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• U.S. Forces Arrive to Support Deterrence Efforts at Strait of Hormuz DoD News 07 Aug 2023 -- Sailors and Marines with the Navy's Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit arrived in the Middle East yesterday as part of a pre-announced deployment to support deterrence efforts in the Strait of Hormuz and elsewhere, said Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder.
• 3,000 Sailors and Marines Arrive in Middle East aboard USS Bataan, USS Carter Hall CENTCOM 07 Aug 2023 -- More than 3,000 U.S. Sailors and Marines of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) arrived in the Middle East, Aug. 6, as part of a pre-announced Department of Defense deployment.
• US deploys over 3,000 sailors, Marines to West Asia under pretext of maritime security Press TV 07 Aug 2023 -- The US Navy has deployed more than 3,000 sailors and Marine forces to West Asia under the pretext of protecting ships and vessels crossing the main waterways in the strategic region.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Press Gaggle With Air Force Brigadier General Pat Ryder, Pentagon Press Secretary DoD 07 Aug 2023
• Army accepts prototypes of the most advanced version of IVAS CENTCOM 07 Aug 2023 -- Last week, the Army accepted delivery of the first 20 prototypes of the Integrated Visual Augmentation System 1.2 variant. The milestone is the latest step in the process of getting the most advanced version of the situational awareness system in the hands of Soldiers.
• USS Roosevelt Arrives In Riga, Latvia US Navy 07 Aug 2023 -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) arrived in Riga, Latvia, for a scheduled port visit, Aug. 6, 2023. Roosevelt, forward-deployed to Naval Station Rota, Spain, is on her fifth Forward Deployed Naval Forces-Europe (FDNF-E) patrol.
• SECNAV Names Future Navajo-Class Towing, Salvage, and Rescue Ship Solomon Atkinson US Navy Press Release 07 Aug 2023 -- Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro announced today that a future Navajo-class Towing, Salvage, and Rescue (T-ATS) ship will be named in honor of Solomon Atkinson, a pioneering Navy SEAL and an Alaskan Native of the Metlakatla Indian Community, Annette Islands Reserve. Del Toro made the announcement on the Metlakatla's Founders Day, Aug. 7.
• U.S. Marines Answer the Call | 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Conducts Typhoon Egay Relief Efforts in the Philippines USMC News 07 Aug 2023 -- Within twenty-four hours, 35 Marines and Sailors, four MV-22B Ospreys, and four CH-53E Super Stallions, transitioned from preparation to redeploy home from the Philippines, to supporting relief efforts and lifesaving assistance in the wake of Typhoon Egay. Following the conclusion of Marine Aviation Support Activity 23, and at the request of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163 (Reinforced), Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, was tasked to support relief efforts in the northern Philippines.
• NRL and NASA to Launch ComPair Instrument to Measure Gamma-Ray Emissions US Navy 07 Aug 2023 -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) will launch ComPair aboard a high-altitude balloon from Fort. Sumner, New Mexico Aug. 10.
• U.S. Navy SEALs, Australian Special Forces conclude Talisman Sabre 2023 US Navy 07 Aug 2023 -- U.S. Naval Special Warfare (NSW) forces deployed in support of U.S. Special Operations Command Pacific participated in Exercise Talisman Sabre from July 17 to August 3, 2023. NSW forces worked alongside Australian special operations forces (SOF) from the Army's 2nd Commando Regiment.
• Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Meeting in Washington With Defense Minister Thabet al-Abbasi of Iraq DoD 07 Aug 2023
• US, Iraq Talking Long-Term Defense Cooperation VOA 07 Aug 2023 -- The United States and Iraq are hoping to take critical steps to expand their partnership from one focused almost entirely on countering the Islamic State (IS) militant group to one some U.S. officials describe as a 360-degree whole-of-government alliance.
• US hype of China-Russia joint naval patrol near Alaska is overreaction, exposes double standards Global Times 07 Aug 2023 -- China and Russia's third joint naval patrol that allegedly reached international waters near Alaska last week has touched the nerves of US media, which hyped the voyage as "highly provocative," ignoring the fact that the US constantly sends warships and warplanes to China's doorsteps for close-in reconnaissance and military exercises under the so-called freedom of navigation.
