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• Iraqi Air Base Housing Coalition Troops Hit by Rockets Sputnik 05 Jul 2021 -- The Ain al Asad air base located in western Iraq was hit by three rockets on Monday, resulting in no injuries, or damage, the spokesman for the Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR) said.
• Update on withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan July 5, 2021 CENTCOM 05 Jul 2021 -- U.S. Central Command provides the following update on the orderly and responsible withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan, as of 10 a.m. on July 5, 2021.
• Tajikistan Reinforces Border As Afghan Forces Collapse Under Taliban Offensive RFE/RL Gandhara 05 Jul 2021 -- Tajikistan will reinforce its border with an additional 20,000 troops in response to a Taliban offensive capturing large swaths of territory in northern Afghanistan as U.S. troops exit the country.
• Insurgency for Fun and Profit: Taliban Take Over Tajikistan Border Customs Post Sputnik 05 Jul 2021 -- The Taliban is rapidly gaining ground as the US comes close to completing its military withdrawal now set for the symbolic date of September 11 after US President Joe Biden reneged on the original May deadline negotiated between the insurgents and Donald Trump's administration.
• Will be Treated as 'Occupying Forces': Taliban Warns US, NATO Against Staying After 9/11 Deadline Sputnik 05 Jul 2021 -- Earlier, the US announced that the withdrawal of its forces from Afghanistan would not be complete in the near future amid speculation that the process may be finished by mid-summer.
• Taliban Guarantee Security of Foreign Diplomats in Mazar-i-Sharif, Spokesman Says Sputnik 05 Jul 2021 -- The Taliban guarantee security of foreign diplomats in the city of Mazar-i-Sharif in northern Afghanistan, the movement's spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told Sputnik.
• Afghans Using Weapons Transferred by US to Defend Their Country, Security Adviser Says Sputnik 05 Jul 2021 -- Balance of Power in the Region
• UK Special Forces Will Reportedly Stay in Afghanistan 'as Advisers' Sputnik 05 Jul 2021 -- Violent clashes and terror attacks continue to ravage Afghanistan despite ongoing peace talks between the government and representatives of the Taliban in the Qatari capital of Doha.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Partner Nations Fly Together during Exercise Sea Breeze 2021 US Navy 05 Jul 2021 -- U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 40 along with U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 7th Special Operations Squadron, Ukraine, and U.K. conducted coordinated operations and support to maritime and ground forces in the Black Sea region as part of Exercise Sea Breeze 2021 (SB21), from June 28 – July 10.
• NAVCENT Commander Joins Egyptian President in Welcoming New Egyptian Naval Base US Navy 05 Jul 2021 -- Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT), U.S. 5th Fleet and Combined Maritime Forces (CMF), attended the opening of the newest Egyptian Naval Force base, in the port of Gargoub, on the Mediterranean Sea, July 3.
• Russian Forces Monitor French Reconnaissance Ship in Sea of Japan Sputnik 05 Jul 2021 -- The forces of Russia's Eastern Military District have been monitoring French reconnaissance ship the Dupuy de Lome, which has been operating in the Sea of Japan since 5 July, the Russian Defence Ministry's National Defence Control Centre said on Monday.
• Russia's new strategy shows US' failure to split China-Russia ties Global Times 05 Jul 2021 -- Russia's latest updated national security strategy shows that the US attempt to split China-Russia ties has failed again, and this is a clear signal sent by Moscow to the world that it still considers the main threat is from the West rather than the East.
• Artificial Intelligence used on Army operation for the first time UK MOD 05 Jul 2021 -- The British Army has used Artificial Intelligence (AI) for the first time during Exercise Spring Storm, as part of Operation Cabrit in Estonia.
• Peacekeeping in Korea continues Australia DOD 05 Jul 2021 -- Australia's Operation Linesmen contingent assisting Headquarters, United Nations Command and the UN Command Military Armistice Commission (UNCMAC) continues to build trust and rapport with its Korean counterparts.
• Death toll from Philippine military plane crash rises to 50, all 96 accounted for People's Daily 05 Jul 2021 -- The death toll from the military plane crash in the southern Philippines has risen to 50, the defense department said on Monday.
• Death Toll in Philippine Military Plane Crash Up to 50, Reports Say Sputnik 05 Jul 2021 -- The death toll in a Philippine military plane crash that occurred on Sunday has gone up to 50, while 49 servicemen were injured, ABS CBN reports citing a spokesman of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).

Defense Industry

Other Conflicts

• Three Pakistani Soldiers Killed By Militants Near Afghan Border RFE/RL Gandhara 05 Jul 2021 -- Three Pakistani soldiers have been killed and another one wounded in a militant attack in the North Waziristan tribal district, near the Afghan border, in the latest spate of attacks on security forces and government officials in the area, a senior security official said.

