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• US mulling military options against Russia in Syria, irked by Iran ties Press TV 16 Jul 2023 -- The US is considering military options to address "Russian aggression in the skies over Syria," an unnamed Pentagon official has declared, further voicing rising concerns about "growing ties between Iran, Russia and Syria across the Middle East."
• Russian Military Says US-Led Coalition Breached Deconfliction Protocols 12 Times in Syria Sputnik 16 Jul 2023 -- The coalition led by the United States breached deconfliction protocols 12 times in Syria over the past 24 hours, Rear Adm. Oleg Gurinov, the deputy head of the Russian Center for the Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in Syria, said on Sunday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• New Multinational Task Force Conducts Maritime Training in the Seychelles US Navy 16 Jul 2023 -- Combined Maritime Forces, the world's largest multinational naval partnership, completed a two-week training mission in the Indian Ocean island nation of the Seychelles, July 14, to enhance operational readiness for 160 participants from five nations.
• U.S., Japan, Republic of Korea Conduct Trilateral Ballistic Missile Defense Exercise US Navy 16 Jul 2023 -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS John Finn (DDG 113) conducted a trilateral ballistic missile defense exercise on July, 16, alongside Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Atago class destroyer JS Maya (DDG 179), and Republic of Korea Navy Se Jong Daewang class destroyer ROKS Yul Gog Yi I (DDG 992).
• Top Biden Aide: Social Issue Amendments Will Be Deleted From Defense Spending VOA 16 Jul 2023 -- White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan predicted Sunday that the Democratic-controlled Senate would strip out controversial social policies from the country's annual defense spending measure approved by the Republican-dominated House of Representatives.
• US, Japan, South Korea Hold Missile Defense Exercise in Sea of Japan Sputnik 16 Jul 2023 -- The drills were organized around a scenario of a ballistic missile launch by North Korea and featured three Aegis-equipped destroyers, accordint to the media report.
• Another Russian General Reportedly Fired In Latest Military Shakeup Post-Mutiny RFE/RL 16 Jul 2023 -- Another Russian general has reportedly been fired in the latest shakeup in the military since Wagner mercenary group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin launched a short-lived mutiny three weeks ago.
• Wagner Troops Said To Enter Belarus As Mercenary Group's Future Still Uncertain RFE/RL 16 Jul 2023 -- A long convoy transporting Wagner troops entered Belarus from Russia on July 15, the independent Belarusian military monitoring project Belaruski Hayun reported.
• Russia Could Reverse Engineer Its Trophy NATO Weapons - Putin Sputnik 16 Jul 2023 -- The Western alliance has sunk tens of billions of dollars' worth of weaponry into Ukraine over the past year, including everything from outdated 1960s junk to the latest high-tech systems. Russian forces have managed to capture some of this equipment in fierce battles with Ukrainian forces and mercs.
• White House to Allow European Allies to Train Ukrainian Pilots on F-16s Sputnik 16 Jul 2023 -- The United States will permit its European partners to begin training Ukrainian pilots to fly F-16 fighter jets and will provide necessary tools for that purpose, White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said on Sunday.
• US Not Planning to Restore Its Stockpile of Cluster Munitions Sent to Ukraine Sputnik 16 Jul 2023 -- The United States does not plan to restore its own stockpile of cluster munitions to replace those handed over to Ukraine, White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said.
• South Korea, Japan and US hold joint drills after N Korea's missile launch Press TV 16 Jul 2023 -- South Korea, Japan and the US have held a joint naval missile military exercise in the Sea of Japan, in a show of strengthened trilateral military cooperation against what they called North Korea's escalating nuclear and missile threats.
• China, Russia to kick off joint air, naval drill in Sea of Japan Press TV 16 Jul 2023 -- China and Russia are set to start joint naval and air drills in the Sea of Japan aimed at safeguarding the security of strategic waterways, as the two countries have pledged to deepen military cooperation.
• India-Mongolia joint military exercise "Nomadic Elephant - 2023" to commence at Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia India PIB 16 Jul 2023 -- Indian Army contingent comprising of 43 personnel left for Mongolia today
• Iran's defense minister terms bolstering Iran-Bolivia ties as strategic necessity IRNA 16 Jul 2023 -- Iran's Defense Minister Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Ashtiani has called Iran and Bolivia two independent revolutionary countries and described strengthening Iran-Bolivia ties as a strategic necessity.
• Iran ready to give Bolivia advanced defense tech: Minister Press TV 16 Jul 2023 -- Iran says it is ready to supply Bolivia with advanced technologies in the defense sector.

