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• Iran condemns fresh US-UK aggression against Yemen's Sa'ada IRNA 05 Jan 2025 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned airstrikes carried out by the United States and the United Kingdom targeting infrastructure in Yemen's Sa'ada province.
• Iran warns US-UK aggressive strikes on Yemen will fuel instability in region Press TV 05 Jan 2025 -- Iran has warned that the fresh American-British attack on Yemen will fuel "insecurity and instability" in the West Asia region.
• US, UK bomb northern Yemen IRNA 05 Jan 2025 -- Yemeni media have reported fresh airstrikes by the US and the UK on the Arab country.
• US, UK launch fresh aerial strikes on Yemen's Sa'ada Press TV 05 Jan 2025 -- US and British forces have conducted fresh airstrikes targeting Yemen's northwestern city of Sa'ada, mere days following the alliance's aerial bombardment of the western coastal province of Hudaydah.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Small-size missile ship Uglich crew of Caspian Fleet trains to fight for survivity Russia MoD 05 Jan 2025 -- The small-size missile ship Uglich crew of the Caspian Fleet conducted a combat survivity training at the home station.
• Russia, North Korea lost 'up to a battalion' of soldiers in Kursk: Zelenskyy Radio Free Asia 05 Jan 2025 -- Russian and North Korean forces "lost up to a battalion of infantry" in two days of battles near the village of Makhnovka in Russia's Kursk region, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, estimating total North Korean casualties at about 3,800.
• Ukraine reportedly to receive French fighter jets; diverse weapons from different countries put pressure on logistics, says expert Global Times 05 Jan 2025 -- Ukrainian media the New Voice of Ukraine, citing a report by French air defense industry site Avions Legendaires, stated on Sunday that Ukraine's Air Force is set to receive its first three Dassault Aviation Mirage 2000-5F fighter jets from France in January.
• Another Knox-class frigate bought from U.S. to be decommissioned soon: Source CNA 05 Jan 2025 -- Another Knox-class frigate Taiwan purchased from the United States that has been in use by Taiwan's Navy for nearly three decades will be decommissioned soon, a military source told CNA on Saturday.
• FRENCH CARRIER STRIKE GROUP VISITS INDIA TO STRENGTHEN NAVAL TIES AND ENHANCE INTEROPERABILITY India PIB 05 Jan 2025 -- The French Carrier Strike Group, led by the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier FNS Charles de Gaulle and comprising other French naval ships, is visiting India from 03 - 09 Jan 25 with port call in Goa and Kochi
• Accident involving ALH MK-III helicopter of ICG at Porbandar India PIB 05 Jan 2025 -- An ALH MK-III helicopter of Indian Coast Guard (ICG) met with an accident at Porbandar Airport Runway in Gujarat at about 1215 hrs on January 05, 2025
• INS TUSHIL ARRIVES AT DAKAR, SENEGAL India PIB 05 Jan 2025 -- INS Tushil, Indian Navy's latest stealth frigate, as part of the ongoing operational deployment visited Port of Dakar, Senegal on 03 Jan 25
• Massive IRGC military drill underway in western Iran IRNA 05 Jan 2025 -- A large-scale military exercise, codenamed Great Prophet 19, continues for a second day in the western province of Kermanshah.
• IRGC Saberin Unit cmdr says special forces are in full readiness IRNA 05 Jan 2025 -- The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Saberin Unit has announced the full readiness of his special forces to counter any mistakes made by the enemies.
• NATO to Urge UK to Boost Air Defense Spending Over Country's Vulnerability Sputnik 05 Jan 2025 -- NATO will urge the United Kingdom to sharply increase spending on air and missile defense amid concerns that the British military will not be able to repel attacks on cities and outposts in 15 years, the media reported, citing sources.
• Armenian General Arrested Amid Ongoing Political Frictions RFE/RL 05 Jan 2025 -- The former deputy chief of the general staff of Armenia's armed forces has been arrested on charges of negligence relating to the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, amid ongoing political tensions inside the Caucasus country.

