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• US military boosts forces at Syria oil fields in wake of rocket attacks Press TV 09 Jan 2022 -- The US military has reportedly deployed reinforcements to the bases its has occupied near the oil fields in Eastern Syria, days after they again came under rocket attacks, local sources said.

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• US F-16s strengthen air policing mission with long-planned Poland deployment US Air Force 08 Jan 2022 -- U.S. F-16 Fighting Falcons landed at Lask Air Base, Jan. 4 to work with the Polish Baltic air policing F-16s in Siauliai, Lithuania, and enhanced air policing Belgian F-16s in Amari, Estonia.
• US says it has no plans to deploy missiles in Ukraine ahead of Russia talks Press TV 09 Jan 2022 -- Senior Biden administration officials have said the US has no plans to deploy missiles in Ukraine and thus hopes to achieve progress in the upcoming talks with Russia since Moscow regards it as a key security issue.
• 'Progress is Possible': US Has No Plans to Deploy Offensive Missile Systems in Ukraine - Official Sputnik 08 Jan 2022 -- The US and Russia will hold comprehensive talks on security in Europe on 10 January. Moscow will also discuss the topic with NATO on 12 January. The meetings were prompted by tensions around Ukraine as the West expressed concerns that Russia might "invade" it in the near future - an allegation that the Kremlin strongly rejected.
• Russian Defence Ministry to Unveil Modified Pantsir-SM Missile Systems in 2022 Sputnik 08 Jan 2022 -- The Russian Defence Ministry said on Saturday it would roll out a modified Pantsir-SM surface-to-air missile system sometime in 2022.
• UK Will Develop Hypersonic Missiles to Compete With Russia, Chief of Defense Staff Says Sputnik 08 Jan 2022 -- UK Chief of Defense Staff Tony Radakin has announced his country's plans to develop hypersonic missiles to compete with Russia's growing military strength.
• Secretary Blinken's Call with EU High Representative Borrell US Dept. of State 08 Jan 2022 -- The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price:
• Background Press Call by a Senior Administration Official on Russia The White House 08 Jan 2022

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• Pakistan Issues Identity Cards to More Than a Million Afghan Refugees VOA 08 Jan 2022 -- Pakistan has concluded a months-long campaign to register Afghan refugees and issue them identity cards that will protect and safeguard their interests.
• Taliban Condemned for Arresting Outspoken Afghan Professor VOA 08 Jan 2022 -- Taliban authorities in Afghanistan on Saturday arrested an outspoken critic of the government, drawing strong calls for his immediate release from civil society activists.
• Taliban foreign minister arrives in Iran for talks in first official visit Press TV 08 Jan 2022 -- The Taliban foreign minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, has arrived in Tehran at the head of a high-ranking delegation to hold talks with Iranian officials in the first such trip to the neighboring country since the group seized power.
• Taliban Foreign Minister Visits Iran For Talks Focused On Refugees, Economic Issues RFE/RL 08 Jan 2022 -- The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan sent its foreign minister to Iran on January 8 to discuss Afghan refugees and a growing economic crisis.
• Saudi warplanes intensify airstrikes against various residential areas across Yemen Press TV 08 Jan 2022 -- Saudi Arabia has upped the ante in the war on Yemen by conducting a new round of airstrikes against various areas across the war-wracked Arab country, as Riyadh and its regional allies press ahead with their devastating war and brutal siege against the Yemeni nation.
• Blinken threatens Russia with 'massive consequences' over Ukraine Press TV 08 Jan 2022 -- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has threatened Russia with "massive consequences" if it launches any military action in neighboring Ukraine, despite the fact that Moscow has rejected Washington's allegations of preparing to invade the neighboring country.
• India "Monitoring" Bridge Being Built by China Along Border VOA 08 Jan 2022 -- China's construction of a bridge spanning a Himalayan lake that lies along the India-China border has reinforced concerns in New Delhi about the ramping up of military infrastructure by the Asian giant in contested areas along their frontier.
• Airstrike in Ethiopia's Tigray Reportedly Kills 56 People VOA 08 Jan 2022 -- Aid workers and eyewitnesses are telling media an airstrike in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region has killed more than 50 people. The Reuters news agency reports at least 30 others have been wounded after a camp for the internally displaced was hit Friday night.

