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• US Sending 2,000 More Troops to Europe to Bolster NATO's Eastern Flank VOA 02 Feb 2022 -- The U.S. said Wednesday it is dispatching 2,000 more troops to Europe, most of them to Poland, and moving 1,000 troops from Germany to Romania to bolster NATO's eastern flank countries in the face of Russia's continued military buildup along its border with Ukraine.
• U.S. to Deploy 3,000 Troops to Romania, Poland, Germany DoD News 02 Feb 2022 -- The United States will move approximately 3,000 service members to Romania, Poland and Germany in response to Russia's continuing build-up of forces on its western border with Ukraine and in Belarus, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said today during a news conference.
• US to deploy additional 2,500 troops to Poland as tensions simmer over Ukraine Press TV 02 Feb 2022 -- Poland says the United States is set to deploy an additional 2,500 troops to the country as part of Washington's plans to station more soldiers in Eastern Europe amid tensions with Russia.
• Biden Has Approved Deploying More Troops to Europe in 'Coming Days' Amid Ukraine Tensions, DoD Says Sputnik 02 Feb 2022 -- On Friday, the White House announced that Washington would be moving additional troops to Eastern Europe, without specifying how many would be sent or where they would be deployed. On Wednesday, Warsaw announced that 2,500 additional US troops would be stationed in Poland.
• Warsaw Says US Will Deploy Additional 2,500 Troops to Poland Sputnik 02 Feb 2022 -- Currently, there are some 5,500 US soldiers deployed in Poland. More troops are expected to be sent to the country as US President Joe Biden earlier announced that Washington will deploy additional American forces in Eastern Europe.
• US Deploying Fighter Aircraft to United Arab Emirates VOA 02 Feb 2022 -- The U.S. Defense Department said Wednesday that it was deploying advanced fighter aircraft to the United Arab Emirates to help protect the country against the threat posed by Yemen's Iran-allied Houthi rebels.
• US Deploying Navy Destroyer, Fighter Jets to Aid UAE VOA 02 Feb 2022 -- The U.S. military is sending a guided missile destroyer to the United Arab Emirates and deploying fighter jets to help the UAE as it contends with missile attacks from Houthi rebels in Yemen.
• US to send 5th-generation fighter jets to region in support of UAE aggression against Yemen Press TV 02 Feb 2022 -- US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has announced a decision to dispatch a guided missile destroyer and 5th generation fighter jets to the region amid increasing retaliatory air raids by Yemeni Armed Forces on vital facilities in the United Arab Emirates.
• US to Send Warship, Fighter Jets to UAE After Yemen's Houthis Attacks, Reports Say Sputnik 02 Feb 2022 -- On 1 February, the Yemeni Ansar Allah (Houthis) movement said that it had attacked the UAE's operational headquarters in Yemen's southern province of Shabwa with a ballistic missile.
• Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby Holds a Press Briefing DoD 02 Feb 2022
• Department of the Army to initiate separation of COVID-19 vaccination order refusers US Army 02 Feb 2022 -- The United States Army announced today that it will immediately begin separating Soldiers from the service who refuse to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
• With Over 96% Vaccination Rate, US Army Will Begin Discharging Soldiers Who Refuse Covid Shot Sputnik 02 Feb 2022 -- The US Army said on Wednesday that soldiers who refuse to be inoculated against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, will be discharged from the service if they don't have a special waiver.
• US Army Announces Discharges for Unvaccinated VOA 02 Feb 2022 -- The U.S. Army announced Wednesday it will begin discharging soldiers who have refused to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
• Richardson Looks for Ways to Deepen Cooperation With Central American Allies DoD News 02 Feb 2022 -- The nations of Central America and the Caribbean must work together with friends and allies to confront the problems of the future, the commander of U.S. Southern Command told the Central American Security Conference in Belize, yesterday.
