04 September 2011 Military News

Pakistan Asks Karzai to Help Secure Release of 30 Kidnapped Youths VOA 04 Sep 2011 -- Pakistan has called on Afghan President Hamid Karzai to help with efforts to secure the release of about 30 Pakistani youths abducted along the Pakistani-Afghan border.
Afghan Taliban Releases 4 Kidnapped Turkish Engineers VOA 04 Sep 2011 -- Afghanistan's Taliban movement has released four Turkish engineers who were kidnapped last December in the eastern province of Paktia.

US wants Pakistan releases CIA agent IRNA 04 Sep 2011 -- The United States has sought the intervention of Pakistan’s top political leadership to secure the release of a doctor who worked for the CIA.
Pakistan army concerned at Karachi unrest IRNA 04 Sep 2011 -- Pakistan’s powerful military has once again shown concern at the turmoil in the country’s commercial hub of Karachi.

USS Pasadena to Undergo Extended Overhaul in Portsmouth NNS 04 Sep 2011 -- USS Pasadena travelled more than 7,000 miles from Pearl Harbor, Hawaii to begin extended maintenance overhaul at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Sept. 2.
MEU launches communications balloon USMC News 04 Sep 2011 -- Marines serving with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit launched a communications balloon Sept. 4 from the amphibious assault ship Makin Island off Southern California’s coast.
All Sortied Ships Returned to Hampton Roads NNS 04 Sep 2011 -- All U.S. Second Fleet surface ships and submarines that sortied in advance of Hurricane Irene have returned safely to their piers by Sept. 2 in Hampton Roads.
Navy Medicine Personnel Return Following Continuing Promise 2011 NNS 04 Sep 2011 -- USNS Comfort stopped in Norfolk, Sept. 2 to disembark crew members after completing a five-month deployment to the U.S. Southern Command AOR.

Iran says faces no problem in detecting radar-evading systems ISNA 04 Sep 2011 -- An Iranian senior military official said the country faces no problem in detecting radar-evading systems.
Air defense system is in frontline: Commander IRNA 04 Sep 2011 -- Commander of Army’s Khatam al-Anbia Air Defense Base Brigadier General Farzad Esmaili said that air defense system is the frontline of defense.
Iran air defense base receives mass-produced missiles ISNA 04 Sep 2011 -- Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya Air Defense Base received mass-produced surface-to-air "Shalamcheh" missiles.

Chilean Govt. Says All 21 Aboard Air Force Plane Killed in Crash VOA 04 Sep 2011 -- Chilean officials say all 21 people aboard a Chilean air force plane that crashed in the Pacific Ocean are dead.

Cuban defense minister dies of heart attack aged 75 RIA Novosti 04 Sep 2011 -- The Cuban defense minister, Gen. Julio Casas Regueiro, died on Saturday of a heart attack at the age of 75.

Libyan Rebels Poised to Attack Gadhafi Stronghold VOA 04 Sep 2011 -- Forces opposed to former Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi say they have surrounded the town of Bani Walid.
Libya: Talks Break Down Over Qaddafi Town RFE/RL 04 Sep 2011 -- Forces of Libya's interim rulers say negotiations have broken down on the surrender of fighters in one of last remaining strongholds.
Libyan rebel government confirms Gaddafi's son's death RIA Novosti 04 Sep 2011 -- Libyan National Transitional Council confirmed the death of Muammar Gaddafi's younger son Khamis.
Cuba withdraws ambassador from Libya RIA Novosti 04 Sep 2011 -- Cuba has announced that it was withdrawing its diplomatic mission in Libya, reiterating that it does not recognize Libya's Transitional National Council.
Libyan rebel government ready to negotiate with Russia on economic issues - Lavrov RIA Novosti 04 Sep 2011 -- Libyan National Transitional Council is ready to send its representatives to Moscow to hold talks on economic issues.

Suicide car bomb kills at least 5 Yemeni troops RIA Novosti 04 Sep 2011 -- At least five Yemeni soldiers were killed when a suicide car bomb went off near a military headquarters in the southern port city of Aden.

Palestine: we want UN vote for statehood RIA Novosti 04 Sep 2011 -- Palestinian chief negotiator Saeb Erekat: The Palestinian Authority confirms that it will seek recognition as a state at the United Nations.
Israel Turkey Relations Worsen After UN Report VOA 04 Sep 2011 -- Turkey's foreign minister says his government plans to apply to the International Court of Justice this week for an investigation into Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip.
Palestinians say UN report on Gaza flotilla raid 'reprehensible' RIA Novosti 04 Sep 2011 -- The Palestinian Authority has rejected a UN report on the Israeli attack against a Gaza-bound humanitarian aid flotilla in May 2010.
Netanyahu: Israel Need Not Apologize For Killing Nine Turks In Aid Flotilla RFE/RL 04 Sep 2011 -- Israeli PM Netanyahu says that his country does not need to apologize for a deadly raid last year on a Turkish-led aid flotilla.

Iran starts new round of operations against PJAK ISNA 04 Sep 2011 -- Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps killed and injured 30 members of PJAK terrorist group as it started complete cleaning of northwestern Iranian border from bandits.

Interview: OSCE Protracted-Conflicts Ambassador Measures Progress In 'Millimeters' RFE/RL 04 Sep 2011 -- Lithuanian diplomat Giedrius Cekuolis is the OSCE Chairmanship's special representative for protracted conflicts.

Syrian Forces Kill 12 as ICRC Head Visits Damascus VOA 04 Sep 2011 -- Syrian security forces have killed at least 12 civilians in raids on restive northwestern towns.
Arab League Chief May Go To Syria This Week RFE/RL 04 Sep 2011 -- Arab League chief Nabil Elaraby says he may visit Syria this week to voice Arab worries about violence there.

Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Plant Reportedly Connected To Power Grid RFE/RL 04 Sep 2011 -- Iran's ISNA news agency reports that Iran's first nuclear power plant has started adding electricity to the country's national grid.
Iran's Nuclear Plant Connected to Grid VOA 04 Sep 2011 -- Iranian officials said Sunday the country's first nuclear power plant has been connected to the national electricity grid.
Iran first nuclear power plant joins national grid ISNA 04 Sep 2011 -- Iran's Bushehr power plant started the initial mission as it came on stream with the power of 60 Megawatts.

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