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09 April 2014 Military News

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Current Operations

  • OIF/OEF/OND Casualty Update 09 Apr 2014 [PDF]

  • Rival Afghan Candidates Already Claiming Victory VOA 09 Apr 2014 -- Afghanistan's April 5 presidential ballot has been widely hailed as a triumph for the people. With votes still being counted, hopes for a smooth end to the election are beginning to fade as candidates appear to maneuver for a political fight to the finish.
  • TF Strike advises ANSF during Afghan elections Army News 09 Apr 2014 -- Leaders with 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division and the commanders of both the Train Advise and Assist Command-Northeast and the Combined Joint Task Force-10 advised and assisted their counterparts with the Afghan National Security Forces as they executed their plans to ensure a safe and secure election day process April 5, 2014, at the Operational Coordination Center- Regional, Forward Operating Base Gamberi, Laghman province, Afghanistan.

Defense Policy / Programs

Defense Industry

Other Conflicts

  • Syria army regains control of Rankus: Report Iran Press TV 09 Apr 2014 -- The Syrian army forces have regained control of the western city of Rankus in the country's strategic Qalamoun region from foreign-backed militants, state media reports say.
  • 'Risky' operation brings aid to besieged Syrians in eastern Aleppo, UN agency reports UN News Centre 09 Apr 2014 -- The United Nations refugee agency and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) said today it managed to bring humanitarian aid to a besieged neighbourhood in eastern Aleppo, an area that had been cut off from assistance since last June.
  • Lebanon Prelates Urge End to Syrian Weapons Sales VOA 09 Apr 2014 -- A high-level Christian delegation from Lebanon is calling for nations to stop selling arms to the warring factions in Syria. The prelates say these weapons are fueling the war and impeding peace efforts.

  • Citing new report, UN urges DR Congo to end impunity for 'widespread' sexual violence UN News Centre 09 Apr 2014 -- United Nations officials today called on the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to step up the fight against impunity for rape and sexual violence, which remain widespread and largely unpunished despite some progress in holding perpetrators accountable.
  • Fighting an invisible enemy in DRC IRIN 09 Apr 2014 -- It is difficult to identify the fighters of the Forces Démocratiques pour la Libération du Rwanda (FDLR), one of the many armed groups active in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), some of whose leaders played a key role in Rwanda's genocide 20 years ago. Bearing neither uniform nor insignia, they are indistinguishable from the civilian population.

  • 30 killed in Central African Republic violence Iran Press TV 09 Apr 2014 -- At least 30 people have been killed in the latest attack by mainly Christian militia against Muslims in the Central African Republic (CAR).
  • Getting CAR back to school IRIN 09 Apr 2014 -- Coloured paper chains from last Christmas still hang from the ceiling of a dusty classroom in the Groupement scolaire pour une éducation fondamentale et internationale (GSEFI), a multi-faith school in Bangui, capital of the Central African Republic (CAR).

  • South Sudan: UN mission reaffirms commitment to protecting civilians at bases UN News Centre 09 Apr 2014 -- The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) said today that since the hostilities that erupted between the Government and opposition forces last December, an average of 75,000 civilians have found refuge from violence in UN bases across the country.
  • Libyan army retakes rebel-held oil ports Iran Press TV 09 Apr 2014 -- Rebels in Libya have handed over control of two eastern oil ports to the army under a deal to end a multi-month crisis in the North African country.
  • Lack of funding threatens aid response in Iraq's Anbar Province IRIN 09 Apr 2014 -- Funding shortages are threatening relief operations in Iraq's troubled Anbar Province, where violent clashes have led to the displacement of more than 400,000 people in three months, aid agencies warn.
  • Security downturn in Mogadishu IRIN 09 Apr 2014 -- Three years after Al-Shabab insurgents withdrew from the city, security in Mogadishu remains a serious problem for residents and aid workers, with threats from Al-Shabab incursions, criminals and militia.
  • Filling Myanmar's Rakhine aid gap IRIN 09 Apr 2014 -- Aid agencies are trying to find practical ways of getting humanitarian assistance to hundreds of thousands of people in Myanmar's Rakhine State following a series of attacks on the aid community there, and pending an agreement on the resumption of their operations.

