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• OIF/OEF/OND Casualty Update 11 Jul 2013 [PDF]
• Centcom Prepares for ‘New Normal’ in Mideast, Central Asia AFPS 11 Jul 2013 -- After 12 years of sustained conflict in their area of responsibility, officials at U.S. Central Command are preparing for what they expect to be the “new normal”.
• DOD Identifies Units for Upcoming Afghanistan Rotation DoD 11 Jul 2013
• Experts Fear Afghanistan 'Zero Option' May Have Repercussions VOA 11 Jul 2013 -- Earlier this week, the White House said a decision on pulling out all U.S. troops from Afghanistan after 2014 is not imminent but it is an option "on the table."
• US Officials Downplay 'Zero Option' for US Troops in Afghanistan VOA 11 Jul 2013 -- High-ranking Obama administration officials have downplayed the likelihood of complete military disengagement from Afghanistan.
• U.S. Envoy Says Obama Still Weighing Options On Afghanistan Troops RFE/RL 11 Jul 2013 -- The top U.S. envoy for Afghanistan says President Barack Obama is still weighing a range of options regarding the presence of U.S. troops in the country after 2014.
• Afghan Forces Achieving Security Success, Official Says AFPS 11 Jul 2013 -- Afghan security forces are succeeding in the task of securing their people and their nation, and now the Afghan people are counting on coalition help to navigate the next transition.
• No Taliban Reprieve During Ramadan In Afghanistan RFE/RL 11 Jul 2013 -- As Afghanistan welcomes Ramadan in the spirit of worship and forgiveness, the Taliban has vowed to step up its campaign of violence during the holy month.
• Pakistan says Afghan peace process face many challenges IRNA 11 Jul 2013 -- Pakistan admitted that Afghan reconciliation process face many challenges but all sides will have to show patience to achieve the goal of elusive peace.
• More Waste Uncovered at US Base in Afghanistan VOA 11 Jul 2013 -- U.S. congressional inspectors have highlighted a second case of waste at a U.S. military base in Afghanistan in as many days, saying an $11 million trash incineration system has been underutilized.
• Salvadoran troops train at JRTC, deploy to Afghanistan Army News 11 Jul 2013 -- Soldiers from El Salvador spent eight weeks in the Joint Security Forces Assistant Course, administered by the 162nd Infantry Brigade and held at the Joint Readiness Training Center.
• Sharif offers dialogue to end terrorism across Pakistan PressTV 11 Jul 2013 -- Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif says the option of dialogue with pro-Taliban militant groups should be kept open.
• Bomb explosion rocks Pakistani town of Kohat, kills 2 PressTV 11 Jul 2013 -- A powerful explosion has killed at least two people in Pakistan's troubled northwestern tribal region.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Hagel Details Defense ‘Plan B’ if Sequestration Continues AFPS 11 Jul 2013 -- If sequestration continues into fiscal year 2014, the DoD will be forced to consider involuntary reductions-in-force for the civilian workforce, draconian cuts, and a virtual halt to military modernization.
• Department of Defense Press Briefing by Adm. Locklear in the Pentagon Briefing Room DoD 11 Jul 2013
• U.S.-China Military Ties Growing, Pacom Commander Says AFPS 11 Jul 2013 -- The military-to-military relationship between the United States and China is deepening in a “quite commendable” way that may help improve overall engagement between the two countries.
• Admiral Warns of Potentially Devastating Cutbacks AFPS 11 Jul 2013 -- Budget cuts and spending restrictions are forcing defense leaders into measures that are “basically hollowing out the force through sequestration,” the commander of U.S. Pacific Command said.
• Maritime Forces Returning to Traditional Roles, Greenert Says AFPS 11 Jul 2013 -- The Navy and Marine Corps spent the last decade moving away from their traditional supporting/supported roles.
• Pacom Commander Supports Review of JPAC AFPS 11 Jul 2013 -- The Joint Prisoners of War, Missing in Action Accounting Command has an important and unique global mission and a sacred duty.
• Amos: Nation, Military Face Challenging Times AFPS 11 Jul 2013 -- The United States and its military are facing very challenging times, Marine Corps Gen. James F. Amos, the Marine Corps commandant, said.
• Fanning makes first visit to Nellis, Creech AFBs AFNS 11 Jul 2013 -- Acting Secretary of the Air Force Eric Fanning visited Airmen here and at Creech Air Force Base, Nev., July 8 as part of his first round of base visits since assuming the position.
