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• April 4 USCENTCOM Conducts Humanitarian Airdrops into Gaza CENTCOM 04 Apr 2024 -- U.S. Central Command conducted an air drop of humanitarian assistance into Northern Gaza on April 4, 2024, at 12:18 p.m. (Gaza time) to provide essential relief to civilians affected by the ongoing conflict.
• April 4 Red Sea Update CENTCOM 04 Apr 2024 -- At approximately 2:20 p.m. (Sanaa time) on April 4, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces successfully engaged and destroyed one anti-ship missile (ASM) in a Houthi controlled territory of Yemen. There were no injuries or damage reported by U.S., coalition, or commercial ships.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder Holds a Press Briefing DoD 04 Apr 2024
• Readout of Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Sasha Baker's Meeting With Norwegian Ministry of Defense State Secretary Anne Marie Aanerud DoD 04 Apr 2024
• New York Guard Civil Support Team Trains Aboard Ship Army News 04 Apr 2024 -- Twenty-one Soldiers and Airmen assigned to the New York National Guard's 2nd Civil Support Team tested their ability to detect weapons of mass destruction aboard a World War II destroyer docked in downtown Albany.
• Brown Calls for Togetherness, Collaboration Between DOD and Industry DoD News 04 Apr 2024 -- Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., called for increased togetherness and collaboration between the Defense Department and the defense industrial base during an award acceptance speech Wednesday evening.
• Wisconsin Guard Builds on Papua New Guinea Partnership Army News 04 Apr 2024 -- Forty Wisconsin National Guard Airmen and Soldiers collaborated and trained with the Papua New Guinea Defence Force March 17-22 in support of the State Partnership Program.
• Black Sea Maritime Forum kicks off in Bucharest, April 4 US Navy 04 Apr 2024 -- The third convening of the Black Sea Maritime Forum, cohosted by Romanian Naval Forces, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa and Allied Joint Force Command Naples, Italy, began April 4 in Bucharest, Romania.
• Readout of Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti's Meeting with Chief of Staff of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Adm. Ryo Sakai US Navy Press Release 04 Apr 2024
• Readout of Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti's Meeting with Republic of Singapore's Chief of Navy Rear Adm. Sean Wat US Navy Press Release 04 Apr 2024
• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's comment on occasion of the 75th anniversary of NATO Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 04 Apr 2024
• Statement From Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III on NATO's 75th Anniversary DoD 04 Apr 2024
• Pentagon Welcomes Sweden, Finland in Ceremony Marking NATO Anniversary DoD News 04 Apr 2024 -- Defense officials today welcomed Finland and Sweden as NATO's two newest members in a flag unfurling ceremony as the alliance marked its 75th anniversary.
• Foreign Ministers mark NATO's 75th anniversary, meet with Ukraine, Indo-Pacific partners, European Union NATO 04 Apr 2024 -- Foreign Ministers concluded two days of talks in Brussels on Thursday (4 April 2024) with a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council, and another meeting with Indo-Pacific partners and the European Union.
• NATO marks 75th anniversary as foreign ministers meet in Brussels NATO 04 Apr 2024 -- Foreign Ministers gathered at NATO Headquarters on Thursday (4 April 2024) to mark 75 years since the signing of the Alliance's founding document, the North Atlantic Treaty.
• Allied Foreign Ministers discuss report by Group of Experts on NATO's southern neighbourhood NATO 04 Apr 2024 -- Meeting in Brussels on 4 and 5 April, Foreign Ministers discussed the findings of the review conducted by an independent Group of Experts on NATO's approach on its southern neighbourhood.
• Krišjānis Kariņš: NATO needs to develop a long-term strategy to contain Russia Latvia MFA 04 Apr 2024 -- On 3 and 4 April 2024, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia, Krišjānis Kariņš, took part in the meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs in Brussels, where NATO Allies discussed current security and defence priorities in preparation for the NATO summit to be held in Washington in July.
