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• NATO and Libya - Operational Media Update: 13 Aug 2011
• NATO planes destroy 2 tanks, 1 anti-aircraft gun in Libya over past 24 hours RIA Novosti 14 Aug 2011 -- NATO planes involved in operation Unified Protector in Libya have made 110 sorties over the last twenty-four hours, destroying two tanks, one anti-aircraft gun and several military vehicles of Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi, the NATO press office said on Sunday.
• Afghan Suicide Bombers Attack Governor's Compound, 22 Killed VOA 14 Aug 2011 -- Six suicide bombers attacked the compound of a provincial governor in central Afghanistan Sunday, killing 22 people and wounding at least 37 others.

Defense Policy / Programs

• USS New Orleans Preps for Marine Attack Helicopter's First Deployment NNS 14 Aug 2011 -- Amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) hosted deck-landing qualifications (DLQs) for Marine Corps AH-1Z Cobra attack helicopters during a pre-deployment exercise, Aug. 11.
• China's First Carrier Completes Initial Sea Trials VOA 14 Aug 2011 -- Chinese news media say the country's first aircraft carrier has returned to the northeastern port of Dalian after completing its initial sea trials.
• Indian Defence Minister asks armed forces to take special care of human rights IRNA 14 Aug 2011 -- In the backdrop of allegations of fake encounter levelled against armed forces in Jammu and Kashmir, Defence Minister A K Antony Sunday asked them to perform their duties with utmost caution and ensure human rights are not violated in the state and the northeast.
• Pakistan's ex-soldier to die for army headquarter attack IRNA 14 Aug 2011 -- A military court has handed down death sentence to a former soldier and jailed six other for the 2009 brazen attack on the army's headquarter in the garrison city of Rawalpindi near Islamabad, reports said Saturday.
• Zardari calls for Pak-US terror war terms of engagement IRNA 14 Aug 2011 -- Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari reiterated call for specifying clear and unambiguous terms of engagements in the war against the militants in order to avoid adverse impacts on bilateral relations owing to differences of opinions and stances.
• Israel army plants new mines on Syrian border RIA Novosti 14 Aug 2011 -- Israel's army is planting new land mines along the armistice line with Syria in a bid to dissuade protesters from attempting to rush into the Golan Heights, Israeli media said on Sunday.
• Egypt prepares large-scale military operation in North Sinai RIA Novosti 14 Aug 2011 -- The military command of the Egyptian army has sent some 1,000 soldiers to the North Sinai for a large-scale operation against armed extremists in the province, Egypt's media reported on Sunday.

Defense Industry

Other Conflicts

• Libyan Rebels Capture Part of Zawiya VOA 14 Aug 2011 -- Libyan rebels appear to be in control of part of the strategic western coastal town of Zawiya, despite denials by the government. As fighting continued, rebels raised their flag inside the town and could be seen controlling a large chunk of it.
• China turns down offers by 3 Taiwan allies to forge ties: president CNA 14 Aug 2011 -- Three of Taiwan's diplomatic allies recently offered to forge diplomatic relations with China but were turned down, President Ma Ying-jeou said Sunday.
• Somalia Declares State of Emergency in Former al-Shabab Areas VOA 14 Aug 2011 -- Somalia's government has declared a state of emergency in parts of the capital formerly controlled by the Islamist militant group, al-Shabab.

News Reports

• 1st phase of Bushehr NPP to be operational by end of Ramadan IRNA 14 Aug 2011 -- Head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization (IAEO), Fereydoun Abbasi, said here on Sunday that the first phase of Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) will be commissioned by the end of the fasting month of Ramadan (August 2-31).
• MP confirms arrest of PKK No. 2 man IRNA 14 Aug 2011 -- Number two man of the terrorist group PKK has been arrested by Iran's security forces, Chairman of Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Boroujerdi said here on Sunday.
• Pakistan Continues Search for Leads in Case of Kidnapped American VOA 14 Aug 2011 -- Pakistani police continue to look for leads into the kidnapping of a U.S. citizen from his residence in the eastern city of Lahore.
• Activists: 10 Killed After Syrian Gunboats Fire on Coastal City RFE/RL 14 Aug 2011 -- At least 23 people have been killed after Syrian gunboats on August 14 pounded poor, densely populated neighborhoods in the coastal city of Latakia with heavy machine gun fire, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has said.
• Syria: UN agency voices alarm at reports of deadly assault on port city of Latakia UN News Centre 14 Aug 2011 -- The United Nations agency helping Palestinian refugees voiced grave concern today at reports that Syrian security forces have fired at a refugee camp in the country's northern port city of Latakia, killing or injuring a number of camp residents.
• At Least 22 Killed in Syria's Siege on Port City VOA 14 Aug 2011 -- Syrian security forces have stepped up their deadly crackdown on dissent in Latakia, where the military is blasting the port city with gunfire from land and sea.