• US Drone Successfully Lands on Aircraft Carrier VOA 11 Jul 2013 -- U.S. Navy officials have successfully landed a remotely controlled drone on an aircraft carrier, long considered the most challenging feat in naval aviation.
• US Navy Drone Makes First Aircraft Carrier Landing RIA Novosti 11 Jul 2013 -- X-47B, an experimental bat-winged unmanned aerial vehicle of the US Navy, performed the first-ever arrested landing aboard an aircraft carrier.
• U.S. 4th Fleet Commemorates Fifth Anniversary NNS 11 Jul 2013 -- U.S. 4th Fleet marked its 5th anniversary since the numbered fleet was reestablished July 12th 2008 during a ceremony held at Naval Station Mayport July 11th.
• Four legs, one goal: K-9s train day-in and day-out USMC News 11 Jul 2013 -- More than 70 years ago, the use of military working dogs was introduced to the U.S. military to serve alongside service members and aid them in battle.
• US Marines complete KMEP 13-10 USMC News 11 Jul 2013 -- Korean Marine Exchange Program 13-10 concluded June 28 at Camp Mujuk, Pohang, Republic of Korea.
• MARSOC conducts Maritime Operations Training USMC News 11 Jul 2013 -- Marines with the 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command conduct training off the shore of Coronado, Calif.
• AF Reserve MAFFS C-130s, crews back in Colorado AFNS 11 Jul 2013 -- Aircrews, maintainers and two Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped C-130 aircraft returned after supporting aerial fire fighting operations at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, Ariz.
• Russia Has No Plans to Use Nitka Pilot Training Site in 2013 RIA Novosti 11 Jul 2013 -- Moscow has officially informed Kiev that it will not use a carrier-deck pilot training site in Crimea this year.
• Russia to Offer Post-Sales Services for Malaysia Jet Deal - Minister RIA Novosti 11 Jul 2013 -- Russia is interested in adding post-sales maintenance and training to future arms contracts with Malaysia, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.
• Adoption of Russia’s New Combat Gear Delayed RIA Novosti 11 Jul 2013 -- Russian soldiers’ cutting-edge combat gear has not been put into service yet due to delays in the fine-tuning of the new set’s light weapons.
• Ukraine, NATO Carry Out Radioactive Cleanup RIA Novosti 11 Jul 2013 -- Kiev and NATO have launched a joint project to rid Ukraine of radioactive waste left over from the Soviet era.
• Budget crisis prompts Israeli military to cut $1.9 bn in costs PressTV 11 Jul 2013 -- A massive budget deficit in Israel has forced its military to slash USD 1.9 billion in spending through a series of cuts and a reorganization of its forces.
• Israel conducts drill to train soldiers for fighting Hezbollah PressTV 11 Jul 2013 -- Israel is holding military exercises to train soldiers on how to invade the south of Lebanon and fight the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah.
• India, China plan to hold Navy, Air Force exercises IRNA 11 Jul 2013 -- Seeking to strengthen mutual trust between their armed forces, India and China are planning to hold exercises between their navies and air forces in the near future.
• India to resume military supplies to Nepal after 8 years IRNA 11 Jul 2013 -- India is set to resume military supplies, including arms and ammunitions, to the Nepal Army, after an eight-year hiatus.
• Taiwan makes pitch for purchase of F-35 fighter jets CNA 11 Jul 2013 -- Delegation: Taiwan wants to purchase advanced F-35 fighter jets that best suit its defense needs.
• Army officers punished for serviceman's death CNA 11 Jul 2013 -- The Ministry of National Defense decided to punish 27 Army officers, including Commander General Lee Shying-jow, over the death of a serviceman subjected to disciplinary confinement.
• Pakistan fighter aircraft crashes, pilot ejected safely IRNA 11 Jul 2013 -- A fighter jet of Pakistan Air Force crashed in eastern parts of the country.
• Daily Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney, 07/11/2013 The White House 11 Jul 2013
• U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing, July 11, 2013 US Dept. of State 11 Jul 2013

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for July 11, 2013

Other Conflicts

• Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, 11 July 2013 United Nations 11 Jul 2013
• UN officials accept Syria’s invitation for CW probe talks UN News Centre 11 Jul 2013 -- The United Nations disarmament chief and the head of the team probing the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria have accepted the Government’s invitation to visit Damascus.
• UN Officials To Travel To Syria To Discuss Alleged Chemical Attacks RFE/RL 11 Jul 2013 -- Two UN officials will travel to Damascus to discuss their investigation of alleged chemical attacks in Syria.
