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• Afghan, Coalition Troops Arrest Taliban Facilitator AFPS 04 Apr 2013 -- A combined Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Taliban facilitator in the Dand district of Afghanistan’s Kandahar province.
• UN condemns Taliban attack on Afghan officials, renews call for civilian protection UN News Centre 04 Apr 2013 -- The top United Nations official in Afghanistan strongly condemned a deadly attack by the Taliban against Government officials in the south-western province of Farah.
• Afghan Officials Say NATO Air Strike Killed 4 Police Officers VOA 04 Apr 2013 -- Local officials in eastern Afghanistan say a NATO helicopter killed four Afghan police officers and wounded at least two civilians during an attack on militants.
• Report: NATO Air Strike Kills Afghan Police, Civilians RFE/RL 04 Apr 2013 -- Afghan officials say a NATO air strike has killed at least four Afghan police officers and two civilians.
• US-led airstrike kills six in Afghanistan PressTV 04 Apr 2013 -- Six people, including four Afghan policemen and two civilians, have been killed in an airstrike carried out by US-led forces in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Ghazni.
• Taliban militants set 10 US military vehicles ablaze in Afghanistan PressTV 04 Apr 2013 -- Taliban militants claim to have torched about a dozen NATO supply trucks and oil tankers parked inside the US military’s Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan's northern province of Parwan.
• Pakistani Army Says Afghan Militants Attacked Border Post RFE/RL 04 Apr 2013 -- Pakistan's Army says two of its soldiers sustained light injuries when Afghan militants attacked a border post.
• Three Pakistani soldiers injured in cross border attack PressTV 04 Apr 2013 -- At least three Pakistani soldiers have been injured and four militants killed after a group of Afghan assailants stormed an army border post in Pakistan’s northwestern tribal region of Kurram Agency.
• U.S. Military Jet Crashes In Eastern Afghanistan RFE/RL 04 Apr 2013 -- NATO says an American F-16 jet has crashed in eastern Afghanistan, killing the U.S. pilot.
• Pilot dies in US fighter jet crash in east Afghanistan PressTV 04 Apr 2013 -- The pilot of a US Air Force fighter jet has died when the military aircraft crashed in eastern Afghanistan.
• Pakistan rights panel condemns U.S. drone strikes IRNA 04 Apr 2013 -- Pakistan’s rights commission said that the United States has carried out 48 drone attacks in the country’s tribal regions in 2012.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Putin, Obama to Meet in June - Kremlin RIA Novosti 04 Apr 2013 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Barack Obama will hold full-fledged talks on the sidelines of the G8 Summit.
• Stratcom Provides ‘Tailored Deterrence’ Against Threats AFPS 04 Apr 2013 -- Mission today is far different from in the past, when its sole responsibility was nuclear deterrence.
• What's Behind The Hunger Strike At Guantanamo Bay? RFE/RL 04 Apr 2013 -- News that many of the detainees at Guantanamo have gone on hunger strike has refocused attention on the U.S.-run detention facility.
• U.S. Won't Allow Moscow To See Guantanamo Detainee RFE/RL 04 Apr 2013 -- The United States says it will not allow Russian officials to see one of their citizens at the detention center at Guantanamo Bay.
• Navy To Commission Amphibious Transport Dock Ship Arlington DoD 04 Apr 2013
• Navy to Commission Newest Amphib Warship Arlington NNS 04 Apr 2013 -- The Navy will commission the newest San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship, Arlington, during a ceremony April 6, at Naval Station Norfolk, Va.
• Navy Christens, Launches New Oceanographic Survey Ship NNS 04 Apr 2013 -- The Navy christened and launched its newest oceanographic survey ship, USNS Maury, the last of its class.
• Command Assists Departure of Battle Tanks From Europe AFPS 04 Apr 2013 -- The last 22 Abrams main battle tanks assigned to U.S. Army Europe armored combat units began the final portion of their journey back to the United States.
• Peleliu ARG, 15th MEU Arrive 7th Fleet Area of Operations NNS 04 Apr 2013 -- The Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group and 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit arrived in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.
• Peleliu ARG, 15th MEU Depart 5th Fleet NNS 04 Apr 2013 -- The Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group and 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit departed the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility April 4.
• Alabama (Gold) Returns Home From Long Patrol NNS 04 Apr 2013 -- The USS Alabama returned home to Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor April 3, concluding a 108-day strategic deterrent patrol by its Gold Crew.