• U.S. Coast Guard Cutters Visit Lebanon for Bilateral Exchanges US Navy 02 Feb 2022 -- Two U.S. Coast Guard fast response cutters arrived in Beirut, Lebanon, on Jan. 31, for a scheduled port visit that will include several military-to-military exchanges with the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF).
• Wisconsin Guard conducts 'Winter Strike' forward observation Army News 02 Feb 2022 -- Round after round hits the impact zone at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center. Some rounds — air bursts with white phosphorous — detonate seconds before impacting the frigid terrain.
• New Army Guard company, battalion headquarters activated at NGB Army News 02 Feb 2022 -- A new company and battalion headquarters were activated in the Army National Guard directorate at the National Guard Bureau in a ceremony at the Herbert R. Temple Army National Guard Readiness Center Jan. 28.
• Major milestone for B61-12 life extension program Sandia National Laboratories 02 Feb 2022 -- Sandia National Laboratories marked a major milestone when the Nuclear Security Enterprise successfully produced the first completely refurbished bomb for the B61-12 life extension program in November 2021.
• NATO eFP Battlegroup Estonia and Estonian Army hone interoperability during largest winter exercise NATO 02 Feb 2022 -- From 29 January to 6 February, close to 1,400 soldiers take part in the annual Winter Camp exercise on the Central Training Area near Tapa testing their infantry and armour capabilities against the harsh winter conditions in Estonia. It is the largest winter exercise for the enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) Battlegroup.
• US Cyber Chief Goes to Europe to Enhance NATO's Cyber Resilience Amid Ukraine Crisis Sputnik 02 Feb 2022 -- Top US cyber official Anne Neuberger is traveling to Europe this week to explore ways of boosting national and alliance resilience in cyber space against the backdrop of the Ukraine crisis.
• FBI asks US companies to report Russian hacking threats amid Ukraine standoff Press TV 02 Feb 2022 -- The top US intelligence and security agency has asked American business companies to report alleged Russian hacking threats amid escalating tensions between Washington and Moscow over Ukraine.
• Defence Secretary meets NATO Allies to reaffirm UK commitment to European security UK MOD 02 Feb 2022 -- Ben Wallace met with defence counterparts in Hungary, Croatia and Slovenia to strengthen the Allied response to tensions on Ukraine's border with Russia
• U.S. Told Russia It Is Willing To Discuss Troop And Missile Limits, Spanish Paper Reports RFE/RL 02 Feb 2022 -- The United States is prepared to hold talks with Russia on a reciprocal agreement over the deployment of ground-launched missiles or combat forces in Ukraine, documents published by the Spanish newspaper El Pais revealed as the Kremlin urged Washington to stop "whipping up tensions" in Europe.
• UK Navy Ship Tracking Two Russian Vessels in English Channel, Defence Ministry Says Sputnik 02 Feb 2022 -- A UK warship has been tracking two Russian naval vessels passing through the English Channel amid increasing tensions in Russia-West relations over Ukraine, the UK Ministry of Defence said on Wednesday.
• Arunta departs for three-month deployment Australia DOD 02 Feb 2022 -- HMAS Arunta sailed from her home port of Fleet Base East on January 28 for a three-month regional presence deployment.
• Hercules reaches 850,000 flying hours Australia DOD 02 Feb 2022 -- The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has surpassed 850,000 flying hours with the C-130 Hercules transport aircraft.
• Saab's Shares Rise as Brazil Reaffirms Interest in More Gripen Fighter Jets Sputnik 02 Feb 2022 -- Brazil remains the largest operator of Saab Gripen jets worldwide outside Sweden and its further interest has bolstered the company, which has seen its plans to export to neighbours fall through one by one.