• UN Fact-Finding Mission Head Agrees to Travel to Syria RIA Novosti 11 Jul 2013 -- The head of the U.N. fact-finding mission on possible chemical weapons use in Syria, has accepted an invitation from the Syrian government to visit the country.
• UN accepts Syria invitation to investigate use of chemical weapons PressTV 11 Jul 2013 -- The United Nations has accepted an invitation by the Syrian government for two senior UN officials to discuss allegations of using chemical weapons.
• Western allegations against Syrian government groundless: Russia PressTV 11 Jul 2013 -- Russia has condemned the West for its “naive” allegations of banned arms use by government forces in Syria.
• Russia Delivers Humanitarian Aid to Palestinians in Syria RIA Novosti 11 Jul 2013 -- Two Russian heavy-lift transport planes delivered a total of 70 metric tons of humanitarian aid to Palestinian refugees in Syria.
• Security Council extends UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan for another year UN News Centre 11 Jul 2013 -- The Security Council extended the United Nations Mission in South Sudan until 15 July 2014.
• Dozens Feared Dead in Jonglei Attacks VOA 11 Jul 2013 -- Dozens are feared dead in Jonglei state after fresh fighting broke out between ethnic Lou Nuer and Murle.
• Mali government officials return to Kidal: Army commander PressTV 11 Jul 2013 -- Malian government officials have returned to the northern city of Kidal almost a week after the Malian army reestablished control over the strategic city.
• EU Boosts Aid to 'Deteriorating' CAR VOA 11 Jul 2013 -- The European Union is increasing aid to the Central African Republic, where it says conditions are "rapidly deteriorating."
• DRC-based Ugandan rebel group “recruiting, training” IRIN 11 Jul 2013 -- The Allied Democratic Forces, a Ugandan rebel movement based in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, is recruiting, training and reorganizing to carry out fresh attacks on Uganda.
• Readout of the Vice President’s Phone Calls with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and Kurdish Regional Government President Masoud Barzani The White House 11 Jul 2013
• 39 die as carnage in Iraq continues PressTV 11 Jul 2013 -- A wave of attacks in Iraq, mostly targeting security forces and Shia Muslims, has killed at least 39 people and injured dozens more, according to Iraqi security and hospital sources.
• More Than 20 Dead In Iraq Attacks RFE/RL 11 Jul 2013 -- Separate attacks on security personnel guarding an oil pipeline and on Shi'ite mourners have killed more than 20 people in Iraq.
• North Korea ‘not to drop nuclear deterrence’ PressTV 11 Jul 2013 -- North Korea says it will not relinquish its nuclear deterrence unless the United States ends its hostile policy toward Pyongyang.
• Kurdistan Workers’ Party has new leaders PressTV 11 Jul 2013 -- The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has named Cemil Bayik and Bese Hozat as its new leaders, reports say.
• UN Tribunal Reinstates Genocide Charge Against Karadzic RFE/RL 11 Jul 2013 -- The UN war crimes court for the former Yugoslavia has reinstated the genocide charge against Bosnian Serb wartime leader Radovan Karadzic after an appeal by the prosecution.
• Bosnians Rebury 409 Srebrenica Massacre Victims RFE/RL 11 Jul 2013 -- Tens of thousands of people have gathered in the Bosnian village of Srebrenica to rebury 409 newly identified victims of the 1995 massacre.

News Reports

• The U.S.-China Closing Statements for U.S-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue US Dept. of State 11 Jul 2013
• Deputy Secretary Burns Remarks With Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi at the Strategic Track Plenary Session US Dept. of State 11 Jul 2013
• Deputy Secretary Burns Remarks With Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi at the EcoPartnership Signing Event US Dept. of State 11 Jul 2013
• Senior Administration Officials On the First Day of the Strategic and Economic Dialogue and U.S.-China Relations US Dept. of State 11 Jul 2013
• Trade Tops US, China Talks Wednesday VOA 11 Jul 2013 -- Trade issues topped the opening of strategic and economic talks between the United States and China. U.S. business leaders say the high-level talks are an opportunity for U.S. officials to push for lower trade barriers.
• US, China to Focus on Economy on Final Day of Talks VOA 11 Jul 2013 -- Top United States and Chinese officials meet Thursday in Washington for a second and final day of strategic and economic talks.
