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• Somali, U.S. forces engage insurgents in support of the Federal Government of Somalia AFRICOM 18 Jul 2022 -- In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted an airstrike against al-Shabaab terrorists after they attacked partner forces in a remote location near Libikus, Somalia July 17, 2022.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Space Development Agency Makes Awards for 28 Satellites to Build Tranche 1 Tracking Layer DoD 18 Jul 2022 -- The Space Development Agency (SDA) today announced the award of two prototype agreements with a total potential value over $1.3 billion for the establishment of the Tranche 1 (T1) Tracking Layer, providing the initial missile warning/missile tracking warfighting capability of the National Defense Space Architecture (NDSA). These satellites will begin to launch in April 2025.
• Third Test Flight for DARPA's HAWC Yields New Performance Data DARPA 18 Jul 2022 -- DARPA's Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC), a missile program conducted in partnership with the U.S. Air Force, completed another successful free flight in early July. This is the second demonstration vehicle built by Raytheon Technologies to meet test objectives. The first Raytheon flight was in September 2021. It was followed by success with a different contractor's vehicle configuration this past spring.
• US Military Completes Hypersonic Air-Breathing Weapon Concept Free Flight - Pentagon Sputnik 18 Jul 2022 -- The US military conducted a successful free flight of the Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) said on Monday.
• New York Army Guard Troops to Help Train Ukrainian Soldiers Army News 18 Jul 2022 -- One hundred and forty New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team said farewell to their families July 15 and left on a mission to Germany to help train Ukrainian military personnel.
• Michigan National Guard, Latvia Celebrate Partnership Army News 18 Jul 2022 -- For nearly 30 years, the Michigan National Guard and the National Armed Forces of Latvia have collaborated under the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program.
• USAFE F-15Es arrive in AFCENT for cross-combatant command ACE training CENTCOM 18 Jul 2022 -- Two U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles, originating out of Souda Bay, Greece, arrived in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility through an effort to exercise cross-combatant command Agile Combat Employment operations July 15, 2022.
• Readout of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans, and Capabilities Dr. Mara Karlin's Trip to Brussels DoD 18 Jul 2022
• Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Remarks Welcoming Greek Minister of Defense Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos DoD 18 Jul 2022
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Meeting With Greek Minister of Defense Nikos Panagiotopoulos DoD 18 Jul 2022
• French, Italian ships join Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group US Navy 18 Jul 2022 -- The French Navy Aquitaine-class FREMM frigate FS Languedoc (D 654) and Italian Navy Carlo Bergamini-class FREMM frigate ITS Alpino (F 594) joined the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) and the Harry S. Truman carrier strike group (HSTCSG) in the Mediterranean Sea in July 2022, a demonstration of the strong and enduring relationship among the three navies.
• USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) arrives in Aksaz, Turkey US Navy 18 Jul 2022 -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) arrived in Aksaz, Turkey for a scheduled port visit, July 18, 2022.
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With Ukrainian Minister of Defence Oleksii Reznikov DoD 18 Jul 2022
• Strategic Port Access Aids Support to Ukraine, Austin Tells Greek Defense Minister DoD News 18 Jul 2022 -- Priority access to the Port of Alexandroupolis in northeastern Greece has allowed the U.S. military to continue to support Ukraine as that nation fights to maintain its sovereignty following the unprovoked February 24 invasion by Russia, the U.S. defense secretary told his Greek counterpart.
• EU Pledges More Military Aid To Ukraine While Urging Continued Unity Among Members RFE/RL 18 Jul 2022 -- EU foreign ministers have pledged another 500 million euros ($504 million) in military aid to Ukraine as the bloc's foreign policy chief called on member states not to waver in their commitment to sanctions against Russia.
• Cargo Plane Carrying Munitions Crashes in Northern Greece VOA 18 Jul 2022 -- A Ukrainian cargo plane carrying 11 tons of munitions from Serbia to Bangladesh crashed in northern Greece late Saturday. The munitions had been bought by the Bangladeshi defense ministry.
