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• Statement From Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III on Additional U.S. Military Strikes in Syria DoD 12 Nov 2023 -- U.S. military forces conducted precision strikes today on facilities in eastern Syria used by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Iran-affiliated groups in response to continued attacks against U.S. personnel in Iraq and Syria.
• US Armed Forces Strike Facilities of Iran's IRGC, Pro-Iranian Groups in Syria Sputnik 12 Nov 2023 -- The United States has carried out strikes on facilities of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Iran-affiliated groups in eastern Syria in response to attacks on US troops in Iraq and Syria, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Sunday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Statement from President Joe Biden on the Death of American Service Members The White House 12 Nov 2023
• Statement From Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III on a Helicopter Crash in the Mediterranean Sea DoD 12 Nov 2023
• Statement: Five Servicemembers Killed in U.S. Military Aircraft Mishap in Mediterranean EUCOM 12 Nov 2023 -- During a routine air refueling mission as part of military training, a U.S. military aircraft carrying five service members suffered a mishap and crashed into the Mediterranean Sea. All five of the service members onboard the aircraft were killed.
• 5 US Military Personnel Killed in Mediterranean Air Refueling Training Crash VOA 12 Nov 2023 -- Five U.S. service personnel were killed Friday when their aircraft crashed into the Mediterranean Sea during a routine air refueling training mission, the U.S. Defense Department said Sunday.
• Luke AFB advances training during Exercise Desert Hammer US Air Force 12 Nov 2023 -- The 56th Fighter Wing conducted Instructor Pilot War Day in conjunction with a larger joint-force exercise hosted by the 944th Fighter Wing, Exercise Desert Hammer, Nov. 3-4, over the Barry M. Goldwater Range, Arizona.
• United States-Japan-Republic of Korea Trilateral Ministerial Meeting Unilateral Press Statement DoD 12 Nov 2023 -- U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Republic of Korea (ROK) Minister of National Defense Shin Wonsik, and Japanese Minister of Defense Kihara Minoru convened a Trilateral Ministerial Meeting on November 12, 2023.
• Wagner Group Mercenaries Become Part of Russia's National Guard VOA 12 Nov 2023 -- Large elements of the Wagner mercenary Group have "likely" been absorbed into the command structure of Russia's National Guard (Rosgvardiya), the British Defense Ministry said Sunday in its daily intelligence report on Ukraine.
• Germany to Double Military Aid for Ukraine to $8.6Bln in 2024 - Reports Sputnik 12 Nov 2023 -- Western allies began pouring weapons and ammunition into Ukraine shortly after Russia launched its military operation in the country in February 2022. Germany is one of the most active European countries to support Ukraine.
• China to hold military drills with SE Asian countries amid tensions in South China Sea Global Times 12 Nov 2023 -- China will hold a joint military exercise with five Southeast Asian countries this month, with experts saying on Sunday that the move is conducive to the safeguarding of regional peace and stability amid repeated provocations by the Philippines over Chinese islands and reefs in the South China Sea.
• China, Pakistan hold largest-ever joint naval drills Global Times 12 Nov 2023 -- The largest-ever joint exercise between the Chinese and Pakistani navies began in Pakistan on Saturday as the two countries continue to enhance their capabilities in jointly safeguarding strategic sea lanes as well as regional peace and stability, experts said on Sunday.
• PLA Army's tactical ballistic missile believed to have debuted Global Times 12 Nov 2023 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Army is believed to have commissioned a type of tactical ballistic missile, which made its public debut during a recent exercise, according to observers.
• Australia Boosts Regional Security Influence With Tuvalu Accord VOA 12 Nov 2023 -- Australia has signed a security, climate change and migration accord with Tuvalu, a grouping of several low-lying coral atolls in the South Pacific Ocean. Analysts say the Australia-Tuvalu Falepili union also highlights Canberra's attempts to counter China's growing influence in the region.
• Japan to Speed Up Deployment of Upgraded Guided Missiles Before 2026 - Reports Sputnik 12 Nov 2023 -- The Japanese Ground Self-Defense Forces is going to add the upgraded Type-12 surface-to-ship guided missiles to its arsenal before 2026, earlier than initially planned, Japanese media reported on Sunday.
• Israeli Ministry of Defense Concludes Deal to Sell David's Sling Air Defense System to Finland Sputnik 12 Nov 2023 -- Earlier, the US authorities approved the sale to Finland of the David's Sling missile defense system (BMD) developed by the Israeli company Rafael in cooperation with the US.
