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• NATO and Libya - Operational Media Update: 03 Jul 2011
• Russia, NATO Clash Over Libya Campaign VOA 04 Jul 2011 -- Russia and NATO have failed to narrow their differences over the Western air campaign in Libya, after Moscow accused the alliance of interpreting a UN resolution any way it wished.
• Russia, NATO Still At Odds Over Libya RFE/RL 04 Jul 2011 -- Russia and NATO have failed to narrow their differences over the Western air campaign in Libya.
• Russia, NATO differ on Libya resolution - Lavrov RIA Novosti 04 Jul 2011 -- Russia and NATO have different views of UN Security Council Resolution 1973 on Libya, but they share the same stance on the peaceful and political settlement of the conflict.
• NATO says Libya actions in line with Security Council resolution RIA Novosti 04 Jul 2011 -- NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said the Western military alliance's operation in Libya is being carried out in line with UNSC Resolution 1973.
• Petraeus: Much More Work Needed in Afghanistan VOA 04 Jul 2011 -- The outgoing commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, General David Petraeus, saluted soldiers on his last Fourth of July in uniform.
• British soldier missing in Afghanistan IRNA 04 Jul 2011 -- A extensive operation has been launched to locate a British soldier who is missing in central Helmand province, Afghanistan.
• NMCB ONE Takes Command at Camp Morrell NNS 04 Jul 2011 -- Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1, Detail Camp Morrell relieved the outgoing battalion, NMCB 26, on June 11 at the Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait.
• Coalition forces mentor Afghans in IED hazard reduction USMC News 04 Jul 2011 -- The explosive hazard reduction course at Joint Sustainment Academy Southwest allows coalition forces instructors teach members of the Afghan National Security Forces the fundamentals of identifying and countering improvised explosive devices.
• NMCB 1 Helps Renovate Wounded Warrior Unit NNS 04 Jul 2011 -- The Wounded Warrior Unit, located on Kandahar Airfield, held a dedication ceremony June 29, to reveal new renovations to the barracks which house Soldiers wounded in Afghanistan.
• Military offensive launched in Pakistani tribal region IRNA 04 Jul 2011 -- Pakistan army has launched offensive against militants in Kurram agency, located in the Federally Administered Tribal Area.
• Pakistan Military: New Offensive Launched Near Afghan Border RFE/RL 04 Jul 2011 -- Pakistani officials say the military has launched an offensive in the Kurram tribal district near the Afghan border.
• US wants stopping of ammonium nitrate production in Pakistan IRNA 04 Jul 2011 -- US Special Envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan Mark Grossman has said that US is seeking a ban on the production of ammonium nitrate in Pakistan.
• Bombings, Shootings Kill 8 People in Iraq VOA 04 Jul 2011 -- Iraqi authorities say a series of bomb and shooting attacks across the country killed at least eight people from late Sunday into Monday.
• Separate Attacks in Iraq Kill 4 VOA 04 Jul 2011 -- Iraqi officials say bomb and gun attacks in the capital, Baghdad, and in the west have killed at least four people and wounded eight others.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Remarks by the President at White House Independence Day Celebration The White House 04 Jul 2011
• President Praises Troops During Independence Day Event AFPS 04 Jul 2011 -- Military service members attending the White House Independence Day celebration represent the latest in a long line of heroes who have served the United States with honor and sacrificed much to protect the freedoms all Americans enjoy.
• Air Force chief of staff announces 2011 'Vector' AFNS 04 Jul 2011 -- The Air Force's senior military officer released his vision for the future in the CSAF Vector 2011, which highlights the service's unique contributions to national security.
• Blue Ridge Arrives in Noumea NNS 04 Jul 2011 -- Seventh Fleet command ship USS Blue Ridge arrived in Noumea, New Caledonia on July 3 for the ship's port visit.
• USS Fitzgerald and USS McCampbell Visits Sydney NNS 04 Jul 2011 -- The forward-deployed USS Fitzgerald and USS McCampbell will visit Sydney, July 4, for a port visit before participating in Talisman Sabre 2011, a joint-exercise with the Royal Australian Navy.
• USS Barry Sailors Visits Rota, One Sailor Visits Home NNS 04 Jul 2011 -- USS Barry arrived in Rota, Spain, June 26 after more than five months deployed to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility.
• Press conference by NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen in his capacity as NRC Chairman, after the Informal morning session of the NATO-Russia Council in Sochi, Russian Federation NATO 04 Jul 2011
• NATO-Russia Council makes progress in Sochi NATO 04 Jul 2011 -- The 29 nations of the NATO-Russia Council restated their commitment to pursuing cooperation on missile defence as well as other security areas of common interest.
