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• Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder Holds a Press Briefing DoD 23 Jan 2024
• U.S. CENTCOM Destroys Two Houthi Terrorists' Anti-Ship Missile CENTCOM 23 Jan 2024 -- On Jan. 24 at approximately 2:30 a.m. (Sanaa time), U.S. Central Command forces conducted strikes against two Houthi anti-ship missiles that were aimed into the Southern Red Sea and were prepared to launch. U.S. forces identified the missiles in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen and determined that they presented an imminent threat to merchant vessels and the U.S. Navy ships in the region. U.S. forces subsequently struck and destroyed the missiles in self-defense. This action will protect freedom of navigation and make international waters safer and more secure for U.S. Navy vessels and merchant vessels.
• Joint Statement from the Governments of Albania, Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Guinea-Bissau, Hungary, Italy, Kenya, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Poland, Republic of Korea, Romania, United Kingdom, and the United States The White House 23 Jan 2024
• U.S. Forces, Allies Conduct Joint Strikes in Yemen CENTCOM 23 Jan 2024 -- As part of ongoing international efforts to respond to increased Houthi destabilizing and illegal activities in the region, on Jan. 22 at approximately 11:59 p.m. (Sanaa / Yemen time), U.S. Central Command forces alongside UK Armed Forces, and with the support from Australia, Bahrain, Canada, and the Netherlands, conducted strikes on 8 Houthi targets in Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist-controlled areas of Yemen.
• New US-UK aggression targets Yemen ISNA 23 Jan 2024 -- Al Mayadeen's correspondent reported significant explosions that rattled the northern side of Sana'a, simultaneous with the presence of warplanes in the air. Reports revealed that the aggression focused on Al-Dailami Air Base, located north of Sana'a, and Al-Hafa Camp to the east, with a total of seven raids.
• U.S., Britain renew strikes on Houthi targets People's Daily 23 Jan 2024 -- The coalition forces of the United States and Britain launched new strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen on Monday, the U.S. Central Command said.
• U.S., Britain launch airstrikes against Houthi camps in Yemen People's Daily 23 Jan 2024 -- The U.S.-British coalition struck Houthi camps in Yemen's capital and other provinces at midnight, the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported Tuesday.
• Yemen's Houthis claim missile strike on U.S. military cargo ship in Gulf of Aden People's Daily 23 Jan 2024 -- Yemen's Houthi group on Monday said it has carried out a strike on an American military cargo ship, OCEAN JAZZ, in the Gulf of Aden, claiming to have used sea-based missiles.
• U.S. Forces Strike Kataib Hezbollah Capabilities in Iraq CENTCOM 23 Jan 2024 -- In response to attacks by the Iranian-backed militia group Kataib Hezbollah (KH), including the attack on al-Asad Airbase in western Iraq on Jan. 20, on Jan. 24 at 12:15 a.m., U.S. CENTCOM forces conducted unilateral airstrikes against three facilities used by Iranian-backed Kataib Hezbollah militia group and other Iran-affiliated groups in Iraq. These strikes targeted KH headquarters, storage, and training locations for rocket, missile, and one-way attack UAV capabilities.
• Statement From Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III on U.S. Strikes in Iraq DoD 23 Jan 2024 -- Today, at President Biden's direction, U.S. military forces conducted necessary and proportionate strikes on three facilities used by the Iranian-backed Kataib Hezbollah militia group and other Iran-affiliated groups in Iraq.
• US Strikes Back at Iran-Supported Militants in Iraq VOA 23 Jan 2024 -- The United States hit Iranian-backed targets in Iraq and Yemen in a span of about two hours early Wednesday morning, striking a militant headquarters in Iraq and knocking out more missiles in Yemen that were ready to launch into international shipping lanes, according to the U.S. military.
• Federal Government of Somalia, AFRICOM target al Shabaab AFRICOM 23 Jan 2024 -- At the request of the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted a collective self-defense airstrike with two engagements against the al Shabaab terrorist group on Jan. 21.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Brazil Assumes Command of Combined Maritime Forces' Combined Task Force 151 US Navy 23 Jan 2024 -- The Brazilian Navy assumed command of Combined Maritime Forces' (CMF) counter-piracy focused task force during a change of command ceremony here, Jan. 23.
• USEUCOM leaders, ambassadors discuss Black Sea region EUCOM 23 Jan 2024 -- U.S. Army Gen. Christopher Cavoli, commander, U.S. European Command, along with USEUCOM Civilian Deputy & Foreign Policy Advisor Ambassador Kate Byrnes joined U.S. chiefs-of-mission in Bucharest, Romania, Jan. 23, to discuss the command's support to U.S. foreign policy and diplomatic efforts in the Black Sea Region.
• Pentagon Failed to Give Industry Needed Direction on Directed Energy Weapons - Report Sputnik 23 Jan 2024 -- The Biden administration and the Department of Defense have failed to give US business and industry the clear direction and leadership it needs to develop Directed Energy Weapon (DEW) systems, the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) and the Emerging Technologies Institute (ETI) said in a new report on Tuesday.
• NPS POTION Software Helps UAV Break Records During Arctic Test Flight US Navy 23 Jan 2024 -- Following years of dedicated work with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), NPS and Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) partners have successfully concluded the ultimate test of a nine-year continuum of research and development in one of the world's most challenging environments: the Arctic Circle.
