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• March 9 USCENTCOM Conducts Humanitarian Airdrops into Gaza CENTCOM 09 Mar 2024 -- U.S. Central Command conducted a humanitarian assistance airdrop into Northern Gaza on March 9, 2024, at 2:18 p.m. (Gaza time) to provide essential relief to civilians affected by the ongoing conflict.
• UPDATE: US and Coalition Defeat Houthi Attack in Red Sea Area CENTCOM 09 Mar 2024 -- Following further engagements through the morning, U.S. and Coalition forces downed a total of at least 28 uncrewed aerial vehicles between 4:00 a.m. and 8:20 a.m. (Sanaa time) on March 9.
• US and Coalition Defeat Houthi Attack in Red Sea Area CENTCOM 09 Mar 2024 -- US and Coalition Defeat Houthi Attack in Red Sea Area Between 4 a.m. and 6:30 a.m. (Sanaa time), Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists conducted a large-scale uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) attack into the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
• Yemeni missiles, drones hit US vessels in fresh attacks: Army IRNA 09 Mar 2024 -- The Yemeni army has announced fresh "successful" military operations against American vessels in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, as tensions remain high in the region over Israel's war on Gaza and the US support for the regime.
• Yemen says well aware of US warplanes' weaknesses IRNA 09 Mar 2024 -- A senior member of the Supreme Political Council of Yemen has warned the US fighters against taking off or landing on destroyers in the Red Sea.
• No let-up in Yemeni strikes until Israeli genocide in Gaza fully halts: Ansarullah Press TV 09 Mar 2024 -- A senior Ansarullah official says the Yemeni armed forces will continue their retaliatory operations against Israeli-affiliated commercial vessels as well as US and British assets in the Red Sea as long as the occupying regime forges ahead with its genocidal war against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
• Yemen says strikes US vessel, destroyers with naval missiles, 37 drones Press TV 09 Mar 2024 -- The Yemeni military says it has targeted a US vessel and several destroyers with naval missiles and drones in the Red Sea in support of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, amid the Israeli regime's US-backed genocidal war on the besieged territory.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Army announces new policy to drive adoption of agile software development practices Army News 09 Mar 2024 -- Evolving technology is changing the nature of warfare. Software has transformed from a means of operating hardware-based weapons systems to being the essential driver of nearly all the Army's weapons, business, and training platforms. The Army must be able to rapidly develop and upgrade these software-based capabilities to maintain a competitive advantage. To meet this challenge, the Army recently announced a new policy changing its approach to software development.
• 'The Militarization Of Childhood': Russian Children Being Roped Into Country's All-Out War Effort RFE/RL 09 Mar 2024 -- For the last 20 years, the mayor's office of the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk has run a volunteer program for teenagers aged 14 to 18 called the Mayor's Labor Brigade.
• Berlin: Nobody wants to send troops to Ukraine ISNA 09 Mar 2024 -- Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has categorically rejected the French president's suggestion.
• China's defense expenditure reasonable, appropriate: spokesperson for the military delegation to NPC Global Times 09 Mar 2024 -- China's national defense expenditure is open, transparent, and its spending is reasonable and appropriate, Wu Qian, spokesperson for the People's Liberation Army and the People's Armed Police delegation to the National People's Congress (NPC) said on Saturday.
• Tsai oversees ceremonial launch of Taiwan-built offshore patrol vessel CNA 09 Mar 2024 -- President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) oversaw the launch Saturday of the 4,000-tonne Coast Guard ship "Taipei," one of the Chiayi-class offshore patrol vessels ordered from Taiwan's CSBC Corporation.
