Af/Pak & Other News (4/14/2013)

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Drone strike kills four in North Waziristan:

http://dawn.com/2013/04/14/drone-attack-kills-three-in-n-waziristan/



ISAF operations against IMU in 2013 at highest rate since war's start:

http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2013/04/isaf_operations_agai.php



Bomb blast kills anti-Taliban party leader in northwest Pakistan:

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/04/14/bomb-blast-kills-anti-taliban-party-leader-in-northwest-pakistan/



Death Squads Versus Democracy:

http://www.strategypage.com/qnd/india/articles/20130414.aspx



Afghanistan: Challenges of security handover:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22143394





Al Qaeda adds urgency to search for Syrian peace:

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/04/14/uk-syria-crisis-idUKBRE93D0AA20130414




Rebels engage Syrian T-72 with RPG-29:

http://defense-update.com/video/rebels-engage-syrian-t-72-with-rpg-29



Hezbollah-backed Lebanese Shiites fight in Syria:

http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/04/14/3343803/hezbollah-backed-lebanese-shiites.html





Head of Libya's Islamic extremist militia suspected in attack on US
ambassador has been shot:

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/04/14/head-libya-islamic-extremist-militia-suspected-in-attack-on-us-ambassador-has/





Bombs and gun battles kill at least 19 in Somali capital:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/14/us-somalia-blast-idUSBRE93D03K20130414




5 UN peacekeepers, at least 7 civilians killed in ambush in South
Sudan:

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/04/09/17671675-5-un-peacekeepers-at-least-7-civilians-killed-in-ambush-in-south-sudan?lite





Putin unveils $50 bn drive for Russian space supremacy:

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Putin_unveils_50_bn_drive_for_Russian_space_supremacy_999.html




Notorious French Gangster Escapes Prison:

http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2013/04/14/notorious-french-gangster-escapes-prison.html




Report: Germany Looking To Buy Weaponized Drones From Israel:

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20130414/DEFREG01/304140012/Report-Germany-Looking-Buy-Weaponized-Drones-From-Israel






Brazil’s GUARANI to Replace EE-11 URUTU Armored Vehicles by 2015:

http://defense-update.com/20130409_brazils-guarani-to-replace-ee-11-urutu-armored-vehicles-by-2015.html







Former Mongolian Air Force chief being investigated for attempting to
sell MiG-21 parts to North Korea:

http://alert5.com/2013/04/14/former-mongolian-air-force-chief-being-investigated-for-attempting-to-sell-mig-21-parts-to-north-korea/




Japan to move Patriot missiles to Okinawa:

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Japan_to_move_Patriot_missiles_to_Okinawa_999.html




Source: White House Wanted DIA Finding on N. Korean Nukes Under Wraps:

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20130412/DEFREG02/304120013/Source-White-House-Wanted-DIA-Finding-N-Korean-Nukes-Under-Wraps




U.S. Congresswoman wants Air Force to harden Air Force assets in Asia-
Pacific:

http://alert5.com/2013/04/14/u-s-congresswoman-wants-air-force-to-harden-air-force-assets-in-asia-pacific/






The Bronco Returns to Pax River:

http://www.thebaynet.com/news/index.cfm/fa/viewstory/story_ID/31716



HMX-1′s MV-22s Turn “Money” Green:

http://aviationintel.com/2013/04/12/hmx-1s-mv-22s-turn-money-green/



LCS-4 Trials Halted After Engine Fires:

http://www.aviationweek.com/Article.aspx?id=/article-xml/awx_04_13_2013_p0-568862.xml