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• OIF/OEF/OND Casualty Update 08 Jul 2013 [PDF]
• Report Blasts Pakistani Leaders Over Bin Laden VOA 08 Jul 2013 -- A leaked Pakistani government report says "collective failure" by that country's military and civilian leaders allowed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden to live there undetected for years.
• Pakistani Report Criticizes Government Over Bin Laden RFE/RL 08 Jul 2013 -- A Pakistani government report into Osama bin Laden has strongly criticized the country's military and civilian leaders.
• 3rd Infantry Division transfers mission in southern Afghanistan to 4th Infantry Division Army News 08 Jul 2013 -- 3rd Infantry Division commanding general officially handed over command of Regional Command (South) the 4th Infantry Division commanding general.
• ANSF acquisitions and procurement center now open for business Army News 08 Jul 2013 -- Afghanistan's national security forces opened the Center for Acquisitions and Procurement during a ceremony at the Pohantoon-e-Hawayee military facility in Kabul in late June.
• More home from Afghan deployment Army News 08 Jul 2013 -- 269 soldiers from 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division returned home after an eight-month deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, June 30.
• Raider homecoming: largest wave yet Army News 08 Jul 2013 -- Approximately 350 soldiers from 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division returned home after a seven-month deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, June 23.
• Haqqani, Al-Qaeda men died in US drone attack IRNA 08 Jul 2013 -- A ‘commander’ of the Haqqani network and an Al-Qaeda operative were among the 17 people killed in US drone strike in Pakistan.
• Bomb explosion kills six, injures 10 in northwestern Pakistan PressTV 08 Jul 2013 -- A powerful bomb explosion has killed at least six people and injured 10 others in Pakistan's troubled northwestern tribal region.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Pentagon Releases First Annual Acquisition Report AFPS 08 Jul 2013 -- Defense acquisition program report is part of a data-driven effort to find out what’s working best in equipping the nation’s military and to fix what isn’t.
• US Missile-Killer Fails to Hit Test Target RIA Novosti 08 Jul 2013 -- A US weapon designed to shoot down nuclear missiles in flight failed to intercept its target.
• Readout of Secretary Hagel's Meeting with Kazakhstan's Minister of Foreign Affairs Erlan Idrissov DoD 08 Jul 2013
• Exercise Rapid Trident 2013 opens in Ukraine Army News 08 Jul 2013 -- Land forces from 17 nations began two weeks of collective training in a ceremony at the International Peacekeeping and Security Center, to mark the official start of Exercise Rapid Trident 2013.
• Platinum Lion 13 underway in Bulgaria USMC News 08 Jul 2013 -- Nearly 200 U.S. Marines and sailors with Black Sea Rotational Force 13 joined soldiers from Bulgaria, Romania and Serbia to mark the official start of Exercise Platinum Lion 13.
• “Fighting Thirteenth” flexes muscles during PMINT Exercise USMC News 08 Jul 2013 -- PHIBRON MEU Integration or PMINT required the Marines and Sailors of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit to train in versatile operations on a global scale.
• ACU-Alternate uniform offers more fit options Army News 08 Jul 2013 -- A new Army Combat Uniform with special consideration to the female form is now at Fort Sill, and it is being issued to new Soldiers going through Basic Combat Training.
• Defense Department Will Muscle Through Furlough Period AFPS 08 Jul 2013 -- As DOD enters the furlough period, the department will concentrate on the core mission of defending the United States and its interests.
• AF leaders stand behind civilians during tough furlough times AFNS 08 Jul 2013 -- Acting Secretary of the Air Force Eric Fanning and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III send the following furlough message to the Airmen of the United States Air Force.
• Furlough impact on Pendleton operations USMC News 08 Jul 2013 -- Marine Corps Installations West -Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton DoD civilian employees will take one day of unpaid leave each week from July 8 to Sept. 21.
• Fort Belvoir Hospital Aims to Redefine Military Healthcare AFPS 08 Jul 2013 -- When the Fort Belvoir Community Hospital opened its doors in August 2011, it represented a long list of “firsts.”
• Body of USS Boise Sailor Recovered NNS 08 Jul 2013 -- The body of a Sailor assigned to USS Boise was recovered in Norfolk, July 6, during a Navy-led search for the crew member who fell overboard.
• Polish Military Inspectors to Fly Over Russia, Belarus RIA Novosti 08 Jul 2013 -- Polish military inspectors will make surveillance flights over the territories of Russia and Belarus under the international Open Skies Treaty.
• Investigators Probe Ex-Defense Minister’s Land Sales RIA Novosti 08 Jul 2013 -- Russian military investigators have launched a probe into the sale of forest land outside Moscow sanctioned by ex-Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov.
• Typhoon Force completes largest ever training mission UK MOD 08 Jul 2013 -- The Royal Air Force has completed the biggest training mission ever undertaken by its Typhoon Force.
• Israeli F-16 warplane crashes into sea PressTV 08 Jul 2013 -- An Israeli F-16 warplane has crashed into the Mediterranean Sea following an engine malfunction.
• Iran to unveil mobile version of S-200 air defense system: Cmdr. PressTV 08 Jul 2013 -- The mobile version of Iran’s indigenous S-200 missile defense system will be unveiled in upcoming military drills by Iranian air defense units.
• Iran’s Navy conducting naval exercise in Caspian Sea PressTV 08 Jul 2013 -- An Iranian navy commander says the country’s naval forces are conducting a five-day exercise in the Caspian Sea.
• Hailing release of child soldiers, UN calls on Myanmar to accelerate discharge efforts UN News Centre 08 Jul 2013 -- The United Nations has welcomed the release of 42 children by the Myanmar Armed Forces.
• Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney, 07/08/2013 The White House 08 Jul 2013
• U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing, July 8, 2013 US Dept. of State 08 Jul 2013

