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• Pentagon Condemns Afghan Release of Bagram Detainees AFPS 27 Jan 2014 -- An Afghan government order to release 37 of 88 detainees who U.S. Defense Department leaders have deemed to be legitimate threats to national security drew condemnation from a Pentagon spokesman today.
• US exit from Afghanistan concerns CIA Iran Press TV 27 Jan 2014 -- American intelligence agencies are concerned about Afghan President Hamid Karzai's decision to not sign a controversial security deal with the United States, a report says.
• US Condemns Afghan Order to Free 37 Prisoners VOA 27 Jan 2014 -- The U.S. military in Afghanistan is condemning an Afghan government order to release 37 prisoners from Bagram prison, saying they pose a threat to security; there are signs of worsening relations between Washington and Kabul.
• NATO chief warns Karzai over delays in US-Afghan troop deal Voice of Russia 27 Jan 2014 -- NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Monday warned Afghan President Hamid Karzai not to underestimate the negative impact of delaying a deal with the United States on the deployment of troops after 2014.
• Pakistani helicopters pound militant hideouts in Waziristan Iran Press TV 27 Jan 2014 -- Pakistani military helicopter gunships have bombed militant positions in the country's rugged northwestern tribal region close to the border with Afghanistan, killing at least two militants and injuring several others.
• US drone strikes kill terrorist leader in Somalia Voice of Russia 27 Jan 2014 -- At least five al-Shabaab fighters, including a senior commander, were killed in a suspected drone strike in southern Somalia Sunday afternoon.

Defense Policy / Programs

• M/V Cape Ray Deployment DoD 27 Jan 2014 -- Today the Department of Defense announced the deployment of M/V Cape Ray from Portsmouth, Va. M/V Cape Ray is the primary contribution of the Department of Defense toward international efforts to eliminate Syria's chemical weapons material program.
• Secretary Hagel Message to the Crew of the M/V Cape Ray DoD 27 Jan 2014
• Tucson Visits Singapore during Western Pacific Deployment NNS 27 Jan 2014 -- The improved Los Angeles-class, fast-attack submarine USS Tucson (SSN 770) arrived in Singapore Jan. 24 for a visit as part of its Western Pacific deployment.
• Readout of Secretary Hagel's Meeting With Serbian Minister of Defense Nebojsa Rodic DoD 27 Jan 2014
• 1st ANGLICO, JGSDF begins training for Iron Fist USMC News 27 Jan 2014 -- Marines from 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company and soldiers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force began training for Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 23, 2014.
• Future USS Coronado (LCS 4) Begins Sailaway NNS 27 Jan 2014 -- The Navy's newest littoral combat ship, the future USS Coronado (LCS 4), departed from the Austal USA shipyard in Mobile, Ala., Jan. 27, en route to her commissioning site in Coronado, Calif.
• USNS Spearhead, Ready for Missions in 6th Fleet, Arrives in Rota NNS 27 Jan 2014 -- U.S. Navy joint, high-speed vessel USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1) arrived in Rota, Spain, Jan. 27, the first port visit in its maiden deployment.
• Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1 to Depart for Deployment NNS 27 Jan 2014 -- Sailors from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) will depart for a deployment to the Pacific (PACOM) and Northern (NORTHCOM) commands in support of ongoing operations in the U.S. Atlantic, 3rd and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility.
• USS Denver Departs For Deployment NNS 27 Jan 2014 -- Amphibious transport dock ship USS Denver (LPD 9), departed Sasebo, Japan for deployment in 7th Fleet Area of Responsibility Jan. 27.
• Secretary General's Annual Report sets out priorities to shape 'Future NATO' NATO 27 Jan 2014 -- Investing in the right capabilities, maintaining connected forces and deepening and widening cooperation with partners are key to shape a NATO which is able to meet future challenges said NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen at the launch of his Annual Report on Monday (27 January 2014). "In September we will meet in Wales to shape Future NATO: an Alliance that is robust, rebalanced and ready to provide security for the next generation," said the Secretary General.
• 'Iran UAVs tracked US vessels in PG several times' Iran Press TV 27 Jan 2014 -- The Iranian Navy's drones have tracked and captured images of US warships in the Persian Gulf on several occasions, says a top Iranian commander.
• Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney, 1/27/14 The White House 27 Jan 2014
• January 27, 2014 - U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 27 Jan 2014

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for January 27, 2014
• US firm strikes $1.28bn missile system deal with Oman Iran Press TV 27 Jan 2014 -- Major American defense contractor Raytheon has concluded a contract worth USD 1.28 billion with Oman to provide the Arab country with National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS).
• Russian Arms Exporter Sold $13.2Bln in 2013 RIA Novosti 27 Jan 2014 -- Russia's state arms exporter Rosoboronexport sold $13.2 billion in weapons and military equipment to foreign buyers last year but expects no short-term growth, its director said in an interview published Monday.