• NATO Allies support Slovenia following deadly flooding NATO 07 Aug 2023 -- NATO Allies are providing support to Slovenia after record rainfall starting last Friday triggered severe flooding affecting two-thirds of the country. Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg spoke by phone with Prime Minister Robert Golob on Monday (7 August 2023), expressing his condolences and NATO's strong solidarity with Slovenia.
• Meeting with CEO of Rostec State Corporation Sergei Chemezov President of Russia 07 Aug 2023 -- The CEO of Rostec submitted a report on the corporation's performance in 2022 and briefed the President on its current activities.
• Putin Praises Russia's Drone Power, Urges Rostec to Ramp Up Production Sputnik 07 Aug 2023 -- Russia's Lancet and Cube drones have demonstrated exceptional results and more of them need to be manufactured, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday at a meeting with Sergey Chemezov, who heads Russia's state-owned defense corporation Rostec.
• Deputy Minister of Defence of Russian Federation Colonel General Alexander Fomin discussed cooperation issues with Secretary General of CSTO Russia MoD 07 Aug 2023 -- A working meeting between Deputy Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation Colonel General Alexander Fomin and Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Imangali Tasmagambetov took place in Moscow today.
• The Air and Space Forces conducted a launch of a Soyuz-2.1b launch vehicle from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome Russia MoD 07 Aug 2023
• Saudi Arabia, Turkiye Sign Agreement to Localize Attack Drones Manufacturing Sputnik 07 Aug 2023 -- Saudi Arabian state-run defense company SAMI has announced that it signed a strategic agreement with Turkish drone-maker Baykar on Sunday to localize the manufacturing of Bayraktar Akinci combat drones.
• France supplies long-range missiles to Ukraine amid attacks on Russian civilian structures Press TV 07 Aug 2023 -- France has reportedly made good its vow of supplying long-range missiles to Ukraine that can hit targets deep into Russia, with Kiev publishing footage of an undated video showing the Ukrainian president putting his signature on one of the missiles mounted on a bomber.
• Ukraine Again Asks U.S. For Long-Range Missiles After Russian Attacks Kill Civilians RFE/RL 07 Aug 2023 -- Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said he requested long-range missiles from the United States during a phone call on August 7 with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
• New military police battalion to be garrisoned in south Taipei: Source CNA 07 Aug 2023 -- Taiwan's armed forces plan to garrison a newly raised military police battalion in south Taipei, as part of efforts to bolster protection for the president and other top government leaders, a military source told CNA Monday.
• Lawsuit in Palau seeks to suspend work on US military radar site Radio Free Asia 07 Aug 2023 -- Palau's Angaur state, home to about 140 people, is suing the United States and Palau governments and American military contractors for allegedly damaging the environment when clearing land for a U.S. over-the-horizon radar facility in the Pacific island country.
• Kyrgyzstan Facing 'All Possible' Pressure From Russia After Jailing Citizen Who Fought In Ukraine RFE/RL 07 Aug 2023 -- In a picture distributed by Kyrgyzstan's National Security Committee following his arrest, Askar Kubanychbek-uulu can be seen posing for a selfie sporting a baseball cap and military fatigues.
• Secretary Blinken and Salvadoran Foreign Minister Alexandra Hill Tinoco Before Their Meeting US Dept. of State 07 Aug 2023
• Secretary Blinken's Call with Republic of Cyprus Foreign Minister Kombos US Dept. of State 07 Aug 2023
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Raquel Krähenbühl of GloboNews US Dept. of State 07 Aug 2023

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• Contracts For Aug. 7, 2023

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Ukraine Conflict News
• 7 August 2023 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 07 Aug 2023
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson's Remarks on the Statement of the US State Department Concerning Ren'ai Jiao PRC MofA 07 Aug 2023
• China urges Philippines to remove grounded warship from Ren'ai Reef Global Times 07 Aug 2023 -- China on Monday criticized the Philippines for disregarding China's repeated negotiations and requests to stop bringing construction materials to its "grounded" warship and stop intruding into the waters around Ren'ai Reef . China also urged the Philippines to remove the warship and demanded the US to stop meddling and sowing discord.
