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• OIF/OEF/OND Casualty Update 23 Sep 2013 [PDF]
• US drone crashes in eastern Afghanistan PressTV 23 Sep 2013 -- A spy drone belonging to the US-led forces in Afghanistan has crashed in the country’s eastern province of Paktia.
• Afghan Intelligence Official Shot Dead In North RFE/RL 23 Sep 2013 -- Police say gunmen have shot dead a district intelligence chief in Afghanistan's northeastern province of Konduz.
• 'Raiders Return' celebration welcomes back Stryker brigade Army News 23 Sep 2013 -- Soldiers from 4-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 7th Infantry Division, took center stage as they marched in a parade.
• Sappers prepare newest soldiers for deployment Army News 23 Sep 2013 -- Soldiers assigned to the 570th Sapper Company conducted a five-day training exercise that providing leadership with evaluations in preparation for deployment to Afghanistan next year.
• US, China Partner to Train Afghan Diplomats VOA 23 Sep 2013 -- For the second year in a row the United States and China are hosting Afghan diplomats as part of a joint effort to develop the Kabul diplomats’ communications and management skills.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Austin: Centcom Remains Central to U.S. Security Interests AFPS 23 Sep 2013 -- Think of the U.S. Central Command, and many Americans’ thoughts go immediately to Afghanistan, unrest in Egypt and in recent weeks, the humanitarian tragedy in Syria.
• Upgrade gives B-52 more teeth AFNS 23 Sep 2013 -- The B-52 Stratofortress is set to receive an upgrade that will significantly increase its weapons payload, officials said.
• GW Strike Group Sharpens ASW Skills NNS 23 Sep 2013 -- Sailors of the George Washington Carrier Strike Group participated in an anti-submarine warfare (ASW) exercise during their 2013 patrol, Sept. 19-20.
• The Joint Multinational Training Command hosts Exercise Combined Endeavor 2013 Army News 23 Sep 2013 -- Representative formations of 38 nations, including the U.S., marking the start of the U.S. European Command's Exercise Combined Endeavor 2013.
• Navy Recommends Security Changes in Wake of Navy Yard Tragedy AFPS 23 Sep 2013 -- The Navy has recommended three changes to security procedures following the Washington Navy Yard shooting Sept. 16 in which a Navy contractor killed 12 people at the facility.
• Russia, Belarus Begin Second Stage of Strategic Drills RIA Novosti 23 Sep 2013 -- The second stage of international strategic exercises, Zapad 2013, began at five locations in Russia and Belarus.
• Russian Navy to Get New Missile Systems Next Year RIA Novosti 23 Sep 2013 -- The Russian navy will receive new advanced surface-to-air missile systems next year.
• Su-25 Attack Aircraft Crashes in Russia, Pilot Ejects Safely RIA Novosti 23 Sep 2013 -- A Soviet-era Su-25 Frogfoot ground attack aircraft crashed during a routine training flight in Russia’s Krasnodar region.
• Final flight of the VC10 UK MOD 23 Sep 2013 -- After 47 years of RAF service, the VC10 has taken to the skies for its final air-to-air refuelling operational sortie.
• Five years of strengthened cooperation with the United Nations NATO 23 Sep 2013 -- This week the focus is on New York as world leaders, including NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, gather for the annual plenary session of the United Nations General Assembly.
• Vigilant Skies 2013 NATO 23 Sep 2013 -- A live exercise, Vigilant Skies 2013, to test the NATO-Russia Council’s Cooperative Airspace Initiative (CAI) Information Exchange System (IES) will take place on 23 – 27 September 2013.
• Norwegian Military Inspectors to Fly Over Russia, Belarus RIA Novosti 23 Sep 2013 -- Norwegian military inspectors are set to fly above Russia and Belarus starting from Monday under the international Open Skies Treaty.
• PLA Air Force kicks off war games People's Daily 23 Sep 2013 -- 'Mission Action 2013 C,' the third and final phase of China's 'Mission Action 2013' military exercise, began on Sunday.

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for September 23, 2013
• Kalashnikov Corp. Sells 49% Stake for $75M – Rostec RIA Novosti 23 Sep 2013 -- State-owned Russian Technologies, or Rostec, confirmed on Monday the sale of a 49 percent stake in arms maker Kalashnikov Corporation to private investors for 2.5 billion rubles ($75 million).
• Russia to Exhibit 2 New Helicopters at London Airshow RIA Novosti 23 Sep 2013 -- Two new Russian helicopters will be shown at the Helitech International helicopter exhibition in London.

