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• CENTCOM confirms ISIS leaders killed in raid partnered with Iraqi Security Forces in Western Iraq CENTCOM 13 Sep 2024 -- U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces and Iraqi Security Forces conducted a partnered raid in Western Iraq that resulted in the death of 14 ISIS operatives on 29 August. This operation targeted ISIS leaders and served to disrupt and degrade ISIS' ability to plan, organize, and conduct attacks against Iraqi civilians, as well as U.S. citizens, allies, and partners throughout the region and beyond.
• September 13 U.S. Central Command Update CENTCOM 13 Sep 2024 -- In the past 24 hours, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) forces successfully destroyed three uncrewed aerial vehicles and one support vehicle in Houthi-controlled area of Yemen.
• US drone was struck, recovered in Middle East, defense official says VOA 13 Sep 2024 -- A U.S. MQ-9 drone was struck but safely recovered while operating in the Middle East this week, a U.S. defense official told VOA on Friday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Holds Media Availability, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama DoD 13 Sep 2024
• Readout of the 14th U.S.-Singapore Strategic Security Policy Dialogue DoD 13 Sep 2024
• DoD Releases 12 Awards for Distributed Bioindustrial Manufacturing Program DoD 13 Sep 2024 -- The Department of Defense today announced 12 additional awards to bioindustrial firms via the Distributed Bioindustrial Manufacturing Program (DBIMP). This announcement brings the DBIMP to 25 awards to date totaling $42 million.
• Secretary of Defense Announces Seven New Initiatives to Enhance Well-Being of Military Force and Their Families DoD 13 Sep 2024 -- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced seven initiatives to improve the quality of life for Service members and their families today. These actions build on the extensive and unprecedented actions that Department of Defense (DoD) leaders have taken over the past four years as part of Austin's Taking Care of People initiative.
• CENTCOM Commander Visits Middle East to Consult with Regional Partners, Assess Regional Security Situation CENTCOM 13 Sep 2024 -- On Sept 7-10, Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla, Commander, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), visited the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan as well as the State of Israel, where he met with regional leaders and U.S. service members, receiving a first-hand assessment of the regional security situation.
• LOGCAP team conducts site visit to Kenya, provides contracting surveillance training Army News 13 Sep 2024 -- Commanders call on the Logistics Civil Augmentation Program when all other options have been analyzed and determined inadequate. That's especially true on the continent of Africa, and one of the locations where LOGCAP services are currently being utilized by commanders there is Camp Simba in Manda Bay, Kenya.
• 405th AFSB hosts ASC sister brigade at HQs, two APS-2 worksites during site visit Army News 13 Sep 2024 -- The 405th Army Field Support Brigade hosted key leaders from one of its U.S. Army Sustainment Command sister brigades at the 405th AFSB headquarters and at two of its Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 worksites Sept. 10-12.
• US Air Force elevates AFSOUTH to Service Component Command US Air Force 13 Sep 2024 -- The U.S. Air Force elevated Air Force Southern (AFSOUTH) to a Service Component Command during a change of command ceremony at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Sept. 11.
• Air Force announces second, third B-21 Raider bases US Air Force 13 Sep 2024 -- Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall has approved the second and third basing locations for the B-21 Raider, the Air Force's newest bomber. Those bases are Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, and Dyess AFB, Texas, in that order. Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota, was previously selected as the first base to receive the B-21.
• Navy Awards T-AO Block Buy Contract US Navy 13 Sep 2024 -- The Navy awarded a $6.75 billion block buy contract to General Dynamics NASSCO for the procurement of up to eight John Lewis Class (TAO-205) Fleet Replenishment Oilers, Sept. 13.
• Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Robert E. Simanek US Navy 13 Sep 2024 -- The future USS Robert E. Simanek (ESB 7) was delivered to the U.S. Navy, Sept. 12.
• Navy Announces Commissioning Date for the Future USS John Basilone US Navy 13 Sep 2024 -- The U.S. Navy will commission the future Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John Basilone (DDG 122) on November 9, 2024, in New York City, New York.
• DOD Hosts International Exchange on Shaping Cybersecurity Workforce DoD News 13 Sep 2024 -- A senior Defense Department official hosted government officials, academics and entrepreneurs from Indonesia for a discussion on how the Pentagon is aligning its cyber workforce strategy to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving domain.
