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• Afghan forces expand, Gain Capability Army News 27 Feb 2011 -- The Afghan army is growing fast and simultaneously struggling with the need to educate and train its noncommissioned officer corps.
• Afghanistan starts parliamentary vote recount in 12 provinces RIA Novosti 27 Feb 2011 -- Election officials in Afghanistan have started recounting votes in 12 out of the country's 34 provinces for September 18, 2010 parliamentary elections over the allegations of electoral fraud, the local media reported on Sunday.

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• Essex ARG Arrives Off Cambodian Coast for MAREX NNS 27 Feb 2011 -- The Essex Amphibious Ready Group and 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit arrived off the coast of Shinoukville, Cambodia.
• Russia ready to hold drills with Ukraine in any format - defense minister RIA Novosti 27 Feb 2011 -- Russia is prepared to hold joint military drills with Ukraine in any format, Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said on Sunday.
• Russia, Ukraine to sign deal on Russian Black Sea Fleet rearmament RIA Novosti 27 Feb 2011 -- Russia and Ukraine plan to sign a new agreement on the rearmament of the Russian Black Sea Fleet based in Ukraine's Crimea, Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said on Sunday.
• No Prospect to Cooperation with NATO - Secretary of CSTO KCNA 27 Feb 2011 -- Nikolai Borzhzya, secretary of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, in a press interview on Feb. 21 expressed CSTO's stand toward cooperation with NATO.

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• KPA Mission Statement on US-S. Korea Exercises KCNA 27 Feb 2011 -- The US and the south Koreans are finally launching the DPRK-targeted Key Resolve and Foal Eagle joint military maneuvers.
• KPA Warning to S. Korean Military for Psywar KCNA 27 Feb 2011 -- The south Koreans are bent on anti-DPRK psychological warfare.
• NDC Inspection Group's Statement (2) Reported in S. Korea KCNA 27 Feb 2011 -- Inspection group of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK reclarified its stand that the shelling was to cope with the south side's shelling.
• US Seeks to Justify Anti-DPRK War Exercises KCNA 27 Feb 2011 -- Walter Sharp, commander ofthe U.S. forces in south Korea: There may be a small local provocation by the DPRK without advance notice.
• KCNA Key Resolve Joint Military Exercises KCNA 27 Feb 2011 -- The United States and the south Korean authorities are planning to stage the Key Resolve and Foal Eagle joint military exercises across south Korea from February 28.
• S. Korea to Intensify Reserve Forces' Drill KCNA 27 Feb 2011 -- The south Korean Defense Ministry seeks to intensify military exercises of the reserve forces from this year.
• Côte d'Ivoire: UN peacekeepers wounded in an ambush north of Abidjan UN News Centre 27 Feb 2011 -- Three United Nations peacekeepers in Côte d'Ivoire have been wounded in an ambush in a suburb of the country's commercial capital, Abidjan, the UN mission said today, condemning acts of violence against its troops on Friday and Saturday, during which four of its vehicles were also damaged.
• Fighting in Ivory Coast Disrupts National TV Broadcasts VOA 27 Feb 2011 -- Fighting between supporters of Ivory Coast's rival governments in the commercial capital Abidjan has knocked state-run television off the air. Government troops and rebels are also fighting for control of western provinces near the border with Liberia.
• Units in Kuriles to Be Re-equipped with Sophisticated Technical Hardware KCNA 27 Feb 2011 -- The commander of the Eastern Military District of Russia declared that those units deployed in the Kuriles would be reequipped with up-to-date technical hardware.
• Territorial Dispute between Russia and Japan KCNA 27 Feb 2011 -- The Xinhua News Agency of China released an article titled "Territorial dispute, knot hard to untie in the relations between Russia and Japan" on Feb. 22.

