March 2013 Security News

AF system improves homeland air defense AFNS 29 Mar 2013 -- An Air Force system designed in the wake of Sept. 11 to provide comprehensive air surveillance and defense for North America recently got even better.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 29 Mar 2013 [PDF]
General Discusses Focus on Younger Force, Cyber Capabilities AFPS 28 Mar 2013 -- NATO officials are closely analyzing what the future cyber warrior will look like as the war landscape shifts from air, ground and sea to cyberspace, Allied Command Transformation's deputy chief of staff for strategic plans and policy said here this week.
Task Force Leverages Partnerships in Counterdrug Fight AFPS 28 Mar 2013 -- With fewer dollars and fewer ships and aircraft to patrol cocaine traffickers' transit routes, Joint Interagency Task Force South is adopting innovative new approaches to its counterdrug mission and leveraging partnerships across the interagency and with regional nations, its deputy director told American Forces Press Service.
Could Cyberattacks Bring The Whole Internet To A Standstill? RFE/RL 28 Mar 2013 -- The online world is famously anarchic and opposing forces occasionally decide to settle their scores by force.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 28 Mar 2013 [PDF]
Cyber Vision 2025: AF missions at risk in cyberspace AFNS 27 Mar 2013 -- A recently released year-long study on cyberspace highlighted that missions are at risk from 'malicious insiders, insecure supply chains and increasingly sophisticated adversaries as well as growing systems interdependencies.'
ICRC Sends Team to Check Guantanamo Hunger Strike VOA 27 Mar 2013 -- The International Committee of the Red Cross says it has sent a delegation to check conditions at the Guantanamo U.S. military prison, a week earlier than planned, because of a hunger strike among detainees.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 27 Mar 2013 [PDF]
Several more Guantanamo prisoners on hunger strike PressTV 26 Mar 2013 -- Several more detainees at the United States’ infamous Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba are staging a hunger strike.
US, Israel cyber attacks on Iran act of force: NATO PressTV 26 Mar 2013 -- A NATO-commissioned international group of researchers says the 2009 Stuxnet attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities constituted “an act of force.”
Nigeria Militant Sentenced to 24 Years for Bombings VOA 26 Mar 2013 -- A South African court has sentenced Nigerian militant Henry Okah to 24 years in prison.
Vial of Deadly Virus Missing from Texas Lab RIA Novosti 26 Mar 2013 -- A small vial with a rare but potentially deadly virus called Guanarito that could be used in a bioterror attack is missing from a maximum-security University of Texas research laboratory.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 26 Mar 2013 [PDF]
Guard prepares for hurricane season in Louisiana Army News 25 Mar 2013 -- As hurricane season approaches, a recently completed preparedness exercise in Louisiana demonstrated that National Guard units and other first responders there are ready to assist if called upon.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 25 Mar 2013 [PDF]
France Confirms Death of al-Qaida Commander Abou Zeid VOA 23 Mar 2013 -- France says it can confirm with certainty that Abdelhamid Abou Zeid, a top commander in al-Qaida's North African branch, was killed in Mali last month.
Returning from Balkans, UN official urges greater efforts in countering illicit drugs UN News Centre 22 Mar 2013 -- The head of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) today underscored the need to ramp up efforts in combating drug demand, supply and trafficking, while urging Member States to intensify prevention strategies, particularly in the Balkans, where the main European trafficking routes for illicit drugs continue to operate.
DOD Releases Strategy for Homeland Defense and Defense Support for Civil Authorities DoD 22 Mar 2013 -- The Department of Defense announced today the release of the Strategy for Homeland Defense and Defense Support of Civil Authorities. This policy establishes DoD's priorities in the areas of homeland defense and defense support of civil authorities through 2020, consistent with the president's National Security Strategy and the 2012 Defense Strategic Guidance.
South Korea: China May Not Have Initiated Cyberattack RFE/RL 22 Mar 2013 -- South Korea's communications regulator says the cyberattack that paralyzed South Korean computer networks earlier this week might not have originated in China as originally believed.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 22 Mar 2013 [PDF]
US Lawmakers: Cyber Attacks Will Have Consequences VOA 21 Mar 2013 -- Members of a U.S. congressional panel have expressed concern about the threat cyber attacks from other nations pose to U.S. national security.
