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• NATO and Libya - Operational Media Update: 15 April 2011
• Suicide Bomber Strikes in Eastern Afghanistan, Killing 9 VOA 16 Apr 2011 -- A suicide bomber, reportedly wearing an Afghan Army Uniform, detonated explosives outside a military base near Jalalabad in Eastern Afghanistan. Officials say at least five NATO service members and four Afghan soldiers were killed and another eight people , including four translators, were wounded in the attack.
• Lack Of Trust Among Afghans Is Major Stumbling Block To Peace Talks RFE/RL 16 Apr 2011 -- Lack of trust is emerging as the No. 1 problem as Afghan President Hamid Karzai pushes for a national reconciliation with the Taliban.
• Bomb Kills 5 NATO Troops, 4 Afghan Soldiers RFE/RL 16 Apr 2011 -- Afghan and international officials say a suicide bomb attack has killed at least nine soldiers outside a military base in eastern Afghanistan.
• Afghan army base attack claims 5 NATO troops, 4 Afghans RIA Novosti 16 Apr 2011 -- Five NATO troops and four Afghan soldiers were killed on Saturday when a suicide bomber dressed in an army uniform struck at a military base in eastern Afghanistan, an Afghan Defense Ministry source said.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Vahidi: Iranian army in service of regional stability, security IRNA 16 Apr 2011 -- Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi said on Saturday that the powerful Iranian army is in service of regional stability and security.

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• Berlin blocks over four billion euros of Libyan state funds IRNA 16 Apr 2011 -- The German government has frozen 4.15 billion euros of Libyan state funds over the past weeks, the Hamburg-based weekly news magazine Der Spiegel said Saturday.
• Qaddafi Forces Accused Of Using Cluster Bombs RFE/RL 16 Apr 2011 -- Libyan forces loyal to Colonel Muammar Qaddafi have been accused of using potentially devastating cluster bombs in an assault on a rebel-held city.
• Clashes Reported in Several Libyan Cities VOA 16 Apr 2011 -- Fighting is being reported in at least three Libyan cities Saturday, including the besieged port of Misrata, where living conditions continue to deteriorate. Human rights groups are also accusing Gadhafi loyalists of using cluster bombs in the city.
• 13 Algerian Soldiers Killed by Militants VOA 16 Apr 2011 -- In Algeria, suspected militants opened fire on an army post east of Algiers, killing at least 13 soldiers.

News Reports

• Clinton Visits Seoul to Discuss North Korean Denuclearization Talks VOA 16 Apr 2011 -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Seoul Saturday for a two-day visit. Her trip comes as multinational efforts to pressure North Korea to end its nuclear weapons program remain deadlocked. The visit started days after Pyongyang said it is holding a U.S. citizen on unknown charges.
• Emergency law in Syria can be lifted next week - president RIA Novosti 16 Apr 2011 -- An emergency law, which lasted for the last 48 years in Syria, can be lifted next week, the country's President Bashar al-Assad said on Saturday.
• Syrian President to Address Cabinet VOA 16 Apr 2011 -- Syrian officials say President Bashar al-Assad will address his new Cabinet on Saturday and his speech will be broadcast to the nation.
• Egyptian court orders to dissolve ousted Mubarak's party RIA Novosti 16 Apr 2011 -- The Egyptian Supreme Administrative Court has ordered on Saturday to dissolve the country's ousted President Hosni Mubarak's party.
• Japan Still Struggling to Control Crippled Nuclear Plant VOA 16 Apr 2011 -- Small and peaceful anti-nuclear protests continue to be staged in Japan. The demonstrations are being held as troubles continue at and around the Fukushima-1 nuclear power plant in the northeastern part of the country. It has been leaking radiation into the air and sea since it was severely damaged by a magnitude 9.0 quake and resulting tsunami more than a month ago.
• People who didn't prevent Minsk metro blast arrested - Lukashenko RIA Novosti 16 Apr 2011 -- Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said that during the investigation into the Minsk metro bombing people, because of whose negligence the explosion was not prevented, were arrested.
• Iraq: UN mission voices deep concern at recent camp deaths UN News Centre 16 Apr 2011 -- The United Nations mission in Iraq today voiced its deep concern at the recent events that led to the deaths of 34 people at a camp housing Iranian exiles, noting that it has repeatedly urged the Government to refrain from the use of force.