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• NATO and Libya - Operational Media Update: 09 April 2011
• NATO strikes hit Gaddafi forces around Adjabiya and Misratah NATO 10 Apr 2011 -- NATO's Operation Unified Protector continues to dismantle the fighting ability of the Gaddafi Regime throughout the country with particular attention to the two cities that are the most threatened, Ajdabiya and Misratah, where airstrikes near these two cities today have resulted in 25 Regime tanks being destroyed.

Defense Policy / Programs

• KCNA on Remarks of US and S. Korea KCNA 10 Apr 2011 -- Some days ago, the U.S. Defense Department and the south Korean Ministry of Defense launched the "policy committee for extended deterrence" in Hawaii.
• S. Korea Plans to Introduce Weapons from US KCNA 10 Apr 2011 -- The south Korean military authorities are planning to introduce advanced weapons from the United States.
• Malabar 2011 Enters Final Phase NNS 10 Apr 2011 -- U.S. and Indian navies are conducting the final operations for Malabar 2011, drawing a close to the exercise on, April 9.

Defense Industry

• Israeli arms manufacturer sues Georgia for $100 mln debt RIA Novosti 10 Apr 2011 -- Israel's Elbit Systems, a leading defense electronics manufacturer, filed a lawsuit with a UK court against the Georgian government over an alleged $100-million debt, a company spokesman said on Sunday.
• MDA Awards Major Contract for Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missile Target Rockets to Orbital Orbital Sciences Corp. 10 Apr 2011 -- Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE: ORB) announced today that it has been awarded a major new contract by the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to supply Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM) target vehicles for use in future tests of missile defense systems.
• BAE Systems Responds to An Urgent Operational Requirement For Frontline UK Tornados BAE Systems 10 Apr 2011 -- BAE Systems is responding to an urgent operational requirement to equip the UK Tornado fleet with a Helmet Mounted Cueing System (HMCS). Work starts immediately on the £8m contract to integrate the system on to the aircraft.

Other Conflicts

• AU Leaders Call for Libya Ceasefire VOA 10 Apr 2011 -- A delegation from the African Union is trying to negotiate a cease-fire in Libya, meeting with Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and members of the rebel Transitional National Council.
• UN forces begin operation in Ivorian city in response to attack by pro-Gbagbo forces UN News Centre 10 Apr 2011 -- United Nations peacekeepers in Côte d'Ivoire launched a military operation late today against the forces supporting the former president Laurent Gbagbo after they continued to mount attacks against the UN, the country's elected Government and civilians in the city of Abidjan.
• UN and French Forces Attack Gbagbo's Heavy Weapons in Abidjan VOA 10 Apr 2011 -- United Nations and French helicopters on Sunday attacked heavy weapons at the residence of Ivory Coast's incumbent president. The United Nations and the United States say incumbent government forces used a brief ceasefire last week to regroup and rearm.
• Israel, Hamas Look to End Attacks VOA 10 Apr 2011 -- Israel and Hamas have signaled that they are looking to end a flare-up of violence across the Gaza-Israel border. Nineteen Palestinian militants and civilians have been killed and several Israelis wounded since Thursday.
• Sudan Accuses Israeli Attack KCNA 10 Apr 2011 -- Sudanese Foreign Minister Ali Karti at a press conference on April 6 strongly denounced Israel for launching a missile strike.

News Reports

• As One-Month Tsunami Anniversary Approaches, Japan's Nuclear Fears Far From Over RFE/RL 10 Apr 2011 -- In the Japanese city of Minamisoma, just 18 kilometers from the Fukushima nuclear power plant, the Tsunakawa family has returned to retrieve pets and other belongings from their home.
• Thousands Protest Nuclear Power in Japan VOA 10 Apr 2011 -- Thousands of Japanese took to the streets of Tokyo to protest the country's nuclear-power plants. The rally occured as engineers continue to work on bringing the Fukushima Daiichi plant under control, after it was smashed by last month's earthquake and tsunami.
• Syria: Ban voices concern after deadly clashes in southern city UN News Centre 10 Apr 2011 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has voiced concern after the latest outbreak of violence in Syria, where it is reported that both protesters and security personnel were killed during demonstrations in the southern city of Deraa.
• Four Protesters Killed in Syrian City VOA 10 Apr 2011 -- Syrian security forces and pro-government gunmen killed four protesters and wounded dozens Sunday after the army had sealed off large sections of the coastal city of Banias following anti-government protests there.
• Egypt's Mubarak summoned for interrogation, ex-pm in custody RIA Novosti 10 Apr 2011 -- Egypt's top prosecutor has summoned ousted president, Hosni Mubarak, and his sons for interrogation while ex-premier Ahmed Nazif has been taken into custody on embezzlement charges, local media said on Sunday.
• Egypt's Ousted Mubarak Denies Corruption VOA 10 Apr 2011 -- Egypt's public prosecutor Sunday summoned ousted leader Hosni Mubarak for questioning about the killing of protesters and the embezzlement of public funds, as hundreds of protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square demanded he be brought to trial.
• Poland Marks Plane Crash Anniversary As Tensions With Moscow Mount RFE/RL 10 Apr 2011 -- A military band performed the Polish national anthem at Warsaw's historic Powazki Cemetery as Poland commemorated the death, one year ago, of President Lech Kaczynski and 95 others in a plane crash in Russia.