• Kiev confirms Ukrainian cargo plane crash in Greece People's Daily 18 Jul 2022 -- Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleg Nikolenko on Sunday confirmed reports that a Ukrainian cargo plane crashed overnight in northern Greece, killing all eight crew members on board.
• Australian Official Sees Shared Mission With U.S. DoD News 18 Jul 2022 -- Australian Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles, who is also defense minister, came away from meetings with U.S. defense leaders with a sense that the two countries shared a mission.
• IRGC Navy commander: Iran will crush any aggression, nip enemy plot in bud Press TV 18 Jul 2022 -- The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC)'s naval forces says the Islamic Republic will teach a painful lesson to enemies in case they launch any act of aggression against the country.
• Tokyo Expected to Hike Defense Budget Following Liberal Democrats' Resounding Election Win Sputnik 18 Jul 2022 -- In April, the Liberal Democrat-led Japanese government announced its intent to double the country's defense budget to 2% of its gross domestic product. Tokyo was already the world's ninth-largest spender on its military, despite Japan being a constitutionally pacifist country.
• UK builds momentum on combat air programme with demonstrator set to fly within five years UK MOD 18 Jul 2022 -- A new flying demonstrator will be unveiled within the next five years as part of the UK's Future Combat Air System (FCAS).
• New national enterprise approach for air platform protection UK MOD 18 Jul 2022 -- At Farnborough International Airshow, the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), Leonardo UK, Thales UK and Chemring Countermeasures are delighted to announce the formation of Team Pellonia. A collaborative national enterprise approach to delivering UK next-generation air survivability (NGAS) solutions, the team will ensure that UK armed forces' air platforms have access to the best possible protective equipment while maintaining strategic skills and capabilities onshore.
• Iron Dome-Based Air Defense System Prototype Tested in US, Israeli MoD Says Sputnik 18 Jul 2022 -- A prototype missile defense system based on the Israeli Iron Dome technology has been successfully test-fired in the United States, the Israeli Defense Ministry said on Monday.
• European Peace Facility: Council adopts an assistance measure to support the Nigerien Armed Forces EC/CEU 18 Jul 2022 -- The Council today adopted, under the European Peace Facility (EPF), an assistance measure worth €25 million to the benefit of the Republic of Niger.
• Peruvian Warship Suffers Engine Room Fire During RIMPAC War Games, Two Sailors Injured Sputnik 18 Jul 2022 -- As Washington shifts its strategic focus toward so-called "great power competition" with Russia and China, so has attention toward controlling the huge Pacific Ocean, with drills like Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) and alliances like AUKUS and the Quad forming the backbone of US-directed military coordination efforts.
• Release of the 2022 Women, Peace, and Security Report US Dept. of State 18 Jul 2022 -- History shows that the meaningful inclusion of women in peace and security processes leads to more successful peace agreements, promotes stability, and strengthens U.S. national security.
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken Remarks to Employees at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence US Dept. of State 18 Jul 2022
• Department Press Briefing - July 18, 2022 US Dept. of State 18 Jul 2022

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• 18 July 2022 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 18 Jul 2022
• UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell's remarks at an address on the state of global food security and nutrition UNICEF 18 Jul 2022 -- "Thank you, Henrietta [Fore] for your friendship and for your leadership on this critical issue.
• UN publishes new guidance on curbing child abduction and other 'grave violations' in war UN News 18 Jul 2022 -- The UN's top official advocating for children caught up in armed conflict issued new guidance on Monday designed to help expert staff on the ground protect children who are abducted, or who suffer other grave violations.
• Afghan minister holds talks with Chinese mining firm, progress to be expected Global Times 18 Jul 2022 -- An Afghan government official from the mining sector met with the representative of a Chinese mining company Sunday, and they discussed issues ranging from technical to financial operations of the Aynak copper project, the second-largest copper ore body in the world. But an insider said that no substantive progress was made.
• Briefing with Senior Administration Officials on Ongoing Efforts To Support Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Applicants US Dept. of State 18 Jul 2022
• US to Streamline Application Process for Afghan Special Immigrant Visas VOA 18 Jul 2022 -- U.S. officials announced Monday a change to the Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) process for Afghans in which applicants will need to file only one form so that applications can go through a single government agency, senior officials told reporters.