Military Commissions Personnel Announcement DoD 21 Mar 2013 -- Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel has designated Honorable Paul L. Oostburg Sanz to serve as the convening authority for military commissions.
Commander: Northcom Increases Crisis Response Capabilities AFPS 20 Mar 2013 -- U.S. Northern Command is working with its partners to improve its ability to support civil authorities during disaster responses, and is now better postured to do so through a new construct that improves coordination among the forces involved, the Northcom commander told Congress.
Kelly Warns of Potential Crime-Terrorism Nexus in Latin America AFPS 20 Mar 2013 -- A potential connection between crime syndicates and terrorists in Latin America would constitute a clear danger to the region, U.S. Southern Command's senior leader told reporters at the Pentagon.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 21 Mar 2013 [PDF]
South Korea: No Evidence North Behind Cyberattack VOA 20 Mar 2013 -- South Korean officials say no evidence has been found to blame North Korea for Wednesday's computer network failure in the country.
China hack attacks pose serious threat to Taiwan: security chief CNA 20 Mar 2013 -- China has been widening the scope of its cyber-attacks on Taiwan, which poses a serious threat to the country's security, National Security Bureau (NSB) Director Tsai Der-sheng warned Wednesday.
South Korean broadcasters, banks come under cyber attack Iran Press TV 20 Mar 2013 -- Three South Korean broadcasters and two banks have come under a cyber attack that paralyzed computer networks and ATMs across the country.
Al-Qaida in Iraq Claims Deadly Bombing Wave VOA 20 Mar 2013 -- Al-Qaida's Iraqi affiliate says it carried out the wave of attacks Tuesday that killed around 60 people, mainly in Shi'ite areas in and around the capital, Baghdad.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 20 Mar 2013 [PDF]
Northcom Maintains Watch Over Homeland, Commander Says AFPS 19 Mar 2013 -- "We have the watch," the commander of U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command told Congress today, emphasizing the dual commands' vigilance in protecting the homeland.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 19 Mar 2013 [PDF]
Southern Partnership Station Confronts Transnational Crime AFPS 18 Mar 2013 -- Working with three Central American counterparts to help them build capability to counter transnational criminals, participants in Southern Partnership Station 2013 are supporting U.S. Southern Command's outreach to the region, and by extension, U.S. national security, a Southcom official told American Forces Press Service.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 18 Mar 2013 [PDF]
Salehi: Iran, Argentina are working together to settle accusations about AMIA IRNA 17 Mar 2013 -- Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said on Sunday that Tehran and Buenos Aires are working together to settle the accusations about AMIA explosion dating back to 1994.
Stavridis Spotlights Top National Security Issues AFPS 15 Mar 2013 -- Asked by Congress where the United States needs to focus attention to promote its national security interests, the longest-serving U.S. combatant commander cited three areas: cyberspace, trafficking and special operations.
US Cyber Command to Take Offensive VOA 15 Mar 2013 -- The U.S. Department of Defense has made a rare acknowledgement that it is developing offensive cyber capabilities.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 15 Mar 2013 [PDF]
Pakistani Gunmen Kidnap Czech Tourists In Southwest Province RFE/RL 14 Mar 2013 -- Gunmen have abducted two female Czech tourists as they were traveling on a bus through Pakistan's troubled southwestern province of Balochistan.
Readout of the President’s Phone Call with Chinese President Xi Jinping The White House 14 Mar 2013
Obama, China's Xi Discuss Cyber Security Dispute in Phone Call VOA 14 Mar 2013 -- President Barack Obama took mounting U.S. concerns about computer hacking straight to China's president on Thursday in a sign of how seriously the United States takes the threat of cyber attacks emanating from China.
DOD Officials Cite Advances in Cyber Operations, Security AFPS 14 Mar 2013 -- A transformation is under way in the Defense Department’s understanding and treatment of cyber requirements.
U.S. Embassy in Kabul and Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sign Agreement To Support Counternarcotics and Law Enforcement Programs in Afghanistan US Dept. of State 14 Mar 2013
USS Gary, Embarked Coast Guardsmen, Seize a Ton of Cocaine Worth $81 Million NNS 14 Mar 2013 -- The USS Gary and embarked U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment Team seized more than 2,200 lbs of cocaine in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.
