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Current Operations

• CENTCOM Forces Kill Senior Operative of Al-Qaeda affiliate Hurras al-Din CENTCOM 16 Feb 2025 -- On Feb. 15, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) Forces conducted a precision airstrike in Northwest Syria targeting and killing a senior finance and logistics official in the terrorist organization Hurras al-Din (HaD), an Al-Qaeda affiliate.
• U.S. Forces Strike ISIS-Somalia AFRICOM 16 Feb 2025 -- U.S. Africa Command conducted an airstrike against ISIS-Somalia in Northeast Somalia on Feb. 16, 2025.

Defense Policy / Programs

• USS Harry S. Truman Conducts Emergent Repair Availability US Navy 16 Feb 2025 -- The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) arrived at U.S. Naval Support Activity (NSA) Souda Bay, Greece, on Feb. 16 to conduct an Emergent Repair Availability (ERAV) on the ship's starboard quarter following a recent collision.
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's Call With the UAE Minister of State for Defense Affairs, His Excellency Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Mazrouei DoD 16 Feb 2025
• Munich Security Conference: Speech by the High Representative Kaja Kallas receiving the Ewald von Kleist Award European External Action Service (EEAS) 16 Feb 2025 -- Minister president Söder, ambassador Heusgen, dear Christoph, Excellencies, it is so good to see so many friends here today. So actually you know the video you referred to, I think it was just before the war started because that was also the time when everybody asked, okay, what should the West do? What should the Ukrainians do when, you know, they were not threatening anybody? So this was the reminder of that.
• Broken fan blade may have caused jet's double engine failure: Experts CNA 16 Feb 2025 -- Two defense experts on Saturday said that a broken fan blade from one engine hitting the other may be behind the crash of a Brave Eagle trainer jet that suffered double engine failure off the coast of Taitung.
• HMAS Hobart joins Indonesian Navy fleet review and Exercise Komodo 25 Australia DOD 16 Feb 2025 -- HMAS Hobart has arrived at the Port of Benoa, Bali, for Indonesia's two most important maritime events for 2025.
• Minister Blair concludes productive visit to Europe and announces additional support for Ukraine and Canada's contribution to NATO's Eastern Flank Canada 16 Feb 2025 -- Today, the Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, concluded a successful trip to Europe. During his visit, the Minister participated in the 26th Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) meeting hosted by the United Kingdom (UK), a meeting of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Defence Ministers at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, and the 61st Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Munich, Germany.
• INDIAN NAVY PLATFORMS ARRIVE IN INDONESIA TO PARTICIPATE IN THE INTERNATIONAL FLEET REVIEW 25, AND THE MULTILATERAL NAVAL EXERCISE KOMODO India PIB 16 Feb 2025 -- Indian Navy platforms INS Shardul and Long Range Maritime Surveillance P8I aircraft are in Bali, Indonesia, to participate in the International Fleet Review (IFR) 2025, scheduled from 15 Feb to 22 Feb 25
• Israel receives U.S.'s 2,000-pound bombs on Trump's order IRNA 16 Feb 2025 -- The United States has delivered a shipment of heavy MK-84 bombs to Israel by order of President Donald Trump, which had been blocked by his predecessor Joe Biden.
• Defense Minister, US Defense Secretary Discuss Cooperation SPA 16 Feb 2025 -- Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz held a phone call with US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, with whom he discussed Saudi-US relations, strategic cooperation in defense, and ways to develop it to serve the common interests of both nations.
• Baiba Braže in Munich: Europe's larger investment and leadership needed for the security Ukraine and Europe Latvia MFA 16 Feb 2025 -- Baiba Braže underlined that in Munich, Latvia was brought up as an example due to being among the leaders in NATO in terms of security and defence investments, which are approaching 4% of GDP and are expected to increase in the coming years.
• PH, German defense forces hold high-level meetings in Munich Philippine News Agency 16 Feb 2025 -- The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said Sunday that it strengthened defense ties with its German counterpart following high-level discussions by ranking officials in Munich.
• US, PH discuss 'value of dev't cooperation' amid foreign aid review Philippine News Agency 16 Feb 2025 -- The United States and the Philippines discussed the value of their development cooperation work amid the ongoing US review of foreign aid worldwide.
• SG champions freedom of navigation as Navy ship caps PH visit Philippine News Agency 16 Feb 2025 -- Singapore vowed to uphold the principles of freedom of navigation and overflight in the region as it steps up its military engagements with the Philippines.
• Secretary Marco Rubio With Margaret Brennan of CBS's Face the Nation US Dept. of State 16 Feb 2025