• Philippines summons Chinese envoy over water-cannon incident in disputed waters Radio Free Asia 07 Aug 2023 -- A war of words heated up Monday as Manila summoned Beijing's ambassador to complain about the China Coast Guard firing water cannon at a Philippine Coast Guard ship while it escorted a civilian convoy in the South China Sea.
• China to Philippines: Remove 'Illegally' Grounded Warship From Disputed Reef Sputnik 07 Aug 2023 -- Beijing has told Manila it needs to remove a rusting hulk from a disputed reef in the South China Sea following a showdown with resupply ships over the weekend. The Philippines intentionally grounded the ship there more than 20 years ago to lay claim to the submerged reef.
• Pentagon Backs Philippines Over Escalation Near Disputed Islands With China Sputnik 07 Aug 2023 -- The Defense Department of the United States has joined the Philippines in condemning the use of water cannons against Philippine vessels by China's coast guard near disputed islands in the South China Sea, Defense Department spokesperson Patrick Ryder said on Sunday.
• Syria urges UN action after Israel's 'terrorist' attack kills 4 soldiers Press TV 07 Aug 2023 -- Syria has urged the United Nations to take immediate action on Israel's recurrent missile strikes against the Arab country after the regime's latest act of aggression claimed the lives of four Syrian soldiers.
• Fresh Israeli aggression against Syrian capital kills 4 soldiers, injures 4 others Press TV 07 Aug 2023 -- Israel has launched a new airstrike against Syria targeting the vicinity of the capital city of Damascus, causing casualties and material damage.
• Myanmar military steps up fighting in 8 states and regions Radio Free Asia 07 Aug 2023 -- Fighting has intensified in eight of Myanmar's states and regions as the military renews attempts to seize control of territory from ethnic armies and People's Defense Force (PDF) paramilitaries, anti-junta groups told RFA.
• Marking Fifteen Years Since Russia's Invasion and Occupation of Georgia US Dept. of State 07 Aug 2023 -- Fifteen years ago, Russia invaded the sovereign nation of Georgia and occupied 20 percent of its territory.
• Georgia/Russia: Statement by the High Representative on the 15th anniversary of the conflict between Russia and Georgia European External Action Service (EEAS) 07 Aug 2023 -- Today marks 15 years since the 2008 war between Russia and Georgia. The European Union's commitment to peaceful resolution of the conflict in Georgia is as strong as ever.
• August 7 Or 8? Why The Date Georgia Marks Its 2008 War With Russia Is So Controversial RFE/RL 07 Aug 2023 -- Fifteen years after Georgia's 2008 war with Russia over the breakaway region of South Ossetia, there is little Georgians can agree on about how to remember it -- including on which day it started.
• Interview: With The 2008 Georgia War, 'We Knew What Was Coming, But We Were Slow To Believe It' RFE/RL 07 Aug 2023 -- RFE/RL's Georgian Service spoke to Daniel Fried, a former U.S. diplomat with over 40 years of experience serving in senior posts under several U.S. presidents. Colleagues describe him as a pragmatist who led efforts to work with Russia as a White House aide under Bill Clinton after the fall of the Berlin Wall, and later when serving under George W. Bush.
• Three Uzbek Police Officers Handed Prison Terms Over 2022 Unrest In Karakalpakstan RFE/RL 07 Aug 2023 -- An Uzbek court has sentenced three police officers in a case linked to mass anti-government protests in the country's Karakalpak Autonomous Republic last year.
• Cameroon Military: Mass Grave Found With Bodies of 2021 Kidnap Victims VOA 07 Aug 2023 -- Military officials in Cameroon say they have found a mass grave near the border with Nigeria containing the bodies of nine civilians, including five government officials, who were abducted by rebels in June 2021. Government troops were led to the mass grave by a separatist fighter who participated in the killing, but surrendered and joined a disarmament and demobilization center.
