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Current Operations

• April 1 USCENTCOM, Royal Jordanian Air Force Conduct Humanitarian Airdrops CENTCOM 01 Apr 2024 -- U.S. Central Command and the Royal Jordanian Air Force conducted a combined humanitarian assistance airdrop into Northern Gaza on April 1, 2024, at 12:16 p.m. (Gaza time) to provide essential relief to civilians in Gaza affected by the ongoing conflict.
• April 1 Red Sea Update CENTCOM 01 Apr 2024 -- At 9 a.m. (Sanaa time) April 1, United States Central Command (CENTCOM) forces successfully destroyed an Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist unmanned surface vessel (USV) in self-defense.
• Joint Effort to Clear Baltimore Bridge Debris Launches Over Weekend DoD News 01 Apr 2024 -- Multiple Defense Department assets teamed with state, federal and private sector agencies in Baltimore Harbor Saturday to begin removing wreckage from the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse.
• Navy Resources Arrive in Baltimore to Support Key Bridge Efforts DoD News 01 Apr 2024 -- The Chesapeake, a 1,000-ton lift capacity derrick barge, the Ferrell, a 200-ton lift capacity revolving crane barge, and the Oyster Bay, a 150-ton lift capacity crane barge have arrived in Baltimore Harbor. An additional 400-ton lift capacity barge is on track to arrive early next week. The barges, contracted through Naval Sea Systems Command, will support the Coast Guard-led Unified Command in its effort to clear and reopen the channel.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh Holds an Off-Camera, On-the-Record Press Briefing DoD 01 Apr 2024
• EODMU-3 Wraps Up Operation Deep Freeze with USCG US Navy 01 Apr 2024 -- Navy Divers assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit THREE (EODMU-3) returned from a deployment on the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) Feb. 13.
• USS Gunston Hall Arrives in Cherbourg, France US Navy 01 Apr 2024 -- The Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) arrived in Cherbourg, France, 28 March, to disembark French Marines following NATO's largest exercise in decades, exercise Steadfast Defender 24.
• NAS Sigonella Welcomes First MQ-4C Triton US Navy 01 Apr 2024 -- The first MQ-4C Triton arrived to Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella, March 30, 2024.
• US, allies to conduct joint patrols to counter China Radio Free Asia 01 Apr 2024 -- The United States, Japan and the Philippines are launching joint naval patrols in the South China Sea in a move seen as countering China's increased aggression in the region.
• U.S. quietly signs off more bombs, fighter jets for Israel: U.S. media People's Daily 01 Apr 2024 -- The U.S. government has authorized the transfer of billions of U.S. dollars worth of bombs and fighter jets to Israel, despite an increasing rift between the White House and Netanyahu's government over a potential ground operation by the Israeli military in Rafah, according to U.S. media.
• This year raises a number of fundamental questions about NATO-Ukraine relations - address by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy President of Ukraine 01 Apr 2024
• Defence exports touch record Rs 21,083 crore in FY 2023-24, an increase of 32.5% over last fiscal; Private sector contributes 60%, DPSUs - 40% India PIB 01 Apr 2024 -- Defence exports have touched a record Rs 21,083 crore (approx

Defense Industry

• Contracts For April 1, 2024

Other Conflicts

Ukraine Conflict News


• 1 April 2024 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 01 Apr 2024

Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

• Press Briefing by IDF Spokesperson, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, April 1, 2024 Israel Defense Forces 01 Apr 2024
• Israel prepares attack on Rafah as truce talks resume in Egypt People's Daily 01 Apr 2024 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Sunday that Israel's military was preparing to launch an attack on Rafah, as truce negotiations resumed in Egypt.
• Netanyahu vows to ban Al Jazeera broadcasts in Israel VOA 01 Apr 2024 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday vowed to ban Al Jazeera broadcasts inside Israel.
• Hamas officials say 4 international aid workers killed by Israeli airstrike VOA 01 Apr 2024 -- Health officials in Gaza say four international aid workers and their Palestinian driver were killed in an apparent Israeli airstrike while driving in central Gaza.
• UNRWA Situation Report #97 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem - All information from 28-30 March 2024, is valid as of 30 March 2024 at 22:30 UNRWA 01 Apr 2024
• Israel continues to block aid into northern Gaza; UN sending team to shattered Al-Shifa Hospital UN News 01 Apr 2024 -- Israeli forces are blocking aid deliveries into famine-stricken northern Gaza as the five-month-long war grinds on despite recent strong demands from the top UN court and the Security Council for open aid access into the enclave and for a temporary ceasefire and the return of all hostages taken in October, as the UN plans an assessment mission into Al-Shifa Hospital, which had been occupied by Israeli troops for two weeks.
• No: 51, 1 April 2024, Regarding the Latest Developments in Gaza Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs 01 Apr 2024