News Reports

• Remarks by President Biden Celebrating Independence Day and Independence from COVID-19 The White House 05 Jul 2021
• Full Impact Of Latest Ransomware Attack Linked To Russian Cybercriminals Still Unclear RFE/RL 05 Jul 2021 -- The extent of a major ransomware attack that U.S. cybersecurity experts have attributed to a Russian-speaking gang has yet to be determined as more companies come forward to say their systems have been compromised.
• Suspected Russian Cybercriminals Demand $70 Million In Massive Ransomware Attack RFE/RL 05 Jul 2021 -- Suspected Russian-speaking cybercriminals behind what may be the largest ransomware attack to date have demanded $70 million in Bitcoin in exchange for a decryption tool as companies and security experts continued to assess the extent of damage.
• Lavrov: US Policy of Engaging Russia From 'Position of Strength' Doomed to Failure Sputnik 05 Jul 2021 -- Lavrov Describes Putin-Biden Summit in Geneva as 'Frank, Businesslike'
• Xi Jinping's take on CPC's approach to engaging with world PLA Daily 05 Jul 2021 -- Themed "For the People's Wellbeing: the Responsibility of Political Parties," the Communist Party of China (CPC) and World Political Parties Summit will be held Tuesday via video link.
• China urges U.S. to stop demonizing national security law for HKSAR People's Daily 05 Jul 2021 -- The Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) has strongly disapproved and firmly opposed the far-fetched allegations in the "2021 Trafficking in Persons Report" released by the U.S. State Department, which vilified the national security law in Hong Kong to smear the efforts and achievements of the HKSAR in combating trafficking in persons.
• Hong Kong Security Czar Vows 'No Leniency' in Wake of Police Stabbing, Suicide Radio Free Asia 05 Jul 2021 -- National security police in Hong Kong will show no leniency in an ongoing crackdown on dissent and political opposition in the city, China's security czar for Hong Kong warned on Monday.
• Outlook For Hong Kong's Press Freedom Similar to Post-1949 Shanghai: Veteran Journalist Radio Free Asia 05 Jul 2021 -- The media landscape in Hong Kong following the forced closure of the Apple Daily bears a striking resemblance to that of Shanghai after the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) took power in 1949, a veteran Chinese journalist told RFA.
• Catholic Writer, Activist Detained For 'Inciting Secession' in China's Hebei Radio Free Asia 05 Jul 2021 -- Authorities in the northern Chinese province of Hebei have detained activist and writer Pang Jian on suspicion of "splitting the country."
• JCPOA has no reasonable alternative: Russia ISNA 05 Jul 2021 -- Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova emphasized the importance of Iran nuclear deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
• Iran's Nuclear Power Plant Back Online After Shutdown RFE/RL 05 Jul 2021 -- Iran's sole nuclear power plant has been brought back online after an emergency shutdown two weeks ago, its manager told state media early on July 5.
• Criminal Hearings Resume for Myanmar's Deposed Civilian Leader VOA 05 Jul 2021 -- Myanmar's ousted de facto civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi returned to a courtroom in the capital Naypyidaw Monday for a new round of hearings on corruption-related charges brought against her by the military junta that overthrew her government earlier this year.
• Lithuania Gives Belarusian Opposition Official Status RFE/RL 05 Jul 2021 -- Lithuania has granted the Belarusian pro-democratic opposition led by Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya official status in the EU country.
• Belarus: 'Full-scale assault' ongoing against civil society amid massive human rights violations UN News 05 Jul 2021 -- Belarus has witnessed an unprecedented human rights crisis over the past year, the independent expert appointed to monitor the country said on Monday, calling on authorities to immediately end their policy of repression and fully respect the legitimate aspirations of their people.
• UN Official Likens Belarus to 'Totalitarian' State VOA 05 Jul 2021 -- The United Nations' special rapporteur to Belarus likened the country to a totalitarian regime Sunday.
• Erdogan Says Turkish Agents Abducted Educational Leader In Kyrgyzstan For Alleged Coup Ties RFE/RL 05 Jul 2021 -- President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on July 5 said Turkish intelligence agents abducted a Turkish-Kyrgyz educator whose disappearance from Bishkek last month triggered protests and concern about the man's safety.
• Hungary's Orban Becomes First EU Leader To Join 'Enemies Of Press Freedom' List RFE/RL 05 Jul 2021 -- Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has added Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to its annual list of "enemies of press freedom."
• Hungary's Orban a Press 'Predator,' Media Watchdog Says VOA 05 Jul 2021 -- A press watchdog group, Reporters Without Borders, named 37 world leaders Monday as media "predators" who "crack down massively" on press freedom, including for the first time a Western European leader, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
• Merkel Says It's In EU Interest To Advance Balkan Integration RFE/RL 07 2005 -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said she sees the six Western Balkan states as future EU member states for "geostrategic reasons."
• South Sudan's Health Care Remains Inadequate, Officials Say VOA 05 Jul 2021 -- This is one in a series of stories marking 10 years of South Sudan's independence.