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• U.S. Senators Press Karzai Over Prisoner Release RFE/RL 02 Jan 2014 -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai has ordered a new review of 88 prisoners due to be released after several visiting U.S. senators raised objections.
• U.S. forces train Afghan National Army in patient transfer procedures Army News 02 Jan 2014 -- The beating of helicopter rotors echoes in the distance. The morning sun, already hanging high over the mountainous backdrop of Kabul, Afghanistan, shines down through the faces of several Afghan National Army soldiers.
• Afghan National Security Forces prepare for upcoming elections Army News 02 Jan 2014 -- In a dark room, with only small hints of light shining through the windows on Forward Operating Base Connolly, in western Nangarhar Province, Sunday, advisors from 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, gathered with 4th Brigade, 201st Afghan National Army Corps, or ANA, leaders to discuss the details of a mission that's expected to contribute to a successful Afghan presidential election for Nangarhar, in 2014.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Press Availability at Cape Ray DoD 02 Jan 2014 -- Presenters: Bryan Whitman, Department of Defense Spokesman; Frank Kendall, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics; Paul Jaenichen, Acting U.S. Maritime Administrator; Captain Rick Jordan; Robert Malone; Adam Baker
• NAVSEA Completes Waterjet Seal and Evaluation on USS Fort Worth NNS 02 Jan 2014 -- Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) and Southwest Regional Maintenance Center (SWRMC) divers recently completed the first full underwater waterjet seal and evaluation on a littoral combat ship (LCS), USS Fort Worth (LCS 3), the Navy announced, Jan. 2.
• Army power, energy research moves forward Army News 02 Jan 2014 -- Army researchers and scientists are advancing power and energy for the future.
• Soldiers use Stryker chemical reconnaissance vehicles during live-fire exercise Army News 02 Jan 2014 -- Live-fire exercises are nothing new for 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team Soldiers, but it's not every day that Stryker-based Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Reconnaissance Vehicles are seen firing and maneuvering at a live-fire range.
• Pine Bluff Chemical Agent Disposal Facility prepared for final closure Army News 02 Jan 2014 -- After 15 years of construction, systemization, operations, closure and demolition, the end has finally arrived for the Pine Bluff Chemical Agent Disposal Facility, here.
• Malfunction delays U.S. delivery of P-3C aircraft to Taiwan CNA 02 Jan 2014 -- The delivery of one of the 12 P-3C submarine-hunting aircraft from the United States was behind schedule due to a malfunction in its flight control system, a Taiwanese Air Force official confirmed Thursday.
• Taiwan receives six more Apache helicopters CNA 02 Jan 2014 -- Six AH-64E Apache attack helicopters arrived in Taiwan on schedule Thursday, the second batch in a 30-helicopter deal with the United States.
• China's aircarft carrier returns from S China Sea voyage People's Daily 02 Jan 2014 -- China's first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, returned to its homeport in north China Wednesday after completing a series of scientific tests and training programs in the South China Sea.
• January 2, 2014 - U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 02 Jan 2014

