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• April 11 Red Sea Update CENTCOM 11 Apr 2024 -- At approximately 1:00 p.m. (Sanaa time) on April 11, United States Central Command (CENTCOM) forces successfully engaged and destroyed one anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM) launched over the Red Sea from Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist-controlled areas in Yemen.
• April 11 USCENTCOM Conducts Humanitarian Airdrops into Gaza CENTCOM 11 Apr 2024 -- U.S. Central Command conducted an air drop of humanitarian assistance into Northern Gaza on April 11, 2024, at 12:26 p.m. (Gaza time) to provide essential relief to civilians affected by the ongoing conflict.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder Holds a Press Briefing DoD 11 Apr 2024
• Air defense artillery Soldiers to participate in DEFENDER 2024 Army News 11 Apr 2024 -- Charlie Battery, 5th Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, is set to participate in DEFENDER 24's Exercise Saber Strike in Poland.
• DOD Official: Defense Industrial Strategy Already Making Headway in Maritime Space DoD News 11 Apr 2024 -- In January, the DOD released for the first time a National Defense Industrial Strategy, which, among other things, spells out how the department plans to strengthen the U.S. defense industrial base. Already, priorities outlined in that plan are having a positive impact on the nation's maritime space, the assistant secretary of defense for industrial base policy said.
• DOD Employs Proactive Measures to Counter Cyber Threats DoD News 11 Apr 2024 -- By pursuing integrated deterrence, including cyber, the Defense Department continues to be ready to fight and win the nation's wars, said Ashley Manning, who testified yesterday before the House Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies and Innovation regarding the fiscal year 2025 budget request for cyber.
• Joint Press Statement for the 24th Korea-U.S. Integrated Defense Dialogue DoD 11 Apr 2024 -- The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and the Republic of Korea (ROK) Ministry of National Defense (MND) held the 24th Korea-U.S. Integrated Defense Dialogue (KIDD) on April 11, 2024 in Washington.
• U.S., Japan Military-to-Military Relationship Reaches 'New Heights' DoD News 11 Apr 2024 -- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III met at the White House with President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan yesterday to participate in discussions related to strengthening the U.S. and Japan relationship.
• Japanese PM to US lawmakers: US does not have to confront global challenges alone VOA 11 Apr 2024 -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told U.S. lawmakers Thursday the United States does not have to confront serious global challenges alone, saying Tokyo is upgrading its military capabilities to support its ally.
• UK to hold joint military exercises with US and Japan to boost security and strengthen defence ties UK MOD 11 Apr 2024 -- The trilateral exercises will build on previous operations between the three countries - underlining the UK's commitment to the Indo-Pacific.
• Pacific Fleet's corvettes train to destroy ships and aviation in action in the Sea of Japan Russia MoD 11 Apr 2024 -- The corvettes of the Pacific Fleet Sovershenny, Gromky, and Hero of the Russian Federation Aldar Tsydenzhapov have conducted joint artillery firing in one of the sea ranges in the Sea of Japan.
• Russia has procured ballistic missiles and artillery shells from North Korea for direct use against Ukraine: UK statement at the UN Security Council UK FCDO 11 Apr 2024 -- Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the UN General Assembly meeting on North Korea's illegal nuclear and ballistic missile programmes.
• Ukrainian Parliament Passes New Mobilization Law RFE/RL 11 Apr 2024 -- Ukraine's parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, has passed a law on military mobilization that will boost the number of its troops, two lawmakers reported, as the country struggles with depleted forces in the face of the more than 2-year-old Russian invasion.
• Zelenskyy calls for action, not 'lengthy discussions' on Ukraine military aid after widespread Russian attack VOA 11 Apr 2024 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called Thursday for swift action to provide his country with military aid, especially air defense systems, after a night of Russian aerial attacks that the Ukrainian military said included 42 missiles and 40 drones.
• Kyiv asks allies for help against alleged Russian abuse of Ukrainian POWs VOA 11 Apr 2024 -- While the debates around the U.S. aid to Ukraine focus on military assistance, Kyiv is asking Washington for support in another crucial area — locating POWs and civilian hostages held in Russia and their rehabilitation after they return home.