News Reports

• UN Security Council Slaps Sanctions On Qaddafi, Refers Libya To World Court RFE/RL 27 Feb 2011 -- In a unanimous vote, the United Nations Security Council has adopted a sanctions resolution against the regime of Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi.
• Libyan opposition forms national council, pledges to 'liberate' country RIA Novosti 27 Feb 2011 -- Opposition struggling to oust embattled Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi announced on Sunday it has formed a national council in an effort to free the country of the dictator's rule.
• Poor weather delays Russian ferry evacuation from Libya RIA Novosti 27 Feb 2011 -- The departure of a ferry evacuating Russians and foreigners from the northern Libyan port has been delayed until Monday over poor weather conditions, a Russian emergencies spokesman said.
• Benghazi 'caretaker' government to prepare democratic election in Libya RIA Novosti 27 Feb 2011 -- A new government formed in Benghazi in east Libya by former justice minister Mustafa Abdel Jalil will work for three months to prepare democratic elections of the head of state in the country, the ex-minister said in an interview with Al-Jazeera TV channel on Sunday.
• Security Council imposes sanctions on Libyan leadership RIA Novosti 27 Feb 2011 -- The United Nations Security Council on Sunday adopted a resolution imposing sanctions on Libya's leadership, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported.
• Libyan Protest Leaders Form National Council in East VOA 27 Feb 2011 -- Libyan anti-government protest leaders say they have formed a "national council" in eastern cities seized from Moammar Gadhafi, following days of fighting with forces loyal to the Libyan leader.
• International Pressure Grows on Gadhafi to Resign VOA 27 Feb 2011 -- As the violence continues in Libya, international pressure is growing on Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi to step down.
• UN: 100,000 People Have Fled Libya into Neighboring States VOA 27 Feb 2011 -- The United Nations refugee agency says almost 100,000 people have fled Libya into neighboring Egypt and Tunisia in the past week, to escape a deadly anti-government uprising.
• Libyan Forces Loyal to Gadhafi Hold Small Chunks of Territory VOA 27 Feb 2011 -- Eyewitnesses report forces loyal to embattled Libyan leader Colonel Moammar Gadhafi still hold small chunks of territory in and around the capital Tripoli, amid a steady stream of defections by former officials and supporters.
• Tunisian premier resigns amid protests to prevent violence RIA Novosti 27 Feb 2011 -- Tunisian Prime Minister Mohammed Ghannouchi announced his resignation on Sunday amid mass anti-government protests in an effort to prevent further violence, local media said.
• Tunisian Prime Minister Resigns Amid Protests VOA 27 Feb 2011 -- Tunisia's prime minister, Mohammed Ghannouchi, announced his resignation amid ongoing protests for the entire government to step down.
• Bahrain's King Reshuffles Cabinet as Opposition Protests Continue VOA 27 Feb 2011 -- Bahraini King Hamad bin Issa al-Khalifa has reshuffled his Cabinet in an apparent gesture to opposition activists holding daily protests demanding democratic reforms.
• Heavy Police Presence Thwarts Call for Anti-Government Protests in China VOA 27 Feb 2011 -- China put on a display of force Sunday following an on-line call for anti-government protests across the nation. Several foreign journalists were physically assaulted and detained, including two VOA reporters. Security officials are determined to put down any signs of the kind of unrest that has shaken the Middle East.
• Hundreds Protest Lebanon's Sectarian Government System VOA 27 Feb 2011 -- Hundreds of people protested in Lebanon Sunday against the country's sectarian political system.
• UN and Lebanese forces conduct disaster preparedness exercises UN News Centre 27 Feb 2011 -- The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and the Lebanese armed forces have carried out exercises in large-scale disaster response in the south of the country in an effort to strengthen their coordinated readiness to respond to emergencies.
• IAEA’s report should be non-political: MP IRNA 27 Feb 2011 -- Member of Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission said here on Sunday that International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) report should be non-political and totally legal.
• FM suggests IAEA to remove alleged studies from next reports IRNA 27 Feb 2011 -- Foreign Minister Ali-akbar Salehi expressed hope Sunday that the issue of the alleged studies would be removed from the next reports of the UN nuclear watchdog about Iran’s peaceful nuclear activities.
• Iran says ready for resumption of talks ISNA 27 Feb 2011 -- Iran is ready for resumption of talks with the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany, said Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi.
• Cross-strait CBMs not in the works: Presidential Office CNA 27 Feb 2011 -- The Presidential Office on Sunday rejected speculations by the media that President Ma Ying-jeou will immediately push for cross-strait confidence building measures (CBMs) if he is reelected next year.
• Russian Police Force To Change Its Name, But Not Its Ways RFE/RL 27 Feb 2011 -- Russia's infamous police force will change its name on March 1, but will it change its ways?
• CIA, Pakistan’s spy chief discuss US killer IRNA 27 Feb 2011 -- Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA),Leon E.Panetta, has talked to Pakistan’s spy chief Major General Shuja Pasha over phone and discussed the controversy over U.S.undercover agent,who faces double murder charges,local media reported Saturday.