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• U.S. Central Command Conducts Targeted Strikes Against Terrorist Groups in Syria CENTCOM 29 Sep 2024 -- U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) Forces conducted two targeted strikes in Syria, killing 37 terrorist operatives, including multiple senior leaders of the terrorist organizations of ISIS and Hurras al-Din, an Al Qaeda affiliate.
• US-led airstrike kills 18 in Syria's border city of Abu Kamal IRNA 29 Sep 2024 -- US-led airstrike has left at least 18 people dead in Syria's eastern city of Abu Kamal located near the border with Iraq, news reports have said.
• US military base in Syria targeted in drone attack IRNA 29 Sep 2024 -- The US military base in Conoco, north of Deir Ezzor, Syria, has been reportedly targeted in a heavy drone attack.
• Strikes hit US-run base in eastern Syria: Reports Press TV 29 Sep 2024 -- A military facility housing US occupation forces in Syria's eastern province of Dayr al-Zawr has reportedly come under attack.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Statement From Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder DoD 29 Sep 2024 -- "Secretary Austin has been receiving updates from and providing guidance to his team throughout the weekend on the latest developments in the Middle East. He and DoD leaders remain focused on the protection of U.S. citizens and forces in the region, the defense of Israel, and the de-escalation of the situation through deterrence and diplomacy."
• US Considering More Troops in Middle East After Nasrallah Assassination - Reports Sputnik 29 Sep 2024 -- The Pentagon is considering options for increasing the US contingent in the Middle East out of fear of a possible response from Iran or Lebanese movement Hezbollah to the assassination of the movement's Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah, NBC News reported citing US officials.
• US, Australia, and Japan Naval Forces Conduct Multilateral Exercise US Navy 29 Sep 2024 -- Ships representing the U.S. Navy, Royal Australian Navy, and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force joined in the Timor Sea to conduct a multilateral exercise in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific, Sept. 23-28.
• Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Philippines, and United States Conduct Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity US Navy 29 Sep 2024 -- The Royal Australian Navy, Royal Australian Air Force, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, Royal New Zealand Navy, the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and the United States Navy conducted a Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) within the Philippines' Exclusive Economic Zone in the South China Sea, Sept. 28.
• Russian Nuclear Doctrine Update Necessary Due to Heightened Tensions Near Borders - Kremlin Sputnik 29 Sep 2024 -- The update of the Russian nuclear doctrine was necessary due to heightened tensions around Russian borders and nuclear nations supporting Kiev in its conflict with Russia, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Sunday.
• Memorandum on the Delegation of Authority Under Section 506(a)(3) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 The White House 29 Sep 2024

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• Sept. 28: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 29 Sep 2024
• Israel Extends Attacks To Huthis In Yemen As Fears Of All-Out War Rise RFE/RL 29 Sep 2024 -- Israel's military widened its attacks on Iran-backed militant groups, striking the Yemeni port city of Hodeida that is held by Tehran-allied Huthi rebels, even as it intensified air strikes on Hezbollah strongholds in southern Beirut and elsewhere in Lebanon, raising fears among global leaders of an all-out Middle East war.
• Revenge for Nasrallah assassination on its way: Ansarullah IRNA 29 Sep 2024 -- A member of Yemen's Ansarullah Political Bureau has warned that the period after the martyrdom of Hezbollah chief, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah will not be the same for the Zionist regime as before.
• Israeli military launches air raids on Yemen's Hudaydah after attack on Ben Gurion airport Press TV 29 Sep 2024 -- The Israeli military has carried out airstrikes against Yemen's strategic western province of Hudaydah, targeting oil facilities and power plants in the Red Sea port city.
• Casualties reported as Zionist regime hits Yemeni's Hudaydah IRNA 29 Sep 2024 -- Yemeni media has reported that the Israeli regime carried out an airstrike in the port city of Al Hudaydah in Yemen.
