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• US airstrike leaves 10 dead in east Afghanistan Iran Press TV 13 Jul 2013 -- At least ten people have been killed after American forces carried out an airstrike in Afghanistan's eastern province of Logar, Press TV reports.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Liberian soldiers employ training during medical outreach mission AFNS 13 Jul 2013 -- A team of Armed Forces of Liberia soldiers, U.S. service members and county health officials conducted a mobile medical outreach mission in Grand Cape Mount County recently.
• Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore Visits USS Freedom (LCS 1) NNS 13 Jul 2013 -- Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean visited USS Freedom, July 12, while the ship was moored at Changi Naval Base.
• RSRS: Silent Defense of George Washington NNS 13 Jul 2013 -- USS George Washington (CVN 73) is the first aircraft carrier to use a rubberized coating, radar signature reduction system (RSRS) to enhance its self-defense.
• Anti-Terorrism Security Team Marines Train for Casualty Evacuations in Talisman Saber NNS 13 Jul 2013 -- Marines assigned to Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team Pacific (FASTPAC) conducted training on NATO medical causality evacuation procedures in preparation for Talisman Saber 2013, July 12, 2013.
• Pacific Partnership Concludes Work in Marshall Islands NNS 13 Jul 2013 -- Members of Pacific Partnership 2013 joined distinguished members of the Marshallese government and U.S. Ambassador Thomas H. Armbruster for a closing ceremony on the island of Majuro to mark the end the Republic of the Marshall Islands mission, July 13.
• Pacific Partnership Hosts Nursing Conference in Marshall Islands NNS 13 Jul 2013 -- Nurses from the University of Hawaii and the U.S. Navy hosted a nursing conference for more than 40 nurses and midwives from Majuro Hospital during Pacific Partnership 2013, July 12.
• 'Russia stages large-scale military drills' Iran Press TV 13 Jul 2013 -- Russia has staged large-scale military exercises in the country's Eastern military district aimed at enhancing the defense capabilities of its armed forces, Defense Ministry says.
• Massive Snap Military Drills Begin in Eastern Russia RIA Novosti 13 Jul 2013 -- The Russian military began early on Saturday large-scale exercises in the Eastern Military District aimed at improving combat readiness of the Russian armed forces, the Defense Ministry said.
• Russia's Snap Military Drills Expand – Defense Minister RIA Novosti 13 Jul 2013 -- Russia's defense minister on Saturday said that up to 160,000 servicemen are involved in the large-scale exercises in the Eastern Military District, double the number initially reported.
• Russia Lays Down New Frigate for Black Sea Fleet RIA Novosti 13 Jul 2013 -- The Yantar shipyard in Russia's Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad has launched construction of a new Project 11356 frigate for the Russian navy, local media reported.
• Putin Affirms Russia's Focus on High-Precision Weaponry RIA Novosti 13 Jul 2013 -- Russia will prioritize the development of powerful high-accuracy weapons whose combat capabilities would be comparable to those of weapons of mass destruction, President Vladimir Putin said.

Defense Industry

Other Conflicts

• Army retakes Damascus neighborhood Iran Press TV 13 Jul 2013 -- Syrian army forces have taken control of the al-Qaboun neighborhood of the capital Damascus and cleared the area of foreign-backed militants.
• Arming militants in Syria detrimental to Geneva talks: Iran Iran Press TV 13 Jul 2013 -- Iran says Western attempts to arm the militants in Syria are detrimental to the planned Geneva conference on Syria.
• Syria militants, al-Qaeda-linked group clash in Aleppo Iran Press TV 13 Jul 2013 -- Foreign-backed militants in Syria have clashed with an al-Qaeda-linked group in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, as the infighting grows among the armed groups in the Arab country.
• No weapons found on Iran-Syria flights: Iraq Iran Press TV 13 Jul 2013 -- Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari says Baghdad has not found any military equipment on Syria-bound Iranian flights crossing through the country's airspace.
• Iraq 'Can't Stop' Iran Arms Transfer To Syria RFE/RL 13 Jul 2013 -- Iraq's foreign minister has told a pan-Arab newspaper that his country is unable to stop neighboring Iran from sending weapons to Syria through its airspace.

News Reports

• Morsi Backers Vow to Continue Cairo Rallies VOA 13 Jul 2013 -- Supporters of Egypt's ousted president remained in Cairo's Rabaa el-Adawiya Square on Saturday, determined to protest until Mohamed Morsi is reinstated.
• Women's Rights Activists Tell Rohani What They Want RFE/RL 13 Jul 2013 -- A group of prominent Iranian women's rights activists and intellectuals have outlined some of their main demands for Iran's President-elect Hassan Rohani, who spoke against gender discrimination during his campaign and said women and men should enjoy the same rights and opportunities.
• China cancels uranium processing plant after protests Iran Press TV 13 Jul 2013 -- Authorities in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong have cancelled plans to build the country's largest uranium processing plant, a day after hundreds of local residents took to the streets demanding the project be scrapped over safety concerns.
• U.S. president signs bill backing Taiwan's ICAO bid CNA 13 Jul 2013 -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday signed into law H.R. 1151, an act concerning participation of Taiwan in the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and announced the U.S. government's full support for Taiwan's participation in the organization.