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• Iraqi resistance lambasts FM's remarks on need for US troops Press TV 24 Jul 2021 -- Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein's recent statements about the need for US forces in the Arab country have drawn strong criticism from anti-terror resistance groups and political leaders.
• Iraq's Foreign Minister Infuriates Shia Militia Groups by Claiming Baghdad 'Needs US Troops' Sputnik 24 Jul 2021 -- Coalition forces remain in Iraq despite the fact that last year, the country's parliament voted to end the presence of all foreign troops in response to a US drone attack near Baghdad International Airport that killed top Iranian general Qasem Soleimani.
• Pro-Iranian Militia Commander Threatens Attacks Against US Forces Unless They Leave Iraq VOA 24 Jul 2021 -- The commander of Iraq's self-styled pro-Iranian "resistance" forces has threatened to mount more attacks on U.S. forces inside the country if they don't withdraw.
• US military presence in Iraq not 'expected to change': Report Press TV 24 Jul 2021 -- The US military presence in Iraq is not "expected to change" despite Baghdad's insistence on pulling out all American troops from the country, according to a report by the New York Times.
• Taliban Urge Int'l Community to Assist Them With Handling of COVID-19 Pandemic Sputnik 24 Jul 2021 -- The Taliban movement* is calling on the international community and non-governmental organizations to assist it with combating the COVID-19 pandemic, Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen has told Sputnik.
• Pakistan Reportedly Deploys Troops Along Afghan Border as Tensions Increase Sputnik 24 Jul 2021 -- Earlier this week, the Taliban claimed that it now controls nearly 90 percent of Afghanistan's border areas, including with Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Iran. Afghan forces are currently involved in an intense fight with the Islamist insurgent group to retake the entire Spin Boldak district at the Pakistan border.
• Afghanistan imposes night-time curfew to limit Taliban movements Press TV 24 Jul 2021 -- Afghanistan has imposed a night-time curfew to limit the movements of the Taliban across the country, a day after the militant group demanded the removal of President Ashraf Ghani.
• Afghan Authorities Impose Nighttime Curfew As U.S., Europe Urge Taliban To Stop Violence RFE/RL Gandhara 24 Jul 2021 -- Afghan authorities have imposed a nighttime curfew across much of the war-torn country to stem the Taliban's blistering military offensive.
• Canada To Fast-Track Resettlement Of Afghan Interpreters, Families Amid 'Deteriorating' Situation RFE/RL Gandhara 24 Jul 2021 -- Canada has said it will fast-track the resettlement of Afghan interpreters, embassy staff, and their families amid the "deteriorating" security situation in Afghanistan, saying they had become targets for revenge killings by the Taliban.
• Biden Assures Ghani Of Continued U.S. Support For Afghan Security Forces, Humanitarian Aid RFE/RL Gandhara 24 Jul 2021 -- U.S. President Joe Biden spoke by phone with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, emphasizing that the United States will continue its support for Afghanistan, including developmental and humanitarian aid.
• Blinken To Seek India's Support In Stabilizing Afghanistan During Upcoming Trip To South Asia RFE/RL Gandhara 24 Jul 2021 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet with leaders of India next week to discuss support for Afghanistan as the withdrawal of U.S. forces nears completion and concern grows over the country's stability.
• Biden reaffirms support for Afghanistan as fighting escalates People's Daily 24 Jul 2021 -- U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday reaffirmed his country's support for Afghanistan in a call with Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani as fighting escalated along with the U.S. withdrawal from the Asian country.
• Night Curfew Enforced in Afghanistan to Stem Taliban Advance VOA 24 Jul 2021 -- Authorities in Afghanistan on Saturday enforced an indefinite nighttime curfew across most of the country as government forces struggle to curb Taliban advances.

Defense Policy / Programs

• MDA Test Intercepts Target US Navy 24 Jul 2021 -- The U.S. Missile Defense Agency, in cooperation with the U.S. Navy, conducted Flight Test Aegis Weapon System 33 in the broad ocean area northwest of Hawaii, July 24.
• US Defense Secretary Heads to Southeast Asia VOA 24 Jul 2021 -- U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is heading to Southeast Asia to reassure allies concerned by China's growing military abilities as the global coronavirus pandemic continues to cripple the region.
• With no payback over Capital riot costs, US National Guard forced to cancel trainings Press TV 24 Jul 2021 -- The US National Guard has been forced to cancel some of its trainings after Congress failed to reimburse the costs of the forces' deployment to end former US President Donald Trump's supporters raid against the Capital premises on January 6.
• Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Press Conference at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska DoD 24 Jul 2021
• Austin Begins Indo-Pacific Visit in Alaska DoD News 24 Jul 2021 -- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III landed in Fairbanks, Alaska, yesterday beginning a weeklong trip to the Indo-Pacific.
• Austin Emphasizes U.S. Ties With Indo-Pacific Allies, Partners DoD News 24 Jul 2021 -- Since taking office, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III has devoted precious time to ensuring the United States military does its part to maintain the web of alliances that are America's greatest strength.
• Iran's Navy warships dock at Saint Petersburg, Russia IRNA 24 Jul 2021 -- Iran Navy's Sahand and Makran warships arrived at Saint Petersburg, Russia on Saturday to take part in Russian Navy parade.
• Gen. Salami: IRGC to stay with people of sacred Khuzestan to resolve problems Press TV 24 Jul 2021 -- Chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), Major General Hossein Salami, says the force will stay with the people of Khuzestan until problems in the southwestern province are resolved.
• Navies unite on Talisman Sabre Australia DOD 24 Jul 2021 -- Five navies have united off Australia's eastern coast to sail in formation during Exercise Talisman Sabre (TS21).
• Venezuela accuses US of airspace violation, vows to 'respond forcefully' Press TV 24 Jul 2021 -- Venezuela has accused the US military of violating its airspace along the South American country's border with Colombia, pledging to "respond forcefully" to any maneuver it deems an act of aggression.