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Ukraine Conflict News
• Bringing a war criminal to justice UN News 16 Jul 2023 -- For 96 hours, the orders kept coming. By the end, 287 people were dead, 387 women and children had been raped, and 13 villages in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) had been robbed of any sense of normalcy.
• Myanmar Resistance Asks US for Over $500 Million in Nonlethal and Humanitarian Aid VOA 16 Jul 2023 -- Myanmar's armed resistance groups are asking the U.S. government for over half a billion dollars in humanitarian and nonlethal aid to help them oust the country's military regime, including money for drones, armored vehicles and radar jamming gear.
• Sudan violence rages as paramilitaries deny Darfur war crimes Press TV 16 Jul 2023 -- Sudan's capital Khartoum and its western Darfur region witnessed another day of violent clashes on Sunday, as the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) continued their fight for control of the country.
• Azerbaijan, Armenia hold peace talks mediated by EU in fresh attempt to end hostilities Press TV 16 Jul 2023 -- Azerbaijan and Armenia have held fresh peace talks mediated by the European Union as the two neighboring countries attempt once again to end decades-long hostilities linked to the Nagorno-Karabakh region.
• Amid Tension Over Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan Wages A Media War On France RFE/RL 16 Jul 2023 -- They gathered in the conference room to discuss the evils of modern-day French colonialism, with participants from French overseas territories flown in from around the globe: officials from New Caledonia and French Polynesia, activists from Martinique and French Guiana.
• Azerbaijan Criticizes Moscow After Aliyev, Pashinian Hold Brussels Talks On Nagorno-Karabakh RFE/RL 16 Jul 2023 -- Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry has criticized Moscow, saying it "did not ensure full implementation" of an agreement that instituted a cease-fire between Azerbaijan and neighboring Armenia in September 2020.

News Reports

• Press release on the report of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, The Most Resonant Human Rights Violations in Certain Countries Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 16 Jul 2023
• Russia Takes Control Of Shares In Local Danone Subsidiary RFE/RL 16 Jul 2023 -- The Russian state has taken control of shares in the Russian subsidiary of French food producer Danone, according to a decree signed by President Vladimir Putin on July 16.
• Xi instructs on cybersecurity work, highlights principles to boost cyberspace strength Global Times 16 Jul 2023 -- Faced with ever growing complex national security risks and challenges both domestically and on the international stage, China's top leadership has reviewed the cybersecurity work over the past five years, emphasizing adherence to several principles such as the Party exercising leadership over cyberspace affairs and strengthened capability to ensure the cybersecurity of the country, which experts said provides a clear road map to boost China's strength in cyberspace when it has become a main battlefield for rivalry between major powers.
• Chinese state media is pumping out bad news about US, Britain Radio Free Asia 16 Jul 2023 -- Police violence against African-Americans. Poverty in the United Kingdom. Widespread pollution. An oligarchy controls the U.S. government.
• PLA warship activities set new record around island of Taiwan Global Times 16 Jul 2023 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) recently ramped up warship activities around the island of Taiwan, breaking the record for the number of vessels deployed in its drills in the region.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Jul.16, 2023 ROC MND 16 Jul 2023
• Rodong Sinmun on Absolute Prestige of Respected General Secretary Kim Jong Un KCNA 16 Jul 2023 -- The respected General Secretary Kim Jong Un is a peerlessly great man who has the highest prestige as a great revolutionary, outstanding political leader and the benevolent father of the Korean people, says Rodong Sinmun Sunday in an article.
• Iran Reportedly To Resume 'Morality' Patrols To Enforce Hijab Compliance RFE/RL 16 Jul 2023 -- Iran will reportedly resume so-called morality police patrols aimed at enforcing the country's laws on women wearing head scarves, or hijab.
• Iran's Morality Police Return to the Streets VOA 16 Jul 2023 -- Iranian authorities Sunday announced the return to the streets of the morality police, which enforce the country's mandatory veiling laws.
• Iran Seeks Boost as SCO Member but Faces Domestic, Organizational Hurdles VOA 16 Jul 2023 -- Iran got a small measure of relief from its isolation by the West this month by joining the Shanghai Cooperation Organization of Eurasian nations. But analysts based in Iran and the U.S. say Tehran faces significant obstacles to benefit from its SCO membership.
• Iran, Russia to exchange electricity through Azerbaijan ISNA 16 Jul 2023 -- Iran's Energy Minister, Ali Akbar Mehrabian announced that Iran will soon start exchanging electricity with Russia through Azerbaijan.
• Iran, Pakistan stress on developing military, defense, security co-op ISNA 16 Jul 2023 -- The commander of the Iranian Army's Air Force, Brigadier General Hamid Vahedi met with Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff General Syed Asim Munir in Tehran on Sunday.
• Israeli reserve doctors suspend military services to protest Netanyahu's policies Press TV 16 Jul 2023 -- Hundreds of Israeli reserve doctors have reportedly suspended their military services in the regime's occupation army to protest radical policies of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's extremist cabinet.