• Israel says kills 3 Palestinians en route to carrying out attack People's Daily 07 Aug 2023 -- Israel said its troops killed three armed Palestinians in the occupied West Bank on Sunday while they were on their way to carry out an attack against Israelis.

News Reports

• DHS Announces Additional $374.9 Million in Funding to Boost State, Local Cybersecurity DHS 07 Aug 2023 -- Today, the Department of Homeland Security announced the availability of $374.9 million in grant funding for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP).
• West African Leaders to Meet on Niger After Junta Defies Deadline VOA 07 Aug 2023 -- West African leaders say they will meet on Thursday to discuss the crisis in Niger after the country's military rulers defied a deadline to reinstate the ousted president or face a possible military intervention.
• Nigerian Businesses Say ECOWAS Niger Sanctions Affecting Livelihoods VOA 07 Aug 2023 -- Nigerians in the border regions with Niger are calling on West African bloc ECOWAS to rethink sanctions on the country following last month's coup. Residents say the closure of land borders has impacted their businesses and the cost of living has increased with no goods entering Nigeria from its neighbor.
• Guterres concerned over continued detention of Niger's President UN News 07 Aug 2023 -- UN Secretary-General António Guterres has underlined his support for ongoing mediation efforts by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in the wake of the 26 July attempted coup in Niger, his Office said on Monday.
• Niger military rulers want dialogue with West Africa bloc: Ousted prime minister Press TV 07 Aug 2023 -- Niger's ousted prime minister says the country's military rulers, who overthrew civilian authorities in a recent coup, seek dialogue with a West African bloc that has threatened military intervention to restore the ousted president to power.
• Niger coup leaders brace for ECOWAS response as deadline passes Press TV 07 Aug 2023 -- Niger's coup leaders are bracing for a response from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) as a one-week ultimatum to restore the ousted government expired.
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's telephone conversation with CPC CC Political Bureau member and Foreign Minister of China Wang Yi Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 07 Aug 2023
• Joint statement on States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court UK FCDO 07 Aug 2023 -- The United Kingdom, Costa Rica, Italy and Japan have issued a joint statement following the criminal procedure by the Russian Federation authorities against Prosecutor Karim A. A. Khan and Judges of the Court: Sergio Gerardo Ugalde Godínez, Rosario Salvatore Aitala, and Tomoko Akane
• Kremlin Spokesman Claims Putin Will Easily Win Reelection Next Year RFE/RL 07 Aug 2023 -- A year ahead of Russia's presidential election, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has told The New York Times that President Vladimir Putin "will be reelected next year with more than 90 percent of the vote."
• China's Ministry of State Security stipulates strict restrictions and supervisions on the state organs' counter-espionage work Global Times 07 Aug 2023 -- China's revised Counter-Espionage Law has clearly stipulated the strict restrictions and supervisions on the state organs' counter-espionage work in terms of four aspects, China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) said on its recently debuted WeChat account on Monday.
• China, EU should conduct more institutional dialogues to promote bilateral ties: Chinese FM People's Daily 07 Aug 2023 -- China and the European Union (EU) should conduct more institutional dialogues to inject new and strong impetus into the China-EU comprehensive strategic partnership, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said here on Sunday.
• Hong Kong government reboots injunction bid over banned anthem 'Glory to Hong Kong' Radio Free Asia 07 Aug 2023 -- The Hong Kong government said Monday it will appeal a court decision not to grant an injunction banning all reference to Glory to Hong Kong, an anthem of the 2019 protest movement, online and offline.
• Targeted easing steps for real estate sector in offing People's Daily 07 Aug 2023 -- Expanding effective housing demand and improving market expectations will be among the top priorities of policymakers to stabilize the property market, a sector key to reviving the recovery of the world's second-largest economy, experts said.