• IDF Confirms Airstrikes on Power Plants, Port in Yemen's Al Hudaydah Sputnik 29 Sep 2024 -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed on Sunday that the Israeli air force had carried out strikes on the city of Al Hudaydah in the Houthi-controlled western Yemen, hitting several power plants and the local seaport.
• Israel kills another Hezbollah commander as it continues strikes in Lebanon VOA 29 Sep 2024 -- Israel's military continued strikes on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon Sunday and announced the death of another high-ranking official with the Iran-backed militant group, days after Israel killed long-time Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.
• Israeli Air Force Strikes Within Beirut for First Time, Kills Three Popular Front Leaders Sputnik 29 Sep 2024 -- Israeli air force has struck a building within the city of Beirut for the first time — in the Cola district, an eyewitness told Sputnik on Monday.
• Israeli Army Strikes Dozens of Alleged Hezbollah Targets in Lebanon Since Sunday Noon - IDF Sputnik 29 Sep 2024 -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that it had struck dozens of what it claimed were Lebanese Shia movement Hezbollah's targets across Lebanon since Sunday noon, including weapons storage sites and the movement's infrastructure.
• Hezbollah has replaced all martyred commanders: Ex-Quds Force chief IRNA 29 Sep 2024 -- A former commander of Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force has reiterated that the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has replaced all commanders and senior officials within its ranks who were martyred in recent days as a result of Israeli aggression on Lebanon.
• Hezbollah confirms senior official Sheikh Qaouk martyred IRNA 29 Sep 2024 -- The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has confirmed that Sheikh Nabil Qaouk, a senior member of its executive council, has been martyred in an Israeli attack.
• Lebanon's Hezbollah continues attacks on Israeli positions IRNA 29 Sep 2024 -- The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has said that its combatants targeted several Israeli positions with missiles in northern occupied territories.
• Hezbollah hits Israeli military base with Fadi-1 missiles IRNA 29 Sep 2024 -- The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah says it has launched Fadi-1 missiles at an Israeli military base in northern occupied territories.
• Lebanon's PM says up to 1 million displaced amid Israel's attacks Press TV 29 Sep 2024 -- Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikati says up to one million people have been displaced by Israel's attacks on the country.
• Up to 1Mln People Internally Displaced in Lebanon Amid Israeli Attacks - Authorities Sputnik 29 Sep 2024 -- Nearly 1 million people have been internally displaced in Lebanon amid Israeli attacks, Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati said on Sunday, adding that the country's priority is to stop the ongoing aggression against Lebanon.
• Lebanon says 783 civilians killed by Israel in less than a week IRNA 29 Sep 2024 -- The outcome of the recent Israeli aggressions against Lebanon during the past seven days was the killing of 783 civilians, the health ministry of Lebanon has announced.
• Zionist regime conducts new attacks on southern Beirut IRNA 29 Sep 2024 -- News sources reported that the Zionist regime has bombed the Al Shuouth area in the south of the Lebanese capital Beirut.
• Hezbollah strikes Israeli military outpost in response to ongoing Lebanon attacks Press TV 29 Sep 2024 -- The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has launched a barrage of missiles at an Israeli military outpost in the occupied territories in retaliation for the Tel Aviv regime's unrelenting strikes across Lebanon, which left more than a thousand people dead and many more injured.
• Hezbollah confirms leader Nasrallah killed in Israeli airstrikes on Beirut's southern suburbs People's Daily 29 Sep 2024 -- Hezbollah confirmed on Saturday that its leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah was killed in the Israeli airstrikes targeting the militant group's command headquarters a day earlier in Dahieh, Beirut's southern suburbs.
• WFP launches emergency food operation to reach one million people affected by the conflict in Lebanon WFP 29 Sep 2024 -- The World Food Programme (WFP) has launched an emergency operation to provide food assistance for up to one million people affected by the recent escalation of the conflict in Lebanon. The agency is distributing ready-to-eat food rations, bread, hot meals and food parcels to families in shelters across the country.
