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• OIF/OEF/OND Casualty Update 29 May 2013 [PDF]
• Department of Defense Press Briefing with Maj. Gen. Miller from the Pentagon Briefing Room DoD 29 May 2013
• Commander: Taliban Defeat Imminent in Helmand’s Sangin District AFPS 29 May 2013 -- Afghan forces will defeat Taliban fighters in the restive Sangin district of Afghanistan’s Helmand province by tomorrow in a battle that has gone on for four days.
• Combined Force Arrests Insurgent in Kandahar AFPS 29 May 2013 -- A combined Afghan and coalition security force arrested an insurgent during a search for a Taliban facilitator in Kandahar province’s capital of Kandahar.
• Britain Holds Nearly 100 Detainees Without Charge in Afghanistan VOA 29 May 2013 -- Dozens of people are being detained by British forces at a military base in Afghanistan, Britain's defense secretary said.
• U.K. Confirms Detention Of Some 90 Afghans RFE/RL 29 May 2013 -- British Defense Minister Philip Hammond has confirmed that up to 90 Afghans are being held by British forces in a detention facility in southern Afghanistan.
• Britain admits holding Afghans without trial PressTV 29 May 2013 -- The UK government has acknowledged that its troops in Afghanistan are unlawfully holding eighty to ninety Afghan nationals in the British army's Camp Bastion in the war-torn South Asian country.
• Militants Attack Red Cross Office in Afghanistan VOA 29 May 2013 -- Militants have attacked a Red Cross office in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, setting off a gun battle that has left at least one person dead.
• Taliban storm Red Cross center in eastern Afghanistan PressTV 29 May 2013 -- Taliban militants targeted a Red Cross office in the volatile eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad.
• NATO strengthens military-to-military cooperation with Pakistan NATO 29 May 2013 -- On 28 and 29 May 2013, General Knud Bartels, Chairman of NATO’s Military Committee, made an official visit to Pakistan.
• Pakistan, NATO discuss border coordination IRNA 29 May 2013 -- Senior Pakistani and NATO leaders discussed coordination along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.
• SFAATs advise and assist Afghan National Security Forces Army News 29 May 2013 -- Soldiers from the Security Force Advise and Assist Team 11, along with the assistance of Soldiers from E/2-506th Infantry met with Afghan National Army Soldiers at one of their combat ouposts.
• Lawyers: US Soldier Accused of Afghan Massacre to Plead Guilty VOA 29 May 2013 -- Lawyers for a U.S. army sergeant charged with deliberately killing 16 civilians in Afghanistan last year say he will plead guilty to avoid the death penalty.
• US Drone Strike in Pakistan Kills Top Taliban Commander VOA 29 May 2013 -- Pakistani officials say a suspected U.S. drone strike has killed the number two commander of the Pakistani Taliban.
• Top Pakistani Taliban Leader Reportedly Killed By U.S. Drone Strike RFE/RL 29 May 2013 -- Reports that Wali-ur Rehman Mehsud, the Pakistani Taliban's second in command, has been killed in a U.S. drone strike in North Waziristan.
• US drone kills seven in northwest Pakistan PressTV 29 May 2013 -- At least seven people have been killed in an attack by a US assassination drone in Pakistan’s northwestern tribal region.
• US drone kills 4 people in Pakistan IRNA 29 May 2013 -- An American spy aircraft fired a missile in Pakistan North Waziristan tribal region early Wednesday and killed four people.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Socom Strives to Meet Current, Future Operator Requirements AFPS 29 May 2013 -- Navy Adm. William H. McRaven, the commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, is quick to point out what he calls one of the special operations forces’ most universal truths.
• Army renews Project Warrior program Army News 29 May 2013 -- The Army is restarting a program to pass on insights and knowledge from the Combat Training Centers to benefit the U.S. Training and Doctrine Command Centers of Excellence and the force.
• Pacific Partnership 2013 Enters 7th Fleet AOR NNS 29 May 2013 -- Pacific Partnership 2013 members embarked aboard the USS Pearl Harbor entered the 7th Fleet area of responsibility, May 28.
• Airborne test directorate puts new parachute through its paces Army News 29 May 2013 -- The Airborne and Special Operations Test Directorate conducted a rigorous operational test on the new Military Free Fall Advanced Ram-Air Parachute System.
• III MEF CG visits Darwin USMC News 29 May 2013 -- Lt. Gen. Kenneth Glueck, commanding general, III Marine Expeditionary Force, visited Marines with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, here, May 28.
