Archive for October, 2011
Saturday, October 1st, 2011
The U.S. Navy’s guided missile destroyer Fitzgerald on Saturday arrived in the Russian Far Eastern port of Vladivostok on a business trip, a spokesman for Russia’s Pacific Fleet said.
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Tags: Arleigh Burke Class destroyer, Fitzgerald guided missile destroyer, Int Defense News, International Defense Treaty, Russian Armed Forces, Russian Navy, US Armed Forces, US DoD, US Navy, US-Russia Relation, US-Russian Military Cooperation, USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62)
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Saturday, October 1st, 2011
Iranian Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani has advised Palestinian groups not to be engaged in futile political infighting, advising them to benefit from Muslim nations’ support for the resistance movement.
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Tags: Int Defense News, International Conference on Palestine, International Defense Treaty, Israel-Palestine Crisis, Israel-Palestine Peace Talks, Palestinian National Authority, Palestinian state, Palestinian territories, UN Palestinian Statehood Recognition
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Saturday, October 1st, 2011
Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who for years pushed for reconciliation with the Taliban, now says attempts to negotiate with the insurgent movement are futile and efforts at dialogue should focus instead on neighboring Pakistan.
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Tags: Afghan National Army, Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF), Afghan President, Afghanistan, Al-Qaeeda, Int Defense News, International Defense Treaty, Taliban
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Saturday, October 1st, 2011
North Korea blasted South Korea on Oct. 1 for propaganda broadcasts into its territory, saying the “despicable psychological campaign” could provoke a serious military clash.
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Tags: Int Defense News, International Defense Treaty, North Korea-South Korea Crisis, North Korean Armed Forces, North Korean Defense Ministry, North Korean nuclear and conventional weapons, North Korean Nuclear Crisis, North Korean Nuclear Program, North Korean Nuclear Weapons, North Korean six-party talks, South Korean Armed Forces
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Saturday, October 1st, 2011
Syrian forces have retaken most of the central town of Rastan after days of fighting with defectors who had joined protesters, an activist group says.
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Tags: EU Sanctions on Syria, Int Defense News, International Defense Treaty, Russian Foreign Ministry, Syrian Air Force, Syrian Armed Forces, Syrian Army, Syrian Defense Ministry, Syrian Foreign Ministry, Syrian Navy, Syrian Unrest, UN resolution on Syria
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Saturday, October 1st, 2011
Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Saturday lauded the country’s political leaders for responding positively on his call and sitting together regardless of their political differences to discuss the issue of Pakistan’s security.
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Tags: Afghanistan, Al-Qaeeda, Haqqani fighters, Int Defense News, Inter-Services Intelligence, International Defense Treaty, International Security Assistance Force, ISAF, ISI, NATO forces, Pakistan Armed Forces, Pakistan Army, Pakistan Corps Commander, Pakistan Defense News, Pakistan War on Terror News, Pentagon officials, US Armed Forces, US War in Afghanistan, US War on Terror
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Saturday, October 1st, 2011
Pakistan’s spy chief has told top political leaders of the country that his agency maintains contacts with elements within the anti-American Haqqani network, but does not do so in order to wage a proxy war against the U.S. interests in neighboring Afghanistan, but for the purpose of seeking peace.
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Tags: Afghanistan, Al-Qaeeda, Haqqani fighters, Int Defense News, Inter-Services Intelligence, International Defense Treaty, International Security Assistance Force, ISAF, ISI, NATO forces, Pakistan Armed Forces, Pakistan Army, Pakistan Corps Commander, Pakistan Defense News, Pakistan War on Terror News, Pentagon officials, US Armed Forces, US War in Afghanistan, US War on Terror
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