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• Hagel Praises U.S. Troops for Capture of Terrorist in Africa AFPS 06 Oct 2013 -- Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel commended U.S. troops here today for the capture of what he described as one of the world's most sought after terrorists.
• Statement by Pentagon Press Secretary George Little on the Capture of Abu Anas al Libi DoD 06 Oct 2013 -- On Oct.5, the Department of Defense, acting under military authorities, conducted an operation to apprehend longtime Al Qaeda member Abu Anas al Libi in Libya. He is currently lawfully detained under the law of war in a secure location outside of Libya.
• STATEMENT BY SECRETARY HAGEL ON OPERATIONS IN LIBYA AND SOMALIA DoD 06 Oct 2013 -- On Oct.5, the Department of Defense, acting under military authorities, conducted an operation to apprehend longtime Al Qaeda member Abu Anas al Libi in Libya. He is currently lawfully detained under the law of war in a secure location outside of Libya.
• Remarks at a Visit to Benoa Port US Dept. of State 06 Oct 2013
• US Forces Conduct Two Major Anti-Terrorist Operations in Africa VOA 06 Oct 2013 -- U.S. special forces have launched major anti-terror operations in Libya and Somalia.
• Kerry: US Africa Raids Show Al-Qaida 'Can Run, But Can't Hide' VOA 06 Oct 2013 -- After separate raids by U.S. military forces in Libya and Somalia, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has repeated America's commitment to pursuing wanted terrorists, saying they 'can run, but can't hide.'
• Libya demands US explanation on military raid in Tripoli Iran Press TV 06 Oct 2013 -- Libyan government has strongly condemned a recent military operation by the US Special Forces
• UK denies involvement in al-Shabab raid Iran Press TV 06 Oct 2013 -- Britain's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has denied the involvement of British special forces in a strike on a coastal town in southern Somalia against al-Shabab.
• Field Nears Completion In Afghan Vote RFE/RL 06 Oct 2013 -- At least 13 former government figures and warlords have registered as candidates for Afghanistan's presidential election, just before the process was to close on October 6.
• Registration Ends For Afghan Presidential Hopefuls RFE/RL 06 Oct 2013 -- More than 20 candidates have registered to take part in Afghanistan's presidential election scheduled for April.
• Afghanistan Moves Closer To Historic Political Transition VOA 06 Oct 2013 -- Election authorities in Afghanistan have wrapped up a three-week process of registering candidates for next April's crucial presidential vote. By the end of the deadline on Sunday, about 20 political heavyweights, including Islamist warlords, had submitted their candidacies for the country's top office.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Pentagon Comptroller Details Recalls, 'Painful' Decision to Exclude Some Workers AFPS 06 Oct 2013 -- The Defense Department's top financial official provided details on which DOD civilians would and wouldn't be able to return from furlough following Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel's determination some could return under the Pay Our Military Act.
• NCMB 3, Australia, Timor-Leste Engineers Enhance Readiness, Push Pacific Presence Past Shoreline NNS 06 Oct 2013 -- Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 teamed up with a joint force of engineers to complete several construction projects intended to improve Timor-Leste's Metinaro community and increase interoperability between the three Pacific allies.
• India committed to provide military equipment to Nepal IRNA 06 Oct 2013 -- India said it is committed to provide military equipment, including non-lethal weapons and vehicles, required by the Nepal Army to take on security duties during the Constituent Assembly polls, authorities said in Kathmandu Saturday.
on its soil, describing it as an act of kidnapping.
• Russia to perform survey flights over Portugal, Spain Iran Press TV 06 Oct 2013 -- Russian Defense Ministry has announced that the country's military inspectors will begin aerial survey flights this week above Portugal and Spain under the international Treaty on Open Skies.

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• Destruction of Syria's chemical weapons programme begun, joint UN team confirms UN News Centre 06 Oct 2013 -- A joint team of United Nations and international inspectors today began to oversee the process of dismantling and destroying Syria's chemical weapons production programme, it was announced.
• Experts begin destroying Syria chemical weapons Iran Press TV 06 Oct 2013 -- A team of international disarmament inspectors has started the process of destroying Syria's stockpile of chemical weapons and the machinery used to produce them.
• UNHCR: 779,000 Syrians taking refuge in Lebanon Iran Press TV 06 Oct 2013 -- The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says the total official number of Syrians who have fled the ongoing violence in their homeland, and crossed borders into neighboring Lebanon has reached 779,000.
• Syria ready for talks but not with terrorists: Assad Iran Press TV 06 Oct 2013 -- Syria's President Bashar al-Assad says he is ready for a planned international peace conference on the crisis in his country but stresses that he will not negotiate with terrorists.
• Assad Says 'West Is More Confident in Al-Qaida than Me' RIA Novosti 06 Oct 2013 -- In an interview with a German magazine, Syrian President Bashar Assad has accused the West of lies about the use of chemical weapons in Syria and said Russia understands the reality of the conflict in his country "much better," than the United States.
• Destruction of Syria's Chemical Weapons Begins VOA 06 Oct 2013 -- A team of international inspectors has begun the huge task of destroying Syria's stockpile of chemical weapons and the facilities used to make them.
• Iraq: UN envoy calls for collective action to end bloodshed UN News Centre 06 Oct 2013 -- The top United Nations official in Iraq today called on political, religious and civil leaders to work together with security forces to halt the surge in violence, following a deadly attack in the northern part of the country.
• UN chief strongly condemns latest attacks in Central African Republic UN News Centre 06 Oct 2013 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today strongly condemned increasing attacks on religious groups in the Central African Republic (CAR) warning that these attacks have the potential to further escalate the crisis in the country.

News Reports

• Zarif dismisses Netanyahu rhetoric, calls him typical liar IRNA 06 Oct 2013 -- Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif on Sunday dismissed Netanyahu rhetoric and said that he is a typical liar.
• Several nuclear sabotage acts foiled, Salehi IRNA 06 Oct 2013 -- Head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization Ali Akbar Salehi said that a number of nuclear sabotage acts have been foiled in a nuclear center in the past few days.
• Iran envoy: Tehran, Moscow have not held any serious talks on S-300 ISNA 06 Oct 2013 -- Iranian ambassador to Russia Mahmoud Reza Sajjadi said Iran has not held any serious talks with Russia on S-300 missile system.
• Obama must deal respectfully with Iran: Zarif Iran Press TV 06 Oct 2013 -- Iran Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has expressed disappointment with the US president's "insulting" language towards the Iranian nation, urging Barack Obama to deal with the Islamic Republic based on mutual respect.
• Iran Navy rescues tanker from Gulf of Aden pirates Iran Press TV 06 Oct 2013 -- A top Iranian Navy commander says the country's naval forces have successfully rescued an Iranian oil tanker from a pirate attack in the Gulf of Aden.
• Iran arrests 4 nuclear saboteurs: AEOI chief Iran Press TV 06 Oct 2013 -- Director of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi says the country's security forces have arrested four individuals who planned sabotage at a nuclear energy facility.
• Deadly Clashes Across Egypt on War Anniversary VOA 06 Oct 2013 -- Egyptian security forces clashed with anti-government protesters Sunday as the nation marked the 40th anniversary of the 1973 Arab-Israeli war. At least 50 people have been killed, over 200 wounded, and more than 300 arrested in the clashes.
• Kenya police: Samantha Lewthwaite not involved in Nairobi attack Iran Press TV 06 Oct 2013 -- British woman Samantha Lewthwaite was not among those involved in a deadly siege on a shopping center in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, Kenya police has confirmed.