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• Coalition Operation Protects Lybian People, Gates Says AFPS 27 Mar 2011 -- Coalition efforts are hampering Moammar Gadhafi's forces from continuing attacks on innocent civilians and rebel forces in Lybia, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said during interviews on television talk shows
• Forces Accomplish No-fly Zone Mission, Gates Says AFPS 27 Mar 2011 -- U.S. and coalition forces have accomplished the no-fly zone aspect of the United Nations mission in Libya, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said during a television interview aired today.
• Allied air strikes hit Gaddafi's stronghold of Sabha - Libyan state TV RIA Novosti 27 Mar 2011 -- Coalition warplanes attacked Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's stronghold of Sabha in southwest Libya on Sunday, the country's state television reported.
• U.S. Defense Secretary does not know how long no-fly zone might be in place in Libya RIA Novosti 27 Mar 2011 -- The U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said he does not know how long the no-fly zone might be in place in Libya, CBS News TV-channel reported.
• French Air Force attack Gaddafi's armor, army's weapons depot - French ministry RIA Novosti 27 Mar 2011 -- French Air Force attacked Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's armor and army's weapons depot, French Defence Ministry said on its website.
• NATO takes over command of military operations in Libya RIA Novosti 27 Mar 2011 -- NATO is taking over command of military operations in Libya from coalition forces, world media reported Sunday.
• US: Libya Matters, But Not a Vital Interest VOA 27 Mar 2011 -- The Obama administration is defending its decision to intervene militarily in Libya, despite admitting that no vital U.S. interests are at stake in the country.
• Afghans, Coalition Forces plan road to peace in Tangi Valley Army News 27 Mar 2011 -- Afghan National Army soldiers and their Coalition Force mentors welcomed more than 80 villagers from across Tangi Valley, Afghanistan onto Patrol Base Qareb Mar. 24 to plan construction for a new road.
• 1st Cavalry prepping for Afghanistan with partners Army News 27 Mar 2011 -- Continuing to build partnerships with Afghan security forces will be a key priority in May for the new leadership of Regional Command East in Afghanistan.
• Untouchables touch down: New River support squadron lands in Afghanistan USMC News 27 Mar 2011 -- The 'Untouchables' of Marine Wing Support Squadron 272 accepted authority of support operations for the air combat element of Regional Command Southwest from MWSS-373 at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, March 27. Following their deployment to Afghanistan MWSS-373 will return home to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif.
• Russia Envoy: NATO Not Helping Enough to Intercept Afghan Drugs VOA 27 Mar 2011 -- Russia's presidential envoy for Afghanistan has criticized his country's NATO allies for not doing enough to help Moscow curb drug trafficking from the war-torn nation.
• Isolated Island receives food, water, power with 31st MEU, PHIBRON 11 visit USMC News 27 Mar 2011 -- Two U.S. Navy landing craft carrying Marines and Sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and Amphibious Squadron 11, as well as disaster relief supplies and Japanese electrical utility trucks, arrived in Oshima Island, March 27.
• HSL 51 Maintains Helicopters While Supporting Operation Tomodachi NNS 27 Mar 2011 -- Sailors attached to Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron Light 51 performed routine maintenance on the squadron's SH-60B/F helicopters March 27 at Naval Air Facility Misawa, Japan.

Defense Policy / Programs

• USS George Washington Conducts Vertical Replenishment-at-Sea NNS 27 Mar 2011 -- USS George Washington successfully conducted a vertical replenishment-at-sea after receiving supplies from USNS Bridge March 26.
• Seabee Supports NCIS Training Team in Nicaragua for Southern Partnership Station 2011 NNS 27 Mar 2011 -- Reserve Sailor putting his full-time background to work while participating in a subject matter expert exchange with Nicaraguan military members in Corinto, Nicaragua, from March 21 to April 1.
• Minju Joson on US Policy, and Global Peace and Stability KCNA 27 Mar 2011 -- The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute of Sweden recently issued an annual report on the worldwide arms export.
• Missile cruiser Marshal Ustinov may reinforce Russian Pacific Fleet in 2013 -Navy RIA Novosti 27 Mar 2011 -- The Russian missile cruiser Marshal Ustinov may reinforce Russia's Pacific Fleet in 2013 after repairs, a high-placed official of the Russian Navy said on Sunday.
• Russian PM on Development of National Defence Industrial Complex KCNA 27 Mar 2011 -- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin at a meeting on Mar. 21 referred to the development of the national defence industrial complex.
• Russian Strategic Bombers Make Patrol Flight in Sky above Pacific KCNA 27 Mar 2011 -- Strategic bombers of the Russian air force made a patrol flight in the sky above the neutral waters of the Pacific.
• Iranian Air Force Warns Enemies against Military Actions KCNA 27 Mar 2011 -- Iranian Air Force Lieutenant Commander Brigadier General Chitforoush warned the enemies against their anti-Iran military actions.

