01 January 2011 Military News

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USS Abraham Lincoln Launches 1,000th Sortie In Support of OEF NNS 01 Jan 2011 -- A day after returning to sea from a port visit in Dubai, UAE, the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) launched its 1,000th sortie mission in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) Dec. 28 in the Arabian Sea.
Marines provide ammunition for warfighters in Afghanistan USMC News 01 Jan 2011 -- When troops outside the wire need a resupply of ammunition, they count on the Marines who work at the Field Ammunition Supply Point to provide them with the rounds they need.

U.S. drone strikes kill 14 in Pakistan IRNA 01 Jan 2011 -- U.S. drone aircraft Saturday rained missiles into Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal region and killed nearly 14 people and injured three others, officials in the region said.
Pakistani minister confirms death of Taliban leader IRNA 01 Jan 2011 -- A cabinet minister in Pakistan’s northwest Saturday confirmed the death of a top Taliban commander in a U.S. drone strike in the tribal region.
8 dies in U.S. drone strike Pakistan IRNA 01 Jan 2011 -- At least eight people were killed in a strike by U.S. drone aircraft in Pakistan's northwest tribal area of North Waziristan on Friday, local TV channels reported.

Pakistan, India to swap lists of nuclear sites IRNA 01 Jan 2011 -- Pakistan and India will swap lists of nuclear installations and facilities on Saturday in spite of tension over the 2008 Mumbai attacks that has disrupted the dialogue process between the two countries.

North, South Korea Call for Peace VOA 01 Jan 2011 -- North Korea is calling for better relations with South Korea in the new year, while South Korea's president says he is confident peace can be established on the Korean peninsula.

Rival Ivorian Leaders Ignore Calls to Step Down VOA 01 Jan 2011 -- Ivory Coast's rival leaders are ignoring calls to give up their competing claims to the presidency as regional leaders say they will decide on further steps to address the political standoff by Tuesday.

Blast At Egyptian Church Kills 21 RFE/RL 01 Jan 2011 -- Health and security officials say a bombing outside a Christian Coptic church has killed 21 people in the northern Egyptian city of Alexandria. Most of the victims were worshippers who were killed while leaving the church after a New Year's Mass shortly after midnight.
Egyptian President Condemns Deadly Explosion Outside Church in Alexandria VOA 01 Jan 2011 -- Eyewitnesses say at least 21 people have been killed and scores wounded in a suicide bombing attack at a Coptic Christian church in Alexandria, Egypt. Tensions between Christians and Muslims have been on the rise in Egypt and nearby Iraq following recent threats by the al-Qaida terrorist group.

Joint New Year Editorial KCNA 01 Jan 2011 -- Rodong Sinmun, Joson Inmingun and Chongnyon Jonwi, leading newspapers of the DPRK, carried a joint New Year editorial titled "Bring about a Decisive Turn in the Improvement of the People's Standard of Living and the Building of a Great, Prosperous and Powerful Country by Accelerating the Development of Light Industry Once Again This Year".

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