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• OIF/OEF/OND Casualty Update 29 Aug 2011 [PDF]
• NATO and Libya - Operational Media Update: 28 Aug 2011
• Combined Force Kills Taliban Insurgent AFPS 29 Aug 2011 -- A combined Afghan and coalition security force killed a Taliban insurgent and detained another during an operation in Kunduz province.
• Lone Star Battalion Marines, ANA escort Washir district governor USMC News 29 Aug 2011 -- Marines with Weapons Company, 1/23rd Marines, provided transportation for Daoud Mohammad, the Washir district governor, and ANA soldiers from the 215th Corps, during shuras outside of Camp Leatherneck.
• UAS team supports TF Duke operations Army News 29 Aug 2011 -- The UAS Shadow is a remotely controlled aircraft with a camera attached that provides commanders with reconnaissance and surveillance.
• US Officials Confident Al-Qaida's No. 2 Killed in Pakistan VOA 29 Aug 2011 -- U.S. officials say they are highly confident that al-Qaida's deputy chief has been killed in Pakistan.
• Pakistan Minister's Explosive Allegations Raise Concerns RFE/RL 29 Aug 2011 -- A senior provincial minister in Pakistan has claimed that the biggest political party in Karachi is behind a wave of violence.
• Violence claims 306 lives in Karachi in a month IRNA 29 Aug 2011 -- A total of 306 people were killed in Pakistan's port city of Karachi as the result of ethnic and sectarian attacks in a month time.
• Air Force transfers final sector of northern Iraq's airspace to Iraq Civil Aviation Authority AFNS 29 Aug 2011 -- The U.S. Air Force transferred the final sector of northern Iraq's airspace to the Iraq Civil Aviation Authority on Aug. 25.
• Air Force Iraq Mission Likely to Increase Before It Ends AFPS 29 Aug 2011 -- As the American presence in Iraq draws down, the U.S. Air Force mission in the nation likely will increase.
• Iraqis Hold Funerals for Suicide Bomb Victims VOA 29 Aug 2011 -- Iraqis are holding funerals for some of the 28 people killed in Sunday's suicide bomb attack at the largest Sunni mosque in Baghdad.
• Iraq: UN stresses that exiled camp residents must not be deported UN News Centre 29 Aug 2011 -- The United Nations stressed that residents of a camp in Iraq housing Iranian exiles must be protected from deportation or expulsion.
• Northern Command Continues to Aid Relief Efforts AFPS 29 Aug 2011 -- U.S. Northern Command is continuing to support relief efforts in the aftermath of a powerful hurricane that struck the East Coast.
• New York Guard mission shifts to Catskills Army News 29 Aug 2011 -- The focus of effort for the New York Army and Air National Guard shifted from Long Island and New York City to the mountain towns in Greene and Schoharie counties.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Vietnam-era recordings reveal CECOM's history of supporting the Soldier Army News 29 Aug 2011 -- The U.S. Army Communication-Electronics Command has a long history of supporting America's Warfighters through equipping and sustainment programs.
• DOD Works to Boost Smartphone Security AFPS 29 Aug 2011 -- Defense Department also working to ensure DOD users of those devices employ them securely, a defense official said.
• Depot embarks on Navy overhaul mission Army News 29 Aug 2011 -- Tobyhanna Army Depot is now the Navy's source for overhaul of a sophisticated piece of equipment, the Depth Detector Type 2, DD2.
• USS Blue Ridge Concludes Summer Patrol NNS 29 Aug 2011 -- More than 1,200 Sailors and Marines from USS Blue Ridge, embarked 7th Fleet staff, and Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team Pacific returned to the ship's forward-deployed port of Yokosuka, Japan.
• USS Samuel B. Roberts Arrives in Mozambique NNS 29 Aug 2011 -- USS Samuel B. Roberts arrived in Maputo, Mozambique, Aug. 26 for a four-day goodwill port visit.
• USS Carr Departs Scotland, Arrives in Norway NNS 29 Aug 2011 -- The USS Carr departed Edinburgh, Scotland, Aug. 26, concluding a four-day port visit that was part of U.S. 6th Fleet efforts to build maritime global partnerships with European nations.
• CSG 2 Sortied Boats Plan Return to Port Following Hurricane Irene NNS 29 Aug 2011 -- Rear Adm. Rick Breckenridge, Commander, Submarine Group 2 recorded a video message on pier six of Naval Submarine Base New London to discuss the current conditions after Hurricane Irene.
• Joint Base MDL survives Hurricane Irene AFNS 29 Aug 2011 -- Hurricane Irene moved out of the area here Aug. 28, but not without leaving its mark.
• Statement from President Obama on the Six Year Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina The White House 29 Aug 2011
• Marine Unit to Practice Disaster Preparedness AFPS 28 Aug 2011 -- Fleet Week-San Francisco is more than just a chance for liberty in a world-class city, it’s also an opportunity for Marines to practice their disaster-response capabilities.
