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Current Operations

• US Troops Deploy to Fight Lord's Resistance Army VOA 18 Oct 2011 -- U.S. troops have been deploying in central Africa to help the forces of Uganda and other nations fight the Lord’s Resistance Army.
• Combined Operations Target Insurgents, Weapons, Drugs AFPS 18 Oct 2011 -- Afghan and coalition forces worked together in various operations to kill and capture insurgents, uncover their weapons stockpiles and seize drugs.
• Afghanistan Says Help Needed to Deal With Foreign Threats VOA 18 Oct 2011 -- Afghanistan says it needs international help to deal with potential foreign threats, particularly after coalition troops leave the country in 2014.
• Marines accompany Afghan district governor during meeting at Camp Leatherneck bazaar USMC News 18 Oct 2011 -- Daod Mohammad, the district governor of Washir, paid the community of merchants a visit Sept. 29.
• Helmand capital’s police training facility opens new accommodations USMC News 18 Oct 2011 -- The Lashkar Gah Afghan Uniformed Police training facility unveiled its new training buildings and living quarters Sept. 28.
• Marines, coalition receive MRI machine in Helmand province USMC News 18 Oct 2011 -- Marines and their coalition partners who suffer concussions, brain injuries, or joint and tissue damage, are now able to be evaluated and diagnosed locally in Helmand province.
• Pakistan: Militants Must Surrender Weapons Before Peace Talks VOA 18 Oct 2011 -- Pakistan's interior minister says the government is willing to enter into peace talks with militants if they lay down their weapons.
• Taliban must lay down arms before talks – Pakistani govt. RIA Novosti 18 Oct 2011 -- Pakistan will agree on peace talks with Taliban militants only if they lay down their arms first, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said.
• Pakistan interior minister says Taliban agrees to disarm for talks IRNA 18 Oct 2011 -- Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik said that several militant groups have contacted the government and expressed willingness to hold talks.
• Pakistan runs out of patience on US drone strikes IRNA 18 Oct 2011 -- Pakistan’s Defense Minister Ahmed Mukhtar has asked United States not to test his government’s patience on drones and that government would unveil a revised policy on drone attacks soon.
• NATO jets violate Pakistan airspace: Pak MPs IRNA 18 Oct 2011 -- Lawmakers in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province: NATO fighter planes have violated Pakistani airspace and demanded that the central government should halt the violations.
• 9 Pakistani soldiers, 16 militants die in clashes IRNA 18 Oct 2011 -- Officials in Pakistan’s Khyber tribal region said on Monday that nine paramilitary soldiers and 16 militants were killed in clashes.
• NATO and Libya - Operational Media Update: 17 Oct 2011
• Press briefing on Libya by Carmen Romero, the NATO Deputy Spokesperson and Colonel Roland Lavoie, Operation ‘’Unified Protector’’ military spokesperson NATO 18 Oct 2011
• NATO: End in Sight As Libya Mission Continues AFPS 18 Oct 2011 -- NATO officials emphasized that the mission there, while nearing completion, isn’t over.
• HMS York returns to Libya UK MOD 18 Oct 2011 -- HMS York left Portsmouth yesterday to return to Libya and relieve HMS Liverpool in support of NATO's ongoing Operation UNIFIED PROTECTOR.
• RAF's Sentinel relocates to Gioia del Colle UK MOD 18 Oct 2011 -- Thee RAF's Sentinel aircraft, which has been gathering vital reconnaissance imagery, is relocating to Gioia del Colle air base in southern Italy.

