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02 August 2013 Military News

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Current Operations

  • OIF/OEF/OND Casualty Update 02 Aug 2013 [PDF]

  • US Special Envoy Confident on Afghan Security Pact VOA 02 Aug 2013 -- A top American diplomat says that even though the Taliban is unwilling to resume peace talks, the United States will continue to urge the militant group to reopen its Doha office in Qatar and join the Afghan reconciliation process. The U.S. special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, James Dobbins, told journalists in the Afghan capital Friday he is confident Washington and Kabul will in the next few weeks resolve differences over provisions of a bilateral security pact.
  • NATO probes Afghan police deaths in US airstrike in E Afghanistan Iran Press TV 02 Aug 2013 -- The US-led NATO military alliance says it has launched an investigation into tragic deaths of at least five Afghan policemen in a recent US airstrike in the volatile eastern Afghanistan.
  • 21st Theater Sustainment Command helps move equipment to Afghanistan Army News 02 Aug 2013 -- Logisticians from U.S. Army Europe's 21st Theater Sustainment Command oversaw and coordinated the movement of equipment in more than 200 containers to Soldiers of USAREUR's 2nd Cavalry Regiment in Afghanistan.
  • CTF Dragoon's SFAT partner with ANSF to secure Afghanistan Army News 02 Aug 2013 -- Security Force Assistance Teams, or SFATs, with Combined Task Force Dragoon have been partnering with the Afghan National Security Forces in Regional Command-South for about a month now.
  • USAG Bamberg welcomes home 16th Sustainment Brigade Army News 02 Aug 2013 -- The Bamberg community welcomed home more than 150 Soldiers of the 16th Sustainment Brigade during the late evening July 31, officially ending the troops' nine-month tour to Afghanistan.

Defense Policy / Programs

Defense Industry

Other Conflicts

  • Russia hopes for 'objective' probe of chemical arms use in Syria Iran Press TV 02 Aug 2013 -- Russia has called on the UN inspection team to carry out an 'objective' probe into the use of chemical weapons inside Syria.
  • Syria: UN human rights chief urges probe into alleged execution of Government soldiers UN News Centre 02 Aug 2013 -- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay today urged an independent investigation into whether war crimes had been committed when armed opposition groups in Syria allegedly executed dozens of captured Government soldiers in the northern province of Aleppo last month.

  • Central African Republic Regional Force Needs Bolstering VOA 02 Aug 2013 -- The U.N. assistant secretary-general for human rights, Ivan Simonovic, is calling for strengthening the regional security force (FOMAC) in the Central African Republic. U.N. Assistant Secretary General for Human Rights Ivan Simonovic said ongoing instability since the March 24 rebel coup could intensify ethnic and religious divisions, and that humanitarian aid remains largely insufficient.
  • North Kivu braces for potential UN-armed group clashes IRIN 02 Aug 2013 -- A UN ultimatum for armed groups around Goma, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC's) North Kivu Province, to disarm, expired on 1 August and a security zone has been set up around the city. Goma is calm, but civilians, aid agencies and NGOs wait nervously as the UN's first ever 'offensive' peacekeeping force prepares to fully deploy.
  • Call for violence probe in Bangladesh's Chittagong Hill Tracts IRIN 02 Aug 2013 -- Rights groups in Bangladesh are questioning whether state forces are effectively controlling violence in Bangladesh's southeastern Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) region after a bloody month, and say renewed violence is a real threat there.
  • China ships in disputed waters: Japan Coast Guard Iran Press TV 02 Aug 2013 -- Japan's Coast Guard says four Chinese ships have entered its territorial waters off the disputed islands in the East China Sea.

News Reports

  • UN chief commends Zimbabweans on peaceful election, urges calm throughout process UN News Centre 02 Aug 2013 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today praised the people of Zimbabwe on an orderly election and urged them to remain calm during the vote counting and throughout the completion of the electoral process.
  • Amid massacre, Kerry defends Egypt's army for ousting Morsi Iran Press TV 02 Aug 2013 -- US Secretary of State John Kerry defends the Egyptian military for ousting the democratically-elected government of Mohamed Morsi.
  • Egyptians Polarized Over Top Ruling General VOA 02 Aug 2013 -- Egyptian General Abdel Fattah el-Sissi has emerged as the key leader in the interim military government. The general rose from obscurity, was chosen by then-President Mohamed Morsi to lead the armed forces last year, and went on to unseat him.
  • Egypt Braces for Fresh Protests VOA 02 Aug 2013 -- Egypt is bracing for a fresh round of protests Friday, prompting fears of new violence amid warnings from the interim government that it was taking legal measures to dismantle the protest camps.

