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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 28 Jan 2011 [PDF]
• Transport union partners with UN to de-mine Afghan roads UN News Centre 28 Jan 2011 -- Landmines and explosive remnants of war continue to put thousands of communities in Afghanistan at risk of death or injury, but the problem can be solved with adequate funding of the de-mining effort, a senior United Nations official said today, lauding the world body’s partnership with global transport workers to make the country’s roads safer.
• UN condemns deadly attack on Kabul supermarket UN News Centre 28 Jan 2011 -- The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has condemned an attack on a supermarket in the centre of Kabul today, which has reportedly killed at least six civilians, including a child.
• ISAF, Karzai Condemn Kabul Suicide Attack AFPS 28 Jan 2011 -- International Security Assistance Force officials joined Afghan President Hamid Karzai in condemning a suicide-bomb attack that killed several civilians in the country’s capital of Kabul, military officials reported.
• German parliament approves extension of Afghan military mission IRNA 28 Jan 2011 -- The German parliament approved a one-year extension of the Afghan military mandate amid mounting public opposition to Berlin's controversial operation in that war-stricken country.
• Dutch MPs okay Afghan police training mission IRNA 28 Jan 2011 -- Dutch lawmakers gave green light early Friday to sending police trainers to Afghanistan following a heated two-day debate, according to Dutch news reports.
• Lightning Soldiers prepare for upcoming fighting season Army News 28 Jan 2011 -- Under the beaming rays of the morning sun Jan. 24, Soldiers with Combined Task Force Lightning rehearsed reacting to enemy contact while on a dismounted foot patrol. Their primary mission is to provide security for the brigade commander when he leaves the forward operation base.
• Military working dog team deploys to Afghanistan Army News 28 Jan 2011 -- For one Soldier, his fifth deployment will be an exciting one, he said, because it is his first deployment as a military working dog handler.
• Pakistan supports Afghan-led reconciliation process IRNA 28 Jan 2011 -- President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani on Thursday announced Pakistan’s full support for the Afghan led process of political reconciliation and efforts for the stability of the neighboring country.
• Pakistan, Afghanistan to form joint peace commission IRNA 28 Jan 2011 -- Afghanistan and Pakistan agreed on Thursday to form a joint commission of diplomats, army representatives and intelligence officers to work for regional peace, Foreign Ministers of the two countries said.
• Marines say Afghan Border Police becoming self-sufficient USMC News 28 Jan 2011 -- Much accolade is given to the Afghan National Army, but there is another unit of fellow countrymen that is providing security to their republic – the Afghan Border Police.
• Pakistani Taliban blow up school in tribal region IRNA 28 Jan 2011 -- Taliban militants on Thursday dynamited a government school in South Waziristan tribal region in their anti-government campaign, local authorities said.
• Pakistan: UNICEF voices concern over malnutrition crisis in flood-affected Sindh UN News Centre 28 Jan 2011 -- High levels of malnutrition among children in communities affected by last year’s massive floods in Pakistan’s Sindh province remain one of the most challenging humanitarian problems six months since the disaster first hit the Asian country, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said today.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Army Finalizes and Awards Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T) Increment 2 LRIP Contract and Propels Army Modernization Army News 28 Jan 2011 -- The United States Army has finalized and awarded the WIN-T Increment 2 Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) contract, allowing for continued production of a tactical communications network which will bring mobile ad-hoc communications to the Army, extending that capability to the company-level Warfighter for the first time.
• Ansbach MPs first to be certified to use pepper spray in USAREUR Army News 28 Jan 2011 -- The Ansbach Military Police force is the first in U.S. Army Europe to be certified to use pepper spray.
• Secretary of the Army: Joint Task Force - Bravo invaluable Army News 28 Jan 2011 -- Secretary of the United States Army John McHugh paid a visit here, Jan 11-12, to learn more about Joint Task Force-Bravo capabilities and to speak candidly with Soldiers stationed here.
• Cowpens Anniversary: The perfect tactical battle Army News 28 Jan 2011 -- This week marks the 220th anniversary of the Battle of Cowpens, S.C., during the Revolutionary War. It is considered to be a perfect tactical battle which exemplifies Szu Tzu's adage: "Know yourself, know your enemy. A hundred battles, a hundred victories."
