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• Last cargo mission out of FOB Sharana AFNS 07 Oct 2013 -- The aircrew of 'Growler 51' set out a few hours before sunrise Sept. 28 to fly the last of the U.S. cargo out of Forward Operating Base Sharana before the base was officially transferred to the Afghan government.
• Familiar Faces and Warlords Set To Dominate Afghan Election Campaign RFE/RL 07 Oct 2013 -- Twenty-seven presidential hopefuls have registered as candidates for Afghanistan's crucial April 5 vote, setting the stage for a wide-open race among former warlords, powerful officials, and several prominent Western-educated technocrats.
• Army logistic regiment completes Afghan tour UK MOD 07 Oct 2013 -- A British Army logistic regiment has driven the distance from Earth to the moon during a 6-month tour of Afghanistan.
• Press Secretary: U.S. Will Continue Confronting Terrorist Threat AFPS 07 Oct 2013 -- The U.S. military can put pressure on the al-Shabaab terrorist organization's leadership whenever it so chooses, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said today.
• Statement by Pentagon Press Secretary George Little on U.S. Operations in Somalia DoD 07 Oct 2013 -- Late Friday night, U.S. military personnel conducted a targeted operation against Abdikadir Mohamed Abdikadir, known as 'Ikrima', a Kenyan of Somali origin.
• Turkey denies role in US attack in Somalia Iran Press TV 07 Oct 2013 -- Turkey has denied al-Shabab's allegations about Ankara's involvement in a recent operation by the US Navy's special operation forces in Somalia.
• Kerry: Al-Qaida Operative's Capture in Libya 'Legal' VOA 07 Oct 2013 -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is defending the special forces raid to capture a senior al-Qaida operative in Libya, saying the operation was 'legal and appropriate.'
• US Names Target of Somalia Raid VOA 07 Oct 2013 -- A U.S. official says the target of Saturday's special forces raid in Somalia was a Kenyan man working with the militant group al-Shabab.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Readout of Secretary Hagel's Meeting with the Service Chiefs DoD 07 Oct 2013
• George Washington Bids Farewell to 'The Land of Morning Calm' NNS 07 Oct 2013 -- The U.S. Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) departed Busan, Republic of Korea (ROK), Oct. 7.
• Kerry Defends US Commitment to Asia at APEC VOA 07 Oct 2013 -- Filling in for the president, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has reassured Asian leaders of the U.S. commitment to the region. Kerry said the partial U.S. government shutdown is a mere footnote, and in a hyper globalized world a secure economic system is the best antidote to religious fundamentalism.
• EOD conducts professional exchange with Singapore Navy USMC News 07 Oct 2013 -- U.S. Marine explosive ordnance disposal technicians with Combat Logistics Battalion 13, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, welcomed Cmdr. K.H. Chew, Singapore Navy EOD officer in charge, and 15 Singapore Navy EOD technicians and divers aboard the USS Boxer at Changi Naval Base, Singapore, Oct. 4.
• USS Higgins Returns to San Diego Following Deployment NNS 07 Oct 2013 -- The guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) returned to its homeport of San Diego following the completion of a scheduled deployment to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operation, Oct. 7.
• 1st MLG conducts combat operations center exercise USMC News 07 Oct 2013 -- Marines with 1st Marine Logistics Group conducted a group-wide combat operations center exercise aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 16 - 27, 2013. The exercise was conducted to practice command and control at the group level and included the setup of a command and control hub and forward operating bases.
• Sequestration affects 'reset' of equipment from Afghanistan Army News 07 Oct 2013 -- Sequestration cost the Army $1.7 billion needed to reset and repair equipment returning from Afghanistan, which equates to about 800 vehicles, 2,000 weapons, 10,000 pieces of communication gear and 32 helicopters.
• Sappers practice air assault ops, prep for Afghanistan deployment Army News 07 Oct 2013 -- The sound of a helicopter cuts through the clouds and rain as soldiers lie in wait for the choppers arrival. This is the ride that a group of combat engineers had been waiting for, the one that will deliver them to their objective where the real work begins.
• Speech by NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen at the Conference 'A New Era for EU-US Trade' - Confederation of Danish Industry, Copenhagen NATO 07 Oct 2013
• Russia-Led Security Bloc Holds Joint Military Drills RIA Novosti 07 Oct 2013 -- Members of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), a Russia-led military alliance of former Soviet states, started joint peacekeeping drills on Monday in Russia's Urals region, the Central Military District said.
• Russia to Deploy New S-400 Air Defense Regiment Near Moscow RIA Novosti 07 Oct 2013 -- A new regiment equipped with S-400 Triumf air defense missile systems will be put on combat duty to bolster the air defenses around the Russian capital by the end of 2013, the Defense Ministry said Monday.
• Russian Army Base Deal with Tajikistan Key to Regional Security – Lawmaker RIA Novosti 07 Oct 2013 -- The ratification last week of an agreement extending the lease on Russia's military base in Tajikistan is crucial for regional security, a senior Russian lawmaker said Monday.
• Paintball Could Be Part of Combat Training in Russian Army RIA Novosti 07 Oct 2013 -- A senior member of the Russian Public Chamber on Monday proposed including paintball as part of regular combat training in the Russian armed forces.
• China military preparing capability to control Taiwan by 2020: MND CNA 07 Oct 2013 -- China plans to enhance its combat capabilities to a level sufficient to mount a full attack against Taiwan by 2020, showing that its military threat to Taiwan has not diminished, the Ministry of National Defense (MND) has concluded in a report.
• October 7, 2013 - U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 07 Oct 2013
• Daily Briefing by the Press Secretary, 10/7/13 The White House 07 Oct 2013