• DRAGON-24 - the most critical tactical exam Poland - Ministry of National Defence 23 Jan 2024 -- In the first half of 2024, NATO will conduct a series of exercises under the overarching umbrella of STEADFAST DEFENDER-24 (STDE-24) exercise. The exercises, which will take place mainly in Central Europe, will involve some 90,000 troops from all NATO countries as well as Sweden.
• NATO concludes contracts for another $1.2 billion in artillery ammunition NATO 23 Jan 2024 -- On Tuesday (23 January 2024), Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and General Manager of the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) Stacy Cummings concluded contracts for the purchase of around 220,000 155-millimetre artillery shells worth 1.2 billion US dollars.
• Sweden Sees 'No Reason To Negotiate' With Hungary On NATO Bid; Turkish Parliament OKs Accession RFE/RL 23 Jan 2024 -- Sweden's foreign minister says there is no reason to negotiate with Hungary for a ratification of its NATO bid.
• Turkish Parliament Ratifies Protocol on Sweden's NATO Membership - Broadcast Sputnik 23 Jan 2024 -- Turkiye's Grand National Assembly ratified the protocol on Sweden's accession to NATO on Tuesday, Turkish TRT Haber's broadcast showed.
• Turkish lawmakers open debate over Sweden's NATO membership Press TV 23 Jan 2024 -- Turkish parliamentarians have opened the debate over Sweden's NATO membership after a one-year delay.
• Russia Completes Tests of New Anti-Drone Missiles - Source Sputnik 23 Jan 2024 -- Anti-drone technology is a rapidly evolving field aimed at countering the growing threat posed by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). These systems utilize various methods such as radio frequency jamming, signal interference, and physical destruction to neutralize drones in the air.
• Another meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group Poland - Ministry of National Defence 23 Jan 2024 -- On January 23, the 18th meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG), under US chairmanship, was held in a virtual format with the participation of nearly 50 partner countries and NATO and EU representatives.
• Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Celeste Wallander Holds an Off-Camera, On-The-Record Press Briefing on the Ukraine Defense Contact Group Meeting DoD 23 Jan 2024
• Opening Remarks by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III at the 18th Ukraine Defense Contact Group (As Prepared) DoD 23 Jan 2024
• Senate Committee Spars Over Bill to Transfer Russian Assets to Ukraine - Reports Sputnik 23 Jan 2024 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is caught up in infighting over a new bill to transfer Russian assets to Ukraine, Politico reported, citing two unnamed sources.
• Ukraine Aid-Border Security Deal in Congress Likely a Week Away VOA 23 Jan 2024 -- U.S. lawmakers said Tuesday a deal on border security in return for Republican votes to send nearly $60 billion in aid to Ukraine is nearing completion but likely will not be announced this week.
• READOUT: Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen's Virtual Meeting with Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal of Ukraine US Treasury 23 Jan 2024 -- Today, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen met virtually with Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal. Secretary Yellen reaffirmed the United States unwavering support to Ukraine in its defense against Putin's brutal invasion. Secretary Yellen recognized Ukraine's successful IMF review in December and the effective work of Ukrainian authorities in managing Ukraine's economy and progress on reforms despite pressures from Russia's war. Secretary Yellen reiterated the Administration's ongoing efforts to secure $11.8 billion in direct budget support as part of the national security supplemental request before Congress and underscored the importance of Congress acting on financial support for Ukraine as quickly as possible.
• Secretary General to Ukraine Defense Contact Group: support for Ukraine matters for Ukraine's security and for NATO NATO 23 Jan 2024 -- Participating in a virtual meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group on Tuesday (23 January 2024), NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed Allies' commitments to continue supporting Ukraine now and for the long term.
• Minister Blair announces new military donations for Ukraine at the 18th meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group Canada 23 Jan 2024 -- Today, the Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, participated virtually in the 18th Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) meeting, hosted by United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III. The meeting brought together representatives from more than 50 countries, who reaffirmed their commitment to providing Ukraine with the critical military support it needs.
• Denmark & the Czech Republic Sign Cooperation Agreement on Donations to Ukraine. Czech Republic Ministry of Defence & Armed Forces 23 Jan 2024 -- Denmark and the Czech Republic sign a cooperation agreement - Memorandum of Understanding - on a closer bilateral defence cooperation, including to secure future donations to Ukraine.
• Landsbergis in Brussels: "Hopefully, we will reach a compromise on long-term support for Ukraine under the European Peace Facility; the country is in great need of these funds today" Lithuania MFA 23 Jan 2024 -- On 22 January in Brussels, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis attended the European Union's Foreign Affairs Council, which focused on Russia's aggression against Ukraine and the situation in Israel and the region.
• US Media Reports Loss of 'Dozens' of Bradleys as Ukrainian Army Fusses Over Poor Winter Performance Sputnik 23 Jan 2024 -- The US and its allies sent hundreds of armored vehicles ranging from transports to tanks to Ukraine in 2022 and 2023 in preparation for Kiev's ill-fated summer counteroffensive, with the vehicles' less than stellar performance against Russian forces shattering a decades-old myth of the superiority of NATO equipment to its Russian-made counterparts.