• Secretary Blinken's Call with French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Barrot US Dept. of State 29 Sep 2024
• Pentagon Chief 'Blew Up' as Israel Shortly Notified US of Strike on Nasrallah - Reports Sputnik 29 Sep 2024 -- Israel gave a "few minutes notice" to the United States about its intention to strike the secretary general of Lebanese movement Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, enraging Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin, US media reported.
• Hezbollah says senior commander assassinated in Israeli air raid on Beirut Press TV 29 Sep 2024 -- A prominent leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah movement Sheikh Nabil Qaouk has been assassinated in an Israeli airstrike on Southern Beirut, the resistance has confirmed.
• Iran urges swift action by Islamic countries to support Lebanon IRNA 29 Sep 2024 -- Iran's Vice-president Mohammad Reza Aref says Islamic countries should take swift and effective measures to support Lebanon and Palestine in the wake of inaction and lack of determination by the international community to resolve the crises they face.
• Araghchi: Blood of Nasrallah promises victory of truth over falsehood IRNA 29 Sep 2024 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said that the blood of Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah will definitely be promising victory of truth against falsehood.
• Iran ready to provide relief to injured people in Lebanon: Pezeshkian IRNA 29 Sep 2024 -- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said that the Iranian Ministry of Health and all the country's aid agencies are prepared to provide relief to those injured in the recent Zionist airstrikes in Lebanon.
• Iran condemns Israeli regime's attack on Yemen's Hudaydah IRNA 29 Sep 2024 -- Iran has condemned a fresh attack by the Zionist regime of Israel on Yemen's port of Hudaydah which led to damage on fuel storage facilities and a power plant in the region.
• Iran will respond to Nasrallah assassination in due time: Zarif IRNA 29 Sep 2024 -- Iran's Vice President for Strategic Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif has said the Islamic Republic will respond to the Israeli assassination of Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah at the "appropriate time".
• Unacceptable crimes: Iran president vows 'decisive' response to criminal Israel Press TV 29 Sep 2024 -- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says it is imperative for Tehran to give a "decisive" response to the criminal Israeli regime.
• Israeli assassination of top Iranian general will not go unanswered: FM Araghchi Press TV 29 Sep 2024 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has vowed that the Israeli assassination of Brigadier General Abbas Nilforushan, the Deputy Commander for Operations of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC), will not go unanswered.
• Iran calls for emergency UNSC meeting to address Israeli aggression after Nasrallah's assassination Press TV 29 Sep 2024 -- Iran calls on the UN Security Council (UNSC) to convene an emergency meeting to address the Israeli regime's ongoing deadly aggression across the region, which recently led to the assassination of Hezbollah's Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah.
• Israeli assassination of IRGC Cmdr. will not go unanswered: Iran FM IRNA 29 Sep 2024 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says the Israeli assassination of Brigadier General Abbas Nilforushan, a senior Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) commander, will not go unanswered.
• IRGC confirms Iran's military advisor martyred in Israeli airstrike IRNA 29 Sep 2024 -- Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) confirms its military advisor Brigadier General Abbas Nilforoushan has been martyred in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut.
• Who was Abbas Nilforushan, senior IRGC commander martyred with Nasrallah in Beirut? Press TV 29 Sep 2024 -- Brigadier General Abbas Nilforushan, the Deputy Commander for Operations of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC), was martyred in an Israeli airstrike on Friday in Beirut, alongside Hezbollah's leader, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, the IRGC confirmed in a statement.
• Iran president: Israeli regime main cause of regional instability IRNA 29 Sep 2024 -- Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian says the Israeli regime is the cause of instability in West Asia as it continues to kill and assassinate people thanks to the support it receives from the United States.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson's Remarks on the Killing of the Leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah Hassan Nasrallah PRC MofA 29 Sep 2024
• Nasrallah assassination aimed at provoking US-Iran war: Russia's Lavrov Press TV 29 Sep 2024 -- Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says that Israel's assassination of Hezbollah Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah may have been intended to provoke a war between the United States and Iran.
