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• OIF/OEF/OND Casualty Update 25 Jul 2011 [PDF]
• Intelligence agents to appear before Osama panel IRNA 25 Jul 2011 -- Senior intelligence officials will appear before the high level commission investigating the U.S. unilateral raid to kill Osama bin Laden.
• Afghan, coalition forces partnership improves patrols Army News 25 Jul 2011 -- AUP from two districts teamed up wit soldiers assigned to C/3-4th Cavalry to clear a village in Kot district in eastern Afghanistan's Nangarhar Province, July 19, 2011.
• UK admits injuring Afghan children in helicopter attack IRNA 25 Jul 2011 -- The British government announced Monday that an investigation was being launched after admitting five Afghan children were injured in a strike carried out by a UK Apache attack helicopter.
• New Ambassador: ‘No Rush for Exits’ in Afghanistan AFPS 25 Jul 2011 -- US Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan C. Crocker told employees in the Afghan capital of Kabul today that there will be “no rush for the exits.”
• U.S. Ambassador Says No Permanent U.S. Bases In Afghanistan RFE/RL 25 Jul 2011 -- Newly appointed U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker has been seeking to ease concerns among Afghans about Washington's long-term intentions in Afghanistan.
• No permanent bases in Afghanistan after 2014 - U.S. ambassador RIA Novosti 25 Jul 2011 -- The new U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, Ryan Crocker, said that the US would not maintain permanent bases in the Central Asian country after withdrawal of U.S. troops in 2014.
• NATO Investigates Helicopter Crash in Afghanistan AFPS 25 Jul 2011 -- An International Security Assistance Force helicopter crashed in eastern Afghanistan.
• NATO Helicopter Crashes in Eastern Afghanistan RFE/RL 25 Jul 2011 -- A helicopter from the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force crashed in eastern Afghanistan.
• Britain Farmers Find Promise in a Crop Illegal in Afghanistan VOA 25 Jul 2011 -- Farmers in Britain are harvesting a surprising new crop in an effort to combat a shortage of painkillers.
• NATO and Libya - Operational Media Update: 24 Jul 2011
• Qaddafi Government Accuses NATO Of Bombing Hospital RFE/RL 25 Jul 2011 -- The government of Libyan strongman Muammar Qaddafi has accused NATO of bombing a hospital and killing seven people in Zlitan.
• RAF strikes Gaddafi targets in Tripoli UK MOD 25 Jul 2011 -- RAF aircraft bombed a key intelligence building in Tripoli and breached the walls of Colonel Gaddafi's command complex this weekend.
• U.S. forces transfer COS Sykes to ISF Army News 25 Jul 2011 -- U.S. forces officially transferred responsibility of Contingency Operating Site Sykes to Iraqi Security Forces, June 14.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Mullen Addresses Transnational Crime, Military Relations AFPS 25 Jul 2011 -- Steps to curb transnational organized crime, as addressed in a White House initiative, are important to severing funding to terrorists, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said.
• Mullen: Partnerships Vital to Pacific Security Strategy AFPS 25 Jul 2011 -- America’s national security strategy priorities for the Asia-Pacific region encompass both a burgeoning relationship with China and enduring security commitments.
• DOD Announces Recruiting and Retention Numbers for Fiscal Year-to-date 2011, through June DoD 25 Jul 2011
• Military Recruiting, Retention Remain Strong AFPS 25 Jul 2011 -- A bumper crop of new high school graduates who joined the military in June helped the Defense Department continue its strong recruiting and retention streak.
• What is a Marine expeditionary brigade? USMC News 25 Jul 2011 -- During Exercise Javelin Thrust 2011, Camp Pendleton-based Marines are testing their ability to function as a Marine Expeditionary Brigade, or MEB.
• 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade ready to become future of the Corps USMC News 25 Jul 2011 -- There’s no other force in the world that can do what a Marine Expeditionary Brigade can do, according to 1st MEB’s commanding general.
• Rodong Sinmun Terms Ulji Freedom Guardian Dangerous KCNA 25 Jul 2011 -- Shortly ago, the south Korean authorities announced that south Korea would stage together with the U.S. the joint military exercises Ulji Freedom Guardian.