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy: It Is Critically Important That Each Partner Deliver on Its Promises Regarding the Supply of Weapons and Ammunition President of Ukraine 11 Apr 2024
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy: Ukraine Deserves an Invitation to Join NATO President of Ukraine 11 Apr 2024
• We Are in Dire Need of Increased Support From Our Partners, Primarily in Air Defense — Volodymyr Zelenskyy During a Meeting With the President of Poland President of Ukraine 11 Apr 2024
• Cooperation in the Defense Sector and Export Corridor: The President of Ukraine Met with the President of Romania President of Ukraine 11 Apr 2024
• The Presidents of Ukraine and the Czech Republic Discussed Defense Assistance President of Ukraine 11 Apr 2024
• Military Aid and International Cooperation: the President of Ukraine Met With the President of Latvia President of Ukraine 11 Apr 2024
• Agreement between Ukraine and the Republic of Latvia on long-term support and security commitments President of Ukraine 11 Apr 2024
• Ukraine and Latvia Signed a Security Agreement President of Ukraine 11 Apr 2024
• Former Royal Navy ships transferred to Ukraine's Navy arrive in Portsmouth for multi-national exercise UK MOD 11 Apr 2024 -- Detecting and disabling sea mines will be critical to ensuring the security of the Black Sea in the long-term
• Finland continued to support Ukraine through development assistance in 2023 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland 11 Apr 2024 -- The support for Ukraine following Russia's invasion was clearly reflected in the 2023 official development assistance spending (ODA) of Finland and many other EU Member States, according to data released by the OECD today. Ukraine was the largest recipient of Finland's ODA for the second consecutive year.
• Minister of National Defence L. Kasčiūnas met with Ukrainian counterpart R. Umerov in Kyiv Lithuania MND 11 Apr 2024 -- While on visit in Kyiv, Minister of National Defence Laurynas Kasčiūnas met with Minister of Defence of Ukraine Rustem Umerov. The counterparts discussed Ukraine's most pressing issues of today: shortage of ammunition and weaponry, military and financial assistance, the bilateral security agreement between Lithuania and Ukraine planned to be concluded.
• Drone jamming equipment, power generators, folding field beds delivered to Ukraine Lithuania MND 11 Apr 2024 -- As Lithuania is rendering continued military assistance to Ukraine, the war-torn country received drone jamming equipment, power generators and folding field beds for its Armed Forces from Lithuania on April 11.
• The President: Western military support is crucial for Ukraine's victory President of the Republic of Lithuania 11 Apr 2024 -- President Gitanas Nausėda met on Thursday in Vilnius with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The two leaders discussed the situation on the frontline, the urgent need for military and financial assistance, and Lithuania's bilateral support for Ukraine.
• Biden, Marcos announce infrastructure plans to counter Chinese projects VOA 11 Apr 2024 -- Months after Manila withdrew from China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) projects, Washington announced a set of infrastructure projects in the Philippines, the first under an initiative to accelerate investments in partner countries in the Indo-Pacific.
• Biden hosts Japanese, Philippine leaders to discuss China's aggression VOA 11 Apr 2024 -- U.S. President Joe Biden hosted Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the White House on Thursday, aiming to send China a clear message that it must halt its aggressive behavior in the South China Sea.
• MD PSD speech to Space Symposium: EU space security and defence European External Action Service (EEAS) 11 Apr 2024 -- Below, the text of a speech the Special Envoy for Space (SES) Ms. Marjolijn van Deelen recently gave on the subject of EU space security and defence to the Space Symposium in Colorado, USA.
• The Ministry of National Defense issues a press release explaining the "slow progress of the third-generation land-based operating system" (April 11, 2024) ROC MND 11 Apr 2024
• CSTO Joint Staff hosts first talks on preparations for joint exercises with collective forces Russia MoD 11 Apr 2024 -- From 9 to 11 April 2024, the CSTO Joint Staff hosted the first headquarters talks on the joint exercises involving the CSTO Troops (Collective Force), scheduled to be held in 2024.

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Ukraine Conflict News


• 11 April 2024 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 11 Apr 2024

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• Press Briefing by IDF Spokesperson, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, April 11, 2024 Israel Defense Forces 11 Apr 2024
• Press Briefing by IDF Spokesperson, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari Regarding the IDF's New Humanitarian Aid Directives Israel Defense Forces 11 Apr 2024
• Israel's military says it is constructing new northern crossing for aid to reach Gaza VOA 11 Apr 2024 -- Israel's military announced Thursday what it called "new and improved measures" to bring humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, including construction of a new land crossing in northern Gaza.
• PM Netanyahu visited the Tel Nof Air Base Israel - Prime Minister 11 Apr 2024
• PMO Director General Yossi Shelly Presents Northern Confrontation Line Local Council Heads with the 'Northward' Plan Israel - Prime Minister 11 Apr 2024
• Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh's 3 sons killed in Israeli raid People's Daily 11 Apr 2024 -- Three sons of Ismail Haniyeh, the head of the Hamas Political Bureau, along with his three grandchildren, were killed in an Israeli airstrike on Gaza City Wednesday.
