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10 September 2013 Military News

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  • 10 September 2013 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 10 Sep 2013

  • Remarks by the President in Address to the Nation on Syria The White House 10 Sep 2013
  • UN Security Council Meeting On Syria Canceled RFE/RL 10 Sep 2013 -- The UN Security Council has canceled a meeting on a resolution aimed at securing and destroying Syria's chemical weapons stockpiles.
  • Obama: Syria Strikes Justified, But Diplomacy May Work AFPS 10 Sep 2013 -- The credible threat of U.S. military force in Syria is critical to showing the world that chemical weapons use is unacceptable, President Barack Obama said in a speech to the nation tonight, but he added that he has asked Congress to postpone a vote authorizing such action.
  • US Congress Action on Syria on Hold for Now VOA 10 Sep 2013 -- Hours before U.S. President Barack Obama was to address the nation on the need to confront Syria's use of chemical weapons, he met with senators of both major political parties on Capitol Hill. Lawmakers emerged saying a vote authorizing the use of force against Syria is unlikely for now, and any final resolution will take international diplomatic developments into account.
  • Forces Ready for Syria Contingencies, Dempsey Says AFPS 10 Sep 2013 -- U.S. forces are positioned and plans are in place for a range of military options against Bashar Assad's regime in Syria, America's top general testified today before the House Armed Services Committee.
  • Leaders Ask House Panel to Vote for Syria Strike AFPS 10 Sep 2013 -- President Barack Obama believes the threat of a U.S. attack was the driving force behind a possible diplomatic solution to controlling Syria's stockpiles of chemical weapons, Secretary of State John F. Kerry said here today as he and top defense officials asked a House panel to authorize Obama's proposal to use military force there.
  • White House wants to keep Syria war threat on the table Iran Press TV 10 Sep 2013 -- The US continues to seek congressional authorization for the use of force against Syria even though Damascus has agreed to put its chemical weapons under international supervision.
  • Iran, Syria offer conditional support for Russia plan Iran Press TV 10 Sep 2013 -- Iran and Syria have thrown their weight behind Russia's proposal to Damascus to put its chemical stockpile under international control provided that the plan will offer a diplomatic solution to the Syrian crisis.
  • Arab League backs plan to put Syria chemical arms under intl. control Iran Press TV 10 Sep 2013 -- The Arab League has supported a plan to put Syria's chemical weapons stockpile under international control.
  • Syrian Government Accepts Plan For Chemical-Weapons Handover RFE/RL 10 Sep 2013 -- The Syrian government says it has agreed to a Russian initiative to put its chemical weapons under international control for subsequent dismantling.
  • Obama Cautious On Syria Chemical-Arms Handover Proposal RFE/RL 10 Sep 2013 -- U.S. President Barack Obama says a Russian-backed proposal in which the Syrian government would surrender all its chemical weapons to international control is a "potentially positive development" but that he's concerned the idea could be used by the regime as a stalling tactic.
  • Moscow Urges US to Back Syria Plan, Abandon Use of Force RIA Novosti 10 Sep 2013 -- Russia's initiative to place Syrian chemical weapon stockpiles under international control will only be feasible if the United States and its allies pledge not to use force, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday.
  • US Skepticism High on 'Russia Plan' for Syria RIA Novosti 10 Sep 2013 -- US politicians and media raced Tuesday to express skepticism of what they termed a Russian proposal for averting a US military strike on Syria, but grudgingly acknowledged that the initiative was, for now at least, moving forward.
  • Obama Agrees to UN Discussion of Russia's Syria Proposal RIA Novosti 10 Sep 2013 -- US President Barack Obama has agreed to Tuesday discussions at the UN Security Council on a Russian proposal to place Syria's chemical weapons arsenal under international control, a unnamed White House official told The Associated Press.
  • Iran Says Syria Not Seeking Military Help Against Intervention RIA Novosti 10 Sep 2013 -- Damascus has not indicated any plans to seek Iran's military help in the event of a foreign intervention against Syrian governmental forces, a senior Iranian official said Tuesday, speaking about the possible invocation of an alleged Syrian-Iranian defense agreement.
  • Syria, Iran Discuss Russian Chemical Arms Plan in Moscow RIA Novosti 10 Sep 2013 -- Iranian and Syrian diplomats on Tuesday met in Moscow to discuss a proposal to put Syria's chemical weapons under international control, an idea backed by both countries in hopes that it could prevent US airstrikes against Syria.
  • Obama Calls Russian Proposal for Syria 'Potentially Positive' RIA Novosti 10 Sep 2013 -- US President Barack Obama has said that a Russian initiative to put Syrian chemical arms under international supervision is potentially positive but cautioned that it could be an attempt to stall US military action against Syria.
  • US Weighs Syria Arms Idea But Presses Strike Plan Too RIA Novosti 10 Sep 2013 -- A possible break of the global logjam on Syria emerged Monday as the United States said it would take a "hard look" at an initiative to put Syrian chemical arms under outside control, even as the White House pressed its unpopular case for military action there.
  • Obama: Syria Could Prevent Airstrike by Turning Over Chemical Weapons VOA 10 Sep 2013 -- President Barack Obama says a proposal to put Syrian chemical weapons under international control could prevent U.S. military strikes on Syria. The president has been making his case for military strikes to Congress and the American people after Syria's alleged chemical attack on civilians.
  • Syria Backs Russian Plan for Weapons VOA 10 Sep 2013 -- The Syrian government has accepted a Russian proposal to put its chemical weapons under international control for subsequent dismantling to avoid a possible U.S. military strike.
  • China Backs Russian Proposal on Syrian Chemical Weapons VOA 10 Sep 2013 -- China says it supports a Russian plan to avoid U.S. military strikes against Syria by having Damascus hand over its chemical weapons stockpile for destruction. The comments come after a top U.S. defense official pressed Chinese officials to back military action against Syria.
  • Rights Group Blames Syria for Chemical Attack VOA 10 Sep 2013 -- Human Rights Watch says Syrian forces were 'almost certainly responsible' for the chemical weapons attack last month that sparked international debate on how to respond, including the prospect of a U.S. military strike.
  • US Senate Seeks Alternatives to Military Action in Syria VOA 10 Sep 2013 -- One day after delaying a U.S. Senate vote on authorizing the use of force in Syria, Majority Leader Harry Reid says the threat of military action must be sustained even as international diplomatic efforts go forward.
  • Syria Believed to Have Vast Chemical Weapons Arsenal VOA 10 Sep 2013 -- Syria is believed to have one of the world's largest arsenals of chemical weapons, a vast collection of sarin, mustard gas and VX nerve agents.

