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• Warlords Seen As A Losing Ticket In Afghan Election RFE/RL 14 Oct 2013 -- As Afghanistan's election authorities now begin the laborious process of vetting 27 prospective presidential tickets, many in the country are hoping to see some of the country's most notorious warlords removed from the running.
• South Dakota Guard unit cleans up remnants of Afghanistan war Army News 14 Oct 2013 -- After 12 years of shipping supplies to troops in Afghanistan a surplus of containers have filled bases throughout the country.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Readout of Secretary Hagel's Call with the United Arab Emirates' Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan DoD 14 Oct 2013
• Readout of Secretary Hagel's Call with Egyptian Minister of Defense Gen. Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi DoD 14 Oct 2013
• Analysts: An Evolution in US Counterterrorism VOA 14 Oct 2013 -- The United States recently launched two raids on suspected terrorist hideouts in Somalia and Libya. In Somalia, Navy SEALS attempted to seize a senior leader of the radical terrorist group al-Shabab. In Libya, U.S. forces captured a senior al-Qaida figure wanted in the bombings of the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania 15 years ago. Analysts from the RAND Corporation in Washington say the raids show an evolution in US policy - away from killing terrorists with a drone strike to taking them alive.
• Sweden to join NATO Response Force and exercise Steadfast Jazz NATO 14 Oct 2013 -- Sweden is to join the NATO Response Force (NRF), and to join the Alliance's largest exercise of the last seven years, Steadfast Jazz, after the North Atlantic Council approved the Swedish contribution on Monday 14 October. "I welcome Sweden's participation, alongside that of Finland and Ukraine. Our relationship is already strong, and this will make it even stronger," NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said.
• US, Swedish Military Inspectors to Overfly Russia, Belarus RIA Novosti 14 Oct 2013 -- A group of US and Swedish military inspectors is set to fly over Russia and Belarus starting from Monday under the international Open Skies Treaty, a Russian Defense Ministry official said.
• Russian Commandos Train for Arctic Combat RIA Novosti 14 Oct 2013 -- Russian army special forces units have had their first training sessions in Arctic warfare, under plans to boost the country's military presence in the region, a Western Military District spokesman said Monday.
• Refitted Aircraft Carrier to Leave for India November 30 – Deputy Premier RIA Novosti 14 Oct 2013 -- A Russian-built aircraft carrier refitted for the Indian Navy will finally leave for India on November 30, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said Monday, following an overhaul that is years late, and cost over twice the original budgeted price.
• Defense minister urges distance from defected pilot's flight school CNA 14 Oct 2013 -- Defense Minister Yen Ming urged retired military personnel Monday to keep their distance from a former Air Force pilot who defected to China and a flight school he plans to open.
• Taiwan testing local-made military camouflage CNA 14 Oct 2013 -- The Army Special Forces Command has been testing a new, locally made camouflage uniform since Oct. 1 to decrease detectability and increase maneuverability.
• Iran Navy to unveil Lavan destroyer: Cmdr. Iran Press TV 14 Oct 2013 -- Iran's Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari says the Islamic Republic will unveil the Lavan destroyer and other new achievements late in November.
• 'Mission Action 2013B' trans-MAC mobile campaign exercise kicks off People's Daily 14 Oct 2013 -- A trans-MAC mobile campaign exercise codenamed 'Mission Action 2013B' officially kicked off at 19:30 on October 11, 2013. It is another trans-MAC mobile campaign exercise following the 'Mission Action 2013A' organized by the Nanjing Military Area Command (MAC) of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) and the 'Mission Action 2013C' organized by the PLA Air Force.

Defense Industry

• China winning its spurs in international arms trade People's Daily 14 Oct 2013 -- Ismet Yilmaz, Turkey's Minister of National Defense, announced on September 26th that Turkey had chosen the HQ-9 air defense missile system of China as its next generation long-range air defense system.
• Russia to Offer Brazil Stake in Future Advanced Fighter Project RIA Novosti 14 Oct 2013 -- A Russian military delegation about to visit Brazil will offer joint development of a fifth-generation combat aircraft "of the type" of its own most newest fighter to Brazilian defense officials, a member of the delegation told RIA Novosti Monday.