US recreational cannabis use would violate international laws UN News Centre 14 Mar 2013 -- Implementing the decisions of popular votes held in the United States in Colorado and Washington would be a violation of international laws.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 14 Mar 2013 [PDF]
Terror Threat Potent, But Dispersed, Intelligence Chief Says AFPS 13 Mar 2013 -- The terror threat is still potent, but it is much more dispersed than it once was.
Over 100 Gitmo inmates join hunger strike protesting indefinite detention PressTV 13 Mar 2013 -- Over 100 inmates at the notorious US Guantanamo military prison and torture camp have joined a hunger strike.
Secretary Kerry Remarks With Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan US Dept. of State 13 Mar 2013
Statement by NSC Spokesperson Caitlin Hayden on National Security Advisor Tom Donilon’s Meeting with Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan The White House 13 Mar 2013
Ex-Spy Chief: Pakistan Sees Afghanistan As 'Sub-Nation' RFE/RL 13 Mar 2013 -- Afghanistan's ex-spy chief has risked sparking another war of words by making a series of allegations against Pakistan.
Obama Urges Pyongyang to End Nuclear, Missile Testing VOA 13 Mar 2013 -- U.S. President Barack Obama is calling for North Korea to take "confidence building measures" aimed at diffusing tensions, such as ending its nuclear and missile testing.
Cyber Threats Against US 'Ramping Up,' Obama Says VOA 13 Mar 2013 -- Cyber security threats against the United States are growing, President Barack Obama said before a meeting on Wednesday with corporate leaders about the issue, as concerns rise about hacking attacks emanating from China.
Lawmakers Concerned About Cyber Threats to Critical US Infrastructure VOA 13 Mar 2013 -- The chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives' Homeland Security Committee has expressed concern about the threat of cyber attacks from China, Iran and other countries.
Top US spying coordinator says cyber attacks more threatening than terror hits PressTV 13 Mar 2013 -- A top US intelligence official has emphasized that cyberattacks on American networks represent worse of a threat to the country than a ground attack by a ‘terrorist group.’
Pentagon plans 'offensive' cyber force to 'defend' Wall Street PressTV 13 Mar 2013 -- The US military plans to establish 13 offensive cyber teams to ‘defend the nation’ against cyber attacks that could harm the Wall Street financial center or disrupt electric power grids.
Norad Exercise Planned for National Capital Region DoD 13 Mar 2013
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 13 Mar 2013 [PDF]
US Intelligence Director: al-Qaida Seriously "Degraded" VOA 12 Mar 2013 -- A senior U.S. intelligence official says what he calls "the core al-Qaida" group has been degraded to the point where it can probably no longer carry out massive, complex attacks in the West.
U.S. Intelligence Chief Says Al-Qaeda No Longer Poses Major Threat RFE/RL 12 Mar 2013 -- The United States national intelligence director, James Clapper, has testified to Congress that Al-Qaeda no longer posed a major threat.
Saudi Arabian base, spies aided CIA drone hits in Yemen PressTV 12 Mar 2013 -- Saudi Arabian officials have given the US spy agency CIA permission to build an assassination drone base there on the condition that the kingdom’s role remains concealed.
US Warns China on Cyber Security VOA 12 Mar 2013 -- A senior White House official is calling on China to take "serious steps" to stop cybercrimes, saying the issue is a "growing challenge" to U.S.-China relations.
Top US official demands halt to China's 'widespread cyber theft' PressTV 12 Mar 2013 -- Washington has again blamed China for “widespread theft” of data from American computer networks, amid recent Beijing charges.
Clapper Places Cyber at Top of Transnational Threat List AFPS 12 Mar 2013 -- Ten years ago, the idea that cyber posed a leading threat against the United States would be laughed at. But no one is laughing any more.
