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• OIF/OEF/OND Casualty Update 29 Aug 2013 [PDF]
• Royal Engineers repair key Helmand bridge UK MOD 29 Aug 2013 -- Sappers from 22 Engineer Regiment have repaired a key bridge in the Lashkar Gah district of Helmand province.
• Afghan Opposition Parties To Select Single Candidate For Presidential Election RFE/RL 29 Aug 2013 -- A newly-established alliance of 13 opposition parties in Afghanistan said it will select a single candidate for the 2014 presidential election.
• EOD unit heads to Afghanistan Army News 29 Aug 2013 -- The explosive ordnance disposal mission is not only important in protecting American Soldiers, but also for the people in local communities.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Post-ASEAN Defense Ministers Meeting-Plus Press Conference in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei DoD 29 Aug 2013
• Readout of Secretary Hagel’s Discussion with Myanmar Minister of Defense Lieutenant General Wai Lwin DoD 29 Aug 2013
• DoD Announces Recruiting and Retention Numbers for Fiscal 2013, Through July 2013 DoD 29 Aug 2013
• Detainee Transfer Announced DoD 29 Aug 2013
• Defense Ministers End Brunei Meeting with Joint Declaration AFPS 29 Aug 2013 -- Eighteen defense ministers from nations throughout the Asia-Pacific region sat together after their meeting.
• China, US officials discuss defense ties People's Daily 29 Aug 2013 -- The defense chiefs of China and the United States had their second meeting within 10 days on the sidelines of a regional defense ministers meeting in Brunei.
• Theodore Roosevelt Returns to Norfolk as a Ready for Tasking Carrier NNS 29 Aug 2013 -- Aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) returned to its homeport, Naval Station Norfolk, Aug. 29, after conducting Sea Trials.
• Roosevelt Successfully Completes RCOH NNS 29 Aug 2013 -- USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) successfully completed refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH) Aug. 29.
• US, South Korean generals command Marine forces from sea USMC News 29 Aug 2013 -- The commanding general of III Marine Expeditionary Force embarked the USS Blue Ridge Aug. 25 for Ulchi Freedom Guardian 2013.
• ROK, US Marines conclude KMEP 13-8 USMC News 29 Aug 2013 -- Republic of Korea and U.S. Marines concluded Korean Marine Exchange Program 13-8 during an awards ceremony honoring the participants at a military establishment near the Rodriguez Live-Fire Complex Aug. 26.
• ARTP 13-2 commences USMC News 29 Aug 2013 -- Marines with Battery C, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, will begin artillery relocation training Aug. 26 in support of Artillery Relocation Training Program 13-2 at the Ojojihara Maneuver Area, Sendai, Japan.
• SPMAGTF Africa 13 provides maritime training to Senegalese Commandos USMC News 29 Aug 2013 -- Marines and sailors with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa 13 began maritime assistance and medical aid training.
• HMLA 773 loads up, rolls out USMC News 29 Aug 2013 -- Members from three of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 773's detachments deployed with two of their UH-1N Hueys Aug. 19, 2013, to Spain then Rotterdam, Netherlands from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst.
• SP-MAGTF CR hosts free fall exercise with Spanish paratroopers, Navy EOD in Spain USMC News 29 Aug 2013 -- U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response hosted a joint, bilateral military free-fall training exercise.
• NORAD, Russia Hope to Build on Vigilant Eagle 13 Successes AFPS 29 Aug 2013 -- Senior military officials from the North American Aerospace Defense Command and Russia ready to take the lessons learned to make next year’s exercise even more challenging.
• EOD Operational Support Unit 7 Disestablished NNS 29 Aug 2013 -- Explosive Ordnance Disposal Operational Support Unit (EODOSU) 7 held a disestablishment ceremony at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, Aug. 25.
• 92nd Military Police Battalion receives new vehicles via rail Army News 29 Aug 2013 -- Making their way from Red River, Texas, 129 humvees arrived on Fort Leonard Wood Saturday for distribution to the 4th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, 92nd Military Police Battalion.