• Ocean 2024 CPX: Northern Fleet's Tu-142 aircraft practise anti-submarine search in Arctic sea zone Russia MoD 13 Sep 2024 -- As part of the Ocean 2024 strategic naval drills, two long-range anti-submarine aircraft of the Northern Fleet were scrambled to conduct anti-submarine search in the Arctic sea zone.
• Ocean 2024 CPX: Caspian Flotilla ships destroy surface targets and repel mock air attack Russia MoD 13 Sep 2024 -- The Caspian Flotilla ships destroyed the enemy's surface targets with tube and rocket artillery and repelled an air attack during the Ocean 2024 strategic naval drills.
• Deputy Defence Minister Colonel General Aleksandr Fomin attends 11th Beijing Xiangshan Forum Russia MoD 13 Sep 2024 -- Today, on 13 September 2024, Deputy Defence Minister Colonel General Aleksandr Fomin has participated in the 11th Xiangshan Forum, which is taking place in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.
• Ocean 2024 CPX: Caspian Flotilla's ships and anti-sabotage boats destroy uncrewed boats and launch grenades Russia MoD 13 Sep 2024 -- During the Ocean 2024 strategic naval drills, the guard ship Dagestan in cooperation with the anti-sabotage boats Yunarmeyets Dagestana and Yunarmeyets Tatarstana launched grenades to destroy the enemy uncrewed surface vehicles and met the time standards of the exercises.
• Ocean 2024 CPX: Northern Fleet ships launch artillery strikes to hit mock enemy in Barents Sea Russia MoD 13 Sep 2024 -- During the Ocean 2024 strategic command post exercise, a naval search and strike force of the Northern Fleet hit a mock enemy in the Barents Sea waters.
• Ocean 2024 CPX: commando divers undergo training in combating underwater sabotage forces and means at Baltic Fleet's home port Russia MoD 13 Sep 2024 -- In the framework of the Ocean 2024 CPX, commando divers prevented a breakthrough of a mock enemy underwater saboteurs to the Baltic Fleet ships conducting loading of arms at the home port. The servicemen trained to throw counter-sabotage grenades, fight under water with the use of SPP-1 underwater pistols, APS underwater rifles, and bladed arms during the training combat.
• Ocean 2024 CPX: MiG-31BM interceptors cover surface action group Russia MoD 13 Sep 2024 -- During the Ocean 2024 strategic naval drills, a pair of MiG-31BM high-altitude interceptors were tasked with covering the Northern Fleet surface action group over the international waters of the Barents Sea. While performing the mission, the high-altitude aircraft intercepted a mock air enemy.
• Ocean 2024 CPX: Northern Fleet ships arrive in Chukotka Russia MoD 13 Sep 2024 -- As part of the Ocean 2024 strategic naval drills, the Arctic expeditionary group of forces (troops) of the Northern Fleet operating in the eastern regions of the Arctic Ocean has arrived in the area close to Mys Shmidta in the Chukchi Sea.
• Ocean 2024 CPX: Pacific Fleet's Ka-29 combat helicopters launch strikes against mock amphibious units and ships in Kamchatka region Russia MoD 13 Sep 2024 -- A pair of Ka-29 naval transport and combat helicopters of the Pacific Fleet aviation engaged amphibious units and ships of a mock enemy.
• Ocean 2024 CPX: eight Pacific Fleet's anti-submarine aircraft practise anti-submarine search Russia MoD 13 Sep 2024 -- Two pairs of Tu-142 long-range anti-submarine aircraft and two pairs of IL-38 and IL-38N aircraft of the Pacific Fleet Naval Aviation carried out practical tasks in group anti-submarine search in the area of responsibility of the Pacific Fleet during the Ocean 2024 strategic naval drills.
• Ocean 2024 CPX: two Tu-22m3 long-range bombers perform tasks over the international waters of the Barents Sea Russia MoD 13 Sep 2024 -- Within the Ocean 2024 strategic naval drills, the Tu-22m3 long-range supersonic missile carrier-bombers operating over the international waters of the Barents Sea trained to defeat the mock surface action group.
• Ocean 2024 CPX: Northern Fleet's all-arms forces fire Vulkan and Oniks cruise missiles to hit mock enemy in Barents Sea Russia MoD 13 Sep 2024 -- As part of the Ocean 2024 strategic naval drills, the all-arms forces of the Northern Fleet launched strikes at a hard-to-hit target position simulating enemy speed ships in the Barents Sea.
