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• Feb. 4 Summary of Additional USCENTCOM Self-Defense Strikes in Yemen CENTCOM 04 Feb 2024 -- On Feb. 4, at approximately 5:30 a.m. (Sanaa time), U.S. Central Command forces conducted a strike in self-defense against a Houthi land attack cruise missile.
• U.S., U.K. Launch Strikes Against Houthi Targets in Yemen to Protect Red Sea Shipping DoD News 04 Feb 2024 -- U.S. and British forces launched a series of proportionate strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen in response to continuing attacks on shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
• US Strikes Houthi Missiles in Yemen VOA 04 Feb 2024 -- The U.S. military said it carried out a "self-defense" strike late Sunday against cruise missiles in an area of Yemen controlled by Houthi militants.
• US-led airstrikes on Houthis can't stop Red Sea crisis 'as root cause in Gaza remained unsolved' Global Times 04 Feb 2024 -- The US and its ally the UK have launched a series of airstrikes against dozens of Houthi targets in Yemen on Saturday, however, the armed group in Yemen who attacked Israel-linked ships that sail through the Red Sea claimed on Sunday that it has not been deterred and vowed to respond. Analysts said the military strikes will only bring more conflicts to the region and before the end of the Gaza crisis, it's unlikely there will be an end to the Red Sea crisis.
• US-UK aggression against Yemen goes on IRNA 04 Feb 2024 -- The United States and Britain have launched fresh round of attacks on Yemen, targeting several areas of the Arab country with warplanes and missiles, including the capital Sana'a overnight on Sunday.
• US-UK aggression on Yemen will not go unanswered: Yemeni Army ISNA 04 Feb 2024 -- Brigadier General Yahya Saree, the spokesperson for the Yemeni Armed Forces, emphasized that recent US-UK attacks against Yemen would not go unanswered, as vowing that "there will be consequences."
• US-UK aggression against Yemen is an open war: Ansar Allah ISNA 04 Feb 2024 -- Regarding the recent US-UK aggression against Yemen, Ali Al-Qahoum, a member of the political bureau of the Yemeni Ansar Allah, commented that it is "an open war, and they must bear the Yemeni strikes and responses."
• Yemeni Army: US-UK aerial assaults 'won't go unanswered' Press TV 04 Feb 2024 -- Yemen's Army says the latest wave of airstrikes by the United States and Britain on the Arab country will not go unanswered.
• US-UK aggression against Yemen 'alarming threat' to international peace, security: Tehran Press TV 04 Feb 2024 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kan'ani has censured the recent US and British aerial aggression against Yemen as an alarming threat to international peace and security.
• US, British forces conduct fresh airstrikes against capital Sana'a, several regions in Yemen Press TV 04 Feb 2024 -- The United States and Britain have carried out a fresh round of strikes in the Yemeni capital Sana'a and other regions in the country, as Yemeni forces launch retaliatory attacks in the Red Sea in solidarity with Palestinians amid the Israeli onslaught against Gaza.
• US, UK Conduct New Strikes on Yemen's Al Hudaydah, Saada Governorates - Local Officials Sputnik 04 Feb 2024 -- The United States and the United Kingdom carried out 15 strikes on positions of Yemen's Ansar Allah movement, also known as the Houthis, in the Yemeni governorates of Al Hudaydah and Saada on Sunday night, officials told Sputnik.
• US, UK Launch 48 Airstrikes at Yemen Overnight - Houthis Sputnik 04 Feb 2024 -- The United States and the United Kingdom launched 48 airstrikes at six Yemeni provinces overnight, a Houthi military spokesperson said on Sunday, adding that retaliation would follow.
• US Forces Struck Houthi Anti-Ship Cruise Missile in Yemen Sputnik 04 Feb 2024 -- The United States military on Sunday struck an anti-ship cruise missile "prepared to launch against ships in the Red Sea" in the Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said.
• Hamas, Islamic Jihad slam US-UK aggression against Yemen Press TV 04 Feb 2024 -- Palestinian resistance movements based in the Gaza Strip have condemned the recent US and British airstrikes on Yemen, saying the aggression is a violation of the Yemeni sovereignty and fuels tensions across West Asia.
• Yemen vows to respond to fresh US-UK attacks IRNA 04 Feb 2024 -- Yemeni Armed Forces spokesman Yahya Saree' says that recent attacks launched by Britain and the US against the Arab country will not go unanswered.
• U.S. Vows Additional Steps -- 'Some Perhaps Unseen' -- In Attacks Against Iran-Linked Sites RFE/RL 04 Feb 2024 -- Washington vowed additional military action against Iran-backed groups in the Middle East following two days of attacks in Syria, Iraq, and Yemen in retaliation for months of assaults on U.S. assets in the region, including a drone attack that killed three American service members in Jordan last month.
