Todays U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) News & History KEY THEMES IN COVERAGE The United States and Turkey reportedly reached a memorandum of understanding that calls for joint training of Syrian rebels beginning in March, but questions remain about defining the enemy, how to choose the fighters and where to base them. In the Asia-Pacific, North Korea appears to have made “significant” progress towards miniaturizing nuclear warheads to fit on ballistic missiles that could potentially reach the U.S. mainland, South Korea’s defense ministry said Tuesday. Also of note, the New York Times reported that the Pentagon is set to transfer two more groups of detainees from the Guantánamo Bay detention facility in the next two weeks. NEWS HEADLINES AT 0500 FROM CBS, FOX, NPR, CNN • Two NYPD officers shot, wounded by Bronx armed robbery suspect • Snow expected from Midwest to Northeast, then bitter cold • Boehner poised to win third speaker term, despite revolt • SpaceX shoots for launch to station, rocket landing on barge • St. Louis Rams owner says LA stadium plans ‘going forward’ • Asylum decision expected for Afghan who fled U.S. training • Pakistan lawmakers vote for military courts to try insurgents • Brazil posts first trade deficit since 2000 OVERSEAS HEADLINES OF NOTE • Daily Star: Kurds in Kobani, rebels in Aleppo make gains • El Pais: U.S. wants permanent troop deployment at military base in Spain • Sierra Leone Times: UN troops prepare offensive against DR Congo rebels THIS DAY IN MILITARY HISTORY • 1979 – Vietnamese troops seize the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh, toppling the brutal regime of Pol Pot and his Khmer Rouge (As of 1800 HOURS, JANUARY 5 THROUGH 0530 HOURS, JANUARY 6)
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