Other Conflicts

• 27 January 2014 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 27 Jan 2014
• On Holocaust Memorial Day, UN calls for unflagging vigilance to prevent new genocide UN News Centre 27 Jan 2014 -- The United Nations today paid tribute to the 6 million Jews and countless others massacred in the Nazi Holocaust with a solemn ceremony in the General Assembly Hall, a rebuke to Holocaust deniers, and a warning from Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon of the perils of anti-Semitism and hatred of any kind.
• Syria talks turn to political issues as question of aid delivery stalls - UN-Arab League envoy UN News Centre 27 Jan 2014 -- Discussions on humanitarian issues at the Syria talks in Geneva "have not produced much," said the Joint Special Representative of the United Nations and the League of Arab States today, but he added "there is still hope," and the talks will resume tomorrow.
• US resumes aid to militants in Syria Iran Press TV 27 Jan 2014 -- As negotiations between Syrian officials and the country's foreign-backed opposition hit a deadlock over the issue of transfer of power, the United States has resumed deliveries of aid to the opposition.
• No Breakthrough in Syria Talks, Brahimi Says VOA 27 Jan 2014 -- International mediator Lakhdar Brahimi said Syrian government and opposition delegates will begin tackling the thorny issue of a possible transitional government when the Syrian peace talks resume on Tuesday.
• Second chemical shipment removed from Syria - UN Voice of Russia 27 Jan 2014 -- A second shipment of chemical weapons material has been removed from Syria under a deal to eliminate its arsenal, the joint UN mission overseeing the disarmament said Monday.
• China ships in disputed waters after Japanese PM's WWI claim Voice of Russia 27 Jan 2014 -- Chinese ships sailed through disputed waters off Tokyo-controlled islands on Monday, days after Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe caused an international stir by comparing Sino-Japanese relations with the run-up to World War One.
• Briefing: ADF-NALU militia in DRC IRIN 27 Jan 2014 -- On 16 January, the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) army (FARDC) launched an operation in the eastern Kivu region of Beni to neutralize the Islamic Alliance of Democratic Forces (ADF-NALU) militia, whose prominence has been growing amid fears of its links with global terrorist movements. The FARDC offensive, dubbed 'Sokola', meaning to "clean out" in the Lingala language, follows the successful November routing out of the M23 militia after a joint UN-FARDC exercise.
• DR Congo still needs humanitarian aid despite advances towards peace in east - UN UN News Centre 27 Jan 2014 -- Despite significant progress towards peace in the strife-torn eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the international community must keep humanitarian aid flowing into a country where nearly 3 million people, half of them children, are currently displaced, according to the United Nations.
• Growing disease burden in South Sudan conflict IRIN 27 Jan 2014 -- Disease burden is growing among people who fled their homes following the outbreak of conflict in South Sudan.
• More aid for southern Philippine conflict zone IRIN 27 Jan 2014 -- The Philippine government has completed peace talks with Muslim rebels after they agreed to turn over their weapons, ending four decades of deadly insurgency in Mindanao. This could fast-track rehabilitation of the war-torn southern region, and allow greater quantities of humanitarian aid to become available.
• AU: CAR a 'Legitimate Partner' to Security Improvement VOA 27 Jan 2014 -- The formation of a new transitional government is being welcomed as "a legitimate partner" for the African-led International Support Mission to the Central African Republic (MISCA), in a bid to stabilize the security situation, says Eloi Yao, an African Union spokesman.
• Central African Republic at critical juncture, UN human rights chief warns UN News Centre 27 Jan 2014 -- Warning that the Central African Republic (CAR) is now at a critical juncture, the United Nations human rights chief today called on the international community to help restore security in the country, including by boosting the peacekeeping effort there.
• Seleka Rebels Flee CAR Capital VOA 27 Jan 2014 -- Muslim rebels who ousted the Central African Republic's president last year are fleeing their main camp in the capital.
• UN delivers aid to displaced Libyans in the South, urges end to violence UN News Centre 26 Jan 2014 -- The United Nations in Libya is preparing to deliver in the next 48 hours more food, medicines and other supplies to displaced families in Sabha, in the southern part of the country, the top UN humanitarian official in the country said expressing concern about the ongoing violence.
• Security sector reform, national reconciliation needed in Côte d'Ivoire ahead of 2015 polls, UN says UN News Centre 27 Jan 2014 -- Côte d'Ivoire is making "good progress" towards lasting peace and stability, but with presidential elections on the horizon, urgent steps need to be taken in security sector reform and national reconciliation, the top United Nations official in the country told the Security Council today.
• Pakistani premier vows to eliminate terrorism Iran Press TV 27 Jan 2014 -- Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said that his government is set to respond effectively to terrorist groups operating across the violence-wracked country.

