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• NATO and Libya - Operational Media Update: 20 Aug 2011
• NATO steps up air attacks on Tripoli IRNA 21 Aug 2011 -- NATO has reportedly intensified its air assault on Tripoli on Saturday, the Brussels-based western military alliance announced.
• S. Korean Army in Afghanistan Attacked by Rockets KCNA 21 Aug 2011 -- A unit of the south Korean puppet army dispatched to Afghanistan was attacked again by rockets on August 14.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Continuing Promise Mission Suspends Operations in Haiti Due to TS Irene NNS 21 Aug 2011 -- The Continuing Promise 2011 mission team, embarked aboard USNS Comfort, will suspend operations in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Aug. 21, in anticipation of severe weather heading toward the area.
• Comfort Returns to Haiti to Conclude Continuing Promise 2011 NNS 21 Aug 2011 -- USNS Comfort arrived in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Aug. 18, for its final stop of Continuing Promise 2011.
• 5th generation fighter aborts flight at MAKS-2011 air show RIA Novosti 21 Aug 2011 -- Russia's Sukhoi T-50 5th generation fighter aborted the takeoff at the MAKS-2011 International Aviation and Space Show on Sunday.
• Next Bulava launch to be held until September 2011 RIA Novosti 21 Aug 2011 -- The Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday the State Commission for Flight Testing decided to hold the launch of troubled Bulava missile until the end of August.
• Iran's defense industry capable to challenge western competitors IRNA 21 Aug 2011 -- Iran's defense industry is capable to challenge the western competitors in terms of manufacturing equipment for the ground and air forces and the Navy.
• IRGC ready to encounter any border aggression IRNA 21 Aug 2011 -- Iran will confront any aggression on its border regions, ground force commander of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corpse told Tehran-based foreign diplomats on Sunday.
• Iran top Cmdr: Armed forces symbol of Islam's power ISNA 21 Aug 2011 -- An Iranian senior military commander called armed forces of the country one of the symbols of Islam's power in current era.

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Other Conflicts

• Libyan Rebels Reach Center of Tripoli RFE/RL 21 Aug 2011 -- After a six month war, rebels are reported to have reached the center of Tripoli after advancing quickly and largely unopposed through the Libyan capital.
• Fresh clashes erupt in Libya, Libyan rebels capture major military base RIA Novosti 21 Aug 2011 -- Libyan rebel troops have captured a major military base that defends Tripoli, as clashes and protests raged in the streets of the capital on Sunday, world media reported.
• At least 376 people killed in Tripoli on Sunday - Libyan government RIA Novosti 21 Aug 2011 -- Fresh clashes between the rebel troops and security forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi erupted on Sunday on the outskirts of Tripoli, killing 376 people and injuring more than a thousand, CNN reported citing the Libyan government.
• Libyan Rebels Enter Central Tripoli, Crowds Celebrate VOA 21 Aug 2011 -- Libyan rebel fighters have pushed into Tripoli's central Green Square after moving past the city's outer defenses and announcing they had detained two of leader Moammar Gadhafi's sons, including his one-time heir apparent, Seif al-Islam.
• Libyan revolutionaries enter Tripoli IRNA 22 Aug 2011 -- Libyan revolutionaries entered the capital city of Tripoli on Sunday after they overran a major military base in the outskirts of the Libyan capital that defended Tripoli by forces loyal to embattled Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi.
• Libyan Rebels Say They Control Parts of Tripoli VOA 21 Aug 2011 -- Libyan rebels have captured a military base defending Tripoli, the stronghold of long-time leader Moammar Gadhafi, while fighting is reported inside the city. News agency reporters say rebel fighters are taking weapons and ammunition from the base, 27 kilometers west of the capital.
• Israeli-Palestinian Violence Continues for 4th Day VOA 21 Aug 2011 -- Palestinian militants fired at least 17 more rockets into Israel Sunday and the Israeli military launched an air strike in the Gaza Strip during the region's fourth straight day of violence.
• Somalia to Unveil Security Plan VOA 21 Aug 2011 -- An official of Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) says the administration will soon unveil a 'holistic' plan to bolster security in the capital, Mogadishu, and other parts of the country.
• KCNA on S. Korean Authorities and Japanese Ambition KCNA 21 Aug 2011 -- The south Korean authorities are actively backing the Japanese reactionaries in their moves to grab Tok Islets.

News Reports

• Syrian Leader Defends Crackdown VOA 21 Aug 2011 -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said in an interview on state television Sunday that the security situation in his country is 'improving' and that economic sanctions are affecting morale in Syria and that the country's economy is improving, despite international sanctions. Mr. Assad also vowed to continue a political dialogue with the opposition, move toward a multi-party political sy

• Pakistan Army ready for Karachi peace role: chief IRNA 21 Aug 2011 -- Pakistan army chief, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, has expressed grave concern over the deteriorating law and order situation in the port city of Karachi and said the Army was ready to restore peace to the mega city if asked by the government.
• Karachi Violence Kills 17 People, Pakistan Army Chief Ready to Intervene VOA 21 Aug 2011 -- Pakistani officials say ongoing violence in Karachi has killed at least 17 people since Saturday, prompting the country's army chief to say the military is ready to restore peace if the government asks for help.
• N. Korea's Kim Jong-il visits power plant in Russia's Far East RIA Novosti 21 Aug 2011 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il who is traveling across Russia in his armored train visited the largest hydropower plant in Russia's Far East on Sunday.
• Kim Jong Il Visits Amur Region of Russian Federation KCNA 21 Aug 2011 -- Kim Jong Il visited Amur Region in the Far East Region of the Russian Federation.
• Iran to try scientist assassination perpetrator ISNA 21 Aug 2011 -- Tehran Prosecutor General Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi said Sunday perpetrator behind the assassination of Iranian scientist would be on trial Tuesday.
• US nationals' lawyer vows to use legal capacities to help clients ISNA 21 Aug 2011 -- Lawyer of the three US nationals said Sunday he would use entire legal capacities to vindicate rights of his clients.
• Americans' lawyer says has not got court verdict yet ISNA 21 Aug 2011 -- Three American nationals' lawyer Masoud Shafiei said he has not received any court verdict over the case of his clients.