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Current Operations

• NATO and Libya - Operational Media Update: 02 Oct 2011
• NATO and Libya - Operational Media Update: 30 Sep 2011
• Afghanistan Urges Pakistan To Take Steps For Peace RFE/RL 02 Oct 2011 -- The Afghan government has urged neighboring Pakistan to take concrete steps to help end the Taliban insurgency.
• Afghanistan asks Pakistan to extradite people involved in murder of ex-president RIA Novosti 02 Oct 2011 -- Afghanistan asked Pakistan to extradite people involved in murder of Afghan former president Burhanuddin Rabbani, office of Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai said on Sunday.
• Former Afghan president Rabbani killed by Pakistani -president's office RIA Novosti 02 Oct 2011 -- The office of Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai said on Sunday that former president Burhanuddin Rabbani was killed by a Pakistani.
• US uses Pakistan as scapegoat for Afghanistan failure: Musharraf IRNA 02 Oct 2011 -- Pakistan's former President Pervez Musharraf has accused the United States of using Pakistan as a scapegoat for its failure in Afghanistan.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Panetta Visits Middle East, NATO to Reaffirm Relationships AFPS 02 Oct 2011 -- In his first visit as defense secretary, Leon E. Panetta will meet with Israeli, Palestinian and Egyptian leaders and will travel to NATO headquarters this week to reaffirm the Defense Department's security relationships, he said tonight.
• NAVCENT Holds Maritime Infrastructure Protection Symposium NNS 02 Oct 2011 -- U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) hosted the three-day Maritime Infrastructure Protection Symposium (MIPS), held every 18 months, Sept. 20-22.
• Harriers prove vital to 31st MEU USMC News 02 Oct 2011 -- Long range strikes and real-time reconnaissance footage are capabilities the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit gains from Marine Attack Squadron 214, and the 31st MEU would not have these capabilities without the unique characteristics of the AV-8B Harrier.

Defense Industry

Other Conflicts

• ICRC supplies Sirte hospital with urgently needed medical assistance IRNA 02 Oct 2011 -- The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Saturday delivered urgently needed surgical material to Ibn Sina hospital, inside Sirte, to treat about 200 wounded people.
• Libyan rebels give Sirte residents two days to leave city RIA Novosti 02 Oct 2011 -- Libya's Transitional National Council announced a two-day truce to give civilians a chance to escape the besieged city of Sirte, Sky News said citing a TNC leader.
• Israel accepts Quartet's call for talks RIA Novosti 02 Oct 2011 -- Israel accepted on Sunday a call by the Quartet of international Middle East mediators to resume direct negotiations with Palestinians without preconditions, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said in a statement.
• Israel Accepts Quartet Proposal to Resume Peace Talks VOA 02 Oct 2011 -- As the Palestinians seek statehood recognition at the United Nations, Israel has given its official response to an international effort to revive the Middle East peace process.

News Reports

• Egypt's military unveils schedule of power transfer to civilian government RIA Novosti 02 Oct 2011 -- Egypt's ruling military council has unveiled a schedule of power transfer to a civilian government, with schedule details published by Egyptian media on Sunday.
• Syrian Opposition Groups Create National Council to 'Overthrow' Assad VOA 02 Oct 2011 -- Syria's major opposition groups have created a national council aimed at unifying their efforts to overthrow the government of President Bashar al-Assad.
• US Faces Dilemma with Anti-Terror Ally Yemen VOA 02 Oct 2011 -- The killing of extremist cleric Anwar al Awlaki in a U.S. drone attack in Yemen last week highlights the close ties between Washington and Sana'a. President Ali Abdullah Saleh has cast his leadership as critical to U.S. counter-terrorist efforts, and warned of chaos should his numerous opponents force him from power. But the U.S. may still have potential allies in Yemen if Saleh were to leave the scene.