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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 19 Jan 2011 [PDF]
• Iraq: UN envoy condemns deadly attack against police recruits UN News Centre 19 Jan 2011 -- The United Nations envoy in Iraq has strongly condemned a terrorist attack against police recruits in the town of Tikrit.
• Suicide Attack on Iraqi Security Forces Kills 12 VOA 19 Jan 2011 -- Iraqi officials say a suicide bomber driving an ambulance killed at least 12 people in an attack on a security service center in Diyala province.
• Iraq inquiry prevented from publishing Blair's notes to Bush IRNA 19 Jan 2011 -- The Iraq inquiry has expressed its disappointment at the refusal by the British government to allow the publication.
• ISAF, Karzai Condemn Insurgent Bomb Attack AFPS 19 Jan 2011 -- Spokesman for ISAF joined Afghan President Hamid Karzai in condemning the killing of more than a dozen Afghan civilians in Paktika province.
• Marines drive insurgents out of Afghan village USMC News 19 Jan 2011 -- Since early 2009, Marines from Regimental Combat Teams 7 and 1 have steadily pushed the Taliban south.
• Roadside Bomb Kills 13 in Eastern Afghanistan VOA 19 Jan 2011 -- Afghan officials say a roadside bomb has exploded in the eastern part of the country, killing 13 civilians.
• Rising opium prices threaten campaign against Afghan drugs UN News Centre 19 Jan 2011 -- Rising opium prices may encourage farmers in Afghanistan to plant more of the narcotic crop.
• Afghanistan airdrop levels set record in 2010 AFNS 19 Jan 2011 -- Mobility Airmen supporting operations in Afghanistan airdropped 60.4 million pounds of cargo airdropped throughout the country, setting a record.
• RDECOM fields new technology to OEF Warfighters Army News 19 Jan 2011 -- The American Warfighter in Afghanistan is receiving training on new technology that will help detect improvised explosive devices.
• Afghanistan Delays Parliament Opening By A Month RFE/RL 19 Jan 2011 -- President Hamid Karzai's office says that the inauguration of Afghanistan's new parliament has been delayed to February 22.
• Afghan Poll Tribunal Seeks Delay To Parliament Opening RFE/RL 19 Jan 2011 -- A special tribunal set up in Afghanistan to rule on allegations of vote fraud after elections has asked President Karzai to delay the inauguration of the new parliament.
• NMCB 3 Departs Camp Dwyer, Closes Chapter in Seabee History NNS 19 Jan 2011 -- Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 turned over construction operations in Camp Dwyer to the U.S. Air Force Rapid Engineering Deployable Heavy Operational Squadron.
• Team Cherokee comes home Army News 19 Jan 2011 -- Soldiers from C/1-4th Infantry returned to Hohenfels in the early morning hours of Jan. 7 from their nearly 5-month deployment in the Zabul province of Afghanistan.
• Former National Security Adviser Scowcroft Discusses Afghanistan VOA 19 Jan 2011 -- The war in Afghanistan continues to be at the top of President Barack Obama’s foreign policy agenda.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Euro missile defense needs Russian and NATO systems RIA Novosti 19 Jan 2011 -- NATO's vision for European missile defense is two independent, but coordinated systems, the alliance's secretary general.
• U.S., China Affirm Military Ties During Hu Visit to Washington AFPS 19 Jan 2011 -- The US and China have affirmed that a healthy, stable and reliable military-to-military relationship is an essential part of a shared vision.
• DOD News Briefing with Gen. Chiarelli on 2010 Army Suicide Statistics from the Pentagon DoD 19 Jan 2011
• Army Releases December and 2010 Suicide Data DoD 19 Jan 2011
• Exercise Yama Sakura 59 Army News 19 Jan 2011 -- U.S. Army Pacific's Yama Sakura is USARPAC's premier bilateral command post annual exercise between Japanese and U.S. military forces.
• Chief of Naval Personnel Highlights Training at Surface Warfare Symposium NNS 19 Jan 2011 -- The chief of naval personnel described the future of surface warfare training and explained how changes would impact the Fleet.
• Maritime Raid Force conducts dynamic assault USMC News 19 Jan 2011 -- Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force stacked up beside the front door of the target building and set a breaching charge during the mock dynamic assault, Jan. 19.