• Letter to the Speaker of the House and President pro tempore of the Senate consistent with the War Powers Resolution (Public Law 93-148) The White House 04 Feb 2024
• UN Security Council to hold emergency meeting on US strikes in Iraq, Syria Press TV 04 Feb 2024 -- The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is to hold an emergency meeting on the United States' airstrikes in Iraq and Syria that caused fatalities and considerable material damage across the Arab countries.
• US military bases in Syria on hit list of resistance groups IRNA 04 Feb 2024 -- A US military base in eastern Syria has come under second missile attack since Saturday hours after American warplanes hit the war-torn Arab country in what Washington claimed was in reaction to last weekend's deadly drone attack on its military base in Jordan.
• US attacks on Iraq, Syria make situation more complex: Oman IRNA 04 Feb 2024 -- Foreign Minister of Oman Sayyid Badr Bin Hamad Bin Hamood Al-Busaidi says that the American attacks against Iraq and Syria have made the situation more complicated.
• Kata'ib Hezbollah: US attacks on Iraq show brutality of Washington's leaders IRNA 04 Feb 2024 -- Kata'ib Hezbollah has described the US attacks on Iraq as a sign of the brutality of Washington's leaders.
• Kata'ib Hezbollah: Iraq strikes stem from US statesmen's criminal mindset Press TV 04 Feb 2024 -- Iraqi anti-terror group Kata'ib Hezbollah has roundly denounced the latest US military airstrikes against several sites used by resistance groups in the country, stating that the attacks emanate from the US administration's criminal mindset and its craving for more bloodshed.
• 16 killed, 25 injured in U.S. airstrikes in W. Iraq: spokesman People's Daily 04 Feb 2024 -- The Iraqi government said Saturday that the U.S. airstrikes on the paramilitary Hashd Shaabi forces in western Iraq killed 16 people, including civilians, and injured 25 others.
• Iraq summons U.S. charge d'affaires over U.S. airstrikes People's Daily 04 Feb 2024 -- Iraq's Foreign Ministry summoned Saturday the U.S. charge d'affaires in Baghdad to protest against the recent U.S. airstrikes in western Iraq, said a statement by the ministry.
• Syria condemns U.S. air raids, vows to continue war on terrorism People's Daily 04 Feb 2024 -- Syria on Saturday denounced recent U.S. airstrikes on pro-Iran militias in the country, saying it aims to weaken Syria's fight against terrorism.

Defense Policy / Programs

• US Senate Releases Security Bill Including Ukraine, Israel Aid VOA 04 Feb 2024 -- A newly released U.S. Senate security bill faced an uncertain future Monday, despite the months of negotiations over the bipartisan measure that includes billions of dollars in funding for Ukraine, Israel and humanitarian assistance, as well as reforms for asylum-seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border.
• Background Press Call by Senior Administration Officials on the Bipartisan National Security Agreement The White House 04 Feb 2024
• Statement from Vice President Kamala Harris on the Bipartisan Senate National Security Agreement The White House 04 Feb 2024
• Statement from President Joe Biden on Bipartisan Senate National Security Agreement The White House 04 Feb 2024
• Ukraine's Zelenskyy Considers Replacing Several Senior Officials VOA 04 Feb 2024 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he was considering replacing several senior officials, and not just in the military, in order to appoint the best people leading Ukraine.
• Zelensky Confirms Thinking About Replacing Armed Forces Commander-In-Chief Zaluzhny Sputnik 04 Feb 2024 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed on Sunday that he is thinking about replacing Ukrainian Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Valery Zaluzhny.
• We are working to enhance the ability to shoot down missiles and drones - address by the President of Ukraine President of Ukraine 04 Feb 2024
• PLA Navy, Air Force extend reach with new milestones in replenishment ships, large cargo planes Global Times 04 Feb 2024 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy and Air Force are extending their reach with new milestones in replenishment ships and large cargo planes, a move experts said on Sunday contributes to not only China's national defense but also world peace and stability.
• Japan 'rushing' to improve defense networks amid Chinese attack concerns Radio Free Asia 04 Feb 2024 -- Japan is currently inspecting classified defense networks of major government agencies that have been reportedly compromised by China and "rushing to come up with" countermeasures, according to media reports.
• India has little room for maneuver to delay withdrawing its troops from Maldives: experts Global Times 04 Feb 2024 -- India will withdraw its troops from Maldives by March 10, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Maldives said after the second high-level meeting between the two sides in New Delhi.
