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• Britain's Cameron Hosts 3rd Summit With Afghan, Pakistani Leaders VOA 03 Feb 2013 -- The leaders of Britain, Afghanistan and Pakistan have met for private dinner near London at the start of a two-day summit aimed at improving the tense relationship between the South Asian neighbors.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Carter, Turkish Defense Leaders to Meet on Security Challenges AFPS 03 Feb 2013 -- Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter has arrived in the Turkish capital to visit U.S. Embassy officials and staff here on Monday, and afterward to meet with defense leaders on a range of common security challenges.
• Pentagon Chiefs Say Senators Should Focus on Current Issues AFPS 03 Feb 2013 -- During two television interviews that aired today, the Pentagon's senior leaders urged the Senate Armed Services Committee to pay attention to current issues.
• Panetta, Dempsey Speak on War, Women in Combat AFPS 03 Feb 2013 -- Three-quarters of the Afghan population is under the security responsibility of its country's own forces because of the progress those forces, the U.S. military and its coalition partners have achieved in the war there, the Pentagon's top leaders said today.
• Joint Chiefs Chairman Calls Iran 'Disruptive' to Region AFPS 03 Feb 2013 -- Beyond threatening countries in the Middle East through its potential acquisition of nuclear weapons, Iran presents another danger, the U.S. military's top-ranking officer said today on NBC's "Meet the Press.'
• DOD Leaders Vow to Deny Terrorists Middle East, Africa Bases AFPS 03 Feb 2013 -- The need for U.S. vigilance in thwarting terrorism throughout the Middle East and North Africa led the conversation during dual interviews Pentagon senior leaders took part in today.
• US Sharpens Focus on Northern Africa VOA 03 Feb 2013 -- Outgoing U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says Islamist militants in North Africa are regional threat that must not grow to become a global threat.
• Harry S. Truman Strike Group Completes COMPTUEX NNS 03 Feb 2013 -- Harry S. Truman Strike Group (HSTSG), underway since Jan. 14, completed its composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX) and returned to Naval Station Norfolk Feb. 3.
• USS Gary Executive Officer Relieved NNS 03 Feb 2013 -- The executive officer of the guided missile frigate USS Gary (FFG 51) was temporarily relieved Feb. 3 due to loss of confidence because of offensive comments and behavior towards the crew.
• USS Emory S. Land Arrives in Bahrain NNS 03 Feb 2013 -- Submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39), arrived in Bahrain to engage the ship's repair mission in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR), Jan 23.
• Brazil Wants to Buy Russian Anti-Aircraft Weaponry – Defense Ministry RIA Novosti 03 Feb 2013 -- Brazil's Defense Ministry intends to discuss purchasing air defense systems from Russia during talks with Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev later this month, the ministry said on Sunday.

Defense Industry

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• Syrian Government Bombs Aleppo District, Killing 16 VOA 03 Feb 2013 -- Syrian rights activists say government forces have bombarded a rebel-held district of the northern city of Aleppo, demolishing a residential building and killing at least 16 people.
• Assad Says Israel's Air Strike Aimed at 'Destabilizing' Syria RIA Novosti 03 Feb 2013 -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Sunday the Israeli air strike on a military research center near Damascus aimed at destabilizing his country.
• Israel Hints at Responsibility for Syria Strike VOA 03 Feb 2013 -- Israel is suggesting for the first time that it may have been responsible for an air raid last week in Syria.
• French Jets Attack Militant Positions in Mali VOA 03 Feb 2013 -- The French military says its aircraft have attacked Islamist militant positions in northeast Mali, just hours after President Francois Hollande visited the African country.
• Challenges Ahead for Foreign Troops in Mali VOA 03 Feb 2013 -- In the past month, France has sent aircraft and boosted its ground troops in Mali to around 3,500 soldiers who have helped drive out al-Qaida-linked Islamist militants in the north. Saturday, visiting French President Francois Hollande said French troops would not leave Mali until the situation is stabilized and a regional African force is ready to fight alongside the Malian army.

News Reports

• Iran does not need to send weapons, Iran has cultural message to the world IRNA 03 Feb 2013 -- Iran does not need to send weapons to other nations, but, Iran has cultural message to the nations around the world, defense minister said on Sunday.
• Tehran Says It's Open To Talks With United States Under Certain Conditions RFE/RL 03 Feb 2013 -- Tehran says it is open to bilateral talks with Washington over the Iranian nuclear crisis, but with conditions.
• Netanyahu: Top Priority Blocking Iran Nuke RFE/RL 03 Feb 2013 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says ensuring that Iran does not gain nuclear weapons will be the most important job of his new administration.
• New Iran-Six Nuclear Talks Set for February 25 – Iran Foreign Minister RIA Novosti 03 Feb 2013 -- A new round of talks between Iran and a group of international mediators on Iran's controversial nuclear program will be held in Kazakhstan on February 25, Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said on Sunday.
• Iranian FM: Nuclear Talks to Resume in Kazakhstan VOA 03 Feb 2013 -- Iran says it is open to a U.S. offer for direct talks on its nuclear program and that it expects to resume negotiations with world powers later this month.
• Many Reported Killed In Attack On Kirkuk Police Headquarters RFE/RL 03 Feb 2013 -- Dozens of people have been reported killed when at least one suicide car bomber and gunmen tried to storm police headquarters in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk.
• Iraq: UN envoy deplores attacks on police headquarters in Kirkuk UN News Centre 03 Feb 2013 -- The top United Nations envoy in Iraq has strongly condemned the coordinated attacks on the police headquarters in the northern city of Kirkuk today that killed dozens of people and injured many more.
• At Least 15 in Attack on Kirkuk Police HQ in Iraq VOA 03 Feb 2013 -- At least 15 people have been killed and dozens more injured by a truck-bomb explosion outside the main police headquarters in the sectarian and ethnically mixed Iraqi city of Kirkouk. There has been increasing political tension between Sunnis, Shi'ites and Kurds in Iraq.
• Paraguayan Presidential Candidate Killed in Helicopter Crash VOA 03 Feb 2013 -- A controversial presidential candidate in Paraguay has been killed in a helicopter crash.
• Egypt Opposition Calls on Morsi to Step Down RIA Novosti 03 Feb 2013 -- Egypt's key opposition bloc has supported calls for President Mohamed Morsi to resign amid continuing protests across the country a day after clashes in the capital Cairo left one person dead and dozens injured, media reported.
• Netanyahu Invites All Factions to Unity Government RIA Novosti 03 Feb 2013 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has invited all parliamentary factions, including his opponents, to take part in a national unity government to address issues facing the country, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported on Sunday.