• Big Boost for Indigenous Development of Defence Systems in Budget 2022 India PIB 02 Feb 2022 -- Budget 2022 has introduced multiple provisions to boost Atmanirbharta in defence sector
• Government increases capital budget of BRO by 40%; India PIB 02 Feb 2022 -- In the 75th Year of India's Independence, with sustained focus on infrastructure development the Government of India in its Union Budget for FY 2022-23 has increased the capital outlay for the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), by a record 40 percent, to Rs 3,500 crore as compared to Rs 2,500 crore in FY 2021-22
• FIRST SEA SORTIE OF FIFTH SCORPENE SUBMARINE 'VAGIR' India PIB 02 Feb 2022 -- The fifth submarine of Project 75, Yard 11879, Indian Navy's Kalvari class commenced her sea trials on 01 Feb 22
• Experts call for rethink after large number of fatal Air Force crashes CNA 02 Feb 2022 -- On the afternoon on Jan. 11, a newly-upgraded F-16V fighter jet piloted by 27-year-old Captain Chen Yi (陳奕) disappeared from radar screens about 30 minutes after it took off from southwestern Chiayi air base on a routine training mission.
• S-400 Air Defense System Deliveries Turkey's Internal Affair, Erdogan Says Sputnik 02 Feb 2022 -- Deliveries of Russian S-400 air defence systems are an internal affair of Turkey, they are not negative toward NATO, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.
• Readout of President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.'s Call with President Emmanuel Macron of France The White House 02 Feb 2022
• Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, February 2, 2022 The White House 02 Feb 2022
• Department Press Briefing – February 2, 2022 US Dept. of State 02 Feb 2022

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• 2 February 2022 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 02 Feb 2022
• Taliban Free 2 Afghan Journalists After International Outcry VOA 02 Feb 2022 -- The Taliban on Wednesday released two journalists working for a local news channel in Afghanistan two days after their arrests, which drew domestic and international denunciation of the Islamist group over its crackdown on dissent.
• UN Calls on Taliban to Disclose Whereabouts of Six Abducted Women VOA 02 Feb 2022 -- The U.N. human rights office is calling on the Taliban for information about the whereabouts of six women who were abducted two weeks ago in the Afghan capital, Kabul.
• Public Universities in Afghanistan Open to Female and Male Students VOA 02 Feb 2022 -- Public universities in warmer provinces of Afghanistan reopened Wednesday to both female and male students for the first time since the Islamist Taliban took control of the war-torn country last August.
• READOUT: Under Secretary of the Treasury Brian Nelson's Calls with NGOs on Additional Clarity on Operations in Afghanistan US Treasury 02 Feb 2022 -- Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Brian Nelson spoke with leaders of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) operating in Afghanistan today to discuss the issuance of new Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) designed to provide clarity and further facilitate humanitarian aid and commercial activity in Afghanistan.
• Operation Allies Welcome Announces Departure of Last Afghan Nationals from Fort Pickett, Virginia DHS 02 Feb 2022 -- Yesterday, the last group of Afghan nationals temporarily housed at Fort Pickett, Virginia as part of Operation Allies Welcome (OAW) departed the base. Fort Pickett is the sixth of eight Department of Defense (DOD) installations supporting the resettlement of Afghan nationals, also known as "safe havens," to complete OAW-related operations. To date, more than 68,000 Afghan evacuees have joined new communities across the country. These resettlement efforts are led by the Department of State in close coordination with more than 290 local resettlement affiliates.
• Yemeni FM says Israel's military drills in Red Sea dangerous Press TV 02 Feb 2022 -- Yemeni Foreign Minister Hisham Sharaf Abdullah has warned about the danger of the participation of Israel in massive US-led naval drills to be held in the Red Sea next week.
• Ten civilians killed in exchange of fire between Turkish forces, SDF in Syria's Aleppo Press TV 02 Feb 2022 -- Ten civilians have been killed in an exchange of fire between Turkish forces and the so-called Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the northern province of Aleppo.
• Iraqi resistance fighters to respond to latest Turkish airstrike on Makhmour: PMU leader Press TV 02 Feb 2022 -- The secretary general of Iraq's Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq movement, which is a part of Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) or Hashd al-Sha'abi, says resistance fighters will give an adequate response to the latest Turkish military aggression on the Arab country.