Cybercom Builds Teams for Offense, Defense in Cyberspace AFPS 12 Mar 2013 -- As escalating rounds of exploits and attacks mar the strategic landscape of cyberspace, U.S. Cyber Command is standing up a highly trained cadre focused on national defense in that domain.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 12 Mar 2013 [PDF]
Nigerian Militant Group Kills Hostages VOA 11 Mar 2013 -- The Nigerian militant group known as Ansaru says it has killed seven foreign hostages it kidnapped last month in Nigeria's northern Bauchi state.
Pacom Promotes Regional Cyber Capabilities, Defenses AFPS 11 Mar 2013 -- Two years ago, U.S. Pacific Command set out on a big experiment during its Terminal Fury exercise, subjecting participants for the first time to simulated cyber intrusions and network access denials.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 11 Mar 2013 [PDF]
Italy, Greece Confirm 7 Foreign Hostages Killed in Nigeria VOA 10 Mar 2013 -- Italy and Greece have acknowledged that seven foreign hostages kidnapped in northern Nigeria last month were killed as claimed by Islamist militants.
Italy, Britain Confirm Deaths of Hostages in Nigeria RIA Novosti 10 Mar 2013 -- Seven foreign hostages have been killed by a Nigerian Islamist group, Western governments said on Sunday.
US states try to restrict drone use PressTV 10 Mar 2013 -- Local lawmakers in several US states have pressed for state laws limiting the use of pilotless drones by police and other agencies amid rising concerns over their potential use to invade the privacy of Americans.
China says US hacked nearly 2200 of its computer systems in 2 months PressTV 10 Mar 2013 -- Chinese officials have identified the US as the source of over half of all the cyber attacks targeting the nation’s computer systems in the first two months of 2013.
Bin Laden's Relative Pleads Not Guilty in Terror Conspiracy VOA 08 Mar 2013 -- Osama bin Laden's son-in-law, a former al-Qaida spokesman, has pleaded not guilty in a New York court to a charge that he conspired to kill Americans.
Bin Laden's Son-In-Law Pleads 'Not Guilty' To U.S. Terrorist Charge RFE/RL 08 Mar 2013 -- A senior Al-Qaeda leader and son-in-law of Osama bin Laden has pleaded not guilty in a New York court to plotting against Americans.
Fact Sheet: Implementation of Export Control Reform The White House 08 Mar 2013
Executive Order - Export Control Reform The White House 08 Mar 2013
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 08 Mar 2013 [PDF]
US: Bin Laden's Son-in-law to be Tried in New York VOA 07 Mar 2013 -- Osama bin Laden's son-in-law, a former al-Qaida spokesman, has been captured by the United States and brought to New York City to stand trial.
US Congressman: Bin Laden's Son-in-law Captured VOA 07 Mar 2013 -- A senior U.S. congressman says Osama bin Laden's son in law, a former al-Qaida spokesman, has been captured.
US Captures Bin Laden’s Son-in-Law: Officials RIA Novosti 07 Mar 2013 -- The United States has captured the spokesman and son-in-law of slain al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden in Jordan.
We can kill Americans on US soil: Eric Holder PressTV 07 Mar 2013 -- US President Barack Obama has the constitutional authority to order the use of “lethal force” against American citizens within the United States, Attorney General Eric Holder says.
U.S. Republicans Filibuster Over Drones RFE/RL 07 Mar 2013 -- Republican Party senators opposed to the use of drones against American citizens have launched an effort to block a vote on U.S. President Barack Obama’s nominee to head the Central Intelligence Agency.
US senator vows marathon talk to block Brennan’s confirmation vote PressTV 07 Mar 2013 -- An American senator has vowed to deliver a marathon speech before an empty chamber of the US Senate in a bid to block a confirmation vote for President Barack Obama’s nominee to head the CIA spy agency.
Cyber Command, DOD Work to Understand Cyber Battlespace AFPS 07 Mar 2013 -- Experts in the public and private sectors have been working to make the inherently collaborative, adaptable environment a suitable place for military command and control.
Transcom Works With Partners to Defend Against Cyberattacks AFPS 07 Mar 2013 -- As the target of more cyberattacks than any other combatant command, U.S. Transportation Command is taking concrete steps to reduce vulnerabilities and ensure the security of networks.
'No Extraordinary Security' for Sochi 2014 - Official RIA Novosti 07 Mar 2013 -- There will be no "extraordinary" security measures at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, the head of the National Antiterrorism Committee said.