• California Guard Deploys Predator to Support Firefighters AFPS 29 Aug 2013 -- The California National Guard has deployed a remotely piloted aircraft that improves the incident commander’s ability to monitor conditions on the ground.
• 129th Rescue Wing continues fighting Rim Fire AFNS 29 Aug 2013 -- Air National guardsmen from the 129th Rescue Wing have performed more than 400 bucket drops resulting in over 188,000 gallons of water dropped since they began fighting the Rim Fire August 20.
• Commander, US Naval Forces Korea holds Ground-Breaking Ceremony at Busan NNS 29 Aug 2013 -- Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Korea broke ground on a new headquarters facility Aug. 29 during a ceremony at the Republic of Korea navy base at Busan.
• Russian Med Fleet Redeployment ‘Not Linked’ to Syria – Navy RIA Novosti 29 Aug 2013 -- The redeployment of Russian Naval vessels in the Mediterranean Sea is part of a planned rotation and is not linked with the worsening situation in Syria.
• Russian Paratrooper Artillery in 1st Intl. Drills in 20 Years RIA Novosti 29 Aug 2013 -- Artillery units of Russia’s Airborne Assault Forces will participate in an international exercise for the first time in two decades.
• India to procure 800 barrels from Russia under rs 1,500 crore deal IRNA 29 Aug 2013 -- Seeking to address the issue of bursting barrels of Army tanks due to ammunition, the government is planning to replace them with canons of T-90 tanks in collaboration with Russia.
• Work Begins on 6th Missile Boat for Caspian Flotilla RIA Novosti 29 Aug 2013 -- Construction work has begun on a sixth attack missile boat for the Russian Navy’s Caspian Flotilla.
• Britain halts arms sales to Egypt PressTV 29 Aug 2013 -- The British government has suspended 49 military export licences to Egypt as clashes continue between Egyptian security forces and supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi.
• Typhoons deploying to Cyprus Royal Air Force 29 Aug 2013 -- 6 RAF Typhoon interceptor fast jets are being deployed to Akrotiri in Cyprus this morning.
• China to have more aircraft carriers: ministry spokesman People's Daily 29 Aug 2013 -- The Liaoning is the Chinese military's first aircraft carrier, but there will surely be more in future, a Ministry of National Defence spokesman said.
• Intensive flight-tests for China's J-31 fighter People's Daily 29 Aug 2013 -- Since August China's fourth-generation stealth fighter, the J-31 "Falcon Hawk", has carried out more than three sets of trial flights at a rapidly increasing frequency.
• China leads the way on multilateral military co-op People's Daily 29 Aug 2013 -- Beijing's increasing involvement in multilateral defense mechanisms is producing a new security concept for the Asia-Pacific.
• Army aviation force becomes new-type main battle force of PLA Army People's Daily 29 Aug 2013 -- "Assault 2013", the actual-troop exercise and tactics seminar of the army aviation force of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA), was recently concluded.
• Taiping Island wharf to be completed by 2016 CNA 29 Aug 2013 -- A wharf that is to be built on Taiping Island in the South China Sea will help to greatly enhance Taiwan's defense capability.
• Iran dismisses Western reports on Parchin military site PressTV 29 Aug 2013 -- Head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization Salehi has dismissed as “unscientific” reports regarding Iran’s Parchin military site.
• S-300 Missiles for Iran ‘Dismantled, Scrapped' – Manufacturer RIA Novosti 29 Aug 2013 -- The S-300 advanced air defense missile systems that Russia refused to deliver to Iran have now been completely dismantled and scrapped.
• Iran to unveil passive phased array radar system: Senior cmdr. PressTV 29 Aug 2013 -- A senior Iranian commander says the Islamic Republic plans to unveil a passive phased array radar system capable of detecting stealth aircraft.