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for July 08, 2013

Other Conflicts

• Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, 08 July 2013 United Nations 08 Jul 2013
• Syrian Fighting Intensifies, Rebels Expect Weapons VOA 08 Jul 2013 -- Syrian government troops heavily shelled key districts in the strategic city of Homs, battling opposition forces for a 10th straight day.
• ‘SNC to receive weapons from S Arabia’ PressTV 08 Jul 2013 -- The Syrian National Coalition, which fights for regime change in Syria, says it is going to receive weapons from Saudi Arabia.
• Escalating use of religious rhetoric could exacerbate Syrian conflict UN News Centre 08 Jul 2013 -- The increasing use of rhetoric by political and religious leaders in the context of the Syrian crisis could exacerbate tensions.
• Russia Doubts New Syrian Rebel Leader Is Ready for Peace Talks RIA Novosti 08 Jul 2013 -- Russia’s Foreign Ministry expressed doubt that the newly elected leader of Syria’s main Western-backed opposition group was ready to engage in dialogue.
• Syria: Ban welcomes decision to continue talks on UN chemical weapons probe UN News Centre 08 Jul 2013 -- Secretary-General Ban remains seriously concerned about alleged chemical weapons use in Syria.
• Syrian Gov’t Claims Massive Seizure of Toxic Chemicals RIA Novosti 08 Jul 2013 -- The Syrian government’s ambassador to the United Nations told reporters in New York that a cache of toxic chemicals was discovered in northwestern Syria.
• Lebanon Faces Uncertain Future if Assad Falls VOA 08 Jul 2013 -- Lebanon’s militant Shi’ite movement Hezbollah has always been opaque.
• British govt. attempt to put Hezbollah on EU terror list PressTV 08 Jul 2013 -- UK government attempt to put the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah on the European Union terror list.
• Nigeria’s Northern Elders Forum Condemns School Attack VOA 08 Jul 2013 -- Nigeria’s Northern Elders Forum has condemned an attack in Yobe state in which suspected Islamist gunmen killed at least 30 people at a boarding school over the weekend.
• UNICEF condemns deadly school attack in north-east Nigeria UN News Centre 08 Jul 2013 -- The United Nations Children’s Fund has condemned the recent attack on a school in north-east Nigeria.
• School closures in northeastern Nigeria after killings IRIN 08 Jul 2013 -- The Yobe State authorities in northeastern Nigeria have closed all schools following the 6 July Boko Haram attack on a secondary school in Mamudo which killed 41 students and a teacher.
• Nigeria's Yobe State Closes Schools After Massacre VOA 08 Jul 2013 -- All schools in Nigeria's Yobe state have been ordered to shut down after gunmen massacred at least 30 people at a boarding school.
• Two years on, insecurity poses major challenge for South Sudan – UN envoy UN News Centre 08 Jul 2013 -- On the eve of the second anniversary of South Sudan's independence, United Nations envoy commended the progress made so far.
• 15 people die in another day of carnage in Iraq PressTV 08 Jul 2013 -- At least 15 people have been killed and many more injured in a wave of violence, including car bomb attacks and shooting incidents across Iraq.
• Minju Joson Lays Bare Illegality of "UN Command" KCNA 08 Jul 2013 -- The DPRK permanent representative at the UN on June 21 clarified the stand of the DPRK government for the dismantlement of the "UN Command".