• BICmd Marines support exercise in Korea USMC News 29 May 2013 -- Marines from Marine Corps Logistics Command’s Blount Island Command in Jacksonville, Fla., supported the Combined Joint Logistics Over the Shore Exercise 2013.
• Judge Orders Physical Exam for Accused Fort Hood Gunman VOA 29 May 2013 -- A U.S. military court judge ordered a physical exam for accused Fort Hood gunman Major Nidal Hasan.
• 3 Okla. bases continue help to tornado victims AFNS 29 May 2013 -- In addition to federal and state workers, more than 600 airmen from three Oklahoma Air Force bases volunteered to assist residents in recovering some of their effects.
• Russia Ready to Help Rearm Finnish Army – Defense Minister RIA Novosti 29 May 2013 -- Russia is ready to expand military contacts with Finland and to help the country modernize its armed forces, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.
• Defense Ministry Grounds Mi-8 Helicopters RIA Novosti 29 May 2013 -- The Russian Defense Ministry has grounded its Mi-8 helicopters after one of them crashed in the Volga area.
• HMS Lancaster deploys UK MOD 29 May 2013 -- Type 23 frigate HMS Lancaster left her Portsmouth home port yesterday, 28 May, for a 6-month deployment to the North Atlantic and Caribbean.
• China Announces Digitalized Combat Forces VOA 29 May 2013 -- China's state news agency says the Chinese army will conduct an exercise next month to test new types of combat forces, including units using digital technology.
• Taiwan Legislators to inspect military's electronic warfare unit CNA 29 May 2013 -- A group of legislators is scheduled to visit the Ministry of National Defense's electronic warfare unit.
• Israeli Navy Seals Deal to End Exemptions for Ultra-Orthodox VOA 29 May 2013 -- Israel clinched a deal to abolish wholesale exemptions from military service for Jewish seminary students.
• India dispatches 4 warships on long overseas deployment IRNA 29 May 2013 -- India has dispatched four warships on a long overseas deployment.
• Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney, 5/29/2013 The White House 29 May 2013
• U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing, May 29, 2013 US Dept. of State 29 May 2013

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for May 29, 2013

Other Conflicts

• Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, 29 May 2013 United Nations 29 May 2013
• Press Conference on International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, 29 May 2013 United Nations 29 May 2013
• Ban says global support for Great Lakes peace deal can help Africa write ‘new narrative’ UN News Centre 29 May 2013 -- Secretary-General Ban called on Governments and private investors alike to be courageous and help Africa’s Great Lakes region.
• Ferocious Battle Underway Over Syrian Border City VOA 29 May 2013 -- A ferocious battle is underway in the Syrian city of Qusair near the border with Lebanon.
• Lavrov, Kerry Discuss Troubled Bid For Syria Conference RFE/RL 29 May 2013 -- Russian FM Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Kerry spoke by telephone about Syria.
• Syria’s Muslim Brotherhood Tries to Present a New Face VOA 29 May 2013 -- The Muslim Brotherhood’s rapid rise to power in Egypt is causing worry among Syrians seeking to end the Assad family’s 42-year dynasty in Damascus.
• Syrian Opposition Groups in Disarray VOA 29 May 2013 -- A group of Syria-based opposition factions has accused the main opposition coalition-in-exile of failing to represent the Syrian people.
• UN Condemns Foreign Fighters in Syria RIA Novosti 29 May 2013 -- The United Nations’ Human Rights Council on Wednesday passed a resolution condemning the participation of foreign combatants on the side of the Syrian regime.
• UN Human Rights Council calls for end to Syria fighting, condemns foreign fighters UN News Centre 29 May 2013 -- The United Nations Human Rights Council called for an immediate end to the fighting in Syria as well as for an independent inquiry into the events in Qusayr.
• UN Demands End to Battles in Syrian Town of Qusair VOA 29 May 2013 -- The U.N. Human Rights Council voted to condemn the Syrian regime's use of foreign fighters in the battle-torn town of Qusair and ordered an urgent probe into deaths there.
• Britain Reports New Suspected Syrian Chemical Attacks To UN RFE/RL 29 May 2013 -- Britain has written to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon about "new incidents" of suspected chemical weapons attacks by Syrian government forces.
• Germany will never send arms to Syria militants: Merkel PressTV 29 May 2013 -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel says her country will never send arms to the militants in Syria despite a decision by the European Union to legally pave the way for such a measure.
• Syrian Opposition Urges EU To Send Weapons To Rebels RFE/RL 29 May 2013 -- Syria’s main opposition bloc has asked the European Union to quickly send sophisticated weapons to rebels fighting against President Bashar al-Assad’s forces.