• Pentagon: $5.9B in Ukraine aid is left to be spent before October 1 VOA 13 Sep 2024 -- The Pentagon says it has nearly $6 billion in funding for Ukraine left that could expire at the end of this month unless Congress or the State Department acts to extend the military's authority to draw weapons from its stockpiles to send to Kyiv.
• Ukraine Closer To Long-Range Strike Permission As Biden, Starmer Meet RFE/RL 13 Sep 2024 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy for months has been pleading with the United States and Britain for the right to use their long-range missiles to strike deep inside Russia.
• Biden, Starmer Reaffirm Support For Ukraine But Weapons Restrictions Remain In Place RFE/RL 13 Sep 2024 -- U.S. President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer reaffirmed their "unwavering support" for Ukraine at a meeting on September 13, according to a White House statement on the talks that didn't mention the topic of loosening restrictions on Kyiv's use of donated long-range weapons deeper inside Russian territory.
• PLA lieutenant general talks with Pentagon official during Beijing Xiangshan Forum, continuing momentum of engagement Global Times 13 Sep 2024 -- Lieutenant General He Lei, former vice president of the Academy of Military Sciences of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), had a casual talk with Michael Chase, US deputy assistant secretary of defense, on Friday, as the recent momentum of China-US military engagement continues.
• China, US must strengthen risk management: PLA lieutenant general Global Times 13 Sep 2024 -- China and the US must enhance risk management, particularly in effectively managing risks related to China's core interests. Only by doing so can the two countries move forward along the correct path of coexistence, lieutenant General He Lei, former vice president of the Academy of Military Sciences of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), said during his speech at the 11th Beijing Xiangshan Forum (BXF) on Friday.
• Beijing Xiangshan Forum offers platform to address global challenges Global Times 13 Sep 2024 -- China's top security and defense forum, the Beijing Xiangshan Forum, kicked off on Thursday with a series of high-end interviews on topics such as the Global Security Initiative, the Global South, the security in the Asia-Pacific and the China-US relations, as a record-breaking number of participants from more than 100 countries and international organizations gathered in Beijing under the theme of the event, "Promoting Peace for a Shared Future."
• China mulls national military training for children, college students Radio Free Asia 13 Sep 2024 -- China's National People's Congress is considering amendments to the law that would expand compulsory military training at universities and 'national defense education' in high schools.
• China, US step up top-level military exchanges amid ongoing tension VOA 13 Sep 2024 -- An expected visit to Hawaii by the head of China's Southern Theater Command next week will come just days after a high-ranking Pentagon official attended a defense conference in Beijing.
• US-China rivalry for military influence in Africa ramps up VOA 13 Sep 2024 -- While the U.S. was forced to downsize and pull its troops out of Niger this year, China is increasing its military cooperation on the continent, recently announcing a plan to spend $140 million to train 6,000 military personnel — a move, a U.S. defense official said Friday, was for China's "own economic growth and benefit."
• Exercise Kakadu sets sail with global participation Australia DOD 13 Sep 2024 -- The Royal Australian Navy's flagship maritime exercise has commenced in Darwin drawing nearly 3000 personnel from 30 nations.
• Apache pilots on flight path to future capability Australia DOD 13 Sep 2024 -- With the arrival of Australia's first Apaches just over 12 months away, five Army pilots are getting a head start on flying the attack platform.
• $2.7 million for cutting-edge quantum optical atomic clocks Australia DOD 13 Sep 2024 -- The Australian Government is acquiring quantum optical atomic clocks from Adelaide-based QuantX Labs to deliver position navigation and timing (PNT) capabilities to the Australian Defence Force (ADF).
• Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Inspects Nuclear Weapons Institute and Production Base for Weapon-grade Nuclear Materials KCNA 13 Sep 2024 -- Kim Jong Un , general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, inspected the Nuclear Weapons Institute and the production base of weapon-grade nuclear materials, acquainted himself with the production of nuclear warheads and current nuclear materials and set forth important tasks for long-term plan for increasing the production of weapon-grade nuclear materials.
• Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Oversees Test-fire for Verifying Performance of New-type 600mm Multiple Rocket Launcher KCNA 13 Sep 2024 -- Kim Jong Un , general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, oversaw the test-fire for verifying the performance of a new-type 600mm multiple rocket launcher.
• Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Inspects Training Base for Special Operation Armed Force of KPA KCNA 13 Sep 2024 -- Kim Jong Un , general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and President of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, inspected the training base of the special operation armed force of the Korean People's Army (KPA) to guide the drill of combatants on September 11.
