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• OIF/OEF/OND Casualty Update 23 Jan 2014 [PDF]
• Department of Defense Press Briefing by Lt. Gen. Milley in the Pentagon Briefing Room DoD 23 Jan 2014 -- Presenters: Army Lt. Gen. Mark A. Milley, commander, International Security Assistance Force, Joint Command
• NATO Personnel Making it Matter in Afghanistan AFPS 23 Jan 2014 -- International Security Assistance Force personnel are making a difference in Afghanistan as the NATO mission there enters its final year, Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr. said here yesterday.
• Resolute Support Planning Continues, Options Still Open AFPS 23 Jan 2014 -- NATO military leaders are doing all they can to make sure the alliance does not run out of options for the post-2014 NATO mission in Afghanistan, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said today.
• Afghan Forces Winning Tough Fight Against Taliban AFPS 23 Jan 2014 -- Afghan National Security Forces are prevailing in their battles against the Taliban and other fighters, a senior US. commander told reporters from Afghanistan today.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Department of Defense Press Briefing with Rear Admiral Kirby from the Pentagon DoD 23 Jan 2014 -- Presenter: Pentagon Press Secretary Rear Admiral John Kirby
• Pentagon to Review Strategic Nuclear Deterrence Mission AFPS 23 Jan 2014 -- Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has directed a review of U.S. strategic nuclear deterrence forces and their ability to carry out their mission, Pentagon Press Secretary Navy Adm. John Kirby said today.
• Locklear: PACOM Keys Capabilities to 21st-century Asia-Pacific AFPS 23 Jan 2014 -- America's rebalance to the Asia-Pacific region is on track, and U.S. Pacific Command is staying on top of the growing sophistication of today's weapon systems in what PACOM commander Navy Adm. Samuel J. Locklear III calls "the most militarized region in the world."
• Department of Defense Press Briefing by Admiral Locklear in the Pentagon Briefing Room DoD 23 Jan 2014 -- Presenters: Commander, U.S. Pacific Command Adm. Samuel J. Locklear III
• New Clinical Recommendations Released for TBI Injuries AFPS 23 Jan 2014 -- The Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center has released new clinical recommendations to help service members who have sustained a mild traumatic brain injury, otherwise known as concussion, to progressively return to their normal activities following their injury.
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel's Meeting with Finland's Minister of Defense Carl Haglund DoD 23 Jan 2014
• 2nd MAW squadrons support 3/6 exercise USMC News 23 Jan 2014 -- Marines and Sailors from Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point and Marine Corps Air Station New River coordinated with Marines from 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment for an aerial insertion exercise at Marine Corps Outlying Field Atlantic, Jan. 13.
• Treaty Monitoring Center introduces new Innovation Lab AFNS 23 Jan 2014 -- Tough fiscal times have placed heavy burdens on senior Department of Defense officials as they struggle to balance budget cuts, sequestration, furloughs and force shaping initiatives.
• MACG-28 Marines, Sailors return from deployment USMC News 23 Jan 2014 -- More than 200 Marines and Sailors with Marine Air Control Group 28 (Forward) returned to Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Jan. 13 and 16, ending a seven-month deployment to Afghanistan.
• Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa 13 Marines continue partnered training with Companie de Fusilier Marine Commandos USMC News 23 Jan 2014 -- Marines and sailors with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa 13 returned to Toubacouta, Senegal, recently, for the final portion of a four-week long maritime assistance force engagement with the Companie de Fusilier Marine Commandos.
• Military Chiefs Look to NATO's Future AFPS 23 Jan 2014 -- The NATO chiefs of defense "talked a little bit about today, a little bit about tomorrow, and a little bit about 10 years from now," the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said as he returned to Washington today from alliance meetings in Brussels.
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• NATO Chiefs of Defence define military priorities for 2014 NATO 23 Jan 2014 -- NATO Chiefs of Defence concluded a successful two-day meeting at NATO Headquarters identifying the future military priorities in Operations, Partnerships and Transformation, setting the basis for the work on the 2014 Summit deliverables.
• British army to cut 1,400 more troops Iran Press TV 23 Jan 2014 -- British Defence Secretary Philip Hammond is to announce the last round of job cuts across the army, axing another 1,400 troops to reduce it to its smallest size in 200 years.
• Final tranche of armed forces redundancies UK MOD 23 Jan 2014 -- Details of the fourth and final set of armed forces redundancies have been announced by the Defence Secretary.
• Britain to limit its involvement in military operations abroad – MoD Voice of Russia 23 Jan 2014 -- Britain's military cuts and growing discontent in society mean it will no longer be a full partner alongside United States forces during their operations abroad, the Guardian reports citing high ranking officials at Ministry of Defense.
• Chinese military planes regularly patrol ADIZ: spokesman People's Daily 23 Jan 2014 -- Chinese air force planes have been regularly patrolling the East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) since it was established two months ago, an air force spokesman said here Thursday.
• Streamlining of armed forces will not affect defense: president CNA 23 Jan 2014 -- Taiwan's armed forces have been reduced to about 0.93 percent of the country's total population under government streamlining efforts, but President Ma Ying-jeou remains confident that the size of the military is large enough to protect the country.
• S Korea keeping close eye on North's military Voice of Russia 23 Jan 2014 -- South Korea said Thursday it was scrutinising North Korea's military activities following a series of publicised army visits by leader Kim Jong-Un.
• Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney, 1/23/2014 The White House 23 Jan 2014
• January 23, 2014 - U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 23 Jan 2014

