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• Taliban Claims Responsibility for US Base Attack VOA 02 Sep 2013 -- Authorities in eastern Afghanistan said Taliban insurgents on Monday launched an “unsuccessful” assault against a U.S. military base near the border with Pakistan.
• Taliban Claims Attack On U.S. Base In Eastern Afghanistan RFE/RL 02 Sep 2013 -- Taliban militants have claimed responsibility for an attack involving suicide bombers on a U.S. base near Afghanistan's border with Pakistan.
• Taliban ends siege of US military base in eastern Afghanistan PressTV 02 Sep 2013 -- Several hours of gun battle between US forces and Taliban militants have finally come to an end in the Afghan town of Torkham, in Nangarhar Province.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Report: US Spied on Presidents of Brazil, Mexico VOA 02 Sep 2013 -- The Brazilian government summoned the U.S. ambassador over new allegations that the U.S. National Security Agency spy program targeted President Dilma Rousseff.
• SEACAT 2013 Exercise Builds Multilateral Cooperation in Maritime Southeast Asia NNS 02 Sep 2013 -- The 11th annual Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training exercise commenced Sept. 2.
• USS Denver Returns to Darwin, Australia NNS 02 Sep 2013 -- Amphibious transport dock ship USS Denver, with the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, arrived in Darwin, Australia, Sept. 3, for the second time in less than two weeks.
• Over 80 Russian Warships on Sea Duty Across World RIA Novosti 02 Sep 2013 -- More than 80 Russian naval warships and support vessels are currently at sea at combat readiness.
• Russian Coast Guard to Get New Missile Systems, Aircraft by 2020 RIA Novosti 02 Sep 2013 -- The Russian Navy’s Coast Guard Troops will receive about 20 new missile systems and over 70 aircraft and helicopters by 2020.
• UAE Firm Plans to Help Turn Russian Helicopter Into Attack Drone RIA Novosti 02 Sep 2013 -- Defense firms in the United Arab Emirates and Russia are planning to develop an unmanned combat aerial vehicle based on Russia’s Berkut VL helicopter.
• Russia Begins ‘Open Skies’ Flights Over US RIA Novosti 02 Sep 2013 -- Russian military inspectors will begin a series of monitoring flights over the United States Monday under the international Open Skies Treaty.
• Russian Defense Ministry to Hire Civilian Doctors RIA Novosti 02 Sep 2013 -- The Russian Defense Ministry will hire civilian staff on a contract basis to meet the current shortage of military doctors.
• Monthly press conference by the NATO Secretary General NATO 02 Sep 2013
• India inducts C-17 Globemaster-III into IAF IRNA 02 Sep 2013 -- Defence Minister A K Antony Monday formally inducted the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III into the IAF.
• Kim Jong Un Inspects Islet Detachments of KPA KCNA 02 Sep 2013 -- Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army Kim Jong Un inspected islet detachments which have been successfully face-lifted as required by the Songun era.