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• Jan. 4: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 05 Jan 2025
• Palestinian sources deny reports Hamas leaders left Gaza as part of truce deal IRNA 05 Jan 2025 -- Sources from Palestinian resistance groups, familiar with the ongoing round of talks over a ceasefire in Gaza, have denied reports claiming that Hamas leaders have left the besieged enclave as part of conditions set by Israel to reach a deal.
• Five Israeli soldiers injured in Gaza bomb blast IRNA 05 Jan 2025 -- Five Israeli soldiers have been injured in a bomb explosion in Gaza, Hebrew media outlets have reported.
• 184 Palestinians martyred in Gaza in 72 hours IRNA 05 Jan 2025 -- The Palestinian Information Center in Gaza has reported that the Israeli regime's army has killed 184 people in the Palestinian enclave in a span of 72 hours.
• Hamas approves list of 34 Israeli captives to release amid Doha talks Press TV 05 Jan 2025 -- A senior Hamas official has said that the Palestinian resistance movement is ready to release 34 captives in the "first phase" of a potential ceasefire and prisoner exchange deal.
• Gaza faces severe shortage of medicine amid Israel's blockade Press TV 05 Jan 2025 -- Gaza health officials warn of a severe shortage of medical supplies and medicines amid Israel's inhumane blockade on humanitarian aid into the populated coastal territory.
• Israel keeps violating resolution 1701, ceasefire with Lebanon: UNIFIL IRNA 05 Jan 2025 -- The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has said that the Israeli regime is deliberately violating Security Council Resolution 1701 and a November ceasefire agreement reached between Tel Aviv and Beirut.
• Israel's continuous breaches of truce in Lebanon 'flagrant violation of int'l law': UNIFIL Press TV 05 Jan 2025 -- The UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon has condemned as a "blatant violation of international law" the Israeli regime's continuous breaches of the ceasefire agreement with the resistance movement Hezbollah.
• Senior official: Hezbollah stronger than ever, ready for all challenges Press TV 05 Jan 2025 -- A senior Hezbollah official has stated that the Lebanese resistance movement is now stronger than ever before, a fact that the Zionist enemy has witnessed firsthand.
• Hamas warns of intensified anti-Zionist op in West Bank IRNA 05 Jan 2025 -- The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has hailed a shooting operation in the occupied Palestinian territory, wanting that such resistance attacks will increase in the future.
• Yemen's Ansarullah rejects US' offer on anti-Israeli attacks IRNA 05 Jan 2025 -- Yemen's Ansarullah Movement has rejected a US proposal regarding its attacks against the Zionist regime.
• Ansarullah: Israeli defense system incapable of intercepting Yemeni missile IRNA 05 Jan 2025 -- Yemen's Ansarullah announced that the Israeli defense system failed to intercept the Yemeni missile attack on occupied Palestine.
• Yemen: Israeli power station in Hadera targeted with hypersonic missile Press TV 05 Jan 2025 -- Yemeni armed forces have claimed responsibility for an operation against a power station located on the Mediterranean coast in the Israeli-occupied territories, in retaliation for the Tel Aviv regime's genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.
• Yemen slams missile into northern part of occupied territories Press TV 05 Jan 2025 -- Yemen's Armed Forces have fired a missile towards the northern part of the occupied Palestinian territories, hitting their intended target accurately.
• Palestine 2: What is Known About Yemeni Missile That Can Beat Israeli Defenses Sputnik 05 Jan 2025 -- The Yemeni Ansar Allah (Houthi) movement has moved to put yet another dent in the reputation of Israel's air defenses by carrying out a missile strike against a power plant located in Haifa.
• Houthis Claim 1st Attack on Power Plant in Northern Israel Sputnik 05 Jan 2025 -- Yemeni movement Ansar Allah, also known as the Houthis, said on Sunday it carried out its first missile attack on the Orot Rabin power plant near the city of Haifa in northern Israel.

Other Conflicts

• Dutch Special Envoy for Syria meets with interim government in Damascus Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs 05 Jan 2025 -- The Netherlands' Special Envoy for Syria, Gijs Gerlag, visited Damascus on 2 and 4 January 2025.
• Over 100 killed as US, Turkish proxies fight in Syria Press TV 05 Jan 2025 -- More than 100 militants have been killed over the last two days in northern Syria in fighting between Turkish-backed groups and US-backed Kurdish forces, a London-based war monitor says.
• Israel expanding occupation with deployments in Syria's Daraa after HTS rule Press TV 05 Jan 2025 -- The Israeli regime has deployed military reinforcements to the southwestern Syrian province of Daraa, in a clear indication of the illegal entity's plan to expand its occupation on the Arab country's soil after the fall of former president Bashar al-Assad and his government.
• Moldova's Breakaway Transdniester Region Braces For Power Cuts, Freezing Cold RFE/RL 05 Jan 2025 -- Moldova's pro-Moscow breakaway Transdniester region is bracing for additional rolling power cuts and business closures after the supply of Russian natural gas was stopped on January 1 due to the expiration of a contract with Ukraine.

News Reports

• The 'State Breaker': Putin's Long Rule RFE/RL 05 Jan 2025 -- Taking Russia's reins a quarter-century ago, Vladimir Putin said Russia had chosen democracy and vowed to protect basic freedoms he called the "fundamental elements of a civilized society." What went wrong?
• Wang Yi kicks off Africa visit, continuing a 35-year tradition Global Times 05 Jan 2025 -- Maintaining a 35-year tradition that the Chinese foreign minister visits Africa on the first overseas trip at the start of a year, Member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and China's Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi is visiting Africa on a four-country trip to Namibia, the Republic of the Congo, Chad and Nigeria.
• Analysis on China's Cyberattack Techniques in 2024 ROC NSB 05 Jan 2025 -- The PRC cyber force has repeatedly cracked into the cyber space belonging to the Republic of China (Taiwan) to steal data and conduct intrusions, and its techniques have become increasingly sophisticated. To help the general public be aware of the trend of cyber threats posed by China, the NSB has compiled the report titled "Analysis on China's Cyberattack Techniques in 2024."
• Daily cyberattacks on Taiwan government double in 2024: NSB CNA 05 Jan 2025 -- The average number of daily cyberattacks targeting Taiwan's government network doubled to 2.4 million in 2024, with China being behind most of the attacks, the National Security Bureau (NSB) said in a report released on Sunday.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 05 Jan 2025
• "We have had important achievements in our strategy of eliminating terror at its source" Presidency of The Republic of Turkey 05 Jan 2025 -- Addressing AK Party's provincial congress in Trabzon, President Erdoğan said: "Through unity and solidarity, we will definitely achieve our goal of a terror-free Türkiye where conflicts, violence and instability have totally become history. To this end, we have been pursuing a very comprehensive and multidimensional policy every step of which has been meticulously planned. We have had important achievements in our strategy of eliminating terror at its source, which we have been implementing with determination for some time."
• "We have made Türkiye one of the world's strongest countries" Presidency of The Republic of Turkey 05 Jan 2025 -- Speaking at AK Party's 8th Ordinary Provincial Congress in Rize, President Erdoğan said: "We have taken Türkiye from its position of a third world country and have made it one of the world's strongest, most influential and most reputable countries. We will continue to work and endeavor with the same Black Sea resolution in the Century of Türkiye as well."