• UN in Iraq calls for dialogue following attack; civilian casualties reported UN News 02 Feb 2022 -- Following reports on Wednesday of civilian casualties during airstrikes on the Iraqi city of Ninewa, the UN Assistance Mission (UNAMI) reiterated that Iraqi sovereignty and territorial integrity "must be respected at all times".
• Rep. Omar's Statement on Proposed Ukraine Defense Bill Rep. Ilhan Omar 02 Feb 2022 -- "A Russian invasion of Ukraine would be catastrophic and must be avoided at all costs. A core progressive principle is opposing war, and it should go without saying that I strongly oppose the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine. The United States and our allies should be doing everything we can to stop another disastrous war and pursue all possible diplomatic avenues to resolve this crisis peacefully."
• Ukraine conflict affecting children's mental health: UNICEF UN News 02 Feb 2022 -- The grinding conflict in eastern Ukraine is increasingly affecting the mental health of boys and girls, causing nightmares, social isolation and panic attacks, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has reported.
• Russia Ramping Up Disinformation Regarding Ukraine, Say Western Officials VOA 02 Feb 2022 -- The Kremlin is ramping up a disinformation offensive aimed at demoralizing Ukraine and Western powers, using Russian state-owned broadcasters and trolls on social media platforms to portray the West as the aggressor and the government in Kyiv as a puppet of NATO, say Western officials and information war experts.
• Baluch Separatists Assault Pakistan Army Bases VOA 02 Feb 2022 -- Pakistan's military said Wednesday that "terrorists" had assaulted two of its bases in southwestern Baluchistan province, killing at least one soldier and four assailants in the ensuing gun battles.
• Junta troops raze hundreds of homes in Myanmar's Sagaing region Radio Free Asia 02 Feb 2022 -- Troops in Myanmar's embattled Sagaing region razed more than 400 homes in two villages they accuse of providing a haven for anti-junta forces, forcing an estimated 10,000 civilians to flee, residents said Wednesday.
• Myanmar shadow government drops objections in ICJ Rohingya case Radio Free Asia 02 Feb 2022 -- Former Myanmar lawmakers who operate as a shadow government since a military coup a year ago said they now accept the authority of the top international court to decide if a 2016-17 campaign against Rohingya Muslims in the country constituted a genocide.
• U.S. Envoy Urges Implementation Of All Kosovo-Serbia Agreements RFE/RL 02 Feb 2022 -- All prior agreements reached under the framework of the European Union-led Kosovo-Serbia dialogue must be implemented, U.S. special envoy Gabriel Escobar said on February 2 at the end of a visit to Kosovo's capital, Pristina.
• Ethiopia Ups Use of Drone Strikes in Conflict Prompting Worries About Civilian Toll VOA 02 Feb 2022 -- Workers in a flour mill were the most recent victims of the weaponized drones that have become a key tool of combat in Ethiopia's civil war.
• Aid Groups Warn 15 Million in Horn of Africa Need Food Aid After Successive Failed Rainy Seasons Sputnik 02 Feb 2022 -- A severe water shortage in eastern Ethiopia and Somalia has already been blamed for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of cattle, and aid workers are warning that the number of people in need of aid is rising quickly. This comes amid another humanitarian crisis in the north caused by 14 months of war.
• Israeli Air Force Reportedly Carries Out New Raids Over Beirut Sputnik 02 Feb 2022 -- Aircraft of the Israeli air force has violated Lebanese airspace in a new episode of flights over Beirut and its outskirts on Wednesday, Lebanese media reported.
• India to Invest Big in Construction of Villages Near Chinese Border Amid Territorial Disputes Sputnik 02 Feb 2022 -- People have vacated hundreds of villages along the Line of Actual Control that divides India from China due to a lack of road connectivity, health facilities and employment opportunities. People from these strategically critical villages are the first informers of any transgression or ingression by the China's People Liberation Army.
• DR Congo: At least 50 dead following militia attack on camp UN News 02 Feb 2022 -- At least 50 people, including women and children, were killed in an attack on Tuesday night at a site for internally displaced people in Savo, Ituri Province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN said on Wednesday.

