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• Pentagon Degrades ISIS, Continues Efforts for Peace in Middle East DoD News 19 Sep 2024 -- The United States military continues to degrade the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, while other defense officials work to de-escalate tensions in the Middle East.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh Holds a Press Briefing DoD 19 Sep 2024
• Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks' Remarks to DoD Program Executive Officer (PEO) Summit (As Delivered) DoD 19 Sep 2024
• Commission Says U.S. Needs More, Different Resources for Defense Strategy DoD News 19 Sep 2024 -- The United States must increase spending to levels not seen since the Cold War to deter the threats of China, Russia, Iran and North Korea, said the leaders of a bipartisan commission examining the National Defense Strategy.
• Combatant Commanders Detail Range of Emerging Threats, Highlight Role of Partnerships in Maintaining Edge DoD News 19 Sep 2024 -- Partnerships are key to defending against a rapidly evolving threat landscape and assuring the United States' advantage for the long term, senior Defense Department leaders said this week.
• U.S. Africa Command and Cameroon Armed Forces Host West Africa Logistics Conference in Douala AFRICOM 19 Sep 2024 -- U.S. Africa Command and the Cameroon Armed Forces kicked off the West Africa Logistics Conference here today in Douala, Cameroon, convening more than 60 West African and U.S military logistics leaders.
• Avenger Triad 24: V Corps' Key Role in Strengthening NATO Interoperability Army News 19 Sep 2024 -- V Corps participated in Avenger Triad 24 from both its headquarters in Fort Knox, Kentucky, and Poznan, Poland, September 9-19. Avenger Triad is a command post exercise led by U.S. Army Europe and Africa where organizations test and enhance their ability to synchronize U.S. and NATO warfighting across Europe.
• 12th Combat Aviation Brigade Fuels Innovation: Army Application Laboratory Modernizes the FARP Army News 19 Sep 2024 -- The Forward Arming and Refueling Point (FARP) is a critical lifeline on the modern battlefield for aviation assets. While long recognized for their vital role, the FARP also presents inherent challenges for today's warfighters in Large Scale Combat Operations (LSCO).
• US Coast Guard May Need to Wait 15 Years For Long-Delayed Modern Cutter Ship - Report Sputnik 19 Sep 2024 -- The US Coast Guard's program to build a single modern cutter to operate in coastal inshore waters as a patrol security interceptor vessel is such a mess that the entire service will continue to lack the resources it needs until 2039, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said in a report on Thursday.
• USS San Diego Forward Deploys to Sasebo, Japan US Navy 19 Sep 2024 -- The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22) arrived to its new forward deployed location at Sasebo, Japan, Sept. 19, becoming the newest ship to join the Forward-Deployed Naval Forces Japan (FDNF-J).
• USS Omaha participates in Oceania Maritime Security Initiative US Navy 19 Sep 2024 -- The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Omaha (LCS 12), with an embarked detachment from Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 35 and a law enforcement detachment from U.S. Coast Guard Tactical Law Enforcement Team Pacific, began operations in support of Oceania Maritime Security Initiative (OMSI), Sept. 8.
• Carrier Air Wing 5 Completes Air Wing Fallon Training in Rare Full-Strength Participation US Navy 19 Sep 2024 -- Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 recently completed Air Wing Fallon (AWF) training as a fully integrated air wing, taking advantage of the scheduled hull swap between Nimitz-class aircraft carriers USS George Washington (CVN 73) and USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) at Naval Air Station (NAS) Fallon, Sept. 13, 2024.
• Secretary Kendall voices concerns to Congress about CR US Air Force 19 Sep 2024 -- Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall, in a Sept. 18 letter to congressional leaders, itemized the significant challenges a continuing resolution of any length would pose to the Air Force and Space Force.
• SECNAV Del Toro Briefs Congress Regarding Continuing Resolution US Navy Press Release 19 Sep 2024 -- Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro attended a closed briefing at the Capitol with the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, chaired by Hon. Ken Calvert (CA-41) with Ranking Member Rep. Betty McCollum (MN-4), to discuss a $1.95 billion request to fully fund submarines authorized in Fiscal Year 24, Sept. 19, 2024.