• US forces should be expelled from Iraq: PMF IRNA 04 Feb 2024 -- The chairman of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), known in Arabic as Hashd al-Sha'abi, says that the US forces must be expelled from the Iraqi soil.
• Iraq urged gov't to expel US forces IRNA 04 Feb 2024 -- Hadi Al-Ameri, the chief of the Nabni Coalition, has urged the government of Iraq to hurry to expel the US military forces.
• Iraqi paramilitary official says U.S. airstrikes meant to weaken Iraqi forces People's Daily 05 Feb 2024 -- Falih al-Fayyadh, chairman of the Iraqi paramilitary Hashd Shaabi Forces, said Sunday that U.S. airstrikes on its bases in western Iraq were meant to weaken the group and stop it from protecting the country.
• North Korea raps Japan plan to buy US cruise missiles IRNA 04 Feb 2024 -- North Korea has criticized Tokyo for its intentions to purchase Tomahawk cruise missiles from the United States, describing Japan the worst threatening country in the region.
• Yemen kicks off drills simulating liberation of Palestine ISNA 04 Feb 2024 -- The Yemeni Armed Forces conduct drills that simulate raiding and taking control of Israeli settlements as Sanaa prepares for war against Israel.
• Turkiye Denies Media Reports About 'Joint Patrols' With Greece in Aegean Sea Sputnik 04 Feb 2024 -- The Turkish Center for Combating Disinformation on Saturday denied media reports that Ankara and Athens would allegedly carry out "joint patrols" in the Aegean Sea and the Evros River.
• 'Hallowed out': UK left red-faced after faulty warship pulls out of historic NATO drill Press TV 04 Feb 2024 -- A faulty British Navy flagship has pulled out of NATO military drills at the last minute due to a mechanical fault, as lawmakers warn the UK's "hollowed out army is unfit for war."
• UK Aircraft Carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth to Skip NATO's Steadfast Defender Exercise Sputnik 04 Feb 2024 -- UK aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth commissioned in 2017 will not take part in NATO's Steadfast Defender exercise due to a technical issue with a coupling on the vessel's propeller shaft, the UK Royal Navy said on Sunday.
• The Netherlands supports Jordan with medical supplies Netherlands Ministry of Defence 04 Feb 2024
• Secretary Blinken's Call with UK Foreign Secretary Cameron US Dept. of State 04 Feb 2024

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• 24h Operational Update: IDF Conducts Operation on a Compound Used by Commander of Hamas Khan Yunis Brigade Israel Defense Forces 04 Feb 2024
• Israeli Military Destroys 17 Out of 24 Hamas Battalions During Gaza Operation - Netanyahu Sputnik 04 Feb 2024 -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has eliminated 17 out of 24 Hamas battalions during its operation in the Gaza Strip, with the majority of the remainder operating in the south of the enclave, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday.
• PM Netanyahu's Remarks at the Start of the Government Meeting Israel - Prime Minister 04 Feb 2024 -- "As a sovereign state that is fighting for its existence and its future, we make our own decisions, even in those instances where there is no agreement with our American friends."
• Feb. 3: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 04 Feb 2024
• Gaza death toll surpasses 27,360: Health Ministry IRNA 04 Feb 2024 -- The Health Ministry in the Gaza Strip says the number of Palestinians killed by the Zionist regime since October 7 has risen to 27,365.
• Israeli bombs rain down on southern Gaza IRNA 04 Feb 2024 -- Israeli warplanes and artillery have carried out more attacks on areas in the southern Gaza city of Rafah which was earlier declared by the Zionist regime as safe for those displaced in nearly four months of genocidal war on the besieged Palestinian territory.
• Al-Qassam: 43 Israeli vehicles destroyed, volley of rockets fired at Tel Aviv Press TV 04 Feb 2024 -- The military wing of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas says it has destroyed dozens of Israeli military vehicles while firing a volley of rockets at Tel Aviv in the past few days.
• US House panel proposes $17.6bn in military aid for Israel Press TV 04 Feb 2024 -- The US House Appropriations panel has recommended allocating billions of dollars worth of weapons and munitions to strengthen the Israeli regime amid calls on US President Joe Biden's administration to defuse tensions in West Asia.
• Iran sends third shipment of humanitarian aid to Gaza Press TV 04 Feb 2024 -- Iran has sent a third shipment of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, the head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) said as a massive humanitarian crisis is unfolding in the besieged territory amid Israel's devastating war.
• Gaza Crisis May Have Long-Term Negative Impact on Entire Middle East - Egyptian Presidency Sputnik 04 Feb 2024 -- The ongoing crisis in the Gaza Strip could have not only direct, but also long-term negative consequences for Egypt and the entire Middle East, Egyptian presidential spokesman Ahmed Fahmy told Sputnik on Sunday.