• Minister Blair meets with Japanese Minister of Defense Kihara Minoru and announces fall deployment of CP-140 Aurora detachment under Operation NEON Canada 13 Sep 2024 -- Today, the Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence had a bilateral meeting in Tokyo with Japanese Minister of Defense Kihara Minoru.
• DRDO successfully conducts first phase of Developmental Field Firing Trials of Indian Light Tank 'Zorawar' India PIB 13 Sep 2024 -- Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), on September 13, 2024, successfully conducted the preliminary automotive trials of the Indian light Tank, Zorawar, a highly versatile platform capable of deployment in high-altitude areas
• DRDO & Indian Navy achieve back-to-back success with 2nd consecutive flight test of VLSRSAM off Odisha coast India PIB 13 Sep 2024 -- Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Navy have conducted back-to-back successful flight tests of the Vertical Launch Short Range Surface to Air Missile (VLSRSAM)
• Third edition of INDUS-X Summit concludes in California India PIB 13 Sep 2024 -- The third edition of the INDUS-X Summit concluded in the United States, marking a progress in the advancement of a joint defence innovation ecosystem in India and the USA
• Japan - KC-46A Aerial Refueling Aircraft DSCA 13 Sep 2024 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Japan of KC-46A Aerial Refueling Aircraft and related equipment for an estimated cost of $4.1 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
• Romania - F-35 Aircraft DSCA 13 Sep 2024 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Romania of F-35 Aircraft and related equipment for an estimated cost of $7.2 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
• Biden meets UK's Starmer to discuss Ukraine, Israel VOA 13 Sep 2024 -- U.S. President Joe Biden met with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the White House on Friday to discuss support for Ukraine and Israel and security in the Indo-Pacific.
• Readout of President Joe Biden's Meeting with Prime Minister Keir Starmer of the United Kingdom The White House 13 Sep 2024
• Secretary Blinken's Call with Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan US Dept. of State 13 Sep 2024
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken Remarks to the Press US Dept. of State 13 Sep 2024
• Memorandum on the Delegation of Authority Under Section 7019(e) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2024 The White House 13 Sep 2024
• Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, September 13, 2024 The White House 13 Sep 2024
• On-the-Record Press Gaggle by White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby The White House 13 Sep 2024
• Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre The White House 13 Sep 2024

Defense Industry

• Contracts For Sept. 13, 2024

Other Conflicts

Ukraine Conflict News
• 13 September 2024 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 13 Sep 2024

Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

• Around 560 000 children vaccinated in first round of polio campaign in Gaza UNICEF 13 Sep 2024 -- Around 560 000 children under ten years old were vaccinated against polio during the first round of an emergency vaccination campaign conducted in three phases from 1-12 September 2024 in the Gaza Strip.
• UNRWA Situation Report #136 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem. All information from 11 - 12 September 2024, valid as of 12 September 2024 at 22:30 (local time) UNRWA 13 Sep 2024
• Around 560 000 children vaccinated in first round of polio campaign in Gaza WHO 13 Sep 2024
• Gaza: WHO chief hails 'massive success' of polio campaign amid tragic reality UN News 13 Sep 2024 -- Around 560,000 children under ten have been successfully vaccinated against polio during the first round of an emergency campaign in the Gaza Strip, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Friday.
• No: 191, 13 September 2024, Regarding the Meeting on Palestine Held in Madrid Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs 13 Sep 2024

Other Conflicts

• Closure Of Afghan Embassies In Europe Paves Way For More Taliban Engagement RFE/RL 13 Sep 2024 -- After the Taliban's de facto government cut ties with a number of diplomatic missions operated abroad by diplomats loyal to the ousted Afghan republic, the British and Norwegian authorities have opted to shut down Afghan embassies on their soil.
• IS-K Claims Responsibility For Deadly Attack Targeting Hazara Minority In Afghanistan RFE/RL 13 Sep 2024 -- A regional branch of the Islamic State (IS) extremist group has claimed responsibility for a deadly attack in central Afghanistan targeting Shi'ite pilgrims.
• IS-claimed attack kills 14 Shiite Muslims in Afghanistan VOA 13 Sep 2024 -- Taliban authorities in Afghanistan confirmed Friday that gunmen killed at least 14 Shiite Muslims and injured six others in an overnight attack in a central province. A local affiliate of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the deadly shooting.