• In letter to Congress, Army Secretary outlines Continuing Resolution concerns US Army 19 Sep 2024 -- Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth sent a letter to Congressional appropriators detailing the concerns and impacts of a six-month continuing resolution (CR) on the Army.
• Secretary General outlines key lessons for NATO's continued success after a decisive decade at the helm NATO 19 Sep 2024 -- Speaking at an event hosted by the German Marshall Fund on Thursday (19 September 2024), Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg shared five key lessons for NATO's continued success following a decisive decade at the helm of NATO.
• NATO's Special Representative for the Southern Neighbourhood wraps up his first official trip to Egypt NATO 19 Sep 2024 -- NATO's Special Representative for the Southern Neighbourhood, Javier Colomina, travelled to the Arab Republic of Egypt on 17 and 18 September 2024 for his first visit to the region in this new capacity.
• Outgoing NATO Chief Says Members Must Be 'Willing To Pay The Price' Of Peace RFE/RL 19 Sep 2024 -- In his farewell after leading NATO for a decade, Jens Stoltenberg warned against "isolationism" among members of the military alliance, saying its 32 members must be "willing to pay the price for peace" in the face of an emboldened Russia.
• Meeting of the Military-Industrial Commission on Special Purpose UAVs President of Russia 19 Sep 2024 -- Vladimir Putin held a meeting in St Petersburg, via videoconference, of the Military-Industrial Commission on Special Purpose UAVs on Gunsmith Day.
• Putin: Russia to increase drone production tenfold this year Press TV 19 Sep 2024 -- President Vladimir Putin says Russia is accelerating its drone production to nearly 1.4 million this year, marking a tenfold rise, to bolster the capabilities of its armed forces in their military operations in Ukraine.
• Russia Supplies 140,000 UAVs to Army in 2023, to Increase 2024 Target by 10 Times - Putin Sputnik 19 Sep 2024 -- Russia supplied 140,000 UAVs to the military in 2023 and plans to increase the target number by 10 times, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday.
• Visit to Special Technology Centre President of Russia 19 Sep 2024 -- The President visited the Special Technology Centre (STC) in St Petersburg, a supplier of unmanned aerial vehicles, electronic warfare systems, and communication systems.
• Laros 2024: Eastern MD's servicemen share combat experience with Laotian military Russia MoD 19 Sep 2024 -- In Primorsky region, as part of the Laros 2024 international drills, servicemen of the Eastern Military District share modern warfare experience with servicemen of the Lao People's Army.
• Readiness to Use Strategic Submarines' Weapons Very High, Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief Says Sputnik 19 Sep 2024 -- The most powerful and destructive weapon in service with the 25th submarine division of Russia's Pacific Fleet is at a very high level of readiness for use, Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief Adm. Alexander Moiseyev said.
• Transfer of Iranian ballistic missiles to Russia: UK statement to the OSCE UK FCDO 19 Sep 2024 -- Ambassador Holland condemns the transfer of Iranian ballistic missiles to Russia, which will be used to wreak further misery on Ukrainian civilians as part of its illegal war.
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With Ukrainian Minister of Defence Rustem Umerov DoD 19 Sep 2024
• Ukraine joins NATO counter-drone exercise for first time NATO 19 Sep 2024 -- From 10 to 20 September 2024, over 450 participants from 19 NATO Allies and three partner-countries gathered in the Netherlands to test the ability of commercially available counter-drone systems to operate seamlessly together.
• War in Ukraine The arms and military equipment Germany is sending to Ukraine Germany - Federal Government 19 Sep 2024 -- This list provides an overview of military assistance provided by the Federal Republic of Germany to Ukraine.
• Taiwan must be ready for China attack under guise of exercise: Defense minister CNA 19 Sep 2024 -- Defense Minister Wellington Koo (顧立雄) has cautioned against the possibility of China launching an attack on Taiwan under the guise of military exercises, noting that Beijing has increasingly diversified its military maneuvers, making it more difficult to predict China's assaults.
• China slaps countermeasures to US firms over Taiwan arms sale Global Times 19 Sep 2024 -- The Chinese Foreign Ministry announced on Sunday to impose countermeasures against nine US companies for arms sale to China's Taiwan region, as the arms sales "seriously undermined the one-China principle and China's sovereignty and territorial integrity."
