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• US Raid Kills ISIS Officials in Syria CENTCOM 11 Dec 2022 -- US Central Command forces conducted a successful helicopter raid in eastern Syria at 2:57 a.m. local time on December 11, killing two ISIS officials including Anas, an ISIS Syria Province Official who was involved in the group's deadly plotting and facilitation operations in eastern Syria. Extensive planning went into this unilateral operation to ensure its success. Initial assessments indicate no civilians were killed or injured.

Defense Policy / Programs

• PLA submarines uses adversary forces in South China Sea as practice partners Global Times 11 Dec 2022 -- Submarines of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy are using adversary forces operating in the South China Sea as practice partners, a move analysts said on Sunday is a pragmatic approach that can not only enhance the boats' combat capabilities under real conditions, but also deter those hostile forces from making provocative moves on China's doorsteps.
• 39TH EDITION OF INDIA-INDONESIA COORDINATED PATROL India PIB 11 Dec 2022 -- The 39th edition of India-Indonesia Coordinated Patrol (IND-INDO CORPAT) between the Indian Navy and the Indonesian Navy is being conducted from 08 - 19 December 2022. Indian Naval Ship (INS) Karmuk, an indigenously built Missile Corvette participated in the pre-deployment briefing at Belawan, Indonesia.
• Japan Mulling Introduction of 'Active Cyber Defense' Measures, Reports Say Sputnik 11 Dec 2022 -- The government of Japan and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) will begin discussions in 2023 on amendments to the country's legislation that will allow local experts to carry out "active cyber defense," Japanese newspaper reports citing sources.

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• Pakistan-Afghanistan Border Clashes Kill 7, Injure 31 VOA 11 Dec 2022 -- Deadly border clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan killed at least seven people and wounded more than 30 others Sunday.
• Yemen oil minister warns foreign firms against looting energy resources Press TV 11 Dec 2022 -- The minister of oil and minerals in Yemen's National Salvation Government has warned foreign companies against plundering energy resources of the war-wracked Arab country, stressing that Sana'a will spare no effort to defend national sovereignty and safeguard public interests and wealth.
• Yemen oil minister warns foreign firms against looting energy resources Press TV 11 Dec 2022 -- The minister of oil and minerals in Yemen's National Salvation Government has warned foreign companies against plundering energy resources of the war-wracked Arab country, stressing that Sana'a will spare no effort to defend national sovereignty and safeguard public interests and wealth.
• Tensions Rise, Violence Reported In Kosovo As Ethnic Serbs Block Roads RFE/RL 11 Dec 2022 -- Serbia and Kosovo have intensified their exchange of harsh rhetoric amid reports of heightened violence as roadblocks were set up by ethnic Serbs in the north of the country in protest against the arrest of a former ethnic Serb police officer.