• More Rohingya are arriving in Bangladesh, as Rakhine state burns Radio Free Asia 13 Sep 2024 -- Some 20,000 Rohingya have entered Bangladesh in the last three months as they flee worsening conditions in Myanmar's Rakhine state, with some new arrivals taking shelter in rented houses outside U.N.-administered camps, refugees and local officials say.
• Myanmar floods kill about 160 people, many trapped, residents say Radio Free Asia 13 Sep 2024 -- Flooding and landslides across Myanmar triggered by the remnants of Typhoon Yagi have killed at least 160 people, according to data compiled by Radio Free Asia, bringing widespread suffering to a country already racked by war and a stalling economy.
• Vucic Calls For Elections In Northern Kosovo, Return Of Serbs To Institutions RFE/RL 13 Sep 2024 -- Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on September 13 laid out a long list of demands that he said must be met in order to make progress in the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina.

News Reports

• Statement by Minister Joly on Russian interference Canada 13 Sep 2024
• Backgrounder: RT's hostile activities Canada 13 Sep 2024
• Russia's RT Network Working Directly With Kremlin To Spread Disinformation, U.S. Says RFE/RL 13 Sep 2024 -- The United States on September 13 said the Russian news outlet RT is taking orders directly from the Kremlin and working with Russian military intelligence to spread disinformation around the world to undermine democracies.
• U.S. Activists Convicted On Charges Linked To Russian Political Influence Operation RFE/RL 13 Sep 2024 -- A jury in Florida has convicted four civil rights activists of conspiring to act as unregistered Russian agents as part of a secret initiative by Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) to influence U.S. politics.
• Alerting the World to RT's Global Covert Activities US Dept. of State 13 Sep 2024 -- Today, the United States is designating three entities and two individuals for their connection to Russia's destabilizing actions abroad. According to new information, much of which originates from employees of Russian state-funded RT (formerly "Russia Today"), we now know that RT moved beyond being simply a media outlet and has been an entity with cyber capabilities.
• Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Statement on RT UK FCDO 13 Sep 2024 -- FCDO statement following US attribution of RT to Russian state
• Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada Garcia, Co-Founder of the Sinaloa Cartel, Arraigned in Brooklyn on International Drug Charges US Dept. of Justice 13 Sep 2024 -- Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada Garcia, 76, a citizen of Mexico, was arraigned this morning in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, on 17 counts related to drug trafficking, firearms offenses, and money laundering. This fifth superseding indictment relates to El Mayo's decades-long leadership of the Sinaloa Cartel, one of the most violent and powerful drug trafficking organizations in the world and conspiracy to manufacture and distribute fentanyl.
• Remarks by Dr. Liz Sherwood-Randall for the Soufan Center's Global Summit on Counterterrorism and Political Violence The White House 13 Sep 2024
• How propaganda outlets cover - or ignore - aspects of US election VOA 13 Sep 2024 -- When Kamala Harris and Donald Trump met in a presidential debate on Tuesday, they spoke about a range of foreign policy issues, including China and Russia's war in Ukraine.
• Russian President Putin meets with Wang Yi in St. Petersburg Global Times 13 Sep 2024 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs, on Thursday in St. Petersburg.
• EU Lifts Sanctions On Mother Of Late Wagner Leader Prigozhin RFE/RL 13 Sep 2024 -- The European Union on September 13 removed Violetta Prigozhina, the 85-year-old mother of the late leader of the Wagner mercenary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, along with several other Russians from its sanctions list.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning's Regular Press Conference on September 13, 2024 PRC MofA 13 Sep 2024
• Africa a big stage for international cooperation, not an arena for major-power rivalry: Chinese FM Global Times 13 Sep 2024 -- Africa is a big stage for international cooperation, not an arena for major-power rivalry, and China hopes that other economies can work together with China to benefit Africa, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.
• Dozens of Hong Kong journalists threatened in harassment campaign, says HKJA VOA 13 Sep 2024 -- Dozens of Hong Kong journalists and their families have been harassed and intimidated in the past three months, according to the chair of a local press club.
• Report details how China retaliates against people for engaging with UN VOA 13 Sep 2024 -- China is among the foreign governments that retaliate against people for engaging with the United Nations, according to a report released this week by the U.N. Secretary-General.
• German defense minister confirms Taiwan Strait transit by naval vessels CNA 13 Sep 2024 -- The German frigate Baden-Württemberg and supply ship Frankfurt am Main are on their way to Jakarta, Indonesia via the Taiwan Strait, the defense minister of Germany said in Berlin Friday.
