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• March 27 Red Sea Update CENTCOM 27 Mar 2024 -- Between 2:00 and 2:20 a.m. (Sanaa time) on March 27, United States Central Command successfully engaged and destroyed four long-range unmanned aerial systems (UAS) launched by Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists in Yemen. These UAS were aimed at a U.S. warship and engaged in self-defense over the Red Sea. There were no injuries or damage reported to U.S. or coalition ships.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro Jr. DoD 27 Mar 2024
• Proliferation Remains Best Deterrence Against Threats to U.S. Space Access DoD News 27 Mar 2024 -- The Defense Department relies heavily on space-based satellites for much of the work it does to defend the United States, and that reliance is expected to grow in coming years.
• DARPA Aims to Develop AI, Autonomy Applications Warfighters Can Trust DoD News 27 Mar 2024 -- An important goal of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is developing artificial intelligence that is trustworthy for the Defense Department — particularly for making life-or-death recommendations to warfighters, said Matt Turek, deputy director of DARPA's Information Innovation Office.
• Red Flag-Nellis 24-2 shapes the future of air combat US Air Force 27 Mar 2024 -- During exercise Red Flag 24-2, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Marine Corps personnel trained alongside the Royal Netherlands Air Force from March 11-24.
• USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4) Joins Forces with Ghana Navy in the Gulf of Guinea for Exercise Sea Lion 2024 US Navy 27 Mar 2024 -- The Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4) completed its participation in Exercise Sea Lion 2024 alongside the Ghana Navy in the Gulf of Guinea, March 21, 2024.
• Readout of Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Ms. Sasha Baker's Meeting With Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs Fuad Hussein DoD 27 Mar 2024
• NATO Allies strengthen cooperation on military aviation training NATO 27 Mar 2024 -- On Monday (25 March 2024), twelve NATO Allies (Belgium, Czechia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Spain, Türkiye, and the United Kingdom) agreed to further expand military aviation training across the Alliance through the NATO Flight Training Europe (NFTE) initiative.
• Landmark legislation to bolster national security and remove red tape for Australian industry Australia DOD 27 Mar 2024 -- The Australian Parliament today passed landmark legislation that will strengthen Australia's national security and support local industry by unlocking defence trade, innovation and collaboration with our AUKUS partners.
• Investment in Defence industry creates almost 4000 extra jobs Australia DOD 27 Mar 2024 -- Figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reaffirm the economic benefits of the Government's investments in growing our defence industry.
• French, Brazilian Presidents Celebrate Launch of Defense Submarine VOA 27 Mar 2024 -- French President Emmanuel Macron and Brazil's President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva celebrated the launch of Brazil's third French-designed submarine at Brazil's naval base in the Itaguai shipyard near Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday.
• ARMY COMMANDERS TO BRAINSTORM CONCEPTUAL ISSUES, REVIEW AND ASSESS THE OVERALL SECURITY SITUATION India PIB 27 Mar 2024 -- Army Commanders' Conference, first for the year 2024 will be organised in hybrid mode with the conference in virtual mode scheduled on 28th March 2024 and thereafter physical mode in New Delhi on 01st and 02nd April 2024
• Junta helicopter crashes during training exercise in Myanmar Radio Free Asia 27 Mar 2024 -- A junta-owned military helicopter crashed in northern Myanmar, according to a statement by officials on Wednesday.

Defense Industry

• Contracts For March 27, 2024

Other Conflicts

Ukraine Conflict News


• 27 March 2024 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 27 Mar 2024

Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

• Israel confirms killing of Hamas' deputy military commander People's Daily 27 Mar 2024 -- Israel confirmed Tuesday that Marwan Issa, the deputy military leader of Hamas, was killed in its airstrike on a tunnel in the Gaza Strip earlier in March.
• PM Netanyahu to a Bipartisan US Congressional Delegation Organized by AIPAC: "We have to win. There is no substitute for victory." Israel - Prime Minister 27 Mar 2024
• PM Netanyahu at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem met with US Senator Rick Scott Israel - Prime Minister 27 Mar 2024
• Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 32,414: ministry People's Daily 27 Mar 2024 -- The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip from ongoing Israeli attacks has risen to 32,414, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said in a press statement on Tuesday.
• Gaza war: 'Direct hits' on more than 200 schools since Israeli bombing began UN News 27 Mar 2024 -- The intense Israeli bombardment of Gaza in response to Hamas-led terror attacks in Israel has included "direct hits" on 212 schools in the enclave, UN-partnered analysis indicated on Wednesday.
• UNRWA Situation Report #95 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem - All information from 24-25 March 2024, is valid as of 25 March 2024 at 22:30 UNRWA 27 Mar 2024
• UN: Gaza Crisis Reaches Unprecedented Level of Devastation, Despair VOA 27 Mar 2024 -- U.N. aid agencies warn the crisis in Gaza has reached an unprecedented level of despair as Israeli attacks continue and hunger stalks the civilian population after months of inadequate humanitarian assistance.
• US, Israel Set New Talks on Israeli Plan to Invade Rafah VOA 27 Mar 2024 -- In a reversal, Israel agreed Wednesday to send its war strategists to Washington to discuss its intention to launch a ground assault on Hamas militants in the southern Gaza city of Rafah.
• Treasury Sanctions Hamas-Aligned Terrorist Fundraising Network US Treasury 27 Mar 2024 -- Today, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designatedtwo individuals and three entities as key financial facilitators involved in fundraising for Hamas. In the wake of the October 7, 2023 terrorist attack perpetrated by Hamas against Israel, Gaza Now engaged in fundraising efforts to support Hamas. Gaza Now and its founder Mustafa Ayash, as well Al-Qureshi Executives and Aakhirah Limited, and their director Aozma Sultana, partnered on multiple fundraising efforts. This
• Egypt's FM, Fatah discuss Gaza situation People's Daily 27 Mar 2024 -- Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and a visiting delegation of the Palestinian Fatah movement discussed on Tuesday the recent developments in the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza, and necessary moves to stop the Israeli attacks.
• Lord Ahmad visits Egypt for talks on getting more aid into Gaza and steps for achieving a sustainable peace UK FCDO 27 Mar 2024 -- In his third visit to Egypt, Lord (Tariq) Ahmad will discuss how the UK and Egypt can work together to get more lifesaving aid to Palestinians in Gaza.
• Israeli Government land seizures announcement March 2024: FCDO statement UK FCDO 27 Mar 2024 -- The UK government gave a statement in response to Israel announcing the seizure of further land in the Jordan Valley.
• Hamas says UNSC resolution demanding Gaza truce shows Israel's "isolation" People's Daily 27 Mar 2024 -- Head of the Hamas Political Bureau Ismail Haniyeh said on Tuesday that Israel's "unprecedented political isolation" was evident in the resolution adopted the day before by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, according to Iran's official news agency IRNA.
• 2 killed, 3 injured in Israeli strikes in E. Lebanon People's Daily 27 Mar 2024 -- Two Hezbollah fighters were killed and three civilians were injured Tuesday in Israeli air strikes on Hezbollah sites near Lebanon's northeastern town of Zboud and eastern Baalbek-Hermel Governorate's Ouadi Fara, Lebanese military sources told Xinhua.