• Landsbergis: "NATO unity is important, but real actions are even more important" Lithuania MFA 04 Apr 2024 -- On April 4, Lithuania's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gabrielius Landsbergis, continued to attend the NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs meeting in Brussels.
• Statement from Ministers Joly and Blair on NATO's 75th anniversary Canada 04 Apr 2024
• Statement by the Prime Minister on the 75th anniversary of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Prime Minister of Canada 04 Apr 2024 -- The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on the 75th anniversary of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO):
• NATO Foreign Ministers' meeting: Press remarks by High Representative Josep Borrell upon arrival European External Action Service (EEAS) 04 Apr 2024 -- Check against delivery!
• Tsahkna in Brussels: Delayed military aid means counting losses with people's lives Estonia MFA 04 Apr 2024 -- Today 4 April, Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna attended the meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels, where they celebrated the Alliance's 75th anniversary, held a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council and a meeting with the representatives of the Indo-Pacific region and the European Union.
• Chief of Staff of the Russian Armed Forces chairs a meeting of the CIS Chiefs of Staff Committee in Moscow Russia MoD 04 Apr 2024 -- Chief of General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces - First Deputy Defence Minister General of the Army Valery Gerasimov is presiding over the session of the CIS Chiefs of Staff Committee in Moscow.
• French, Russian Defense Ministers Discuss Crocus Attack, Ukraine In Rare Phone Call RFE/RL 04 Apr 2024 -- The French and Russian defense ministers spoke by phone on April 3 in a rare call that touched on the war in Ukraine and the terrorist attack at an entertainment venue outside Moscow nearly two weeks ago in which more than 140 people died.
• Secretary General welcomes Ukraine's Foreign Minister to NATO NATO 04 Apr 2024 -- Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed Ukrainian Minister Dmytro Kuleba to NATO Headquarters on Thursday (4 April 2024) for the meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council at the level of foreign ministers.
• Minister of National Defence and Ambassador of Ukraine discussed principal aspects of assistance Lithuania MND 04 Apr 2024 -- On April 4 Minister of National Defence Laurynas Kasčiūnas met with Ambassador of Ukraine to Lithuania HE Petro Beshta.
• Mobile air defense system to debut in missile defense drill: Source CNA 04 Apr 2024 -- A mobile air defense system manufactured by Taiwan's weapons developer will make its debut on April 9 during a live-fire exercise in Pingtung County, according to a source in the country's military with knowledge of the matter.
• Defence continues 2024 Regional Presence Deployments Australia DOD 04 Apr 2024 -- The Australian Defence Force (ADF) is continuing its ongoing contribution to Indo-Pacific regional security, deploying a Royal Australian Navy ship for the second regional presence deployment of 2024.
• Australia's soaring eagle safeguards nest Australia DOD 04 Apr 2024 -- A Royal Australian Air Force E-7A Wedgetail and contingent of nearly 100 personnel were deployed in Germany for the past five months to protect humanitarian and military assistance bound for Ukraine.
• PAN INDIA EMERGENCY LANDING FACILITY ACTIVATION BY INDIAN AIR FORCE India PIB 04 Apr 2024 -- As part of the ongoing exercise Gagan Shakti-24, Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft recently operated from the Emergency Landing Facility (ELF) in the northern sector in Kashmir valley
• ARMY COMMANDERS' CONFERENCE CONCLUDES CALLING FOR GREATER IMPETUS ON ONGOING TRANSFORMATION India PIB 04 Apr 2024 -- The Army Commanders' Conference concluded in New Delhi on 2nd April 2024
• New Generation Ballistic Missile Agni-Prime successfully flight-tested by Strategic Forces Command & DRDO off the Odisha coast India PIB 04 Apr 2024 -- Strategic Forces Command (SFC), along with Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), conducted the successful flight-test of New Generation Ballistic Missile Agni-Prime from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha at around 1900 hrs on April 03, 2024