• Pacific Unity concludes in Vietnam AFNS 29 Aug 2011 -- More than 60 military civil engineers, construction workers and volunteers from both countries came together Aug. 9-29 to renovate three medical clinics in Ha Tinh Province.
• East African Navies, Coast Guards Train in Mauritius During Africa Partnership Station NNS 29 Aug 2011 -- Sailors from East African navies and coast guards and the U.S. trained aboard two Mauritian coast guard vessels in the first of a two-part training engagement for Africa Partnership Station (APS) East Aug. 25.
• DOD Assesses Diversity for Federal Coordination AFPS 29 Aug 2011 -- The Defense Department is assessing its diversity programs as part of a presidential order to coordinate efforts across the federal government.
• Chavez asks Moscow for a loan to buy Russian weapons RIA Novosti 29 Aug 2011 -- The Venezuelan government needs new weapons to avoid the fate of the Gaddafi regime, President Hugo Chavez said.
• The bright side of the delayed frigate delivery to India RIA Novosti 29 Aug 2011 -- India has announced that Russia delayed its delivery of three frigates to the Indian Navy by over a year.
• Iran launches anti-tank rocket production line ISNA 29 Aug 2011 -- Iran launched production line of anti-tank rocket on Monday in presence of Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi.
• Top UN officials call on hold-out States to ratify treaty banning nuclear tests UN News Centre 29 Aug 2011 -- Secretary-General Ban called on all Member States that have not yet done so to urgently ratify the United Nations-backed treaty banning them.
• UN secretary general urges global ban on nuclear tests RIA Novosti 29 Aug 2011 -- United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon called Monday on all UN members to ratify a resolution banning the testing of nuclear weapons.
• Slow Death In Kazakhstan's Land Of Nuclear Tests RFE/RL 29 Aug 2011 -- It has been 20 years since the world's most infamous nuclear test site was shuttered, but fallout from the Soviet Union's nuclear program is evident today.
• Taiwan military forces put on standby for typhoon response role CNA 29 Aug 2011 -- Military forces have been ordered to engage in rescue and relief operations when informed of emergencies triggered by Nanmadol.
• Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney and FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, 8/29/2011 The White House 29 Aug 2011
• U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing, August 29, 2011 US Dept. of State 29 Aug 2011

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for August 29, 2011
• General Dynamics Proposes PIRANHA 5 for the Close Combat Vehicle Program General Dynamics 29 Aug 2011 -- General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada announced today that it will offer the PIRANHA 5 vehicle fitted with Rheinmetall’s LANCE 30mm Modular Turret System for the Government of Canada’s Close Combat Vehicle (CCV) Program.
• U.S. Army Selects Northrop Grumman for Force Protection Contract Northrop Grumman 29 Aug 2011 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has received an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) award from the U.S. Army to provide force protection systems and components in theater and the continental United States.
• Northrop Grumman Business Unit Astro Aerospace Delivers Antennas to Lockheed Martin for GPS III Northrop Grumman 29 Aug 2011 -- Astro Aerospace, a strategic business unit of Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC), has delivered 16 self-deploying, monopole JIB antennas for the first two next-generation Global Positioning System (GPS III) satellites being built by Lockheed Martin Corporation.
• Oshkosh Defense Delivers Canadian TAPV for Government Testing Oshkosh 29 Aug 2011 -- Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK), today delivered the Oshkosh Tactical Armoured Patrol Vehicle (TAPV) to Aberdeen Test Center in Maryland where the Canadian Department of National Defence (DND) will conduct mobility, survivability and weapons testing.

Other Conflicts

• Scottish Minister: No Plans for Lockerbie Bomber Extradition VOA 29 Aug 2011 -- Scotland's government has responded to criticism of its decision to release Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi.
• Niger to Protect Citizens from Libyan Conflict Spillover, Says Official VOA 29 Aug 2011 -- A leading member of Niger’s ruling party says the government is stepping up efforts to combat any security threat posed by a spillover of the conflict in neighboring Libya.
• AU Commission Chief Says Gadhafi Forces Must Accept Defeat VOA 29 Aug 2011 -- African Union Commission chief Jean Ping says loyalists of Moammar Gadhafi in Libya must accept defeat and stop fighting.
• Coalition Army Chiefs Say Libya War 'Yet To End' RFE/RL 29 Aug 2011 -- Algeria's foreign ministry said in a statement that Qaddafi's wife and three of their children arrived in Algeria on August 29.
• Libyan Rebels Move Closer to Sirte VOA 29 Aug 2011 -- Libyan anti-Gadhafi forces are drawing closer to Moammar Gadhafi's hometown of Sirte.