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for January 23, 2014

Other Conflicts

• 23 January 2014 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 23 Jan 2014
• Nearly 1,400 people killed in Syria infighting Iran Press TV 23 Jan 2014 -- Nearly 1,400 people have been killed in Syria since infighting erupted among foreign-backed militant groups in the Arab country.
• Syria Talks Move to Crucial Stage VOA 23 Jan 2014 -- Senior representatives of the Syrian government and opposition are expected to hold their first direct talks after nearly three years of bitter fighting on Friday, when they gather with a mediator at the United Nations' European headquarters.
• Violence soars in CAR ahead of president's inauguration Iran Press TV 23 Jan 2014 -- Reports from the Central African Republic reveal extensive looting and violence against Muslims just hours ahead of the inauguration of the country's new interim president.
• Ban, Security Council welcome South Sudan ceasefire agreement UN News Centre 23 Jan 2014 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the United Nations Security Council today welcomed the signing of an agreement between anti- and pro-Government forces in South Sudan, a step towards a comprehensive deal that would halt the violence that has engulfed the country for more than a month.
• South Sudan Factions Sign Cease-Fire VOA 23 Jan 2014 -- South Sudan's warring factions Thursday signed a cease-fire which is expected to end weeks of deadly fighting between the government and rebels.
• UN bases in South Sudan clear of weapons, peacekeeping mission confirms UN News Centre 23 Jan 2014 -- United Nations peacekeepers in South Sudan completed weapons searches in their eight main bases, where some 76,000 civilians continue to seek refuge, the UN Mission in the country confirmed.
• Amid deteriorating conditions in Darfur, UN official urges all parties to join peace effort UN News Centre 23 Jan 2014 -- The security situation in Darfur deteriorated over the course of 2013 and remains volatile, a senior United Nations official told the Security Council today, while calling on all sides to join negotiations aimed at achieving a permanent ceasefire and comprehensive peace for the people of the strife-torn region of Sudan.
• UN humanitarian chief calls for probe into latest violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state UN News Centre 23 Jan 2014 -- The United Nations humanitarian chief on Thursday voiced deep concern about reports of alarming levels of violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state, including the killing of many civilians and a policeman, and called for an immediate investigation by the authorities.
• Mali: with terrorists regrouping, Security Council urges full deployment of 'blue helmets' UN News Centre 23 Jan 2014 -- Warning that terrorists and other armed groups appear to have reorganized "and gained some ability to operate" amid the already fragile security situation in northern Mali, the United Nations Security Council today called on all Member States to support the full deployment of UN peacekeepers in the country.
• UN reparations panel pays out another $1 billion for Iraq's invasion of Kuwait UN News Centre 23 Jan 2014 -- The United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC), which settles the damage claims of those who suffered losses due to Iraq's 1990 invasion of Kuwait, today made $1.03 billion available to the Government of Kuwait.