News Reports

• Ukraine's Leader Agrees to Repeal Some Anti-Protest Laws VOA 27 Jan 2014 -- Ukraine's embattled President Victor Yanukovich has agreed to repeal some of the harsh anti-protest laws that have helped fuel increasingly violent protests for more than a week. The decision came after talks with opposition leaders late Monday. A statement on the presidential website said repeal of the laws will be addressed at a special session of parliament that begins on Tuesday.
• Ukraine has no plans to impose state of emergency Iran Press TV 27 Jan 2014 -- Ukrainian Foreign Minister Leonid Kozhara says Kiev currently has no plans to impose a state of emergency despite the ongoing anti-government protests in the Eastern European country.
• Ukraine's Opposition 'Ready' To Pursue Talks With Authorities RFE/RL 27 Jan 2014 -- Ukraine's main opposition parties say they're ready to continue talks with President Viktor Yanukovych, while warning that the patience of antigovernment protesters could 'snap' at any moment.
• Who Are Ukraine's 'Ultras'? RFE/RL 27 Jan 2014 -- Two years ago, the violent reputation of Ukraine's soccer hooligans prompted calls in Europe for a Euro-2012 boycott.
• Ukraine opposition says ready to pursue talks with authorities Voice of Russia 27 Jan 2014 -- The Ukrainian opposition is ready to continue talks with the authorities to prevent further escalation and bloodshed, settle the crisis and preserve the country's unity, the opposition National Resistance Headquarters said in a statement.
• Snowden Says US Spied on Companies RIA Novosti 27 Jan 2014 -- National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden has claimed in an interview with a German television channel that US intelligence agencies are involved in industrial espionage.
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel's Phone Call with Egyptian Minister of Defense General Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi DoD 27 Jan 2014
• Egypt: top UN human rights official urges investigations amid escalating violence UN News Centre 27 Jan 2014 -- The top United Nations human rights official today voiced grave concern about the escalating violence in Egypt, and called for a prompt investigation into recent incidents that have led to scores of deaths and injuries.
• Egypt military officials approve Sisi for president Iran Press TV 27 Jan 2014 -- Egypt's military officials have approved the army chief, Field Marshal Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, as a candidate to run for president later this year, state media says.
• Thai protest leader says no negotiations with government Iran Press TV 27 Jan 2014 -- Thailand's protest leader says there will be no negotiations over allowing access to blockaded ministries and state agencies.
• Lawmakers Pass Groundbreaking Constitution in Tunisia VOA 27 Jan 2014 -- Tunisia is beginning a fresh political chapter after lawmakers passed a new constitution late Sunday that some herald as a model for other Arab countries. A newly named caretaker government will be tasked to usher the country to elections.
• China takes measures against H7N9 People's Daily 27 Jan 2014 -- Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong on Sunday called for coordinated efforts to prevent and control H7N9 avian flu.
• Russia, US Plan to Jointly Fight Space Threats RIA Novosti 27 Jan 2014 -- Russian and US experts are planning to join efforts in protecting our planet against thousands of potentially hazardous near-Earth space bodies, Russia's emergencies minister said.
• Security Council urges cooperation to tackle kidnapping for ransom by terrorists UN News Centre 27 Jan 2014 -- The United Nations Security Council today strongly condemned incidents of kidnapping and hostage-taking committed by terrorists for any purpose, including raising funds or gaining political concessions, and called for international cooperation to tackle this scourge.
• US, Pakistan Work to Improve Counter-Terror Cooperation VOA 27 Jan 2014 -- U.S. and Pakistani officials say they are working to improve cooperation on counter-terrorism and economic development. Bilateral meetings this week in Washington follow October's White House talks between President Barack Obama and Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.