  • Security Council: Stronger justice, security sectors integral to transition goals in Liberia UN News Centre 10 Sep 2013 -- The top United Nations official in Liberia today lauded Liberia's commitments in maintaining peace, while underlining the need for the country to strengthen its justice and security sectors in preparation for taking on increasing security responsibilities.
  • Myanmar: first UN aid convoy in 20 months reaches displaced in Kachin state UN News Centre 10 Sep 2013 -- The first aid convoy in nearly two years has delivered food, medicine and other supplies to thousands of displaced people in Myanmar's Kachin state, the United Nations relief arm today reported.
  • UN expert welcomes decision by Dutch firm to pull out of illegal Israeli settlement UN News Centre 10 Sep 2013 -- A United Nations independent expert today welcomed the decision by the Dutch company Royal HaskoningDHV to end its contract with the Jerusalem municipality, which would require the firm to build a wastewater treatment plant that would service illegal Israeli settlements.
  • Loss of refugee status leaves many Angolans undocumented in South Africa IRIN 10 Sep 2013 -- Many Angolan refugees living in South Africa have been left undocumented after a deadline for the cessation of their refugee status elapsed before they were able to secure immigration permits or exemption decisions.
  • Children in Armed Conflict Abused and Exploited, Report Says VOA 10 Sep 2013 -- The Special Representative of the U.N. Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict has said millions of children caught in armed conflict are victims of grave violations and subject to sexual violence and recruitment as child soldiers. The findings were made in a report that Leila Zerrougui has submitted to the U.N. Human Rights Council.
  • Militias Seize Villages in Western CAR VOA 10 Sep 2013 -- New unrest is reported in the Central African Republic [C.A.R.], following clashes between local armed groups and the Seleka rebel coalition that seized power earlier this year.

News Reports

  • US, S. Korea Discuss Prospects for N. Korea Nuclear Talks VOA 10 Sep 2013 -- The top U.S. and South Korean envoys on North Korea have met in Seoul to discuss efforts to denuclearize Pyongyang, as well as a proposal by China for informal talks. Washington says North Korea needs to show it is serious about abandoning its pursuit of nuclear weapons before the United States will resume negotiations.

  • Germany sought US spy tools in Frankfurt Iran Press TV 10 Sep 2013 -- Germany has reportedly enraged its US ally after it sent a helicopter to look for "listening posts" at the American Consulate in the city of Frankfurt following the disclosure that the National Security Agency (NSA) had also spied on the European nation.

  • Iran ex-minister of defense named SNSC secretary Iran Press TV 10 Sep 2013 -- Iran President Hassan Rouhani has appointed former defense minister as the country's new secretary of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC).
  • West must adopt 'rhetoric of respect' in nuclear talks with Iran: Rouhani Iran Press TV 10 Sep 2013 -- Iran's President Hassan Rouhani says no progress can be made in the negotiations over Iran's nuclear energy program unless the West reciprocates Iran's "rhetoric of respect."



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