• Transcript: DOD News Briefing with Under Secretary Stanley and Gen. Cartwright from the Pentagon DoD 28 Jan 2011 -- Presenter: Clifford Stanley, Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, Marine Gen. James Cartwright, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Vee Penrod, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Military Personnel Policy
• USS La Jolla Departs for Deployment NNS 28 Jan 2011 -- Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS La Jolla (SSN 701) departed Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Jan. 27, for a scheduled six-month deployment to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility (AOR) and the Western Pacific region.
• IKE Completes PIA Halfway Review NNS 28 Jan 2011 -- USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) completed its planned incremental availability (PIA) halfway review Jan. 25, hosting several high-ranking members of its senior leadership.
• Corona Warfare Center's Patented System Saves $65 Million, Wins Top Navy Award NNS 28 Jan 2011 -- A team from Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Corona received a top Navy Information Management/Information Technology Excellence Award at the 2011 DoN IT Conference Jan. 25.
• AFNORTH officials give Civil Air Patrol a technology boost AFNS 28 Jan 2011 -- When Air Forces Northern officials need an aircrew to fly a search and rescue mission, run counterdrug support or play the bad guy, they frequently call on the members of the Civil Air Patrol, who are always more than eager to lend a helping hand.
• High-tempo training prepares maintainers for war AFNS 28 Jan 2011 -- Aircraft maintainers are working day and night during Red Flag 11-2, so pilots can fly the missions needed to prepare for aerial combat, but not only aircrew members benefit from the Red Flag experience.
• Deployed medical team saves critically injured member AFNS 28 Jan 2011 -- Medics from the 451st Air Expeditionary Wing provided self-aid and buddy care to a critically wounded patient during a recent attack against Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.
• Advisers fight fire with knowledge AFNS 28 Jan 2011 -- Iraq Training and Advisory Mission - Air advisers provided critical training to Iraqi firefighters at New Al-Muthana Air Base Jan. 24.
• 'Don't Ask' Repeal Plan Progressing Quickly, Officials Say AFPS 28 Jan 2011 -- The plan to end the ban on gay men and lesbians serving openly in the military is progressing quickly, senior Defense Department officials said here today.
• Scout skiers ready for mountain warfare USMC News 28 Jan 2011 -- Used in the Napoleonic wars, World War I and World War II, ski warfare has been an asset to any military fighting in high altitude, snowy regions.
• Snipers overcome harsh terrain USMC News 28 Jan 2011 -- Traversing through the freezing Sierra Nevada Mountains with hundreds of pounds of gear, scout snipers of class 1-11 in the Mountain Scout Sniper Course, completed their training Jan. 25, 2011, at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center in Bridgeport, Calif.
• VMU-1 say farewell to Toves, welcome Miller USMC News 28 Jan 2011 -- Marines and sailors of Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 1 bid farewell to Sgt. Maj. Wiliam P. Toves and welcomed aboard Sgt. Maj. Michael A. Miller during a relief and appointment ceremony at Lance Cpl. Torrey Gray Field, Jan. 21, 2011.
• Airmen, Soldiers participate in for medical evacuation training AFNS 28 Jan 2011 -- Approximately 40 Airmen from the 8th Medical Group participated in medical evacuation training here Jan. 19. The Airmen also trained with Army medics and pilots from the 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade at Camp Humphreys, South Korea.
• Kehler Succeeds Chilton as Strategic Command Chief AFPS 28 Jan 2011 -- Air Force Gen. Kevin P. Chilton passed the flag of U.S. Strategic Command to Air Force Gen. C. Robert Kehler today, giving the nation’s nuclear deterrent mission a new commander.
• Russia-U.S. arms reduction treaty could enter into force in February RIA Novosti 28 Jan 2011 -- The Russian-U.S. strategic arms reduction treaty could enter into force in early February, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Friday after signing off on the new START treaty ratification documents.
• Defense, Energy Experts Aid China’s Nuclear Security AFPS 28 Jan 2011 -- The Defense and Energy departments are working under a government-to-government agreement signed Jan. 19 with China to establish a regional center of excellence there for nuclear security, a Pentagon official said.