News Reports

• Holder Says He's Open to Plea Deal with NSA Leaker Snowden VOA 23 Jan 2014 -- U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder says he would be open to a plea deal with Edward Snowden -- the former government contractor who exposed spying by a U.S. intelligence agency.
• Independent review board: NSA phone data collection 'illegal' Iran Press TV 23 Jan 2014 -- An independent review board working to protect Americans' civil liberties and privacy has concluded that the US National Security Agency's phone data collection program is illegal and should be stopped.
• US Privacy Panel: NSA Phone Data Tracking Illegal VOA 23 Jan 2014 -- News reports in Washington Thursday say an independent government panel is issuing a report that calls for an end to the National Security Agency's program of collecting telephone records of millions of Americans.
• Ukrainian Opposition Leaders Voice Optimism as Crisis Talks End VOA 23 Jan 2014 -- Ukrainian opposition leaders emerged late Thursday from crisis talks with President Viktor Yanukovych, saying an opportunity exists to end weeks of political turmoil and violence gripping the capital, Kyiv.
• Ukraine braces for more violent clashes Iran Press TV 23 Jan 2014 -- Ukraine is likely to face more violence as an ultimatum set by the Western-backed opposition for President Viktor Yanukovych is to expire soon with no sign of a compromise.
• Ukrainian Prime Minister Says Restrictive Protest Laws Could Be Changed RFE/RL 23 Jan 2014 -- Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov has said that the restrictive laws against holding protests and demonstrations in Kyiv that were approved last week 'could be amended' with the cooperation of the opposition.
• Ukrainian Premier Blames Kiev Violence on 'Militants' RIA Novosti 23 Jan 2014 -- Ukraine's Prime Minister Mykola Azarov has blamed deadly clashes between police and protestors on militants who were attempting a coup.
• Protests Spread to West Ukrainian Cities RIA Novosti 23 Jan 2014 -- Anti-government unrest in the Ukrainian capital Kiev has spread to western Ukraine, where government buildings in two major cities were seized by protesters Thursday.
• Support Slipping for Iran Sanctions in US Senate VOA 23 Jan 2014 -- More Democratic senators are quietly signaling their opposition to a bill that spells out new sanctions against Iran if negotiations to limit the country's nuclear program do not yield a final accord.
• Rouhani Says Iran Wants Nuclear Deal, Investment VOA 23 Jan 2014 -- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says his country is ready to rejoin the global economy after carrying out an interim deal with world powers to limit its nuclear development program.
• Iran will not forswear nuclear rights: Rouhani Iran Press TV 23 Jan 2014 -- Tehran will continue its peaceful nuclear activities under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), says Iran's President Hassan Rouhani.
• Sanctions against Iran illegal: President Rouhani Iran Press TV 23 Jan 2014 -- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has criticized the sanctions imposed on the Islamic Republic over its nuclear energy program, noting that the bans are illegal and undermine international law.
• Rohani Talks Cooperation, Security At Davos RFE/RL 23 Jan 2014 -- Iranian President Hassan Rohani has addressed the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, giving a speech filled with talk of cooperation and security.
• US and China May Cooperate in Space Exploration VOA 23 Jan 2014 -- Space exploration officials from more than 30 countries met in Washington, D.C. recently to discuss how to advance the exploration and utilization of space. The meeting was organized by the U.S. State Department which, for the first time, invited officials from China's space agency, highlighting the possibility of cooperation in space exploration.
• Ban calls on Egypt to mark anniversary of revolution with push for pluralist democracy UN News Centre 23 Jan 2014 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on Egyptians to mark the third anniversary of their revolution by renewing their commitment to peaceful dialogue and non-violence based on pluralism with political space for all.
• Libya Bankruptcy Warning Raises Concerns VOA 23 Jan 2014 -- Libyans like to say their country will one day be seen as "Dubai on the Mediterranean" -- rich, successful and advanced. But as their country struggles with a fitful political transition from autocracy to democracy amid storms of militia violence, political squabbling and lawlessness, they are now hearing for the first time talk that Libya could go bankrupt.