End of Airline Ban on Pocketknives Divides US Aviation Community RIA Novosti 07 Mar 2013 -- A move this week to allow pocketknives and other restricted items onboard US airplanes has sparked a heated debate among aviation experts, airline workers and politicians over airline security and safety standards in post-9/11 America.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 07 Mar 2013 [PDF]
US Lawmakers Seek Answers on Legality of Domestic Drone Strikes VOA 06 Mar 2013 -- America’s top law enforcement official has not entirely ruled out a president ordering drone strikes on U.S. soil.
US may use drone raids inside America: Attorney general PressTV 06 Mar 2013 -- The US attorney general has refused to rule out the possibility that drone strikes may be used inside the United States to kill an American citizen.
Independent UN expert urges release of inquiry findings on CIA interrogation practices UN News Centre 06 Mar 2013 -- A United Nations independent expert urged the Governments of the United States and the United Kingdom to release the findings of confidential inquiries into the detention and interrogation practices of the Central Intelligence Agency during the administration of President George W. Bush.
U.S. Charges Pakistani-American With Aiding Suicide Bomber RFE/RL 06 Mar 2013 -- A court in Portland in Oregon has charged a U.S. citizen of Pakistani origin with helping a suicide bomber who was part of an attack in 2009 that killed 30 people and injured 300 others in Pakistan.
2 blasts hit Somali district of Kenya's capital injuring at least one PressTV 06 Mar 2013 -- Two explosions have reportedly taken place in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi as the vote count continues following the country’s presidential and parliamentary elections.
Drug Use, Smuggling Are Increasing in Libya VOA 06 Mar 2013 -- Drug use is on the rise in Libya, as a host of post-revolutionary challenges after the fall of Moammar Gadhafi prevent the government from stemming the tide.
Legal Marijuana in US Violates Treaties: UN Agency RIA Novosti 06 Mar 2013 -- The United Nations agency that monitors global drug treaties said that it has “serious” concerns about the legalization of recreational marijuana in two US states.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 06 Mar 2013 [PDF]
Syria Spillover, al-Qaida Strain Iraq Security VOA 05 Mar 2013 -- Iraq's Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has long warned that Syria's increasingly sectarian war might spill over the border and reignite his own country's combustible Shi'ite-Sunni mix.
LeJ carried out Karachi bombing: Pakistan PressTV 05 Mar 2013 -- Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik says the anti-Shia terrorist group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi carried out a recent bombing in the southern city of Karachi.
Pakistani database and registration authority deploys IBMS at Pak-Iran border IRNA 05 Mar 2013 -- Pakistan’s National Database and Registration Authority successfully implemented Integrated Border Management System at Gawadar International Airport and new land border Gabadt.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 05 Mar 2013 [PDF]
France: Key al-Qaida Commander in Mali Probably Dead VOA 04 Mar 2013 -- France's top military officer says it is "probable" that a top commander in al-Qaida's North African branch was killed in northern Mali last week.
Judges let Taliban suspect remain in UK PressTV 04 Mar 2013 -- A suspected Taliban member has been granted permission to stay in Britain after a judge ruled that he might face danger if he was deported to Afghanistan.
Florida Imam Convicted In Pakistani Taliban Case RFE/RL 04 Mar 2013 -- A Muslim cleric in the United States has been convicted of funneling thousands of dollars to support Pakistan’s Taliban.
US Combating African Extremism with Public Diplomacy VOA 04 Mar 2013 -- The United States is working to counter violent extremism in Africa by providing an "alternative narrative" and "alternative scenarios," according to Under Secretary of State Tara Sonenshine.
Pakistan Authorities Under Attack for Failing to Protect Shiite Minority VOA 04 Mar 2013 -- Authorities in Pakistan are being severely criticized for failing to stop a wave of deadly attacks on the country's minority Shi'ite Muslims that has left nearly 250 people dead since early January.
Two killed, several injured in attack on Pakistan Shia funeral PressTV 04 Mar 2013 -- At least two people have been killed and several others hurt in Pakistan’s port city of Karachi after gunmen opened fire on mourners attending a funeral held for the victims of a recent attack on Shia Muslims.