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• PM's Office Announcement Israel - Prime Minister 16 Feb 2025
• PM Netanyahu's Remarks at the Start of the Government Meeting Israel - Prime Minister 16 Feb 2025
• Netanyahu says Israel, U.S. working on 'common strategy' for Gaza IRNA 16 Feb 2025 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel and the United States are working in "full cooperation" on a "common strategy" on the Gaza Strip.
• Netanyahu says Israel, Trump have 'common strategy' on Gaza Press TV 16 Feb 2025 -- The secretary general of Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement has denounced as "extremely dangerous" US President Donald Trump's plan for the Gaza Strip, saying it is aimed at eliminating Palestine and its people.
• Deadly Israeli strike in Rafah 'dangerous violation' of ceasefire: Hamas IRNA 16 Feb 2025 -- The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has condemned a deadly Israeli attack on police officers in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, describing it as a "dangerous violation" of the ceasefire agreement.
• Israeli attack that killed 3 officers in Rafah 'serious violation' of ceasefire: Hamas Press TV 16 Feb 2025 -- Israel's military has killed three Palestinian police officers near the southern Gaza city of Rafah in a "treacherous" drone attack which Hamas says is a serious violation of the ceasefire agreement.
• Several Palestinians injured in Israeli raids on West Bank amid warnings of 'humanitarian crisis' Press TV 16 Feb 2025 -- The ongoing Israeli raids have left several more Palestinians injured amid a humanitarian crisis in the West Bank.
• Hezbollah warns Lebanese govt. to stand against Israeli dictates IRNA 16 Feb 2025 -- The Hezbollah resistance movement has criticized some of the recent actions by the Lebanese government while urging it to stand firmly against the aggression and dictates of the Israeli regime.
• Israeli drone kills three Lebanese civilians, injures 4 in fresh ceasefire violation Press TV 16 Feb 2025 -- An Israeli drone attack on a civilian vehicle in southern Lebanon has claimed the lives of three Lebanese civilians and injured at least four others, in yet another breach of a ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and the regime.
• UN chief welcomes continued Gaza ceasefire and hostage release UN News 16 Feb 2025 -- UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the latest round of hostage releases in Gaza and the continued implementation of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
• Rubio: Hamas 'must be eradicated' VOA 16 Feb 2025 -- The U.S. fully endorsed Israel's war aims in Gaza on Sunday, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio saying that Hamas "must be eradicated" and "cannot continue as a military or government force."
• Release of Sagui Dekel Chen and Hostages in Gaza US Dept. of State 16 Feb 2025 -- "President Trump keeps delivering on his promise to bring Americans home. Sagui Dekel Chen and two other hostages have been released by Hamas in Gaza after nearly 500 days of horrific captivity."
• Statements by PM Netanyahu and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio Israel - Prime Minister 16 Feb 2025
• Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar at the Survivor's Declaration Signing Ceremony US Dept. of State 16 Feb 2025
• Secretary of State Marco Rubio And Israeli President Isaac Herzog After Their Meeting US Dept. of State 16 Feb 2025
• Secretary of State Marco Rubio And Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu US Dept. of State 16 Feb 2025
• Iran calls for unified voice from Islamic world in support of Palestine IRNA 16 Feb 2025 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has urged Arab and Islamic countries to support the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in its efforts to confront a joint U.S.-Israeli plot to forcibly relocate Palestinians from their homeland.
• Iran's foreign minister urges united stance by Muslim world in support of Palestine Press TV 16 Feb 2025 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says the Muslim world should take a united and firm stance in support of the rights of the Palestinian people.
• Aboul Gheit denounces Israel's procrastination in fully withdrawing from southern Lebanon League of Arab States 16 Feb 2025 -- Mr. Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, denounced Israel's continued evasions and deliberate procrastination in fully implementing its withdrawal from southern Lebanon, as stipulated in the ceasefire agreement extended until 18 February.
• Spanish PM says won't allow Trump's plan to displace Palestinians from Gaza to advance Press TV 16 Feb 2025 -- Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has firmly opposed the US president's plan to take over the Gaza Strip and forcibly relocate Palestinians to neighboring countries like Jordan and Egypt, emphasizing that Madrid will not allow such a scheme to proceed.
• 'No real estate operation can cover up Gaza carnage:' Spain's PM raps Trump's Gaza scheme IRNA 16 Feb 2025 -- Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has slammed U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to displace Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, vowing to fight the scheme.
• Trump's Gaza plan 'dangerous' attempt to eliminate Palestine: Hezbollah chief IRNA 16 Feb 2025 -- Hezbollah Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem says U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to forcibly displace Gaza residents is a dangerous attempt aimed at eliminating Palestine and its people.
• Trump's stance on Palestine 'extremely dangerous': Hezbollah chief Press TV 16 Feb 2025 -- The secretary general of Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement has denounced as "extremely dangerous" US President Donald Trump's plan for the Gaza Strip, saying it is aimed at eliminating Palestine and its people.
• China expects Gaza ceasefire agreement to be effectively implemented: FM Global Times 16 Feb 2025 -- China hopes that the Gaza ceasefire arrangements between Israel and Hamas will be effectively implemented, paving the way for a comprehensive and lasting ceasefire, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said here on Saturday.