• India - U.S. Maritime Security Exercise 'Sea Defenders-2024' culminates at Port Blair India PIB 09 Mar 2024 -- The comprehensive maritime security exercise 'Sea Defenders-2024' between the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) & United States Coast Guard (USCG) culminated at Port Blair on March 9, 2024
• NAVAL COMMANDERS' CONFERENCE 24/1 India PIB 09 Mar 2024 -- The first edition of the Biannual Naval Commanders' Conference 2024 was conducted from 05 to 08 March 2024
• Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi virtually dedicates to the nation Sela Tunnel from Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh India PIB 09 Mar 2024 -- Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi virtually dedicated to the nation the Sela Tunnel project during the Viksit Bharat Viksit North East programme in Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh on March 09, 2024
• Secretary Blinken's Call with Kenyan President Ruto US Dept. of State 09 Mar 2024
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with International Organization for Migration Director General Pope US Dept. of State 09 Mar 2024
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan US Dept. of State 09 Mar 2024
• Joint Statement on the U.S.-Türkiye Strategic Mechanism US Dept. of State 09 Mar 2024 -- The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and Türkiye on the occasion of the seventh meeting of the U.S.-Türkiye Strategic Mechanism.

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• Press Briefing by IDF Spokesperson, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, March 9, 2024 Israel Defense Forces 09 Mar 2024
• Israeli forces facing shortage of ammunition in Gaza war: Report IRNA 09 Mar 2024 -- Israeli forces have faced a shortage of ammunition amid the regime's genocidal war in the Gaza Strip, according to a report.
• Netanyahu's Office Says Hamas Currently Not Interested in Hostage Deal Sputnik 09 Mar 2024 -- Palestinian movement Hamas is not interested at this stage in a deal for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip in exchange for the release of hostages, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said on Saturday, adding that Israel maintains contacts with mediators in an attempt to bridge differences.
• Shipload of Aid in Cyprus Ready to Leave for Gaza VOA 09 Mar 2024 -- A ship loaded with 200 metric tons of food aid is ready to depart the Cyprus port of Larnaca, bound for Gaza but awaiting final clearance as a pilot run for a maritime aid corridor for the embattled enclave, Agence France-Presse reported late Saturday.
• Israel, Hamas Trade Blame for Deadlocked Negotiations VOA 09 Mar 2024 -- Negotiations continue for a cease-fire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, Israel's intelligence agency, Mossad, said in a statement Saturday.
• Israel Strikes Rafah's Tallest Building, Triggering Fears of Larger Assault VOA 09 Mar 2024 -- Dozens of families in the southern city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip were left homeless Saturday after Israeli forces struck one of the largest residential towers there, asserting that the block is used by Hamas to plan attacks on Israel.
• Mar. 8: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 09 Mar 2024
• Israel hits residential tower in Rafah, displaces dozens of families Press TV 09 Mar 2024 -- An Israeli airstrike has hit one of the largest residential towers in the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, displacing dozens of Palestinian families, as the occupying regime continues its relentless war on the besieged territory.
• Gaza Strip's Post-Conflict Reconstruction Estimated at $90Bln Sputnik 09 Mar 2024 -- The Gaza Strip's recovery from the damage inflicted by the ongoing escalation of armed conflict between Israel and Hamas is currently estimated at $90 billion, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Sisi said on Saturday.
• Israel tortured UNRWA employees to falsely admit links to Hamas: Report Press TV 09 Mar 2024 -- The UN agency for Palestinian refugees says some of its employees were tortured by the occupying regime to falsely admit that the agency had ties with Hamas and its retaliatory operation in October last year.
• UNRWA says Israel tortured UN staff to tell lies IRNA 09 Mar 2024 -- The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestine Refugees says the Israeli regime has tortured some staffers into falsely stating that the agency has relations with the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas.
• Biden: Ceasefire in Gaza by Ramadan 'looking tough' Press TV 09 Mar 2024 -- US President Joe Biden has said that it would be "tough" to secure a ceasefire by the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Gaza where Israel has been carrying out a genocidal war since October 7, 2023.
• Israel given free hand to complete ethnic cleansing, genocide in Gaza: Iran Foreign Ministry Press TV 09 Mar 2024 -- The spokesman for Iran's Foreign Ministry says the US, Europe and international organizations have no intention to put an end to Israel's crimes against the Palestinian children and women in the Gaza Strip.
