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• Department of the Army updates Total Army COVID-19 vaccination statistics US Army 16 Sep 2022 -- The U.S. Army updated COVID-19 vaccination rates and exemption requests for the Total Army as of 15 September, 2022.
• U.S., Jordan hosts a senior leader seminar with 28 partner nations CENTCOM 16 Sep 2022 -- The U.S. and Jordanian Armed Forces conducted a senior leader seminar as part of Eager Lion, Sept. 13, 2022, in Amman, Jordan.
• Readout of Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen Hicks' Continuing Engagements With Defense Industrial Base Companies DoD 16 Sep 2022
• Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder Holds an On-Camera Press Briefing DoD 16 Sep 2022
• Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Dr. Colin Kahl's Remarks at the Extended Deterrence Strategy and Consultation Group (As Prepared) DoD 16 Sep 2022
• Ishee assumes command of U.S. Sixth Fleet and Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO US Navy 16 Sep 2022 -- Vice Adm. Thomas E. Ishee relieved Vice Adm. Gene Black III as commander, U.S. Sixth Fleet (SIXTHFLT) and commander, Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO) in a change of command ceremony held onboard U.S. Naval Support Activity Naples, Italy, Sept. 15, 2022.
• Joint Statement on the Extended Deterrence Strategy and Consultation Group Meeting DoD 16 Sep 2022 -- The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and the Republic of Korea.
• $10M grant bringing improvements to Killeen-Fort Hood airport Army News 16 Sep 2022 -- Late last month, an announcement of a $10 million federal grant to improve a primary taxiway at Robert Gray Army Airfield here was announced, and subsequently approved, at a Killeen City Council meeting.
• Commandant Says Innovative Marines Key to Battlefield Success USMC News 16 Sep 2022 -- The Marine Corps is blessed to have leaders at all levels who are creative and adept at taking the initiative, Gen. David H. Berger, its commandant, said today in a speech at Defense One's virtual State of Defense.
• USS Monterey Decommissioned US Navy 16 Sep 2022 -- The crew of the guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61) held a decommissioning ceremony onboard Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, Sept. 16.
• US announces new $600m Ukraine arms package, EU reaffirms support for Kiev Press TV 16 Sep 2022 -- The Biden administration has approved a new $600 million weapons package for Ukraine despite warnings that its military support to Kiev only fuels the flames of war in the former Soviet republic.
• Chinese envoy: International community seriously concerned about AUKUS nuclear submarine cooperation PLA Daily 16 Sep 2022 -- A meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors on September 15 discussed the AUKUS nuclear submarine cooperation as a standalone, formal agenda item. At the meeting, the member states expressed grave concerns over "seven issues" regarding trilateral cooperation proposed by China.
• Saudi Armed Forces Conclude their Participation in "Eager Lion 2022" Maneuvers. SPA 16 Sep 2022 -- The activities of the 10th round of the multinational "Eager Lion 2022" maneuvers were concluded in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, in the presence of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Jordanian Armed Forces, Major General Yousef Al-Hunaiti, the Head of the Saudi Armed Forces Education and Training Authority Major General Adel bin Mohammad Al-Balawi and a number of senior military officials of the participating countries.
• Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs Michele Sison Previewing the Secretary’s Participation in Next Week’s UN General Assembly High-Level Week US Dept. of State 16 Sep 2022
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi At a Joint Press Availability US Dept. of State 16 Sep 2022
• Joint Statement on the Signing of the Bilateral Memorandum of Understanding on Strategic Partnership between the United States and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan US Dept. of State 16 Sep 2022--The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on the occasion of the signing of the U.S.-Jordan Memorandum of Understanding on Strategic Partnership.
• Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Surinamese President Santokhi US Dept. of State 16 Sep 2022
• Readout of Vice President Harris’s Meeting with President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa The White House 16 Sep 2022
• Readout of U.S.-Colombia High-Level Roundtable The White House 16 Sep 2022
• Remarks by Vice President Harris and President Ramaphosa of the Republic of South Africa Before Bilateral Meeting The White House 16 Sep 2022
• Deputy Secretary Sherman's Call with French Foreign Ministry Secretary General Descôtes US Dept. of State 16 Sep 2022
• Deputy Secretary Sherman's Meeting with Timor-Leste Foreign Minister Magno US Dept. of State 16 Sep 2022
• Lifting of Defense Trade Restrictions on the Republic of Cyprus for Fiscal Year 2023 US Dept. of State 16 Sep 2022 -- Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken determined and certified to Congress that the Republic of Cyprus has met the necessary conditions under relevant legislation to allow the approval of exports, re-exports, and transfers of defense articles to the Republic of Cyprus for fiscal year 2023.
• Telephonic Press Briefing on Export Controls US Dept. of State 16 Sep 2022
• Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs Michele Sison Previewing the Secretary's Participation in Next Week's UN General Assembly High-Level Week US Dept. of State 16 Sep 2022

Defense Industry

• Contracts For Sept. 16, 2022
• China to sanction US weapon giants over arming Chinese Taipei Press TV 16 Sep 2022 -- China has decided to impose sanctions against two American weapon industry behemoths for their contribution to the Pentagon's arms sales to Chinese Taipei (Taiwan).

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Ukraine Conflict News
• Beware the ‘poison of war’ says Guterres, championing a ‘call for peace’ UN News 16 Sep 2022 -- The UN chief commemorated the International Day of Peace on Friday with the annual ringing of the Peace Bell ceremony followed by a minute of silence at the UN Peace Garden in New York.
• UN Provides $100 Million to Aid People in 'Forgotten Emergencies' VOA 16 Sep 2022 -- The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, OCHA, is releasing $100 million from its Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to assist millions of people in what it calls “forgotten emergencies.”
• Taliban Rebuke US for Afghan Assets' Transfer to Swiss-Based Trust Fund VOA 16 Sep 2022 -- Afghanistan’s Taliban Friday denounced the U.S. decision to transfer $3.5 billion in Afghan central bank reserves to a Swiss-based trust fund, declaring it an “illegal venture” and vowing to impose financial penalties on entities that facilitate it.
• Amnesty Confirms Fresh Videos Show Taliban Executing Resistance Fighters RFE/RL Gandhara 16 Sep 2022 -- Amnesty International says its initial investigation validates the authenticity of videos shared on social media depicting what appears to be extrajudicial executions carried out by the Taliban of members of a resistance group operating mainly out of the Panjshir Valley.
• Protesting Afghans Defy Taliban Notion They Don't Want Girls In School RFE/RL Gandhara 16 Sep 2022 -- Taliban officials say Afghans are not ready to see girls pursue an education. But protests by the Afghan people say otherwise.
• Army shelling kills 4 civilians, including 2 children, in Myanmar’s Shan State Radio Free Asia 16 Sep 2022 -- Rescue teams and locals say shelling by junta forces killed two men and two young sisters in Shan State’s Moebye township on Friday.
• Kyrgyzstan/Tajikistan: Statement by the Spokesperson on the latest border clashes and the ceasefire European External Action Service (EEAS) 16 Sep 2022 -- Violent clashes erupted in the last few days between border guards along various sites at the border between the Kyrgyz Republic and the Republic of Tajikistan. We express our sympathy to those directly affected.
• OSCE Chairman-in-Office and OSCE Secretary General welcome ceasefire and call for continued de-escalation along Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan border OSCE 16 Sep 2022 -- OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau, and OSCE Secretary General Helga Maria Schmid welcomed the ceasefire reached between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, following reports of armed clashes and casualties on the border between the two countries.
• Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan reach ceasefire deal, but trade blame Press TV 16 Sep 2022 -- Kyrgyzstan's President Sadyr Japarov and his Tajik counterpart, Emomali Rahmon, have reached a ceasefire agreement following deadly clashes between the two neighboring countries, with Bishkek accusing Dushanbe of resuming artillery shelling shortly after the truce deal.
• Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan border conflict escalates amid fresh skirmishes Press TV 16 Sep 2022 -- Fresh clashes have erupted on the Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan border, with Kyrgyz border guards accusing Tajik forces of opening fire on several of its outposts in the wee hours of Friday morning amid simmering tensions between the neighbors.
