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• OIF/OEF/OND Casualty Update 12 Nov 2013 [PDF]
• Pakistan-US Relations Deteriorate After Drone Strike VOA 12 Nov 2013 -- Some Pakistani opposition parties are calling for a blockade of supply lines to NATO forces in Afghanistan in retaliation for U.S. drone strikes inside Pakistan. But, experts in Washington believe retaliation would further hurt already strained U.S.-Pakistan relations.
• Pakistan govt. shelves peace talks plan with Taliban Iran Press TV 12 Nov 2013 -- The Pakistan government has virtually shelved its plan to revive peace talks effort with militant groups operating across the violence-wracked country
• Pentagon Acts Swiftly to Assist Typhoon-stricken Ally AFPS 12 Nov 2013 -- The Defense Department immediately took action to begin helping the Philippine government recover from Super Typhoon Haiyan, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said here today.
• US Carrier Group to Arrive in Philippines Wednesday VOA 12 Nov 2013 -- The U.S. Navy is speeding relief to the typhoon-shattered central Philippines, with a giant aircraft carrier and supply ships to provide emergency aid to a population increasingly desperate for food and other basic necessities.
• Typhoon Haiyan: amid 'logistics nightmare' UN agencies mount massive relief operation UN News Centre 12 Nov 2013 -- As the magnitude of the devastation wrought by Typhoon Haiyan unfolds in the Philippines, the United Nations and its partners are mounting a massive humanitarian operation, battling heavy rains, blocked roads and damaged airstrips and seaports to reach millions across the region desperate for food, water and other basic necessities.
• C-130 planes set off for Cebu on relief mission CNA 12 Nov 2013 -- Two C-130 transport planes loaded with relief supplies departed from northern Taiwan for the Philippines Tuesday afternoon.
• Relief aid from Taiwan arrives in Philippines CNA 12 Nov 2013 -- Two Taiwanese C-130 military cargo planes carrying relief supplies arrived in the central Philippine city of Cebu Tuesday evening to distribute supplies to victims of the devastation wrought by Super Typhoon Haiyan.
• Taiwan acts quickly on Philippines relief effort CNA 12 Nov 2013 -- Charitable organizations in Taiwan showed a quick response to the government's call to contribute to disaster relief in the Philippines, contributing NT$50 million (US$1.6 million)-worth of supplies in a single day, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said Tuesday.
• Royal Navy warship heads to Philippines UK MOD 12 Nov 2013 -- HMS Daring is on her way to assist the Philippines after the country suffered crippling devastation during Typhoon Haiyan.
• UN launches $301 million appeal for typhoon-ravaged Philippines UN News Centre 12 Nov 2013 -- The United Nations today appealed for nearly a third of a billion dollars to provide humanitarian assistance to typhoon hit regions of the Philippines where aid workers are labouring around the clock to get in urgently needed survival supplies, such as food, clean water, shelter and basic medicines.
• UN Launches Appeal for Typhoon-ravaged Philippines VOA 12 Nov 2013 -- International humanitarian officials are grappling with the challenges of trying to get help into the typhoon-ravaged Central Philippines while people on the ground grow more desperate for food, clean water and medicine. The United Nations is putting out a call for $301 million.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Department of Defense Press Briefing with George Little from the Pentagon DoD 12 Nov 2013 -- Presenter: Pentagon Press Secretary George Little
• Centcom Strives to Preserve, Share Combat Trauma Lessons AFPS 12 Nov 2013 -- U.S. Central Command is working to ensure the lessons learned and experience gained in combat medicine during the past 12 years of conflict in its area of responsibility are preserved so they can be adapted for future missions anywhere in the world.
• Cutlass Express Boosts Maritime Interoperability in East Africa AFPS 12 Nov 2013 -- A maritime exercise underway in East Africa is helping regional partners build capability and an ability to work together to better confront piracy, illegal fishing and other transnational challenges, reported Navy Capt. Guy Jackson, the exercise director.
• Sailors train with new mobile life support system USMC News 12 Nov 2013 -- Sailors with Medical Logistics Company, 4th Medical Battalion, and 2nd Medical Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 25, 2nd Marines Logistics group trained with a new device for the Portable Patient Transport Life Support System program here Nov. 5 to 7. The training was coordinated by the Combat Support Systems (CSS) program management office of Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC).
• MISTC works with units, provides support USMC News 12 Nov 2013 -- Marines and sailors with 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment concluded a week of training with Marine Air Ground Task Force Integrated Systems Training Center Hawaii aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Nov. 1, 2013.
• Marine test new mortar sight concept at Range 15 USMC News 12 Nov 2013 -- The Marine Forces Pacific Experimentation Center with the help of two expert Marine mortarmen demonstrated the use of a new concept sight for the M224 60mm Lightweight Company Mortar System at Range 15 aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, on Nov. 5, 2013.
• Odierno: Sequestration would make even 1 major operation difficult Army News 12 Nov 2013 -- Unless Congress acts to counter the effects of sequestration, the Army will be hard-pressed to complete its mission, said the service's senior officer.
• First Rivet Joint aircraft delivered to the UK UK MOD 12 Nov 2013 -- The first of 3 Rivet Joint signals intelligence aircraft has been delivered to MOD ahead of its entry into service with the RAF in 2014.
• Royal Navy aircraft carrier ramping up UK MOD 11 Nov 2013 -- The final section of the flight deck of HMS Queen Elizabeth has been fitted onto the Royal Navy's new aircraft carrier.
• China to develop army, national defense: communique People's Daily 12 Nov 2013 -- The Communist Party of China (CPC) will strive to clear obstacles hindering the developmental trajectory of national defense and the army, said a communique released after a key meeting on reform.
• China to establish state security committee: communique People's Daily 12 Nov 2013 -- China will establish a state security committee, improving systems and strategies to ensure national security, according to a communique issued Tuesday after the Third Plenary Session of the 18th Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee.
• 'Hand-in-hand 2013' China-India anti-terrorism joint training held People's Daily 12 Nov 2013 -- The China-India joint anti-terrorism military training code-named 'Hand-in-Hand 2013' entered into the phase of mixed-force simultaneous training on November 6, 2013.
• China, Indonesia airborne troops complete anti-terrorism exercise People's Daily 12 Nov 2013 -- Chinese and Indonesian airborne troops concluded Monday their bilateral anti-terrorism exercise code-named 'Sharp Knife Airborne 2013' in Indonesia, with around 200 elite paratroopers taking part.
• New J-10 shows comprehensive rather than partial improvements People's Daily 12 Nov 2013 -- On November 6th Zhang Jigao, deputy chief designer of the J-10 fighter, spoke about the improved model J-10 publicly for the first time in the AVIC flight test center.
• Chief Designer discusses J-15 shipborne aircraft's performance modifications People's Daily 12 Nov 2013 -- On November 6th, the 5th media day of AVIC, Wang Yongqing, chief designer of J-15 revealed that special design features have been applied to the J-15 in accordance with its deployment on aircraft carriers, in order to achieve the special requirements of shipborne aircraft.
• PLA unified recruitment of civilian personnel well received People's Daily 12 Nov 2013 -- The recruitment of civilian personnel in the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) will be unified from this year. The online registration for recruitment in 2014 started at 08:00, October 22 and ended at 18:00, November 5, 2013.
• Commander hails Martyr Tehrani Moqaddam for improving IRGC's missile IRNA 12 Nov 2013 -- Deputy Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Brigadier General Hossein Salami underlined that the martyred head of the IRGC Missile Research Center General Hassan Tehrani Moqaddam revolutionized the IRGC's missile systems.
• Defense Ministry to seek compensation for suspect edible oils CNA 12 Nov 2013 -- The Ministry of National Defense (MND) will demand compensation from edible oil manufacturers that supplied adulterated cooking oils to the military and file a criminal complaint against the vendors.
• Cairo Considering Russian Arms Deal – Egyptian Minister RIA Novosti 12 Nov 2013 -- Egypt's foreign minister said ahead of a Russian delegation's visit that Cairo is considering deliveries of Russian arms.
• Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney, 11/12/2013 The White House 12 Nov 2013
• November 12, 2013 - U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 12 Nov 2013