• USS Bradley Sets Deployment Record NNS 04 Apr 2013 -- MQ-8B Fire Scout helicopter completed its 600th deployed flight hour while embarked on USS Robert G. Bradley.
• San Antonio, 26th MEU Visits Souda Bay NNS 04 Apr 2013 -- The USS San Antonio, along with Marines from embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, arrived in Souda Bay, Greece, for a scheduled port visit April 1.
• USS Gary Returns from Deployment NNS 04 Apr 2013 -- The USS Gary will return from her six-month, independent deployment conducting counter transnational organized crime operations in the 4th Fleet Area of Responsibility.
• 2nd MAW supports WTI USMC News 04 Apr 2013 -- Over the course of the past few weeks, several Marine Aircraft Group 14 and Marine Air Control Group 28 units stationed aboard Cherry Point, have been participating in and supporting the Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course.
• BNDF enhances security with SP-MAGTF Africa 13 USMC News 04 Apr 2013 -- Burundi National Defense Force soldiers shared 10 weeks of pre-deployment training with the U.S. Marines and U.S. Navy assigned to Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa 13.
• Hanford nuclear waste site at risk of explosion: Agency warns PressTV 04 Apr 2013 -- The most contaminated nuclear waste site in the United States could explode at any moment.
• Russia Deploys New Interceptors to Novosibirsk RIA Novosti 04 Apr 2013 -- A new group of Mikoyan MiG-31BM Foxhound interceptor aircraft has been deployed in Siberia’s Novosibirsk region to protect industrial installations.
• HMS Scott returns to Plymouth UK MOD 04 Apr 2013 -- Royal Navy survey ship HMS Scott has returned to Plymouth from operating in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
• 24th fleet of Iran’s Navy wraps up successful international mission PressTV 04 Apr 2013 -- The 24th fleet of Iran’s Navy has returned home after successfully conducting a 72-day mission in international waters to provide maritime security in the region.
• U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing, April 4, 2013 US Dept. of State 04 Apr 2013

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for April 04, 2013
• Sukhoi Aircraft Maker to Buy Ten SSJ-100 back from Aeroflot RIA Novosti 04 Apr 2013 -- Russian aircraft maker Sukhoi said it would repurchase its first ten Sukhoi SuperJet-100 aircraft from the national flagship airline Aeroflot for approximately $19 million each.

Other Conflicts

• Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, 04 April 2013 United Nations 04 Apr 2013
• Press Conference on Mine Awareness, Action to Mark International Day, 04 April 2013 United Nations 04 Apr 2013
• UN reaffirms commitment to world free of mines and remnants of war UN News Centre 04 Apr 2013 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon reiterated the importance of eliminating the threat of mines and explosive remnants of war.
• UN Calls for Elimination of Landmines, War Leftovers VOA 04 Apr 2013 -- The United Nations is calling for the elimination of mines and explosive remnants of war that threaten the lives and livelihoods of millions of people around the world.
• ICC Prosecutor Hails US International Justice Role VOA 04 Apr 2013 -- The prosecutor at the International Criminal Court has praised the United States’ efforts in helping the court ensure that perpetrators of war crimes are brought to justice.
• Ban ‘deeply concerned’ at rising tension on Korean peninsula UN News Centre 04 Apr 2013 -- Secretary-General Ban said he is “deeply concerned and troubled” by the rising tension on the Korean Peninsula, and called on all parties concerned to help calm the situation.
• US Braces for North Korean Missile Launch VOA 04 Apr 2013 -- The United States expects North Korea will launch one of its missiles in the coming days.
• S. Korea Confirms Relocation of North Missile VOA 04 Apr 2013 -- South Korea's defense minister is acknowledging that North Korea has moved a missile.
• N.Korea Missile Deployment Not Aimed at US - Seoul RIA Novosti 04 Apr 2013 -- An intermediate-range missile that North Korea has deployed to its east coast is not capable of striking the US mainland, South Korean Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin said.
• Russia: N. Korea Actions Cut Chance of Nuclear Talks VOA 04 Apr 2013 -- Russia said that North Korea's disregard for U.N. restrictions was unacceptable and that its decision to pursue a nuclear program radically limited the chances of resuming stalled six-party nuclear talks.