• Overview: WIN-T Inc. 1 enables battlefield communication Army News 19 Jan 2011 -- Enabling the exchange of information across the battlefield, Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T) Increment 1 positions commanders and Soldiers to meet the Army's full spectrum operations.
• Interactive Simulation Launched to Provide Information on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder DoD 19 Oct 2011
• 'Virtual World' Helps With Post-traumatic Stress AFPS 19 Jan 2011 -- The Defense Department is using virtual-world interactivity to educate and help warfighters and others who are reluctant to seek more direct care to deal with post-traumatic stress.
• Suicides Still Plague US Army VOA 19 Jan 2011 -- U.S. Army officials says the number of suicides among active duty soldiers fell in 2010 for the first time in six years, while it rose significantly among those in the reserve forces.
• MCoE welcomes first unit from Fort Knox Army News 19 Jan 2011 -- The first Fort Knox, Ky., unit pegged for relocation to the Maneuver Center of Excellence has cranked up basic combat training on Sand Hill.
• Army significantly changing contracting policy, APG leader says Army News 19 Jan 2011 -- The U.S. Army is significantly changing the way it does business with defense contractors, a senior Aberdeen Proving Ground leader said Jan. 18.
• Contracting centers renamed to reflect expanded customer base Army News 19 Jan 2011 -- The Army Contracting Command has renamed its seven major contracting centers to reflect their geographic location.
• Army Contracting Command renames contracting centers Army News 19 Jan 2011 -- The U.S. Army Contracting Command announced today the renaming of its major contracting centers to reflect their geographical locations.
• Tax deductions available to Army contractors Army News 19 Jan 2011 -- The assistant secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment has signed a policy that will enable and help civilian Army contractors in validating and obtaining tax deductions.
• Army Fraud Unit Recovers $1.6 Billion Army News 19 Jan 2011 -- Throughout the past decade, MPFU's recoveries total more than $1.6 billion, with more than $411 million returned directly to the Army.
• CANES Program Achieves Key Milestone NNS 19 Jan 2011 -- The Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services (CANES) program met key cost, schedule and performance entry criteria and received a Milestone B Acquisition Decision Memorandum Jan. 10.
• Naval Hospital Guam Breaks Ground on New Replacement Facility NNS 19 Jan 2011 -- Navy officials participated in a ground-breaking ceremony for the $158 million Naval Hospital Guam replacement project Jan. 14 aboard the installation in Agana Heights, Guam.
• IMCOM's new home bridges past and future Army News 19 Jan 2011 -- The new home of Installation Management Command, the Army's home, is under construction at Joint Base San Antonio (Fort Sam Houston).
• 8th Army joins fight against foot-and-mouth disease Army News 19 Jan 2011 -- Eighth Army is actively working to assist its allies in containing an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease which is occurring on the Korean Peninsula for the second year in a row.
• Body of Missing Navy Sailor Recovered NNS 19 Jan 2011 -- The body of a U.S. Navy Sailor reported missing from the USS Halsey (DDG 97) Jan. 18 was recovered Jan. 19 during search and rescue operations in the Gulf of Oman.
• Lithuania seeks regional debate on French warship sales to Russia RIA Novosti 19 Jan 2011 -- Lithuania parliament speaker:Parliaments of North European and Baltic States should address the sale of French warships to Russia.
• 'Angolagate' Revived in Paris Court VOA 19 Jan 2011 -- France's former interior minister launched an appeal Wednesday over his conviction related to an Angolan arms scandal in the 1990s, known as ‘Angolagate’.

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for January 19, 2011
• Astrium to provide welfare communications services to deployed German troops EADS 19 Jan 2011 -- The German Bundeswehr has awarded a contract to Astrium, the European leader for space technologies for the delivery of “Welfare Communication Services” to deployed German troops. The multi-million euro contract covers current and future Bundeswehr operations.
• First Oshkosh Defense FMTV Truck Fielded to Wisconsin National Guard Oshkosh 19 Jan 2011 -- Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK), and the Wisconsin National Guard held a ceremony at the Oshkosh Armory today to commemorate the fielding of the first Oshkosh-produced Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) truck. The Wisconsin National Guard’s 1157th Transportation Company received the first vehicle, a 5-ton standard cargo truck variant.
