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• OIF/OEF/OND Casualty Update 25 Nov 2011 [PDF]
• HMS Bangor home from Libya mission UK MOD 25 Nov 2011 -- Royal Navy warship HMS Bangor returned home to Faslane today following 120 days of non-stop action supporting NATO operations off the coast of Libya.
• Army General Describes Iraq Drawdown Progress AFPS 25 Nov 2011 -- U.S. forces and equipment are expected to leave Iraq by Dec. 31, Army Brig. Gen. Bradley A. Becker said during a Nov. 22 'DOD Live' Bloggers Roundtable.
• Combined Patrol Detains 2 Suspects, Seizes Weapons AFPS 25 Nov 2011 -- A combined Afghan and coalition patrol yesterday detained two suspected insurgents and seized a weapons cache in the Khost district of Afghanistan's Khost province, military officials reported.
• 35 militants, four Pakistani soldiers die in clashes IRNA 25 Nov 2011 -- At least four Pakistani soldiers and 35 militants were killed in clashes in Kurram tribal region on Friday, local TV channels reported.

Defense Policy / Programs

• USS George H.W. Bush Visits Marseille, France NNS 25 Nov 2011 -- USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) arrived in Marseille, France, Nov. 25, for its seventh liberty port of the ship's first combat deployment.
• USS Anzio Makes Port Visit to Palma de Mallorca NNS 25 Nov 2011 -- Guided-missile cruiser USS Anzio (CG 68) made a port visit to Palma de Mallorca, Spain, as its final port call of its 2011 deployment, Nov. 24.
• USS New Orleans Underway Once Again Following Hawaii Port Visit NNS 25 Nov 2011 -- Amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) departed Pearl Harbor Nov. 23 after a scheduled two-day port visit.
• UK halts military data sharing with Russia RIA Novosti 25 Nov 2011 -- Britain will stop sharing military information with Russia over Moscow's decision to freeze compliance with the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE), a government minister said on Friday.
• Russian military spending to top $30 bln in 2012 RIA Novosti 24 Nov 2011 -- Over 1 trillion rubles ($30 billion) will be spent on the provision of arms and military equipment to the Russian Armed Forces next year, Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov said on Thursday.
• Russia's Baltic radar to monitor missile launches across Europe, Atlantic RIA Novosti 25 Nov 2011 -- Russia's radar station in the Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad will monitor missile launches from the North Atlantic, as well as the future European missile defense system, the Aerospace Defense Forces chief said on Friday.

Defense Industry

Other Conflicts

• Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 25 Nov 2011
• Some 76,000 people fleeing conflict in Sudan enter Ethiopia, South Sudan – UN UN News Centre 25 Nov 2011 -- The United Nations refugee agency voiced concern today over the movement of large numbers of people from Sudan into Ethiopia and South Sudan, saying that an estimated 76,000 people have moved since August, mainly as a result of conflicts.
• Analysis: Niger Delta still unstable despite amnesty IRIN 25 Nov 2011 -- Two years after the Nigerian government granted amnesty to militants fighting mainly for development and job opportunities in the oil-rich Niger River Delta, violence has diminished, and oil revenues - which dropped at the height of the conflict - have increased. But analysts argue that the amnesty programme is flawed and will not lead to long-term peace.
• KENYA: A boomtown powder keg IRIN 25 Nov 2011 -- Pre-election politics and planned development schemes have fuelled an upsurge in inter-communal killings and forced displacement in Kenya's northern Isiolo area, which if left unaddressed, is likely to escalate, say analysts and civil society workers.
• Armenia 'Still Ready' For Sniper Withdrawal In Karabakh RFE/RL 25 Nov 2011 -- Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanian says the armed forces of Armenia and the breakaway Azerbaijani region of Nagorno-Karabakh remain prepared to withdraw snipers from their frontline positions in order to bolster the cease-fire regime in the Karabakh conflict zone, RFE/RL's Armenian Service reports.

News Reports

• Egyptians Flock To Mass Protest In Cairo RFE/RL 25 Nov 2011 -- Tens of thousands of Egyptians demanding an end to military rule gathered on Cairo's Tahrir Square in a mass protest on November 25, marking the end of a week of demonstrations in which dozens of people were killed.
• Egypt Protesters Vow to Carry On, Reject New PM Appointment VOA 25 Nov 2011 -- Egypt's ruling military council appointed veteran politico and former prime minister Kamal el-Ganzouri to head an interim government Friday, as protesters again gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square demanding an end to military rule.
• Arab League Extends Syria's Deadline VOA 25 Nov 2011 -- Syria has moved closer to possible Arab League sanctions, as the country's death toll from opposition-related unrest continues to mount.
• Yemen Instability Stokes Terror Concerns VOA 25 Nov 2011 -- Thousands of people took to the streets in cities across Yemen Friday, calling for President Ali Abdullah Saleh to be put on trial. Saleh signed an accord on Wednesday to surrender power after 33 years of rule. Western countries and Yemen's neighbors fear the political instability could be exploited by terror groups.
• Opening Statements Conclude in Khmer Rouge Leaders Trial VOA 25 Nov 2011 -- The Khmer Rouge tribunal in Cambodia wrapped up its opening hearings this week. Prosecutors laid out their case against three individuals accused of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity that were committed while serving in top leadership positions in the movement.
• UN Investigator Calls On N. Korea to Improve Human Rights VOA 25 Nov 2011 -- The United Nations' human rights investigator for North Korea is speaking out about the treatment of prisoners in the country, days after the General Assembly's human rights committee adopted a resolution condemning the nation for its human rights policies.
• Harvest in DPR Korea improves but serious nutrition concerns persist – UN report UN News Centre 25 Nov 2011 -- A United Nations assessment published today finds that the main annual harvest in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has improved compared to last year but serious nutrition concerns persist, especially among young children.
• NASA to launch Curiosity rover to probe for life on Mars Nov. 26 RIA Novosti 25 Nov 2011 -- NASA will launch a unique car-sized Curiosity rover on Saturday on a 2-year mission to Mars to search for traces of life on the red planet, NASA said on its web site.
• Space agency postpones Phobos contact until Monday RIA Novosti 25 Nov 2011 -- The European Space Agency (ESA) put off attempting to contact the stranded Russian Phobos-Grunt spacecraft until Monday, the head of the ESA office in Moscow said on Friday.
• Russian Utility Wants To Stop Managing Armenian Nuclear Plant RFE/RL 25 Nov 2011 -- A subsidiary of Russia's state-controlled national electricity company has confirmed plans to end its eight-year management of Armenia's Metsamor nuclear power station, RFE/RL's Armenian Service reports.