• Russia to offer fifth-generation prototype fighter to Brazil? RIA Novosti 28 Jan 2011 -- The global arms trade runs to billions of dollars, but few such deals attract as much media attention as Brazil's recent tender, for the purchase of 36 combat aircraft which includes an agreement on production of another 84 planes under license.
• Northeast Asia Changes in Military Structure KCNA 28 Jan 2011 -- Northeast Asia is undergoing a change in the military structure.
• Defence cuts jeopardise safety of UK nuclear weapons IRNA 28 Jan 2011 -- The safety of Britain's nuclear weapons and submarines is being jeopardised by staff shortages and spending cuts, according to secret Ministry of Defence (MoD) reports.

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for January 28, 2011
• Premium AEROTEC makes first 3/2b Eurofighter fuselage section in Varel EADS 28 Jan 2011 -- Premium AEROTEC's Varel plant has successfully started assembling structural components for the Eurofighter. The first 3/2b Eurofighter fuselage section produced in Varel has been delivered to the Augsburg plant, where the entire fuselage centre section will be assembled in a series of further steps.
• Boeing and Northrop Grumman Submit Proposal for Missile Defense Competitive Contract Boeing 28 Jan 2011 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and industry partner Northrop Grumman Corporation [NYSE: NOC] today submitted their joint proposal for the competitive development and sustainment contract for future work on the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) element of the United States' ballistic missile defense system.
• Lockheed Martin-Raytheon Team Submits Proposal for Ground-Based Midcourse Defense Contract Lockheed Martin 28 Jan 2011 -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) announced today that it has submitted its proposal for the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) Development and Sustainment Contract to the U.S. Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA’s) GMD Joint Program Office. The Lockheed Martin-Raytheon team completed delivery of the proposal yesterday, Jan. 27.
• Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System Completes Tracking Exercise Lockheed Martin 28 Jan 2011 -- The Missile Defense Agency, U.S. Navy and Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] completed a key tracking exercise for the Aegis ballistic missile defense (BMD) system aboard three Navy ships.
• Boeing and Northrop Grumman Submit Proposal for Missile Defense Competitive Contract Northrop Grumman 28 Jan 2011 -- The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) and industry partner Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) today submitted their joint proposal for the competitive development and sustainment contract for future work on the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) element of the United States' ballistic missile defense system.

Other Conflicts

• 28 January 2011 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 28 Jan 2011
• Côte d’Ivoire: Ban again calls on Gbagbo to step down to avoid further turmoil UN News Centre 28 Jan 2011 -- On the eve of co-chairing an African meeting on the post-electoral turmoil in Côte d’Ivoire, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today again called on ex-president Laurent Gbagbo to step down in the face of his United Nations-certified defeat by opposition leader Alassane Ouattara.
• Rival Ivory Coast Governments Lobby for Support Before AU Summit VOA 28 Jan 2011 -- Ivory Coast's rival presidents are working to secure international support for their competing governments ahead of this weekend's African Union summit in Ethiopia.
• Amid renewed fighting in Darfur, Ban urges all sides to reach final settlement UN News Centre 28 Jan 2011 -- Voicing concern at the humanitarian impact of continued fighting between Government and rebel forces in Sudan’s Darfur region, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on all sides to enter immediately into discussions on a final settlement of the conflict.
• SUDAN: Darfur returning "to past patterns of violence" IRIN 28 Jan 2011 -- Fighting between government and rebel groups in North and South Darfur in western Sudan has displaced tens of thousands of people and hindered access by humanitarian workers to some affected areas, sources said.
• DR Congo: UN reports more alleged rapes, bringing total to 120 since start of year UN News Centre 28 Jan 2011 -- United Nations officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) today reported another 53 alleged cases of rape in the conflict-rife eastern part of the country, bringing to 120 those reported since the beginning of the year and attributed to all sides, including the national army.
• Analysts Say Leaked 'Palestine Papers' Will Impact Prospects for Peace VOA 28 Jan 2011 -- The release this week by Qatar-based Al-Jazeera of what it calls "The Palestine Papers" has raised more questions about the stalled Mideast peace process, and the possibility of future talks. Palestinian officials are attacking al-Jazeera, accusing the network of a smear campaign although many analysts say the documents seem authentic. Some experts say blame for the stalled peace process should be shared by all the parties.