• Iraqi PM stresses determination to end U.S.-led coalition's presence People's Daily 23 Jan 2024 -- Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani said on Monday that any attack on Iraqi soil violates its sovereignty, stressing the country's determination to end the presence of the U.S.-led coalition.
• Australia and Japan sign research agreement for undersea warfare Australia DOD 23 Jan 2024 -- Australia and Japan have signed an agreement to enhance strategic capabilities in robotic and autonomous systems for undersea warfare.
• Iranian army receives new strategic drones IRNA 23 Jan 2024 -- A large number of combat, reconnaissance, strike, and radar drones produced by the Iranian Defense Ministry have been added to the country's army's drone fleet.
• Iranian Army receives giant fleet of indigenous combat, reconnaissance drones Press TV 23 Jan 2024 -- The Islamic Republic of Iran Army has received large numbers of strategic combat, reconnaissance, destruction and radar drones.
• Commander: Iran warship bears message of 'readiness' for enemies Press TV 23 Jan 2024 -- Commander of the naval force of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the latest addition to the force, the Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis warship, bears the message of "readiness" for the country's enemies.
• Infantry Division validation and Leopard 2 tank platform acquisition approved Lithuania MND 23 Jan 2024 -- January 23, the State Defence Council has approved the proposition of the Ministry of National Defence to add a new unit, an Infantry Division, to the Law on Establishing the Principal Structure of the Armed Forces, and the proposed choice of a heavy capability a division needs - the Leopard 2 tank platform.
• Lithuania, Poland Planning to Conduct Exercises in Suwalki Gap in April Sputnik 23 Jan 2024 -- Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said on Monday that Lithuania and Poland plan to hold military drills in the Suwalki Gap in April.
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara and Ivorian Foreign Minister Kacou Houadja Leon Adom US Dept. of State 23 Jan 2024
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Côte d'Ivoire President Alassane Ouattara After Their Meeting US Dept. of State 23 Jan 2024
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken With RTI Ivorian TV US Dept. of State 23 Jan 2024
• Readout of National Security Advisor Sullivan's Meeting with Swedish National Security Advisor Henrik Landerholm The White House 23 Jan 2024
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Nigerian Foreign Minister Yusuf Maitama Tuggar at a Joint Press Availability US Dept. of State 23 Jan 2024
• Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby The White House 23 Jan 2024

Defense Industry

• Contracts For Jan. 23, 2024

Other Conflicts

Ukraine Conflict News


• 23 January 2024 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 23 Jan 2024

Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

• IDF Chief of the General Staff's Statement Regarding the 21 Soldiers Killed in Action: Israel Defense Forces 23 Jan 2024
• Statement by IDF Spokesperson, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, January 23rd, 2024 Israel Defense Forces 23 Jan 2024
• Press Briefing by IDF Spokesperson, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, January 23rd, 2024, 20:15 Israel Defense Forces 23 Jan 2024
• Zionist Army admits heavy casualties in Gaza war IRNA 23 Jan 2024 -- The Zionist Army has admitted that it has suffered heavy casualties in the Gaza war, local media reported.
• Two dozen Israeli troopers killed in Gaza clashes, highest single-day death toll Press TV 23 Jan 2024 -- Twenty four Israeli troopers have been killed in Gaza in the last 24 hours, making it the deadliest day for its invading forces since their ground operation began.
• Israel Reports 24 Soldiers Killed in Gaza in Single Day VOA 23 Jan 2024 -- Israel on Tuesday reported that 24 of its soldiers were killed in the Gaza Strip, one of the single worst days for Israeli forces since launching its campaign to eliminate the Hamas militant group.
• Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: "My main expectation is total victory; there is no substitute for victory." Israel - Prime Minister 23 Jan 2024 -- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, today (Tuesday, 23 January 2024), visited the Elyakim IDF base where he met with cadets in the company commanders training course, both conscripts and reservists.
• Statement by PM Netanyahu Israel - Prime Minister 23 Jan 2024
• PM Netanyahu: "While we bow our heads in memory of our fallen, we are not relenting - even for a moment - in striving for the goal that has no alternative - achieving total victory." Israel - Prime Minister 23 Jan 2024
• Israel Does Not Want War With Hezbollah, But Ready for Any Situation - Defense Minister Sputnik 23 Jan 2024 -- Israel does not want a war with the Lebanese movement Hezbollah, but is ready for any development of events in the north part of the border in light of the ongoing provocations, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said on Tuesday.
• Jan. 22: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 23 Jan 2024
• Israeli military 'encircles' Khan Younis after dozens of troops killed in Gaza Press TV 23 Jan 2024 -- The Israeli military says its ground forces have "encircled" the city of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip after two dozen of its soldiers were killed in its largest single-day toll in the three-month of aggression on the besieged Palestinian territory.
• Hamas takes control of three Israeli drones IRNA 23 Jan 2024 -- The Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, has announced that they have successfully taken control of three Israeli military drones.
• Zionists admit serious damage to Miron base in Hezbollah attack IRNA 23 Jan 2024 -- The Zionist Army has admitted that an attack by Hezbollah against Miron base in northern occupied lands has inflicted major damage to the strategic airbase.
