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04 April 2014 Military News

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  • OIF/OEF/OND Casualty Update 04 Apr 2014 [PDF]

  • FEATURE: 'The ballot is the best weapon Afghan women have,' says UN UN News Centre 04 Apr 2014 -- When you click on the official website of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) of Afghanistan, the clock is literally ticking down to Saturday, 5 April – the day millions of Afghans will vote in landmark elections whose credibility rests on the full participation of women.
  • Stakes High As Afghans Prepare To Cast Presidential Ballots RFE/RL 04 Apr 2014 -- Afghans head to the polls on April 5 to elect a new president in what many are hoping will be the first peaceful, democratic transfer of power in Afghanistan's turbulent history.
  • Afghanistan's Presidential Election, By The Numbers RFE/RL 04 Apr 2014 -- Afghanistan's presidential election on April 5 will usher in a new era after 12 years of rule by President Hamid Karzai and as foreign combat troops withdraw, leaving the country to fend off the Taliban.e

  • US not to seek extension of contract for its air base in Kyrgyzstan VoR 04 Apr 2014 -- The United States will not seek to extend the contract for the presence of its air base at Bishkek's Manas International Airport, Nisha Biswal, US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, said in Bishkek on Thursday, April 3. She said the decision to withdraw the US troops had been made and it was final. They will leave Bishkek in July 2014, Itar-Tass reports.

Defense Policy / Programs

Defense Industry

Other Conflicts

  • Daily Press Briefing By The Office Of The Spokesperson For The Secretary-General United Nations 04 Apr 2014

  • On International Day, UN hails vital role of women in achieving world free of landmines UN News Centre 04 Apr 2014 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is calling for greater measures to involve more women at higher levels in mine action, stressing their vital role in advancing the vision of a world free of landmines.

  • Chad to withdraw peacekeepers from CAR after criticism Iran Press TV 04 Apr 2014 -- Chad's Foreign Ministry has announced that it would pull out its 850 peacekeeping troops from the African Union mission in the neighboring Central African Republic (CAR).
  • Central African Republic: UN says Chadian soldiers responsible for deadly Bangui attack UN News Centre 04 Apr 2014 -- A preliminary investigation by the United Nations human rights office into the deadly events that took place on 29 March in a suburb of Bangui, the crisis-riven capital of the Central African Republic (CAR), has found that Chadian soldiers killed some 30 civilians and seriously wounded more than 300 in an indiscriminate attack on a crowded market.
  • Chad Withdrawal from Central African Republic Raises Risks VOA 04 Apr 2014 -- Many people in the Central African Republic are welcoming Chad's decision to withdraw its troops from the African Union peacekeeping force in the country. However, there is concern that trouble between the two countries could impede efforts to reestablish government control over the northeast, much of which is still under the control of the ex-Seleka rebel coalition.
  • UN Investigators: Chadian Soldiers Fired On Civilians In CAR VOA 04 Apr 2014 -- An investigation by U.N. human rights monitors has found that on March 29, Chadian soldiers fired on civilians in the Central African Republic's capital, killing and wounding dozens. The investigators say the soldiers were likely on a mission to evacuate Muslims from a volatile area.

  • Syria planes pound militant positions in Mleiha Iran Press TV 04 Apr 2014 -- Syrian troops have launched an offensive against the militants holed up in the town of Mleiha, east of Damascus, as part of the army's push to take control of the militant-held town.

  • Kerry: US Commitment to Mideast Peace Not Open-Ended VOA 04 Apr 2014 -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says the Obama administration is re-evaluating its role in the Israeli/Palestinian peace process after both sides broke parts of an agreement on talks toward a two-state solution.
  • There's limit to time US can spend on Mideast peace process - Kerry VoR 04 Apr 2014 -- US Secretary of State John Kerry has acknowledged that the United States is not omnipotent in the Middle East settlement. Speaking in Morocco's capital Rabat on Friday, Kerry said that there was a limit to the time the US could spend on the Middle East peace process unless the conflicting parties themselves were willing to move towards the success of the talks. Regretfully, both the Israeli and Palestinian sides had taken steps that were not helpful, he added. Washington intends to evaluate precisely what the next steps will be, Kerry said.