• U.S., Korea sign aviation agreement Army News 25 Jul 2011 -- A memorandum of agreement between the Republic of Korea Army Aviation Operations Command and U.S. Forces Korea was signed July 22.
• U.S., Armenian Militaries Plan First-Ever Joint Drills RFE/RL 25 Jul 2011 -- The Armenian Defense Ministry says the United States and Armenia have tentatively agreed to hold their first-ever joint military exercises.
• Abraham Lincoln Arrives in Los Angeles for Navy Week NNS 25 Jul 2011 -- USS Abraham Lincoln and several other ships arrived in Los Angeles, Jul. 25, bringing several thousand Sailors to visit the city and surrounding areas as part of L.A. Navy Week 2011.
• John C. Stennis Deploys with Carrier Strike Group 3 NNS 25 Jul 2011 -- USS John C. Stennis Sailors said goodbye to their family and friends July 25, as the ship departed Naval Base Kitsap for San Diego to embark Carrier Air Wing 9.
• USS Carr Makes Port visit to Estonia NNS 25 Jul 2011 -- The guided-missile frigate USS Carr pulled into Tallinn, Estonia, for a scheduled port visit July 22.
• Samuel B. Roberts Departs Kenya NNS 25 Jul 2011 -- USS Samuel B. Roberts departed Kenya July 23 after a five-day port call in support of Africa Partnership Station East's Kenya Hub.
• Taiwan Fishermen, lawmakers dissatisfied with U.S. report CNA 25 Jul 2011 -- The U.S. should offer the family of a fishing boat captain killed during an anti-piracy operation off the coast of Somalia reasonable compensation.
• 189th changes command, cases colors Army News 25 Jul 2011 -- The 189th Infantry Brigade welcomed a new commander July 20 in a ceremony that also marked the end of the unit’s 14-year sojourn at Fort Bragg.
• Touch down ends Reserve rescue role in shuttle program AFNS 25 Jul 2011 -- As the sun rose on July 21, it shed light on both the final landing of the space shuttle Atlantis.
• Digital Multi-Purpose Range Complex complete, ready to roll Army News 25 Jul 2011 -- Inspection of newly completed Digital Multi-Purpose Range Complex was completed May 16 to 20.
• Former U.S. Joint Chiefs Chairman Shalikashvili Dead At 75 RFE/RL 25 Jul 2011 -- Retired U.S. Army General John Shalikashvili, who served as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under President Bill Clinton, has died at the age of 75.
• Defense Department Launches Cyber Strategy Website AFPS 25 Jul 2011 -- The Defense Department has launched a new website to highlight its first unified strategy for cyberspace.
• Russia enters S. Korean tender with 5th-generation fighter RIA Novosti 25 Jul 2011 -- Russia's Sukhoi T-50 PAK-FA fifth-generation fighter has been placed on a short list of a South Korean tender.
• Taiawn ex-army major general life sentence over China spying CNA 25 Jul 2011 -- Former Army major general Lo Hsien-che has been sentenced to life imprisonment on conviction of spying for China.
• S. Korean Soldier Commits Suicide KCNA 25 Jul 2011 -- A soldier of a military unit in Cholwon of south Korean Kangwon Province committed suicide by exploding a hand grenade on July 22.
• Kim Jong Il Inspects Command of KPA Navy KCNA 25 Jul 2011 -- Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army Kim Jong Il, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission, inspected the Command of the KPA Navy.
• U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing, July 25, 2011 US Dept. of State 25 Jul 2011

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for July 25, 2011
• BAE Systems Increases Production of Visibility Sensors for U.S. Army and Marine Corps Vehicles BAE Systems 25 Jul 2011 -- BAE Systems was awarded another task order to produce the Driver's Vision Enhancer Family of Systems (DVE-FOS), a system of infrared sensors that provide 24-hour all-weather visibility for operators of U.S. Army and Marine Corps vehicles.