• Statement by Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide on UNRWA Government of Norway 09 Mar 2024 -- The situation in Gaza is desperate. UNRWA is the lifeline for Gazans, and crucial for Palestine refugees across the Middle East.
• Government issues disbursement of SEK 200 million to UNRWA following new agreement on stricter controls Government Offices of Sweden 09 Mar 2024 -- The Government decided to issue a disbursement of SEK 200 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). The decision was taken in light of the acute humanitarian situation in Gaza and UNRWA's new undertakings within the framework of a conditional statement assurance to Sweden.
• "What is going on in Gaza has exceeded the limits of tolerance" Presidency of The Republic of Turkey 09 Mar 2024 -- Speaking at the General Assembly of the Science Dissemination Foundation, President Erdoğan said: "What has been going on in Gaza, particularly since October 7, has already exceeded the limits of tolerance. Backed by the unlimited military and diplomatic support of western powers, Israel, which is a terror state, has been carrying out an all-out policy of genocide against our Palestinian brothers and sisters."
• QA-6, 9 March 2024, Statement of the Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Öncü Keçeli in Response to a Question Regarding Statements Made by Members of the Government of Israel Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs 09 Mar 2024
• Islamic Resistance in Iraq hits Israeli positions with drones IRNA 09 Mar 2024 -- The Islamic Resistance in Iraq has announced that its fighters carried out separate drone attacks on the Israeli regime's positions in the occupied territories.
• Israel not serious in truce talks: Hamas official IRNA 09 Mar 2024 -- The Israeli regime has not shown seriousness in indirect negotiations regarding ceasefire and prisoner swap, says a top member of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas.
• Abu Obeida: No compromise on main demands, Ramadan a month of Jihad ISNA 09 Mar 2024 -- The spokesperson for al-Qassam Brigades has come out in a live address to the world, urging Muslims to defend one of their holiest sites.
• Hamas leader urges immediate action to end Gaza war ahead of Ramadan Press TV 09 Mar 2024 -- Head of the politburo of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has called for immediate efforts across the Muslim world to force an end to the war in Gaza in the days remaining to the holy month of Ramadan.
• Hamas rejects Israel's sham investigation into 'flour massacre' in Gaza Press TV 09 Mar 2024 -- The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has rejected the "false and deceitful" investigation of the Israeli regime into the "flour massacre" in the southwest of Gaza City, in which at least 116 Palestinians were killed.
• Hezbollah says attacks Israeli troops with heavy-caliber Burkan missile Press TV 09 Mar 2024 -- The Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement says it has struck Israeli troops near the border with southern Lebanon in response to the regime's ongoing genocidal war in Gaza, and in support of Palestinian fighters facing off a relentless offensive.
• A statement on Gaza and Israel from the president of the ICRC ICRC 09 Mar 2024 -- Five months into the escalation of hostilities, which began with the horrific events in Israel on 7 October, the situation in the Gaza Strip degenerates by the hour. There is nowhere safe for people to go. The civilian death toll and the ongoing captivity of hostages are shocking and unacceptable.

Other Conflicts

• UN chief urges 'genuine, credible' political solution in Syria, as conflict approaches thirteenth anniversary UN News 09 Mar 2024 -- The UN Secretary-General on Saturday highlighted the urgent need for a negotiated political solution in Syria, emphasizing the protection of civilians and the dire humanitarian situation.
• Joint press conference at conclusion of visit to Somalia by Ms.Joyce Msuya, Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, and Ms.Beth Bechdol, Deputy Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization UNOCHA 09 Mar 2024
• Nigeria: Troops deployed to rescue more than 250 kidnapped schoolchildren Press TV 09 Mar 2024 -- Nigeria's president has ordered the deployment of the country's troops to rescue hundreds of pupils kidnapped from a school in the country's northwest.

News Reports

• Kazakhstan Confirms Two Citizens Killed In Russia In What FSB Calls Antiterror Operation RFE/RL 09 Mar 2024 -- Kazakhstan on March 9 confirmed that two of its citizens were shot dead in Russia in what the Kremlin said was an antiterrorism operation that prevented an attack against a synagogue in the Moscow area.