• Thales Partnership Selected for Department of Defense Testing Program Thales 19 Jan 2011 -- Thales USA Defense & Security announced today that a Thales partnership between Thales Australia and Kord Defence has been selected to participate in the 2011 U.S. Department of Defense Foreign Comparative Testing Program.
• General Dynamics Awarded $41 Million to Supply Next-Generation Deep Space Network Antennas for NASA General Dynamics 19 Jan 2011 -- General Dynamics SATCOM Technologies received a $40.7 million contract from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) to build two additional 34-meter (112-foot wide) beam waveguide antennas as part of NASA’s modernization and transformation plan to continue scientific studies of the Earth as well as explore distant bodies in the solar system.
• Northrop Grumman-Built STSS Demonstration Satellites Complete On-Orbit Calibration, Ready for BMDS Tests Northrop Grumman 19 Jan 2011 -- The Space Tracking and Surveillance (STSS) Demonstration program satellites are ready to fully participate in Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) tests after on-orbit calibration of the acquisitions and track sensors for both spacecraft was completed Nov. 3 by prime contractor Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC), and infrared sensor payload provider Raytheon Company (NYSE:RTN).
• Raytheon to Open GPS Collaboration Center in Southern California Raytheon 19 Jan 2011 -- Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) new Global Positioning System Collaboration Center opening in February 2011 in El Segundo, Calif., will allow U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems personnel to interact with the GPS Operational Control Segment (GPS OCX) system in an operations-like environment.

Other Conflicts

• Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, 19 January 2011 United Nations 19 Jan 2011
• US Urged to Make Switchover to Dialogue and Fence Mending KCNA 19 Jan 2011 -- Confrontation forces should pay primary attention to peace and seek ways of ensuring it.
• KCNA on US Forces Commander's Remarks KCNA 19 Jan 2011 -- The commander of the U.S. forces in south Korea in a recent radio appearance made remarks provoking the DPRK.
• UN political chief warns Security Council of heightened tensions in Middle East UN News Centre 19 Jan 2011 -- The UN political affairs chief warned the Security Council of developments in Israeli-Palestinian talks, the occupied Palestinian territory and in Lebanon.
• OPT: East Jerusalem evictions causing suffering, anguish IRIN 19 Jan 2011 -- Evictions and house demolitions are a growing humanitarian concern for Palestinians living in East Jerusalem, says the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
• UN: Middle East Talks Deadlocked VOA 19 Jan 2011 -- A senior UN official says Israeli-Palestinian negotiations are deadlocked, adding that Israeli settlement expansion in the West Bank continues to undermine trust.
• Russia to talk Palestinian independence with Israel RIA Novosti 19 Jan 2011 -- Moscow will hold talks with Tel Aviv on the issue of a modern independent Palestinian state with its capital in East Jerusalem.
• Medvedev reiterates Russian backing for Palestinian cause RIA Novosti 19 Jan 2011 -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev reaffirmed Russia's endorsement of an independent Palestinian state during talks with King Abdullah II in Jordan.
• Qatar, Turkey Try to Mediate Lebanon Political Crisis VOA 19 Jan 2011 -- The FMs of Turkey and Qatar held talks for a second day in Beirut, as they tried to mediate a political crisis that erupted when Hezbollah ministers pulled out of the unity government one week ago.
• Iran's Larijani Calls for Support of Lebanon, Blasts West VOA 19 Jan 2011 -- Iranian parliamentary speaker Ali Larijani has urged Muslim leaders to support what he called Lebanese "resistance" of Western plots.
• Larijani urges IIPU to defend Lebanese solidarity IRNA 19 Jan 2011 -- Iran’s Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani here on Wednesday called on the Islamic Inter-Parliamentary Union to support the true Lebanese solidarity.
• Saudi Arabia Abandons Mediation Efforts in Lebanon VOA 19 Jan 2011 -- Saudi Arabia's foreign minister says his country has abandoned efforts to mediate Lebanon's political crisis.
• SUDAN: Referendum vote over, now the hard work begins IRIN 19 Jan 2011 -- The referendum vote on the future of Southern Sudan defied critics by passing off peacefully, but the region still faces challenges that could threaten stability.
• Landslide Swells for Southern Sudan Independence VOA 19 Jan 2011 -- Three southern Sudanese states and the region's capital city have voted for independence by a landslide, according to full provisional results released Wednesday.