• DPRK Missile Administration and Academy of Defence Sciences Make Public Important Scientific Research Achievements KCNA 19 Sep 2024 -- The Missile Administration of the DPRK successfully conducted test-fires of the new-type tactical ballistic missile Hwasongpho-11-Da-4.5 and an improved strategic cruise missile on Wednesday.
• North Korea's new missile can carry 'super-large' warhead: state media Radio Free Asia 19 Sep 2024 -- North Korea said on Thursday it had successfully test-fired a new tactical ballistic missile capable of carrying a "super-large" warhead, a day after South Korea's military said the North launched multiple short-range ballistic missiles.
• N. Korea Successfully Tests New Ballistic Missile, Strategic Cruise Missile - State Media Sputnik 19 Sep 2024 -- North Korea's missile administration has successfully test-fired a new type of Hwasongpho-11-Da-4.5 tactical ballistic missile and an upgraded strategic cruise missile, with leader Kim Jong Un overseeing the launches, the state-run KCNA news agency reported on Thursday.
• N Korea launches new ballistic missiles equipped with 'super-large warheads' Press TV 19 Sep 2024 -- North Korea has test-fired new ballistic missiles equipped with super-large warheads and modified cruise missiles, the third time in a week as part of Pyongyang's display of military power in the restive Korean Peninsula.
• New batch of flying camera micro drones arrive at Lithuanian Armed Forces warehouses Lithuania MND 19 Sep 2024 -- First of the French-made Parrot Anafi UKR micro drones (quadcopters) have reached warehouses of the Lithuanian Armed Forces. The Defence Materiel Agency under the Ministry of National Defence signed the EUR 2.5 million Parrot Anafi UKR procurement contract with Deftools UAB this June.
• US urged to abandon its missile system deployment plan in Japan, 'will seriously heighten regional tensions' Global Times 19 Sep 2024 -- China urged the US to abandon its plan to deploy intermediate-range and short-range missile systems in Japan and called on relevant countries to recognize the US' true intentions, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Wednesday.
• PH, Malaysia navies commit to upholding regional stability Philippine News Agency 19 Sep 2024 -- The Philippine Navy (PN) and the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) both committed to promote regional stability and uphold maritime safety.
• Major infrastructure project opened in Vanuatu Australia DOD 19 Sep 2024 -- The newly redeveloped Cook Barracks in Port Vila has officially opened, reflecting the strong partnership between the governments of Australia and Vanuatu.
• Secretary Blinken's Paris Meeting with Quint Representatives US Dept. of State 19 Sep 2024

Defense Industry

• Contracts For Sept. 19, 2024

Other Conflicts

Ukraine Conflict News
• 19 September 2024 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 19 Sep 2024

Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

• 15 Israeli troopers killed, injured as Hezbollah targets military site Press TV 19 Sep 2024 -- The Hezbollah resistance movement has targeted an Israeli military site in the northeastern part of the occupied Palestinian territories, leaving casualties among the occupation forces.
• Sept. 18: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 19 Sep 2024
• Israel launches intense strikes on Lebanon VOA 19 Sep 2024 -- Israeli forces late Thursday carried out their most intense strike on southern Lebanon in nearly one year of war, increasing tensions between the two countries despite international calls for calm.
• How Lebanon's wireless paging system was weaponized to make Hezbollah devices explode VOA 19 Sep 2024 -- The simultaneous explosion of thousands of pagers used by Lebanese militia Hezbollah on Tuesday was the result of an unprecedented weaponization of a wireless paging system, in which rigged devices detonated upon receiving a coded signal transmitted by radio frequency.
• Explosive pager, walkie-talkie attacks were 'severe blow,' Hezbollah chief says VOA 19 Sep 2024 -- Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah acknowledged Thursday that this week's deadly explosive attacks in Lebanon on the militant group's communications devices were a "severe blow," while contending that Israel had crossed a "red line" in carrying out the operation.