• Hamas official: Any ceasefire in Gaza must entail full withdrawal of Israeli forces, end of siege Press TV 04 Feb 2024 -- A senior official of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas says any ceasefire deal in the Gaza Strip must entail complete withdrawal of Israeli forces and lifting of the regime's blockade of the territory.
• Hezbollah launches fresh attacks on Israeli regime targets IRNA 04 Feb 2024 -- Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement says it has targeted an Israeli military base and settlement in northern occupied Palestine.
• Hezbollah launches fresh attacks on Israeli regime targets IRNA 04 Feb 2024 -- Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement says it has targeted an Israeli military base and settlement in northern occupied Palestine.
• Hezbollah fully prepared for potential Israeli aggression on Lebanon: Qassem IRNA 04 Feb 2024 -- Deputy Secretary General of Hezbollah Sheikh Naim Qassem has said that the Lebanese resistance movement is fully prepared for a possible large-scale Israeli attack on Lebanon, and will give an appropriate response to any such act of aggression.
• Hezbollah targets Zionist military positions IRNA 04 Feb 2024 -- The Lebanese resistance movement, Hezbollah, reportedly launched yet another missile attack on Israeli positions in the occupied Palestinian territories as tensions remain high between the two sides over the Zionist regime's genocidal war on Gaza.
• Hezbollah can launch about 1,000 missiles at Tel Aviv on first day ISNA 04 Feb 2024 -- Israeli media reports that Hezbollah can launch approximately 1,000 missiles at 'Tel Aviv' within a span of just two hours. Among these missiles, some are expected to be precision targets, while others may target skyscrapers within the city.
• Lebanon's Hezbollah dismisses Israeli threats, says 'ready' to confront aggression Press TV 04 Feb 2024 -- A senior official of Lebanon's Hezbollah has brushed off the Israeli threats of a widespread attack against the country, warning that the resistance movement is "ready" to respond appropriately to any aggression by Tel Aviv.
• Yemen warns escalation will only add to West's woes in region Press TV 04 Feb 2024 -- The spokesman of Yemen's Ansarullah movement says attacks by the United States and allies on countries in West Asia will only complicate the situation in the region.
• Israel destroying Gaza homes to create 'buffer zone': Experts Press TV 04 Feb 2024 -- Several rights experts have warned that Israel is working to create a buffer zone along the borders of the Gaza Strip, warning that the move would amount to a war crime.

Other Conflicts

• Philippines courts Europe to back its illegal moves in South China Sea Global Times 04 Feb 2024 -- While the Philippines has been provoking tensions in the South China Sea, Enrique Manalo, the country's foreign sffairs secretary, has presented himself as a proponent of peace during an international forum, aiming to garner support from European nations to further its illegal objectives in the region.
• Kosovo: Statement by the Spokesperson on latest police operations against Serbia-run entities European External Action Service (EEAS) 04 Feb 2024 -- The European Union noted with great concern this week's Special Police operations at the offices of Serbia-run institutions in Dragash/Dragaš, Pejë/Pec, Istog/Istok and Klinë/Klina municipalities and the premises of the non-government organisation Center For Peace and Tolerance in Pristina.
• Central African Army Aided by Russian Forces Repels Sudanese Militant Attack - Reports Sputnik 04 Feb 2024 -- With the support of Russian forces, the army of the Central African Republic has repelled an attack by Sudanese militants near a mining site in the village of Mamoun in the Vakaga prefecture in northern CAR, local radio station Lengo Songo reported.

News Reports

• Statement from Secretary Mayorkas on the Bipartisan National Security Agreement in the U.S. Senate DHS 04 Feb 2024 -- Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas issued the following statement on the bipartisan national security agreement in the U.S. Senate:
• Press release on Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko's consultations in the Republic of Korea Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 04 Feb 2024
• Russia Charges Self-Exiled Ex-Duma Deputy Who Opposed War With 'High Treason' RFE/RL 04 Feb 2024 -- Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) has charged Kyiv-based Russian opposition politician Ilya Ponomaryov, a former State Duma deputy who opposed President Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine, with high treason and participation in a terrorist organization.
• COVID-19 epidemic at low level but may rise during Spring Festival: National Health Commission Global Times 04 Feb 2024 -- The National Health Commission (NHC) on Sunday said that at present, the COVID-19 epidemic is at a low level in China, but recent surveillance data showed positive case reports have increased slightly, suggesting that the epidemic is on the rise. Due to factors such as the inter-regional movement of people and the increase of crowd gathering around the Spring Festival, the number of COVID-19 cases is expected to rise, according to the health authority.