• 25,000 civilian fatalities reported in Gaza conflict amid mounting humanitarian demands People's Daily 23 Jan 2024 -- "Intense" Israeli strikes in Gaza and Palestinian rocket fire into Israel persisted on Monday, with UN humanitarian reports stating more than 25,000 deaths in the enclave since the war's onset on Oct. 7.
• Palestinian-Israeli conflict threatens stability of wider region People's Daily 23 Jan 2024 -- The U.S. military announced on Saturday it had attacked a Houthi anti-ship missile in Yemen as the group prepared to launch the projectile into the Gulf of Aden, in the latest flare-up that sparks fears of a wider war in the Middle East amid the ongoing Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
• At least 50 Palestinians killed by Israeli bombings on Khan Younis: medical sources People's Daily 23 Jan 2024 -- At least 50 Palestinians have been killed and dozens of others wounded by Israeli bombings on shelter centers of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, Palestinian medical sources said on Monday.
• 'High-risk mission' delivers fuel to Al-Shifa Hospital in northern Gaza UN News 23 Jan 2024 -- The World Health Organization (WHO) and partners have delivered 19,000 litres of fuel to Al-Shifa hospital in northern Gaza, the UN agency said late on Tuesday.
• Speech for RC Hanaa Singher-Hamdy for the opening of the Regional preparatory meeting for the Fourth Review Conference on the Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons In Marriott Kathmandu on 23 January 2024 UNOCHA 23 Jan 2024
• Bombardment, displacement and collapsed health care: a crisis for women and girls in Gaza UNRWA 23 Jan 2024
• Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council - on the Middle East UN Secretary-General 23 Jan 2024
• UPDATING LIVE: Rejection of two-State solution by Israeli leadership 'unacceptable', says Guterres UN News 23 Jan 2024 -- Top diplomats are debating the deepening crisis in the Gaza Strip and the whole Middle East in the UN Security Council, against the backdrop of Israel's unrelenting military operation, mounting death toll and escalating global calls for an immediate ceasefire. The UN Secretary-General told ambassadors and foreign ministers during Tuesday's meeting that any refusal to accept a two-State solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict, "must be firmly rejected".
• Gaza fighting spreads into hospitals where there's 'no way in and out' UN News 23 Jan 2024 -- Amid continuing heavy fighting in Gaza on Tuesday morning including reported attacks on hospitals in the southern city of Khan Younis, UN humanitarians expressed deep concern for patients and others seeking treatment who had "no way in and out".
• UN Agency for Palestine Refugees Says 570,000 People in Gaza Strip Face Dire Hunger Sputnik 23 Jan 2024 -- About 570,000 people in the Gaza Strip face dire hunger, and the work of humanitarian organizations is difficult due to access and communication problems, the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) said on Tuesday.
• Nations Reaffirm Urgency of Two-State Solution for Israel and Palestine VOA 23 Jan 2024 -- Nations expressed support for a future independent Palestinian state at the United Nations on Tuesday, days after Israel's prime minister took a strong stance against the two-state solution.
• UN agency says over half a million Palestinians face 'catastrophic hunger' in Gaza Press TV 23 Jan 2024 -- The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees says more than half a million people in the Gaza Strip are facing catastrophic hunger as Israel presses ahead with its genocidal campaign in the besieged Palestinian territory.
• Israel 'starving' Gaza, 'destroying' food system, warns UN expert Press TV 23 Jan 2024 -- A UN expert has warned that Israel is "intentionally" starving Gazans and "destroying" its food system as the genocidal war continues incessantly for more than 100 days now.
• WHO chief 'deeply concerned' as Israel storms a Gaza hospital, lay siege to another Press TV 23 Jan 2024 -- World Health Organization Director-General has said he is "deeply concerned" after Israeli forces stormed one hospital and put another under siege as they advanced deep into western Khan Younis in Gaza.
• Iran urges ICRC to fulfill its duties to help Gaza IRNA 23 Jan 2024 -- Head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) Pirhossein Kolivand has urged the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to commit to its duties to help Gaza.
• Iran has sternly warned Washington against attacks on Yemen, says Iranian foreign minister Press TV 23 Jan 2024 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says the Islamic Republic has bluntly warned the United States that its decision to carry out joint strikes with the United Kingdom on targets in Yemen constitutes "a strategic mistake."
• Israel 'helpless' on battlefield, attacks Syria, Lebanon to deflect 'disgraceful' Gaza defeat: Iran Press TV 23 Jan 2024 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says Israel's recent attacks on Syria and Lebanon are meant to divert the attention of the international community from the regime's "disgraceful defeat" in the Gaza war.
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Riyadh al-Maliki, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the State of Palestine Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 23 Jan 2024
• Russia Says US Must Stop Hostilities, Ceasefire Vetoes in Order to Stabilize Middle East Sputnik 23 Jan 2024 -- Russian Foreign Minster Sergey Lavrov, in an interview with CBS, said that the US must stop its hostilities and stop vetoing UN ceasefire resolutions in order resolve the crisis in the Middle East, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
• Arab League urges U.S. to adopt stance leading to Gaza ceasefire People's Daily 23 Jan 2024 -- The Arab League (AL) on Monday urged the United States to stop supporting the Israeli aggression against the Palestinians and to adopt a stance coherent with international humanitarian law.