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• Statement from DNI Haines and DCIA Burns Director of National Intelligence 02 Feb 2022 -- "We continue to pursue complementary efforts to get to the bottom of Anomalous Health Incidents (AHIs)—and to deliver access to world-class care for those affected. We are making progress in both areas."
• Energy Weapon Only 'Plausible' Explanation for Some Cases of Havana Syndrome VOA 02 Feb 2022 -- U.S. intelligence agencies may have ruled out the idea that a rash of mysterious illnesses plaguing American diplomats and other officials is part of a sustained campaign by one of Washington's adversaries, but they now say that in a small number of cases the only likely explanation is the use of some sort of weapon.
• Whistleblower: Israeli spyware firm offered US mobile security company 'bags of cash' Press TV 02 Feb 2022 -- A whistleblower says the infamous Israeli spyware firm NSO Group offered a US-based mobile security company "bags of cash" in exchange for access to global cellular networks.
• U.S. Statement on the Hack of the ICRC US Dept. of State 02 Feb 2022 -- "We are concerned by the breach, announced last month, of sensitive data held by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). For 150 years, the ICRC and the wider Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement have played a unique and essential role in protecting vulnerable populations from the harms of armed conflicts, natural disasters, and other emergencies."
• Alleged Members Of REvil Ransomware Group Denied Bail In Russia RFE/RL 02 Feb 2022 -- A Moscow court has rejected the appeals of three men allegedly linked to the ransomware group REvil who were seeking to be released from pretrial detention.
• Foreign Ministry statement regarding response measures following the German Commission for Licensing and Supervision's decision to ban RT DE Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 02 Feb 2022
• Department of State Offers Reward for Information to Bring Bolivian Narcotics Trafficker to Justice US Dept. of State 02 Feb 2022 -- The U.S. Department of State is announcing a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to the conviction of Maximiliano Dávila Perez, a Bolivian national.
• China's top legislature opposes so-called human rights resolution adopted by Japan's House of Representatives People's Daily 02 Feb 2022 -- A spokesperson of China's top legislature on Tuesday voiced firm opposition to the adoption of a so-called resolution concerning China's human rights conditions by Japan's House of Representatives.
• Does Taiwan need diplomatic allies? CNA 02 Feb 2022 -- On Dec. 10, 2021, Nicaragua severed diplomatic ties with Taiwan. It was the eighth country lost to China under President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) and the second time Nicaragua had dumped Taiwan under a Daniel Ortega presidency.
• E3 statement on North Korea: 2 February 2022 UK FCDO 02 Feb 2022 -- Joint statement by the governments of the UK, France and Germany on North Korean missile tests.
• Price of North Korea's Missile Launches Measured in Food Relief VOA 02 Feb 2022 -- Humanitarian experts say North Korea's missile tests are exacerbating food shortages in the country and making it harder for aid organizations to deliver humanitarian assistance.
• High demand for illegal Chinese phones in North Korea as trade resumes Radio Free Asia 02 Feb 2022 -- As trade between North Korea and China begins to reopen, demand for illegal Chinese cellular phones is skyrocketing in areas near the Yalu River border, sources there told RFA.
• UN chief condemns DPRK's missile launch People's Daily 02 Feb 2022 -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned Sunday's ballistic missile launch by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), said his deputy spokesman on Tuesday.
• US calls on UN Security Council to hold meeting over latest North Korea missile test Press TV 02 Feb 2022 -- The United States has called on the United Nations Security Council to hold a meeting to discuss North Korea's latest missile test.
• Iran to modernize airports with Russian, Chinese help Press TV 02 Feb 2022 -- An official says Iran plans to expand and refurbish its airports according to international standards with the help of China and Russia.
• Nation's maximum resistance defeated US maximum pressure, Iranian president says Press TV 02 Feb 2022 -- Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi says the United States' maximum pressure policy against the Islamic Republic has failed in the face of Iran's maximum resistance campaign.
