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14 November 2013 Military News

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  • 14 November 2013 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 14 Nov 2013

  • Syrian govt. forces make more gains against militants Iran Press TV 14 Nov 2013 -- The Syrian army continues to gain more ground in its fight against foreign-backed militants in several areas across the country.
  • Putin Calls Assad to Discuss Peace Talks, Chemical Weapons RIA Novosti 14 Nov 2013 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday held a phone conversation with his Syrian counterpart to discuss anticipated peace talks and the process of dismantling the war-torn nation's chemical arsenal.
  • Syrian Kurds Defeat Islamists, Declare Autonomy VOA 14 Nov 2013 -- The most powerful Kurdish faction in Syria has declared self-rule over the territory it controls in the northeast of the country. The announcement further complicates the civil war in Syria, and presents a complex problem for neighboring Turkey and the autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government in northern Iraq.
  • Hezbollah Leader Says Militants Will Continue Fighting in Syria VOA 14 Nov 2013 -- The leader of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has pledged to keep his fighters in Syria as long as necessary.

  • UN: 460,000 Sudanese displaced by Darfur conflicts Iran Press TV 14 Nov 2013 -- The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says tribal conflicts and insurgency have displaced at least 460,000 people in Sudan's Darfur this year.
  • Security Council urges all rebel groups in DR Congo to disband, disarm UN News Centre 14 Nov 2013 -- The United Nations Security Council today called for the immediate and permanent disarmament and demobilisation of the M23, welcoming the earlier announcement that the rebel group was ending its bloody insurgency against the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
  • Easing UXO dangers in Mali IRIN 14 Nov 2013 -- Explosives experts are clearing Malian villages of weapons left over from the recent conflict. The weapons and explosive devices have killed or injured around 100 civilians - half of them children - so far this year in the country's central and northern regions, areas seized by Islamist rebels in 2012 and later targeted by international forces.
  • Burundi's land conundrum IRIN 14 Nov 2013 -- Burundi is preparing to receive thousands of its refugees from Uganda in a voluntary repatriation exercise. Their return will follow that of around 30,000 compatriots expelled by Tanzania earlier in 2013, and that of a similar number obliged to return in late 2012 after they lost their refugee status.
  • Troop Surge Could End Al-Shabab Insurgency, Says AU official VOA 14 Nov 2013 -- The United Nations approval of the troop surge in Somalia will help the African Union's goal of defeating hard line Islamic group al-Shabab in East Africa, according to Erastus Mwencha, the AU's deputy chairman.

News Reports

  • Russia praises Iran-IAEA cooperation roadmap Iran Press TV 14 Nov 2013 -- Russia has praised the recent agreement between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on a roadmap for further cooperation to resolve all past and present nuclear issues.
  • Obama Urges No New Iran Sanctions RIA Novosti 14 Nov 2013 -- US President Barack Obama on Thursday urged federal lawmakers not to enact further sanctions against Iran amid ongoing negotiations over Tehran's nuclear program.
  • Obama: Possible Iran Deal Won't Touch Core Sanctions VOA 14 Nov 2013 -- U.S. President Barack Obama urged Congress on Thursday not to add new sanctions against Iran as world powers attempt to negotiate a deal on Iran's controversial nuclear program.

  • Libya Refuses ICC Request to Hand Over Gadhafi Son VOA 14 Nov 2013 -- The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court called on Libya Thursday to surrender Saif Al-Islam Gadhafi, son of the late Libyan ruler, but Libya's representative at the United Nations turned down her request.
  • Efforts by Libya, international partners vital to close impunity gap, says ICC Prosecutor UN News Centre 14 Nov 2013 -- The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) today cited the need for Libya to devise a comprehensive strategy to address serious crimes committed in the country and for the international community to help close the impunity gap in the North African nation.

  • Nigeria's Boko Haram Remains Persistent, Mysterious Threat VOA 14 Nov 2013 -- The United States has formally designated the Nigerian militant sect, Boko Haram, and a splinter group, Ansaru, as foreign terrorist organizations.
  • Nigerians Fear, Welcome US Naming Boko Haram as Terrorists VOA 14 Nov 2013 -- The United States has designated Nigeria's Boko Haram and splinter group Ansaru terrorist organizations, and in Nigeria many people think the label will pressure the government to end the security crisis. But in the shadowy circles of militant groups, the label may also make the groups more famous, and some Nigerians fear that will further damage their country.

  • Envoy Warns Ukraine Risks Losing EU Deal Indefinitely RFE/RL 14 Nov 2013 -- A senior EU envoy has warned Ukraine not to miss its chance to sign a key deal with the bloc at a Vilnius summit on November 28-29.

  • Lavrov: Russia Sees Gain in Stable Egypt VOA 14 Nov 2013 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says his country could gain from a return to stability in Egypt, as he and Russia's defense chief make a landmark visit to Cairo for talks with their Egyptian counterparts.

  • Thai Political Conflict Reaches Stalemate VOA 14 Nov 2013 -- Thailand's current protests and political conflict appear to have reached a stalemate, with street protests receding after the government was forced earlier this week to back down from a blanket amnesty bill. Protest leaders have attempted to spur the demonstrations by calls for strikes and social disobedience.

  • Snowden leaked up to 200,000 secret documents: NSA Iran Press TV 14 Nov 2013 -- NSA Director General Keith Alexander says American whistleblower Edward Snowden leaked as many as 200,000 classified US documents to the media.



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