Defense Industry

Other Conflicts

• The Syria Waiting Game: A Middle East Media Roundup VOA 02 Sep 2013 -- U.S President Barack Obama decided over the weekend to leave the matter to American lawmakers.
• Key Lawmakers to Obama: Enhanced Strategy for Syria Needed VOA 02 Sep 2013 -- The White House continues to make the case to U.S. lawmakers that Congress should approve military action against Syria's government.
• Obama Lobbies Congress on Syria Strike VOA 02 Sep 2013 -- U.S. President Barack Obama made the case for military action in Syria in talks with a key lawmaker at the White House on Monday.
• NATO Chief Urges 'Firm' Response To Syrian Chemical Attacks RFE/RL 02 Sep 2013 -- NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has called for a "firm" response to the use of chemical weapons in Syria.
• Tehran Says Rafsanjani Criticism Of Damascus 'Distorted' RFE/RL 02 Sep 2013 -- Tehran is denying that former President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani accused Damascus of using poison gas in Syria's civil war.
• China Speaks Up Against Unilateral Action on Syria RIA Novosti 02 Sep 2013 -- China has urged Washington not to take unilateral action on Syria over the alleged use of chemical weapons against civilians.
• USS Nimitz aircraft carrier group rerouted to help US strike on Syria, if needed RT 02 Sep 2013 -- The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz along with four destroyers and a cruiser have been ordered to move west in the Arabian Sea toward the Red Sea.
• Report: US aircraft carrier moves toward Syria PressTV 02 Sep 2013 -- A US warship is moving toward Syria, though it has not yet received any order from Washington to back a potential strike on the Arab country.
• Hezbollah mobilizes forces ahead of potential US-led attack on Syria PressTV 02 Sep 2013 -- Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement is mobilizing its force as the war rhetoric against Syria intensifies.
• Analysis: Readying for escalation in Syria IRIN 02 Sep 2013 -- Aid agencies responding to the Syrian crisis are updating contingency plans and pre-positioning stocks, warning that any US-led military action against Syria could lead to an increase in humanitarian needs.
• Russia Wants to Talk to US Congress About Syria VOA 02 Sep 2013 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin says he supports the idea of sending a delegation from the country's parliament to Washington to urge members of the U.S. Congress not to support intervention in Syria.
• Putin Backs Proposed US-Russian Talks on Syria RIA Novosti 02 Sep 2013 -- President Vladimir Putin on Monday backed an initiative by Russian lawmakers to establish dialogue with their US counterparts and resolve the Syria situation without the use of force.
• Syrian Govt, State Media Blast Western 'Aggression' VOA 02 Sep 2013 -- A top Syrian official says armed groups backed by the United States were responsible for alleged chemical weapons attacks, not Syrian troops.
• Russia sends reconnaissance ship to Mediterranean, Interfax says PressTV 02 Sep 2013 -- Russia has sent its Priazovye reconnaissance ship to the eastern Mediterranean tasked with collecting information in the tense region.
• Syria: samples to reach labs ‘within hours’ UN News Centre 02 Sep 2013 -- Samples collected by the United Nations chemical weapons inspection team in Syria are now being transferred from The Hague to laboratories for analysis.
• Civilians Join Fight Against Nigeria's Boko Haram VOA 02 Sep 2013 -- In Nigeria's northeastern Borno state, the birthplace of Boko Haram, hundreds of young men have formed units of a civilian vigilante group that now is actively working to hunt down militants alongside the military.
• DR Congo: UN Envoy calls for end to hostilities, focus on political process at start of visit UN News Centre 02 Sep 2013 -- The United Nations Special Envoy for Africa's Great Lake's region is in DRC to start a regional tour to bolster diplomatic efforts for peace.
• UN Great Lakes Envoy to Address Rwanda Role in DRC Crisis VOA 02 Sep 2013 -- The United Nations envoy to the Great Lakes region says she will be direct with Kigali about evidence of Rwandan support for the M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
• Destroying solution of returning to Ashraf and paving way for future attacks on Camp Liberty Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran 02 Sep 2013
• UN Visits Iranian Exiles At Iraqi Camp After Clashes RFE/RL 02 Sep 2013 -- A United Nations team has visited an Iranian exile camp in northeast Iraq where more than 50 residents were reportedly killed in an assault on September.
• Iraqi Sahwa Leader Escapes Bomb Attack RFE/RL 02 Sep 2013 -- Iraqi authorities say a prominent leader of a Sunni tribal militia opposed to Al-Qaeda has escaped an assassination attempt.
• Taiwan Plans New Infrastructure for Disputed South China Sea Claim VOA 02 Sep 2013 -- Taiwan normally keeps quiet about its territorial claims in a sovereignty dispute in the South China Sea.
• Cambodian Staff Strike at Khmer Rouge Tribunal VOA 02 Sep 2013 -- Most Cambodian staff at the U.N.-backed Khmer Rouge trial have gone on strike over unpaid wages.