News Reports

• Interim Egyptian President Sets Timetable for Elections VOA 08 Jul 2013 -- Egypt's interim president has set a timetable for the country to hold parliamentary elections early next year followed by a presidential ballot.
• As Egypt crisis deepens, Secretary-General condemns reported killings at Cairo protest site UN News Centre 08 Jul 2013 -- United Nations Secretary-General Ban condemned the reported killing of dozens of people at a mass protest site in Cairo.
• US Urges Egyptian Military to Use Restraint VOA 08 Jul 2013 -- The United States on Monday condemned violence in Egypt, and urged the military to use maximum restraint.
• Muslim Brotherhood Calls for More Protests in Egypt VOA 08 Jul 2013 -- Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood has called for more protests on Tuesday, after 51 people died in Cairo during clashes between the military and supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi.
• Egypt's Interim Leader Calls For Probe As Dozens Of Morsi Supporters Shot Dead RFE/RL 08 Jul 2013 -- Egypt's interim administration has expressed "deep regret" after gunmen opened fire on supporters of deposed Islamist President Muhammad Morsi.
• Egypt interim president orders investigation into deadly clashes PressTV 08 Jul 2013 -- Egypt’s interim president, Adly Mansour, has set up a judicial commission of inquiry after more than 40 supporters of Egyptian ousted president, Mohamed Morsi, were killed.
• Egyptian Army Defends Shooting Deaths of Pro-Morsi Protesters VOA 08 Jul 2013 -- Shootings in front of a military facility in Cairo have left dozens of people dead and dozens more wounded.
• At Least 51 Killed in Egypt as Tensions Soar VOA 08 Jul 2013 -- Egypt's military and supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi are waging a war of words, blaming each other for a clash that killed at least 51 people and injured hundreds of others.
• Death toll from Cairo clashes rises to 51: Officials PressTV 08 Jul 2013 -- Egypt's emergency services say the death toll from the army’s Monday attack on supporters of the ousted president, Mohamed Morsi, in the capital, Cairo, has risen to 51.
• 50 Killed, 430 Wounded in Cairo Violence – Health Ministry RIA Novosti 08 Jul 2013 -- At least 51 people have been reported killed and 435 injured in violent clashes that ignited Sunday night outside a military command post in Cairo.
• Dozens Dead, Hundreds Injured in Cairo Violence – Reports RIA Novosti 08 Jul 2013 -- Dozens of people were killed and hundreds injured when gunmen opened fire at a demonstration in the Egyptian capital Cairo in support of ousted Islamist President Mohamed Morsi.
• Egypt Nour Party quits new government talks over ‘massacre’ PressTV 08 Jul 2013 -- Egypt’s Nour Party says it has withdrawn from talks over the new government in response to the ‘massacre’ of protesters at the Republican Guard barracks in the capital, Cairo.
• Muslim Brotherhood calls for ‘uprising’ PressTV 08 Jul 2013 -- Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood has called for ‘uprising’ after dozens of its supporters were killed by the security forces in the capital, Cairo.
• Background Briefing on the Upcoming Strategic and Economic Dialogue and U.S.-China Relations US Dept. of State 08 Jul 2013
• US, China Open First Meeting to Ease Cyber Disputes VOA 08 Jul 2013 -- The United States and China have opened the first meeting of a committee aimed at easing cybersecurity disputes that have become a major irritant in relations between the two world powers.
• Iran To Give E-Mail Addresses To Citizens RFE/RL 08 Jul 2013 -- Iran's minister of communications says citizens of the country who desire to use e-mail will have accounts given to them by the government.
• Turkish Police Use Tear Gas On Protesters VOA 08 Jul 2013 -- Turkish riot police fired tear gas, a water cannon and rubber bullets to disperse protesters who tried to enter an Istanbul park that has been at the center of anti-government demonstrations.
• Turkish police fire tear gas at protesters in Istanbul PressTV 08 Jul 2013 -- Turkish police have fired tear gas to disperse anti-government protesters who gathered at Istanbul’s Taksim Square.
• Turkey reopens Istanbul Park at heart of anti-Erdogan protests PressTV 08 Jul 2013 -- Turkish authorities have reopened Istanbul’s Gezi Park, which has been at the heart of weeks of anti-government protests.
• Chinese Police Shot People Marking Dalai Lama's Birthday VOA 08 Jul 2013 -- Exiled Tibetan sources say security forces in western China shot and wounded several Tibetans.
• Court in China Sentences Ex-Railway Minister to Death RIA Novosti 08 Jul 2013 -- A court in China sentenced a former railways minister, Liu Zhijun, to death.
• Japan nuclear firms urge reactors restart PressTV 08 Jul 2013 -- Japanese nuclear operators have asked regulators for permission to restart reactors after new rules came into effect following disaster at the Fukushima nuclear plant.
• Two Political Parties Endorse Zimbabwean PM VOA 08 Jul 2013 -- Two political parties in Zimbabwe have endorsed Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai for president.
• Exiled Opposition Leader Pledges to Return to Cambodia VOA 08 Jul 2013 -- Cambodia’s exiled opposition leader, Sam Rainsy, says he will return to the country before the hotly-contested general election, scheduled for July 28.
• Azerbaijani FM Says OSCE Will Get Invite To Monitor Presidential Vote RFE/RL 08 Jul 2013 -- Azerbaijan says it will allow monitors from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to observe its presidential elections this autumn.
• Mandela Marks One Month in Hospital VOA 08 Jul 2013 -- South African icon Nelson Mandela has now spent one full month in a Pretoria hospital, where the elderly former president is being treated for a recurring lung infection.
• Explainer: What’s At Stake In U.S.-EU Talks On A Trans-Atlantic Trade Deal? RFE/RL 08 Jul 2013 -- Washington and Brussels are starting talks on a new trade and investment pact on July 8 aimed at boosting economic growth.