• Prices Rise in Southern Sudan as Goods Stop Coming from North VOA 19 Jan 2011 -- Traders say that goods are no longer coming from the north into the south, and both buyers and sellers are feeling the effects.
• Press Conference by Secretary-General's Special Advisers on Responsibility to Protect, Genocide, in Connection with Situation in Côte d'Ivoire, 19 January 2011 United Nations 19 Jan 2011
• UN Sends 2,000 More Peacekeepers to Ivory Coast VOA 19 Jan 2011 -- The United Nations Security Council voted unanimously to send 2,000 additional peacekeepers to Ivory Coast, adding to the 9,000 U.N. troops and civilians already in the country.
• Côte d'Ivoire: UN reinforces peacekeepers as officials warn of risks of genocide UN News Centre 19 Jan 2011 -- The UN reinforced its nearly 9,000-strong peacekeeping mission in Côte d’Ivoire with extra peacekeepers and helicopters.
• Mediator Leaves Ivory Coast with No Breakthrough VOA 19 Jan 2011 -- The U mediator to Ivory Coast's political crisis has left the country with no apparent breakthrough in the electoral dispute.
• DR Congo: UN calls for ouster of commanders of army unit involved in alleged rapes UN News Centre 19 Jan 2011 -- UN peacekeeping mission in the DRC has called for the removal of the commander and deputy commander of a national army unit whose troops were involved in alleged rapes.
• Analysis: Jury still out on ICC trials in DRC IRIN 19 Jan 2011 -- Almost two years into the trial of Thomas Lubanga for war crimes by the International Criminal Court, several international justice experts and observers say the court has had a largely positive impact.
• OSCE officials to monitor Nagorny Karabakh ceasefire on Jan. 19 RIA Novosti 19 Jan 2011 -- Officials from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe will moniter the contact line between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops.
• Tajik Forces Continue Search For Militant Leaders RFE/RL 19 Jan 2011 -- Tajik government forces continue to hunt for followers of militant commander Alovuddin Davlatov in Tajikabad.
• Eritrea Reopens African Union Mission VOA 19 Jan 2011 -- Eritrea has reopened its mission to the African Union, ending years of self-imposed exile from the continental organization.
• MYANMAR: Chin State abuses "crime against humanity" - NGO IRIN 19 Jan 2011 -- Myanmar's military government is guilty of crimes against humanity in Chin State, targeting minority Christians, says Physicians for Human Rights.

News Reports

• Remarks by President Obama and President Hu of the People's Republic of China in an Exchange of Toasts at State Dinner The White House 19 Jan 2011
• U.S. & China: Building a Positive, Cooperative, and Comprehensive Relationship The White House 19 Jan 2011
• Press Conference with President Obama and President Hu of the People's Republic of China The White House 19 Jan 2011
• Remarks by President Obama and President Hu in a Roundtable with American and Chinese Business Leaders The White House 19 Jan 2011
• Remarks by President Obama and President Hu of the People's Republic of China at Official Arrival Ceremony The White House 19 Jan 2011
• Fact Sheet: U.S., China Sign Agreement to Establish Center of Excellence on Nuclear Security The White House 19 Jan 2011
• Fact Sheet: U.S., China Partner to Counter Nuclear Smuggling The White House 19 Jan 2011
• FACT SHEET: U.S.-China Commercial Relations The White House 19 Jan 2011
• Fact Sheet: U.S. - China Cooperation on Climate Change, Clean Energy, and the Environment The White House 19 Jan 2011
• FACT SHEET: U.S.-China Economic Issues The White House 19 Jan 2011
• Currency Concerns Top Agenda Of Obama's Talks With Chinese President RFE/RL 19 Jan 2011 -- Chinese President Hu Jintao has made it clear during the past week what analysts have suspected for months.
• China Agrees to $45 Billion in US Export Deals VOA 19 Jan 2011 -- China has agreed to $45 billion in export deals with U.S. companies, with nearly half of the contracts a commitment to buy 200 Boeing aircraft costing $19 billion.
• US, China Vow Increased Cooperation VOA 19 Jan 2011 -- U.S. President Barack Obama and his Chinese counterpart, Hu Jintao, vowed to increase cooperation between their two nations Wednesday, while acknowledging differences still persist.