• Panama: UN Report Finds NKorean Ship Violated Sanctions VOA 29 Aug 2013 -- Panama says United Nations experts have determined Cuban weapons seized from a North Korean cargo ship in the Panama Canal were a violation of U.N. sanctions.
• Press Briefing by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Josh Earnest, 8/29/2013 The White House 29 Aug 2013
• U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing, August 29, 2013 US Dept. of State 29 Aug 2013

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for August 29, 2013
• More Than $12B Contracts Inked at MAKS Airshow RIA Novosti 29 Aug 2013 -- More than $12 billion in contracts have been signed at the MAKS-2013 international air and space show near Moscow, a sum exceeding the $10 billion record set in 2009.

Other Conflicts

• Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, 29 August 2013 United Nations 29 Aug 2013
• Readout of Briefing for Congressional Leaders on the Assad Regime’s Use of Chemical Weapons in Syria The White House 29 Aug 2013
• Readout of the President’s Phone Call with Chancellor Merkel The White House 29 Aug 2013
• Obama Administration Briefing Lawmakers on Syria Evidence VOA 29 Aug 2013 -- Obama administration prepared to brief U.S. lawmakers on evidence it says shows Syrian government responsibility for using chemical weapons against civilians.
• US Lawmakers: No Doubt Syria Used Chemical Weapons VOA 29 Aug 2013 -- U.S. lawmakers briefed by senior Obama administration officials Thursday say there is no doubt the Syrian government carried out a chemical weapons attack last week.
• UN Team to Brief Ban Ki-Moon on Syria VOA 29 Aug 2013 -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will receive a briefing from his chemical weapons team on its mission to Syria.
• UN inspection team to leave Syria on Saturday UN News Centre 29 Aug 2013 -- Secretary-General Ban is cutting short his official visit to Austria to return to New York in preparation for a briefing from UN chemical weapons inspection team.
• UN Weapons Inspectors to Leave Syria by Saturday VOA 29 Aug 2013 -- U.N. chemical weapons investigators carried out their third inspection Thursday in a probe of an alleged chemical weapons attack last week.
• UN Chief Urges West to Await Syria Report VOA 29 Aug 2013 -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging world powers to hold off on possible military action against Syria until a U.N. chemical weapons inspection team completes its work in the country.
• World Disagrees on Possible US Intervention in Syria VOA 29 Aug 2013 -- The Obama administration is preparing a legal argument for undertaking a military response to the use of chemical weapons against civilians in Syria.
• Opposition to Syria Strike Rises Amid Military Buildup VOA 29 Aug 2013 -- The United States is sending a fifth navy destroyer to the Mediterranean, Britain is reinforcing its military on Cyprus, and Israel is bolstering its forces along the Syrian border.
• Arabs Brace for Possible US Strike on Syria VOA 29 Aug 2013 -- The threat of a U.S. military strike on Syria in response to an alleged chemical weapon attack by the Assad government has set an already tense Middle East further on edge.
• Russia Seethes on Sidelines as West Prepares Syria Actions VOA 29 Aug 2013 -- Russia’s navy announced Thursday it is sending two warships into the Eastern Mediterranean near the shores of Syria.
• Opposition Blocks British Plan for Syria Attack VOA 29 Aug 2013 -- Concern over whether chemical weapons were actually used in Syria, and by whom, has moved the British opposition Labor Party to lead a rare successful move to block a foreign policy initiative by the prime minister.
• Cameron Says 'No 100% Certainty" About Who Was Behind Syrian Chemical Attack RFE/RL 29 Aug 2013 -- British Prime Minister David Cameron has made his case for taking action against Syria.
• Attack on Syria Justified on Humanitarian Grounds – UK RIA Novosti 29 Aug 2013 -- Even without UN Security Council approval, a foreign military operation in Syria would be lawful under the doctrine of humanitarian intervention the British government said.
• Boehner demands more information from Obama on Syria attack PressTV 29 Aug 2013 -- US House Speaker John Boehner has sent a letter to President Barack Obama demanding for more information about a potential US attack on Syria.