• China holds five-day military exercise in disputed South China Sea Radio Free Asia 18 Jul 2022 -- China announced a large-scale military exercise in the South China Sea as the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan sails near the Spratly Islands and a U.S. destroyer conducted consecutive sail-throughs.
• UK steps up support to prevent major oil spill off the coast of Yemen UK FCDO 18 Jul 2022 -- Minister for the Middle East and Asia Amanda Milling has announced additional UK funding to prevent a major oil spill off the coast of Yemen.
• Five civilians killed in Turkish drone strike in Iraq's Kurdistan region Press TV 18 Jul 2022 -- At least five people, including a woman, have been killed in a Turkish drone strike in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region of northern Iraq, as Ankara ramps up its cross-border offensives in the Arab country.
• Iran foreign minister: Tripartite summit in Tehran meant to help restore peace, stability to Syria Press TV 18 Jul 2022 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says the goal of a tripartite summit, which will be held in the Iranian capital on Tuesday, is to help restore peace and stability to the war-torn Syria.
• Joint Press Release of the 16th Round of India-China Corps Commander Level Meeting India PIB 18 Jul 2022 -- The 16th round India- China Corps Commander Level Meeting was held at Chushul-Moldo border meeting point on the Indian side on 17th July 2022.
• India Repeats Request to China to Withdraw Troops From Disputed Border Area, Reports Suggest Sputnik 18 Jul 2022 -- India has again asked China to withdraw Chinese troops from disputed territories near the India-China border in eastern Ladakh, newspaper Times of India reported on Monday.
• China Releases Images of PLA's 'Attack' Drills in Tibet Before Talks With India Sputnik 18 Jul 2022 -- The 16th round of military commander-level talks between India and China were held a week after the meeting between Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on the sidelines of a G20 meeting in Bali on July 7. New Delhi asked Beijing to work towards the early resolution of the Ladakh border row during the meeting.
• Cameroon Displays Separatist Leader's Corpse to Deter Rebels, Recruits VOA 18 Jul 2022 -- Cameroonian authorities have been displaying the corpse of a separatist leader in towns and villages to deter the rebels and warn youth against joining their cause. Cameroon's military says last week it killed Lekeaka Oliver, who was wanted for working with rebel groups in neighboring Nigeria to kill civilians, commit beheadings, and burn hundreds of public buildings.
• Report: Eritrean Refugees Relocated from Addis Ababa to Dangerous Area VOA 18 Jul 2022 -- Aid group Refugees International has expressed concern about the reported relocation of more than 100 Eritrean refugees from areas near Addis Ababa to camps on the unstable border between Ethiopia's Amhara and Tigray regions.
• One Person Killed, 13 Injured in Terrorist Attack in Colombia Sputnik 18 Jul 2022 -- A rigged motorcycle exploded near a police patrol in Colombia's western department of Cauca, killing one person and injuring 13 others, the head of the regional interior ministry, Luis Angulo, said on Monday.

News Reports

• Trial Begins for Former Trump Adviser Steve Bannon VOA 18 Jul 2022 -- Jury selection began Monday in the trial of Steve Bannon, the onetime senior adviser to former President Donald Trump who now faces two counts of contempt of Congress for his failure to comply with a subpoena from the congressional committee investigating the January 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol.
• Council renews EU's terrorist list for a further six months EC/CEU 18 Jul 2022 -- The Council today renewed, with no changes, the so-called EU terrorist list, which sets out persons, groups and entities subject to restrictive measures with a view to combatting terrorism.
• Marburg Disease Outbreak Reported in Ghana VOA 18 Jul 2022 -- Ghana has announced its first outbreak of the Marburg virus disease.
• U.S. expects monkeypox cases to continue climbing through August People's Daily 18 Jul 2022 -- U.S. federal health officials warned the number of monkeypox cases in the country will continue to climb through at least August.
• Official development assistance: the EU and its member states remain the biggest global provider EC/CEU 18 Jul 2022 -- The Council today approved conclusions on the EU development aid targets in the form of the twelfth annual report to the European Council. The report analyses trends with regard to commitments to and delivery of the EU's official development assistance (ODA).