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• 7 October 2013 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 07 Oct 2013
• Syrian troops reopen key road in Aleppo Province Iran Press TV 07 Oct 2013 -- Syrian military forces have reopened a key road linking the central heartland with the embattled northern province of Aleppo, following heavy clashes with foreign-backed militants.
• Kerry, Lavrov Discuss Syrian Crisis RFE/RL 07 Oct 2013 -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov have discussed the Syrian conflict on the sidelines of an Asian Pacific economic summit in Indonesia.
• Part of Syrian Chemical Arsenal Already Destroyed – UN RIA Novosti 07 Oct 2013 -- Syrians have destroyed a part of their chemical weapons stockpile under the supervision of the global chemical weapons watchdog, the UN said on Sunday.
• Kerry Offers Calibrated Praise for Syria's Chemical Disarmament VOA 07 Oct 2013 -- US Secretary of State John Kerry has applauded Syria for its initial progress in destroying its chemical weapons. Offering some rare praise for Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, Kerry said he would continue to urge the country to live up to its commitment to destroy its chemical weapons arsenal.
• During visit, Security Council members meet leaders of Africa's Great Lakes countries UN News Centre 07 Oct 2013 -- As part of an official visit to countries in Africa's Great Lakes region, the 15 members of the United Nations Security Council have over the past few days met with various heads of State to discuss the implementation of the broad based peace accord agreed earlier this year.
• Analysis: IDPs return amid continuing insecurity in Yemen's war-torn Abyan IRIN 07 Oct 2013 -- A large-scale aid effort focused on rebuilding conflict-hit Abyan Governorate in southern Yemen is yielding positive results, but more than a year after al-Qaeda-linked militants were driven out, the police - and an accompanying sense of security - have yet to return.
• When rebels retire in Indonesia IRIN 07 Oct 2013 -- Joining a rebellion is not a typical career move. Yet up to 26,000 people in Indonesia spent years working for a separatist rebellion that lasted nearly 30 years in northern Sumatra. Children followed their parents into battlefields and war rooms. Sons went abroad for training. Upon leaving the force, a number received payment.
• Tough times ahead for Sri Lanka's Northern Provincial council IRIN 07 Oct 2013 -- Nearly two weeks after the Tamil National Alliance's (TNA) resounding victory in a local election in Sri Lanka's Northern Province, analysts and voters are debating what the party will be able to achieve as the province recovers from more than two decades of a brutal civil war.
• UN Urges More Military Force to Confront al-Shabab in Somalia VOA 07 Oct 2013 -- The top U.N. official for Somalia said more military force is needed to push Islamist militant group al-Shabab out of its remaining strongholds. Such strongholds include the town of Barawe -- the scene of a U.S. Special Forces strike over the weekend.

News Reports

• Ban strongly condemns ongoing violence in Egypt UN News Centre 07 Oct 2013 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon strongly condemned the violence in Egypt which killed more than fifty people during a national holiday on Sunday, and today's attacks against military personnel and facilities, which reportedly killed eight people and injured many more.
• Government Targets Hit in Egypt VOA 07 Oct 2013 -- Attacks on government targets in Egypt Monday are adding to instability after a weekend of clashes. Suspected militants attacked a satellite television facility in Cairo, while a car bomb went off in front of a government building in the Sinai.
• In Azerbaijan's Routine Election, It's The Differences That Matter RFE/RL 07 Oct 2013 -- Polls, history, and intuition all indicate that Azerbaijan's autocratic incumbent, Ilham Aliyev, is nearly certain to sweep the country's October 9 presidential vote.
• President: Iran determined to resolve nuclear dispute in short time IRNA 07 Oct 2013 -- President Hassan Rohani stressed on Monday that Tehran is determined to resolve the nuclear dispute with West in a "short period of time."
• US calls on Iran to offer new nuclear proposals Iran Press TV 07 Oct 2013 -- US Secretary of State John Kerry has called on Iran to offer new proposals at the upcoming talks in Geneva to resolve the West's nuclear dispute with Tehran.
• Iran determined to resolve nuclear issue soon: Rouhani Iran Press TV 07 Oct 2013 -- Iran President Hassan Rouhani says the Islamic Republic is determined to resolve the country's nuclear issue in a short period of time.
• Preparing for MERS virus ahead of Hajj pilgrimage IRIN 07 Oct 2013 -- Public health officials in the Gulf states are playing down fears about an outbreak of the deadly MERS coronavirus among pilgrims travelling to the Hajj in Saudi Arabia this month, though doctors are advising the elderly, people with existing health conditions, pregnant women and young children to stay away.