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• Construction underway of ANA brigade compound in Zhari district Army News 20 Apr 2013 -- Construction of the future home of the 3rd Brigade, 205th Corps Afghan National Army is underway in the Zhari district in Kandahar province. Once complete, the installation will accommodate 6,000 personnel.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Iran Army unveils new achievements Iran Press TV 20 Apr 2013 -- The Iranian Army has unveiled its latest three new telecommunications, air defense and simulator achievements.
• Iranian Ground Forces to stage drill in central Iran Iran Press TV 20 Apr 2013 -- Iran's Army Ground Forces plan to hold a military drill in the central Iranian province of Esfahan in the near future.
• Iran's Army to Hold Tactical Drills RIA Novosti 20 Apr 2013 -- Iran's Ground Forces will conduct a military exercise in the central Iran's province of Esfahan in the near future, GF commander Brigadier General Ahmad-Reza Pourdastan said on Saturday.

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• Syrian Army captures strategic villages near Lebanon border Iran Press TV 20 Apr 2013 -- The Syrian Army has captured several key villages near the border with Lebanon after heavy clashes with foreign-backed militants fighting against the government of President Bashar al-Assad, Press TV reports.
• US to give $130m in military aid to Syria opposition: US official Iran Press TV 20 Apr 2013 -- The United States is set to give the militants fighting against the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad up to USD 130 million in military supplies, officials say.

News Reports

• N Korea says open to arms reduction talks with US Iran Press TV 20 Apr 2013 -- North Korea has noted that it is open to the idea of holding arms reduction talks with the United States, but says it will never agree to any dialogue on ending its nuclear program.
• Iran criticizes UNSC statement on nuclear program Iran Press TV 20 Apr 2013 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman has criticized the UN Security Council statement about Tehran's nuclear program, reiterating the country's stance as a committed member of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
• Kyrgyz Former Neighbors Talk About Tsarnaevs, North Caucasus Ties RFE/RL 20 Apr 2013 -- Before their family moved to the United States a decade ago, Boston Marathon bombing suspects Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev spent some of their early, formative years in the northern Kyrgyz town of Tokmok, home to the country's largest ethnic Chechen community.
• Police Capture Second Boston Bombing Suspect RFE/RL 20 Apr 2013 -- Authorities in Watertown, Massachusetts, have captured the second of two suspects in the deadly Boston Marathon bombings.
• US, Russia to Cooperate in Boston Bombings Probe - Kremlin RIA Novosti 20 Apr 2013 -- United States and Russia might join efforts in the investigation into the Boston Marathon bombings if the suspects' ties to Russia are confirmed, the Kremlin's spokesman said on Saturday.
• Second Suspect in Boston Bombing Captured RIA Novosti 20 Apr 2013 -- The second suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings has been detained, ending a massive manhunt, CNN quoted local police as saying Friday.
• US Weighs Terrorism Charges for Boston Bombing Suspect RIA Novosti 20 Apr 2013 -- US prosecutors prepared Saturday to file formal charges, possibly including terrorism, against the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bomb attacks following his dramatic capture and transfer to a hospital where he was in serious condition and under heavy guard.
• Boston Bombing Suspect in Custody After Week of Terror VOA 20 Apr 2013 -- A long, tense week is over for residents of Boston, Massachusetts, and its suburbs, after U.S. law enforcement authorities cornered and captured the second of two suspected Boston Marathon bombers late Friday.
• Iraqis Vote In Litmus Regional Elections RFE/RL 20 Apr 2013 -- Iraqis have voted in provincial elections amid tight security, the first vote since the U.S. military withdrawal in late 2011.
• Iraqis Vote in First Polls Since US Withdrawal VOA 20 Apr 2013 -- Iraqis voted Saturday for local councils in 12 provinces across the country, in the first popular election since the U.S. pullout in December 2011.
• Pakistani Senate for high treason trial of Musharraf IRNA 20 Apr 2013 -- Pakistani Senate on Friday passed a unanimous resolution, demanding high treason trial of former President Pervez Musharraf for abrogation of the constutution.
• Musharraf appears in court, his custody extended Iran Press TV 20 Apr 2013 -- Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has appeared before an anti-terrorism court for a hearing in the capital, Islamabad, with his term of custody being extended by 14 days.
• Pakistani Court Extends Musharraf's Custody RFE/RL 20 Apr 2013 -- An antiterrorism court in Islamabad has ordered former Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf to be remanded in custody for two weeks./li>

• Britons' phone calls spied on routinely by UK police: Report Iran Press TV 20 Apr 2013 -- British police forces are making as many as 250,000 requests to snoop on people's email and phone call details every year, a new report reveals.