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• NATO and Libya - Operational Media Update: 01 April 2011
• Libyan rioters killed in NATO air strike RIA Novosti 02 Apr 2011 -- At least 13 Libyan rebels have accidentally been killed in a NATO air strike targeting dictator Muammar Gaddafi forces, the Al Jazeera TV channel said on Saturday.
• Libyan Opposition Confirms NATO Airstrike against Rebel Forces VOA 02 Apr 2011 -- The head of forces fighting the government of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi in eastern Libya has confirmed that more than one dozen rebel troops were killed Friday in an air strike by the international coalition enforcing a no-fly zone in the country.
• Ban sends condolences to countries whose citizens died in Afghan attack UN News Centre 02 Apr 2011 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today spoke by telephone to senior officials of the governments of Nepal, Norway, Sweden and Romania to express his deep condolences following the deaths of their citizens in the attack on the United Nations compound in northern Afghanistan yesterday.
• Deadly Protests Against Quran Burning Spread in Afghanistan VOA 02 Apr 2011 -- At least nine people were killed in southern Afghanistan Saturday in a second day of protests against a Quran burning by a radical Christian church in the United States.
• Ban talks by phone with Afghan president following deadly attack against UN staff UN News Centre 02 Apr 2011 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today spoke by telephone with the President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai and expressed his sadness and shock to the head of State at the attack on the United Nations offices in the city of Mazar-i-Sharif that resulted in the death of three UN staff and four security guards.
• Nine Dead In Kandahar Protest Over Reported Koran Burning RFE/RL 02 Apr 2011 -- At least nine people have been killed and dozens wounded in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, where about 2,000 people took to the streets to condemn the reported burning of a Koran in a small U.S. church.
• UN Security Council condemns attack on UN officials in Afghanistan RIA Novosti 02 Apr 2011 -- The UN Security Council on Friday strongly condemned a deadly attack on a UN compound in northern Afghanistan.

Defense Policy / Programs

• USS Cheyenne Departs for Western Pacific Deployment NNS 02 Apr 2011 -- Los Angeles-class submarine USS Cheyenne (SSN 773) departed Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Friday, April 1, for a scheduled six-month deployment to the Western Pacific region.
• Seventh Fleet to Conduct Exercise Malabar with Indian Navy NNS 02 Apr 2011 -- Naval personnel from India and the United States will participate in exercise Malabar 2011, April 3-10.
• Marines conduct multinational training with Nicaraguan military USMC News 02 Apr 2011 -- A U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South security cooperation team and more than 25 servicemembers from the Ejercito de Nicaragua (National Army of Nicaragua) conducted a five-day multinational hand-to-hand combat skills exchange at the Corinto Naval Base, Nicaragua, March 24.

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Other Conflicts

• Libyan Government Continues To Pound Rebel Positions RFE/RL 02 Apr 2011 -- Libyan government forces have continued their unrelenting campaign of shelling and sniper fire aimed at driving rebels from Misurata, the main city they hold in western Libya.
• Libya rejects 'mad' rebel ceasefire offer RIA Novosti 02 Apr 2011 -- The Libyan government has rejected the conditional ceasefire offer made by the rebels as 'mad,' Al Jazeera television reported.
• Libyan Rebels Claim to Retake Key Oil Port Town VOA 02 Apr 2011 -- Libyan rebels are claiming to have captured the strategic oil port town of Brega Saturday as fighting continues against forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. Popular protests are also continuing across the region, especially in Yemen and Syria.
• Côte d'Ivoire: Four UN soldiers wounded in another assault by Gbagbo's forces UN News Centre 02 Apr 2011 -- Four soldiers serving with the United Nations peacekeeping force in Côte d''Ivoire were serious wounded today when they came under attack by forces loyal to Laurent Gbagbo, a day after the UN troops repulsed another assault by the same armed group.
• Gbagbo Army Calls for Reinforcements in Battle for Abidjan VOA 02 Apr 2011 -- Soldiers backing Ivory Coast's incumbent president are calling for reinforcements in their battle against fighters supporting the country's internationally-recognized president. In the third day of combat for control of the commercial capital, Abidjan, Human Rights Watch is calling on both sides to respect the rights of civilians.
• UN humanitarian chief urges world to help Liberia bear Ivorian refugee crisis UN News Centre 02 Apr 2011 -- The United Nations humanitarian chief warned today that years of investment in Liberia's peace and security could be jeopardized if the international community does not provide sufficient resources to help the country bear the burden of caring for refugees from neighbouring Côte d'Ivoire.
• Aid Agency Calls For Urgent Funding For Ivorian Refugees In Liberia VOA 02 Apr 2011 -- As fighting continues in the Ivory Coast commercial capital Abidjan between fighters backing Alassane Ouattara, Ivory Coast's internationally-recognized president, and soldiers still loyal to the incumbent president Laurent Gbagbo who is refusing to step down, thousands of refugees are pouring into neighboring countries.

News Reports

• Japan Finds Radioactive Water Leaking into Ocean VOA 02 Apr 2011 -- Nuclear safety officials say a newly discovered crack in Japan's damaged nuclear plant could be the source of radioactive water that is leaking into the ocean.
• UN chief 'deeply concerned' over crackdown on protests in Syria RIA Novosti 02 Apr 2011 -- UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has expressed deep concern over the situation in Syria, where security forces on Friday opened fire on demonstrators, killing at least 9, a statement from the UN press service said.
• UN chief concerned over more civilian deaths in Syria, urges end to use of force UN News Centre 02 Apr 2011 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced deep concern over the situation in Syria, where more civilian deaths have been reported during the latest popular demonstrations, and called for an immediate end to the use of force against peaceful demonstrators.