• Renewed Clashes Reported At Kyrgyz-Tajik Border RFE/RL 16 Sep 2022 -- Fresh clashes have erupted at the border between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan on September 16, with both sides accusing each other of using heavy weaponry in fighting that has killed at least three people and wounded 27 since it broke out two days ago.
• Armenia Says Situation 'Unchanged' As Truce With Azerbaijan Appears To Hold RFE/RL 16 Sep 2022 -- The Armenian Defense Ministry on September 16 said a truce with Azerbaijan appeared to be holding and the "situation was unchanged" at the border following a deadly flare-up in fighting linked to a decades-old dispute between the Caucasus neighbors over the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
• Ukraine War, Energy Issues Muddle Azerbaijan-Armenia Peace Efforts VOA 16 Sep 2022 -- Armenia and Azerbaijan appear to have negotiated a cease-fire in the past day, pausing fighting that has reportedly killed more than 170 troops on both sides since fighting erupted earlier this week.
• Mali Lashes Out at Ivory Coast Over Detained Troops VOA 16 Sep 2022 -- Mali's military government has called Ivory Coast's request for a regional meeting on Ivorian troops detained in Mali since July "intimidation" and "blackmail." Ivory Coast accuses Mali of holding its troops hostage.
• South Sudan: Extended roadmap for lasting peace deal, a ‘way point, not an end point’ UN News 16 Sep 2022 -- Since 2018, the Revitalized Agreement between the key players in South Sudan’s long-running civil war has provided a framework for peace, the Head of the UN mission there, UNMISS, told the Security Council on Friday - “despite continued outbreaks of intercommunal violence”.
• Former Kenyan President to Lead Peace Process in DRC, Ethiopia VOA 16 Sep 2022 -- Kenya's President William Ruto has appointed his predecessor, former President Uhuru Kenyatta, as a peace envoy to the Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia.

News Reports

• Privacy Threatened as More Governments Use Spyware to Monitor Their People VOA 16 Sep 2022 -- A U.N. report warns the right to privacy is under siege as an increasing number of governments are using spyware to keep tabs on their people.
• Ghana Marburg Outbreak Declared Over VOA 16 Sep 2022 -- The World Health Organization has declared an end to Ghana's outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus after more than six weeks without any new cases.
• Russia ceases to be party to the European Convention on Human Rights Council of Europe 16 Sep 2022 -- Six months after its exclusion from the Council of Europe, the Russian Federation ceases to be party to the European Convention on Human Rights on 16 September 2022.
• Meeting of the SCO Heads of State Council President of Russia 16 Sep 2022 -- Vladimir Putin took part in an expanded-format meeting of the SCO Heads of State Council in Samarkand.
• Meeting with Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi President of Russia 16 Sep 2022 -- Following the SCO summit in Samarkand, Vladimir Putin had a meeting with Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi.
• Meeting with President of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan President of Russia 16 Sep 2022 -- Vladimir Putin held talks in Samarkand with President of the Republic of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
• Meeting with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev President of Russia 16 Sep 2022 -- Talks between Vladimir Putin and President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev took place on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit.
• News conference following visit to Uzbekistan President of Russia 16 Sep 2022 -- In conclusion of his visit to Uzbekistan, Vladimir Putin answered journalists' questions.
• Taiwan suspends trial of visa-free entry for Russians CNA 16 Sep 2022 -- A trial program introduced in 2018 to offer Russian passport holders visa-free entry to Taiwan has not been extended after it expired on July 31, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) told CNA Friday.
• Germany Takes Over Rosneft Refineries In Move To Secure Energy Supplies RFE/RL 16 Sep 2022 -- Germany says it has taken control of a major oil refinery owned by the German unit of Russia's Rosneft as a step to bolster energy security for the country amid oil and gas cuts by Moscow in retaliation for Western sanctions against it because of the invasion of Ukraine.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning's Regular Press Conference on September 16, 2022 PRC MofA 16 Sep 2022
• Xi meets with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Türkiye PLA Daily 16 Sep 2022 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping met with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Türkiye on Friday morning at Forumlar Majmuasi Complex in Samarkand.