• Pakistan Strongly Condemns Israel's Growing Adventurism in the Middle East Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 29 Sep 2024 -- Pakistan strongly condemns the growing Israeli adventurism in the Middle East. Its unbridled attacks on civilian populations and disregard of international law have reached alarming levels.
• Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with caretaker Prime Minister of Lebanon Najib Mikati Prime Minister of Canada 29 Sep 2024 -- Today, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke with the caretaker Prime Minister of Lebanon, Najib Mikati, about the ongoing situation in the Middle East.
• EU releases €10 million in humanitarian aid for people in Lebanon affected by the escalation of hostilities European Commission 29 Sep 2024 -- Today, the European Commission announced €10 million in additional humanitarian aid to help people in Lebanon affected by the ongoing escalation of hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel.
• Intl community concerned about escalation after Hezbollah leader killed in Israel's airstrike; US indulgence departs from global consensus: experts Global Times 29 Sep 2024 -- Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern Lebanese border village of Zawtar on September 29, 2024. Israel said on September 29 that it was carrying out new air raids against
• We will stand by Hezbollah until Holy Quds liberation: Quds Force chief IRNA 29 Sep 2024 -- Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps Quds Force Brigadier General Esmaeil Qa'ani has signaled the readiness of the force to stand by Hezbollah until the ultimate liberation of the Holy Quds.
• We will stand by Hezbollah until liberation of Palestine, al-Quds: IRGC Quds commander Press TV 29 Sep 2024 -- The commander of the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says Iran will stand by the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah until the liberation of Palestine and the Holy al-Quds.
• Iraqi, Yemeni groups target Zionist positions in occupied Palestine IRNA 29 Sep 2024 -- In continuation of its anti-Zionist operation, the Islamic Resistance in Iraq has announced attacks on vital targets in Tel Aviv and elsewhere in the occupied Palestinian territories.
• Iraq resistance carries out new operations against Israeli targets Press TV 29 Sep 2024 -- The Islamic Resistance in Iraq says it has carried out new operations against Israeli targets in the occupied Palestinian territories in retaliation for the Tel Aviv regime's devastating war on Gaza and its bloody onslaught against Lebanon
• Iraqi Islamic Resistance conducts drone strike on Eilat IRNA 29 Sep 2024 -- The Islamic Resistance in Iraq has announced that it carried out a new drone attack on Israel's Eilat Port.
• Iraqi resistance launches retaliatory drone strikes on vital Israeli targets in Eilat Press TV 29 Sep 2024 -- Fighters from the Iraqi anti-terror resistance groups have launched two drone strikes against strategic targets in the southern part of the Israeli-occupied territories in retaliation for the Tel Aviv regime's devastating war on Gaza and its bloody onslaught against Lebanon.

Other Conflicts

• Chinese vessels tail PH, allies in WPS maritime exercise Philippine News Agency 29 Sep 2024 -- China's navy vessels tailed the Philippines' joint maritime exercise with Australia, Japan, New Zealand and the United States in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said on Sunday.
• PH seeks multilateralism, says SCS no theater of power rivalry Philippine News Agency 29 Sep 2024 -- The Philippines pushed for multilateralism in addressing disputes as it rejected narratives projecting the South China Sea (SCS) as a "theater of major power rivalry" during the annual United Nations (UN) high-level meeting.
• Militants kill 7 workers, kidnap 20 in southwestern Pakistan VOA 29 Sep 2024 -- Pakistani authorities said Sunday suspected insurgents killed at least seven workers and abducted 20 others at gunpoint in two attacks overnight in the country's southwestern Balochistan province.