• BAE Systems Awarded $56 Million From U.S. Marine Corps for MRAP Work BAE Systems 25 Jul 2011 -- BAE Systems received multiple awards from the U.S. Marine Corps totalling more than $56 million for five separate delivery orders for work on the RG-33 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. The awards will provide upgrades for MRAP vehicles currently in the field.
• Boeing, BAE Systems to Develop Integrated Directed Energy Weapon for US Navy Boeing 25 Jul 2011 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that its Directed Energy Systems (DES) division has signed a teaming agreement with BAE Systems to develop the Mk 38 Mod 2 Tactical Laser System for defense of U.S. Navy ships.
• General Dynamics Awarded $24 Million to Renovate and Modernize USS Harpers Ferry General Dynamics 25 Jul 2011 -- The U.S. Navy awarded General Dynamics NASSCO $24.4 million in contract modifications to support an extensive renovation and modernization of the USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49), including alterations and repairs, as part of the fiscal year 2011 Extended Docking Phased Maintenance Availability (EDPMA). The company will also inspect and test all of the ship's systems and components. NASSCO is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD).
• General Dynamics Awarded U.S. Army's Total Engineering and Integration Services III Contract General Dynamics 25 Jul 2011 -- General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), is one of three companies to be awarded a contract under the U.S. Army's Total Engineering and Integration Services (TEIS) III program. The contract has a total potential value of $892 million among all awardees over five years if all options are exercised.
• General Dynamics Completes Acquisition of Fortress Technologies, Inc. General Dynamics 25 Jul 2011 -- General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) completed its previously announced purchase of Fortress Technologies, Inc. on July 22, 2011.Fortress Technologies is a provider of secure wireless networking equipment for the U.S. military and other government customers. The value of the cash transaction, which is expected to be accretive to General Dynamics' earnings beginning in 2012, has not been disclosed.
• Lockheed Martin's Multi-Mission Signal Processor Completes Tracking Test Lockheed Martin 25 Jul 2011 -- The Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] Aegis SPY-1 radar successfully identified, tracked and conducted simulated engagements against live aircraft in a stressing electronic attack environment during a test of the Multi-Mission Signal Processor (MMSP).
• JLENS Successfully Completes Endurance Test Raytheon 25 Jul 2011 -- Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) aerostat system – Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensors (JLENS) – recently completed a successful endurance test.

Other Conflicts

• Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, 25 July 2011 United Nations 25 Jul 2011
• Rebel Chief: Gadhafi, Family Can Remain in Libya VOA 25 Jul 2011 -- The head of Libya's opposition movement says leader Moammar Gadhafi and his family may stay in the country as long as they give up power.
• Libya: UN mission to Tripoli finds areas in urgent need of humanitarian aid UN News Centre 25 Jul 2011 -- United Nations humanitarian agencies said that they have identified areas of the Libyan capital, Tripoli, where residents urgently need humanitarian assistance.
• YEMEN: Timeline of key events since 26 June IRIN 25 Jul 2011 -- Hundreds of people have been killed or injured in almost five months of civil unrest that has dragged the country to the brink of civil war.
• Perfect Storm: Why Famine Hit Southern Somalia First VOA 25 Jul 2011 -- The regions of southern Somalia devastated by famine used to be the breadbaskets [major food-producing areas] of the country.
• Aid to Horn of Africa must be linked to boosting long-term food security UN News Centre 25 Jul 2011 -- Emergency delivery of aid to people facing drought-related hunger in the Horn of Africa must be accompanied by longer-term efforts to boost food security in the region.
• Kenya Petitions AU, Humanitarian Groups to Aid Somali Refugees VOA 25 Jul 2011 -- Kenya’s deputy internal affairs minister Orwa Ojode says his government has petitioned the African Union (AU) and humanitarian organizations.
• Emergency Meeting Held on Horn of Africa Famine and Drought VOA 25 Jul 2011 -- The international community held an emergency meeting in Rome Monday on the famine and drought in the Horn of Africa.
• UN Calls Emergency Drought Meeting VOA 25 Jul 2011 -- The United Nations is holding an emergency meeting to discuss ways to address the drought crisis in the famine-struck Horn of Africa.