• US sends 5th destroyer to eastern Mediterranean PressTV 29 Aug 2013 -- A fifth US Navy destroyer is on its way to the eastern Mediterranean as Washington and its allies are mulling over a possible attack on Syria.
• French President Hollande tones down war rhetoric against Syria PressTV 29 Aug 2013 -- French President Francois Hollande has said everything must be done to seek a political solution to the Syria case.
• Iran Walking Fine Line on Syria VOA 29 Aug 2013 -- Iran is wording responses to Syria's alleged use of chemical weapons very carefully, although its rhetoric towards the international community remains tough.
• U.S.-Iran Rapprochement: Over Before It Started? RFE/RL 29 Aug 2013 -- A U.S.-led military attack on Syria will inevitably cause collateral damage, and one casualty could be rising optimism for rapprochement between Tehran and Washington.
• Obama Says Has 'Not Made a Decision' on Syria RIA Novosti 29 Aug 2013 -- US President Barack Obama has said he has not yet decided what Washington’s response will be to the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria.
• UNESCO chief appeals to parties in Syria to stop destruction of cultural heritage UN News Centre 29 Aug 2013 -- The head of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization called on all parties involved in the Syrian conflict to safeguard the country’s cultural heritage.
• Hagel Concerned About Possible South China Sea Conflict VOA 29 Aug 2013 -- U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says he is concerned about the possibility of further conflicts resulting from rising tensions in disputed Asian waters.
• Chinese DM: freedom of navigation in South China Sea unaffected People's Daily 29 Aug 2013 -- The Chinese Defense Ministry warned relevant countries against seeking private interests under the guise of freedom of navigation in the South China Sea.
• Manila: China Asks Philippine President to Cancel Visit VOA 29 Aug 2013 -- The Philippines says President Benigno Aquino has been asked by China to cancel an upcoming visit, in what appears to be a snub between the two Asian countries that are involved in a territorial dispute.
• ASEAN Ministers Wrap Up Summit in Brunei VOA 29 Aug 2013 -- Southeast Asian defense ministers are expected to hold fresh talks on territorial disputes as they meet with their counterparts from elsewhere in Asia, as well as the United States.
• Security Council demands DR Congo rebel groups to end all violence, immediately disband UN News Centre 29 Aug 2013 -- The United Nations Security Council reiterated its demand to M23 halt “all forms of violence and lay down their arms.”
• DR Congo: UN chief deplores killing of Tanzanian peacekeeper UN News Centre 29 Aug 2013 -- Secretary-General Ban has condemned the killing of a Tanzanian peacekeeper and the wounding of 10 others in the DRC during an attack against the M23 rebel group.
• Rwanda Accuses DRC of Firing Across Border VOA 29 Aug 2013 -- The government of Rwanda has accused Democratic Republic of Congo forces of shelling Rwandan territory.
• Amid renewed fighting UN agency urges Central African Republic to protect civilians UN News Centre 29 Aug 2013 -- Authorities in the Central African Republic must protect civilians from the fighting which has killed at least 10 people and forced thousands to flee their homes.
• Violence Displacing Bangui Residents VOA 29 Aug 2013 -- Ongoing violence in the Central African Republic capital Bangui caused thousands of civilians to seek safety at the international airport.
• Strongly condemning threats to Lebanon’s stability, Security Council extends UN peacekeeping force UN News Centre 29 Aug 2013 -- The Security Council extended the mandate of the United Nations peacekeeping force monitoring the Israeli-Lebanese border.
• Car bomb kills 11, injures 26 in Iraq’s Samarra PressTV 29 Aug 2013 -- At least 11 people have been killed in a car bomb attack at a fruit market in the Iraqi city of Samarra, north of the capital Baghdad.
• Colombia court paves way for FARC talks PressTV 29 Aug 2013 -- Officials at Colombia’s high court have said that they declared a controversial law constitutional, paving the way for peace talks between the government and rebels.