Other Conflicts

• Philippines and India Agree to Scale up Cooperation in Support of the International Rules-Based Order Philippines DFA 27 Mar 2024 -- In a bilateral meeting between Secretary Enrique A. Manalo and Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar during the second visit to Manila of India's top envoy, the two sides reaffirmed their shared interest in a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific region. Echoing their meeting in New Delhi in June 2023, the Ministers underlined the need for the peaceful settlement of disputes and for adherence to international law, especially the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and the 2016 Arbitral Award on the South China Sea.
• Can Afghan Taliban Fight Pakistani Military? VOA 27 Mar 2024 -- Two and a half years into their reign, the Afghan Taliban have cemented their ultra-conservative rule across the war-torn country but have yet to turn their fighting force into a traditional military.
• China condemns terrorist attack in Pakistan, asking for thorough investigation Global Times 27 Mar 2024 -- A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Wednesday made remarks on the Dasu bomb attack in Pakistan, saying that China strongly condemns this terrorist attack, and asks Pakistan to thoroughly investigate the incident as soon as possible.
• Security Council Press Statement on Terrorist Attack in Besham, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan UN Security Council 27 Mar 2024
• 5 Chinese nationals, 1 Pakistani killed in terrorist attack in NW Pakistan People's Daily 27 Mar 2024 -- Five Chinese nationals and one Pakistani were killed in a terrorist attack in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province on Tuesday, the Chinese Embassy in Pakistan confirmed.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson's Remarks on the Dasu Bomb Attack in Pakistan PRC MofA 27 Mar 2024 -- Q: It's reported that a terrorist attack caused Chinese casualties in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan on March 26. What's the Foreign Ministry's comment?
• China Says 'Deeply Rooted' Ties with Pakistan Unaffected by Terror Attack VOA 27 Mar 2024 -- China said Wednesday it had asked Pakistan to "speed up the hunt" for those behind the previous day's terrorist attack that killed five Chinese workers and their local driver.
• Killings of junta military recruiters rise to 17, tripling in last week Radio Free Asia 27 Mar 2024 -- At least 17 local officials carrying out the junta's conscription efforts have been killed since a draft law was enacted early last month, according to rebel officials and residents.
• MONUSCO's withdrawal from South Kivu risks leaving a security vacuum in the Democratic Republic of Congo: UK statement at the UN Security Council UK FCDO 27 Mar 2024 -- Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki at the UN Security Council meeting on the DRC.
• DR Congo mission chief says humanitarian disaster 'unfolding before our very eyes' UN News 27 Mar 2024 -- Insecurity in the volatile eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has worsened since the end of recent elections, UN Special Representative Bintou Keita told the Security Council on Wednesday.
• Democratic Republic of Congo Battling Worsening Humanitarian Crisis, Armed Conflict, Despite Recent Peaceful Elections, Special Representative Tells Security Council UN Security Council 27 Mar 2024 -- While the humanitarian impact of the hostilities in Gaza has been cataclysmic and is worsening daily, violence and the relentless expansion of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, continue at alarming levels, the head of United Nations peace efforts in the Middle East told the Security Council today, as delegates raised concern over non-compliance with the organ's demand for a ceasefire.