Karachi Mourns Bombing Victims RFE/RL 04 Mar 2013 -- Pakistan's largest city Karachi has shut down in mourning for the 45 people who were killed by a car bomb in a Shi'ite neighborhood of the city.
Karachi Buries Bomb Victims VOA 04 Mar 2013 -- Residents of Karachi, Pakistan's largest city, have begun holding the funerals for the 45 people killed in a car bomb explosion outside a mosque that also wounded about 150 others.
Deadly bomb blasts kill 47 in Pakistan's Karachi IRNA 04 Mar 2013 -- At least 47 people were killed as two bomb blasts rocked the Pakistani commercial center of Karachi Sunday evening.
Blast Hits Outside Indian President's Hotel in Dhaka VOA 04 Mar 2013 -- Police in the capital of Bangladesh say a homemade bomb has exploded outside a hotel where the president of India is staying.
Indonesia’s Anti-Terror Squad Slammed for Alleged Rights Abuses VOA 04 Mar 2013 -- A recently leaked videotape that allegedly shows members of Indonesia’s counterterrorism squad, Densus 88, torturing and beating terror suspects has renewed calls to re-evaluate the perceived impunity of the country’s anti-terror unit.
Potential nuclear attack ‘devastating and catastrophic’, says senior UN humanitarian official UN News Centre 04 Mar 2013 -- Meeting to discuss what the international humanitarian community can realistically do to prepare for and to respond to the humanitarian impact of a nuclear weapon detonation.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 04 Mar 2013 [PDF]
'Majlis must ratify Iran-Argentina agreement on AMIA' Iran Press TV 03 Mar 2013 -- A recent agreement between Iran and Argentina to set up a 'truth commission' to investigate the 1994 AMIA Jewish center bombing must be first ratified by the Iranian parliament (Majlis), says the Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister.
Pakistan bomb explosion in Shia neighborhood kills 45 Iran Press TV 03 Mar 2013 -- At least 45 people have been killed and 150 others injured in a bomb explosion in a Shia neighborhood of Pakistan's port city of Karachi.
Chad Kills Top Al-Qaeda Commander RFE/RL 03 Mar 2013 -- The army in Chad has announced that it has killed a top Al-Qaeda leader.
Chadian Troops Kill Al-Qaeda Commander in North Mali RIA Novosti 03 Mar 2013 -- Chadian soldiers in northern Mali killed on Saturday Mokhtar Belmokhtar, one of al-Qaeda-linked commanders responsible for mass hostage taking at a desert gas plant in eastern Algeria, Al Jazeera reported.
French interior minister confirms intelligence errors in Merah case Iran Press TV 03 Mar 2013 -- French Interior Minister Manuel Valls has acknowledged the failures and mistakes by the country's intelligence apparatus with regard to the case of the suspected killer Mohammed Merah.
Reserve activates cyberspace operations group AFNS 02 Mar 2013 -- Air Force Reserve Command activated the first cyberspace operations group in the Air Force March 1.
Argentina lawmakers pass AMIA deal with Iran Iran Press TV 02 Mar 2013 -- Argentinean lawmakers have passed a deal struck with Iran to set up a "fact-finding commission" to investigate the deadly 1994 bombing of AMIA Jewish center, Press TV reports.
Chad Says Forces Killed Top Al-Qaida Commander in Mali VOA 01 Mar 2013 -- French and Chadian forces battling Islamist militants in Mali's remote northeastern mountains are believed to have killed a top al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb commander known as Abdelhamid Abou Zeid, though the fate of at least four French hostages that Abou Zeid was thought to be holding nearby remains unknown.
Radical Islamists Seek To Exploit Frustration In Bosnia RFE/RL 01 Mar 2013 -- Nearly 20 years after the guns fell silent in Bosnia-Herzegovnia, a growing number of the country's Muslims have become frustrated with the democratic path their country has taken.
DOD, Homeland Security, Governors Look to Improve Dialogue AFPS 01 Mar 2013 -- Senior Pentagon and Department of Homeland Security leaders met Feb. 25 with representatives of the Council of Governors to find how the entities can work together better, officials said in a read-out of the meeting.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 01 Mar 2013 [PDF]

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