• Ceasefire the only way to end killing and injuring of children in Gaza: UNICEF UN News 11 Apr 2024 -- Advocating for a ceasefire is the best way to support the people of Gaza, including children in the north who are dying of hunger, a Spokesperson for the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday.
• Widespread destruction across Khan Younis as Gazans 'struggle to survive' UN News 11 Apr 2024 -- People in Gaza are struggling to survive, said the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, who was part of a team carrying out an assessment mission on Wednesday in the southern city of Khan Younis following the Israeli military withdrawal last week.
• UN relief chief says safety of aid workers and civilians "remains paramount" in Gaza - Statement by Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator UNOCHA 11 Apr 2024 -- Yesterday, I met with the Principals of WFP, UNICEF and WHO, as well as with the Special Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator, the DSC/RC/HC a.i. and UNRWA.
• Press Statement on Humanitarian Workers and Threat of Famine in Gaza UN Security Council 11 Apr 2024 -- The members of the Security Council expressed grave concern over the Israeli air strikes that killed seven team members of the World Central Kitchen. These horrific attacks brought the number of humanitarian personnel killed in Gaza during the ongoing conflict to at least 224, more than three times as many humanitarian aid workers killed in any single conflict recorded in a single year.
• Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant DoD 11 Apr 2024
• Turkey-Israel disagreement over Gaza hits trade relations VOA 11 Apr 2024 -- Tensions between Israel and Turkey over the war in Gaza are at risk of escalating into an all-out trade war, threatening a bilateral economic relationship that has long been nurtured even as the countries bicker over political issues.

Other Conflicts

• Biden: US will defend Philippines if vessels are attacked Radio Free Asia 11 Apr 2024 -- U.S. President Joe Biden said Thursday that American military support for the Philippines was "ironclad," and any attacks against its vessels in the South China Sea would invoke a 1951 treaty that compels each country to come to the other's aid in the event of a conflict.
• China firmly opposes latest groundless accusations in Philippine media reports Global Times 11 Apr 2024 -- In response to Philippine media claims that officials in the country are investigating Chinese companies suspected of "pretending to be American or European enterprises" in order to recruit Filipino soldiers as analysts online, a spokesperson for the Chinese embassy in the Philippines refuted the claims on Wednesday, saying that it was just malicious speculation and groundless accusations against China with the purpose of inciting Sinophobic sentiments in the Philippines.
• Pakistan bans Iran-backed Shiite group fighting in Syria VOA 11 Apr 2024 -- Pakistan has banned the activities of an Iran-backed Shiite militant group allegedly involved in recruiting and sending young Pakistanis to fight in Syria in support of President Bashar al-Assad's regime.
• What Is Jaish Al-Adl, The Separatist Group Targeting Iranian Forces? RFE/RL 11 Apr 2024 -- Iran's southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchistan has been rocked by a spate of deadly attacks targeting security forces in recent months.
• Israel, Iran trade new threats over Israeli airstrike on Tehran's consulate in Syria VOA 11 Apr 2024 -- Israel and Iran are trading threats in the aftermath of Israel's airstrike that leveled the Iranian consulate in the Syrian capital of Damascus, killing seven Revolutionary Guards, including two of Tehran's generals.
• Allied rebel forces capture last battalion in Myanmar border town Radio Free Asia 11 Apr 2024 -- Anti-junta rebels and allied forces on the Thailand-Myanmar border have driven out the military's last battalion from a major trade hub in Myanmar's Kayin state, the ethnic Karen National Union said in a statement on Thursday.
• Myanmar: Middle class 'disappearing' amid uptick in brutal fighting UN News 11 Apr 2024 -- The UN Development Programme (UNDP) has warned that poverty is surging and the middle class in Myanmar is "disappearing" amidst worsening insecurity and conflict.
• WFP ramps up food assistance in Haiti as hunger reaches record highs WFP 11 Apr 2024 -- Amidst ongoing violence in Haiti, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has rapidly expanded its food assistance, reaching more than half a million people since the start of the current crisis in March this year. WFP is reaching vulnerable communities with food distributions including hot meals for people living in temporary shelters in conflict-affected Port-au-Prince, cash disbursements and school meals.