News Reports

• Assange faces further wait for appeal against extradition to U.S. People's Daily 27 Mar 2024 -- Wikileaks founder Julian Assange faces a further wait to find out whether he can bring an appeal against his extradition to the United States, the High Court ruled on Tuesday.
• European Lawmakers React After Alleged Targeting In Chinese Hacking Campaign RFE/RL 27 Mar 2024 -- Luke de Pulford, a British activist focused on China, didn't know he and a global group of lawmakers that he founded were being targeted by Chinese hackers until the U.S. Justice Department issued a press release about the yearslong campaign.
• WHO launches CoViNet: a global network for coronaviruses WHO 27 Mar 2024
• Malcolm Nance: 'Always Listen To A Terrorist Group And Believe Them When They Confess' RFE/RL 27 Mar 2024 -- Malcolm Nance is an expert in terrorism, extremism, and insurgency and a best-selling author of several books, including Defeating ISIS: Who They Are, How They Fight, What They Believe. He previously served in the U.S. Navy as a naval cryptologist, participating in antiterrorism and intelligence operations.
• Death Toll From Concert Hall Attack In Russia Rises To 143 RFE/RL 27 Mar 2024 -- The death toll in the Crocus City Hall terrorist attack near Moscow has risen to 143, the Ministry of Emergency Situations said on March 27.
• How False Assumptions Are Clouding The Postmortem Of Russia's Terror Attack RFE/RL 27 Mar 2024 -- The deadly terrorist attack on Crocus City Hall outside Moscow has triggered a flood of unsubstantiated assessments spread widely in Russia.
• Russia's Ethnic Minorities Brace For 'Excesses' As Xenophobia Spikes After Crocus Attack RFE/RL 27 Mar 2024 -- "I have a Kalmyk friend who is a doctor," a man who lives in Elista, the capital of Russia's Republic of Kalmykia, told RFE/RL. "He told me yesterday that his granddaughter in Moscow had been stopped by security forces. After all, they can't even tell whether a person is a Kalmyk, an Uzbek, a Tatar, or a Tajik. We are all the same to them.
• Uzbek Citizens Urged To Obey Tougher Security Measures In Russia RFE/RL 27 Mar 2024 -- Uzbekistan has urged its citizens who work in Russia to comply with the stepped-up security measures that Moscow introduced following last week's deadly attack at a concert hall near Moscow.
• Central Asians in Russia Face Backlash After IS-K Terror Attack VOA 27 Mar 2024 -- Russian media and analysts are reporting a spike in hate crimes and violence against migrants from Central Asia following last week's terror attack on a Moscow concert hall, which has led to the arrests of seven people of Tajik origin.
• Telephone conversation with President of the Republic of the Congo Denis Sassou-Nguesso President of Russia 27 Mar 2024 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of the Congo DenisSassou-Nguesso at the initiative of the Congolese side.
• Telephone conversation with Interim President of Mali Assimi Goïta President of Russia 27 Mar 2024
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian's Regular Press Conference on March 27, 2024 PRC MofA 27 Mar 2024
• US and China feud over subsidies for green tech Radio Free Asia 27 Mar 2024 -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday accused China of manipulating global markets for green energy by exporting a "flood" of subsidized products, which she said suppresses the development of competing industries in other countries around the world.
• Yellen Warns She'll Confront China on Its Energy Subsidies VOA 27 Mar 2024 -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Wednesday that Chinese subsidies for clean energy industries create unfair competition that "hurts American firms and workers, as well as firms and workers around the world."
• Alibaba cancels unit's Hong Kong IPO, citing sluggish market Radio Free Asia 27 Mar 2024 -- Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has pulled a planned initial public offering in Hong Kong of its logistics subsidiary Cainiao, sparking fears that the city is losing its shine as a financial center amid a crackdown on dissent.
• China In Eurasia Briefing: Xi, Putin, And A Battle Of Narratives Over The Moscow Concert Attack RFE/RL 27 Mar 2024
• Mainland closely monitors movement of Taiwan island's military authority around Kinmen Global Times 27 Mar 2024 -- The Chinese mainland is closely monitoring movement of Taiwan island's military authority around Kinmen. If they provoke or cause trouble, daring to act rashly, they will surely face failure, Chen Binhua, a spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, said on Wednesday in response to reports that Taiwan island will conduct live-fire drills in April in locations including Kinmen and Lieyu.
• Visiting MEP hints at potential arms sale policy change CNA 27 Mar 2024 -- Visiting Member of European Parliament (MEP) Reinhard Bütikofer told reporters in Taipei Wednesday that the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine could bring a change in Europe's weapons export policies.
• Mainland urges Taiwan to return to 1992 Consensus to resume dialogue People's Daily 27 Mar 2024 -- The Taiwan side needs to return to the political foundation defined by the 1992 Consensus if it really intends to resume dialogue across the Strait, said a Chinese mainland spokesperson on Wednesday.
• Chinese mainland warns against Taiwan military's provocations People's Daily 27 Mar 2024 -- A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Wednesday said the mainland is closely following Taiwan military's movements in Kinmen.
• Analysts: Former Taiwan President's China Trip Could Shed Light on Xi's Intentions VOA 27 Mar 2024 -- Taiwan's former President Ma Ying-jeou is scheduled to make an 11-day trip to China in early April.