Other Conflicts

• 14 October 2013 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 14 Oct 2013
• Secretary Kerry Remarks With UN Special Representative Lakhdar Brahimi Following Their Meeting US Dept. of State 14 Oct 2013
• US unable to bring Syria opp. to Geneva confab: Russia Iran Press TV 14 Oct 2013 -- Russia has sharply criticized the US for its inability to bring the Syria opposition to the Geneva 2 conference on the ongoing crisis in Syria.
• Kidnapped ICRC workers freed in Syria: ICRC spokesman Iran Press TV 14 Oct 2013 -- The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says three of its workers as well as a volunteer with the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC), who had been kidnapped in northwestern Syria, have been released.
• Kerry Calls For Urgent Peace Conference On Syria RFE/RL 14 Oct 2013 -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has called for a peace conference on Syria to be held urgently.
• West Failing to Deliver on Syria Deals with Russia – FM Lavrov RIA Novosti 14 Oct 2013 -- Russia's foreign minister on Monday said a key Syrian opposition group's refusal to take part in the Moscow-backed Geneva-2 peace conference on Syria indicates that the West has failed to deliver on its promises.
• UN agency deplores violence in Syrian refugee camp that killed seven Palestinians UN News Centre 14 Oct 2013 -- The United Nations agency tasked with assisting Palestinian refugees today called on all parties in Syria to stop the violence in refugee camps and other civilian areas, following violence near the Dera'a camp which killed seven Palestinians. "Reports from Dera'a of the further loss of Palestinian lives are deeply distressing," said Michael Kingsley-Nyinah, the Director of UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Syria.
• Kerry Calls for 'Urgent' Syrian Peace Talks VOA 14 Oct 2013 -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and the U.N.-Arab League envoy for Syria say an international conference to set up a Syrian transitional government must be organized urgently and held as soon as possible.
• UN chief strongly condemns latest wave of attacks in Iraq ahead of the Eid holiday UN News Centre 14 Oct 2013 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today condemned in the strongest terms a string of bombings which have killed or wounded scores of Iraqis ahead of the Eid Al-Adha holiday.
• Kirkuk in limbo as law addressing political balance is scrapped IRIN 14 Oct 2013 -- The scrapping of part of a law encouraging political balance in Iraq's most ethnically divided province has added to growing pessimism among residents of Kirkuk about the resolution of long-standing disputes over power-sharing.
• Life near the frontline in eastern DRC IRIN 14 Oct 2013 -- The frontline of fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is only 6km away, yet most of the inhabitants of Kanyaruchinya, in North Kivu, have returned home, determined to resume their lives.
• Analysis: Greater investment needed in Sri Lanka's north IRIN 14 Oct 2013 -- Policy changes that encourage and provide incentives to create jobs in Sri Lanka's northern former war zone are necessary to ease the impact of dwindling aid there, experts say.

News Reports

• Al-Qaida Suspect's Capture Sparks Libyan Outrage VOA 14 Oct 2013 -- Libya remains in turmoil over last week's brief kidnapping of the prime minister by Islamist militiamen, but that is not the only abduction roiling the country - there's equal outrage over the snatching by American commandos of an al-Qaida suspect, a man his family says is innocent of terrorist crimes.
• Background Briefing on P5+1 Negotiations US Dept. of State 14 Oct 2013
• Nuclear issue can be resolved within a year: FM IRNA 14 Oct 2013 -- Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Monday that he believes that the nuclear issue can be resolved within a year.
• Iran, G5+1 to resume talks on Tuesday ISNA 14 Oct 2013 -- Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany are scheduled to hold talks on Tuesday at Nations Palace in Geneva, Switzerland.
• Americans cannot be trusted: Iran cmdr. Iran Press TV 14 Oct 2013 -- A senior Iranian military official says Iran is the winner of the military and political strategy formulated by the Unites States in the Middle East, stressing that Americans are not trustworthy.
• Iran Hopeful Geneva Talks Can Lead To 'Road Map' RFE/RL 14 Oct 2013 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says he hopes Tehran and world powers can agree this week on a 'road map' toward resolving the crisis over Iran's disputed nuclear program.
• US Senators Willing to Ease Iran Sanctions Only After Concessions VOA 14 Oct 2013 -- A bipartisan group of leading U.S. senators say they are open to suspending the implementation of new sanctions on Iran but only if Tehran takes significant steps to slow its nuclear program.
• 3 Ukrainians Onboard Ship Held in India For Arms Smuggling RIA Novosti 14 Oct 2013 -- Three Ukrainian nationals aboard a Sierra Leone flagged ship have been detained by Indian coastguards on suspicion of arms smuggling, a Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman told RIA Novosti Monday.