• Russia May Revise Ban on Syrian Arms Exports - Minister RIA Novosti 29 May 2013 -- Russia is disappointed with the EU move to end the ban on arms sales to the Syrian opposition.
• Russia, US at Odds After EU Move on Syria Arms RIA Novosti 29 May 2013 -- Russia and the United States split starkly over the EU move to end its ban on arms sales to Syria.
• UN Resolution on Syria Undermines Peace Talks Says Russia RIA Novosti 29 May 2013 -- Russian Foreign Ministry Sergei Lavrov criticized a draft resolution on Syria due to be considered by the United Nations Human Rights Council.
• Syria troops take full control of al-Daba’a airport in al-Qusayr: Reports PressTV 29 May 2013 -- The Syrian Army has taken full control of al-Daba’a airport in the strategic border town of al-Qusayr.
• No S-300s for Syria, Israel tells Russia PressTV 29 May 2013 -- Israel has issued a veiled threat to Russia over its plan to sell S-300 air-defense missiles to Syria, implying that it is ready to use force to prevent the delivery of the missiles.
• US prepares plans of Syria no-fly zones: Report PressTV 29 May 2013 -- The administration of US President Barack Obama has called on the Pentagon to draw up plans to impose no-fly zones over Syria, a report says.
• Syrian government condemns EU decision to lift arms embargo PressTV 29 May 2013 -- The Syrian government has slammed the EU decision to lift the arms embargo on foreign-backed militants in Syria.
• Russia criticizes US-backed anti-Syria draft resolution PressTV 29 May 2013 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has criticized a US-backed anti-Syria draft resolution which has been put to debate by the UN Human Rights Council.
• Russia asks for Iran's presence at Geneva II Conference on Syria IRNA 29 May 2013 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov: Islamic Republic of Iran's presence at International Conference on Syria is, therefore, of key importance.
• Iran calls for formation of contact group on Syria IRNA 29 May 2013 -- Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Salehi on Wednesday called for forming contact group of the Tehran Conference to follow up peace efforts in Syria.
• Nigeria Group Meets Thursday Over States of Emergency VOA 29 May 2013 -- The Nigeria’s Northern Elders Forum plans to meet to review a strategy toward the state of emergency recently declared in three northern states by President Goodluck Jonathan.
• Boko Haram Chief Says Nigerian Offensive Failing VOA 29 May 2013 -- The leader of the Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram says his forces are beating back a military offensive aimed at stopping the group's four-year insurgency.
• Boko Haram: We’re winning war against Nigerian army PressTV 29 May 2013 -- The leader of Boko Haram says the militant group has forced the Nigerian army to retreat and has sustained little damage itself.
• Security Council urges regional cooperation to tackle Lord’s Resistance Army threat UN News Centre 29 May 2013 -- Lingering instability in the Central Africa Republic following a power grab by rebels has stalled operations to neutralize the Lord’s Resistance Army.
• Security Council extends Mission in Abyei for six months, enlarges UN presence UN News Centre 29 May 2013 -- The Security Council extended until 30 November the mandate of the United Nations peacekeeping force for Abyei.
• On Peacekeepers Day, UN Vows to Keep Protecting S. Sudanese VOA 29 May 2013 -- The head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan vowed that U.N. peacekeepers will continue to work to fulfill their core mandate of protecting South Sudanese civilians.
• Brig Gen James Mwakibolwa: New method of combating violence in the DR Congo UN News Centre 29 May 2013 -- “The Force Intervention Brigade is something very positive,” Brigadier General James Aloizi Mwakibolwa said.
• UN Affirms Commitment to Fighting Rwandan Rebels in Congo VOA 29 May 2013 -- The United Nations mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, MONUSCO, has reaffirmed its commitment to neutralizing the armed groups that operate in the east.
• Iraqi forces arrest top al-Qaeda commander PressTV 29 May 2013 -- Iraqi security forces have arrested a senior militant commander of the al-Qaeda-affiliated Islamic State of Iraq network.
• Maliki says Iraq will hunt down terrorists behind killings PressTV 29 May 2013 -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has vowed to hunt down all the terrorists behind the deadly attacks that have killed hundreds of people.
• N. Korea Wants Peace Treaty with South RIA Novosti 29 May 2013 -- Wednesday’s edition of Rodong Sinmun has published an article calling for the replacement of the Korean War armistice deal with Seoul by a formal peace treaty.
• Rodong Sinmun on Peace Treaty KCNA 29 May 2013 -- The United States has persistently opposed the replacement of the fragile Armistice Agreement by a lasting peace treaty.