• Georgia Welcomes Moscow's Pledge to Help Restore S. Ossetia, Abkhazia Ties - Ruling Party Sputnik 29 Sep 2024 -- The Georgian leadership positively assessed the statement by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov that Moscow was ready to help Tbilisi in the process of normalizing relations with Abkhazia and South Ossetia, Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze, who is also the secretary general of the ruling Georgian Dream party, said on Sunday.
• UN: Tougher measures needed to stem gang violence in Haiti VOA 29 Sep 2024 -- Tougher measures are needed to stem the gang violence in Haiti that has brought the economy and government of the Caribbean nation to its knees by spreading fear and subjugating the population through killings, lootings, exploitation and brutal abuse, according to a report by the U.N. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
• UAE Accuses Sudanese Army of Airstrike on Its Ambassador's Residence in Khartoum Sputnik 29 Sep 2024 -- The United Arab Emirates accused the Sudanese army of involvement in the airstrike on the residence of the head of the UAE diplomatic mission in Khartoum.

News Reports

• Chinese FM reiterates dedication to peace at UNGA Global Times 29 Sep 2024 -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi gave a speech at the general debate of the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 79) in New York, reiterating China's dedication to peace as the path to addressing global conflicts and crises. The speech reaffirmed China's perspectives on the world, security, development, and civilization, showing China's strong confidence in peace and development while expressing concern about the current turbulent global situation, analysts said.
• China and U.S. Hold New Round of Foreign Policy Planning Consultation PRC MofA 29 Sep 2024
• Taiwan blasts China over 'distortion' of Resolution 2758 at U.N. CNA 29 Sep 2024 -- Taiwan's government has condemned Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's address at the United Nations General Assembly on Saturday for "distorting" a 1971 resolution that China uses as a basis for claiming Taiwan as part of its territory.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 29 Sep 2024
• Chinese FM says no "gray zone," or "room for ambiguity" regarding Resolution 2758 People's Daily 29 Sep 2024 -- There is no "gray zone" or "room for ambiguity" when it comes to the People's Republic of China representing the whole of China at the UN, said Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Saturday at the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 79).
• DPRK Will Never Give up Its Nuclear Weapons: KCNA Commentary KCNA 29 Sep 2024 -- G7 has turned into the most hideous confrontational group against the DPRK under the control of the U.S.
• Press Statement of Vice Department Director of WPK Central Committee Kim Yo Jong KCNA 29 Sep 2024 -- Kim Yo Jong, vice department director of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, released the following press statement "The U.S. additional military support to Ukraine will be a trigger for bringing a nuclear disaster to the world" on Sunday:
• Iran's space technology leap amid yoke of sanctions Press TV 29 Sep 2024 -- Iran's comprehensive scientific roadmap has set aerospace as a top priority goal in the country's science and technology system given the role it plays in the development of other priority technologies.
• Joint statement following the Strategic Dialogue between Canada, Kingdom of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden Canada 29 Sep 2024 -- Between September 27 and 29, 2024, the foreign ministers of Canada and the Nordic countries met in New York and Iqaluit, Nunavut, for the Canada-Nordic Strategic Dialogue.
• Freedom Party of Austria Wins Parliamentary Elections With 29.2%, May Get 58 Mandates Sputnik 29 Sep 2024 -- The Austrian Interior Ministry published the preliminary results of the parliamentary elections, saying that the Freedom Party of Austria" (FPO) has won them with 29.2% of the votes.
• Bangladesh at crossroads as it pursues sweeping constitutional reform VOA 29 Sep 2024 -- As Bangladesh pursues constitutional reform, international legal experts say a consensus-based process is vital for creating an enduring charter and ensuring political stability in South Asia's third most populous nation.
• Charges against ex-officers for 2004 Thai 'massacre' facing dismissal VOA 29 Sep 2024 -- Lawyers and rights groups in Thailand are raising doubts any of the 15 former military, police and government officers charged with the murder of 85 protesters 20 years ago will appear in court before the statute of limitations expires next month.