21 September 2013 Military News

11 Taliban militants killed in northeast Afghanistan Iran Press TV 21 Sep 2013 -- Afghan national security forces have killed 11 Taliban militants and injured 24 during a cleanup operation in Afghanistan's northeastern province of Kapisa.
Interview: Taliban Chronicler Fergusson On Mullah Baradar's Release And Afghan Peace RFE/RL 21 Sep 2013
Militants kill tribal leader in northwestern Pakistan Iran Press TV 21 Sep 2013 -- Heavily-armed militants have shot and killed a prominent regional leader and injured several others in Pakistan's troubled northwest tribal region, security officials say.
Pakistan Releases Top Taliban Prisoner In Peace-Talks Bid RFE/RL 21 Sep 2013 -- Pakistan has released its most senior Taliban detainee, Abdul Ghani Baradar.
Pakistan Frees Afghan Taliban Deputy Commander VOA 21 Sep 2013 -- Pakistan has freed Afghan Taliban deputy commander Abdul Ghani Baradar in a attempt to jumpstart a tumultuous peace process in neighboring Afghanistan as most NATO troops prepare to leave the war-torn country by the end of 2014.
A Legion of Angels Army News 21 Sep 2013 -- Women of the International Security Assistance Forces within the Zabul Province, continue supporting the efforts of training, mentoring and assisting the people of Afghanistan.

First P-3C anti-submarine aircraft to arrive next week CNA 21 Sep 2013 -- The first of 12 submarine-hunting aircraft purchased from the United States will arrive in Taiwan on Sept. 23 or Sept. 24, the military said Saturday.

On International Day, UN calls for investment in peace education UN News Centre 21 Sep 2013 -- Education is vital for building peaceful societies and fostering global citizenship, senior United Nations officials today said marking the International Day of Peace with calls for greater investment in quality education and to reverse trends which show aid for schools and teachers dipping for the first time in a decade.

Syria Hands Over Chemical Weapons Data RFE/RL 21 Sep 2013 -- Syria handed over some details of its chemical weapons program to an international watchdog on September 20.
Russia Talks Tough As Syria Hands Over 'Expected' Chemical Weapons Data RFE/RL 21 Sep 2013 -- The international chemical weapons watchdog says it has received from Syria 'the expected' account of its chemical arms program.
US Prepared to Strike Syria if UN Deal Falls Short – Official RIA Novosti 21 Sep 2013 -- The United States has not ruled out military strikes against Syria if Damascus does not abide by a US-Russian plan to hand over its chemical weapons arsenal, a White House official said Friday ahead of UN Security Council talks on enforcing the disarmament program.
Syria Submits Chemical Weapons List to Watchdog VOA 21 Sep 2013 -- An international monitoring group says the Syrian government has handed over an inventory of its chemical weapons, a provision in a U.S.- Russian plan to avert a possible U.S. strike on Syria.

Iraq Violence Leaves 60 Dead VOA 21 Sep 2013 -- Iraqi officials say car bombings have killed mourners at a funeral in a predominately Shi'ite area of Baghdad, one of a string of deadly attacks on Saturday that left at least 60 people dead.

Terrorist Attack at Westgate Shopping Mall in Nairobi, Kenya US Dept. of State 21 Sep 2013
Statement by NSC Spokesperson Caitlin Hayden on the Attack in Nairobi The White House 21 Sep 2013
Al-Shabab claims Nairobi attack, warns Kenyan troops to leave Somalia Iran Press TV 21 Sep 2013 -- Somalia's al-Shabab fighters have claimed responsibility for Saturday's deadly attack in a shopping mall in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, warning the Kenyan government to withdraw its troops from their country.
At Least 39 Killed in Nairobi Mall Attack VOA 21 Sep 2013 -- Kenya's president says at least 39 people have been killed and more than 150 wounded following an attack by heavily-armed gunmen in an upscale shopping mall in Nairobi.

Laws that govern UK intelligence agencies need review, watchdog says Iran Press TV 21 Sep 2013 -- Laws that govern Britain's intelligence agencies need to be reviewed considering the recent revelations, head of the UK spy watchdog admits.
UK spy agency hacked Belgian telecom company Iran Press TV 21 Sep 2013 -- Britain's eavesdropping agency the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) has been behind the spying attack on Belgium's biggest telecommunications company.

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