• N.Korea Actions Complicate Nuclear Talk Prospects - Russia RIA Novosti 04 Apr 2013 -- North Korea’s recent decision to reinforce its current nuclear weapons capability complicates the prospects of six-party talks on nuclear settlement in the region, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
• North Korea Warns U.S. That Military Authorized To Attack RFE/RL 04 Apr 2013 -- The North Korean Army has warned Washington that its military has been cleared to launch a "merciless attack," possibly involving nuclear weapons.
• North Korea: We have smaller, lighter nuclear weapons PressTV 04 Apr 2013-- North Korea says it is prepared to use “smaller, lighter and diversified” nuclear weapons if it is attacked by the US or neighboring South Korea.
• N. Korea 'Approves Nuclear Strike' on US RIA Novosti 04 Apr 2013 -- The North Korean army said Wednesday that it had received approval to launch a “merciless” attack on the United States, including possible nuclear strikes.
• U.S. Should Ponder over Grave Situation: Spokesman KCNA 04 Apr 2013 -- The spokesman for the General Staff of the Korean People's Army issued the following statement.
• CPRK Spokesman on Kaesong Industrial Zone KCNA 04 Apr 2013 -- A spokesman for the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea gave an answer to a question put by KCNA in connection with the Kaesong Industrial Zone.
• US to deploy missile system to Guam amid North Korea threats: Pentagon PressTV 04 Apr 2013 -- The Pentagon says the US will deploy an advanced anti-missile system to the Pacific island of Guam.
• No Agreement on Syria Access for UN Chemical Arms Inspectors VOA 04 Apr 2013 -- The United Nations and Syria have not yet agreed on how much access a team of chemical weapons inspectors will have.
• Fragile Calm Returns to Bangui, CAR VOA 04 Apr 2013 -- The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) reports calm has been restored to Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic (CAR).
• New CAR Leader Accepts African Transition Plan VOA 04 Apr 2013 -- The rebel leader who seized power in the Central African Republic has accepted a regional plan to transition the country to democracy.
• South Africa Pulling Troops from Central African Republic VOA 04 Apr 2013 -- South Africa says it will pull its troops from the Central African Republic, where 13 of its soldiers died in a battle with rebels late last month.
• African states refuse to recognize CAR coup leader PressTV 04 Apr 2013 -- African leaders have refused to recognize self-appointed president of the Central African Republic Michel Djotodia as the president of the coup-hit country.
• Urgent humanitarian needs in post-coup Central African Republic IRIN 04 Apr 2013 -- The humanitarian situation in CAR has deteriorated, leaving civilians in the capital, Bangui, in critical need of aid, said a senior humanitarian official.
• Letter - Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Somalia The White House 04 Apr 2013
• Notice - Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Somalia The White House 04 Apr 2013
• Food aid reaches Sudan’s Blue Nile state for first time in over a year, UN agency reports UN News Centre 04 Apr 2013 -- The first UN food rations have reached conflict-affected people in Sudan’s Blue Nile state since 2011.
• Abbas: Israel provoking 3rd Intifada PressTV 04 Apr 2013 -- The acting Palestinian Authority Chief, Mahmoud Abbas has said Israel is provoking a third Palestinian Intifada (uprising) by using "excessive force" against protesters.
• Palestinians Vent Anger Toward Israel at West Bank Funerals VOA 04 Apr 2013 -- Thousands of Palestinians have gathered in the West Bank for funerals of a prisoner who died in an Israeli jail and two youths who were killed as they protested his death.
• Tel Aviv says Gaza rocket hit Israel PressTV 04 Apr 2013 -- The Israeli military says a number of rockets have been fired from the besieged Gaza Strip with one exploding inside Israel.
• Violence on Rise in Iraq's Oil-Rich Kirkuk Area VOA 04 Apr 2013 -- Over the past year, hostilities have flared between Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish region and the central government.
• Indonesia Flag Dispute Revives Separatist Fears VOA 04 Apr 2013 -- Thousands of demonstrators rallied in Indonesia’s northernmost province, Aceh, to support using a separatist flag as their official symbol.
• Serbia Blames Kosovo For Failed Talks RFE/RL 04 Apr 2013 -- A senior Serbian official has blamed Kosovar Albanian leaders for the failure of EU-mediated talks on the future of northern Kosovo.