• MYANMAR: Conflict heightens landmine risk IRIN 28 Jan 2011 -- Recent fighting between government forces and armed ethnic groups in eastern Myanmar has increased the risk of civilian landmine injuries, experts warn.

News Reports

• US Backs Rights of Protesters in Mideast Upheaval VOA 28 Jan 2011 -- The Obama administration is openly supporting the rights of demonstrators in political unrest in the Middle East that threatens the Egyptian government and others that have been key strategic allies of the United States.
• 403 Forbidden: Silencing Online Dissent in the Middle East VOA 28 Jan 2011 -- When Tunisia’s “Jasmine Revolution” took the country by storm in January, one of the region’s most sophisticated censorsorship regimes came to an end. The wave of unrest that followed underscored the power of social media and the tools governments use to counter them.
• Mubarak Fires Government But Won't Leave Power RFE/RL 28 Jan 2011 -- In his first public appearance since thousands of citizens took to the streets four days ago to demand his resignation, Egytptian President Hosni Mubarak defended his crackdown on protesters and announced that his government will go, but he will stay.
• Egyptian President Mubarak Dismisses Cabinet Following Massive Protests VOA 28 Jan 2011 -- Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has appeared on national television for the first time since protesters took to the streets demanding his ouster. In a televised speech late Friday, Mr. Mubarak promised to implement political and economic reforms.
• Obama Phones Mubarak, Urges Reforms VOA 28 Jan 2011 -- President Obama has called on Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak to take concrete steps to move toward greater democracy and economic reform. He spoke after President Mubarak went on national television to announce he would implement reforms, but said demonstrations are part of a plot to de-stabilize Egypt.
• Remarks by the President on the Situation in Egypt The White House 28 Jan 2011
• Egyptian Protesters Defy Curfew, Military Deployment, To Remain In The Streets RFE/RL 28 Jan 2011 -- Antigovernment demonstrators in Egypt defied a nationwide curfew and remained on the streets in the thousands overnight to press their demand that President Hosni Mubarak step down.
• Clinton Urges Mubarak Government to Engage Immediately With Protesters VOA 28 Jan 2011 -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Friday urged the government of President Hosni Mubarak to end violent tactics against protesters and "engage immediately" with the Egyptian people on reforms. U.S. travelers are being told to avoid Egypt, a major tourist destination.
• Analysis: Egypt’s Army Seen As Decisive VOA 28 Jan 2011 -- Analysts of the situation in Egypt say the regime of President Hosni Mubarak is under real threat, and that the army will determine whether he stays or goes.
• Egypt Expands Curfew as Protests Rage VOA 28 Jan 2011 -- Buildings burned in Cairo and tanks deployed in the streets as anti-government protesters defied a nighttime curfew Friday evening, capping the most violent and chaotic day in Egypt since mass demonstrations began Tuesday.
• Egypt Severs Ties to Internet VOA 28 Jan 2011 -- The Egyptian government has disconnected the country from the Internet and suspended mobile telephone networks in an apparent effort to disrupt anti-government protests.
• Press Briefing by Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, 1/28/2011 The White House 28 Jan 2011
• Secretary Clinton on Situation in Egypt / Remarks With Colombia Vice President Angelino Garzon After Their Meeting US Dept. of State 28 Jan 2011
• Protests Sweep Egypt; Military Deploys; Curfew Expanded Nationwide RFE/RL 28 Jan 2011 -- Reports from the Egyptian capital say military forces have deployed on the streets as thousands of antigovernment protesters clashed with police in the most violent scenes yet in the challenge to President Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule.
• Egyptian Unrest: Local Movement Or Voice Of The 'Arab Street'? RFE/RL 28 Jan 2011 -- For years, the "Arab Street" has occupied a mythical place in the contemporary political lexicon; an imprecise location presumed to harbor radical and potentially dangerous opinions.
• How Are The Protests In Egypt, Tunisia's Jasmine Revolution Being Viewed In Iran? RFE/RL 28 Jan 2011 -- 'The Islamic world is ripe with major new developments and Khomeini's Islam is the engine of these events,' Iran's hard-line daily 'Kayhan' wrote in a January 27 commentary devoted to the recent wave of protests in the Arab world.