• Death Toll From Communication Device Explosions in Lebanon Up to 25, Over 600 Wounded Sputnik 19 Sep 2024 -- The death toll from the explosions of communication devices all around Lebanon has risen to 25, another 608 people are wounded, Lebanese Health Minister Firass Abiad said on Thursday.
• Radios That Exploded in Lebanon Ceased Production 10 Years Ago - Manufacturer Sputnik 19 Sep 2024 -- Japanese company ICOM, believed to be the manufacturer of the radios that exploded in Lebanon, said the products were discontinued 10 years ago.
• Hezbollah, Israel Exchange 'Massive Strikes' Along Border Sputnik 19 Sep 2024 -- Hezbollah fighters have attacked 17 positions of the Israeli army on different sections of the border since the beginning of Thursday, the movement's press service said.
• Nasrallah: Blasts declaration of war, enemy to face tough retribution Press TV 19 Sep 2024 -- Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah says pager and walkie-talkie explosions by Israel on Tuesday and Wednesday which killed 37 people and wounded nearly 3,000 in Lebanon are a declaration of war.
• Hezbollah launches new wave of attacks on Israel's military bases IRNA 19 Sep 2024 -- In continuation of its attacks, Lebanon's Hezbollah targeted several other military bases of the Zionist regime.
• Casualties reported as Hezbollah rockets hit Zionist targets IRNA 19 Sep 2024 -- Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement has reported the killing and injuring of a number Israeli soldiers in a pre-dawn retaliatory rocket attacks on a Zionist military base and other targets in the northern occupied Palestinian territories.
• Fears of full-scale war between Hezbollah and Israel soar over regime's recent terrorist acts Press TV 19 Sep 2024 -- Tensions are escalating between Israel and the Hezbollah resistance movement amid fears of a full-scale war between the two sides following the regime's recent terrorist operations in Lebanon.
• Death toll from 2nd wave of communication device explosions in Lebanon rises to 14, injuries up to 450 People's Daily 19 Sep 2024 -- The death toll in explosions of wireless communication devices across Lebanon on Wednesday rose to 14, with injuries up to 450, said the Lebanese Health Ministry.
• Hezbollah: We'll neither fear nor retreat Press TV 19 Sep 2024 -- Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement has vowed steadfastness in its efforts to defend the country in the face of the Israeli regime's increasingly deadly acts of aggression, while promising to exact revenge on the regime.
• What We Know About The Hungarian, Bulgarian, And Norwegian Links To Hizballah Pagers RFE/RL 19 Sep 2024 -- A Bulgarian company with Norwegian links has surfaced in the supply chain of the pagers that detonated in Lebanon this week, killing 37 people and injuring several thousand others.
• Israel Created Shell Company to Produce Explosive Pagers Shipped to Lebanon - Reports Sputnik 19 Sep 2024 -- Israel has created a shell company to manufacture explosive pagers that were then shipped to Lebanon, media reported, citing three intelligence officers.
• Hezbollah: We'll neither fear nor retreat Press TV 19 Sep 2024 -- Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement has vowed steadfastness in its efforts to defend the country in the face of the Israeli regime's increasingly deadly acts of aggression, while promising to exact revenge on the regime.
• UNICEF DED Ted Chaiban noon briefing on Mission to Israel, the Gaza Strip and the West Bank - Opening Remarks as Delivered UNICEF 19 Sep 2024
• Whole generation of children 'lost' amid ongoing Gaza war, UNICEF warns UN News 19 Sep 2024 -- Last October's terror attacks by Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups on Israeli communities marked a devastating day for children, and the suffering has continued unabated, a senior UNICEF official said on Thursday.
• Security Council: Middle East envoy warns against escalation, highlights continued Israeli settlement activity UN News 19 Sep 2024 -- The UN envoy supporting peace efforts between Israelis and Palestinians voiced grave concern over the growing risk of widescale regional escalation during a briefing to the Security Council in New York on Wednesday.
• Failure to Implement Own Decisions Poses 'Existential' Question, Briefer Tells Security Council, as Delegates Urge Israel to Cease Illegal Settlements UN Security Council 19 Sep 2024 -- The relentless expansion of Israeli settlements and escalating violence in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, are deeply alarming, the top United Nations official for the Middle East told the Security Council today, as delegates urged the organ to enforce its own demand for the occupier to cease such illegal activities.