• Foreign vessel probed for anchoring in submarine cable protection zone off Shanghai Global Times 04 Feb 2024 -- The Shanghai bureau of China Coast Guard launched an investigation into a foreign vessel suspected of anchoring within a protected zone for submarine cables, which posed a serious threat to international communication infrastructure, thepaper.cn reported on Friday.
• Senior Hong Kong officials further clarify on Article 23 legislation, saying 'foreign interference offense' conviction has at least 3 elements Global Times 04 Feb 2024 -- Senior local officials from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) made further clarifications on Sunday on the Article 23 legislation including public's criticism of local governance but rejecting deliberately provoking hatred, major conditions for the conviction of foreign interference offense, and materials related to the critical infrastructure falling into the scope of state secret.
• Government departments reveal priorities in 2024 People's Daily 04 Feb 2024 -- As China's gross domestic product (GDP) reached a new high of over 126 trillion yuan (about 17.74 trillion U.S. dollars) in 2023, what measures are likely to be adopted to reinforce the sound economic fundamentals and what is the outlook for the Chinese economy in the coming year?
• China advances in satellite technology and autonomous driving with Geespace's latest launch Global Times 04 Feb 2024 -- Geespace, a satellite technology company under Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, launched eleven satellites from Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in Southwest China's Sichuan Province, using Long March-2C carrier rocket on Saturday.
• TPP's Ko slammed for remarks on voters' education levels CNA 04 Feb 2024 -- Taiwan People's Party (TPP) Chairman Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) drew criticism from across Taiwan's political spectrum after saying that his party would have won the election if ballot access was limited to college-educated voters.
• US officials' reported Taiwan trip aims to make island 'a complete pawn' of containment strategy Global Times 04 Feb 2024 -- US officials will travel to the island of Taiwan in March for a briefing on semiconductor export controls on the Chinese mainland, a Taiwan-based news portal reported over the weekend, a trip that mainland industry insiders believe is aimed at ramping up pressure to make the island "a complete pawn" to serve Washington's containment strategy against the Chinese mainland.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Feb. 4, 2024 ROC MND 04 Feb 2024
• Iran FM warns US, UK not to test 'wrath of region' IRNA 04 Feb 2024 -- Iranian foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has called on the United States and the United Kingdom to avoid escalating the security situation in the Western Asia region by launching recurring attacks on regional countries amid a conflict in Palestine.
• Don't put wrath of West Asia to test, Iran warns US, UK Press TV 04 Feb 2024 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has condemned the recent acts of aggression against the countries in West Asia, warning the United States and Britain not to test the wrath of the regional nations.
• US, UK fomenting insecurity in region through military activities: Iran IRNA 04 Feb 2024 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has strongly condemned fresh US-UK strikes on Yemen, saying that the two Western states are fomenting chaos and insecurity in the West Asia region through their military activities which are aimed at supporting the Israeli regime in its ongoing war on Gaza.
• Iran, Saudi Arabia committed to expanding bilateral ties IRNA 04 Feb 2024 -- Head of Iran's Strategic Council on Foreign Relations Kamal Kharrazi has met with Saudi Ambassador to Tehran Abdullah bin Saud al-Anzi, with the two sides stressing the need to expand bilateral relations.
• Court hears lawsuit over 1988 US attack on Iranian frigates IRNA 04 Feb 2024 -- An Iranian court has convened to address the grievances of the families of martyrs of a US attack on Iranian naval vessels in the Persian Gulf in 1988 that resulted in the tragic loss of 56 service members.
• Iran, Venezuela discuss 'boosting energy alliance': Minister Press TV 04 Feb 2024 -- Venezuela's Foreign Minister Yvan Gil says he has discussed with Iranian Oil Minister Javad Owji ways to bolster the "energy alliance" between the two countries.
• Namibian president Geingob dies in hospital People's Daily 04 Feb 2024 -- Namibian President Hage G. Geingob passed away early Sunday while receiving cancer treatment in a hospital in the capital city of Windhoek, the presidential office announced. He was 82.
• Iran, Venezuela discuss 'boosting energy alliance': Minister Press TV 04 Feb 2024 -- Venezuela's Foreign Minister Yvan Gil says he has discussed with Iranian Oil Minister Javad Owji ways to bolster the "energy alliance" between the two countries.
• Kyrgyz Leader Eyeing A Second Term With The Political Landscape Transformed RFE/RL 04 Feb 2024 -- To anyone watching Kyrgyzstan these last three years, the revelation that President Sadyr Japarov intends to run for a second presidential term will not be surprising.