• Taiwan's Kinmen Island: On the front lines of tension with China Radio Free Asia 27 Mar 2024 -- Taiwan's tiny Kinmen island, just six kilometers (four miles) off the coast of mainland China, has become a focal point of fishing and territorial disputes, much to the chagrin of island residents who just want to earn a living in peace.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Mar. 27, 2024 ROC MND 27 Mar 2024
• Taiwan's VP-Elect Reaffirms Ties With Europe in Diplomatic Tour VOA 27 Mar 2024 -- Taiwanese Vice President-elect Hsiao Bi-khim wrapped up a whirlwind diplomatic tour to Europe last week, triggering Beijing as she made stops in three countries and Brussels and met with dozens of politicians.
• Treasury Sanctions Actors Financing the North Korean Weapons of Mass Destruction Program US Treasury 27 Mar 2024 -- Today, in coordination with the Republic of Korea (ROK), the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned six individuals and two entities based in Russia, China, and the United Arab Emirates, that generate revenue and facilitate financial transactions for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). Funds generated through these actors are ultimately funneled to support the DPRK's weapons of mass destruction (WMD) programs.
• US Seeks Engagement With North Korea Amid Heightened Tensions VOA 27 Mar 2024 -- The Biden administration has been making a diplomatic push for talks with North Korea with more explicit public proposals for engagement than at any other time since taking office.
• Poverty Forces Nearly 1 Million Iranians Out Of School RFE/RL 27 Mar 2024 -- Some 930,000 Iranian children and adolescents were forced to abandon their education in the recent academic year, the Statistical Center of Iran reported, in a potential indication of rising poverty in the Islamic Republic.
• Report: Despite its displeasure, China maintains sway with Myanmar junta Radio Free Asia 27 Mar 2024 -- China's apparent unhappiness with Myanmar's military junta has created an opportunity for an international consensus on how to address the country's post-coup political crisis, a Brussels-based think tank said in a report on Wednesday.
• India strongly objects to the remarks of the US State Department Spokesperson India MEA 27 Mar 2024 -- "We take strong objection to the remarks of the Spokesperson of the US State Department about certain legal proceedings in India."
• Intimidation, Torture by Military-Run Spy Agency VOA 27 Mar 2024 -- A majority of federal High Court judges in Pakistan have jointly accused the country's military-run spy agency of intimidating them and their relatives through abduction, torture, and secret video surveillance inside their bedrooms to influence judicial outcomes.
• US Does Not Support Pakistan Iran Pipeline VOA 27 Mar 2024 -- The U.S. State Department has said it does not support Pakistan's plan to build a pipeline to import gas from Iran.
• Security Council Press Statement on Terrorist Attack in Besham, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan UN Security Council 27 Mar 2024
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson's Remarks on the Dasu Bomb Attack in Pakistan PRC MofA 27 Mar 2024 -- Q: It's reported that a terrorist attack caused Chinese casualties in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan on March 26. What's the Foreign Ministry's comment?
• China Says 'Deeply Rooted' Ties with Pakistan Unaffected by Terror Attack VOA 27 Mar 2024 -- China said Wednesday it had asked Pakistan to "speed up the hunt" for those behind the previous day's terrorist attack that killed five Chinese workers and their local driver.
• 5 Chinese nationals, 1 Pakistani killed in terrorist attack in NW Pakistan People's Daily 27 Mar 2024 -- Five Chinese nationals and one Pakistani were killed in a terrorist attack in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province on Tuesday, the Chinese Embassy in Pakistan confirmed.
• "We have successfully fought against all terrorist organizations" Presidency of The Republic of Turkey 27 Mar 2024 -- Addressing citizens in Batman, President Erdoğan said: "We have successfully fought against all terrorist organizations that target the permanence of our state and the lives of our nation. The presence of the separatist organization on our lands has almost come to an end."
• No: 49, 27 March 2024, Regarding the Attack on the Turkish Consulate General in Hannover by Supporters of the PKK Terrorist Organisation Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs 27 Mar 2024
• Hungarians Rally As Whistle-Blower Exposes Alleged Corruption In Orban's Government RFE/RL 27 Mar 2024 -- BUDAPEST -- Hungarians are keeping up public pressure on the ruling Fidesz party fueled by an audio recording a longtime insider claims is evidence of rampant corruption among senior prosecutors and members of Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government.
• World News in Brief: Civilian deaths in Ukraine, refugees in Cameroon at risk, older women facing abuse, cholera in Somalia UN News 27 Mar 2024 -- The UN's Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine said on Wednesday that she was "shocked and appalled by the horrifying reports" of civilians, including small children, being killed and injured by Russian strikes.
• Thousands Arrive in Gabon for Dialogue to End Military Transition VOA 27 Mar 2024 -- Thousands of people are gathering in Libreville and Akanda for what the government calls an Inclusive National Dialogue, to be held April 2 to 30, aimed at bringing Gabon back to civilian rule.