• Secretary Blinken's Call with Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Al Thani US Dept. of State 12 Nov 2023
• Readout of President Biden's Call with Amir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani of Qatar The White House 12 Nov 2023

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• Press Briefing by IDF Spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari November 12th, 20:15 Israel Defense Forces 12 Nov 2023
• Daily Recap: Hamas - Israel War November 12th, 2023 - Day 37 Israel Defense Forces 12 Nov 2023
• Daily Recap: Hamas - Israel War November 12th, 2023 - Day 37 Israel Defense Forces 12 Nov 2023
• PM Netanyahu Meets with Bipartisan US Congressional Delegation Israel - Prime Minister 12 Nov 2023
• Netanyahu: Hamas Blocking Safe Removal of Patients From Gaza Hospital VOA 12 Nov 2023 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday "there's no reason" why patients at Gaza's besieged Shifa hospital can't be safely evacuated but contended that Hamas militants are "doing everything to keep them in harm's way."
• IDF Destroys 150 Underground Tunnels of Hamas in Gaza Sputnik 12 Nov 2023 -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has dismantled more than 150 underground tunnels and complexes in the Gaza Strip used by the Palestinian movement Hamas, IDF spokesperson Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus said.
• Gaza death toll climbs to 11,100, including 8,000 kids, women IRNA 12 Nov 2023 -- The Israeli regime keeps on committing atrocities against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, as the number of martyrs goes up to 11,100, some 8,000 out of which are children, women, and senior citizens.
• Gaza patients 'in streets without care': Palestinian official Press TV 12 Nov 2023 -- A Palestinian official has warned that patients are out "in the streets without care" in the Gaza Strip and their lives are at risk, as Israel continues its deadly bombing campaign in the besieged enclave.
• New Israeli strikes kill dozens of Palestinians in Gaza as Netanyahu rejects ceasefire calls Press TV 12 Nov 2023 -- Relentless Israeli air and ground attacks have killed dozens of Palestinian civilians over the last few hours, as the Israeli regime's prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu has rejected mounting international calls for a ceasefire.
• Al-Quds Hospital in Gaza knocked out due to Israeli siege Press TV 12 Nov 2023 -- Another hospital in Gaza has been closed down because of continued Israeli blockade, which has forced health centers to cease operations due to lack of fuel.
• Iraqi resistance forces target Israeli settlement "Eilat" for second time in two weeks Press TV 12 Nov 2023 -- The Islamic Resistance in Iraq has claimed responsibility for an attack on the Israeli settlement of "Eilat" for the second time in two weeks, vowing to carry out more attacks against the Israeli occupation amid the regime's bombardment campaign against Gaza.
• Gaza: UN agencies make plea for international action to end hospital attacks UN News 12 Nov 2023 -- UN agencies issued an urgent call for international action on Sunday to end the ongoing attacks on hospitals, as Israeli forces battle Palestinian militants in the heart of the Gaza Strip.
• UNRWA Situation Report #28 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem (all information valid as of 11 November 2023 at 18:30 local time) UNRWA 12 Nov 2023
• UN regional directors call for immediate international action to halt Israel's attacks on Gaza hospitals Press TV 12 Nov 2023 -- The regional directors of several UN agencies have called for urgent international action to end Israel's ongoing attacks on hospitals in the besieged Gaza Strip, which the regime has brought under an unrelenting genocidal war.
• Iran's reaction to some of articles of Riyadh summit's final resolution ISNA 12 Nov 2023 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman, Nasser Kanaani stressed that the most of Iran's proposals are included in the final resolution of the joint meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and the Arab League in Riyadh, and the tone and wording of this resolution are strong and firm.
• Implementation of Raisi's 10 proposals in Riyadh summit can immediately stop Zionists' crimes in Gaza ISNA 12 Nov 2023 -- Iranian Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian emphasized that the implementation of the 10 proposals put forward by President Ebrahim Raisi in Riyadh summit can immediately stop the Zionists' crimes in Gaza and open the way for sending humanitarian aid.
