crisis, the summer's wildfires, the New START strategic arms agreement, the 65th anniversary of World War II and a new focus on children's problems were the most important issues in 2010 for Russia, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Friday.
• Yemen Announces Deployment of Anti-Terror Forces in 4 Southern Provinces VOA 25 Dec 2010 -- Yemen's Interior Ministry is announcing on its official website Saturday that the government has deployed new anti-terrorism forces to combat al-Qaida in four unsettled provinces to the south of the country.
• Failure reported in India’s satellite launch vehicle for second time IRNA 25 Dec 2010 -- Launch of India's latest communications satellite GSAT-5P onboard homegrown GSLV-F06, powered by Russian cryogenic engine, failed Saturday when the rocket developed a snag soon after lift-off from the spaceport at Sriharikota in Hyderabad state.
• India's GSLV rocket exploded before Russian booster launch RIA Novosti 25 Dec 2010 -- India's GSLV rocket exploded before the Russian-made 12 KRB booster was launched, a source in the Russian research centre that developed the booster said on Saturday.
• Transdnestrian 'spy' journalist pleads for mercy RIA Novosti 25 Dec 2010 -- A Transdnestrian journalist convicted of espionage for Moldova has asked the president of the Moldovan breakaway republic for mercy, a local news agency said on Saturday.
• Russian ex-intelligence officer Kvachkov accused of attempted armed rebellion RIA Novosti 25 Dec 2010 -- Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) has accused ex-intelligence officer Vladimir Kvachkov of preparing an armed rebellion for the forceful seizure of power in Russia, business daily Kommersant reported on Saturday.