• U.S. praises Lithuania's stand against China, ties with Taiwan CNA 13 Sep 2024 -- The United States praised Lithuania's resilience against China and welcomed its growing economic ties with Taiwan during the U.S.-Lithuania Strategic Dialogue on Thursday.
• U.S. House passes amendment on support for Taiwan at WHO CNA 13 Sep 2024 -- The United States House of Representatives on Thursday passed legislation giving the Senate the power to approve World Health Organization (WHO) agreements, which also included an amendment supporting Taiwan's full participation at the WHO.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 13 Sep 2024
• Taiwan's government condemns cyberattacks on TWSE, DGBAS, financial firms CNA 13 Sep 2024 -- Taiwan's Executive Yuan on Friday strongly condemned cyberattacks suspected to have been launched by a pro-Russia hacking group targeting the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE), the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS), and several local financial institutions the previous day.
• Taiwan condemns North Korea missile test CNA 13 Sep 2024 -- Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday condemned North Korea's missile tests, as reported by South Korean military officials on Thursday, and other actions that threaten regional peace and stability.
• Mounting North Korean threats await next US president VOA 13 Sep 2024 -- Recent moves by Pyongyang have focused attention on what will be one of the first major foreign policy challenges facing the next U.S. president: how to deal with North Korea's rapidly developing nuclear threat.
• Press Statement by Spokesperson for Disarmament and Peace Institute of DPRK Foreign Ministry KCNA 13 Sep 2024 -- A spokesperson for the Disarmament and Peace Institute of the Foreign Ministry of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Friday released the following press statement "The collective confrontational cooperation against the DPRK will be accompanied by the strengthened formation of strategic axis for improving the security environment of the region":
• Press Statement of Head of External Policy Office of DPRK Foreign Ministry KCNA 13 Sep 2024 -- The head of the External Policy Office of the Foreign Ministry of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea released the following press statement "The U.S. instigating NATO and agents to confrontation with Russia is a serious threat to Europe" on September 13:
• Iran: Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union EC/CEU 13 Sep 2024 -- The European Union strongly condemns the recent transfer of Iranian-made ballistic missiles to Russia.
• EU Condemns Alleged Iranian Missile Transfers To Russia, Mulls New Sanctions RFE/RL 13 Sep 2024 -- The European Union has condemned the recent alleged transfer of Iranian-made ballistic missiles to Russia and is considering new sanctions against Tehran in response.
• Iran: Repression of women 'intensifying', two years on from mass protests UN News 13 Sep 2024 -- The Iranian Government has intensified its efforts to suppress the fundamental rights of women and girls and crush remaining initiatives of women's activism, UN Human Rights Council-appointed independent investigators warned in an update released on Friday.
• Memorandum on the Delegation of Certain Sanctions-Related Authorities Under Public Law 118-50 The White House 13 Sep 2024
• Elections in Syria US Dept. of State 13 Sep 2024 -- "The United States assesses that the necessary conditions for convening free, fair, transparent, and inclusive elections in Syria, including in the North and East, have not been met and therefore does not support the recent announcement by the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (DAANES) calling on the High Elections Committee to begin preparations for municipal elections."
• Activist Flees Belarus After Being Charged Over Sending Parcels To 2 Political Prisoners RFE/RL 13 Sep 2024 -- Belarusian activist Hanna Auchynnikava told the Vyasna rights group on September 13 that she fled Belarus without travel documents after being charged with facilitating extremist activities because she sent parcels to political prisoners Zmitser Dashkevich and Svyatoslav Udod.
• Memorandum on the Continuation of the Exercise of Certain Authorities Under the Trading With the Enemy Act The White House 13 Sep 2024
• Cambodia calls US sanctions of casino tycoon 'misleading' Radio Free Asia 13 Sep 2024 -- Cambodia's Foreign Ministry on Friday said that U.S. sanctions against powerful businessman Ly Yong Phat were "misleading" and "politically motivated," adding that the casino tycoon has played a "widely recognized" role in advancing the country's development.
• Former Botswanan president returns from self-imposed exile, appears in court VOA 13 Sep 2024 -- Botswana's former president, Ian Khama, has made a surprise return to the country after a nearly three-year self-imposed exile. Khama, who faces criminal charges, fled the southern African country in 2021, saying his life was in danger after a fallout with President Mokgweetsi Masisi.