Defense Policy / Programs

• US and missile defense guarantees RIA Novosti 18 Oct 2011 -- The US is ready to provide Moscow with written assurance that the NATO-backed Euro missile defense shield is not directed against Russia.
• General Counsel Calls for Flexibility in Detainee Cases AFPS 18 Oct 2011 -- Recent laws and legislation dictating how the US handles and prosecutes military detainees tie the executive branch and military’s hands.
• Congress reviews future Reserve equipment upgrades AFNS 18 Oct 2011 -- As Congress works on the fiscal year 2012 budget and to reduce federal debt, Army and Air Force Reserve and National Guard leaders were on Capitol Hill here to testify and answer questions about their funding proposals Oct. 12.
• Dempsey: New Energy Technologies Already Helping DOD AFPS 18 Oct 2011 -- Saving energy saves lives, and new technologies championed by Defense Department officials already are making a difference at the Pentagon and on the battlefield.
• Demo Humvee burns 70 percent less fuel Army News 18 Oct 2011 -- The Army has temporarily halted its testing of a unique fuel-efficient tactical vehicle so it could be shown to senior leaders and displayed in the nation's capital.
• Army pursues new Ground Mobile Radio strategy Army News 18 Oct 2011 -- The Pentagon, Army and Joint Program Executive Office Joint Tactical Radio Systems are transitioning their approach to the JTRS Ground Mobile Radios program.
• Third Army, Jordan look to improve JAF NCO Corps Army News 18 Oct 2011 -- A Third Army/ARCENT contingency traveled to the Noncommissioned Officer Academy to meet with officers, leaders of the schoolhouse and NCOs of all ranks here Sept. 21.
• Historic 'surge' exercises airlift crisis, contingency response AFNS 18 Oct 2011 -- A surge of C-5 Galaxies, slated to take place Oct. 17 - 21, will bring together 18 active-duty and 23 Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Command crews and aircraft to fly cargo in support of combatant commanders across the globe.
• Thracian Fall exercise kicks off in Bulgaria AFNS 18 Oct 2011 -- Service members from the Air Force, Army, Navy and Bulgarian air force are participating in a two-week jump exercise here from Oct. 9 through 22.
• DOD, Partners Better Prepared for Cyber Attacks AFPS 18 Oct 2011 -- The Defense Department and its partners at home and worldwide are much better prepared to deal with cyber attacks than they were in 2008.
• Ammunition plant achieves environmental certification Army News 18 Oct 2011 -- McAlester Army Ammunition Plant achieved the ISO 14001:2004 for Environmental Management System certification July 10, 2011.
• Panetta, Shinseki Discuss More Transition Support for Vets AFPS 18 Oct 2011 -- Ways to help separating service members and veterans prepare for and launch civilian careers topped the agenda during Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta’s visit yesterday with Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki.
• Russia interested in space missile defense system RIA Novosti 18 Oct 2011 -- Russian President Medvedev is interested in the so-called Strategic Earth Defense concept proposed by Russian NATO envoy Rogozin.
• Japan's Planned Introduction of Stealth Fighters KCNA 18 Oct 2011 -- Japan is set to introduce 40 F-35s of the latest Stealth series to replace the old F-4 fighters from 2016.
• Europe offers 300-km-range “Taurus missiles to India for its Sukhois IRNA 18 Oct 2011 -- MBDA has offered their 300 km-range Taurus stand-off missile system to the Indian Air Force for its fighter jets.
• India to procure 80 FICs from Sri Lanka to equip Navy’s SPB IRNA 18 Oct 2011 -- India has signed a deal worth over Rs3000 billion to procure 80 fast-interception craft from a Sri Lankan firm.
• Iranian borders highly secure: Top army cmdr ISNA 18 Oct 2011 -- The Commander of Iranian Army Ground Forces Brigadier General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan said Tuesday Iranian borderlines are highly secure.
• Secretary Clinton Joint Press Statements With Maltese Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi After Their Meeting US Dept. of State 18 Oct 2011
• U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing, October 18, 2011 US Dept. of State 18 Oct 2011

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for October 18, 2011
• Boeing Subsidiary Tapestry Solutions to Conduct US Army Training in Europe Boeing 18 Oct 2011 -- Boeing today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Tapestry Solutions was selected by the Department of Defense (DOD) to conduct training exercises for the U.S. Army in Europe under the Joint Multinational Simulation Center's Battle Staff Training contract.
• Eurofighter delivers to the Spanish Air Force the Typhoon nr. 300 EADS 18 Oct 2011 -- The 300th Eurofighter Typhoon produced by the four partner companies of the European consortium, was delivered today by Cassidian to the Spanish Air Force, Ejercito del Aire.
• Lockheed Martin Wins Role on Contract to Support Army Training Ranges Lockheed Martin 18 Oct 2011 -- The U.S. Army selected Lockheed Martin to install and support live-fire training ranges around the world for its five-year Army Targetry Systems II (ATS II) program.
• Boeing Delivers 737 Airborne Early Warning and Control Aircraft to South Korea; Features Northrop Grumman's MESA Radar Northrop Grumman 18 Oct 2011 -- When the first Boeing Peace Eye 737 Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft was delivered last month to the Republic of Korea Air Force, it included a key radar sensor designed and developed by Northrop Grumman Corporation