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Other Conflicts

• Yemeni soldiers, allied fighters win control over strategic hilltop in Shabwah Press TV 24 Jul 2021 -- Yemeni armed forces and fighters from allied Popular Committees continue to score territorial gains in their battles against Saudi-led coalition forces and their Takfiri mercenaries across the war-ravaged country, asserting control over a strategic hilltop in the oil-rich southeastern province of Shabwah.
• Saudi-Led Coalition Reportedly Destroys 3 Drones Launched by Houthis Towards the Kingdom Sputnik 24 Jul 2021 -- The Saudis proposed a comprehensive UN-sponsored ceasefire in Yemen in March, but the Houthi movement demanded that Riyadh first lift the economic blockade of Yemeni ports and airports.
• Two Turkish Soldiers Killed in Attack in Northern Syria, Military Says Sputnik 24 Jul 2021 -- The Turkish forces did not specify the perpetrators of the attack, but it could apparently come from Kurdish forces fighting in the region, who Ankara considered to be terrorists, affiliated with the PKK, which is banned in Turkey.
• At Least Seven Soldiers Killed by Boko Haram Militants in Cameroon - Reports Sputnik 24 Jul 2021 -- Insurgents of the Boko Haram* terrorist group (also known as the Islamic State of West African Province, or ISWAP), have attacked an army base in Cameroon, killing at least seven soldiers, Nigeria's Premium Times reports.
• Cameroon Sends Defense minister to French-Speaking Towns and Villages Under Rebel Attack VOA 24 Jul 2021 -- Cameroon's government has sent Defense Minister Joseph Beti Assomo, to the border between the English- and French-speaking regions amid increasing English-speaking separatist incursions into French-speaking towns and villages.
• Kyrgyz Border Guard Reports Firefight on Border With Tajikistan Sputnik 24 Jul 2021 -- A firefight took place on the border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, the Border Guard Service of the State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan told Sputnik on Saturday.

News Reports

• Russia Bars Leading Communist Politician From Upcoming Elections RFE/RL 24 Jul 2021 -- Russian electoral authorities have disqualified a top Communist Party candidate from running in September's parliamentary elections, the latest opposition figure to be barred ahead of the vote.
• Briefing with Senior Administration Officials Previewing Deputy Secretary Sherman's Upcoming Travel to the People's Republic of China US Dept. of State 24 Jul 2021
• China imposes sanctions on former US commerce secretary Ross, others Press TV 24 Jul 2021 -- China has hit US-based institutions and individuals, including former Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, with retaliatory sanctions following recent American sanctions on Chinese officials in Hong Kong.
• U.S. Lawmakers Urge IOC To Postpone, Relocate Beijing Olympics Over Treatment Of Uyghurs RFE/RL 24 Jul 2021 -- A group of U.S. lawmakers has called on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to postpone the 2022 Beijing Olympics and relocate the event unless China ends its "egregious human rights abuses" against Uyghurs and other Muslim minority groups.
• Rights Chief Condemns Iran's Violent Suppression of Water Shortage Protests VOA 24 Jul 2021 -- U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet is condemning the violent suppression by Iranian security forces of protesters demanding action to resolve chronic water shortages in Khuzestan province.
• Pakistani Officials Arrive In China Following Rare Diplomatic Clash RFE/RL Gandhara 24 Jul 2021 -- Pakistan's foreign minister and intelligence chief arrived in China for a two-day visit following a rare diplomatic clash between the two allies over the cause of a recent bus explosion that killed several Chinese workers in the South Asian nation.
• Iraq signs deal with Lebanon to give Beirut 1mn tons fuel oil in exchange for medical services Press TV 24 Jul 2021 -- Iraq has reached a deal with cash-strapped Lebanon to provide it with one million tons of fuel oil in exchange for receiving medical services, helping the small Mediterranean country ease its acute power shortage.
• Zelenskiy's 'Deoligarchization' Goal Important, Path To Success 'Difficult,' U.S. Official Says RFE/RL 24 Jul 2021 -- A top U.S. State Department official said the United States supports Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's goal of curtailing the power of tycoons, but cautioned that the path to achieving this "is difficult."