News Reports

• Kerry Likely to Discuss Israeli-Turkish Ties, Syria While in Turkey VOA 04 Apr 2013 -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is due to visit Turkey this weekend as part of a trip the region.
• US threatens more Iran sanctions PressTV 04 Apr 2013 -- Report has cited ‘a top administration official’ to threaten Tehran with ‘more sanctions’ and ‘suspension of diplomacy’ if it fails to offer the response that Washington desires.
• P5+1 to respond positively to Iran’s proposals: EU official PressTV 04 Apr 2013 -- A senior EU official says the P5+1 group of world powers intends to give a positive response to Iran’s proposals as discussed during the first round of talks.
• Chief Iranian Nuclear Negotiator Will Insist On Enrichment Right RFE/RL 04 Apr 2013 -- Iran's chief nuclear negotiator says world powers must recognize the Islamic republic's right to enrich uranium for there to be a breakthrough in talks over its disputed nuclear program.
• Iran Insists on Nuclear 'Rights' VOA 04 Apr 2013 -- Iran's chief nuclear negotiator has demanded that world powers recognize an Iranian right to enrich uranium.
• Iran's Jalili Vows Stronger Defense of Nuclear Policy VOA 04 Apr 2013 -- Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili sounded a defiant note ahead of a new round of talks with world powers in Kazakhstan.
• P5+1 must recognize Iran uranium enrichment right: Iran’s Jalili PressTV 04 Apr 2013 -- Secretary of Iran Supreme National Security Council Saeed Jalili has called on the P5+1 group of world powers to recognize Iran's right to peaceful nuclear energys.
• SNSC secretary: Almaty talks another test for G5+1 IRNA 04 Apr 2013 -- Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary Saeed Jalili said on Thursday that the new round of talks between Iran and G5+1 is regarded as another test for the G5+1.
• EU's Ashton “cautiously optimistic” about Iran-P5+1 talks PressTV 04 Apr 2013 -- The European Union foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashton, has expressed “cautious optimism” about the outcome of the upcoming talks between Iran and the P5+1 group.
• Hard-Line Tehran Daily Says Azerbaijan Should Hold Referendum On Joining Iran RFE/RL 04 Apr 2013 -- Iran’s ultra-hard-line "Kayhan" daily, has called for a public referendum in Azerbaijan to decide whether the country should join the Islamic republic.
• Yemen’s transition proceeding but serious challenges remain, says UN envoy UN News Centre 04 Apr 2013 -- The recent opening of the national dialogue conference is a major milestone for Yemen’s political transition.
• EU Worried About Egypt's Civil Society Proposals VOA 04 Apr 2013 -- The European Union's envoy to Cairo urged Egypt's Islamist-led authorities not to rush through legislation on civil society and non-governmental organizations.
• Lebanon's Salam Emerges as Likely New Premier VOA 04 Apr 2013 -- Lebanese politician Tammam Salam, a former minister from a prominent Sunni Muslim political dynasty, emerged as a potential new prime minister.
• Mozambique Faces Rising Political Tensions, Violence VOA 04 Apr 2013 -- Tension is rising in Mozambique between former civil war political foes, Renamo and Frelimo, with clashes leaving at five people dead and at least a dozen wounded.
• Security a top priority in Côte d’Ivoire, senior UN official says on eve of talks with Liberia UN News Centre 04 Apr 2013 -- A senior United Nations peacekeeping official said security remains a priority in the country.
• Ivory Coast Exhuming Dozens of Mass Graves VOA 04 Apr 2013 -- Ivory Coast has begun exhuming dozens of mass graves containing bodies from the country’s 2010-2011 post-election violence.
• Report: Uneven Justice Could Increase Ivory Coast Conflicts VOA 04 Apr 2013 -- Ivory Coast is risking a return to violence because of its failure to provide balanced justice for the country’s 2010-11 post-election conflict.
• Ukrainian Lawmakers Meet Without Opposition RFE/RL 04 Apr 2013 -- Ukrainian lawmakers representing the ruling Party of Regions and the Communist Party have met for a parliamentary session without opposition factions being present.
• Mandela responding well to treatment: South African president PressTV 04 Apr 2013 -- South African President Jacob Zuma says former President Nelson Mandela is responding positively to treatment.
• South African President Visits Mandela in Hospital VOA 04 Apr 2013 -- South Africa says anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela is making "continuous improvement" and was visited in the hospital by President Jacob Zuma.