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• Rocket Attack Targeted US and Partnered Forces in Syria Fails CENTCOM 08 Oct 2022 -- This evening at approximately 10:12 p.m. local time in Syria, a 107mm rocket attack targeting Coalition Forces near the Rumalyn Landing Zone failed.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Statement by Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment William LaPlante on F-35 Waiver DoD 08 Oct 2022 -- "Today, I signed the National Security Waiver that allows DoD to accept Lot 13 and Lot 14 F-35 aircraft containing non-compliant specialty metals in Honeywell Integrated Power Package Turbomachines."
• Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group Operates with Japan and Republic of Korea US Navy 08 Oct 2022 -- Waters Between Japan and the Republic of Korea - The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group concluded several days of bilateral and trilateral operations with the maritime forces of Japan and Republic of Korea in the waters between both countries Oct. 8.
• German Defense Chief Says NATO 'Must Do More' For Common Security Against Russian Threat RFE/RL 08 Oct 2022 -- German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht said during a visit to Lithuania that NATO must do more for common security to protect itself against any aggressive actions by Russia and President Vladimir Putin.
• Government approves creation of Weapon Systems branch in Indian Air Force India PIB 08 Oct 2022 -- In a historic step for the Indian Air Force (IAF), Government has approved the creation of a new branch, called the Weapon Systems (WS) branch. The creation of WS branch would entail unification of all weapon system operators under one entity dedicated to the operational employment of all ground-based and specialist airborne weapon systems.

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Ukraine Conflict News
• Vucic Says French, Germans Squeezing Serbia To Swap Kosovo Recognition For Quick EU Entry RFE/RL 08 Oct 2022 -- President Aleksandar Vucic says France and Germany have encouraged Serbia to allow its former province Kosovo to join international institutions and organizations, including the United Nations, in exchange for early membership in the European Union.

News Reports

• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning's Regular Press Conference on October 8, 2022 PRC MofA 08 Oct 2022
• ANALYSIS: How long will Xi Jinping's third term in office last? Radio Free Asia 08 Oct 2022 -- Ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping is widely expected to seek a third term in office at the party congress, which opens in Beijing on Oct. 16.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's interview with the Argumenty i Fakty newspaper, Moscow, October 8, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 08 Oct 2022
• Iran Authorities Reportedly Fire On Protesters In Fourth Week Of Anti-Regime Unrest RFE/RL 08 Oct 2022 -- More scattered protests and crackdown violence struck Iran on October 8 as demonstrators angry over the death of a young woman detained over the dress code continued to defy officials' warnings of tough punishments to stem weeks of unrest.
• Comment by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell's remarks concerning the outcome of elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 08 Oct 2022
• In Bulgaria, GERB Coalition Effort Rebuffed, Raising Specter Of Fifth Elections In Under Two Years RFE/RL 08 Oct 2022 -- Bulgaria could be forced into new elections yet again after the victorious center-right GERB party was rebuffed by what many regarded as its last hope for coalition talks in a hung parliament days after its fourth elections in just 18 months.
• Government of Haiti's Request for International Support to Address Humanitarian and Security Situation US Dept. of State 08 Oct 2022 -- "We are closely following the worsening health and security situation in Haiti, particularly the ongoing actions by criminal actors that impede urgent measures to address the threat posed by the spread of cholera to the Haitian population."
• German Rail Operator DB Blames 'Sabotage' After Stoppage Paralyzes North RFE/RL 08 Oct 2022 -- Germany's state-owned railway operator blamed "sabotage" to its cables for an hours-long stoppage of all rail traffic in the north of the country on October 8, and launched an investigation into who was behind the interference.