Af/Pak & Other News (6/6/2012)

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Deputy al-Qaida leader killed in Pakistan drone strike, White House
confirms:

http://openchannel.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/06/05/12070068-deputy-al-qaida-leader-killed-in-pakistan-drone-strike-white-house-confirms?chromedomain=worldnews?lite



US to keep up attacks on al Qaeda in Pakistan: Panetta:

http://dawn.com/2012/06/06/us-india-must-improve-ties-with-pakistan-panetta/



Twin Afghanistan suicide bombing kills 23: Police:

http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/World/Story/STIStory_807759.html



Afghan officials say Taliban poisoned schoolgirls:

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/06/06/afghan-officials-say-taliban-poisoned-schoolgirls/



Pakistan tests nuclear-capable Ra’ad air-launched cruise missile:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/pakistan-tests-nuclear-capable-raad-air-launched-cruise-missile-372647/



Afghan Artillery Fires First Operational Rounds in Paktika:

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/135745/afghan-artillery-makes-progress-in-operations.html



U.S. Cozies Up to Pakistan’s Archrival for Afghan War:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/06/india-afghanistan/




ISAF detains al Qaeda facilitator in Afghan north:

http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2012/06/isaf_detains_al_qaed.php



Iraqi Security Force Update June 2012:

http://home.comcast.net/~djyae/site/?/blog/view/112/&PHPSESSID=9bd6aa1826f9d6f010da7edf4e411ac0



Assad names new PM, army pounds rebels:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/06/us-syria-crisis-idUSBRE84S0P020120606



Calm after Syrian-Lebanon border clashes:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5h6cXh9kwrZRtnu0ZYBEKGDjlsptQ?docId=CNG.97688a235ae0de3b620d965c3080aab9.571




Syria tops Russia-EU summit, foes clash in Idlib:

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Syria_tops_Russia-EU_summit_foes_clash_in_Idlib_999.html




Arab Springs: A new form of conflict?:

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26046:arab-springs-a-new-form-of-conflict-&catid=56:diplomacy-a-peace&Itemid=111




Israel sees rising instability on Syria armistice line:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iWgA9W85gWW6-hQysjuxFR4Jo65Q?docId=CNG.e9d0ff5c1fea46892601f8de1d22405c.c21



Israel Aerospace Industries Unveils New Radar-Based Tactical Systems
for Ground Forces:

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/135744/iai-unveils-new-radar_based-tactical-systems.html



IDF moves forward on second JSF squadron:

http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=272939




Bomb targets U.S. mission in Libya's Benghazi:

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/06/06/uk-libya-attack-us-idUKBRE8550GV20120606





Ghana setting up coastal monitoring network:

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26045:ghana-setting-up-coastal-monitoring-network&catid=108:maritime-security&Itemid=233



Islamists arrested in Macedonia fishermen deaths:

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/05/01/islamists-arrested-in-macedonia-fishermen-deaths-1781761949/




Islamic Militants Bloody US Forces In Big Army Wargame:

http://defense.aol.com/2012/06/06/islamic-militants-bloody-us-forces-in-big-army-wargame/




Cameroon orders CN235:

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26044:cameroon-orders-cn235&catid=35:Aerospace&Itemid=107



PICTURES: Italy's last F-16s returned to USA:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/pictures-italys-last-f-16s-returned-to-usa-372691/



Retired Russian colonel convicted of spying for US:

http://www.denverpost.com/recommended/ci_20795028



'Putinization' spreading in Europe, US group warns:

http://worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/06/06/12081485-putinization-spreading-in-europe-us-group-warns?lite



Americans can once again use air, naval bases in Philippines:

http://alert5.com/2012/06/06/americans-can-once-again-use-air-naval-bases-in-philippines/



India, Japan To Conduct First Joint Naval Exercises:

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20120605/DEFREG03/306050016/India-Japan-Conduct-First-Joint-Naval-Exercises?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE



Korea: The Great Hunger 2:

http://www.strategypage.com/qnd/korea/articles/20120606.aspx



Increased activity by North Korean fighters near border with South:

http://alert5.com/2012/06/06/increased-activity-by-north-korean-fighters-near-border-with-south/




USAF F-15Cs train with Su-30MKMs for the first time:

http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/the-dewline/2012/06/usaf-f-15c-train-with-su-30mkm.html




Early Estimate Pegs USS Miami Sub Fire Damage Up To $500 Million:

http://defense.aol.com/2012/06/05/early-estimate-pegs-uss-miami-sub-fire-damage-up-to-500-million/?icid=trending1



F-35 Production Quality Worries Senate Panel (edited excerpt):

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/article-view/release/135761/sasc-queries-f_35-build-quality%2C-reveals-new-problem-with-ew.html



Google to Warn Possible Victims of State-Sponsored Spying:

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/06/google-to-warn-possible-victims-of-state-sponsored-spying/



Combat Edge anti-g ensemble might be causing Raptor’s oxygen woes:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/combat-edge-anti-g-ensemble-might-be-causing-raptors-oxygen-woes-372642/



Remembering the lives lost on D-Day anniversary:

http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/06/06/12085346-remembering-the-lives-lost-on-d-day-anniversary?lite