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for November 12, 2013

Other Conflicts

• 12 November 2013 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 12 Nov 2013
• Kinshasa, M23 rebels will continue talks: Uganda Iran Press TV 12 Nov 2013 -- Ugandan officials say peace talks between Congolese officials and M23 rebels will continue, despite their failure to reach an agreement on Monday, Press TV reports.
• DRC Official Blames Uganda for Breakdown of M23 Agreement VOA 12 Nov 2013 -- A Congolese official is blaming neighboring Uganda for the breakdown of an expected peace agreement with M23 rebels, which both sides were due to sign at a ceremony Monday.
• Security Council authorizes temporary boost for African Union force in Somalia UN News Centre 12 Nov 2013 -- The United Nations Security Council today authorized a temporary boost for the African Union peacekeeping force in Somalia of over 4,000 troops and an expanded logistical package so it can maintain basic security and respond to the evolving threat from Al-Shabaab insurgents.
• UN Approves More Troops for AU Force in Somalia VOA 12 Nov 2013 -- The United Nations Security Council has authorized more than 4,000 new troops for the African Union force battling militants in Somalia. This will bring the force's strength to slightly more than 22,000.
• UNSC approves 4,400 more troops for Somalia Iran Press TV 12 Nov 2013 -- The UN Security Council has approved an extra 4,400 troops to join the African force deployed in Somalia to fight anti-government militants there.
• Situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina merits 'close watch,' Security Council told UN News Centre 12 Nov 2013 -- The sustained attention of the international community is vital to helping Bosnia and Herzegovina on the path to prosperity and political stability, the Security Council heard today, as it extended the mandate of the European peacekeepers tasked with ensuring the continued compliance by all sides with the 1995 peace agreement that ended fighting in the country.
• Families powerless in Gaza IRIN 12 Nov 2013 -- Since the beginning of November, Gaza's only power plant has been shut due shortages of industrial diesel. The result has been a major increase in power outages for Gaza's 1.7 million inhabitants, with electricity now absent for around half of each day.

News Reports

• Arak heavy water facility can be inspected before Dec 11 IRNA 12 Nov 2013 -- The Arak heavy water facilities can be inspected before December 11 and ahead of the new round of talks between Iran and the UN nuclear watchdog in Vienna, spokesman of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Behrouz Kamalvandi said Tuesday.
• Nuclear deal was extremely close: Kerry Iran Press TV 12 Nov 2013 -- US Secretary of State John Kerry says negotiations between Iran and the group of six major world powers in Geneva came 'extremely close' to yielding results.
• Iran Says It Offers More Access to UN's Nuclear Watchdog VOA 12 Nov 2013 -- Iranian officials say Inspectors from the United Nations could be allowed inside Iran's new heavy water nuclear reactor within weeks.
• 'Documents to show Canada role in NSA spying' Iran Press TV 12 Nov 2013 -- Documents will be released outlining Canada's involvement in spying activities by the US National Security Agency (NSA), former Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald has said.
• Out Of Power, Georgia's United National Movement Seeks New Role RFE/RL 12 Nov 2013