• Rebel Troops Closing In On Qaddafi's Hometown RFE/RL 29 Aug 2011 -- Libyan rebels are on the outskirts of Muammar Qaddafi's hometown of Sirte.
• NATO admits UK and France may have troops in Libya RIA Novosti 29 Aug 2011 -- NATO has revealed its member countries may have troops on the ground in Libya.
• Egypt ready to help riot-torn Libya - media RIA Novosti 29 Aug 2011 -- A high-profile Egyptian delegation will arrive in Libya to discuss ways to assist the riot-torn country with its National Transitional Council.
• Post-Gaddafi Tripoli on path back to normality RIA Novosti 29 Aug 2011 -- Life in Tripoli is slowly returning to normal, with traffic police directing vehicles and banks resuming their operations.
• Gadhafi Son's House Gives No Hint Family Would Fall VOA 29 Aug 2011 -- Algeria state media report that members of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's family are in Algeria, among them, his son Mohammed.
• Gadhafi Family Flees to Algeria VOA 29 Aug 2011 -- Algerian media report that members of Moammar Gadhafi's family entered Algeria Monday, as Libyan rebels continued to search for the embattled former leader.
• Some of Gadhafi family members fled to Algeria IRNA 29 Aug 2011 -- A number of former Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi’s family members have fled to Algeria.
• Gaddafi's wife and three children in Algeria - diplomats RIA Novosti 29 Aug 2011 -- The Algerian Foreign Ministry said on Monday that the wife and three children of fugitive Libyan leader Col. Muammar Gaddafi had arrived in Algeria.
• Somali chief’s visit to Puntland region opens way for national reconciliation – UN UN News Centre 29 Aug 2011 -- Somali President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed visit to the self-declared autonomous region of Puntland is a step forward on the path to national reconciliation.
• KENYA-SOMALIA: Border town feels the refugee pressure IRIN 29 Aug 2011 -- As Somali refugees continue to pour into Kenya, pressure is mounting on the government to quickly re-open a transit centre to not only ease their hardship but to take pressure off residents of Liboi, a border town.
• Palestinian injures 8 in Tel Aviv in car, knife attacks RIA Novosti 29 Aug 2011 -- At least eight people, mostly servicemen and police, were injured in attacks by a young Palestinian in central Tel Aviv.
• Ban welcomes Sudanese decision to grant amnesty to Darfurian leaders UN News Centre 29 Aug 2011 -- Secretary-General Ban welcomed the decision by the Sudanese Government to grant amnesty to five community leaders.
• Taiwan Considers Eco-Tourism to Assert Territorial Claims VOA 29 Aug 2011 -- Taiwan has been a relatively quiet player in the tense dispute about territorial claims in the South China Sea.
• Joint Academic Seminar Held KCNA 29 Aug 2011 -- A joint academic seminar for checking Japan's invasion of Tok Islets and urging Japan to redress its past was opened in Pyongyang and Seoul.
• Turkey Says Up To 160 Kurd Rebels Killed In Iraq Strikes RFE/RL 29 Aug 2011 -- Turkey's armed forces say that up to 160 Kurdish guerrillas were killed in the military's air and artillery strikes in northern Iraq this month.
• U.S. Dismisses Abkhazian Elections As Illegitimate RFE/RL 29 Aug 2011 -- The United States has dismissed elections in Georgia's breakaway region of Abkhazia as illegitimate.
• UN-backed Cambodia genocide tribunal begins fitness hearing for accused UN News Centre 29 Aug 2011 -- The UN-backed tribunal in Cambodia dealing with crimes committed under the Khmer Rouge began its fitness hearing into the health of two ageing defendants.
• Expert: Khmer Rouge Defendant May Have Alzheimer's VOA 29 Aug 2011 -- A medical expert told Cambodia's Khmer Rouge tribunal Monday that one of its four defendants is suffering from memory loss and may have Alzheimer's disease.
• Serbian President Rejects Kosovo's Independence VOA 29 Aug 2011 -- Serbian President Boris Tadic said Monday he would not recognize Kosovo's independence.
• US Prosecutor to Probe Kosovo Organ Trafficking VOA 29 Aug 2011 -- The EU Rule of Law mission in Kosovo has appointed an American prosecutor to investigate allegations that PM Thaci and other senior figures were involved in an organ-trafficking network.
• U.S. Prosecutor To Investigate Kosovo Organ-Trafficking Allegations RFE/RL 29 Aug 2011 -- The European Union's Rule of Law mission in Kosovo has appointed a U.S. prosecutor to investigate organ trafficking allegations.
• Serbia hopes for fair organ trafficking probe RIA Novosti 29 Aug 2011 -- Serbian authorities cautiously welcomed the appointment of a U.S. prosecutor as head of a task force looking into organ trafficking claims.

News Reports

• Turkey, Syria Approaching Diplomatic Rift VOA 29 Aug 2011 -- Turkey's PM and its president have announced they have lost confidence in the Syrian leadership.