• Resistance groups hit Israeli, US positions again over Gaza genocide IRNA 23 Jan 2024 -- The Islamic Jihad movement says the operation in the Al-Maghazi refugee camp in southern Gaza, which caused the highest single-day casualty for Israeli soldiers, proves that the Zionist regime has failed to achieve any of its objectives in the war.
• Lebanese FM: Hezbollah fire will stop if agreement in Gaza reached ISNA 23 Jan 2024 -- Bou Habib remarked that the "minor fighting" on the Lebanese-Palestinian border would "stop immediately and automatically" if such an agreement is reached.
• Resistance fighter martyred in Israeli attack on Lebanon: Hezbollah IRNA 23 Jan 2024 -- A fighter of the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has been martyred in southern Lebanon, the group has said amid the ongoing trading of fire across the Lebanese border with the Israeli-occupied Palestine.
• Hezbollah again targets Israel's Meron base in response to assassinations in Lebanon, Syria Press TV 23 Jan 2024 -- The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has once again targeted a strategic Israeli airbase in the north of the occupied territories in response to the regime's genocidal war in the besieged Gaza Strip and its recent assassinations in Lebanon and Syria.
• Al-Maghazi operation proved Israeli army defeat: Islamic Jihad IRNA 23 Jan 2024 -- The Islamic Jihad movement says the operation in the Al-Maghazi refugee camp in southern Gaza, which caused the highest single-day casualty for Israeli soldiers, proves that the Zionist regime has failed to achieve any of its objectives in the war.
• Palestinian Islamic Jihad: Al-Maghazi operation proved defeat of Israeli regime in Gaza war Press TV 23 Jan 2024 -- A high-ranking member of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad resistance movement has hailed the resistance fighters' operation in the al-Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, saying Israel's heavy losses in a single day show the regime has failed in all its goals in the war against the besieged territory.
• Iraqi resistance hits Israel's Ashdod port with drone IRNA 23 Jan 2024 -- Iraq's Islamic Resistance, according to some news sources, has carried out a drone attack on the Israeli Ashdod port in the west of the occupied Palestinian territory.
• Iraqi resistance retaliates against Israeli atrocities in Gaza, targets Port of Ashdod Press TV 23 Jan 2024 -- Fighters from the Iraqi anti-terror resistance groups have launched a drone strike against targets at a strategic port in the 1948 Israeli-occupied territories in response to the Tel Aviv regime's unrelenting ground and aerial offensives against Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip.
• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's comment on US and UK illegal actions in the Red Sea Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 23 Jan 2024
• Fresh US-UK attack on Yemen futile, Yemeni official says IRNA 23 Jan 2024 -- A military source in Yemen says that the futile attacks were carried out against bases that had been targeted dozens of times before, referring to the fresh US-UK aggression on the Arab country.
• Yemen vows US-UK attacks will not go unanswered IRNA 23 Jan 2024 -- The spokesman for the Armed Forces of Yemen Brigadier General Yahya Saree has said that a joint US-UK aggression on the country that took place in the early hours of Tuesday will not go unanswered.
• Invasion of Yemen tantamount to invasion of Islamic ummah: Hamas IRNA 23 Jan 2024 -- The invasion of Yemen is tantamount to an invasion of the Islamic ummah, an official of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has said while reacting to the recent US-UK aggression against the Arab country.
• Official: US, UK attacks will not deter Yemenis from supporting Gaza IRNA 23 Jan 2024 -- Senior Yemeni official Mohammed Ali al-Houthi has said that the latest US and UK attacks on the country will not deter the Yemenis from supporting Gaza.
• Iran sternly warned US against attacks on Yemen: FM IRNA 23 Jan 2024 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian says Iran has warned the US that its decision to launch joint attacks with the UK against Yemen is a strategic mistake.
• Yemen to keep up attacks on Israeli regime: Ansarullah IRNA 23 Jan 2024 -- An Ansarullah movement official has vowed that Yemeni armed forces will continue attacking the Israeli regime targets despite the recent military aggression by the United States and its allies on the Arab country.
• Yemeni officials vow more attacks against Israel ISNA 23 Jan 2024 -- He stressed that the US-UK aggression's aim to force Yemen to stop its naval operations, "will not be achieved," pointing out that "the US and the UK should understand that we are in an era of retaliation and our people do not know surrender."
• Supporting Palestinians in Gaza 'religious' duty, US to face defeat in Yemen: PM Press TV 23 Jan 2024 -- Yemeni Prime Minister Abdulaziz bin Saleh Habtoor has described support for Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip as a "religious" duty and says the United States will face defeat in its attempts to invade Yemen just as in other battles across the region.
• Yemen asserts no lull in anti-Israel strikes after US, UK launch pro-Tel Aviv attacks Press TV 23 Jan 2024 -- The United States and the United Kingdom have carried out a new round of military strikes across Yemen as Yemeni forces continue retaliatory attacks in the Red Sea on Israeli-owned ships or merchant vessels destined to the occupied territories over unrelenting Israeli onslaught against the Gaza Strip.
• Over half a million Gazans at risk of death from starvation due to Israeli genocide: Senior Hamas official Press TV 23 Jan 2024 -- A senior official of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has warned that more than half a million people face the risk of death from starvation in the besieged Gaza Strip after more than three months of US-backed Israeli genocide in the territory.