• Russia admits no chance of sectoral missile defense with NATO RIA Novosti 04 Jul 2011 -- Russia and NATO cannot agree on the establishment of a so-called sectoral missile defense system in Europe.
• Rasmussen says Russia, NATO can cooperate on anti-missile shield RIA Novosti 04 Jul 2011 -- NATO is ready to cooperate with Russia on the anti-missile shield issue but there is much to be resolved.
• Lavrov hopes summit to confirm strategic partnership between Russia, NATO RIA Novosti 04 Jul 2011 -- Moscow is counting on the reinforcement in the common focus of a true strategic partnership during NATO-Russia Council meeting.
• Russia to show its bomb detection technologies at NATO meeting in Sochi RIA Novosti 04 Jul 2011 -- Russia will showcase its explosives detection technologies at an offsite session of the Russia-NATO council.
• NATO Parliamentary Assembly convenes with representative from Iran IRNA 04 Jul 2011 -- Special Group for the Mediterranean and the Middle East of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's Parliamentary Assembly convened with representative from the Islamic Republic of Iran.
• Supreme Leader calls on rival parties to refrain from controversy IRNA 04 Jul 2011 -- Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei called on rival parties to refrain from controversy.

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Other Conflicts

• Libyan Government Says It Has Been Holding Talks With Opposition VOA 04 Jul 2011 -- Officials from the Libyan government of Moammar Gadhafi say there have been talks with opposition leaders about ending the conflict.
• Libyan Rebels Keeping Track of Who's Helping Now VOA 04 Jul 2011 -- Libyan rebels are depending heavily on international help in their drive to topple leader Moammar Gadhafi.
• Turkey recognizes rebel Libyan gov, pledges aid RIA Novosti 04 Jul 2011 -- The Turkish foreign minister officially recognized Libya's rebel government.
• Margelov to discuss prospects of Libyan peace with African leaders RIA Novosti 04 Jul 2011 -- Russian presidential special representative for cooperation with African countries Mikhail Margelov will discuss prospects of a Libyan peace settlement with the leaders of Zimbabwe, Angola, Sudan and Ethiopia.
• Russian, S.African presidents to discuss peace settlement in Libyan crisis RIA Novosti 04 Jul 2011 -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his South African counterpart Jacob Zuma plan to discuss peaceful ways of settling the Libyan conflict.
• Iran sends 3rd batch of humanitarian aid to Libya - official IRNA 04 Jul 2011 -- Secretary General of the Iranian Red Crescent Society Zaher Rostami: IRCS has dispatched the third batch of humanitarian supplies to the Libyan refugees in Raas al-Jadir.
• Yemenis Protest Govt. Handling of Islamist Insurgency in South VOA 04 Jul 2011 -- Hundreds of Yemenis have joined a rally in the capital, Sanaa, to protest the government's handling of an Islamist insurgency in Abyan.
• China, Japan Trade Words Over Disputed Islands VOA 04 Jul 2011 -- China's foreign ministry is calling for Japan to withdraw its fishing boats from disputed waters in the East China Sea.
• Vietnamese Protesters Denounce China in Maritime Dispute VOA 04 Jul 2011 -- About 100 people rallied in Vietnam's capital, Hanoi, Sunday to protest China's recent actions in disputed regional waters.
• Activists: Greece Intercepts Ship Trying to Head to Gaza VOA 04 Jul 2011 -- Pro-Palestinian activists say Greek authorities have intercepted a ship that set sail from a Greek port to try and break Israel's naval blockade of the Gaza Strip.
• Border guard killed in skirmish on Azerbaijan-Iran border RIA Novosti 04 Jul 2011 -- The commander of a border squad was killed in a shootout on the Azerbaijan-Iran border in the Yardimli region of Azerbaijan.
• Hundreds of Darfur fighters to lay down their arms in UN disarmament exercise UN News Centre 04 Jul 2011 -- More than 400 ex-combatants from both sides of the long-running Darfur conflict will lay down their arms this week and take part in a disarmament and reintegration exercise.
• Ethiopian Troops Kill 15 Rebels, Arrest 2 Journalists VOA 04 Jul 2011 -- Ethiopia says its troops have killed 15 rebels and detained two Swedish journalists in the country's east.