• UN chief slams using civilian devices for terror attacks IRNA 19 Sep 2024 -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has deplored the deadly wave of explosions targeting communication devices including pagers across Lebanon, saying civilian means should not be turned into weapons.
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant DoD 19 Sep 2024
• IRGC chief: Israel to face 'crushing response' for acts of terror in Lebanon Press TV 19 Sep 2024 -- The chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says Israel will face "a crushing response from the axis of resistance" for its acts of terror in Lebanon which are the result of the regime's despair.
• Iran's Armed Forces warn US, Israel: Revenge for Haniyeh 'definite' Press TV 19 Sep 2024 -- Iran's Armed Forces have underlined the Islamic Republic's iron resolve to avenge the blood of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, who was assassinated in the capital Tehran in July, warning the United States and Israel that the passage of time will not hinder Iran's retaliation.
• Top EU diplomat condemns attacks in Lebanon, voices concern over 'risk of military escalation' Press TV 19 Sep 2024 -- The European Union foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, has condemned recent explosions of pagers and other communication devices in Lebanon that killed dozens of people and injured thousands of others.
• Statement on the resolution of the UN General Assembly on the ICJ's advisory opinion regarding the legal consequences of Israel's policies and practices in the occupied Palestinian territories Germany Federal Foreign Office 19 Sep 2024 -- A Federal Foreign Office Spokesperson issued the following statement today (19 September) on the UN General Assembly resolution on the ICJ's advisory opinion regarding the legal consequences of Israel's policies and practices in the occupied Palestinian territories:
• China opposes any actions that infringe on Lebanon's sovereignty, security: FM Global Times 19 Sep 2024 -- China oppose any act that infringes on Lebanon's sovereignty and security and express concerns over possible escalation of tensions in the region that this incident might trigger, a spokesperson of China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday. The remarks came after pager and radio bomb attacks in Lebanon resulted in numerous fatalities and left no suspects identified.
• Spanish Government condemns electronic device attacks in Lebanon Spain MFA 19 Sep 2024
• The expansion of Israeli settlements in the West Bank is wholly unacceptable and illegal: UK statement at the UN Security Council UK FCDO 19 Sep 2024 -- Statement by UK Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Barbara Woodward, at the UN Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East.
• Western diplomats to discuss Middle East tensions VOA 19 Sep 2024 -- Top Western diplomats are set to meet Thursday in Paris amid efforts to achieve a cease-fire in Gaza and prevent tensions along the Israel-Lebanon border from spiraling into a larger conflict.
• Press release on the UN General Assembly's resolution on Palestine Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 19 Sep 2024
• UNGA calls for end to Israeli occupation in Palestine within a year People's Daily 19 Sep 2024 -- The UN General Assembly (UNGA) passed a non-binding resolution on Wednesday demanding an end to Israel's occupation of Palestinian territory within the next 12 months by an overwhelming margin.
• Hamas 'highly appreciates' Hezbollah support after Nasrallah's speech IRNA 19 Sep 2024 -- Hamas said that it "highly appreciates" Hezbollah's support after the Lebanese resistance group's leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah vowed to keep fighting Israel until a ceasefire has been reached in Gaza.
• Hamas welcomes UNGA resolution on Palestine IRNA 19 Sep 2024 -- The Palestinian Resistance Movement Hamas has hailed a resolution approved overwhelmingly by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) that calls for an end to the occupation of Palestinian lands by the Zionist regime.
• Hamas 'highly appreciates' Hezbollah support after Nasrallah's speech Press TV 19 Sep 2024 -- Hamas says it "highly appreciates" Hezbollah's support after the Lebanese resistance group's leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah vowed to keep fighting Israel until a ceasefire has been reached in Gaza.
• Hamas vows 'flood of martyrdom operations' in Israeli occupied cities in response to Gaza Press TV 19 Sep 2024 -- The military wing of Palestinian resistance movement Hamas, Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, has vowed in a video that the "river of blood" in the besieged Gaza Strip will be met with a "flood of martyrdom operations" against Israel.