• Vietnamese President to Visit Washington VOA 11 Jul 2013 -- Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang has been invited to Washington to meet U.S. President Barack Obama on July 25 - the first visit by a Vietnamese head-of-state since 2007.
• Ban voices concerns about ongoing political crisis to Egyptian Foreign Minister UN News Centre 11 Jul 2013 -- Secretary-General Ban underscored the support of the United Nations for an Egyptian Government that is fully accountable to its people.
• UN Chief Concerned by Egypt Arrests, Warrants VOA 11 Jul 2013 -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban is voicing concern about continued detentions in Egypt and arrest warrants for Muslim Brotherhood leaders and others.
• Muslim Brotherhood Vows Protests Until Morsi Reinstated RFE/RL 11 Jul 2013 -- Ousted Egyptian President Muhammad Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood movement says it will hold protests until he is reinstated.
• Amid Objections, Egypt's Interim Leaders Work on Cabinet VOA 11 Jul 2013 -- Egypt's interim Prime Minister, Hazem el-Beblawi, is weighing potential Cabinet picks, with ousted President Mohamed Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood rejecting any role.
• Egypt interim premier says won’t rule out Brotherhood presence in gov’t PressTV 11 Jul 2013 -- Egypt’s interim Prime Minister Hazem El-Beblawi says he will not rule out the participation of Muslim Brotherhood in the new government.
• Egypt Condemns Iranian 'Interference' After Tehran Comments RFE/RL 11 Jul 2013 -- Egypt has accused Iran of "unacceptable interference" in its domestic affairs after Tehran criticized the army's removal of Islamist President Muhammad Morsi.
• Exiled Group Says Iran Building New Nuclear Site RFE/RL 11 Jul 2013 -- An exiled Iranian opposition group claims it has evidence of a secret nuclear site under construction in Iran.
• Some In U.S. Congress Urge More Iran Pressure, Others Want Relationship 'Reset' RFE/RL 11 Jul 2013 -- Is the election of cleric Hassan Rohani as Iran’s new president an opportunity for the United States?
• Beware Unpeeled Fruit - Iran's Intelligence Ministry Issues New Security Advice RFE/RL 11 Jul 2013 -- Iran’s Intelligence Ministry has issued a long list of advice to Iranians on a wide range of topics.
• Iran Launches National E-mail Service VOA 11 Jul 2013 -- Iran has taken another step toward creating its own intranet by opening a national email service, according to state television.
• UN Chief: Burma Should Address Citizenship Demands of Rohingya VOA 11 Jul 2013 -- United Nations Secretary General Ban says he is concerned about the "disturbing" humanitarian plight of Burma's Rohingya Muslims.
• SADC Working With Zimbabwe Ahead of Election VOA 11 Jul 2013 -- An official of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) says the regional bloc is working with leaders in Zimbabwe and other groups to ensure a peaceful general election.
• Cautious International Support for Guinea-Bissau Ahead of Elections VOA 11 Jul 2013 -- A senior United Nations envoy says major reforms are necessary in Guinea-Bissau for elections due in November to be seen as free and fair.
• Ethiopia Continues Dam Construction VOA 11 Jul 2013 -- Ethiopia and Egypt have been in a diplomatic dispute for weeks over the construction of what will be Africa’s largest hydro-electric dam - impacting the waters of the Nile River.
• India’s Supreme Court Ruling Paves Way For Cleaning up Politics VOA 11 Jul 2013 -- India’s Supreme Court barring legislators who have been convicted of a serious crime from retaining office.
• US Slams Posthumous Magnitsky Conviction RIA Novosti 11 Jul 2013 -- The United States condemned Russia’s conviction of deceased whistleblowing lawyer Sergei Magnitsky on tax evasion charges.
• As Russia Counterattacks, Magnitsky-List Supporters Remain Optimistic RFE/RL 11 Jul 2013 -- Proponents of internationally blacklisting Russian officials implicated in the 2009 death of whistle-blowing lawyer Sergei Magnitsky know they face a determined foe in Moscow.
• Russian Whistleblower Posthumously Convicted VOA 11 Jul 2013 -- A Moscow court has convicted lawyer Sergei Magnitsky of tax evasion, more than three years after he died in jail, in a case that strained U.S.-Russian ties.
• Magnitsky Found Guilty In Posthumous Trial; Ex-Boss Also Convicted RFE/RL 11 Jul 2013 -- A Moscow court has found late whistle-blowing lawyer Sergei Magnitsky and his former boss guilty of tax evasion.