Af/Pak & Other News (8/4/2012)

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Al Qaeda-linked fighters killed in airstrike in Kunar:

http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2012/08/al_qaeda-linked_figh.php



Pakistan arrests Taliban planning attacks: police:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iBU0IwOfbxSnVBFvf4QdFXYD7LHg?docId=CNG.f92b1f99540ae4c7bda16be249b1c97a.481



Afghan parliament votes to oust key ministers:

http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/2012/08/04/afghan-parliament-votes-remove-key-ministers/DzUMa4ifjPLl4EGx0L9M1O/story.html



Pakistan to launch another Potemkin offensive in North Waziristan:

http://www.longwarjournal.org/threat-matrix/archives/2012/08/pakistan_to_launch_another_pot.php




Defense Department Funding 1,340 Separate Counter-IED Programs:

http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/blog/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=850




It's Just Not Right:

http://www.strategypage.com/qnd/afghan/articles/20120804.aspx



Iran 'considers supplying missiles to Taliban':

http://www.dnaindia.com/world/report_iran-considers-supplying-missiles-to-taliban_1723153



Commander: Biggest threat to Iran is 'soft war':

http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/19186818/commander-biggest-threat-to-iran-is-soft-war



Iran test-fires missile with new guidance system:

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/08/04/13117232-iran-test-fires-missile-with-new-guidance-system?lite



IMU announces death of emir, names new leader:

http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2012/08/imu_announces_death_1.php




Iraq sees wave of attacks on security forces:

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2012\08\05\story_5-8-2012_pg7_6



Yemen drone strike kills five Qaeda operatives:

http://www.geo.tv/GeoDetail.aspx?ID=62048



Syria rebels renew assault on Damascus as Assad hits money trouble:

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/08/04/13117527-syria-rebels-renew-assault-on-damascus-as-assad-hits-money-trouble?lite



Gunmen kidnap Iranians just outside Syrian capital:

http://www.kttc.com/story/19196949/gunmen-kidnap-iranians-just-outside-syrian-capital



Turkey training rebels, says FSA fighter:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-19124810



Syria pleads with Russia for aid in sign of desperation as fighting
resumes in the capital:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/syrian-activists-mortars-strike-palestinian-refugee-camp-in-damascus-killing-15/2012/08/03/59032c66-dd37-11e1-8ad1-909913931f71_story.html



Syrian leader Assad's planes pound vital prize of Aleppo:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/04/us-syria-crisis-idUSBRE8610SH20120804



Defected Syrian general holds talks in Turkey:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5isTTuCej9L0Sf9PT8deCgh8s3C-w?docId=CNG.3a08c6899195c45e01f258f28bb7edc1.361



Syrians in Jordan fear hunt from Assad agents:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ilqgjRktWvxlLZpDdKXynNEYbALQ?docId=0f59a97536cb4e1389e4710956f91299



Hezbollah in Trouble:

http://www.worldaffairsjournal.org/blog/michael-j-totten/hezbollah-trouble



Israel: Man on Sarafovo Airport's CCTV is Burgas bomber:

http://www.israeldefense.com/?CategoryID=483&ArticleID=1512



Prank Egypt TV show exposes depth of Israel hostility:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5ja9EBe4YyzqyuSmXKfRmBwmmHnug?docId=CNG.3a08c6899195c45e01f258f28bb7edc1.491



Pirates kill 2 Nigerian naval guards, kidnap 4 foreigners:

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/08/04/13119247-pirates-kill-2-nigerian-naval-guards-kidnap-4-foreigners?lite



Botswana PC-7 Mk II deliveries on track for end of 2012:

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27044:botswana-pc-7-mk-ii-deliveries-on-track-for-end-of-2012&catid=35:Aerospace&Itemid=107



Czech’s to update their small arms:

http://kitup.military.com/2012/08/czechs-update-small-arms.html



Poland To Acquire 1,000 New Tanks:

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20120803/DEFREG01/308030004/Poland-Acquire-1-000-New-Tanks?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE



China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities:

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/article-view/release/137460/what-china-naval-modernisation-means-for-us-navy.html



Senate Panel Jams Army Network:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/08/win-t/



Raytheon Evolved SeaSparrow Program Delivers 2,000th Missile:

http://www.defpro.com/news/details/38167/?SID=ae68adf7b19caea864742283bd5ca252



X-47B UCAS-D Begins Deck Handling Trials:

http://www.aviationweek.com/Article.aspx?id=/article-xml/asd_08_03_2012_p03-01-482843.xml



Giant Drone’s Laser Cannon Nixed by Congress:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/08/phantom-eye/



Army Begins Search for Compact Sniper Rifle:

http://kitup.military.com/2012/08/army-begins-search-compact-sniper.html



Late Sen. Byrd's FBI files reveal CIA leak uproar:

http://www.newsday.com/news/nation/late-sen-byrd-s-fbi-files-reveal-cia-leak-uproar-1.3882811



North Korea Invades America in Dumbest Movie Ever:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/08/north-korea-invades-america/