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for January 02, 2014

Other Conflicts

• 2 January 2014 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 02 Jan 2014
• 2 January 2014 - Press Conference by Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs United Nations 02 Jan 2014
• Multiple emergencies pose great test of the global humanitarian system, UN official says UN News Centre 02 Jan 2014 -- An unprecedented number of people are beginning 2014 either internally displaced or as refugees, the United Nations humanitarian chief warned today, urging sustained support for millions who have been driven from their homes by violence and bloodshed or uprooted by devastating natural disasters.
• South Sudan Warring Factions Plan Peace Talks Friday VOA 02 Jan 2014 -- Regional leaders are calling for an immediate cessation of hostilities in South Sudan as warring factions plan to begin peace negotiations in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa Friday, according to Fred Opolot, Uganda foreign ministry spokesman.
• South Sudan Peace Talks Set as Fighting Continues VOA 02 Jan 2014 -- South Sudan's army continues to battle rebel forces, even as negotiators from the warring sides came together for talks aimed at ending the violence that has pushed the world's newest country toward civil war.
• Uganda grapples with influx of South Sudanese refugees IRIN 02 Jan 2014 -- Thousands of South Sudanese fleeing violence have crossed into neighbouring Uganda, where officials say resources and land to meet their needs are in short supply.
• 200,000 Displaced in South Sudan VOA 02 Jan 2014 -- The U.N. estimates more than 200,000 people have been displaced within South Sudan by ongoing fighting. Another 10,000 people have fled to neighboring countries.
• UN Warns South Sudan Displaced Could Reach 400,000 VOA 02 Jan 2014 -- The number of South Sudanese who have been forced to flee their homes as violence continues to rake the young country could double from 200,000 to 400,000 in the space of a few days if the country's leaders are unable to reach a peace deal, United Nations officials warned Thursday.
• Further Delays Hit Syria Chemical Weapons Disarmament VOA 02 Jan 2014 -- The operation to remove and destroy Syria's chemical weapons continues to be delayed by security problems and bad weather. Several countries have sent warships to escort the weapons offshore - but the shipments have yet to reach the Syrian coast. However, officials involved in the operation insist the overall operation is still on track.
• Turkey seizes arms on Syria border Iran Press TV 02 Jan 2014 -- Turkish security forces have seized a large shipment of weapons in an area on the Syrian border, media reports say.
• Iraqi forces, tribesmen fight against militants in Anbar Iran Press TV 02 Jan 2014 -- Iraqi security forces and local tribesmen have started a sweeping operation against militants linked to the al-Qaeda terrorist group in the western province of Anbar.
• Armed Groups Reportedly Control Parts Of Two Western Iraqi Cities RFE/RL 02 Jan 2014 -- Reports from Iraq say armed groups have seized parts of the western cities of Fallujah and Ramadi.
• Kerry in Israel to Push Peace Talks VOA 02 Jan 2014 -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry returned to Israel on Thursday for talks the State Department says will include a proposed framework for the major issues standing in the way of an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal.
• Netanyahu Expresses Doubt About Palestinians on Peace VOA 02 Jan 2014 -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has arrived in Jerusalem as part of ongoing efforts to revive the Middle East peace talks. His latest trip comes amid growing doubts over the effort.
• Security Council, Ban deplore Mogadishu bombings, reaffirm resolve to help end Al-Shabaab threat UN News Centre 02 Jan 2014 -- Appalled by the deadly bomb attacks carried out in Mogadishu Wednesday, for which Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility, the United Nations Security Council and Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon underlined their strong resolve to back global efforts aimed at ending the threat posed by the group and to support all measures to restore peace in long-troubled Somalia.
• Al-Shabab claims Mogadishu hotel bombing Iran Press TV 02 Jan 2014 -- Somalia's al-Shabab militant group has claimed responsibility for a twin bombing of a hotel in Mogadishu that killed 11 people and left 17 others injured.
• Lebanon: UN calls for restraint following latest terrorist car bombing in Beirut UN News Centre 02 Jan 2014 -- The United Nations today called on all parties in Lebanon to show restraint following the second deadly car bomb attack in less than a week, and to support the army and security forces as they seek to prevent further acts of terrorism.
• Deaths Reported After Explosion Rocks South Beirut VOA 02 Jan 2014 -- An apparent car bomb blast in Beirut's mostly Shiite southern suburbs has left several casualties, according to various media reports.

News Reports

• Musharraf hearing halted yet again Iran Press TV 02 Jan 2014 -- The lawyers of Pakistan's former military ruler Parvez Musharraf have walked out of a court hearing, disrupting the high-profile hearing held on treason charges.
• Musharraf, En Route to Trial, Rushed to Hospital VOA 02 Jan 2014 -- Pakistan's former leader Pervez Musharraf was due in court Thursday to face treason charges, but instead was rushed to a military hospital with complaints of heart trouble.
• Araqchi: Timetable to implement Geneva deal to be declared after resolving minor issues IRNA 02 Jan 2014 -- Deputy Foreign Minister and member of nuclear negotiating team Abbas Araqchi said on Thursday that the timetable for implementation of Geneva deal will be declared after minor issues between the two sides are resolved.
• Alleged gangster indicted for spying for China CNA 02 Jan 2014 -- Prosecutors in the southern city of Tainan have brought up charges against an alleged gang leader who they say gathered confidential information for China and tried to recruit Taiwanese servicemen as spies.
• Rwanda former spy chief found strangled: Opposition Iran Press TV 02 Jan 2014 -- Former Rwandan spy chief Patrick Karegeya has been found strangled to death in South Africa, the Rwanda National Congress (RNC) opposition party says.
• Former CIA director to Obama: Keep spying, ignore review panel Iran Press TV 02 Jan 2014 -- Former director of the National Security Agency and the Central Intelligence Agency has called on President Obama to show "some political courage" and reject many of the recommendations by the panel he appointed to review the NSA's spying activities.
• New York Times, Guardian urge Obama to help Snowden Iran Press TV 02 Jan 2014 -- The editorial boards of The New York Times and The Guardian have called on the administration of US President Barack Obama to allow American whistleblower Edward Snowden safe passage back to the US.
• US, British Newspapers Call for Snowden Clemency VOA 02 Jan 2014 -- The New York Times and Britain's Guardian newspaper are calling for clemency for Edward Snowden, the former U.S. national security contractor who leaked a massive trove of details about clandestine American spying.
• New York Times, Guardian call for Snowden clemency Voice of Russia 02 Jan 2014 -- The New York Times and Guardian newspapers called Thursday for US leaker Edward Snowden to be granted clemency for his revelations on US government spying.
• Cairo court sets Jan. 28 for Morsi's new trial Iran Press TV 02 Jan 2014 -- Egypt's ousted president, Mohamed Morsi, is set to go on a new trial later this month over a jailbreak at the start of the popular uprising against former dictator, Hosni Mubarak.