News Reports

• US Arrests 1988 Lockerbie Passenger Jet Bombing Suspect VOA 11 Dec 2022 -- A Libyan intelligence operative suspected of making the bomb that blew up a U.S. passenger jet over Lockerbie, Scotland in 1988 has been arrested by the FBI and is being extradited to the United States to stand trial, officials said Sunday.
• US Arrests Libyan National Suspected of Building Bomb for 1988 Lockerbie Terror Act Sputnik 11 Dec 2022 -- The US Department of Justice said on Sunday it had taken custody of a Libyan intelligence officer over his suspected role in the 1988 mid-air bombing of Pan Am flight 103 over Scotland.
• Telephone conversation with President of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan President of Russia 11 Dec 2022 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
• Xi's visit leads China-Arab friendship to go deeper into local people's hearts Global Times 11 Dec 2022 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Saudi Arabia and his attendance at the first China-Arab States Summit and China-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit have made "China" a word frequently mentioned in the Arab world in recent days.
• Xi's Mideast trip ushers in a new era of relations between China and Arab countries: FM Global Times 11 Dec 2022 -- Chinese top leader's trip to Saudi Arabia, the first visit to Middle East region since the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), sets a benchmark for mutual respect, equality and win-win cooperation between China and Arab countries and will produce positive demonstration effect in building of a community with a shared future for mankind and promoting a new type of international relations, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said as Chinese President Xi Jinping's trip to Saudi Arabia came to a close.
• Cooperation areas between China, Saudi Arabia now beyond oil to include new-energy sectors as firms ink flurry of deals Global Times 11 Dec 2022 -- Underlining the potential of mutually beneficial bilateral trade and economic ties, Chinese and Saudi companies signed a number of cooperation deals in multiple sectors last week as the two countries jointly announced intentions to build a model of solidarity and cooperation for mutual benefits among developing countries.
• China, Arab states agree to strengthen cooperation, promote strategic partnership People's Daily 11 Dec 2022 -- Leaders of China and the member states of the Arab League agreed here Friday to strengthen cooperation and enhance the China-Arab strategic partnership.
• Amid growing discontent, a jump in the number of Chinese seeking to move to Canada Radio Free Asia 11 Dec 2022 -- voting with one's feet," Lin told Radio Free Asia. "There is a deep sense of discontent running through the entire business and political elite and all through the middle class."
• Ideological Education Intensified in DPRK KCNA 11 Dec 2022 -- Organizations at all levels under the Union of Agricultural Workers of Korea (UAWK) are steadily improving the forms and methods of ideological education to encourage all the agricultural workers and members of the union to fulfill their responsibility and role as the masters of the rural revolution.
• Moral Education Intensified in DPRK KCNA 11 Dec 2022 -- True to the intention of the Workers' Party of Korea to bring up the younger generation as true sons and daughters of socialist Korea with noble moral traits, the general education sector of the DPRK directs efforts to the moral education.
• Iran tolerates no interference in its policies, technological, defense programs: Kanaani ISNA 11 Dec 2022 -- Spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry Nasser Kanaani condemned the baseless allegations in the final communiqué issued at the 43rd session of the Supreme Council of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
• Iran summons UK envoy over "meddlesome" remarks, sanctions People's Daily 11 Dec 2022 -- The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Saturday summoned the British ambassador over the "meddlesome" remarks of some British officials regarding Iran's internal affairs and the imposition of sanctions against a number of Iranian nationals.
• Tehran reacts to Australia's move to impose sanctions on some Iranian individuals, institutions ISNA 11 Dec 2022 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani has condemned the Australian government's move to impose sanctions on some Iranian individuals and institutions, saying that the decision by Australia is an example of interference in Iran's internal affairs and incitement and promotion of violence and hate-mongering.
• Iran condemns Australia's sanctions as interference in internal affairs People's Daily 11 Dec 2022 -- Iran on Saturday condemned Australia's sanctions on Iranian individuals and institutions, saying they represent the country's interference in Iran's internal affairs.
• UAE, Israel ratify comprehensive partnership agreement as part of widely-bashed normalization deal Press TV 11 Dec 2022 -- The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Israeli occupation regime have officially signed a comprehensive economic partnership deal as part of a widely-bashed normalization agreement between Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv.
• Arrest of EU lawmakers in 'Qatar bribery probe' sparks calls for reform in bloc's parliament Press TV 11 Dec 2022 -- The European Parliament is facing serious calls to enact reforms after the arrest of a parliamentary official and four others in connection with an alleged Qatar-linked corruption and bribery probe.
• Peru's new President Boluarte swears in her cabinet amid protests Press TV 11 Dec 2022 -- Peru's newest president, Dina Boluarte, has sworn in her cabinet on Saturday just three days after becoming the country's first female head of state following the removal of democratically-elected former President Pedro Castillo in a step that has triggered mass protests.
• No time to waste, as Haiti famine risk rises, warns UN emergency food aid agency UN News 11 Dec 2022 -- With armed gangs in charge of key transport routes in Haiti, the country could see famine conditions, unless a robust humanitarian aid plan is put in place, the head of the World Food Programme (WFP) in Haiti, Jean-Martin Bauer, has warned.