News Reports

• Egyptian Court Advised to Abolish Muslim Brotherhood VOA 02 Sep 2013 -- An Egyptian judicial panel on Monday recommended the dissolution of the Muslim Brotherhood - Egypt's largest political organization - and that its headquarters be closed.
• Egyptian Prosecutor Refers Deposed President To Trial RFE/RL 02 Sep 2013 -- Egypt's top prosecutor has referred deposed President Muhammad Morsi to trial on charges of committing and inciting deadly violence while he was in office.
• Morsi supporters call for demos again PressTV 02 Sep 2013 -- Supporters of Egypt’s ousted President Mohamed Morsi have called for nationwide demonstrations demanding his reinstatement.
• Inter-Korean Panel Holds First Talks on Kaesong Reopening VOA 02 Sep 2013 -- A joint North and South Korean committee tasked with reopening a joint industrial complex held its first meeting.
• Koreas hold Kaesong committee meeting PressTV 02 Sep 2013 -- North Korea and South Korea have held the first meeting of a joint committee to prepare the ground for reopening the jointly-run Kaesong industrial zone.
• First Meeting of North-South Joint Committee for Kaesong Industrial Zone Held KCNA 02 Sep 2013 -- The first meeting of the north-south joint committee for the Kaesong Industrial Zone took place in the zone Monday.
• Pakistan's former military ruler faces fresh murder charges PressTV 02 Sep 2013 -- Pakistan police register murder charges against former ruler General Pervez Musharraf under pressure from the High Court.
• Senior official sacked as CPC vows further anti-corruption drive People's Daily 02 Sep 2013 -- Jiang Jiemin, head of a Cabinet commission that supervises major state-owned enterprises, has been removed from office.
• China Investigates State Assets Regulator VOA 01 Sep 2013 -- China says it has opened an investigation into an official who is the director of the commission that oversees China's state-owned companies.
• SASAC head latest target in graft probe People's Daily 02 Sep 2013 -- Authorities are investigating the head of the State assets regulator for "serious discipline violations".
• Iran Releases Some Slovak Paragliders RFE/RL 02 Sep 2013 -- Iran has released six of eight Slovak paragliders accused of espionage.
• Japanese Gov Prepared to Take Reins of Fukushima Response VOA 02 Sep 2013 -- The head of Japan's nuclear regulatory agency says it is possible that radioactive water will have to be released into the sea.
• Fukushima water release unavoidable: Japan nuke watchdog PressTV 02 Sep 2013 -- Japan's nuclear watchdog says contaminated water from the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant will have to be released into the ocean eventually.
• SADC Deems Zimbabwe Election 'Generally Credible' VOA 02 Sep 2013 -- The Southern African Development Community (SADC) says Zimbabwe’s July 31 elections were free and generally credible, but allowed that some irregularities cast doubt on fairness.
• New Ethiopian Party Hopes to Stage Anti-government Rally VOA 02 Sep 2013 -- Ethiopia’s youngest opposition party, the Blue Party, says it will try again to hold a demonstration against the government.
• Trial Starts For Alleged 1997 Turkey Coup Plotters RFE/RL 02 Sep 2013 -- A trial has started in Ankara for 275 people accused of plotting to oust a pro-Islamist government in 1997.
• Rights Group: Azerbaijani Freedoms Attacked Ahead Of Election RFE/RL 02 Sep 2013 -- Human Rights Watch says the Azerbaijani government has been carrying out a "deliberate" strategy to "limit dissent" ahead of the Caspian Sea country's October 9 presidential election.
• Georgia Election Head Seeking Presidency RFE/RL 02 Sep 2013 -- The former chairman of Georgia's Central Election Commission, Zurab Kharatishvili, plans to run for president in the October 27 election.
• Georgian Prime Minister Explains Why He Plans to Quit Politics RIA Novosti 02 Sep 2013 -- Georgia’s prime minister said in an open letter that he planned to leave politics soon, possibly after the October presidential election.
• South Africans Welcome Mandela’s Return Home From Hospital VOA 02 Sep 2013 -- Journalists and South Africans have flocked to former South African president Nelson Mandela’s home in Johannesburg following his release Sunday from a Pretoria hospital.