• Sudan: As conflict enters its second year, UN Fact-Finding Mission says warring parties must halt fighting, protect civilians, allow free flow of aid OHCHR 11 Apr 2024 -- Sudan's warring parties must commit to an immediate cease-fire, end attacks on civilians and ensure unimpeded access to humanitarian assistance for millions of people in desperate need of aid, the UN Fact-Finding Mission on Sudan said today, as the deadly conflict edges into its second year.

News Reports

• How Russia's disinformation campaign seeps into US views VOA 11 Apr 2024 -- On a near daily basis, Scott Cullinane talks with members of Congress about Russia's war in Ukraine. As a lobbyist for the nonprofit Razom, part of his job is to convince them of Ukraine's need for greater U.S. support to survive.
• CISA Directs Federal Agencies to Immediately Mitigate Significant Risk From Russian State-Sponsored Cyber Threat CISA 11 Apr 2024 -- Today, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) publicly issued Emergency Directive 24-02 in response to a recent campaign by Russian state-sponsored cyber actor Midnight Blizzard targeting Microsoft corporate email accounts and potentially accessing correspondence with Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agencies.
• FBI fears 'coordinated attack' on US homeland VOA 11 Apr 2024 -- A surge of confidence by supporters of the Islamic State terror group — reflected in a series of online threats against Europe combined with its deadly attack on a concert hall in Russia — is giving security officials in the United States cause for concern.
• Meeting with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko President of Russia 11 Apr 2024 -- Vladimir Putin met in the Kremlin with President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko who arrived in Moscow on a working visit.
• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's comment on the successful launch of the Angara A5 launch vehicle from the Vostochny Cosmodrome marking Cosmonautics Day Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 11 Apr 2024
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks during a meeting with representatives of parliamentary foreign affairs committees from BRICS countries, Moscow, April 11, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 11 Apr 2024
• Kara-Murza's Wife Accuses Russia Of Using Punitive Cell To Hasten Prisoners' Illnesses RFE/RL 11 Apr 2024 -- The wife of Russian opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza said her husband has been held in solitary confinement for the last six months in a jail cell that is just a few square meters with a single stool, a tiny window covered with bars, and a bed that folds into the wall.
• We urge the Russian authorities to release British national Vladimir Kara-Murza on humanitarian grounds immediately: UK statement at the UN Security Council UK FCDO 11 Apr 2024 -- Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine.
• UK and others call for immediate humanitarian release of Vladimir Kara-Murza: Joint Statement to the OSCE UK FCDO 11 Apr 2024 -- UK and other OSCE participating States call for immediate release of Vladimir Kara-Murza and denounce the degrading and inhumane conditions in which he is held.
• Russia should release Kara-Murza immediately on humanitarian grounds: Foreign Secretary on the anniversary of Vladimir Kara-Murza's arrest UK FCDO 11 Apr 2024 -- Foreign Secretary David Cameron marks 2 years since the arrest of Vladimir Kara-Murza for opposing Russia's illegal war in Ukraine.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning's Regular Press Conference on April 11, 2024 PRC MofA 11 Apr 2024
• Covering China brings surveillance, harassment, report finds VOA 11 Apr 2024 -- Reporting conditions in China have improved since the global pandemic but foreign journalists still face obstacles including visa problems, surveillance and harassment, according to a new survey.
• Press freedom in HK has always been fully protected, Chinese FM says on RSF's representative denied entry for Jimmy Lai's trial Global Times 11 Apr 2024 -- In response to media reports about a representative of Reporters Without Borders (RSF), claiming to monitor Jimmy Lai's national security trial, who has been denied entry to Hong Kong on Wednesday, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Thursday that she is not aware of the case, while emphasizing that freedom of the press in Hong Kong has always been fully protected under the Basic Law of Hong Kong.
• Hong Kong denies entry to campaigner en route to Jimmy Lai trial Radio Free Asia 11 Apr 2024 -- An advocacy worker for the Paris-based press freedom group Reporters Without Borders has been denied entry to Hong Kong, en route to monitor the national security trial of pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai.
• Kyrgyz officials optimistic about China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway project VOA 11 Apr 2024 -- Kyrgyz officials remain upbeat about a much-anticipated China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway, but skeptics say odds are stacked against this mega project.
• Omicron variant dominates COVID-19 cases in China in March, with JN.1 becoming main strain: China CDC Global Times 11 Apr 2024 -- Throughout the month of March 2024, the Chinese mainland reported that the new cases of COVID-19 were all caused by the Omicron variant, with the main prevalent strain becoming the JN.1 series variant. This variant encompasses 89 evolutionary branches, with the top three strains being JN.1, JN.1.4, and JN.1.1.