• Russia Goes NGO-Hunting In Central Asia, Where NGOs Have Enough Problems RFE/RL 09 Mar 2024 -- When Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu spoke of Moscow taking "preventive measures" against "pro-Western" NGOs in the Central Asian region last week, he may not have known that he was speaking on World NGO Day.
• Presidium of China's annual legislative session holds 2nd meeting People's Daily 09 Mar 2024 -- The presidium of the second session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), China's national legislature, held its second meeting Friday.
• Chinese property firms in insolvency to face restructure, bankruptcy: minister Global Times 09 Mar 2024 -- Real estate companies that are seriously insolvent should be handled according to market-based principles and rule of law, either subject to bankruptcy or restructuring as appropriate, China's housing minister said on Saturday, pledging measures to promote the stable and healthy development of the real estate market.
• China's legislature, judiciary vow high-quality work to drive modernization People's Daily 09 Mar 2024 -- China's top legislature, top court and top procuratorate on Friday pledged high-quality work in 2024 to facilitate the country's modernization drive.
• China urges U.S. to stop harassing Chinese students under pretext of national security People's Daily 09 Mar 2024 -- China urges the United States to stop harassing Chinese students traveling to the country under the pretext of national security, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Friday.
• Int'l legislators urge countries to assess impact of Taiwan Strait shock CNA 09 Mar 2024 -- Members of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) launched a campaign on Friday urging governments around the world to assess the domestic economic impact of a shock in the Taiwan Strait.
• Opposing 'Taiwan independence' prevailing public sentiment in Taiwan: lawmakers, political advisors Global Times 09 Mar 2024 -- The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) cannot represent Taiwan, nor can it represent all Taiwan compatriots. The prevailing public sentiment in Taiwan has been opposed to "Taiwan independence," deputies to 14th National People's Congress (NPC) and members of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) said during the two sessions on Saturday.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Mar. 9, 2024 ROC MND 09 Mar 2024
• Iran FM spox slams imposing fresh sanctions on Iranian individuals by Canada IRNA 09 Mar 2024 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has strongly condemned the imposing fresh sanctions on Iranian individuals by the Canadian government.
• Iran's oil output rises by 50K bpd IRNA 09 Mar 2024 -- The oil production of the Islamic Republic has increased by 50,000 barrels per day (bpd) due to the exploitation of two new oil fields in Iran.
• Iran's all-out ties with Armenia serve regional peace, lasting security: FM Amir-Abdollahian Press TV 09 Mar 2024 -- The Iranian foreign minister says the expansion of Iran's all-out relations with Armenia will serve the two countries' interests and be beneficial to peace, stability and sustainable security in the region.
• Iranian Female Political Prisoners Blast 'Gender Apartheid' VOA 09 Mar 2024 -- Eleven female political prisoners at Evin Prison in Tehran have written a letter stating that exposing gender apartheid can help fight discrimination and oppression.
• Pakistan Elects Asif Ali Zardari President for 2nd Time VOA 09 Mar 2024 -- Lawmakers in Pakistan elected Asif Ali Zardari the country's new president Saturday, returning him to the largely ceremonial constitutional office for the second time.
• Transcript of Weekly Media Briefing by the Official Spokesperson (March 08, 2024) India MEA 09 Mar 2024
• Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with Israel War Cabinet member Minister Benny Gantz Prime Minister of Canada 09 Mar 2024
• FM Mirzoyan says Armenia considering seeking EU membership Press TV 09 Mar 2024 -- Armenia's Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan has voiced his country's aspirations to expand ties with the West, saying they are considering seeking membership in the European Union (EU).
• Anarchy, gang violence bring Haiti to 'standstill' Press TV 09 Mar 2024 -- Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince was engulfed in intense gunfire as residents frantically sought refuge during the recent surge of gang violence in the capital sparked by the absence of prime minister Ariel Henry.