  • Partial Results Give Zimbabwe's Mugabe Decisive Lead VOA 02 Aug 2013 -- The party of Zimbabwe's longtime President Robert Mugabe took an early and decisive lead in national elections, according to partial official results.
  • AU: Zimbabwe Vote 'Free and Credible' VOA 02 Aug 2013 -- The African Union has declared Zimbabwe's presidential election as 'free and credible,' but wants more information about reported irregularities.

  • Mali Heads to Presidential Runoff VOA 02 Aug 2013 -- In Mali, the results are out and the country's presidential election is headed to a second round between two former government ministers, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and Soumaila Cisse.

  • U.S. Closing Embassies Sunday Across Muslim World RFE/RL 02 Aug 2013 -- The United States says it is closing its embassies and consulates in many Muslim countries on August 4 after receiving an unspecified threat.
  • US Warns of al-Qaida Threat, Closes Embassies August 4 VOA 02 Aug 2013 -- The United States has issued a travel alert for U.S. citizens worldwide that warns of an al-Qaida terrorist threat.

  • Snowden Drops Out of Sight, Kremlin Changes Subject VOA 02 Aug 2013 -- As former U.S. National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden settled into exile somewhere in Russia, the United States ambassador here met Friday with a high-ranking Kremlin aide to discuss "the new status" of the fugitive American leaker.
  • Russia rejects US criticism of Moscow granting Snowden asylum Iran Press TV 02 Aug 2013 -- A senior Russian official has rejected Washington's criticism of Moscow for granting temporary asylum to US whistleblower Edward Snowden.
  • Germany cancels surveillance pact with US Iran Press TV 02 Aug 2013 -- Germany says it has canceled its surveillance agreement with the US and Britain following the revelations by the former contractor to National Security Agency (NSA) Edward Snowden about Washington's mass spying program worldwide.
  • Edward Snowden hails Russia asylum as victory for rule of law Iran Press TV 02 Aug 2013 -- American whistleblower Edward Snowden has hailed Russia's decision to give him asylum as a victory for the rule of law.
  • U.S. 'Disappointed' Russia Grants Snowden Asylum RFE/RL 02 Aug 2013 -- Fugitive former U.S. intelligence analyst Edward Snowden has walked free in Moscow after Russian authorities decided to grant him temporary asylum for one year.
  • Edward Snowden 'In Safe Place With Friends' – Russian Lawyer RIA Novosti 02 Aug 2013 -- Edward Snowden, who is wanted by the United States for leaking classified information on US surveillance programs and who was granted temporary asylum Thursday by Russia, has decided where he is going to live and is in a safe place with friends, a Russian lawyer who helped him with his asylum bid said Friday.

  • Mahmud Ahmadinejad's Legacy RFE/RL 02 Aug 2013 -- As Iran's outgoing President Mahmud Ahmadinejad prepared to step down this weekend, there were few signs he would be remembered favorably either internationally or domestically.
  • Analysis: The Challenges Facing Rohani RFE/RL 02 Aug 2013 -- Taking over the presidency in a country where decisions are ultimately made by the supreme leader is challenging enough. Having to begin that task by clearing colossal hurdles left by your predecessor is nearly mission impossible.
  • Reported Rohani Comments On Israel Spark Anger RFE/RL 02 Aug 2013 -- Iranian news agencies have stirred up controversy and confusion regarding remarks Iran's president-elect, Hassan Rohani, made about Israel.

  • FBI Says It Could Not Have Prevented Boston Bombing – Report RIA Novosti 02 Aug 2013 -- The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has concluded that it could not have prevented the deadly Boston Marathon attack despite being warned by Russia that suspected bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev was becoming increasingly radicalized, The New York Times reported this week.

  • Premier Slams Russian Space Chief Over Poor Performance RIA Novosti 02 Aug 2013 -- Russia's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev officially reprimanded the head of the Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) for incompetence Friday, the government press service said.

  • Nuclear vote blocked in legislature standoff CNA 02 Aug 2013 -- After a day of confrontation and scuffles at the Legislative Yuan, opposition lawmakers succeeded Friday in blocking a vote on whether to allow a referendum to decide the fate of Taiwan's controversial fourth nuclear power plant, with both sides vowing to continue their struggle into next week and longer if necessary.



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