Other Conflicts

• 23 September 2013 - Daily Press Briefing by the Offices of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General and the Spokesperson for the General Assembly President United Nations 23 Sep 2013
• Assad: No Problem With Chemical Inspectors in Syria VOA 23 Sep 2013 -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said that he has no problem with international chemical weapons experts coming to inspect the sites where Syria makes and stores its chemical arsenal.
• Heavy Gunfire Resumes At Kenyan Mall RFE/RL 23 Sep 2013 -- Fresh gunfire and explosions have been heard at a shopping mall in Kenya's capital, Nairobi.
• Explainer: Five Things To Know About Al-Shabab RFE/RL 23 Sep 2013 -- The Islamist fundamentalist Al-Shabab group in Somalia is little known outside Eastern Africa.
• Nairobi Attack Tied to Kenyan Involvement in Somalia, says a Former US Diplomat VOA 23 Sep 2013 -- A former U.S. diplomat says there is a connection between the Saturday’s terrorist attack in Nairobi and Kenyan military involvement in Somalia.
• Americans involved in Kenya deadly attack PressTV 23 Sep 2013 -- Three of the gunmen behind a deadly attack on a shopping center in Nairobi, Kenya, are from the United States.
• Nigerians Fear Boko Haram Violence Only to Escalate VOA 23 Sep 2013 -- Despite reports of Nigeria’s success against insurgent group Boko Haram, recent violence attributed to the group has some Nigerians worried that the militants are growing stronger.
• Serious misconduct, sexual abuse alleged against UN peacekeepers in Mali UN News Centre 23 Sep 2013 -- The United Nations mission in Mali has received allegations of serious misconduct by its peacekeeping troops last week, including an alleged incident of sexual abuse.
• Deadly Blasts Strike Sunni Funeral In Baghdad RFE/RL 23 Sep 2013 -- Two bomb blasts have targeted Sunni funeral mourners in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, the third funeral attack in the country in the last three days.
• 15 killed, 30 injured in blast at Iraqi funeral PressTV 23 Sep 2013 -- At least 15 people have been killed and 30 others injured in a bomb attack targeting a funeral in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.
• Gaza-Egypt border restrictions worsening humanitarian situation of Palestinians, says UN UN News Centre 23 Sep 2013 -- Severe restrictions on movement between the Gaza Strip and Egypt through the Rafah Crossing have worsened an already fragile humanitarian situation.
• Moldovan Prime Minister Holds Talks With Breakaway Region's Leader RFE/RL 23 Sep 2013 -- Moldovan Prime Minister Iurie Leanca is meeting with the leader of the country's breakaway region of Transdniester, Yevgeny Shevchuk.