News Reports

• UN launches political process in Sudan to end months-long crisis triggered by military coup Press TV 08 Jan 2022 -- The United Nations says it plans to invite military leaders, political parties, and other groups in Sudan to participate in a "political process" aimed at resolving a crisis unfolded by a military coup in October, as security forces keep on mounting a deadly crackdown on anti-coup protests across the African country.
• The Quad Welcome UNITAMS Announcement on Facilitating Discussions to Resolve Sudan's Political Crisis US Dept. of State 08 Jan 2022 -- The Quad (Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America) welcome the announcement that the UN Interim Transition Assistance Mission to Sudan is facilitating discussions to resolve Sudan's political crisis. We strongly support this UN-facilitated, Sudanese-led dialogue initiative. We urge all Sudanese political actors to seize this opportunity to restore the country's transition to civilian democracy, in line with the 2019 Constitutional Declaration. We look forward to this being a results-oriented process that will guide the country towards democratic elections, in line with the Sudanese people's manifest aspirations for freedom, democracy, peace, justice, and prosperity.
• Sudan: Quad statement, January 2022 UK FCDO 08 Jan 2022 -- The UK, US, UAE and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have issued a Quad statement to welcome discussions to resolve Sudan's political crisis.
• Telephone conversation with President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev President of Russia 08 Jan 2022 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.
• More Russian Troops Arrive in Almaty; Former Security Chief Arrested VOA 08 Jan 2022 -- More Russian troops arrived Saturday at Kazakhstan's Almaty International Airport, according to video released by Russia's defense ministry, on the heels of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's order Friday directing security forces to shoot to kill protesters in the Central Asian nation.
• Putin, Kazakh president discuss steps 'to restore order' Press TV 08 Jan 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Kazakh counterpart, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, have discussed steps to "restore order" in Kazakhstan, following violent protests triggered by a sharp rise in fuel prices in the Central Asian country.
• Press release on the situation in the Republic of Kazakhstan Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 08 Jan 2022
• U.S. Has Questions About Kazakhstan's Request For CSTO Troops, Blinken Says RFE/RL 08 Jan 2022 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the United States has questions about Kazakhstan's request for assistance from a Russia-led security organization to help quell protests that have left dozens of people dead in the Central Asian country.
• Kazakhstan's Former Security Chief Detained Amid Crackdown On Protests RFE/RL 08 Jan 2022 -- The former head of Kazakhstan's domestic intelligence agency was detained on suspicion of high treason on January 8, two days after he was relieved of the position amid violent protests.
• Bandits in Kazakhstan Prepared for Mass Rallies, Had Foreign Backing, CIS Executive Committee Says Sputnik 08 Jan 2022 -- Kazakhstan has been rattled by mass protests for several days. After a corresponding request from President Tokayev, the CSTO decided to send its peacekeeping forces to Kazakhstan, with the contingents primarily tasked with guarding essential military and government infrastructure.
• China could provide assistance, support to help Kazakhstan restore order, develop economy: analysts Global Times 08 Jan 2022 -- China can offer support in the fields of economic cooperation and assistance, as well as counter-terrorism, to help neighboring Kazakhstan restore stability and realize effective reforms and long-term economic development, according to Chinese analysts, as Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and the government thanked Russia and China, as well as other leaders worldwide and heads of international organizations for support offered to the country amid domestic unrest.
• Gunfire Underway in Kazakhstan's Almaty, Counterterrorist Operation Still Ongoing Sputnik 08 Jan 2022 -- According to authorities, initially peaceful protests in Kazakhstan, spurred by a twofold increase in fuel prices on January 1, swiftly devolved into deadly violence, killing at least seven police officers and dozens of attackers.
• Russia Believes Kazakhstan Civil Unrest Provoked By External Forces to Disrupt Security & Integrity Sputnik 08 Jan 2022 -- According to the Russian embassy in Washington, Moscow hopes that no one will question Kazakhstan's right to ask the CSTO for military assistance. The CSTO deployment of peacekeeping forces to the country is aimed at protecting important facilities and strategic infrastructure, they will not engage in law enforcement operations.
• Webb Space Telescope's 'Golden Eye' Opens, Last Major Hurdle VOA 08 Jan 2022 -- NASA's new space telescope opened its huge, gold-plated, flower-shaped mirror Saturday, the final step in the observatory's dramatic unfurling.
• Serbia's Back-Door Bid To Embed Chinese Snooping Tools In Kosovo RFE/RL 08 Jan 2022 -- Kosovo risks becoming a reluctant laboratory for invasive Chinese surveillance technology at the hands of neighboring Serbia, an "iron-clad" friend to Beijing.
• China urges relevant countries not to disrupt regional peace, stability People's Daily 08 Jan 2022 -- Chinese foreign ministry on Friday urged relevant countries to be contributors to regional peace, stability and development, instead of being trouble makers that spread lies and erect obstacles.
• VOA Exclusive: Ukraine Accuses Iran of Premeditated Terrorist Act in 2020 Plane Shootdown VOA 08 Jan 2022 -- Ukraine is sharpening its accusation that Iran played a sinister role in the 2020 shootdown of a Ukrainian passenger plane over Tehran as the world marks the second anniversary of the tragedy.
• Iran, P4+1 hold expert meeting on removal of sanctions IRNA 08 Jan 2022 -- Experts from Iran and five world powers - known as P4+1 - engaged in talks in Vienna on Saturday to discuss the removal of the US unilateral sanctions on Tehran.
• Iran, P4+1 countries are resolving outstanding issues in Vienna talks: Iranian top negotiator Press TV 08 Jan 2022 -- Iran's chief negotiator to the Vienna talks says Iran and the five remaining signatories to the 2015 nuclear agreement are resolving the outstanding issues as diplomatic efforts are continuing in the Austrian capital to secure the removal of all sanctions that the United States has imposed on Tehran following its unilateral withdrawal from the deal three years after its conclusion.
• Iran blacklists 51 American officials, commanders for involvement in Gen. Soleimani assassination Press TV 08 Jan 2022 -- Tehran has updated the list of American individuals it blacklisted for involvement in the US assassination of top Iranian counter-terrorism commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani and his companions, adding 51 US officials and commanders to the list.
• Iran Sanctions 51 Americans, Including Top Military Brass, in Response to Soleimani's Killing Sputnik 08 Jan 2022 -- The retaliatory measure comes days after the second anniversary of the killing of prominent Iranian general, Qassem Soleimani, in a US drone strike. It also comes amid so far unsuccessful talks between the US and Iran on restoring the 2015 nuclear deal.
• Hun Sen, as ASEAN Chair, Breaks the Ice in Myanmar VOA 08 Jan 2022 -- While Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen put the Association of Southeast Asian Nations' Five-Point Consensus for peace in Myanmar back on the regional agenda during his two-day visit to the country, analysts said any agreement is unlikely to end the bloodshed that has engulfed the country since last February's coup.
• Power Outages Sweep All of Lebanon, Reports Say Sputnik 08 Jan 2022 -- Electricity was cut off throughout Lebanon on Saturday, Lebanese media reported.