• Foreign Affairs Council: Press remarks by High Representative Josep Borrell after the meeting European External Action Service (EEAS) 18 Jul 2022
• Foreign Affairs Council: Press remarks by High Representative Josep Borrell upon arrival European External Action Service (EEAS) 18 Jul 2022
• Statement by President von der Leyen with Azerbaijani President Aliyev European Commission 18 Jul 2022
• EU and Azerbaijan enhance bilateral relations, including energy cooperation European Commission 18 Jul 2022 -- Today in Baku, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson met with President Ilham Aliyev and Azeri Energy Minister Parviz Shahbazov to strengthen the existing cooperation between the EU and Azerbaijan. The two Presidents signed a new Memorandum of Understanding on a Strategic Partnership in the Field of Energy.
• European Commission's Von Der Leyen Visits Azerbaijan To Seek Deal On Natural Gas RFE/RL 18 Jul 2022 -- European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is traveling to Baku on July 18 as Europe seeks to increase natural-gas supplies from Azerbaijan in its efforts to reduce reliance on Russian energy.
• EU, Azerbaijan Sign Strategic Energy Partnership Memo as Bloc Aims to Double Gas Imports From Baku Sputnik 18 Jul 2022 -- Earlier in the day, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that Brussels sought to increase gas deliveries from Azerbaijan in the next few years.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on July 18, 2022 PRC MofA 18 Jul 2022
• US: China Not Doing Enough to Avert African Food Crisis VOA 18 Jul 2022 -- The U.S. aid chief is urging nations to do more to avert a food crisis in East Africa and singled out China for not doing enough.
• Overthrowing foreign governments deep in bones of how US conducts its foreign policy: Chinese FM Global Times 18 Jul 2022 -- Overthrowing foreign governments is deep in the bones of how the US conducts its foreign policy, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said in response to remarks of former White House national security advisor John Bolton, who said in an interview that he had helped plan attempted coups in foreign countries.
• Australia urged to reshape approach to China, act to improve bilateral ties: FM Global Times 18 Jul 2022 -- The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Monday urged Australia to seize the opportunity in bilateral relations and take concrete action to improve trade ties, in response to the Australian treasurer's call for easing coal trade relations with China.
• Anyone who dares to assume anti-China stance and instigate riots in SARs will be severely punished: top official on Hong Kong affairs Global Times 18 Jul 2022 -- China stance and instigate riots in Hong Kong and in Macao will be severely punished, Xia Baolong, vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and head of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, told said at a panel discussion in studying Chinese President Xi Jinping's latest speech in Hong Kong on Monday.
• China's Belt And Road Focuses On New Eurasian Trade Routes Due To Ukraine War RFE/RL 18 Jul 2022 -- Moving shipping containers from China through Russia to the European Union became a vital part of Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), but Moscow's invasion of Ukraine and the Western sanctions that followed have forced China to search for alternatives.
• China reaffirms determination to wipe out mafia gangsters, protectors Global Times 18 Jul 2022 -- China will wipe out all gang-related crime, reaffirmed the top prosecutor on Monday, saying that China has indicted 230,000 people who were engaged in mafia-like gangs and other crimes, and 2,987 people who acted as their protectors, in the three-year national crackdown on gang crimes from 2018 to 2021.
• Chinese banking and insurance regulator makes fresh pledge to deal with rural bank, default mortgage risks Global Times 18 Jul 2022 -- China's banking and insurance regulator vowed on Sunday to handle the risks associated with five rural banks in Henan and Anhui provinces in accordance with laws and regulations, as well as to ensure financial services for the delivery of home projects.
• Xi Focus: Advancing construction of Silk Road Economic Belt core area People's Daily 18 Jul 2022 -- The Urumqi International Land Port Area in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is well on its way to becoming an important growth pole powering the region's opening-up and economic development.
• Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Praised as Peerlessly Great Man KCNA 18 Jul 2022 -- Ten years have passed since the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un was awarded the title of the DPRK Marshal from the Korean people on July 17, Juche 101(2012).