• Serbia and Kosovo making positive steps towards normal relations, UN envoy says UN News Centre 29 Aug 2013 -- Positive steps taken by leaders in Belgrade and Pristina in recent months have led to historic agreements and fundamental progress towards normalizing relations.
• New land tenure, nationality laws major steps towards reconciliation in Côte D’Ivoire – UN expert UN News Centre 29 Aug 2013 -- The recent adoption by Côte D’Ivoire of two laws on nationality and land tenure represents a major step towards reconciliation.
• Khmer Rouge Tribunal Staff Threatens Strike VOA 29 Aug 2013 -- Cambodian staff at the U.N.-backed Khmer Rouge war crimes tribunal are threatening to go on strike over unpaid wages.

News Reports

• Did Morsi Ouster Save or Destroy Egypt’s Democracy? VOA 29 Aug 2013 -- While the West frets over the Egyptian military’s seizure of power and condemns the violent suppression of protesters, the response within Egypt is more ambiguous.
• Egypt security forces arrest two top Brotherhood figures: Egyptian media PressTV 29 Aug 2013 -- Egypt's security forces have arrested two senior Muslim Brotherhood's figures in the Giza governorate, Egyptian authorities say.
• Egyptian Police Arrest Senior Muslim Brotherhood Figure RFE/RL 29 Aug 2013 -- Egyptian state media have reported that police have arrested a top Muslim Brotherhood figure in an ongoing crackdown on the Islamist group.
• Egypt Arrests Senior Brotherhood Politician el-Beltagi VOA 29 Aug 2013 -- Egyptian police captured senior Muslim Brotherhood official Mohamed el-Beltagi.
• Retrial Ordered For Pakistani Doctor Who Helped Find Bin Laden RFE/RL 29 Aug 2013 -- A senior judicial official in Pakistan has overturned the 33-year jail sentence against the doctor who helped the U.S. track down Osama bin Laden.
• Pakistan hints at 'targeted operation' in Karachi to end violence IRNA 29 Aug 2013 -- Pakistani government has hinted a 'targeted operation' against the miscreants in the violence-hit port city of Karachi.
• Iran to take full control of Bushehr nuclear plant in 2 months: Official PressTV 29 Aug 2013 -- Head of Iran Bushehr nuclear power plant says Iranian experts will take full control of the plant from Russians within the next two months.
• UN Panel Hears from Relatives of Japanese Abucted by N. Korea VOA 29 Aug 2013 -- Relatives of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea in the 1970s and 1980s urged a United Nations panel to help step up efforts to find out more about those still missing.
• NDC Policy Department Warns U.S., S. Korea against Anti-DPRK Acts KCNA 29 Aug 2013 -- The spokesman for the Policy Department of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK issued the following statement.
• Two Koreas sign deal to reopen joint industrial park PressTV 29 Aug 2013 -- South and North Korean officials have signed an agreement to form a new joint committee to reopen the shared industrial complex shut down in April.
• China issues white paper on economic, trade cooperation with Africa People's Daily 29 Aug 2013 -- The Chinese government issued a white paper on China-Africa Economic and Trade Cooperation.
• Japan Regulator urges monitoring of crippled fukushima plant PressTV 29 Aug 2013 -- Japan's nuclear regulator says the impact of the radiation-contaminated water leaks at the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant is not known and it needs to be monitored more closely.
• Ghana Opposition Meets Friday to Chart Way Forward VOA 29 Aug 2013 -- A leading member of Ghana’s main opposition party says the National Council of the group plans to meet following the Supreme Court’s ruling that President John Dramani Mahama was “validly elected.”
• Back-Up Azerbaijani Opposition Presidential Candidate Registered RFE/RL 29 Aug 2013 -- Azerbaijan's Central Election Commission has registered Camil Hasanli as the united opposition's alternative presidential candidate.
• Date Set For Election Of Ingushetian Leader RFE/RL 29 Aug 2013 -- The parliament of Russia's North Caucasus republic of Ingushetia has set a date for the election of the republic's leader.