Defense Industry

• Contracts For April 4, 2024

Other Conflicts

Ukraine Conflict News


• 4 April 2024 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 04 Apr 2024

Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

• Press Briefing by IDF Spokesperson, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, April 4, 2024 Israel Defense Forces 04 Apr 2024
• PM Netanyahu Meets with Republican US Congressional Delegation, Organized by AIPAC Israel - Prime Minister 04 Apr 2024
• PM Netanyahu's Remarks at the Start of the Security Cabinet Meeting Israel - Prime Minister 04 Apr 2024
• UNRWA Situation Report #99 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem - All information from 2 - 3 April 2024, is valid as of 3 April 2024 at 22:30 UNRWA 04 Apr 2024
• Gaza: Resuming night-time aid deliveries, UN reports 'dire' conditions UN News 04 Apr 2024 -- UN officials launched assessment visits to Gaza and its agencies will resume night-time aid deliveries on Thursday after a 48-hour pause following Israeli forces killing seven World Central Kitchen relief workers in a convoy delivering food in the enclave, where intense Israeli bombardment and ground operations continue.
• Austin Calls for 'Rapid Increase' of Aid Into Gaza Through All Crossings DoD News 04 Apr 2024 -- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke yesterday with Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant. The two discussed the ongoing conflict in Gaza, Israeli efforts to ensure the defeat of Hamas and the need to secure the release of all hostages, said Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder during a briefing today.
• Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with Founder of World Central Kitchen José Andrés Prime Minister of Canada 04 Apr 2024

Other Conflicts

• UN Human Rights Council 55: UK Statement on Syria resolution UK FCDO 04 Apr 2024 -- Statement on the human rights situation in the Syrian Arab Republic. As delivered by the UK's Ambassador to the WTO and UN, Simon Manley.
• Junta artillery destroys 400 homes, kills 5 in southern Myanmar Radio Free Asia 04 Apr 2024 -- Junta artillery shelling in the southern part of Myanmar killed five people and burned down an estimated 400 homes, the first major attack in relatively peaceful Mon state since the February 2021 military coup d'état, residents said.
• Rebel drones target junta powerbase in Myanmar's capital, shadow govt says Radio Free Asia 04 Apr 2024 -- Rebel groups targeted the junta's military headquarters and air base in Myanmar's capital Naypyidaw with 29 drones on Thursday in a rare attack on the military regime's stronghold, according to the shadow National Unity Government, or NUG.
• UN underscores commitment to stay and deliver in Myanmar UN News 04 Apr 2024 -- The ongoing escalation of the conflict in Myanmar, more than three years after the military takeover, is severely affecting people across the country, with spillover effects in the region, two senior UN officials told the Security Council on Thursday.
• As Crisis in Myanmar Worsens, Security Council Must Take Resolute Action to End Violence by Country's Military, Address Humanitarian Situation, Speakers Urge UN Security Council 04 Apr 2024 -- Bringing the multifaceted crisis in Myanmar to the fore, speakers urged the Security Council today to take decisive measures to end violence by that country's military and address the deteriorating humanitarian situation, also calling for the swift appointment of a United Nations Special Envoy to enhance the Organization's engagement on the matter.
• At Least 29 Dead In Clashes Between Militants, Security Forces In Southeastern Iran RFE/RL 04 Apr 2024 -- More than two dozen Iranian government forces and militants from Jaish al-Adl, which is recognized as a terrorist organization by Iran and several Western countries including the United States, have been killed in clashes in the southeast of the country in a flareup of violence in the underprivileged province of Sistan-Baluchistan.
• European Peace Facility: Council adopts assistance measures in support of the Republic of Moldova and Ghana EC/CEU 04 Apr 2024 -- Today the Council adopted two assistance measures under the European Peace Facility (EPF) in support of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Moldova and the Ghana Armed Forces, with the objective of enhancing national security, stability and resilience in the defence sector.
• Republika Srpska Moves Ahead With Proposed 'Foreign Agents' Law RFE/RL 04 Apr 2024 -- Republika Srpska is going ahead with its controversial proposed law on "foreign agents," which aims to curb the work of nonprofit organizations financed from abroad in the Serbian entity of Bosnia-Herzegovina.
• No: 55, 4 April 2024, Regarding the Trilateral Meeting Between Armenia, the USA and the EU to be Held in Brussels on 5 April 2024 Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs 04 Apr 2024
• Landmines still maim, kill Cambodians decades after civil war's end Radio Free Asia 04 Apr 2024 -- Landmines left over from Cambodia's civil war half a century ago still injure or kill some 50 people a year - a sharp decrease from several years ago but still a worrisome issue for farmers and rural residents in the country's western provinces.
• Crisis in Haiti worsens after month-long siege on Port-au-Prince UN News 04 Apr 2024 -- As a siege imposed by heavily armed gangs on Port-au-Prince, Haiti, stretches into a second month, the UN migration agency sounded an alarm on Thursday about the ever-worsening humanitarian situation.
• Haiti: Gangs have 'more firepower than the police' UN News 04 Apr 2024 -- Some of Haiti's gangs have bigger arsenals than the police as criminal groups are becoming "stronger, richer and more autonomous" by using arms trafficking to fuel their growth, according to UN experts.