Other Conflicts

• Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary General, 18 October 2011 United Nations 18 Oct 2011
• Press Conference by Human Rights Experts on Issue of Torture, 18 October 2011 United Nations 18 Oct 2011
• Analysts: Prisoner Exchange Could Boost Hamas VOA 18 Oct 2011 -- Some Middle East analysts say the release of an Israeli soldier and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners could have a significant effect on security in Israel and the Mideast.
• World Leaders Welcome Israel-Hamas Prisoner Swap VOA 18 Oct 2011 -- International leaders hailed Tuesday's prisoner exchange between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas.
• Israeli Soldier, 477 Palestinians Freed in Prisoner Swap VOA 18 Oct 2011 -- An Israeli soldier held more than five years by Palestinian captors has returned home, and Israel has freed more than 400 Palestinians.
• Israel's Shalit Released In Egypt As Prisoner Swap Begins RFE/RL 18 Oct 2011 -- Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit has returned home after five years' captivity, as hundreds of Palestinian prisoners exchanged for him.
• Israeli captive soldier Shalit freed in prisoner swap RIA Novosti 18 Oct 2011 -- Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit returned to Israel, following his release from five years' captivity in the Gaza Strip.
• Israeli-Palestinian prisoners swap underway RIA Novosti 18 Oct 2011 -- Trucks with hundreds of Palestinian inmates are leaving Israeli jails as long-awaited prisoners swap for captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit.
• Israeli-Palestinian prisoner exchange a ‘humanitarian breakthrough’ – Ban UN News Centre 18 Oct 2011 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon hoped it would have a far-reaching and positive impact on the stalled Middle East peace process.
• OPT: Calls for respect of international law as prisoners swapped IRIN 18 Oct 2011 -- The exchange for Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit has highlighted calls by several organizations for Israel to stop violating international law.
• Second set of Secretary Clinton Remarks With Libyan Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril US Dept. of State 18 Oct 2011
• Secretary Clinton Remarks With Libyan Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril US Dept. of State 18 Oct 2011
• Clinton in Libya Vows Support For Democracy VOA 18 Oct 2011 -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton went to Libya Tuesday to show support for the leaders Washington and other NATO countries helped bring to power.
• Clinton In Libya To Offer New Aid RFE/RL 18 Oct 2011 -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has made an unannounced visit to Tripoli aimed at forging stronger ties with Libya's new authorities.
• Wintershall resumes joint projects with Gazprom in Libya RIA Novosti 18 Oct 2011 -- Germany's energy giant Wintershall has restarted oil production in the Libyan Desert in concessions 96 and 97.
• Nobel Laureate Calls on UN to Stop Yemen Violence VOA 18 Oct 2011 -- Nobel Peace Prize laureate Tawakkul Karman called on the United Nations Tuesday to stop the bloodshed in Yemen and to stand up for human rights and democracy.
• Yemen: UN human rights office condemns latest killing of unarmed protesters UN News Centre 18 Oct 2011 -- The United Nations human rights office strongly condemned the reported killing of a number of largely peaceful protesters in Yemen.
• Amnesty: No Immunity For Yemeni Leader RFE/RL 18 Oct 2011 -- Amnesty International has said that any power-transfer deal in Yemen must not grant immunity to President Ali Abdullah Saleh and his associates.
• Kenyan Troops Approach Key Rebel-Held City VOA 18 Oct 2011 -- Kenyan troops are advancing on a strategic rebel stronghold in southern Somalia as part of a cross-border military operation against al-Shabab militants in Somali territory.
• Blast Kills at Least 3 Near Somali Foreign Ministry VOA 18 Oct 2011 -- Somali police say a suicide car bomb has exploded near the country's Foreign Ministry in Mogadishu, killing at least three people.
• Suicide Car Bomb Kills Four In Somali Capital RFE/RL 18 Oct 2011 -- Security officials say a suicide car bomb has exploded near Somalia's Foreign Ministry in the capital, Mogadishu, killing at least four people, including the bomber.
• Al-Shabab Fuels Tensions Between Kenya, Somalia VOA 18 Oct 2011 -- Kenya's decision this past week to send troops over the border into Somalia in pursuit of al-Shabab militants appears to be a major shift in foreign policy.
• SOMALIA: Tempted with a phone to carry a gun IRIN 18 Oct 2011 -- Civil society sources in Mogadishu estimate there are between 1,000 and 2,000 children in the ranks of Somalia’s Al-Shabab insurgency.
• MAC sees peace accord as way to maintain cross-strait status quo CNA 18 Oct 2011 -- MAC: President Ma's consideration of signing a peace accord with China is an attempt to sustain the cross-strait status quo.
• President says cross-strait peace pact unrelated to unification CNA 18 Oct 2011 -- President Ma: Cross-strait peace is an issue that must be faced and accord would not represent negotiating unification with the mainland.
• Swedish Journalists' Terror Trial Opens in Ethiopia VOA 18 Oct 2011 -- It was standing room only as a three-judge federal panel began hearing the case of Swedish journalists charged with terrorism by Ethiopian authorities.
• Kosovo Serbs Defy NATO Deadline On Roadblocks RFE/RL 18 Oct 2011 -- Serbs in northern Kosovo are defying a demand by NATO-led peacekeepers to remove more than a dozen roadblocks in a months-long standoff.
• Serbs Face Deadline To Remove Barriers In Kosovo RFE/RL 18 Oct 2011 -- Serbs in northern Kosovo are facing a deadline by the NATO-led peacekeeping force to remove roadblocks.
• Tensions High As NATO Convoy Turned Away At Serb Roadblock RFE/RL 18 Oct 2011 -- A convoy of troops from the NATO-led Kosovo peacekeeping force, KFOR, has been turned away at a roadblock in northern Kosovo.
• Bomb Kills 8 in Southeastern Turkey VOA 18 Oct 2011 -- A roadside bomb has killed at least five policemen and three civilians in southeastern Turkey.
• Roadside Bomb Blast Kills Seven In Southeast Turkey RFE/RL 18 Oct 2011 -- Officials say a roadside bomb explosion has killed five police officers and two civilians in Turkey's southeast.
• At least 12 Philippine Troops Dead in Shootout VOA 18 Oct 2011 -- Authorities in the southern Philippines say at least 12 soldiers are dead and 10 more missing after a firefight with hundreds of fighters from the region's largest Muslim rebel group.
• THAILAND: New drug crackdown raises concerns IRIN 18 Oct 2011 -- Thailand's new government has unveiled plans for an ambitious crackdown on drugs, with an emphasis on rehabilitation and compassion.