• Resistance need of region today, retreat against Zionist enemy rejected: Raisi ISNA 12 Nov 2023 -- Iranian President described resistance and standing as the need of the region today and Lebanon and Palestine as a symbol of resistance and stated, "Some are trying to insinuate that the resistance groups are under the command of the Islamic Republic of Iran, while we have repeatedly denied this claim and stated that the resistance groups are independent in recognition, decision and action".
• Palestinian resistance missiles inflict strategic defeat on Israel: IRGC Press TV 12 Nov 2023 -- The second-in-command of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the precision missiles of the Palestinian resistance fighters have inflicted a "strategic defeat" on the Israeli regime and its allies.
• Iran has clear stance on Palestine: President Raisi IRNA 12 Nov 2023 -- Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has highlighted the Islamic Republic's clear stance on Palestine, stressing that the Zionist regime is an occupier.
• Raisi: Israel dared commit Gaza genocide due to disunity of Islamic nations in early days of war IRNA 12 Nov 2023 -- Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi has said that if Islamic countries had been united and stood up against the Zionist regime in the early days of the Gaza war, the regime would not have dared commit genocide in the Palestinian territory.
• President Raisi's 10 solutions for solving Gaza crisis ISNA 12 Nov 2023 -- Iranian President stated that today the Gaza issue is a confrontation between the axis of honour and the axis of evil and everyone should determine which line they are on, introducing the US government as the mastermind and main accomplice to the Zionist crimes against the oppressed people of Gaza in the last 5 weeks.
• Impact and Consequences of the Current Situation in the Gaza Strip/Palestine in All Aspects of UNESCO's mandate ("Yemen/Arab Group Gaza Resolution") Australia Department of Foreign Affairs and Tradet 12 Nov 2023 -- Statement by H.E. Ms Megan Anderson, Ambassador and Permanent Delegate of Australia to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)
• Arab-Islamic world demands immediate end to Gaza attacks; mounting global pressure on Israel for cease-fire Global Times 12 Nov 2023 -- As a significant result of the joint Islamic-Arab summit in Riyadh held on Saturday (local time), Saudi Arabia and other Muslim countries called for an immediate end to military operations in Gaza, rejecting Israel's justification of its actions against Palestinians as "self-defense." Chinese observers view the development as a historic moment when the Arab-Islamic world is moving toward unity while Israel is intensifying its attacks on the Gaza Strip.
• Lebanon has contingency plan in case of war; calls for urgent ceasefire in Gaza: Caretaker PM Press TV 12 Nov 2023 -- Caretaker Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati has called for an immediate ceasefire in the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip, but says Beirut has drawn up a contingency plan for the next three months should war break out in the country amid Israeli provocations to expand its onslaught on the besieged Palestinian territory to other fronts.
• Erdogan criticizes UNSC for being 'dysfunctional' amid Israeli massacres in Gaza Press TV 12 Nov 2023 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called on the international community to take action against the Israeli massacre of civilians in the Gaza Strip.
• War with Hamas costs Israeli regime $260m per day: Report IRNA 12 Nov 2023 -- The Jordanian House of Representatives has unanimously agreed that the country's agreements with Israel are reviewed as the regime continues its relentless airstrikes against Palestinians in Gaza where civilians remain the main victims of the aerial attacks.
• Israel delusional to think it can eliminate Hamas, other resistance groups: Hezbollah Press TV 12 Nov 2023 -- A high-ranking official with the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement says the Tel Aviv regime is mistaken if it thinks it would be able to wipe out the Palestinian Hamas resistance group through its onslaught against defenseless Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
• Hamas: Gaza will only be governed by its own people, no authority except for Palestinians Press TV 12 Nov 2023 -- A senior official of Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has rejected claims by Israel and some of its Western backers about the Gaza Strip being governed by any party except its own people after the end of the ongoing Israeli war.
• Israel and the Occupied Territories: The ICRC urges protection for Gaza civilians evacuating and staying behind ICRC 12 Nov 2023 -- The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) urgently calls for the protection of civilians in Gaza trapped in fighting, whether they are trying to evacuate or staying where they are.

Other Conflicts

• Activists Condemn Australia for Prosecuting Afghan War Crimes Whistleblower VOA 12 Nov 2023 -- Civil society groups are calling on Australia to halt the prosecution of a man who leaked classified documents detailing allegations of Australian special forces committing war crimes in Afghanistan.
• Taliban's acting energy minister in Tehran for talks: Report IRNA 12 Nov 2023 -- Acting Minister of Energy and Water of Afghanistan's Taliban ruling government Abdul Latif Mansour has departed for Iran on Saturday, Afghan Voice Agency (AVA) announced.