• Agricultural Sector Focuses on Flood Damage Prevention KCNA 18 Jul 2022 -- Agricultural officials and workers of the DPRK are pushing ahead with preventing flood damage.
• Iraqi president calls Iran important regional player, underlines need for reconciliation between Tehran, Arab countries Press TV 18 Jul 2022 -- Iraqi President Barham Salih has stressed the need for the promotion of cordial and amicable relations between Iran and Arab states, saying that the Islamic Republic is a very important player in the Middle East region.
• Biden's nuke rhetoric on Iran 'sales pitch' to charm Israel, says FM Spox Press TV 18 Jul 2022 -- Calling out double standards of the US military-industrial complex, Iran's foreign ministry spokesman on Monday derided US President Joe Biden for his unsubstantiated claim about Iran's peaceful nuclear program.
• Nearly 50 members of Myanmar's deposed government have been killed since coup Radio Free Asia 18 Jul 2022 -- Nearly 50 members of Myanmar's deposed National League for Democracy (NLD), including three former members of Parliament, have been killed and more than 900 NLD lawmakers have been arrested in the 17 months since the coup, according to a group within the party that documents rights abuses under military rule.
• As many as 15 anti-regime teachers arrested in Myanmar Radio Free Asia 18 Jul 2022 -- Myanmar's military junta has been rounding up teachers who are members of the Civil Disobedience Movement (CMD) and have been giving online lessons at a school linked to the shadow National Unity Government (NUG).
• Hundreds of Millions Of U.S. Dollars Illegally Obtained By Nazarbaev's Allies Recovered RFE/RL 18 Jul 2022 -- A special commission in Kazakhstan created last month to track down and repatriate funds allegedly stolen by former President Nursultan Nazarbaev's relatives and associates announced it recovered some 230 billion tenges ($478 million).
• Pakistan's Imran Khan calls for early elections after thumping Punjab win Press TV 18 Jul 2022 -- The deposed Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan's party has swept by-elections in the country's most populous Punjab province, dealing a heavy blow to the ruling coalition led by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on its home turf.
• Voting begins in India to elect next president People's Daily 18 Jul 2022 -- Voting to elect the next president of India began on Monday across the country as the incumbent Ram Nath Kovind will complete his five-year term later this week.
• A major achievement for Israel: The foreign ministers of the European Union decided today to renew the Association Council with Israel Israel - Prime Minister 18 Jul 2022 -- Prime Minister Yair Lapid: "The fact that 27 EU Foreign Ministers have voted unanimously in favor of strengthening economic and diplomatic ties with Israel is proof of Israel's diplomatic strength and this government's ability to create new opportunities with the international community."
• Sri Lanka Imposes Emergency Ahead of Key Vote for President VOA 18 Jul 2022 -- Acting Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has declared a state of emergency two days before lawmakers meet to choose a new president for the island nation battling an economic crisis and mired in political uncertainty.
• Sri Lanka's acting president declares state of emergency People's Daily 18 Jul 2022 -- Sri Lanka's acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe has declared a nationwide state of emergency with effect from Monday.
• Emergency re-imposed in Sri Lanka ahead of parliament vote for new president Press TV 18 Jul 2022 -- Sri Lanka's acting president Ranil Wickremesinghe on Monday again declared a state of emergency in the crisis-hit island nation in an attempt to quell social unrest ahead of a parliamentary vote to elect the new president.
• Did China's Belt and Road Initiative destroy Sri Lanka? Radio Free Asia 18 Jul 2022 -- On July 9, 2022, hundreds of thousands of anti-government protesters came out on the streets of Colombo and occupied the official residence and offices of Sri Lanka's then president, who tendered his resignation after fleeing overseas.
• Lao power officials say no danger from 'seepage' at Nam Theun 1 Dam Radio Free Asia 18 Jul 2022 -- Power officials in Laos moved to assure nervous residents Monday that a video showing the Nam Theun 1 dam leaking water depicted only "seepage" that would have no effect on operations or safety at the hydroelectric dam on a Mekong River tributary.