News Reports

• IAEO Head: Bushehr Power Plant is safe IRNA 23 Sep 2013 -- Head of Iran Atomic Energy Organization (IAEO) Ali Akbar Salehi reassured Persian Gulf countries that Bushehr Power Plant is safe.
• Analysis: Rohani Signals Openness, But Dramatic Changes Unlikely RFE/RL 23 Sep 2013 -- Iran's new president makes his first official trip to the United Nations amid expectations that he will showcase a new spirit of openness at home and abroad.
• Many Iranians Have High Hopes As Rohani Heads To UN RFE/RL 23 Sep 2013 -- The much anticipated trip to New York by Iranian President Hassan Rohani has generated hope and high expectations among many Iranians.
• Iran's Nuclear Program US Dept. of State 23 Sep 2013
• Iran Bushehr nuclear power plant, safest in world: AEOI chief PressTV 23 Sep 2013 -- The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) says the Islamic Republic’s first civilian nuclear power plant, Bushehr, is the safest in the world.
• Iran takes over first unit of Bushehr nuclear plant from Russia PressTV 23 Sep 2013 -- Iran has officially taken over the first unit of its civilian Bushehr nuclear power plant from Russia for two years in a ceremony attended by Iranian and Russian experts and officials.
• Russia Gives Iran Control of Bushehr Nuclear Plant RIA Novosti 23 Sep 2013 -- Russia handed over operational control of the Russian-made Bushehr nuclear power plant to Iran in the country’s south, said a spokesman for Russia’s state nuclear corporation, Rosatom.
• Over 10 sites indentified for building new nuclear power plants: official IRNA 23 Sep 2013 -- Head of Irans Nuclear Safety System Nasser Rastkhah said that more than 10 sites have been pinpointed for construction of new atomic power plants across the country.
• Iran, Russia to build new nuclear power plants: AEOI chief PressTV 23 Sep 2013 -- Iran’s nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi says Tehran and Moscow have agreed to construct new nuclear power plants.
• Iran, World Powers to Hold Nuclear Talks at UN VOA 23 Sep 2013 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will meet U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry later this week to discuss the crisis over Iran's nuclear program.
• Iran to Hold Nuclear Talks With Major Powers on Thursday RIA Novosti 23 Sep 2013 -- Iran’s foreign minister will meet with his counterparts from six world powers negotiating with Tehran on its controversial nuclear program.
• Iran FM to hold talks with six powers at UN this week PressTV 23 Sep 2013 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will hold nuclear talks with counterparts from the six major world powers at United Nations this week, EU foreign policy Chief Catherine Ashton says.
• Independent UN expert urges Iran to release remaining political prisoners UN News Centre 23 Sep 2013 -- Independent United Nations human rights expert urged the Government to let go hundreds detained for exercising their rights.
• Scores Of Iranian Prisoners Pardoned As Rohani Heads To UN RFE/RL 23 Sep 2013 -- An Iranian official has said that Tehran has pardoned 80 political prisoners.
• Relatives, Lawmakers Urge Rohani To Free Former U.S. Marine RFE/RL 23 Sep 2013 -- The sister of a former U.S. marine imprisoned in Iran is trying to meet the Iranian president during his trip to New York to participate in the annual UN General Assembly meeting.
• Pakistan's Christian Minority Faces Life On Increasingly Dangerous Margins RFE/RL 23 Sep 2013 -- The ancestors of most Pakistani Christians were oppressed, low-caste Hindus who converted to Christianity in the 1800s.
• Pakistani Christians Protest After Deadly Suicide Bombings RFE/RL 23 Sep 2013 -- Pakistani Christians are protesting across the country after a double suicide bombing on a church on September 22 killed more than 80 people.
• Disorganized Security Policy in Pakistan Causes Concern VOA 23 Sep 2013 -- Protests erupted around Pakistan against a horrific church bombing that left dozens of dead and wounded Sunday, the worst attack against Christians the country has ever seen.
• Death Toll in Pakistan Church Bombing Rises to 81 VOA 23 Sep 2013 -- Officials in Pakistan say the death toll from a twin suicide bombing outside a historic Christian church has risen to 81 while Christians protest the attack at sites across the country.
• Death toll from Peshawar church bombings hit 81 PressTV 23 Sep 2013 -- Pakistani security officials say at least 81 people have been confirmed dead after bombers attacked Christian worshippers in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar.
• Egypt security forces arrest Muslim Brotherhood leaders PressTV 23 Sep 2013 -- The Egyptian military-backed interim government continues arresting political and religious leaders of the country's Muslim Brotherhood, a report says.
• Egypt court bans Muslim Brotherhood activities PressTV 23 Sep 2013 -- An administrative court in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, has banned all activities of the Muslim Brotherhood as a non-governmental organization, judicial sources say.
• Egyptian Court Bans Muslim Brotherhood Activities VOA 23 Sep 2013 -- An Egyptian court has ordered a ban on all activities by the Muslim Brotherhood, driving the group that gave the country its first freely-elected president further from the national stage.
• China To Lease 3 Million Hectares Of Ukrainian Farmland RFE/RL 23 Sep 2013 -- China has reportedly agreed with Ukraine to lease 3 million hectares of Ukrainian farmland for the next 50 years, making Ukraine China's largest overseas farming center.
• Cambodian Parliament Opens Despite Opposition Boycott VOA 23 Sep 2013 -- Cambodia's political crisis took another turn Monday as opposition lawmakers boycotted Monday's opening session of parliament over allegations of electoral fraud.
• Merkel Says German Election Result Strong Vote For European Unity RFE/RL 23 Sep 2013 -- Chancellor Angela Merkel says the German election result was a strong vote for unity in the European Union.