  • Urgent need for shelter six months after clashes displace thousands in southern Philippines - UN UN News Centre 04 Apr 2014 -- The United Nations today sounded the alarm on behalf of some 64,600 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in southern Philippines still living in evacuation centres, transition sites and with host communities, six months after deadly fighting broke out between the rebel Moro National Liberation Front and Government forces in Zamboanga City.
  • Somalia: UN rights office calls for moratorium after 'hasty' execution of alleged murderer UN News Centre 04 Apr 2014 -- The United Nations human rights office today voiced its concern at the "hasty" judicial process in the Somali town of Kismayo that led to the execution of man nine days after he allegedly murdered an elder, and called on authorities to impose a moratorium on the death penalty.
  • Security Council urges holding of peaceful, credible polls in Guinea-Bissau UN News Centre 04 Apr 2014 -- The United Nations Security Council has urged all national stakeholders in Guinea-Bissau to facilitate the conduct of peaceful and credible elections on 13 April, when citizens of the West African nation will participate in long-delayed president and legislative elections.

News Reports

  • Russians Of Narva Not Seeking 'Liberation' From Moscow RFE/RL 04 Apr 2014 -- When Russia expressed "concern" in the UN Human Rights Commission on March 19 that Estonia was marginalizing its ethnic Russians, many took notice and worried that Moscow would expand its policy of stirring up its neighbors' Russophone populations for geopolitical gain.
  • Hague: Europe Must Not Relax on Russia Sanctions VOA 04 Apr 2014 -- British Foreign Minister William Hague says Europe should continue its 'strong and united' response to Russia's escalation of the Ukrainian crisis.
  • Kiev Ignored Independent Sniper Case Assessment - Lavrov RIA Novosti 04 Apr 2014 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused Ukraine's interim authorities Friday of ignoring an independent probe into deadly sniper fire during protests in Kiev, while denying any alleged Russian link to the incident.

  • Background Briefing on the Upcoming P5+1 Talks on Iran's Nuclear Program US Dept. of State 04 Apr 2014

  • India Set to Begin World's Largest Vote VOA 04 Apr 2014 -- India begins the mammoth task of choosing its next government Monday when its nine stage, five-week parliamentary election gets underway. The polls pitch the ruling Congress Party against the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party and are widely expected to usher in a change of government in the nation of 1.2 billion people.

  • Mali reports detecting 3 suspected Ebola cases Iran Press TV 04 Apr 2014 -- Authorities in Mali have announced the detection of three suspected cases of the deadly Ebola disease which has already claimed 84 lives in neighboring Guinea.

  • French Company Orders 7 Additional Russian Soyuz Rockets RIA Novosti 04 Apr 2014 -- French space launch company Arianespace has signed a contract with the Russian space agency Roscosmos for the delivery of seven additional Soyuz carrier rockets, the company said Friday.
  • Soyuz space rocket with European satellite launched from Kourou spaceport VoR 04 Apr 2014 -- A Russian Soyuz-ST carrier rocket with a European satellite Sentinel-1A has been successfully launched from Kourou spaceport in French Guiana on the night from Thursday to Friday, Itar-Tass reports. This is already a seventh launch of Russian space rockets from the spacepor in South America.
  • US Department of State claims it doesn't call NASA to stop cooperation with Russia VoR 04 Apr 2014 -- The US Department of State didn't call NASA to stop cooperation with Russia, Marie Harf, representative of the Department of State, says. "I know that there were mistaken statements yesterday that the Department of State called NASA to stop cooperation with Russia. Though I like to make orders to NASA, our department didn't make such order," Harf said.



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