Other Conflicts

• Suspected Israeli Air Strike 'Flattens' Iranian Consulate In Damascus, Kills Top Quds Commander RFE/RL 01 Apr 2024 -- Multiple people were killed, including a commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), in an Israeli air strike on the Iranian Consulate in Damascus on April 1, according to Syrian and Iranian officials, media, and opposition groups, prompting angry threats of retaliation by Iranian officials.
• Foreign Ministry Statement in connection with a strike on the Consulate of Iran in Damascus Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 01 Apr 2024
• Suspected Israeli airstrike flattens Iranian consulate in Syrian capital Damascus VOA 01 Apr 2024 -- An Israeli airstrike flattened Iran's consulate in the Syrian capital Damascus on Monday and killed several people, including a senior Iranian commander, Syrian and Iranian media reported.
• The Philippines' repeated reneging on its promises and making provocations the real cause of the current maritime tensions: Chinese FM Global Times 01 Apr 2024 -- The Philippines' repeated baseless accusations against China are merely attempts to cover up their own breaches of commitments and provocations in the South China Sea issue, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Monday, refuting the country's accusations against China of "intimidating smaller countries."
• Dozens of Rohingya killed in 5 months of renewed fighting in western Myanmar Radio Free Asia 01 Apr 2024 -- Junta airstrikes and artillery bombardments in western Myanmar's Rakhine state have killed 79 Rohingya Muslims and injured 127 more since ethnic Arakan Army rebels ended a ceasefire with the military in November, according to data compiled by RFA Burmese.
• Police, soldiers injure 17 following Myanmar prison riot Radio Free Asia 01 Apr 2024 -- Police and prison guards injured at least 17 inmates in western Myanmar after a prison riot broke out, an advocacy group told Radio Free Asia on Monday.
• Explainer: Feeding Haiti in times of crisis UN News 01 Apr 2024 -- Almost five million Haitians are going hungry and need food assistance, according to recent UN figures, but the violence and related insecurity created by heavily armed rival gangs operating mainly in the capital are posing more questions about how to make sure those beleaguered people get enough to eat, now and in the future.
• Government of Canada expands assisted departures from Haiti Canada 01 Apr 2024 -- As the security situation in Haiti remains extremely volatile, and the Port-au-Prince airport remains closed, the Government of Canada continues to take action to protect the safety and security of Canadians in Haiti.

News Reports

• Forty-One Individuals Charged in Massive Poly-Drug Indictment Linked to Cartel US Dept. of Justice 01 Apr 2024 -- A total of 23 people were taken into custody following the return of a 50-count indictment alleging cocaine, fentanyl, heroin, and meth trafficking and related crimes in the Houston and Galveston areas.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on April 1, 2024 PRC MofA 01 Apr 2024
• If US imposes visa restrictions on HK officials, China will resolutely launch countermeasure: FM Global Times 01 Apr 2024 -- China deplores and opposes the so-called 2024 Hong Kong Policy Act Report issued by the US Department of State, and has made strong démarches with the US side, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Monday, who also noted that if the US imposes visa restrictions on officials of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China will resolutely launch countermeasure.
• Has China's Xi succeeded in assuring US execs of economic prospects? Radio Free Asia 01 Apr 2024 -- As Chinese President Xi Jinping embarked on a high-profile meeting Wednesday with leaders of the biggest American businesses to woo foreign capital and confidence, China's rich are scrambling to dump assets and leave the country in an apparent vote of no confidence.
• President Tsai, AIT chair laud Taiwan Relations Act as law marks 45th anniversary CNA 01 Apr 2024 -- President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) and the visiting chair of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) on Monday both praised the Taiwan Relations Act (TRA) as an important piece of U.S. legislation that has helped expand the bilateral Taiwan-U.S. partnership on all fronts over the years.
• Ex-President Ma asserts cross-strait peace in meeting with TAO chief CNA 01 Apr 2024 -- Former President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) asserted the importance of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait during a meeting with China's Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) Director Song Tao (宋濤) in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province on Monday.
• Ex-President Ma departs on trip of 'friendship and peace' to China CNA 01 Apr 2024 -- Former President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) on Monday departed with a student delegation on an 11-day trip to China, which he said will be used to deliver a message of friendship and peace.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Apr. 1, 2024 ROC MND 01 Apr 2024
• Russia's veto on North Korea sanctions watchdog sparks international criticism Radio Free Asia 01 Apr 2024 -- Russia faced widespread criticism following its use of veto power to effectively terminate official United Nations monitoring of sanctions on North Korea amid investigations into alleged arms transfers between Moscow and Pyongyang.
• Space Development Will Be Accelerated in DPRK: Vice General Director of NATA KCNA 01 Apr 2024 -- Pak Kyong Su, vice general director of the National Aerospace Technology Administration (NATA), gave an answer to a question raised by KCNA on March 31 as regards the DPRK's implementation of the goal for space development on the occasion of the founding anniversary of the NATA which supervises and controls the space development of the country in a unified way.
• Iran's Repression Of Baha'is Amounts To 'Crime Against Humanity,' Says Rights Watchdog RFE/RL 01 Apr 2024 -- Iran's "decades-long systematic repression" of the Baha'i community "amounts to the crime against humanity of persecution," Human Rights Watch said in a new report issued on April 1.
• Council of Europe Congress: Local elections in Türkiye overall well organised and respecting the will of the voters Council of Europe 01 Apr 2024 -- Despite certain deficiencies observed in the electoral campaign, local elections in Türkiye were overall well organised and respected the will of the people - these were the preliminary findings of the election observation mission of the Council of Europe Congress of Local and Regional Authorities.
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's telephone conversation with Foreign Minister of Turkiye Hakan Fidan Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 01 Apr 2024
• Indonesian President-elect Prabowo meets with Chinese leader Xi, discusses deeper strategic ties Radio Free Asia 01 Apr 2024 -- Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on Monday and was expected to travel on to Japan for similar high-level talks during an unprecedented trip by the uninstalled head of Indonesia's next government.
• World News in Brief: Haiti support continues, deadly Afghan mine blasts, autism awareness day UN News 01 Apr 2024 -- Humanitarians continue to support Haitians affected by rampant gang violence in the capital, Port-au-Prince, while an appeal for the country remains underfunded, the UN said on Monday.
• Cameroon opposition: Senegal is example for fair elections, ousting entrenched leader VOA 01 Apr 2024 -- Members of Cameroon's opposition parties are encouraging citizens to learn from Senegal, where a 44-year-old politician was elected last week as the youngest leader on the African continent. They say it's time for change in Cameroon, where President Paul Biya, now in his 90s, has ruled for more than four decades and is preparing to run for re-election.