• Top US, Chinese Business Leaders Meet With Obama, Hu VOA 19 Jan 2011 -- U.S. President Barack Obama has invited some of the country's top business leaders to meet with Chinese President Hu Jintao.
• Obama, Hu Urged to Hold Substantive Human Rights Talks VOA 19 Jan 2011 -- Veteran Chinese dissident Bao Tong’s phone was cut off last October, shortly after the Nobel Peace Prize committee named jailed Chinese writer Liu Xiaobo its 2010 laureate.
• Iran's UN Envoy Says Obama Policy On Engagement Has Failed RFE/RL 19 Jan 2011 -- Iran's UN ambassador has accused US President Obama of failing to live up to promise to engage with Iran.
• Kim Jong Il Provides Guidance to State Academy of Sciences KCNA 19 Jan 2011 -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il provided field guidance to the Bioengineering Branch of the State Academy of Sciences.
• Kim Jong Il Visits Pyongyang Central Zoo KCNA 19 Jan 2011 -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il visited the Central Zoo in Pyongyang.
• Arab League Chief Says Tunisia's Unrest May Spread VOA 19 Jan 2011 -- Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa has warned Middle East leaders that the region is being "broken" by poverty, unemployment and a general slide in economic conditions.
• Tunisia: Education Driving Calls for Political Freedom VOA 19 Jan 2011 -- As the protests in Tunisia continue, one analyst says education may be driving the demand for political freedom there.
• Tunisian Protesters Push for Interim Government Ouster VOA 19 Jan 2011 -- Tunisia's fledgling interim government struggled to remain afloat Wednesday as demonstrators again took to the streets of Tunis calling for its ouster.
• United Nations to send human rights team to assesses situation in Tunisia UN News Centre 19 Jan 2011 -- The UN’s human rights chief will send a team to Tunisia next week to assess the country’s human rights situation.
• UN Sending Team to Tunisia After at Least 100 Dead in Unrest VOA 19 Jan 2011 -- The United Nations says more than 100 people have died in Tunisia's unrest, which was sparked by widespread unemployment, high food prices and authoritarian rule.
• Tunisia Investigates Ousted President's Finances VOA 19 Jan 2011 -- Tunisian prosecutors have begun investigating the overseas assets of ousted President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, his family and associates.
• Switzerland Freezes Assets of Ivory Coast's Gbagbo, Tunisia's Ben Ali VOA 19 Jan 2011 -- Switzerland says it has frozen the assets of Ivory Coast's incumbent president, Laurent Gbagbo, and Tunisia's former president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali.
• UN independent human rights expert urges support for justice in Haiti UN News Centre 19 Jan 2011 -- United Nations independent expert on human rights in Haiti today urged the international community to “allow justice to take its course” in the Caribbean nation.
• Duvalier's Lawyer Says Former Haitian Dictator Has Presidential Aspirations VOA 19 Jan 2011 -- A lawyer for Jean-Claude Duvalier says the former exiled leader of Haiti plans to stay in the country and hopes to run for president.
• Delays in Nigerian Voter Registration Spark Calls to Extend Deadline VOA 19 Jan 2011 -- Frustration is growing over delays in Nigeria's voter registration and some governors are calling on the electoral commission to extend the deadline.
• Lukashenko travel ban remains an option - EU RIA Novosti 19 Jan 2011 -- The EU's top diplomat confirmed plans to impose a travel ban on Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.
• EU to develop unified decision on Belarus by February RIA Novosti 19 Jan 2011 -- The EU should develop a unified decision concerning the Belarus situation by the end of January.
• Vietnam's Communist Party Picks New Leaders VOA 19 Jan 2011 -- Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party has picked new leaders at a meeting in the capital Hanoi.
• UN chief praises Comoros peaceful elections and welcomes acceptance of results UN News Centre 19 Jan 2011 -- Secretary-General Ban commended the people of the Comoros for the peaceful atmosphere in which recent presidential and gubernatorial elections were held.
• No Major Damage Reported After Powerful Pakistan Quake VOA 19 Jan 2011 -- A magnitude 7.2 earthquake shook southwestern Pakistan, jolting residents of cities as far away as the country's largest city of Karachi.