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03 January 2014 Military News

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Current Operations

  • OIF/OEF/OND Casualty Update 03 Jan 2014 [PDF]

  • Fighting food insecurity in Afghanistan IRIN 03 Jan 2014 -- A network of critical emergency grain reserves across Afghanistan is set to boost food security and help strengthen resilience in a country that struggles to grow enough food to feed its 31 million people.

  • Army team to destroy Syrian chemical weapons afloat Army News 03 Jan 2014 -- Some 64 specialists from the Army's Edgewood Chemical Biological Center are expected to depart for the Mediterranean in about two weeks aboard the ship MV Cape Ray to destroy chemical weapons from Syria.

  • Marines Evacuate More U.S. Embassy Personnel from South Sudan AFPS 03 Jan 2014 -- Marines evacuated about 20 U.S. Embassy staff members from the deteriorating security situation in Juba, South Sudan, on the same day the State Department announced it will add $49.8 million to humanitarian assistance the United States has provided to help victims of the conflict there.

  • Massachusetts Guard Assists During Storm's Blast AFPS 03 Jan 2014 -- A powerful winter storm that blasted Northeast states was fading, but sub-freezing temperatures continued and the Massachusetts National Guard was assisting state and local officials.

Defense Policy / Programs

Defense Industry

Other Conflicts

  • China, Russia warships to help Syria arms removal: Report Iran Press TV 03 Jan 2014 -- Russia and China are to dispatch warships in an effort to help safeguard the mission of eliminating Syria's chemical weapons.
  • US Ship Prepared to Destroy Syrian Chemical Weapons VOA 03 Jan 2014 -- Shipyard workers are readying the MV Cape Ray for a mission to destroy Syria's most potent chemical weapons arsenal at sea.
  • Scandinavian ships set sail for Syria to remove chemical weapons Voice of Russia 03 Jan 2014 -- Danish and Norwegian vessels left the Cypriot port of Limassol on Friday and made for Syria to escort a delayed shipment of chemical weapons for destruction, a spokesman said.

  • South Sudan Warring Factions Move Toward Peace Talks VOA 03 Jan 2014 -- Delegates from the warring sides in South Sudan met separately Friday with African mediators to lay the ground rules for face-to-face negotiations to end nearly three weeks of violence that has killed at least 1,000 people in the world's newest nation.
  • South Sudan ceasefire talks open in Ethiopia Iran Press TV 03 Jan 2014 -- The warring parties in South Sudan have opened ceasefire negotiations to resolve the deadly conflict in the violence-hit African country.
  • South Sudan: UN ramps up aid efforts, urges conflict parties to ensure humanitarian access UN News Centre 03 Jan 2014 -- With peace talks set to open between the South Sudanese Government and warring rebels, senior United Nations officials in the country are urging all parties in the conflict to protect civilians amid the ongoing fighting and to allow relief workers safe access to them.
  • Mediators Face Delicate Task in S. Sudan Talks VOA 03 Jan 2014 -- Delegates for South Sudan's government and the rebels fighting to push it from power have opened talks aimed at ending nearly three weeks of violence. Some experts warn the situation will worsen if the East African regional bloc, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), continues to condemn the actions of the rebel group.
  • US Withdraws More Embassy Personnel from South Sudan VOA 03 Jan 2014 -- The United States has withdrawn more personnel from the U.S. embassy in Juba and continues to recommend that U.S. citizens leave South Sudan immediately due to the deteriorating security situation in the world's newest nation.

  • Iraqi security forces gain control over most of Fallujah Iran Press TV 03 Jan 2014 -- Iraqi police say they have managed to regain control of more areas in the western city of Fallujah as government forces continue to battle al-Qaeda-linked militants.
  • 62 al-Qaeda-linked militants killed in Anbar clashes Iran Press TV 03 Jan 2014 -- At least 62 al-Qaeda-linked militants have been killed in clashes with Iraqi security forces backed by local tribesmen in the western province of Anbar.
  • Explainer: What's Behind The Fighting In Iraq? RFE/RL 03 Jan 2014 -- Iraqi security forces have been waging a fierce battle with Al-Qaeda-linked militants in the lawless west of the country.
  • Iraqi Government Forces Make Gains In Ramadi, Fallujah RFE/RL 03 Jan 2014 -- Iraqi security forces and allied tribesmen have retaken areas in the central cities of Ramadi and Fallujah from Islamist insurgents.