• Xi meets Pakistani PM Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif PLA Daily 16 Sep 2022 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Pakistani Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Friday Morning at Forumlar Majmuasi Complex in Samarkand.
• Xi meets with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi PLA Daily 16 Sep 2022 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Friday morning at Forumlar Majmuasi Complex in Samarkand.
• Xi meets with Mongolian President Khurelsukh PLA Daily 16 Sep 2022 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping met with his Mongolian counterpart, Ukhnaa Khurelsukh, at Forumlar Majmuasi Complex in Samarkand on Thursday afternoon.
• Xi meets with Belarusian President Lukashenko PLA Daily 16 Sep 2022 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday afternoon met with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko at Forumlar Majmuasi Complex in Samarkand.
• Xi meets with Azerbaijani President Aliyev PLA Daily 16 Sep 2022 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on Thursday afternoon at Forumlar Majmuasi Complex in Samarkand.
• China runs illegal police operations on foreign soil via 'overseas service centers' Radio Free Asia 16 Sep 2022 -- China is carrying out illegal, transnational policing operations across five continents, targeting overseas critics of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for harassment, threats against their families back home and "persuasion" techniques to get them to go back, according to a recent report.
• China's Xi Says 'Color Revolutions' Must Be Prevented VOA 16 Sep 2022 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping called Friday on members of a central Asian regional grouping, which includes Russia and Iran, to work together to prevent “external forces” from promoting what he called "color revolutions" — popular, pro-democracy uprisings in their countries.
• Global Legislators Sound Alarm About China VOA 16 Sep 2022 -- As capitals in Central Asia roll out the red carpet for China’s top official this week, a growing network of key lawmakers from 28 nations and the European Union, major powers among them, believe the treatment for President Xi Jinping should be anything but.
• Nearly five decades after Mao's death, is Xi Jinping looking to take his place? Radio Free Asia 16 Sep 2022 -- As the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) marks the 46th anniversary of the death of its late leader Mao Zedong, concerns are being raised in some quarters that current leader Xi Jinping is hoping to emulate the Great Helmsman's supreme status in the party hierarchy.
• Proposed U.S. Taiwan Policy Act draws mixed views from experts CNA 16 Sep 2022 -- Taiwanese experts on Friday were divided over the implications for Taiwan-China relations of a bill in the United States Senate that its sponsors have said would restructure U.S. policy toward Taiwan.
• Border Guards commander: Country's entire borders fully secure IRNA 16 Sep 2022 -- Iran's Border Guards commander said that thanks to the grandeur and prestige of armed forces, full security along entire borders of country is achieved.
• Iran won't give ground to US bullyism: President Raisi IRNA 16 Sep 2022 -- Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi said in a meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Friday that the Islamic Republic of Iran wouldn't give ground to the United States' bullying.
• SCO leaders urge full, effective implementation of Iran nuclear deal in final statement Press TV 16 Sep 2022 -- Leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) say all parties to the Iran nuclear deal need to comply with their commitments as per the 2015 agreement.
• SCO summit: Putin, Xi call for new intl. order as Iran's full membership confirmed Press TV 16 Sep 2022 -- Russian and Chinese presidents have urged for re-shaping the international order at the latest Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit which also saw the full-fledged accession of Iran to the organization signed by members.
• Russia, China presidents welcome Iran's full SCO membership Press TV 16 Sep 2022 -- Russia and China have welcomed Iran's imminent full membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), expressing readiness to improve interactions with Tehran within the framework of the body.
• Raeisi: US has to take 'trust-building measures' amid JCPOA revival talks Press TV 16 Sep 2022 -- Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi says "the US has to take trust-building measures" amid the ongoing negotiations over restoration of the 2015 nuclear deal.
• Venezuela receives third oil tanker built by Iran, says President Maduro Press TV 16 Sep 2022 -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says the country has received an "advanced" oil tanker from Iran as part of a bilateral contract amid increasing cooperation between Tehran and Caracas in various fields.