• Syrian Troops Continue Crackdown VOA 29 Aug 2011 -- Syria’s security forces continue to crack down on protests in several places, despite international condemnation.
• Reports: Syrian Security Forces Surround Central Town RFE/RL 29 Aug 2011 -- Syrian activists said security forces pursuing antigovernment protesters stormed several towns and villages across the country on August 29.
• Syrian Forces Kill 6 in Raids VOA 29 Aug 2011 -- Syrian rights activists say government security forces have killed six people while storming areas around the country in a renewed crackdown on political dissent.
• Sorbonne professor appointed head of Syrian opposition council RIA Novosti 29 Aug 2011 -- Burhan Ghalioun has been appointed the chairman of the Syrian opposition TNC.
• Russian envoy criticizes draft UN Security Council resolution on Syria RIA Novosti 29 Aug 2011 -- The UN Security Council’s draft resolution on Syria is one-sided, Russia’s UN ambassador, Vitaly Churkin, said.
• Russian envoy urges halt to Syria violence in Damascus talks RIA Novosti 29 Aug 2011 -- Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov travelled to Damascus for talks with Syrian President al-Assad.
• Iran Denies Role in Syria Crackdown VOA 29 Aug 2011 -- Iran's government has denied allegations it is playing a role in Syria's bloody crackdown on political opposition.
• Iran denies EU claim on interference in Syria ISNA 29 Aug 2011 -- Iranian FM Spokesman Mehmanparast dismissed EU claim that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces have been involved in Syrian recent developments.
• Iran: Ready for Conditional Cooperation With IAEA VOA 29 Aug 2011 -- Iran says it will not stop enriching uranium but is ready for cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency.
• IAEO head: Any proposal must guarantee Iran nuclear rights IRNA 29 Aug 2011 -- Any nuclear proposal either step by step or all at once ,ust guarantee Iran's nuclear rights.
• Answering alleged studies depends on IAEA change of literature IRNA 29 Aug 2011 -- Iran would answer alleged studies including new questions about its peaceful nuclear activities if the IAEA literature changed.
• Abbasi: Iran has plans to export radio-medicine to the region IRNA 29 Aug 2011 -- Iran's Atomic Energy Organization Director: Islamic Republic of Iran has made planning to export radio-medicine to the regional countries.
• 20pc enrichment aims to secure fuel supply for medical reactor IRNA 29 Aug 2011 -- Iran's Atomic Energy Organization Director: 20 percent uranium enrichment aims to secure fuel supply for Tehran medical reactor producing radioisotopes for cancer treatment.
• Fordo enrichment facility under IAEA Safeguards as Natanz: Abbasi IRNA 29 Aug 2011 -- Both Natanz enrichment facility and Fordo site are under IAEA Safeguards, Iran's Atomic Energy Organization Director said.
• Abbasi acknowledges inspection of IAEA deputy director-general IRNA 29 Aug 2011 -- Iran's Atomic Energy Organization Director: IAEA team led by deputy director-general of the nuclear agency Herman Nackaerts visited Fordo nuclear site and Isfahan Uranium Conversion Facility for five days.
• Iran sentences physicist assassin to death ISNA 29 Aug 2011 -- Iranian Prosecutor General Gholam Reza Mohseni-Ejei said the culprit involved in assassination of Iranian physicist was sentenced to death.
• Iran to launch satellite into space by mid March ISNA 29 Aug 2011 -- Iranian “Fajr” (Dawn) satellite would be launched into space by mid March.
• Detailed Report about Kim Jong Il's Transit and Visit to Northeast China KCNA 29 Aug 2011 -- Kim Jong Il paid a historic visit to Northeast China while passing through it from August 25 to 27.
• Nationalist Kyrgyz Politician Released From Jail Early RFE/RL 29 Aug 2011 -- A Kyrgyz nationalist leader jailed for trying to overthrow the government has been released just four months into a four-year prison term.
• Liberian Referendum Plagued by High Number of Invalid Votes VOA 29 Aug 2011 -- The chairman of Liberia’s National Elections Commission is expressing concern about the large number of invalid votes in last week’s constitutional referendum.
• Finance Minister Noda is Picked as Japan's Likely PM VOA 29 Aug 2011 -- In a party runoff election Japan’s Finance Minister Noda defeated Trade Minister Kaieda to put himself in position to be the country’s next PM.
• Finance Minister Noda wins Japan leadership race RIA Novosti 29 Aug 2011 -- Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda has been elected the new head of Japan's ruling party, succeeding outgoing Prime Minister Naoto Kan.
• Ukrainian Opposition Parties Mull Possible Coordination, Alliances RFE/RL 29 Aug 2011 -- Ukrainian opposition parties are discussing possible joint actions ahead of the new political season this fall.