• Hamas: UN resolution on occupation highlights level of terrorist Israel's isolation Press TV 19 Sep 2024 -- The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has hailed an earlier United Nations General Assembly resolution that mandated the Israeli regime to end its illegal occupation of the Palestinian territories.

Other Conflicts

• Allies' grants for add'l assets to boost WPS patrols welcome: NMC Philippine News Agency 19 Sep 2024 -- The Philippines is open to accepting any grants from its foreign allies to acquire additional maritime assets aimed at improving the country's ability to patrol the West Philippine Sea (WPS), National Maritime Council spokesperson (ret.) Vice Adm. Alexander Lopez said Thursday.
• 'Very Worrying': Afghanistan's Long Battle To Eradicate Polio Faces New Obstacle RFE/RL 19 Sep 2024 -- Afghanistan's decadeslong fight to eradicate the crippling polio virus has suffered a new blow after the Taliban suspended a national vaccination campaign.
• Junta targeting rebel-held areas in northern Myanmar with airstrikes and artillery Radio Free Asia 19 Sep 2024 -- Myanmar's junta is conducting regular airstrikes and artillery attacks on towns in northern Shan state that are firmly under rebel control in a resurgence of violence in the area, residents said Thursday.
• Myanmar guerrillas arrested in bid to attack air base, group says Radio Free Asia 19 Sep 2024 -- Myanmar junta authorities arrested two members of an urban guerrilla group planning to attack one of the military's largest air bases, from where the air force launches attacks on civilians, the rebel group said.
• Myanmar junta blocks aid to thousands impacted by Typhoon Yagi Radio Free Asia 19 Sep 2024 -- More than 30,000 people are in urgent need of aid in eastern Myanmar's Kayah and neighboring Shan states after being inundated by Asia's worst storm of the year, but volunteers say the country's junta is blocking the delivery of relief items and donations.
• UN chief strongly condemns Mali terrorist attack UN News 19 Sep 2024 -- UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for accountability following a "despicable" terrorist attack in Mali this week, his Spokesperson said on Thursday.
• Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Mali UN Secretary-General 19 Sep 2024
• Secretary Blinken's Call with UN Secretary-General Guterres US Dept. of State 19 Sep 2024

News Reports

• China-connected spamouflage impersonated Dutch cartoonist VOA 19 Sep 2024 -- Based on the posts of an X account that bears the name of Dutch cartoonist Bart van Leeuwen, a profile picture of his face and short professional bio, one would think the Amsterdam-based artist is a staunch supporter of China and fierce critic of the United States.
• Mexican president says US shares blame for Sinaloa drug cartel violence VOA 19 Sep 2024 -- Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Thursday that the U.S. was partly responsible for the eruption of drug cartel violence that has killed at least 30 people in the past week in Mexico's northern state of Sinaloa.
• Mexican President: US Actions to Blame for Latest Spate of Cartel Violence in Sinaloa Sputnik 19 Sep 2024 -- A recent operation by the United States to capture the leaders of the Sinaloa cartel has sparked the violence that the state of Sinaloa has been experiencing in the last few days, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Thursday.
• FBI's new attempt to hype so-called Chinese hacking group slammed by FM Global Times 19 Sep 2024 -- Chinese Foreign Ministry slammed on Thursday a new US attempt to hype so-called Chinese hacking group, including a claim that one such group nicknamed "Flax Typhoon" is run by a Chinese company, collects intelligence and carries out reconnaissance for Chinese security agencies.
• U.S. Says Iranian Hackers Failed To Interest Biden Campaign With Info Stolen From Trump RFE/RL 19 Sep 2024 -- The FBI and other federal U.S. agencies say Iranian hackers sent unsolicited e-mails to individuals then associated with President Joe Biden's reelection campaign that contained an excerpt taken from stolen, nonpublic material from former President Donald Trump's campaign as text in the e-mails.
• Targeting of Covert Financial Cooperation between Russia and the DPRK US Dept. of State 19 Sep 2024 -- The United States today designated five entities and one individual involved in illicit payment mechanisms between Russia and the DPRK. This action exposes and disrupts networks that facilitate the funding of the DPRK's unlawful weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programs and that support Russia's illegal war against Ukraine.