News Reports

• Statement from NSC Spokesman Tommy Vietor on the United Kingdom's Sanctions Announcement The White House 18 Oct 2011
• Britain, Canada Freeze Assets Over Alleged Iranian Plot VOA 18 Oct 2011 -- Britain and Canada have joined the US and frozen the assets of five men in connection with the alleged Iranian plot.
• Ahmadinejad Says Claims About Iranian Plot A U.S. Lie RFE/RL 18 Oct 2011 -- Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad has said U.S. allegations of an Iranian assassination plot resembled claims about WMDs.
• Ahmadinejad: US to gain nothing of accusation IRNA 18 Oct 2011 -- IRI President: Iranian nation is a victim of terrorism; disturbing Iran-Saudi ties is aimed at exerting regional hegemony; and Americans would gain nothing out of new anti-Iran accusation.
• Iran says "astonished" by US "baseless" claim ISNA 18 Oct 2011 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said the country was astonished by the US baseless accusation.
• Seeking evidence from US doesn't mean change in Tehran's position IRNA 18 Oct 2011 -- The call to see US evidence over its latest accusations against Iran was not a change in position by Tehran that believed it was a US conspiracy against the country.
• Iran says has not got identity document from US on alleged suspect ISNA 18 Oct 2011 -- Iranian FM Spokesman Mehmanparast: Country has not received any document on identity of an individual arrested in the US due to alleged link to an assassination plot.
• Full Speech of Iran's envoy to Russia in Human Rights Committee meeting ISNA 18 Oct 2011 -- The Full Speech of Iranian ambassador to Russia Seyyed Mahmoud Reza Sajjadi in the Human Rights Committee session.
• Indonesian Tolerance Bill Accused of Worsening Religious Tensions VOA 18 Oct 2011 -- Indonesia's legislature is considering a tolerance bill aimed at reducing tensions between the Muslim majority and minority religions.
• Kuwait Foreign Minister Submits Resignation VOA 18 Oct 2011 -- Reports in Kuwait say Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammad al-Sabah has resigned.
• China not seeking global leadership - Foreign Ministry RIA Novosti 18 Oct 2011 -- China has no plans of seeking global leadership, the country’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Weimin said.
• New Japanese PM in South Korea for Key Summit VOA 18 Oct 2011 -- Japanese PM Noda has opened a five-day visit to South Korea set to include a bilateral summit aimed at easing long-strained relations.
• In Kyrgyzstan, An Unsolved Murder Casts Shadow Over Election RFE/RL 18 Oct 2011 -- As Kyrgyzstan's presidential campaign enters its final two weeks, a high-profile murder case is proving a conspicuous distraction.
• Cameroon Opposition Demands Annulment of Poll VOA 18 Oct 2011 -- The leader of the Cameroon People’s Party (CPP) says her group along with several opposition parties is demanding the Supreme Court annul the October 9 presidential election.
• Uganda Police Break Up Protests, Detain Opposition Leader VOA 18 Oct 2011 -- Ugandan police fired tear gas at rock-throwing protesters and briefly detained a top opposition leader Tuesday during renewed demonstrations over rising food and fuel prices.
• Azerbaijan Marks 20th Anniversary Of Independence RFE/RL 18 Oct 2011 -- Azerbaijan is has been marking the 20th anniversary of its independence from the Soviet Union.
• Ruling party opposes decriminalization of ‘Tymoshenko law' RIA Novosti 18 Oct 2011 -- Ukraine’s ruling Party of Regions said it will oppose a controversial bill that would allow former PM Tymoshenko to be released from prison.