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• DOD Releases New Religious Accommodation Instruction AFPS 22 Jan 2014 -- The Defense Department today released a new instruction that details its updated policy on making religious accommodations requested by service members, Pentagon spokesman Navy Lt. Cmdr. Nathan J. Christensen said today.
• Ugandan troops support US airlift missions AFNS 22 Jan 2014 -- As U.S. airlift missions operating at the request of the French government and African Union authorities continue, Uganda maintains their role as a key U.S. strategic partner.
• Coastal Riverine Squadron One Sailors Return Home NNS 22 Jan 2014 -- Sailors from Alpha Company, Coastal Riverine Squadron One (CRS-1), a Navy Reserve command based out of Naval Air Station North Island in Coronado, returned home following a seven-month deployment supporting operations in the Horn of Africa (HOA) and Bahrain, Jan. 20.
• Officials release report on F-15 accident near Kadena AB AFNS 22 Jan 2014 -- Pacific Air Forces officials released the results Jan. 21 of its investigation into a May 28, 2013, F-15C Eagle aircraft accident that occurred east of Kadena Air Base, Japan.
• AF releases findings on HH-60G accident near Kadena AB AFNS 22 Jan 2014 -- Pacific Air Forces officials released the results Jan. 21, of its investigation into an HH-60G Pave Hawk aircraft mishap which occurred Aug. 5, 2013, northeast of Kadena Air Base, Japan.
• Criminal Case Launched Against Ex-Defense Minister's Relative RIA Novosti 22 Jan 2014 -- A criminal case was launched Wednesday against a brother-in-law of former Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov, the Russian Investigative Committee said.
• Russia Plans Cruise Missile Tests, Bomber Patrols for 2014 RIA Novosti 22 Jan 2014 -- The Russian Air Force is preparing to conduct a series of tests of new cruise missiles, as well as carrying out strategic bomber patrols including stops in other countries, the commander of its long-range fleet said Wednesday.
• Russia still relies on nuclear triad - Putin Voice of Russia 22 Jan 2014 -- Russia's President Vladimir Putin has said that the nuclear triad, a three-legged nuclear capability that is traditionally comprised of strategic bombers, intercontinental ballistic missiles and submarine-based ballistic missiles, continues to be the bedrock of the country's military defense.
• Iran naval fleet sets sail for Atlantic Ocean Iran Press TV 22 Jan 2014 -- The 29th Fleet of the Iranian Navy has headed to the Atlantic Ocean in line with the country's policy to safeguard naval routes for its vessels.
• January 22, 2014 - U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 22 Jan 2014

