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Mar 4, 2013

Final week of NATO’s largest anti-submarine warfare exercise

By EUCOM

From EUCOM:  Exercise Proud Manta 2013 (POMA 13), NATO’s largest anti-submarine warfare exercise, began in the Ionian Sea, Feb. 23.

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Mar 2, 2013

German defense minister vows to address troop ‘problems’ in Turkey

By Deutsche Welle

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Mar 2, 2013

NATO forces accidentally shot dead two Afghan boys

By Mirwais Harooni, Ismail Sameem and Dylan Welch, Reuters

From Mirwais Harooni, Ismail Sameem and Dylan Welch, Reuters:  NATO said on Saturday its forces had accidentally shot dead two Afghan boys, in the latest of a series of reports of civilian deaths at the hands of international troops.

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Mar 2, 2013

UK-France defense cooperation seen as ‘entente frugale’

By Mohammed Abbas and Mark John, Reuters

From Mohammed Abbas and Mark John, Reuters:  Dubbed the "entente frugale" by wags and criticised by some as a dangerous dilution of military sovereignty, Franco-British defence cooperation is nonetheless growing stronger.

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Mar 2, 2013

NATO admits it was hit by ‘MiniDuke’ cyber attack

By Jim Finkle, Reuters

From Jim Finkle, Reuters:  Hackers targeted dozens of computer systems at government agencies across Europe through a flaw in Adobe Systems Inc’s  software, security researchers said on Wednesday, while NATO said it too had been attacked.

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Mar 2, 2013

Romania believes rival nation behind “MiniDuke” cyber attack

By Ioana Patran, Reuters

From Ioana Patran, Reuters:  Romania believes another state was behind the "MiniDuke" cyber attack that hit its national security institutions as well as NATO and other European countries, its SRI secret service said on Friday.

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Mar 1, 2013

Croatia to quit UN Golan force after reports of arms shipments to Syria

By AP

From AP:  Croatia will withdraw some 100 peacekeeping troops from the Syria-Israel border after reports that Syrian rebels have been armed with Croatian weapons, Croatia’s president said Friday.

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Mar 1, 2013

NATO Information Office in Moscow marks 12th anniversary

By NATO

From NATO:  A roundtable discussion on the prospects for NATO-Russia partnership was organised on 20 February by the NATO Information Office (NIO) in Moscow to mark the 12th anniversary of the NIO’s inauguration in 2001.

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Feb 28, 2013

Putin tells Russian army to shape up for foreign threat

By Alexei Anishchuk, Reuters

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Feb 28, 2013

EADS, ThyssenKrupp attacked by Chinese hackers: report

By Reuters

From Reuters:  Airbus parent EADS and German steelmaker ThyssenKrupp recorded major attacks by Chinese hackers in 2012, German magazine Der Spiegel reported, citing unidentified people within the two companies.

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