• Biden, Kishida affirm importance of cross-strait peace during summit CNA 11 Apr 2024 -- United States President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida discussed the importance of maintaining peace across the Taiwan Strait, during their meeting in Washington on Wednesday.
• 14 PLA aircraft detected in Taiwan's ADIZ: Defense ministry CNA 11 Apr 2024 -- A total of 14 People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft were detected in Taiwan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ) in the 24-hour period starting at 6 a.m. Wednesday, the Ministry of National Defense said Thursday.
• Mainland spokesperson applauds Ma Ying-jeou's contribution to cross-Strait youth exchanges People's Daily 11 Apr 2024 -- A mainland spokesperson on Wednesday commended former Chairman of the Chinese Kuomintang party Ma Ying-jeou, who is leading a delegation of young people from Taiwan on a visit to the mainland, for his important contribution to promoting exchanges between the youth across the Taiwan Strait.
• Xi Jinping meets Ma Ying-jeou in Beijing People's Daily 11 Apr 2024 -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, met with Ma Ying-jeou in Beijing on Wednesday.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Apr. 11, 2024 ROC MND 11 Apr 2024
• Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Visits Kim Jong Il Military and Political Academy KCNA 11 Apr 2024 -- Kim Jong Un , general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), gave field guidance to Kim Jong Il Military and Political Academy, the highest institute of military education in the DPRK, on April 10.
• General Assembly debates Russia's veto of DPR Korea sanctions panel UN News 11 Apr 2024 -- Sharp divisions emerged on Thursday as the General Assembly debated Russia's veto on the Security Council which blocked renewal of the sanctions panel that monitors the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) nuclear weapon and missile programmes.
• S. Korea's opposition party overwhelmingly leads exit polls in parliamentary elections People's Daily 11 Apr 2024 -- South Korea's main liberal opposition Democratic Party overwhelmingly led exit polls in parliamentary elections, a survey from three local broadcasters showed Wednesday.
• S. Korean PM offers to resign after parliamentary elections defeat People's Daily 11 Apr 2024 -- South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo offered to resign following the ruling People Power Party's crushing defeat in parliamentary elections, multiple local media said Thursday citing the presidential office.
• Chinese embassy slams Canadian PM's accusation on Chinese interference in Canadian elections Global Times 11 Apr 2024 -- The Chinese Embassy in Canada slammed the latest remarks made by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau who accused China of trying to "meddle in Canadian elections," urging Canada to respect and face the facts, abandon ideological biases, stop hyping up the lie of "Chinese interference."
• Joint Statement by Prime Minister Trudeau and Prime Minister Attal Prime Minister of Canada 11 Apr 2024
• Canada and France reinforce bilateral ties Prime Minister of Canada 11 Apr 2024 -- Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, welcomed the Prime Minister of France, Gabriel Attal, on his first official visit to Canada from April 10 to 11.
• Cambodia's Hun Sen hits back at criticism about Funan Techo canal Radio Free Asia 11 Apr 2024 -- Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen has slammed what he calls attempts to "fabricate the story" about a proposed Chinese-built canal near Vietnam's border.
• Van Thinh Phat chairwoman sentenced to death in Vietnam's biggest fraud trial Radio Free Asia 11 Apr 2024 -- Truong My Lan, the chairwoman of Vietnamese developer Van Thinh Phat, has been sentenced to death for masterminding a multi-billion-dollar fraud, state-controlled media reported Thursday.
• Ambassador Warns Georgia 'Foreign Agents' Bill 'Incompatible' With EU Values RFE/RL 11 Apr 2024 -- The European Union's ambassador to Georgia has criticized the reintroduction of a "foreign agents" bill in parliament -- legislation compared with a similar law in Russia that the Kremlin has used to stifle dissent -- saying it's "incompatible" with the values of the bloc Tbilisi is looking to join.
• Chad's opposition says Deby flouting rules by launching presidential campaign early VOA 11 Apr 2024 -- Opposition candidates are accusing Chad's military ruler, General Mahamat Idriss Deby, of flouting election rules and launching his campaign before the official starting date of April 14.
• Mexico calling on UN to expel Ecuador over embassy raid VOA 11 Apr 2024 -- Mexico is asking the United Nations to suspend Ecuador's membership in the international body until the Ecuadorian government publicly apologizes for raiding the Mexican Embassy in Quito, Mexican Foreign Minister Alicia Barcena said on Thursday.