USA
U.S. Naval Update Map: April 20, 2011 | STRATFOR
EUROPE
Instability in the Eurozone | STRATFOR
ASIA
Turkey's Ruling Party Navigates the Kurdish Issue | STRATFOR
A Flare-Up of Fighting on the Thailand-Cambodia Border | STRATFOR
RUSSIA
Russia: New Soyuz Carrier Rocket Launched By 2012 April 21, 2011
Russia will be ready to launch a lighter version of the Soyuz carrier rocket by late 2011 or early 2012, Russian space forces commander Oleg Ostapenko said April 21, RIA Novosti reported. The device is ready for assembly at a Progress plant in Samara, Volga region, Ostapenko added.
Russia: 12,000 Military Equipment Security Violations In 2010 - Report April 21, 2011
The Russian armed forces had 12,000 violations of military equipment safety requirements in 2010, according to an April 21 report from the Russian Prosecutor General’s Office, Xinhua reported. The violations included poorly protected stored weapons, government buildings, logistics hubs and residential compounds, including unsecure storage of cruise missiles in the Pacific Fleet. Prosecutor General Yuri Chaika will present the report to the upper house of the Russian Parliament on April 27.
IRAN
NOTHING SIGNIFICANT TO REPORT
IRAQ
Iraq: 1 Killed, 44 Injured As Police Disperse Anti-U.S. Protest April 22, 2011
At least one protester was killed and 44 injured when Iraqi security forces fired live ammunition to disperse hundreds of protesters gathered on April 22 in Mosul to demonstrate against the presence of U.S. forces in Iraq, DPA reported, citing medical sources. The injured including 13 tribal leaders, one source said.
ISRAEL
Pakistan: U.S. Will Provide 85 Mini-UAVs April 21, 2011
The United States will give Pakistan 85 small “Raven” unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), a U.S. military official said April 21, Reuters reported. The official declined to state the cost or model of the aircraft.
AFGHANISTAN
Pakistan: NATO Supplies Halted April 23, 2011
Pakistan suspended delivery of NATO supplies to troops in Afghanistan as demonstrators began a supply route sit-in April 23 to protest U.S. unmanned aerial vehicle attacks, AFP reported. NATO trucking service will halt for three days and NATO vehicles were ordered to park in other cities on the route, the Peshawar administration stated. Supporters of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Imran Khan gathered on the Peshawar ring road to block the NATO supply route. Organizers expect more than 20,000 protesters.
MIDDLE EAST
The Continuing Challenge of Mideast Peace | STRATFOR
Protests Spread in Syria | STRATFOR
Turkey's Ruling Party Navigates the Kurdish Issue | STRATFOR
Pakistan: U.S. Will Provide 85 Mini-UAVs April 21, 2011
The United States will give Pakistan 85 small “Raven” unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), a U.S. military official said April 21, Reuters reported. The official declined to state the cost or model of the aircraft.
Turkey, China: Companies Agree To Sell Aircraft In Middle East April 21, 2011
Turkey’s Mermerler Holding and the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) have agreed to sell aircraft, including helicopters, in Iran, Iraq and other Middle Eastern countries, Anatolia reported April 21. The two companies had been in negotiations for such an agreement for three years, Mermerler Holding Executive Board Chairman Yuksel Mermer said. The agreement will allow Turkey to sell aircraft parts made in Turkey to COMAC, Mermer said, adding that COMAC executives will visit Turkey the first week of May.
Syria's Trajectory in the Wake of Unrest | STRATFOR
SOUTH OF THE BORDER
Mexican Drug War 2011 Update | STRATFOR
MISC
Special Report: Nigeria's Elections | STRATFOR
Special Report: Militancy in the Niger Delta, Part 1 | STRATFOR
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