• Treasury Targets Key Actors in Sanctions Evasion Scheme to Support Russia and North Korea US Treasury 19 Sep 2024 -- Today, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated a network of five entities and one individual—based in Russia and in the Russia-occupied Georgian region of South Ossetia—that have enabled and supported ongoing efforts to establish illicit payment mechanisms between Russia and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). Today's action holds accountable parties that have assisted DPRK and Russian sanctions evasion and demonstrates Treasury's commitment to exposing and disrupting networks that facilitate the funding of the DPRK's unlawful weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and ballistic missile programs and support Russia's illegal war against Ukraine.
• US sanctions facilitators of payments between Russia, N. Korea VOA 19 Sep 2024 -- The U.S. State and Treasury departments announced new sanctions Thursday on five groups and one person said to be involved in illicit payment mechanisms between Russia and North Korea.
• U.S. Hits Network Allegedly Facilitating Russia-North Korea Sanctions Evasion RFE/RL 19 Sep 2024 -- The United States on September 19 imposed sanctions on a network of five entities and one individual for allegedly enabling payments between Russia and North Korea, the Treasury Department said.
• Putin approves Russia-Iran strategic partnership proposal IRNA 19 Sep 2024 -- Russia's President Vladimir Putin has accepted a proposal previously submitted by the Foreign Ministry to sign a strategic partnership agreement with the Islamic Republic of Iran.
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council of Yemen Tareq Saleh Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 19 Sep 2024
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's video address to participants in the 9th BRICS Legal Forum, Moscow, September 19, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 19 Sep 2024
• EU Border States discussed implementation and future development of EU sanctions Estonia MFA 19 Sep 2024 -- On 17 September, the European Union countries (Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland) sharing the border with Russia, had their 3rd meeting on sanctions co-operation. In the meeting in Tallinn, the representatives of the Ministries for Foreign Affairs and Customs Agencies discussed effective implementation of sanctions and prevention of sanctions circumvention.
• MSS warns Chinese students abroad of spy recruitment Global Times 19 Sep 2024 -- China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) on Thursday released an article warning Chinese students studying overseas against being recruited or manipulated by overseas espionage agencies and advising them to remain vigilant and take precautions for their safety.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian's Regular Press Conference on September 19, 2024 PRC MofA 19 Sep 2024
• Congressional hearing: US should name more Americans as 'unjustly detained' in China VOA 19 Sep 2024 -- A hearing to seek the release of imprisoned Americans in Beijing highlighted reasons for the U.S. to expand its list of U.S. citizens wrongly detained in China to prioritize their return.
• US politicians urged to stop 'whitewashing criminals,' interfering with HKSAR's judiciary Global Times 19 Sep 2024 -- The spokesperson of the Commissioner's Office of the Chinese Foreign Ministry in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Thursday expressed strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition against the irresponsible comments made by a small number of US Senators as they openly supported anti-China secessionist Jimmy Lai and maliciously slandered human rights and the rule of law in Hong Kong.
• China launches last batch of BDS-3 satellites Global Times 19 Sep 2024 -- China on Thursday launched two new satellites of the BeiDou-3 Navigation Satellite System (BDS-3) from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Southwest China's Sichuan Province, the final batch of backup satellites for the BDS-3. They are expected to play a crucial role in enhancing the operational stability of the system, industry insiders said.
• China launches two BeiDou navigation satellites People's Daily 19 Sep 2024 -- China on Thursday launched two new satellites for the BeiDou-3 Navigation Satellite System (BDS-3) from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province.
• Taiwan calls China's end of tariff exemptions on agricultural goods 'coercion' CNA 19 Sep 2024 -- Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) condemned China's announcement on Wednesday that it will end tariff exemptions on 34 agricultural and aquacultural products from Taiwan, effective Sept. 25, labeling the move as "economic coercion."
• Taiwan's political parties slam China's plan to axe tariff exemptions CNA 19 Sep 2024 -- Taiwan's three major political parties on Thursday all took issue with China's announcement the previous night that it plans to end import tariff exemptions on 34 Taiwanese agricultural products from Sept. 25.