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for January 22, 2014

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• Daily Briefing by the Press Secretary, 1/22/14 The White House 22 Jan 2014
• Syria Peace Talks Start Amid Acrimony RFE/RL 22 Jan 2014 -- The first day of the internationally-backed Syrian peace talks have been marked by acrimony, with the Syrian government rejecting demands that President Bashar al-Assad leave power to clear the way for a transitional government.
• Geneva-2 Conference on Syria Kicks Off in Switzerland RIA Novosti 22 Jan 2014 -- The long-awaited Geneva-2 peace conference bringing together warring parties in Syria and top global diplomats started Wednesday in the Swiss town of Montreux.
• Syrian Sides Are Committed to Peace Talks, Planning Prisoner Swap RIA Novosti 22 Jan 2014 -- Russia, the United States and the UN are devising a plan for a prisoner swap between the two sides in war-torn Syria, Russia's foreign minister said Wednesday.
• Ban opens Syrian peace talks, urges all sides to seize 'historic' opportunity to end bloodshed UN News Centre 22 Jan 2014 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today opened a concerted new effort to end the brutal civil war in Syria, urging the Government, the opposition, and representatives of some 40 other countries and regional organizations to seize the historic opportunity to end the bloodshed.
• Syria: UN agency calls for urgent aid delivery to besieged Palestinian refugee camp UN News Centre 22 Jan 2014 -- As world leaders meet in Montreux, Switzerland, seeking a political solution to the crisis in Syria, the United Nations is calling on all parties in the strife-torn nation to facilitate the urgent provision of humanitarian aid to Palestinians trapped in the Yarmouk refugee camp.
• UN Envoy to Meet Two Syrian Sides Thursday VOA 22 Jan 2014 -- U.N. mediator Lakhdar Brahimi said he will meet Syrian opposition and government delegations separately Thursday, a day ahead of their first negotiations when he will try to bring them together to discuss ending that country's bloody civil war.
• Geneva-2: Assad will not step down - Syrian Information Minister Voice of Russia 22 Jan 2014 -- Syria's Information Minister Omran al-Zoubi said on Wednesday that President Bashar al-Assad will not step down, as demanded by some of the international powers seeking to end the country's protracted conflict.
• Syrian army and rebels clash as Geneva peace conference begins Voice of Russia 22 Jan 2014 -- Fightings between Syrian army and rebels begin across the country as a peace conference in Geneva began to put an end to a three-year long bloodshed. More than 130,000 people have died in Syria's conflict, and more than a quarter of the population of 23 million now live as refugees, either within Syria or in neighboring countries.
• Pakistan: Waziristan Strikes Are Not Start of Offensive VOA 22 Jan 2014 -- Pakistan's military has released new details about airstrikes it launched Monday in North Waziristan amid fresh militant violence that has targeted the national anti-polio campaign.
• Chinese flotilla patrols Xisha Islands People's Daily 22 Jan 2014 -- A flotilla with China's Nanhai Fleet has completed a two-day patrol of waters off the Xisha Islands on Wednesday.
• Uganda confirms nine soldiers killed in S Sudan Iran Press TV 22 Jan 2014 -- Uganda has confirmed that nine Ugandan soldiers have been killed and 12 others wounded during the month-long fighting in South Sudan, dismissing rebel claims to have killed scores.
• After National Dialogue, Ban urges Yemenis to work towards building a new country UN News Centre 22 Jan 2014 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today congratulated Yemen on successfully concluding nearly year-long talks on which the country's new constitution will be founded, but warned that obstacles remain and called on citizens to work together towards building a new Yemen.
• African Union Helping Mali to Finalize Peace Process VOA 22 Jan 2014 -- Security, good governance and development will be the African Union's (AU) priorities in 2014, according to Pierre Buyoya, the current AU High Representative for Mali and the Sahel, and head of the African‐led International Support Mission in Mali (AFISMA).

News Reports

• Iran's 5-percent enriched uranium to rise by 400 kg ISNA 22 Jan 2014 -- Iran's 5 percent enriched UF6 stockpile will rise by 400 kilograms during the period of enforcement of Geneva deal lasting for 6 months.
• Ukrainian President, Opposition Leaders Finish Talks As Police Battle Protesters RFE/RL 22 Jan 2014 -- Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovych has met with opposition leaders as police battled antigovernment protesters in Kyiv and word spread of the first violent deaths as a result of the unrest.
• Police Battle Protesters in Kiev as Crisis in Ukraine Deepens RIA Novosti 22 Jan 2014 -- Authorities in Ukraine deployed an armored personnel carrier and masses of riot police Wednesday in their latest push to sweep the center of the capital of anti-government protesters.
• US Condemns Deadly Violence in Ukraine RIA Novosti 22 Jan 2014 -- The United States said Wednesday that it "strongly condemns" the escalation of violence in Ukraine that has left at least two people dead amid a wave of anti-government protests.
• EU Threatens Action in Response to Ukraine Violence VOA 22 Jan 2014 -- Clashes between protesters and riot police continued Wednesday in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, killing at least three protesters, the first fatalities since the current anti-government demonstrations began in November. The U.S. State Department has condemned the violence, which erupted as sweeping new anti-protest laws came into force.
• China tightens inter-departmental H7N9 coordination People's Daily 22 Jan 2014 -- China's National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) said on Tuesday it is now coordinating closely with other departments to prevent and control the H7N9 avian flu.
• Sochi Security 'Very Impressive' But Risks Remain – US Lawmaker RIA Novosti 22 Jan 2014 -- A senior US congressman on Wednesday lauded the scope of the Russian government's security measures for next month's Winter Olympics but said the risk of a possible lone attacker remains a concern.
• US Offers Russia Anti-Terrorism Technology for Sochi Olympics RIA Novosti 22 Jan 2014 -- The United States and Russia on Tuesday discussed using US technology to combat terrorism at next month's Winter Olympics in Sochi amid concerns that extremists could target the games, the Pentagon's news service reported.
• Snowden Dismisses Claims He Was Spying for Russia RIA Novosti 22 Jan 2014 -- National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden has denied allegations he was collaborating with Russian intelligence services when he exposed details of US surveillance programs by disclosing thousands of classified documents, the New Yorker reported Wednesday.
• Turkey removes 100s police officers from posts Iran Press TV 22 Jan 2014 -- Turkey has either sacked or reassigned hundreds of police officers amid an ongoing corruption scandal plaguing the government.