• One killed, dozens injured as clashes continue in Cairo RIA Novosti 28 Jan 2011 -- At least one person was killed and dozens were injured in Cairo on Friday as protesters took to the streets across Egypt calling for President Hosni Mubarak to resign.
• Egypt: UN officials urge Government restraint, respect for human rights UN News Centre 28 Jan 2011 -- Top United Nations officials today urged the Government of Egypt to protect the rights of its citizens amid the political protests taking place in the country, particularly freedoms of expression, information and assembly.
• Anti-Government Protests Spread in Egypt VOA 28 Jan 2011 -- Violent protest spread across Cairo and other Egyptian cities on Friday as tens of thousands of demonstrators intensified their campaign to oust President Hosni Mubarak. The government has also announced a curfew until Saturday morning.
• Protests Sweep Egypt; Military Deploys; El-Baradei Under House Arrest RFE/RL 28 Jan 2011 -- Reports from the Egyptian capital say military forces have deployed on the streets as thousands of antigovernment protesters clashed with police.
• Nationwide curfew imposed in Egypt RIA Novosti 28 Jan 2011 -- Egyptian authorities on Friday imposed a nationwide curfew amid ongoing protests.
• Egypt Imposes Curfew as Protests Spread VOA 28 Jan 2011 -- Egypt ordered a curfew and sent the army into Cairo and other cities Friday night, but the orders failed to curb protests by tens of thousands of people demanding the end of Hosni Mubarak's rule.
• Egypt Cuts Communications Amid Protests VOA 28 Jan 2011 -- The Egyptian government has disabled most Internet and cell phone services in an apparent effort to disrupt the anti-government protests gripping the country.



• Thousands Protest for Reform in Jordan VOA 28 Jan 2011 -- Thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets again in Jordan. They are protesting inflation, unemployment, and corruption, and demanding sweeping electoral reforms.
• Lebanon: Ban calls on new government to cooperate with Hariri murder court UN News Centre 28 Jan 2011 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today that the newly designated Lebanese Government should continue to cooperate with the United Nations-backed tribunal set up to try suspects in the 2005 murders of former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri and 22 others.
• N.Korea will not drop nuclear program - Kim Jong-il's son RIA Novosti 28 Jan 2011 -- North Korea will not halt its nuclear activities as long as there is a confrontation with the United States, Kim Jong-nam, the country's leader Kim Jong-il's eldest son who resides in Macao, said in an interview with a Japanese newspaper.
• Independent UN expert urges DPR Korea to resolve abduction of Japanese citizens UN News Centre 28 Jan 2011 -- An independent United Nations human rights expert today urged authorities in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to resolve the issue of abducted Japanese citizens, saying the long-standing kidnappings were a matter of concern to the international community.
• US Official Held in Pakistan for Double Killing VOA 28 Jan 2011 -- Pakistani authorities say a U.S. employee of the U.S. Consulate in Lahore is being held on double murder charges, a day after he shot and killed two Pakistanis in what he says was self-defense.
• Russian official: No way but talks with Iran IRNA 28 Jan 2011 -- Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov has said that there is no way to deal with Iran's nuclear issue but continued talks.
• Russia 'disappointed' with latest Iran talks RIA Novosti 28 Jan 2011 -- Russia shares the dissatisfaction expressed by the other members of the Iran Six group of negotiators on the Iranian nuclear issue after the latest round of talks, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said.
• NASA Marks 25 Years Since Challenger Tragedy VOA 28 Jan 2011 -- The U.S. space agency NASA has marked the 25th anniversary of the space shuttle Challenger disaster, which killed all seven crew members and triggered questions about the safety of shuttle flights.
• Russian cargo spacecraft Progress M-09M blasts off to ISS RIA Novosti 28 Jan 2011 -- A Russian cargo spacecraft, Progress M-09M, lifted off toward the International Space Station (ISS) at 4:32 Moscow time [1:32 GMT] on Friday, the Russian space agency Roscosmos said.
• U.S. Says It Will Expand Sanctions Against Belarus RFE/RL 28 Jan 2011 -- A senior U.S. State Department official says the United States will strengthen existing sanctions against Belarus and increase its financial support for the country's beleaguered civil society sector in response to Minsk's crackdown on democracy activists.