• UK, US and Australia sanction key figures in Hamas's financial network UK FCDO 23 Jan 2024 -- The UK, US and Australia have announced new sanctions on key figures in the financial networks of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ).
• Sanctions in response to terrorist attacks perpetrated by Hamas Australia MFA 23 Jan 2024 -- Australia has imposed further counter-terrorism financing sanctions on 12 persons and three entities linked to Hamas, Hizballah and Palestinian Islamic Jihad. This action is concurrent with further sanctions imposed on Hamas-linked targets by the United States, United Kingdom, and European Union.

Other Conflicts

• China releases geological exploration achievements in South China Sea Global Times 23 Jan 2024 -- China released the findings of its mammoth geological exploration of the South China Sea on Tuesday, marking a significant milestone in compiling a basic marine geological survey of the South China Sea and its adjacent seas.
• Pakistan Reopens Key Border Crossing With Afghanistan RFE/RL 23 Jan 2024 -- Pakistan on January 23 reopened the Torkham border crossing with Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, a critical access route for trade and transportation between the two countries, after a 10-day closure prompted by Islamabad's imposing of a requirement for passports and visas for Afghan drivers.
• Fate of junta officers unclear following surrender to rebels in Myanmar's Shan state Radio Free Asia 23 Jan 2024 -- Speculation is swirling over the fate of six brigadier-generals from the Burmese military following their surrender of a strategic Shan state city to ethnic rebels earlier this month in a humiliating setback to the ruling junta.
• Arakan Army fires rockets on junta naval base in Myanmar's Rakhine state Radio Free Asia 23 Jan 2024 -- Myanmar's ethnic Arakan Army carried out a rocket attack on a naval base in Rakhine state's Kyaukphyu township, prompting a military artillery strike in response, causing more than 1,000 civilians to flee their homes, residents said Monday.
• Junta plane repatriating Myanmar troops crashes in India Radio Free Asia 23 Jan 2024 -- A junta plane repatriating regime soldiers to Myanmar crashed in India on Tuesday, injuring at least eight of the crew onboard, refugees in Mizoram state told Radio Free Asia.
• UNHCR: Urgent action needed to address dramatic rise in Rohingya deaths at sea UNHCR 23 Jan 2024 -- UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is alarmed by statistics revealing a surge in the number of desperate Rohingya refugees reportedly dying or going missing while taking risky boat journeys in the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal during 2023.

News Reports

• Coordinated Action By U.S., U.K., Australia Sanctions Russian Hacker Tied To Ransomware Cyberattack RFE/RL 23 Jan 2024 -- The United States and Britain on January 23 followed Australia in imposing sanctions on Russian citizen Aleksandr Yermakov, who was designated for his alleged role in a cyberattack that compromised the personal information of 9.7 million Australians.
• First Trilateral Sanctions against Russian Cyber Actor US Dept. of State 23 Jan 2024 -- In coordination with Australia and the United Kingdom, the United States is designating a Russian cyber actor involved in the 2022 ransomware attack against an Australian healthcare insurer.
• United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom Sanction Russian Cyber Actor Responsible for the Medibank Hack US Treasury 23 Jan 2024 -- Today, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), in coordination with Australia and the United Kingdom, designated Alexander Ermakov (Ermakov), a cyber actor who played a pivotal in the 2022 ransomware attack against Medibank Private Limited, an Australian healthcare insurer.
• UK and allies sanctions Russian cyber hacker UK FCDO 23 Jan 2024 -- The UK, US and Australia have sanctioned a Russia-based cyber hacker in coordinated action aimed at cracking down on international cyber crime.
• Cyber sanctions in response to Medibank Private cyber attack Australia MFA 23 Jan 2024 -- Australia has today used cyber sanctions powers on a Russian individual for his role in the breach of the Medibank Private network.
• Russian FM meets Iranian, Turkish, Lebanese counterparts ISNA 23 Jan 2024 -- The meeting between the four ministers mainly focused on discussing the Israeli war on Gaza, aggressions on Syria, and the "tense situation" in the Red Sea triggered by the US-UK aggression on Yemen and amid the operations by the Yemeni Armed Forces.
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs and the National Community Abroad Ahmed Attaf Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 23 Jan 2024
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's interview with CBS TV channel, New York, January 22, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 23 Jan 2024
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's video address on Russia's CIS chairmanship in 2024, January 23, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 23 Jan 2024
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's talks with Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants of Lebanon Abdallah Bou Habib Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 23 Jan 2024
• 'A Group Without Leaders': Disgruntled Families Of Mobilized Russians Complicate Putin's Plan For Smooth Reelection RFE/RL 23 Jan 2024 -- Nearly two years after Russia unleashed its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the end of the war is not in sight. And the growing discontent of the relatives of mobilized soldiers -- many of whom support the war itself, if not the way Russian soldiers have been treated -- is threatening to disrupt domestic politics ahead of the March election in which authoritarian President Vladimir Putin, 71, is set to secure a fifth term.