• Taiwan Lawmakers react to Su-27 incursion CNA 25 Jul 2011 -- The DPP legislative caucus demanded that President Ma lodge a protest with China over plane's crossing of the Taiwan Strait median line.
• Taiwan: Military in full control when Su-27s crossed line CNA 25 Jul 2011 -- The military reacted in accordance with emergency response regulations when Chinese jets were spotted over Taiwan Strait centerline.
• Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders begin intensive, UN-backed talks UN News Centre 25 Jul 2011 -- The leaders of the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities today held the first of 19 intensive, all-day, UN-supported meetings.
• IRAQ: Hundreds displaced by Iranian shelling IRIN 25 Jul 2011 -- Nearly 200 families have been displaced in Iraq’s self-ruled northern Kurdish region due to Iranian shelling since mid-July.
• Iran Shelling Kills 2 in Iraq's Kurdish Region VOA 25 Jul 2011 -- Cross-border shelling by Iranian forces has killed two people and wounded at least two others in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish region.
• Former Croatian Serb Leader Hadzic Refuses To Enter Plea At UN Tribunal RFE/RL 25 Jul 2011 -- Croatian Serb former wartime leader Goran Hadzic has refused to enter a plea to war crimes charges over the 1991-95 Croatian conflict.
• Last Yugoslav War Crimes Suspect Faces Court VOA 25 Jul 2011 -- The former leader of Croatia's ethnic Serbs is set to face a UN war crimes tribunal Monday to hear charges of murdering hundreds of people during the Balkans conflict in the early 1990s.
• War crime suspect Hadzic goes before UN court RIA Novosti 25 Jul 2011 -- Serbian war crimes suspect Goran Hadzic went before a UN war crimes tribunal.
• Presidential Proclamation - Suspension of Entry of Aliens Subject to United Nations Security Council Travel Bans and International Emergency Economic Powers Act Sanctions The White House 25 Jul 2011

News Reports

• Secretary Clinton Remarks on Principles for Prosperity in the Asia Pacific US Dept. of State 25 Jul 2011
• Clinton Invites North Korean Official to U.S. For Talks AFPS 25 Jul 2011 -- Secretary of State Clinton announced that the US has invited a top North Korean diplomat for talks aimed at restarting Six-Party Talks.
• U.S.Invites First Vice Foreign Minister of DPRK to New York KCNA 25 Jul 2011 -- The United States invited Kim Kye Gwan, first vice-minister of Foreign Affairs of the DPRK, to New York to discuss the issue of resuming the six-party talks.
• Clinton Urges China to Restrain North Korea VOA 25 Jul 2011 -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged China to restrain North Korea from provocative acts.
• Seoul Takes Cautious Approach with North Korea VOA 25 Jul 2011 -- International diplomacy appears to be paving the way for Pyongyang to return to the negotiating table.
• ASEAN Optimistic About Regional Security, Challenges Remain VOA 25 Jul 2011 -- Last week's Association of Southeast Asian Nations security conference produced an agreement on how to address South China Sea disputes and a breakthrough meeting between North and South Korea.
• Syria to Allow Political Parties Alongside Ruling Baath VOA 25 Jul 2011 -- The Syrian government has endorsed a draft law that would allow the formation of political parties in addition to the ruling Ba'ath party.
• Syria's Government Endorses Reforms To Allow Political Parties RFE/RL 25 Jul 2011 -- Syria's government has endorsed a draft law that it says will allow the formation of political parties.
• Syrian cabinet approves law allowing new political parties RIA Novosti 25 Jul 2011 -- The Syrian government has approved a bill that allows the formation of political parties, reversing a ban on opposition groups.
• Key Egyptian Trial Postponed, Tensions Raised VOA 25 Jul 2011 -- An Egyptian court has postponed the murder trial of the former interior minister, and ordered that the man be tried together with former President Hosni Mubarak.
• Supreme Leader appoints Shahroudi to head arbitration board IRNA 25 Jul 2011 -- Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei appointed former Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Shahroudi to chair arbitration board to settle differences at the top three hierarchy of the executive, legislature and judiciary.