• Israel carries out incursion into besieged Gaza Strip PressTV 29 May 2013 -- Israeli tanks and bulldozers have once again carried out an incursion into central besieged Gaza Strip, Press TV reports.
• Naxals may carry out targeted killings in cities: Reports IRNA 29 May 2013 -- Major urban centers, including national capital, may witness targeted killings by Maoists in coming months, intelligence reports have warned.
• S. Ossetia Border Demarcation Unacceptable RIA Novosti 29 May 2013 -- Construction of barbed wire fences on the administrative border between Georgia and its breakaway republic of South Ossetia is unacceptable and may destabilize the situation.
• Former Bosnian Croat Leader Convicted of War Crimes VOA 29 May 2013 -- Former Bosnian Croat leader Jadranko Prlic was sentenced to 25 years in jail for “ethnic cleansing” during the breakup of Yugoslavia in the 1990s.

News Reports

• China Looking for New Path in Ties With US VOA 29 May 2013 -- China said it is looking for a new way of interacting with the United States and other major powers.
• Iran nuclear activities under full IAEA supervision PressTV 29 May 2013 -- Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran says the International Atomic Energy Agency monitors all the Islamic Republic’s nuclear energy activities.
• Leader advises candidates to be honest, accurate PressTV 29 May 2013 -- Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has called on all presidential candidates to be honest with people.
• Supreme Leader calls for harmony between Government and Majlis IRNA 29 May 2013 -- Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei called for harmony between the government and Majlis.
• Barring women from presidential office in Iran a serious rights violation, UN experts say UN News Centre 29 May 2013 -- A group of United Nations experts warned that measures preventing citizens from running for presidential office in Iran constitute a serious violation of rights.
• Iranian Presidential Candidates Accuse State TV of Censorship, Unethical Behavior RFE/RL 29 May 2013 -- Iranian presidential candidate and former top nuclear negotiator Hassan Rohani has accused the country’s state-controlled broadcaster of unethical behavior and lies.
• Tehran To Tighten Rules On Foreign Journalists Ahead Of Election RFE/RL 29 May 2013 -- Iranian Culture Minister Mohammad Hosseini is seeking to tighten supervision rules on visiting foreign journalists ahead of the country’s June 14 presidential election.
• Egypt's President Backs Controversial NGO Law VOA 29 May 2013 -- Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi submitted to parliament on Wednesday a controversial bill regulating NGOs and human rights groups but said it did not impose restrictions on their activities.
• Over 7 Mln Egyptians Sign Anti-Morsi Petition RIA Novosti 29 May 2013 -- More than 7 million signatures have been gathered under a petition to oust Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, anti-Morsi movement spokesman Mahmud Badr said Wednesday.
• Burma to Review Birth Restrictions for Muslim Rohingyas VOA 29 May 2013 -- Burmese authorities said they will review a policy in western Rakhine state that imposes birth limits on Muslims to control population growth.
• 1 dead, 4 injured in violence against Muslims in Myanmar PressTV 29 May 2013 -- At least one person has been killed and four others sustained injuries in fresh violent attacks by Buddhist extremists on Muslims in Myanmar.
• Sectarian Violence Erupts in Eastern Burma VOA 29 May 2013 -- Officials in eastern Burma said the city of Lashio is calm Wednesday as it recovers from the latest outburst of violence between Buddhists and Muslims.
• Kenyan Police Accused of Torture, Arbitrary Arrests VOA 29 May 2013 -- Human Rights Watch said Kenyan police officers have subjected more than 1,000 ethnic Somalis to torture, rape and arbitrary arrests.
• Guinea's President Orders Probe After Clashes Kill 12 VOA 29 May 2013 -- Guinean President Alpha Conde has ordered a judicial inquiry into unrest that has killed at least 12 people in the past week.
• Libya PM Moves State Oil HQ to Troubled Benghazi VOA 29 May 2013 -- Libya confirmed that the headquarters of the state energy firm would move to the volatile eastern city of Benghazi.
• Venezuelan Opposition TV Station Softens Tone VOA 29 May 2013 -- A flagship Venezuelan TV channel known for its militant opposition to late socialist leader Hugo Chavez has toned down under new owners.
• Macedonia Cancels Regional Summit Amid Kosovo Dispute RFE/RL 29 May 2013 -- Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov has canceled a summit of the South-East Europe Cooperation Process.
• Moscow Court Finds Pussy Riot Sentences Lawful RFE/RL 29 May 2013 -- A Moscow appeals court has ruled that the sentences passed down on the Pussy Riot punk-rock collective were lawful.