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Foreign Minister of the Republic of Türkiye Hakan Fidan Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 23 Jan 2024
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on January 23, 2024 PRC MofA 23 Jan 2024
• India's concerns over Chinese research vessel to Maldives 'reflects hegemonic mentality' Global Times 23 Jan 2024 -- While the Maldives is set to host a Chinese research vessel in the coming days, the Indian Navy is closely monitoring the vessel, which could raise fresh concerns from New Delhi, according to media reports. Some Chinese experts consider that India's worries and hype over the Chinese research vessel for their "military purposes" reflects its hegemonic mentality as it perceives South Asia and the Indian Ocean as its sphere of influence.
• China's efforts to fight terrorism effective; human rights protected in counter-terrorism practice: white paper Global Times 23 Jan 2024 -- China on Tuesday released a white paper on its legal framework and measures for counter-terrorism, which sums up the characteristics of its counter-terrorism efforts over the past decades and exploration of the path of law-based counter-terrorism work.
• UN Calls on Hong Kong to Drop Case Against Publisher Jimmy Lai VOA 23 Jan 2024 -- As Hong Kong's official legal year began Monday, the city's chief justice, Andrew Cheung, used the opportunity to stress how the judiciary takes its duty seriously.
• China tried, but failed, to prevent UN scrutiny of its human rights violations Radio Free Asia 23 Jan 2024 -- Small but mighty. This phrase summarizes Hong Kong, and the Hong Kong, Uyghur, Tibetan, and other advocates who campaigned to call attention to China's human rights violations at the United Nations Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of China in Geneva Tuesday. Despite China's best efforts to spread disinformation, the truth prevailed.
• Little time to review China's rights record at UN Radio Free Asia 23 Jan 2024 -- A five-yearly review of China's human rights record at U.N. offices in Geneva descended into a speed-reading contest on Tuesday after an unusually high number of countries registered in a limited schedule to offer their views on a country that has been accused of genocide.
• China Human Rights Record Comes Under UN Scrutiny VOA 23 Jan 2024 -- China's human rights record was the focus of intense scrutiny Tuesday by the U.N. Human Rights Council, where Beijing faced criticism from Western democratic societies over its treatment of Uyghurs, Tibetans and dissidents in Hong Kong.
• China's state security authority exposes foreign spies targeting crucial employee during overseas visits Global Times 23 Jan 2024 -- China's Ministry of State Security on Tuesday revealed a case involving an employee in a key position from a state-owned enterprise who was targeted by foreign intelligence agencies during an overseas visit. The disclosure of this case aims to raise public awareness, reminding people to exercise caution during their travels overseas, safeguarding national security interests.
• China releases white paper on legal framework and measures for counter-terrorism Global Times 23 Jan 2024 -- China on Tuesday released a white paper on its legal framework and measures for counter-terrorism, which sums up the characteristics of its counter-terrorism efforts over the past decades and exploration of the path of law-based counter-terrorism work.
• China issues white paper on legal framework, measures for counterterrorism People's Daily 23 Jan 2024 -- China's State Council Information Office on Tuesday released a white paper titled "China's Legal Framework and Measures for Counterterrorism."
• China regulates terrorist cases handling procedures in accordance with law: white paper People's Daily 23 Jan 2024 -- China has regulated procedures for handling terrorist cases in accordance with the law, with case management responsibility implemented, and external oversight strengthened to ensure the standardized and orderly exercise of power in handling such cases, a white paper said Tuesday.
• Legal framework for counterterrorism keeps improving in China: white paper People's Daily 23 Jan 2024 -- China has an improving legal framework for counterterrorism, said a white paper on Tuesday.
• New Marshall Islands president reaffirms Taiwan ties at inauguration CNA 23 Jan 2024 -- The inauguration of the Marshall Islands President Hilda Heine, which took place in the capital Majuro on Monday, was attended by dignitaries from around the world including Taiwan, and saw the new leader reaffirming her support for strong Marshall Islands-Taiwan ties.
• Tuvalu affirms ties with Taiwan after warning of possible switch: MOFA CNA 23 Jan 2024 -- Senior officials in Tuvalu have affirmed that the Pacific island country will maintain formal diplomatic ties with Taiwan after a warning emerged on Jan. 19 of a possible severance of ties, a Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) official said Tuesday.
• Cross-strait crisis likely to occur in 2024: Taiwan, U.S. experts CNA 23 Jan 2024 -- More than half of surveyed U.S. and Taiwan experts said they believed a cross-Taiwan Strait crisis was likely to occur in 2024, although there were mixed views on how exactly it would play out, a report released Monday by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) said.
• US keeps hyping military tension around Taiwan Straits Global Times 23 Jan 2024 -- A US think tank released a report on Tuesday claiming that the "majority of experts" from the US and the island of Taiwan said they believe "a crisis in the Taiwan Straits is likely in 2024," with a "blockade" or "quarantine" of the island by the Chinese mainland seen as the most likely scenario, while analysts from the mainland said this is an old trick of the US to hype regional tensions to spread fear in the region to serve its hegemonic interests.
• China unlikely to invade Taiwan in next 5 years: survey Radio Free Asia 23 Jan 2024 -- China is unlikely to invade Taiwan in the next five years, a survey released this week showed.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Jan. 23, 2024 ROC MND 23 Jan 2024
• COVID-19 likely to have infected 90% of Taiwan's population: CDC CNA 23 Jan 2024 -- At least 90 percent of Taiwan's population has likely contracted COVID-19, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said Tuesday, citing a seroprevalence study last year that looked into the prevalence of the disease and the recent spike in cases.