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Other Conflicts

• Libyan Rebels Push West as Coalition Strikes Hit Gadhafi Forces VOA 27 Mar 2011 -- Libyan rebels have retaken several coastal towns leading to Sirte, amid bombing support by coalition warplanes.
• Kosovo Leader Thaci: 'Intervention Was The Only Righteous And Humane Solution' RFE/RL 27 Mar 2011 -- Kosovo's Prime Minister Hashim Thaci sees echoes of his country's own history in the unfolding events in Libya.
• Timorese force assumes full policing duties from UN mission UN News Centre 27 Mar 2011 -- The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Timor-Leste on Sunday handed over policing duties to the country's national force, which will be fully responsible for maintaining law and order nationwide beginning tomorrow.
• Israel Launches Deadly Air Strike on Gaza; Deploys Anti-Rocket System VOA 27 Mar 2011 -- Tensions remain high on the Gaza border after an Israeli air strike killed two Palestinian militants and critically wounded a third.
• Ouattara Rejects New Ivory Coast Mediator VOA 27 Mar 2011 -- Efforts to resolve the political crisis in Ivory Coast suffered a new setback Sunday when one of the two rival presidents rejected a proposed mediator.
• Yemen Islamists Seize Southern Town, Kill 6 Troops in Center VOA 27 Mar 2011 -- Yemeni officials say Islamic militants have seized control of a southern town and carried out a deadly ambush on Yemeni soldiers in a central province, as Yemen's weakened president tries to deal with an escalating political crisis.

News Reports

• Syrian Demonstrators Blame Government for Violence VOA 27 Mar 2011 -- Syrian protesters turned out Sunday demanding change in the face of violent reprisals from the government. But the government is blaming 'armed gangs' for the violence.
• US VP Biden Urges Dialogue in Bahrain VOA 27 Mar 2011 -- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has urged Bahrain's Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa to hold a national dialogue with the opposition on political reform.
• Nuclear Radiation Readings Corrected at Crippled Japanese Plant VOA 27 Mar 2011 -- Work continued Sunday to bring the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan under control. The plant owner had earlier said radiation contamination in water inside part of one of the buildings had increased sharply, but later said that was a mistake.
• Confusion Over Radiation Levels at Japan Nuclear Plant VOA 27 Mar 2011 -- Confusion reigned Sunday at a crippled nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan, as emergency workers were pulled from a reactor building after dangerously high levels of radiation were detected in water that had accumulated in a turbine housing unit.
• Radioactive levels at Fukushima lower than reported, but remain high - Kyodo RIA Novosti 27 Mar 2011 -- Levels of radioactive iodine in water at Fukushima's reactor No. 2 are 100,000 times above the normal levels, Kyodo Japanese news agency said.
• Workers Evacuated After Radiation Rises In Japanese Reactor RFE/RL 27 Mar 2011 -- Reports from Japan say workers have been evacuated from a reactor at the earthquake- and tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear power station after very high levels of radiation were detected.
• Pakistan to approach Interpol for Musharraf arrest IRNA 27 Mar 2011 -- An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan on Saturday asked the country's main investigation agency to contact Interpol to execute arrest warrant on former president Pervez Musharraf in the murder case of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto.
• Russia, Israel agree on cooperation in outer space RIA Novosti 27 Mar 2011 -- The space agencies of Russia and Israel have signed an agreement on cooperation in the exploration and use of outer space, the press office of the Russian federal space agency Roscosmos said on Sunday.