• War Crimes Suspect Mladic Removed From Courtroom VOA 04 Jul 2011 -- Serbian war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic was ordered out of his own arraignment by judges at the Yugoslav war crimes Tribunal in The Hague.
• UN War Crimes Court Expels Mladic, Enters Not-Guilty Pleas RFE/RL 04 Jul 2011 -- The UN war crimes tribunal at The Hague has entered not-guilty pleas on behalf of Ratko Mladic to the 11 charges against him, which include genocide.
• Judge in UN tribunal removes Mladic from hearing for being out of order RIA Novosti 04 Jul 2011 -- Former Bosnian Serb army chief Ratko Mladic was removed on Monday from a hearing in a UN war crimes tribunal in The Hague.
• UN war crimes court expects to hear Mladic despite boycott RIA Novosti 04 Jul 2011 -- A UN war crimes tribunal in The Hague hopes former Bosnian Serb army chief Ratko Mladic to comment on the indictment.
• UN agency urges countries to accept more refugees for resettlement UN News Centre 04 Jul 2011 -- The United Nations refugee agency today called on countries to offer more resettlement places for the world's most vulnerable refugees, warning that unless a deal is reached this year nearly 100,000 people will be left “in an agonizing limbo.”

News Reports

• Activists: Syrian Forces Wound 6 in Village Raids VOA 04 Jul 2011 -- Syrian activists say government troops have shot and wounded at least six people in raids on several villages in the country's northwest.
• Syrian Tanks Pull Back From Hama RFE/RL 04 Jul 2011 -- Tanks are reported to have pulled back from the central Syrian city of Hama.
• MIDDLE EAST: Tough conditions for Syrians in Lebanon, Turkey IRIN 04 Jul 2011 -- The number of Syrians who have fled to Lebanon is fluctuating from week to week, but many have found it difficult to meet basic needs.
• Violent clashes erupt in Cairo’s Liberation Square IRNA 04 Jul 2011 -- Cairo’s Liberation Square was the scene of violent clashes between protesters and vendors who wanted to sell their goods in and around the square.
• Tunisia Court Sentences Ousted President to 15 Years VOA 04 Jul 2011 -- A Tunisian court on Monday sentenced ousted president Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali to 15 years in prison.
• Tunisia Opens Second Trial Against Ben Ali VOA 04 Jul 2011 -- A court in Tunisia has opened a trial against former president Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali for drugs and weapons charges.
• Tunisia's Ben Ali Gets 15 Years In Jail RFE/RL 04 Jul 2011 -- A Tunis court has sentenced ousted Tunisian President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali in his absence to 15 years in jail for possession of arms, drugs, and archaeological artefacts.
• Top UN official in Côte d'Ivoire meets former president Laurent Gbagbo UN News Centre 04 Jul 2011 -- The senior UN official in Côte d'Ivoire met today with the country's former president Laurent Gbagbo.
• Son of Former Bangladesh PM Charged in Grenade Attack VOA 04 Jul 2011 -- Bangladesh police have charged Tareque Rahman, the son of former prime minister Khaleda Zia, with planning a 2004 grenade attack on an opposition political rally that killed 24 people.
• Thailand: Ban welcomes orderly conduct of parliamentary polls UN News Centre 04 Jul 2011 -- Secretary-General Ban welcomed the conduct of parliamentary elections in Thailand.
• Thai Election Winner Moves to Form Coalition Government VOA 04 Jul 2011 -- Yingluck Shinawatra, the leader of the victorious Pheu Thai party in Thailand’s Sunday elections, has announced plans for a new majority coalition in parliament.
• Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi Travels to Temple City VOA 04 Jul 2011 -- Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is traveling outside her home city of Rangoon for the first time since she was released from seven years of house arrest.
• Chavez Addresses Supporters in Venezuela VOA 04 Jul 2011 -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has addressed thousands of cheering supporters from the balcony of his presidential palace in Caracas.
• Chavez Returns to Venezuela After Cancer Surgery VOA 04 Jul 2011 -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has returned home after cancer surgery in Cuba.
• State TV: Chavez Returns To Venezuela RFE/RL 04 Jul 2011 -- Venezuelan state media has reported that President Hugo Chavez returned to the country after receiving cancer treatment in Cuba.
• UN agency presses for investment in agriculture to prevent food crisis in East Africa UN News Centre 04 Jul 2011 -- Collective, concerted action is urgently needed to prevent a major food crisis emerging across East Africa.
• DPRK to Contribute to World Food Security KCNA 04 Jul 2011 -- The DPRK government will as ever intensify the cooperation with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organizations and all its member nations.