  • UN peacekeepers in DR Congo on alert after killing of army commander UN News Centre 03 Jan 2014 -- United Nations peacekeepers in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo have stepped up patrols in North Kivu province where citizens are protesting the killing of a high-ranking Congolese military official, a spokesperson confirmed.
  • CAR Displaced Nearing One Million VOA 03 Jan 2014 -- The number of displaced people in Central African Republic is edging closer to one-million, as insecurity and fighting continue. Armed Muslim and Christian groups continue to battle in the capital and elsewhere, but are also targeting civilians. Humanitarian agencies are having a difficult time reaching those in need.
  • Kerry Holds Talks With Palestinian Leader VOA 03 Jan 2014 -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is continuing talks with Israeli and Palestinian Authority leaders in hopes they can soon agree on a framework peace deal.
  • Three blasts rock Egypt's military convoy in Sinai Peninsula Iran Press TV 03 Jan 2014 -- Egyptian authorities say three blasts have targeted a military convoy in the country's restive Sinai Peninsula.
  • Analysis: The plight of Myanmar's Chins in India IRIN 03 Jan 2014 -- Recent political reforms have not improved conditions in Myanmar's northwestern Chin State, but life in neighbouring India - where many Chin people continue to seek asylum and livelihoods - often means surviving without legal protection and encountering tensions with host communities, experts say.
  • Ivoirian hunters accused of abuses IRIN 03 Jan 2014 -- Since fighting for Côte d'Ivoire's President Alassane Ouattara during the election violence in 2010-2011, armed traditional hunters known as "dozo" appear to have increasingly taken on the role of regular forces, mounting roadblocks, patrolling, and arresting civilians. They have also been accused of committing atrocities.

News Reports

  • Belarus jails two for spying for Lithuania Iran Press TV 03 Jan 2014 -- Belarus says its main military court has sentenced two Belarusian citizens to lengthy jail terms for committing spying activities for the neighboring country Lithuania.

  • NSA Building a Quantum Supercomputer VOA 03 Jan 2014 -- Quantum computers that can perform vast numbers of calculations simultaneously may be closer to science fiction than reality, but previously unpublished documents indicate the secretive U.S. National Security Agency is working hard to build a real quantum supercomputer, powerful enough to decode virtually every form of encryption now known.

  • German Chancellor Merkel agrees to public inquiry into NSA revelations Voice of Russia 03 Jan 2014 -- Chancellor Angela Merkel's government agreed Friday to a public inquiry into surveillance by the US National Security Agency (NSA), but it was unclear if the panel would invite testimony from Edward Snowden, the NSA contractor who exposed the snooping.

  • Indian premier says to step down after elections Iran Press TV 03 Jan 2014 -- Indian Prime Minister Manmoham Singh has announced he will step down from power following elections scheduled to take place in May.

  • Iran's Foreign Minister to Make Key Turkish Visit VOA 03 Jan 2014 -- The Iranian foreign minister visits Turkey Saturday as the Turkish government continues to be mired in a deepening crisis involving a Turkish state bank that allegedly laundered money sent to Iran.

  • Experts Fear Mounting Al-Qaida Resurgence VOA 03 Jan 2014 -- More than two and a half years after the death of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, American experts and counter-terrorism officials say his organization remains a major threat across the Middle East and North Africa.

  • Musharraf's trial is Pakistans internal matter, say officials IRNA 03 Jan 2014 -- Pakistan said Friday that trial of former President Pervez Musharraf in a high treason case is the country's internal matter and the visit of any foreign dignitary has nothing to do with the issue.

  • Madagascar's New President Brings Hope of Economic Change VOA 03 Jan 2014 -- Madagascar's electoral commission has declared Hery Rajaonarimampianina the winner of the December 20 presidential poll, although the final tally has been challenged by his opponent.
  • Swazis give government poor marks in survey IRIN 03 Jan 2014 -- A large majority of people in Swaziland go to bed hungry and blame their government for failing to address their food needs, according to findings from the first formal survey to determine how Swazis view their standard of living.
  • West Africa: West African livelihoods weakened by graft IRIN 03 Jan 2014 -- Poor public services in many West African countries, with already dire human development indicators, are under constant pressure from pervasive corruption. Observers say graft is corroding proper governance and causing growing numbers of people to sink into poverty.



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