• South Korea looks to EU and UN to boost pressure on North and China Radio Free Asia 23 Jan 2024 -- South Korea has intensified its diplomatic efforts against North Korea and China, strengthening its alliance with the European Union in Brussels to counter threats from Pyongyang, while confronting Beijing at the United Nations over the repatriation of North Korean defectors.
• Iran fourth country to possess satellite launch vehicle: Cmdr IRNA 23 Jan 2024 -- The Islamic Republic of Iran is considered the fourth country capable of using solid propellant applied for a satellite launch vehicle, an Iranian commander said.
• Iran: Statement by the Spokesperson on the latest execution European External Action Service (EEAS) 23 Jan 2024 -- On Tuesday, Mohammad Qobadlou was executed by Iranian authorities after being arrested and sentenced to death in connection with the 2022 protests in Iran. The European Union strongly condemns this execution and calls once again on the Iranian authorities to immediately end the practice of imposing and carrying out death sentences against protesters.
• MKO responsible for over 100 acts of terror against Iran: Judiciary IRNA 23 Jan 2024 -- The Iranian Judiciary spokesperson says the Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) has carried out more than 100 acts of terrorism and betrayal against the Iranian nation over the years.
• Iran, Russia FMs meet in New York ahead of UNSC meeting IRNA 23 Jan 2024 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has met with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in New York where they have arrived to attend a Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East.
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hossein Amir-Abdollahian Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 23 Jan 2024
• Iranian Convicted Of Killing Policeman in 2022 Protests Executed RFE/RL 23 Jan 2024 -- Mohammad Qobadlou, who was handed a death sentence in 2022 for allegedly killing a police officer during the nationwide "Women, Life, Freedom" protests against the Islamic republic's leadership, has been executed despite calls by rights groups to stop the process after he was diagnosed with a mental condition.
• Iran urged to halt 'horrific wave of executions' UN News 23 Jan 2024 -- The United Nations on Tuesday underlined its condemnation of capital punishment following Iran's execution of a young man who was sentenced to death in connection with widespread protests.
• Ceremony for pouring the first concrete into the foundation of power unit of El-Dabaa NPP President of Russia 23 Jan 2024 -- President of Russia and President of Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sisi took part in a ceremony, held via videoconference, for pouring the first concrete into the foundation of the fourth power unit of the Egyptian El-Dabaa NPP.
• Egypt: Press remarks by High Representative Josep Borrell after the EU-Egypt Association Council European External Action Service (EEAS) 23 Jan 2024 -- Check against delivery!
• Disinformation and Foreign Interference: Speech by High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell at the EEAS Conference European External Action Service (EEAS) 23 Jan 2024 -- Check against delivery!
  
• Belarus receives a note of protest over border violations Lithuania MFA 23 Jan 2024 -- On 23 January, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania summoned Belarusia's chargé d'affaires ad interim and handed over a diplomatic note expressing a solid protest against repeated violations of the state border of Lithuania.
• OIC condemns opening of controversial temple in India in place of Babri Masjid Press TV 23 Jan 2024 -- The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has denounced the opening of the controversial Hindu "Ram Temple" in place of the historic Babri Masjid (Babari Mosque) destroyed by Indian Hindu extremists in 1992.
• India's Modi inaugurates new Hindu temple in north India People's Daily 23 Jan 2024 -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated on Monday a new Hindu temple in Ayodhya, a town in north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, dedicated to Lord Ram.
• Venezuela: Arrests and Detentions of Democratic Opposition and Civil Society US Dept. of State 23 Jan 2024 -- The United States is deeply concerned by the issuance of arrest orders and detentions against at least 33 Venezuelans, including members of the democratic opposition, civil society, former members of the military, and journalists.
• Ethiopia to increase potable water supply to Djibouti People's Daily 23 Jan 2024 -- The Ethiopian government said improvement activities are underway with a China-funded project to increase the amount of potable water supplied to neighboring Djibouti to 100,000 cubic meters per day.
• Cambodia's canal project would link its coast with the Mekong River Radio Free Asia 23 Jan 2024 -- A proposed US$1.7 billion canal linking Cambodia's southern coast with its section of the Mekong River could include funding from China and would allow shipments and security patrols on the major waterway to bypass Vietnam, several analysts have told Radio Free Asia.
• Uzbek President In China Seeking New Era Of Relations And Investments RFE/RL 23 Jan 2024 -- Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoev is in Beijing to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping for a high-profile state visit intended to lay the groundwork for strong ties between the two countries.
• World News in Brief: Strikes in Ukraine condemned, surge in Rohingya deaths at sea, boost investment in decent jobs UN News 23 Jan 2024 -- The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine on Tuesday condemned the latest round of Russian air strikes on the two biggest cities in the country, which killed at least seven people and wounded dozens more, according to news reports.
• Philippines' Marcos Says Government Will Not Cooperate with ICC Probe of Drug Crackdown VOA 23 Jan 2024 -- President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. of the Philippines says his government "will not lift a finger" to help the International Criminal Court in its probe of the country's brutal crackdown on illicit drugs.