News Reports

• Finland and United States sign a Memorandum of Understanding on countering foreign state information manipulation Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland 04 Apr 2024 -- At the meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs on 4 April 2024, Finland's Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen and United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on countering foreign state information manipulation. With the MoU, Finland and the United States reaffirm their shared understanding of the importance of countering information manipulation and of the key best practices.
• Foreign National Sentenced to Prison for Cocaine Trafficking US Dept. of Justice 04 Apr 2024 -- A foreign national was sentenced today to 13 years and one month in prison for his role in an international conspiracy to distribute more than 2,000 pounds of cocaine for unlawful importation into the United States.
• Meeting with Government members President of Russia 04 Apr 2024 -- The President held a meeting, via video conference, with the Government members.
• Russian Nationals Admit to Illegally Sending Controlled Aviation Technology to Russia US Dept. of Justice 04 Apr 2024 -- Two Russian nationals pleaded guilty this week to conspiracy to violate the Export Control Reform Act (ECRA) in connection with a scheme to acquire and unlawfully export controlled aviation technology to Russian end users. One of the defendants, Oleg Sergeyevhich Patsulya, also pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit international money laundering.
• Remarks by Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy (P.D.O.) Eric Van Nostrand and Acting Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing Anna Morris on the Price Cap on Russian Oil US Treasury 04 Apr 2024
• Finland's eastern border to remain closed until further notice Finnish Government 04 Apr 2024 -- The Government has decided that the border crossing points on the land border between Finland and Russia will remain closed as of 15 April 2024.
• Russia 'Punishes' Tajik Migrants With Entry Denials, Deportations After Terror Attack RFE/RL 04 Apr 2024 -- Qiyomiddin Fakhriddinov, a native of the southern Tajik town of Roghun, has been coming to Moscow to work as a seasonal laborer for 22 years.
• Remarks by Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen Ahead of Bilateral Meeting with Guangdong Governor Wang Weizhong of the People's Republic of China US Treasury 04 Apr 2024
• READOUT: Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen's Roundtable with Representatives from Chambers of Commerce and Experts on Business Conditions in China US Treasury 04 Apr 2024 -- Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen today held a roundtable discussion with representatives from the American, European, and Japanese business communities and other experts to discuss business conditions in certain industries in China. During the roundtable, Secretary Yellen stressed that the United States seeks a healthy economic relationship with China that provides a level playing field for American workers and businesses and emphasized that achieving this goal requires frank and open communication with China. She heard from a range of American and non-American business representatives about concerns like overcapacity in certain Chinese industries.
• US Treasury secretary in China amid 'overcapacity' dispute Radio Free Asia 04 Apr 2024 -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen arrived in the Chinese city of Guangzhou on Thursday for a five-day visit that comes amid a growing dispute over a program to stimulate China's flagging economy that American officials say could hinder U.S. growth.
• Spurned by local viewers, Hong Kong TV stations look north for profit Radio Free Asia 04 Apr 2024 -- Hong Kong's television stations, crimped by declining earnings, have looked to fill air time with mainland Chinese-related content to attract advertising dollars from China, in a shift that feeds into a vicious cycle that could further alienate the city's own viewers.
• China's crackdown highlights murky world of local finances Radio Free Asia 04 Apr 2024 -- Authorities across China are shutting down local asset trading centers in an ongoing bid by the ruling Communist Party to tighten its grip on financial transactions of all kinds amid a mounting local government debt crisis in the wake of a burst property bubble.
• China's top anti-graft body vows intensified crackdown on misconduct, corruption People's Daily 04 Apr 2024 -- The campaign to eradicate misconduct and corruption that occur at people's doorsteps will be intensified, according to a meeting held Wednesday by the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) and the National Commission of Supervision.