• Nuclear tech 'driving force' behind Iran's development: AEOI chief Press TV 02 Feb 2022 -- The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) has called on Iranian officials to pave the way for faster advances in new technologies, saying nuclear technology is the "driving force" behind the country's development.
• 'State Of Explosion': Leaked IRGC Document Warns Of Rising Discontent In Iran RFE/RL 02 Feb 2022 -- A "highly confidential" state document leaked to RFE/RL's Radio Farda warns that discontent is rising in Iran, with society in a "state of explosion."
• Israel Reportedly Holds Drills Simulating 'Massive Attack' on Iran's Nuclear Facilities Sputnik 02 Feb 2022 -- A senior US official warned Monday that there were only "a handful of weeks left" to return to the Iran nuclear deal before Washington would consider it impossible to do so. Israel has indicated that it would reserve the "freedom of action" for possible strikes against the Islamic Republic regardless of whether any deal was reached.
• UN Calls on Myanmar Military to Permit Unimpeded Delivery of Humanitarian Aid VOA 02 Feb 2022 -- The United Nations is calling on Myanmar's military authority to allow unimpeded delivery of humanitarian aid to millions of people suffering from conflict, poverty, acute hunger and ill health.
• Belarus Activists Flee to US, Say Europe Not Safe VOA 02 Feb 2022 -- Speaking to VOA from his New York apartment, Dmitry Savchenko, 34, recalls the prosperous life he recently left behind.
• Kazakh Lawmakers Approve Bill Further Curtailing Former President's Power RFE/RL 02 Feb 2022 -- Lawmakers in Kazakhstan have approved a bill stripping former President Nursultan Nazarbaev of more of his lifetime privileges after deadly protests swept across the Central Asian nation last month, in part fueled by anger over the accumulation of vast wealth by his family.
• Guinea-Bissau 'under control,' president says after coup attempt Press TV 02 Feb 2022 -- Guinea-Bissau's President Umaro Sissoco Embalo has called for calm after surviving an attempted coup to overthrow him, stressing that the situation is "under control" in the West African country, which has suffered repeated military takeovers.
• Cambodia hires prominent U.S. lobbying firm Radio Free Asia 02 Feb 2022 -- The government of Cambodia has hired the second largest lobbying firm in the U.S. in hopes of improving relations with Washington, but analysts told RFA that Phnom Penh's policies are the problem.
• Kyrgyz Opposition Politician Moldokmatov Transferred To House Arrest RFE/RL 02 Feb 2022 -- Jailed Kyrgyz opposition politician Jenish Moldokmatov, who is charged with attempting to seize control of the Central Asian state, has been transferred from a detention center to house arrest.
• Experts Urge US to Update Its Central Asia Strategy VOA 02 Feb 2022 -- U.S. experts agree on the need for Washington to rethink its strategy for Central Asia in light of its withdrawal from Afghanistan but are divided on what shape that new strategy should take.
• UK Judge Orders Family of Azerbaijani MP to Forfeit $7.6 Million VOA 02 Feb 2022 -- A British judge this week ordered the family of an Azerbaijani lawmaker to forfeit some $7.6 million to the National Crime Agency on the grounds that the funds were illegally brought into Britain.
• African Experts Argue Prospects for China's New $300 Billion Agreement VOA 02 Feb 2022 -- A Chinese official in Nigeria says Beijing plans to invest over $300 billion in Africa to increase African exports and help close the large trade gap with China. China's plans for more investment in Africa have been welcomed by some, but critics worry about Africa's growing debt with Beijing.
• Uganda, Tanzania Finalize Terms for Oil Drilling and Pipeline Project VOA 02 Feb 2022 -- Uganda and Tanzania signed a deal with Chinese and French oil companies this week finalizing terms of a $10 billion drilling and pipeline project. The project's backers say it will usher in economic development across the region. But Ugandan activists say complaints from communities affected by the project are not being heard.