• Fresh Israeli airstrike targets positions in Syria, no casualties reported Press TV 12 Nov 2023 -- Israeli military aircraft have carried out another act of aggression against Syria, targeting positions in the country as the Tel Aviv regime continues its airstrikes against the crisis-hit Arab nation alongside its bloody onslaught against Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip.
• Sudan: Statement by the High Representative on the atrocities in Ardamta Darfur European External Action Service (EEAS) 12 Nov 2023 -- The European Union is appalled by and condemns the recent dramatic escalation of violence in Darfur. According to credible eyewitness reports more than a thousand members of the Masalit community were killed in Ardamta, West Darfur, in just over two days, during major attacks carried out by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and its affiliated militias.

News Reports

• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's answer to a question from the Moscow. Kremlin. Putin TV programme, November 12, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 12 Nov 2023
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's answers to questions from the Moscow. Kremlin. Putin programme, November 12, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 12 Nov 2023
• Report: Senior Ukrainian Military Officer With Intelligence Ties 'Coordinated' Nord Stream Sabotage RFE/RL 12 Nov 2023 -- A decorated officer in the Ukrainian military with "deep ties" to the country's intelligence services "played a central role" and was the "coordinator" of the attack last year on the Nord Stream natural-gas pipeline, The Washington Post reported on November 11.
• Ukrainian Military Officer Accused of Attack on Nord Stream Gas Pipeline VOA 12 Nov 2023 -- A Ukrainian military officer allegedly coordinated last year's attack on the Nord Stream natural gas pipeline, according to The Washington Post, citing anonymous sources in Ukraine and Europe.
• Ukraine officer led Nord Stream sabotage operation: Investigation Press TV 12 Nov 2023 -- A Special Operations Forces officer of Ukraine led the Nord Stream gas pipelines blast in the Baltic Sea in September 2022, a joint investigation by two international newspapers says.
• Hong Kong police 'knew about' Yuen Long mob attacks beforehand Radio Free Asia 12 Nov 2023 -- Hong Kong government officials knew in advance that white-clad mobsters planned to attack protesters and passers-by at the Yuen Long train station on July 21, 2019, according to a new book about the democracy movement.
• 'Small spike' in COVID-19 infections expected in winter; vulnerable groups advised to get vaccinated: Zhong Nanshan Global Times 12 Nov 2023 -- China's top respiratory disease expert Zhong Nanshan warned of a small spike in COVID-19 infections in the winter and reminded the elderly and vulnerable populations get vaccinated as soon as possible.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Nov. 12, 2023 ROC MND 12 Nov 2023
• Permanent Commission Session of DPRK SPA Standing Committee Held KCNA 12 Nov 2023 -- A session of the Permanent Commission of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea was held.
• Iran's air defense updated based on new threats: Cmdr. IRNA 12 Nov 2023 -- Commander of Iran's northeast air defense zone has said that the country's air defense equipment has been updated based on new threats.
• Root of many of world's troubles incl. in African continent Zionist Regime: Iranian President ISNA 12 Nov 2023 -- Iranian President described the Zionist regime as a great calamity for the Islamic Ummah and the entire world and stated, "The root of many sufferings in the world, Islamophobia, Iranophobia and discord in the Islamic world and the African continent is the Zionist regime".
• Junta expands use of radio shows, Telegram app to boost propaganda Radio Free Asia 12 Nov 2023 -- Myanmar's military junta is increasingly using state media outlets for propaganda purposes while it continues its crack down on independent news outlets, several journalists have told Radio Free Asia.
• Belarus: Statement by High Representative Josep Borrell on International Day of Solidarity with the country European External Action Service (EEAS) 12 Nov 2023 -- Today, we mark the International Day of Solidarity with Belarus, in memory of 31-year-old Raman Bandarenka, who was brutally beaten by the regime's security forces, leading to his tragic death on November 12, 2020. His death was never investigated and no charges were brought against those responsible for it.
• Kazakhstan Opens Secret KGB Archives Amid Moves Toward Decolonization In Central Asia RFE/RL 12 Nov 2023 -- November is an official month of remembrance in Kazakhstan for the victims of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin's decades of deadly repression against perceived opposition and what were called "enemies" of the U.S.S.R.