• Ex-President Ma emphasizes cross-strait cultural ties on China visit CNA 04 Apr 2024 -- Former President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) on Thursday expressed hope that young people in Taiwan would "keep in mind [their] Chinese cultural roots" as he paid respects to the Yellow Emperor, whom some believe to be the ancestor of Chinese people, at a ritual in China.
• Taiwan crisis would risk hundreds of billions in G7 exports: report Radio Free Asia 04 Apr 2024 -- China has been developing a range of ways to respond to sanctions from Western countries, and its response to potential sanctions from Group of Seven, or G7, nations in the event of an escalation of tensions in the Taiwan Strait could put hundreds of billions of exports to its economy at risk, according to a new report.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Apr. 4, 2024 ROC MND 04 Apr 2024
• Condemns North Korea's launch of a ballistic missile Government of Norway 04 Apr 2024 -- Norway condemns North Korea's launch of a ballistic missile 2 April.
• Pakistan Condemns Terror Attacks in Iran Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 04 Apr 2024 -- Pakistan unequivocally condemns the heinous and dastardly terrorist attacks at police and security installations in the cities of Rask and Chabahar in Iran.
• U.S. Issues Fresh Sanctions Targeting Owner Of Vessels Suspected Of Loading Iranian Commodities RFE/RL 04 Apr 2024 -- The U.S. Treasury Department imposed new Iran-related counterterrorism sanctions against Oceanlink Maritime DMCC and its vessels on April 4, citing its role in shipping commodities on behalf of the Iranian military.
• Amnesty Deplores 'Horrifying Surge' In Iranian Executions RFE/RL 04 Apr 2024 -- Executions in Iran hit an eight-year high in 2023, according to Amnesty International, more than half of which came for drug-related convictions, which the rights group said highlights the "disproportionate impact of the authorities' lethal anti-narcotics policies on poor and marginalized communities."
• Treasury Targets Network Facilitating Shipments Valued in Hundreds of Millions for Iranian Military US Treasury 04 Apr 2024 -- Today, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is taking additional action against Iranian military revenue generation, targeting Oceanlink Maritime DMCC for facilitating the shipment of Iranian commodities on behalf of Iran's Armed Forces General Staff (AFGS) and Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL). OFAC is also identifying 13 vessels managed by Oceanlink Maritime DMCC as blocked property. The Oceanlink Maritime DMCC-managed vessel HECATE recently loaded Iranian commodities valued at over $100 million dollars via a ship-to-ship (STS) transfer from another sanctioned tanker, the DOVER, on behalf of Iran's Sepehr Energy Jahan Nama Pars (Sepehr Energy), which OFAC sanctioned in November 2023 for its role selling Iranian commodities for the AFGS and MODAFL.
• Transcript of Weekly Media Briefing by the Official Spokesperson (April 04, 2024) India MEA 04 Apr 2024
• Transcript of the Press Briefing by the Spokesperson on Thursday, 04 April 2024 Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 04 Apr 2024
• Georgia: Statement by the Spokesperson on the draft law on "Transparency of Foreign Influence" European External Action Service (EEAS) 04 Apr 2024 -- The announcement by the ruling party in Georgia to re-introduce a draft law on "Transparency of Foreign Influence" raises serious concerns. The European Union recalls the public pledge of the Georgian government and the ruling party from last year to "unconditionally withdraw" such legislation. The EU regrets that it is once again being considered despite strong public and international reactions in March 2023.
• Why Georgia's Government Is Trying (Again) To Introduce An Unpopular 'Foreign Agents' Law RFE/RL 04 Apr 2024 -- Georgia's opposition calls it the "Russian law." The ruling party insists the bill is simply copied and pasted from U.S. legislation.
• EU 'Dithers' As Foreign Agent Laws Spread Across Europe And Central Asia, Says Rights Watchdog RFE/RL 04 Apr 2024 -- The European Union's "dithering" has allowed "foreign agent" laws to spread in Europe and Central Asia, Human Rights Watch (HRW) says, increasing the risk to civil society organizations that are already under threat from governments who are seeking to stifle democratic institutions and the free press.
• Hun Sen elected president of Cambodian Senate Radio Free Asia 04 Apr 2024 -- Former Prime Minister Hun Sen was unanimously approved to become president of Cambodia's Senate in a move that critics said was meant to protect his son and current prime minister, Hun Manet.
• World News in Brief: $12 million for Haiti, Ukraine airstrikes condemned, support mine action UN News 04 Apr 2024 -- A $12 million contribution from a UN emergency humanitarian fund will support people impacted by the violence that broke out in Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, in March.