• South Sudan Accuses Khartoum of 'Economic War' VOA 25 Jul 2011 -- South Sudan has accused Sudan of launching an "economic war" by issuing a new currency less than three weeks after the two countries split.
• Prime Minister Tsvangirai Says Egypt-Style Revolt Not Right for Zimbabwe VOA 25 Jul 2011 -- PM Tsvangirai has dismissed criticism from some Western observers who say his former opposition MDC party should have employed Egyptian-style protests to force President Robert Mugabe out of office.
• Zimbabwe Parliament Probes Assault of Legislators by Alleged Mugabe Militants VOA 25 Jul 2011 -- Zimbabwe's Parliament opened an investigation Monday into the violent intrusion into the House on Saturday by alleged militants of President Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF party
• COTE D'IVOIRE: Ex-combatant street youth demand payment IRIN 25 Jul 2011 -- The young men today are among the fighters who helped push out former president Laurent Gbagbo and his militia.
• Ban calls on Myanmar to consider ‘early action’ on release of political prisoners UN News Centre 25 Jul 2011 -- Secretary-General Ban welcomed a meeting between Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi and a Myanmar Government minister.
• Burma Democracy Leader Aung San Suu Kyi Meets Government Official VOA 25 Jul 2011 -- Burma’s democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has met with an official of the new government, the first such meeting since her release from house arrest.
• Analysis: Malawi's 'Arab Spring'? IRIN 25 Jul 2011 -- Two days of protests in Malawi last week which saw at least 18 people killed were sparked by fears the fledgling democratic state was sliding back into one-party state rule.
• Norway Suspect Appears ‘Calm’ at Hearing VOA 25 Jul 2011 -- A man charged with killing at least 76 people in Norway appeared ‘calm’ during his first court appearance in Oslo, according to Norwegian officials.
• Police Lower Death Toll in Norway Attacks to 76 VOA 25 Jul 2011 -- Norwegian police have revised their casualty figures for a mass shooting and bomb attack last Friday, lowering the number of people killed to 76.
• Norwegian authorities failed to act on Breivik 'explosives' report RIA Novosti 25 Jul 2011 -- Norway's intelligence services failed to act on a report that the man charged with act of terrorism had illegally bought chemicals that could be used to create a bomb.
• Norway twin attack suspect 'has accomplices' RIA Novosti 25 Jul 2011 -- Man charged with a bombing and a shooting in Oslo has told a court hearing there are "two more cells" working with him.
• Norway massacre suspect remanded RIA Novosti 25 Jul 2011 -- A Norwegian court remanded Anders Behring Breivik, the prime suspect in the twin terrorist attacks that killed over 90 people.
• Norwegian Massacre Suspect Pleads 'Not Guilty' RFE/RL 25 Jul 2011 -- 32-year-old Norwegian man arrested for the massacre appeared in court to explain his motives.
• Norway Bombing Suspect Makes First Court Appearance VOA 25 Jul 2011 -- The custody hearing for the man who admitted to Friday's bombing and mass shooting in Norway has ended after 35 minutes.
• UK looks at lesson from Norway's worst terror attack IRNA 25 Jul 2011 -- The UK National Security Council was meeting Monday to discuss Britain's response to Norway's worst-ever terrorist attack carried out by a right-wing Christian extremist.
• Britain Reviews Scrutiny of Far-Right Extremists Following Norway Horror VOA 25 Jul 2011 -- British Prime Minister David Cameron's office says his country will review its scrutiny of far-right extremist groups in the wake of Friday's mass killings in Norway.
• Chavez Set on 2012 Re-Election Bid Despite Cancer VOA 25 Jul 2011 -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says in a new interview that he will seek another six-year term next year even as he struggles to overcome cancer.
• Protests In Two Serbian Cities Over Acquittal Of Alleged WWII Killer RFE/RL 25 Jul 2011 -- Hundreds of people have taken part in demonstrations in two Serbian cities against the acquittal by a Hungarian court of an alleged World War II criminal.