• Australia Hopeful China Will End Trade Sanctions VOA 07 Aug 2023 -- Australia is hoping its trade dispute with China, which has affected billions of dollars in commodity exports, could be coming to an end after Beijing lifted tariffs on barley.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Aug.7, 2023 ROC MND 07 Aug 2023
• Iran FM on Tokyo visit: Japan PM throws weight behind JCPOA, ready to help its revival Press TV 07 Aug 2023 -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says Tokyo supports the talks aimed at reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), and is ready to help the sides in this regard.
• FM Amir-Abdollahian pursuing case of blocked funds in Japan: Spokesman Press TV 07 Aug 2023 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman says the Islamic Republic is pursuing the release of Iranian funds frozen in Japan due to US sanctions, adding that Tokyo has repeatedly announced its readiness to repatriate them.
• Iran to keep up work to secure release of assets blocked abroad: Spox IRNA 07 Aug 2023 -- The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman has said that the country will continue works on securing the release of frozen assets in different countries including in Japan.
• JCPOA revival needs full return of all sides to commitments: FM IRNA 07 Aug 2023 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has announced that a favorable outcome of the talks aimed at reviving Iran's nuclear deal with world powers, technically known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), will be achieved only after all parties to the deal fully commit to their obligations.
• IRGC spokesman: Iran will respond in kind to any US action, mischief in region Press TV 07 Aug 2023 -- Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has warned the United States against any act of mischief in the region, including seizure of ships.
• Transcript of the Weekly Media Briefing by the Spokesperson Monday 7 August 2023 Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 07 Aug 2023
• Pakistan's Ex-PM Khan Held in 'Insect-Ridden, Dark and Tangy' Cell VOA 07 Aug 2023 -- The United States on Monday described the arrest of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan over the weekend as an "internal matter" for the South Asian nation, while the United Nations called for respecting due process in proceedings against the embattled politician.
• Oil giant Saudi Aramco's Q2 profits sink 38% amid lower crude prices Press TV 07 Aug 2023 -- Saudi Aramco oil giant has declared a significant decline in its second quarter profits this year amid falling oil prices and thinner margins in refining and chemicals.
• "We have achieved the greatest progress in democracy and development in Türkiye's history" Presidency of The Republic of Turkey 07 Aug 2023 -- Addressing citizens following the Presidential Cabinet Meeting, President Erdoğan said: "We have achieved the greatest progress in democracy and development in Türkiye's history. By prioritizing investment, employment and production, we have developed and strengthened Türkiye."
• Cambodia's king signs royal decree to nominate Hun Manet as PM Radio Free Asia 07 Aug 2023 -- Cambodia's King Norodom Sihamoni on Monday issued a royal decree to appoint Hun Sen's eldest son Hun Manet as the country's prime minister, ensuring that the transfer of power from father to son will occur later this month.
• The making of Hun Manet Radio Free Asia 07 Aug 2023 -- Cambodia's prime minister, Hun Sen, who is stepping down later this month after four decades in power, has often suggested he is the reincarnation of a 16th century king.
• Friendship and trust between China and Cambodia is expected to further solidify under new PM Hun Manet: experts Global Times 07 Aug 2023 -- Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni on Monday appointed Hun Manet as the new prime minister, succeeding his father, who is stepping down after a long term rule. Chinese experts said friendship and trust between China and Cambodia is expected to further solidify under the leadership of the new Cambodian government in the coming period.
• Cambodian king appoints Hun Manet as new PM People's Daily 07 Aug 2023 -- Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni on Monday appointed Hun Manet as the new prime minister after incumbent Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen announced he was stepping down.
• Think-tank: Indonesia's next president must navigate complicated ties with China Radio Free Asia 07 Aug 2023 -- Indonesia's relationship with China will be a key issue in the 2024 presidential election, with two of the three candidates appearing to have a pro-Beijing tilt, a new policy brief says.
• Haiti: 'Unimaginable violence' against women, children, reports UNICEF UN News 07 Aug 2023 -- Persistent violence in Haiti remains a significant concern for the safety and welfare of its most vulnerable citizens, especially women and children, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Monday, citing reports of an "alarming spike" in kidnapping and other crimes.