News Reports

  • Kiev warned against irreversible steps Iran Press TV 09 Apr 2014 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned Kiev's interim leaders against taking any irreversible steps amid the crisis in Ukraine.
  • Russia's Putin urges talks with Kiev on gas debts Iran Press TV 09 Apr 2014 -- Russia's President Vladimir Putin has called on the Ukrainian government to come to the negotiating table over its unpaid energy bills.
  • Russia Continues Economic Aid to Ukraine Despite Illegitimate Govt. - Putin RIA Novosti 09 Apr 2014 -- Russia does not recognize the legitimacy of Ukraine's new authorities but continues its economic assistance to its crisis-hit neighbor, a situation that will not last forever, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday.
  • Medvedev Says Russia Could Switch to Gas Prepayment for Ukraine RIA Novosti 09 Apr 2014 -- Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Wednesday Russia could switch to a prepayment scheme for gas deliveries to Ukraine following the failure of the country to pay for imported gas.
  • Ukraine to End Unrest in East Through Dialogue or Force - Interior Minister RIA Novosti 09 Apr 2014 -- The situation in eastern Ukraine, where federalization supporters have been holding protests since Sunday, will soon be resolved either through dialogue with the demonstrators or by force, acting Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov told journalists on Wednesday.
  • Diplomat: US Expectations Low for Talks with Russia on Ukraine VOA 09 Apr 2014 -- U.S. expectations for talks with Russia on the Ukraine crisis next week are not high, the top U.S. diplomat for Europe said on Wednesday, but it is essential to make every effort to ease tensions.
  • Ukraine's Interior Minister Calls for End to Standoff VOA 09 Apr 2014 -- Ukraine's interior minister is warning that standoffs with pro-Russia demonstrators in three eastern regions must be resolved in the next 48 hours, either through negotiations or by force.
  • Lavrov, Kerry speak out against use of force in southeast Ukraine - Russian Foreign Ministry VoR 09 Apr 2014 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry had one more telephone conversation on Wednesday at the initiative of the US side, the Russian Foreign Ministry reports.
  • Ukrainian Parliament authorizes use of security service in military actions VoR 09 Apr 2014 -- The Ukrainian Parliament has approved an amendment to legislation allowing the state communications service to be used in military operations alongside the country's armed forces. The service, which specializes in information security and intelligence gathering, can now carry out operations together with military forces, which have recently stepped up their presence in regions protesting for greater autonomy, RIA reports.
  • Medvedev says Russia could switch to gas prepayment for Ukraine VoR 09 Apr 2014 -- Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Wednesday Russia could switch to a prepayment scheme for gas deliveries to Ukraine following the failure of the country to pay for imported gas. 'If this critical situation actually continues, I think there is reason to switch to an advance payment system for delivering gas,' Medvedev said, referring to persistent delays in Kiev's payment for energy supplies.
  • Protesters in Ukraine's Donetsk adopt resolution in support of Russia's Crimea VoR 09 Apr 2014 -- An address in support of residents in the Russian Republic of Crimea was delivered at a meeting of protesters at eastern Ukraine's Donetsk regional state administrative building on Wednesday. The main slogans were voiced from a rostrum in front of the regional state administrative building, ITAR-TASS reported from the scene.
  • Ukrainian Official Threatens Force If Talks Fail RFE/RL 09 Apr 2014 -- Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov says force will be used if negotiations fail to remove separatists from regional government buildings in eastern Ukraine.
  • Putin Warns Ukraine On Gas Supplies, Debt RFE/RL 09 Apr 2014 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin says Ukraine must come to the negotiating table over its unpaid energy bills, warning that Russia would otherwise require that Kyiv pay in advance for Russian natural-gas supplies.
  • U.S. Assisting Ukraine With 'Treasure Trove' of Yanukovych Records RFE/RL 09 Apr 2014 -- A top U.S. diplomat says the United States is helping Ukraine comb through a 'treasure trove' of documents recovered from the government of ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych in order to prosecute corrupt officials.

  • In The Wake Of Crimea Annexation, Patriotism Reigns In Russian Classrooms RFE/RL 09 Apr 2014 -- It will take some time to revise Russia's history textbooks to reflect the annexation of Crimea. But that's not preventing the authorities from moving quickly to ensure the country's school curriculum sticks to a politically - and patriotically - correct line on the issue.