• China to cut tariff exemptions on 34 agricultural items from Taiwan Radio Free Asia 19 Sep 2024 -- China will suspend tariff exemptions on 34 agricultural items imported from Taiwan, including fresh fruits, vegetables and aquatic products, effective from Sept. 25, China's finance ministry said, a decision Taipei called "economic coercion."
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 19 Sep 2024
• Taiwan authorities' provocations to blame for cancellation of zero-tariff policies: mainland People's Daily 19 Sep 2024 -- The "Taiwan independence" stance and provocative actions of Taiwan authorities, led by Lai Ching-te, are to blame for the mainland's recent decision to cancel its zero-tariff policies for certain products from Taiwan, a mainland spokesperson said on Wednesday.
• Satellite photos show expansion of suspected North Korean uranium enrichment site Radio Free Asia 19 Sep 2024 -- A suspected North Korean uranium enrichment facility that may have been toured by leader Kim Jong Un recently has grown significantly since construction was first spotted there in February, satellite imagery has revealed.
• Vietnam deputy defense minister on rare visit to North Korea Radio Free Asia 19 Sep 2024 -- A Vietnam defense ministry delegation is in North Korea on a rare visit to boost cooperation, the ministry has announced on its website.
• DPRK Foreign Minister Meets Her Russian Counterpart KCNA 19 Sep 2024 -- Choe Son Hui, foreign minister of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea who is on a visit to Russia to attend the Fourth Eurasian Women's Forum and the First BRICS Women's Forum in Sankt-Peterburg, met and had a talk with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow on Sept. 17.
• Four Thousandth Day of Detention in the DPRK for Missionary Kim Jung-Wook US Dept. of State 19 Sep 2024 -- Today marks the 4,000th day that South Korean Missionary Kim Jung-Wook has been detained by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
• Senior commander of anti-Iran Komala terrorist group killed Press TV 19 Sep 2024 -- A senior commander of the anti-Iran Komala separatist group has been killed in an ambush by Iranian security and military forces.
• Airbus investing in Chinese firm that supplies Myanmar military: report VOA 19 Sep 2024 -- A new report from Burmese activist groups is calling on French-based airline manufacturer Airbus to use its influence with Aviation Industry Corporation of China, or AVIC, to pressure the Chinese firm to end its arms sales to the Myanmar junta.
• Two Kanaks shot dead by French police in New Caledonia decried as 'assassinations' Radio Free Asia 19 Sep 2024 -- French police shot and killed two men in New Caledonia on Thursday morning, stoking tensions with pro-independence groups days ahead of a public holiday marking France's annexation of the Pacific archipelago.
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken And French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné After Their Meeting US Dept. of State 19 Sep 2024
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Séjourné US Dept. of State 19 Sep 2024
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with French President Macron US Dept. of State 19 Sep 2024
• Transcript of Special Briefing by Foreign Secretary on Prime Minister's visit to USA (September 19, 2024) India MEA 19 Sep 2024
• Transcript of the Press Briefing by the Spokesperson on Thursday 19 September 2024 Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 19 Sep 2024
• Defense minister: Iran fully supports Maduro government in Venezuela Press TV 19 Sep 2024 -- Iran's Defense Minister Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh says the Islamic Republic fully supports the government of Venezuelan President Nikolas Maduro, stressing that the change of governments does not alter the overall policy and approach of Tehran toward Caracas.
• Will Cambodia's Funan Techo canal be a success? Radio Free Asia 19 Sep 2024 -- Cambodia's plan to build a canal linking its capital to the coast to end dependence on Vietnamese ports has raised a barrage of questions about its economic viability and environmental impact.
• Report by the Head of OSCE Presence in Albania: UK statement to the OSCE, September 2024 UK FCDO 19 Sep 2024 -- Ambassador Holland thanks the Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania for the work of the Presence over the last year in support of the Government of Albania's reform efforts.
• Amid economic distress, Sri Lankans seek change through coming election VOA 19 Sep 2024 -- Two years after massive popular protests in Sri Lanka ousted former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the height of a crushing economic downturn, millions in the island nation will head to the polls Saturday to choose a new president.