USA
NOTHING SIGNIFICANT TO REPORT
EUROPE
NOTHING SIGNIFICANT TO REPORT
ASIA
NOTHING SIGNIFICANT TO REPORT
RUSSIA
Russia: Sineva SLBM Successfully Tested April 27, 2011
Russia successfully test-fired the RSM-54 Sineva submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) with the missile hitting the designated target in time when launched from the Delta-IV class Yekaterinburg submarine, according to a Russian Defense Ministry spokesman, RIA Novosti reported April 27.
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IRAN
NOTHING SIGNIFICANT TO REPORT
IRAQ
Iraq: Over 16,000 U.S. Personnel To Remain After 2011 Deadline April 26, 2011
The Iraqi government will arrange a special status to allow more than 15,000 U.S. servicemen to remain in Iraq after the 2011 withdrawal with most of the forces assigned to protect U.S. embassy staff, foreign diplomatic corps and international companies in the country, Xinhua reported April 26, citing al-Mashriq newspaper’s well-informed sources. U.S. embassy spokesman David Ranz said U.S. forces will be conventional to the U.S. embassy mission with diplomatic corps, staff, guards and others comprising over 16,000 members, Al Sumaria reported. Ranz said increases in Iraqi staff will occur as well, adding security, cultural and trade considerations require Washington to maintain enough staff after the military leaves.
Iraq: Mortar Shells Hit Airport As PM Departs April 26, 2011
Six mortar rounds hit the Baghdad International Airport the afternoon of April 26 as Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki was departing for South Korea, a police source said, Alsumaria reported. The mortar shells struck around the airport runway, and the extent of the damage is not yet known, the source said. Smoke was rising in the sky and sirens could be heard, the source added.
ISRAEL
Palestinian Territories: Details Of Gaza-Bound Aid Flotilla April 26, 2011
Pro-Palestinian activists said a planned Gaza-bound aid flotilla will be twice as big as the flotilla that was raided last year by Israeli forces, AP reported April 26. Huseyin Oruc, a spokesman for an Islamic aid group in Turkey, said a group of 22 nongovernmental organizations will send 15 ships and 1,500 people as part of the flotilla. Organizers said they hoped to depart for Gaza on May 31, the anniversary of the Israeli flotilla raid, but noted that they could leave later.
Israel: Energy Independence Must Be Priority - Officials April 27, 2011
Israel must prepare for a economic future without Egyptian natural gas supplies, Israeli National Infrastructure Minister Uzi Landau said, Army Radio reported April 27. Former Mossad official Danny Yatom said sabotage like the recent pipeline bombing might become a trend Israel needs to manage, adding one solution might be accelerating natural gas supply development from the offshore natural gas fields, Tamar and Leviathan, to reduce Israel’s reliance on Egyptian natural gas. Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon said regional instability will probably continue for the foreseeable future and Israel must achieve energy self-sufficiency.
AFGHANISTAN
Afghanistan: No. 2 Insurgent Target Killed - ISAF April 26, 2011
NATO’s International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) confirmed the death of its No. 2 overall targeted insurgent, al Qaeda senior leader Abu Hafs al-Najdi (also known as Abdul Ghani), who was killed April 13 in an airstrike in Afghanistan’s Dangam district, Kunar Province, an ISAF Joint Command statement reported April 26. A Saudi national who traveled frequently between Afghanistan and Pakistan, al-Najidi directed al Qaeda operations in Kunar province including recruitment, militant training and deployment, weapons and equipment procurement, financial organization and operational planning of attacks against Afghan and coalition forces.
Afghanistan: 65 Prisoners Recaptured In Kandahar April 26, 2011
Afghan and foreign forces have recaptured 65 prisoners out of the 488 who escaped the Kandahar central jail April 25, according to the office of Kandahar province’s governor, Afghan Islamic Press reported April 26. The prisoners were transferred to the anti-militant directorate for investigation.
MIDDLE EAST
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SOUTH OF THE BORDER
Mexico: Army Transfers Soldiers To Guatemalan Border April 27, 2011
The Mexican army transferred an unspecified number of soldiers to the Mexico-Guatemala border, Prensa Libre reported April 27. Mexican Seventh Military Region Commander Gen. Salvador Cienfuegos said troop strength was increased across the entire border and military authorities are in talks with the Chiapas state government to see if more troops could be deployed there permanently.
Mexico: Roadblocks Set Up In Monterrey April 27, 2011
Unidentified men set up two roadblocks near the municipal palace in Monterrey following a reported firefight April 27, Milenio reported. Authorities responded after the men used buses and a taxi to set up the roadblocks.
MISC
NOTHING SIGNIFICANT TO REPORT
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