  • Kim Jong Un Elected First Chairman of NDC of DPRK KCNA 09 Apr 2014 -- Supreme leader Kim Jong Un was elected first chairman of the National Defence Commission (NDC) of the DPRK at the 1st Session of the 13th Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK held on Wednesday.
  • 1st Session of 13th SPA of DPRK Held KCNA 09 Apr 2014 -- The 1st Session of the 13th Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK was held at the Mansudae Assembly Hall on Wednesday.
  • DPRK National Defence Commission Elected at SPA Session KCNA 09 Apr 2014 -- The following National Defence Commission was elected at the First Session of the 13th Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK:
  • Presidium of Supreme People's Assembly of DPRK Elected KCNA 09 Apr 2014 -- The following Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK was elected at the First Session of the 13th Supreme People's Assembly:
  • Members of DPRK Cabinet Appointed KCNA 09 Apr 2014 -- The following members of the DPRK Cabinet were appointed at the First Session of the 13th Supreme People's Assembly of DPRK:

  • Supreme Leader: Nuclear scientists to proceed with Research and Development IRNA 09 Apr 2014 -- Supreme Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday that Iranian nuclear scientists will proceed with Research and Development (R&D) in line with Non-Proliferation Treaty.
  • Iran inaugurates oxygen 18 production unit at Arak, new control panel of Tehran research reactor IRNA 09 Apr 2014 -- Head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), Ali-Akbar Salehi on Wednesday inaugurated an oxygen 18 production unit at Arak site and new control panel of Tehran research reactor.
  • Iran rules out discussing defense topic in N-talks Iran Press TV 09 Apr 2014 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Iran will not allow its defensive military program to be tied to the nuclear talks with the six world powers.
  • Iran unveils new nuclear technology Iran Press TV 09 Apr 2014 -- Iran has unveiled a new state-of-the-art control room for its Tehran Research Reactor to mark its National Nuclear Technology Day.
  • Iran nuclear activities unstoppable: Leader Iran Press TV 09 Apr 2014 -- Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says Iran's nuclear research and development activities will never stop.
  • Iran's missiles never on nuclear talks agenda: Araqchi Iran Press TV 09 Apr 2014 -- A top Iranian nuclear negotiator says Tehran will never hold talks about its defense system and ballistic missiles with the P5+1 group.
  • April 9, 2014 - Background Briefing on P5+1 Talks US Dept. of State 09 Apr 2014
  • Iran Nuclear Talks Will Resume in May With 'Significant Gaps' VOA 09 Apr 2014 -- Negotiators from Iran and the so-called P5+1 - the United States, Russia, China, Britain, and France, plus Germany - wrapped up a round of talks Wednesday in Vienna on Tehran's nuclear program. The West believes Iran is trying to build a nuclear weapon, a charge Tehran denies, and negotiators remain a long way from reaching agreement.
  • Next Round Of Iranian Nuclear Talks Slated For May RFE/RL 09 Apr 2014 -- EU foreign-policy chief Catherine Ashton says talks between Iran and six world powers to reach a permanent agreement on Tehran's controversial nuclear program will 'move to the next stage' in mid-May.

  • Kim Jong Un orders to burn to death with flamethrower senior N Korean official - reports VoR 09 Apr 2014 -- A high-ranking North Korean official has been burnt to death with a flamethrower on leader Kim Jong Un's orders. O Sang Hon, Deputy Minister of Public Security, was executed after being officially proclaimed an 'enemy of the state' for his close ties with Kim's uncle Jang Song Taek.

  • Chairman of new German NSA panel quits in spat over Snowden VoR 09 Apr 2014 -- The chairman of a new German parliamentary panel probing mass surveillance by the NSA abruptly quit on Wednesday, rejecting opposition demands that the body question fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden.

  • China urges stop of U.S. interference in HK internal affairs People's Daily 09 Apr 2014 -- China on Wednesday expressed strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition to U.S. interference in Hong Kong's internal affairs, urging the United States to respect China's concerns.

  • Ebola outbreak in W Africa to last for months - WHO VoR 09 Apr 2014 -- 'The deadly Ebola virus on the rampage in West Africa, with epicenters in Guinea and Liberia, is one of the most daunting outbreaks the World Health Organization (WHO) has ever faced,' WHO's Assistant Director-General said during a press briefing.

  • Russia launches cargo ship to ISS VoR 09 Apr 2014 -- Russia successfully launched an unmanned cargo ship to the International Space Station on Wednesday evening after a spaceship carrying three astronauts experienced a technical glitch last month. 'At 19:35 Moscow time (15:35 GMT), the cargo ship separated from the third-stage booster rockets on schedule,' the Russian space agency said in a statement on its website after the Progress M-23M ship blasted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.



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