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• Ancient fortress marks site for advisory transition in Afghanistan Army News 07 Sep 2013 -- A fortress dating back to the 5th century, once occupied by the Mongolian warlord Genghis Khan, a focus-point for the first and second Anglo-Afghan War, and a pivotal point in the history of Afghanistan, served as the setting officially marking the next level of advising to the Afghan National Army from American forces.
• UK drone use triples in Afghanistan since 2008: Report Iran Press TV 07 Sep 2013 -- The UK has tripled the use of drones for missions in Afghanistan between 2008 and 2012, new official figures shows.
• Postal Marines break new ground in Afghanistan USMC News 07 Sep 2013 -- The postal Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 2, Regional Command (Southwest), took the lead in pioneering a new era of deployed postal technology here.
• Pakistan Frees Afghan Taliban Prisoners in Peace Effort VOA 07 Sep 2013 -- Pakistan says it has freed seven more Afghan Taliban prisoners to facilitate peace and reconciliation efforts leaders in neighboring Afghanistan are making to end the 12-year-old conflict in their country.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Chinese Navy Ships Visit Hawaii NNS 07 Sep 2013 -- Three People's Liberation Army-Navy [PLA(N)] ships pulled into Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Sept. 6, for a routine port visit.
• Russian Armata Tank to Enter Testing in November RIA Novosti 07 Sep 2013 -- The prototype of Russia's next generation Armata main battle tank is ready for testing, which will begin by November, the head of the Russian Tank Forces said Saturday.
• Russia Puts Submarine Trials on Hold After Bulava Failure RIA Novosti 07 Sep 2013 -- Russia has put trials of two nuclear subs on hold following an unsuccessful launch of a Bulava submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) on Friday, a Russian defense ministry spokesman said on Saturday.

Defense Industry

• China to Get Russian Su-35 Jets in 2014 – Rosoboronexport RIA Novosti 07 Sep 2013 -- Moscow and Beijing expect to seal the deal on the sale of Russian Su-35 fighter jets to China in 2014, a senior official at the Russian arms exports monopoly said Saturday.

Other Conflicts

• Ron Paul: Congress's no to Obama will be historic Al Alam International News Channel 07 Sep 2013 -- Former US Congressman Ron Paul says President Barack Obama defeat in the Congress over his war plans against Syria would be 'historic'.
• Weekly Address: Calling for Limited Military Action in Syria The White House 07 Sep 2013
• Hagel Discusses Syria, Cooperation With Spain's Defense Minister AFPS 07 Sep 2013 -- Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel met with Spanish Defense Minister Pedro Morenés at the Pentagon yesterday, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said.
• President Explains Syria Decision in Weekly Address AFPS 07 Sep 2013 -- President Barack Obama today used his weekly address to explain his decisions to take military action against Bashar Assad's regime in Syria for using chemical weapons against its own people and to seek congressional approval for that action.
• Larijani: US war against Syria will have hellish end IRNA 07 Sep 2013 -- Majlis (parliament) Speaker Ali Larijani, by referring to the US decision to attack Syria, said it might seem easy at first, but it would have a hellish end.
• Iran informed US of Sarin gas shipment to Syria 9 months ago, ex-FM IRNA 07 Sep 2013 -- Former foreign minister Ali-Akbar Salehi said Saturday that Iran had informed US of shipment of chemical weapons, including Sarin gas, to Syria nine months ago.
• Kerry in Paris to discuss Syria strike Iran Press TV 07 Sep 2013 -- US Secretary of State John Kerry is trying to bolster support from world countries including European nations for a possible US military attack on Syria.
• EU: Evidence Points To Syrian Government Behind Chemical Attack RFE/RL 07 Sep 2013 -- The European Union's foreign-policy chief, Catherine Ashton, says the EU's 28 members have agreed that available information seemed to show strong evidence that the Syrian government used chemical weapons last month.
• Germany Joins Supporters of Declaration For Action Against Syria - Minister RIA Novosti 07 Sep 2013 -- Germany has become the 12th nation to sign a declaration of support for strong measures to be taken by the international community against Syria over its alleged use of chemical weapons recently in the civil war there, AFP reported Saturday citing German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle.
• Obama Appeals for Military Strike On Syria VOA 07 Sep 2013 -- President Barack Obama has called on the American people to support his proposal to launch military strikes on Syria. The president's plan faces widespread opposition among lawmakers and the American public.
• White House Syria Appeal Draws Protest, Prayer VOA 07 Sep 2013 -- President Barack Obama and senior officials of his administration are trying hard to broaden domestic and foreign support for a limited military action in Syria, but so far that effort has produced mixed results.
• UN envoy stresses need to tackle impunity in DR Congo UN News Centre 07 Sep 2013 -- A top United Nations official focusing on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has stressed the need to address impunity in the country, which has seen massive displacement over the past year along with pervasive violence and rights abuses.
• UN envoy strongly condemns terrorist attack in Somali capital UN News Centre 07 Sep 2013 -- The top United Nations envoy in Somalia today deplored a terrorist attack in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, which resulted in numerous casualties.
• Al-Shabab Claims Responsibility for Somalia Blasts VOA 07 Sep 2013 -- Somali officials say at least 18 people were killed and a dozen others wounded when a car full of explosives blew up outside a restaurant in Mogadishu. The Village restaurant is popular with government officials, workers and journalists.

News Reports

• Air defense commander warns threatening states against their own threats IRNA 07 Sep 2013 -- Commander of the Khatam ul-Anbia Air Defense Base Brigadier Farzad Esmaeli Saturday warned the "threatening states to be careful as their threats would harm them too."
• Wrong image of Iran nuclear energy program must be rectified: Zarif Iran Press TV 07 Sep 2013 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the wrong image presented to the world of the Islamic Republic's nuclear energy program must be rectified.
• Jordan arrests officers over charges of misleading CIA Iran Press TV 07 Sep 2013 -- Nearly a dozen officers have been arrested in Jordan on charges of misleading the United States Central Intelligence Agency, CIA.
• US spy agencies decry latest Snowden revelations Iran Press TV 07 Sep 2013 -- Experts on privacy and Internet security have blasted the US National Security Agency amid reports that the agency is accessing secure Internet communications.
• Iraq orders remaining MKO members to evacuate Camp Ashraf Iran Press TV 07 Sep 2013 -- The Iraqi government has ordered the remaining members of the terrorist Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) to immediately evacuate Camp Ashraf following the recent attack against the group.
• Warning: Continuing Massacre at Camp Ashraf From the Desk of Alireza Jafarzadeh 06 Sep 2013 -- Reports from inside Iran indicate that absent a firm position by the US Government, the Iranian regime and the Iraqi government are planning to perpetrate another crime against humanity and massacre the survivors of last Sunday's killings in Camp Ashraf.
• China, Kazakhstan Ink Partnership Deal RIA Novosti 07 Sep 2013 -- Leaders of China and Kazakhstan signed on Saturday a declaration on developing the strategic partnership between the two countries.