• Prime Minister's meeting with President of the Republic of Türkiye H.E. Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on the sidelines of the SCO Summit India PIB 16 Sep 2022 -- 1. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi met President of the Republic of Türkiye, H.E. Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on 16 September 2022 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on the sidelines of the SCO Summit.
• Meeting of Prime Minister with the President of Iran on the sidelines of the SCO Summit India PIB 16 Sep 2022 -- 1. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and President of the Islamic Republic of Iran H.E. Mr. Ebrahim Raisi met in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on the sidelines of the 22nd meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the SCO. This was the first meeting between the Prime Minister and President Raisi since President Raisi's assumption of office in 2021.
• Prime Minister meets President of Russian Federation in Samarkand, Uzbekistan India PIB 16 Sep 2022 -- Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi met President of Russian Federation H.E Mr. Vladimir Putin today in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on the sidelines of the 22nd meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).
• English Translation of Remarks by Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi at the SCO Summit India PIB 16 Sep 2022
• 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan' is making India one of the strongest countries in the world, says Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh at an event in New Delhi India PIB 16 Sep 2022 -- Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi's vision of 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat' is making India one of the strongest and most respected countries in the world.
• Britain's Snub Of Russia For Queen's Funeral 'Deeply Immoral,' Foreign Ministry Says RFE/RL 16 Sep 2022 -- The Russian Foreign Ministry has criticized a decision not to invite Russia to Queen Elizabeth II's funeral as "deeply immoral" and "blasphemous" toward the late monarch's memory.
• Junta bans aid groups from 6 townships in Myanmar’s Rakhine state Radio Free Asia 16 Sep 2022 -- Myanmar’s junta has banned domestic and international NGOs operating humanitarian programs, including United Nations relief agencies, from traveling to six townships of Rakhine state, aid workers said Friday.
• Belarusian 'Railway Guerrilla' Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison RFE/RL 16 Sep 2022 -- A court in the eastern Belarusian city of Vitsebsk has sentenced a man to 15 years in prison on charges of damaging railways to disrupt the supply of Russian arms and troops to war-torn Ukraine.
• Kazakh Lawmakers Approve Single Seven-Year Presidential Term, Renaming Of Capital RFE/RL 16 Sep 2022 -- The Kazakh parliament's lower chamber, the Mazhilis, has approved a presidential proposal to replace the current system of a maximum of two consecutive five-year presidential terms with a single seven-year presidential term.
• Kazakh Opposition Politician Quanyshalin Announces Decision To Run For President RFE/RL 16 Sep 2022 -- Kazakh opposition politician Zhasaral Quanyshalin has announced his decision to take part in the country's next presidential election and asked NGOs to help him get his name on the ballot.
• Hungary's Ruling Party Reacts Angrily To European Parliament Ruling Country Not A 'Full Democracy' RFE/RL 16 Sep 2022 -- Fidesz, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's ruling party, has blasted the European Parliament (EP) after it approved a resolution saying Hungary was no longer a "full democracy."
• Montenegrin President Djukanovic Defends Record, Offshore Holdings RFE/RL 16 Sep 2022 -- The president of Montenegro, Milo Djukanovic, has downplayed past European criticism but acknowledged a "deficit in the rule of law" in the country he has led for most of the past three decades, and defended his use of offshore companies as part of "my choice where I will do business."
• ‘Violent civil unrest’ in Haiti hampers aid delivery UN News 16 Sep 2022 -- An escalation in what the UN is calling “violent civil unrest” in Haiti, and the subsequent blockading of roads across the country, is making it “very challenging for humanitarian partners to provide assistance” according to the UN Spokesperson, Stephane Dujarric.
• Borrowers forced to sell their homes as debt crisis in Cambodia worsens: report Radio Free Asia 16 Sep 2022 -- An "alarmingly high" number of Cambodians have had to sell their homes to repay credit card and small loan debt, a study of Cambodia's microfinance sector has revealed.
• Burundi must engage in ‘credible and inclusive’ move towards democratic rule UN News 16 Sep 2022 -- Burundi must engage more effectively in the rule of law and fight against impunity for violations and abuses committed since 2015, when the political system was thrown into turmoil sparking widespread protests, a UN-appointed independent human rights expert said on Friday.