Other Conflicts

• Iraqi foreign minister warns against resurgence of Daesh in neighboring Syria Press TV 16 Feb 2025 -- Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein has warned against the re-emergence of Daesh Takfiri terrorist group in neighboring Syria following the fall of Bashar al-Assad's government.
• Kremlin-Favored Candidate Faces Runoff in Georgia's Abkhazia RFE/RL 16 Feb 2025 -- In the February 15 snap presidential election in Abkhazia, a Russian-backed breakaway region of Georgia, every candidate aligned themselves with Russia in rhetoric. Yet the Kremlin's clear favorite, acting leader Badra Gunba, failed to secure an outright majority, forcing a runoff against Adgur Ardzinba, a challenger critical of Russian-backed economic policies.
• MFA statement on the so-called presidential election in Abkhazia Poland - Ministry of Foreign Affairs 16 Feb 2025 -- "Poland does not recognise the legality of the so-called presidential election held in the Georgian region of Abkhazia by the separatist authorities in Sokhumi on 15 February 2025."
• Spain condemns M23 offensive in eastern DRC Spain MFA 16 Feb 2025
• FCDO statement on the situation in DRC UK FCDO 16 Feb 2025 -- The FCDO has released a statement following the entrance of M23 and the Rwandan Defence Force into Bukavu: 16 February.

News Reports

• US 'border czar' unhappy with pace of migrant arrests VOA 16 Feb 2025 -- U.S. President Donald Trump's "border czar" said Sunday he is "not happy" with the number of undocumented migrants being arrested by immigration agents and deported to their home countries.
• Kremlin: Trump Can Visit Russia Anytime Once Agreed Upon Sputnik 16 Feb 2025 -- The first potential meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump is of particular importance in the current circumstances, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Sunday.
• Russia: Statement by the High Representative marking one year since the death of Alexei Navalny in a Russian strict penal colony European External Action Service (EEAS) 16 Feb 2025 -- Today marks one year since the death of Russian opposition leader politician Alexei Navalny, for which President Putin and the Russian authorities bear ultimate responsibility.
• A Year After Navalny's Death In Prison, His Associates Struggle On Abroad RFE/RL 16 Feb 2025 -- In Patriot, his posthumously published memoir, Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny predicted he would die behind bars. "I'll be missing from all photos" as life goes on afterward, he wrote.
• Chinese FM calls for positive, responsible policy from NATO toward China Global Times 16 Feb 2025 -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has expressed hope that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) would adopt a rational and pragmatic approach, develop an objective and accurate perception of China, and pursue a positive and responsible policy toward China.
• China's constructive role in a shifting world evident at MSC: scholars Global Times 16 Feb 2025 -- The 61st Munich Security Conference (MSC) closed on Sunday, with rifts emerging within the transatlantic alliance over the course of the three-day meeting. Yet the way China presented itself with a spirit of cooperation and a constructive stance was evident.
• China to work with Austria to uphold multilateralism: FM Global Times 16 Feb 2025 -- China is ready to work with Austria to jointly voice support for upholding multilateralism, maintaining the authority of the United Nations, defending the international rule of law and rejecting unilateral bullying, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said here on Saturday.
• China open to good ties with Czech Republic provided core interests respected: FM Global Times 16 Feb 2025 -- China is willing to enhance mutually beneficial cooperation with the Czech Republic provided that the Czech side respects China's core interests, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Saturday.
• Chinese FM calls for further cooperation with Brazil Global Times 16 Feb 2025 -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Saturday expressed China's willingness to promote more achievements in various fields of China-Brazil cooperation.
• The Ministry of National Defense released a press statement explaining "A Canadian warship passed through the Taiwan Strait." ROC MND 16 Feb 2025
• The Ministry of National Defense released a press statement explaining "The PRC carries out joint combat readiness alert patrols." ROC MND 16 Feb 2025
• Canadian frigate transits Taiwan Strait CNA 16 Feb 2025 -- A Canadian patrol frigate transited the Taiwan Strait Sunday, the first such instance this year, according to Taiwanese authorities.
• Canadian warship's Taiwan Straits transit sends wrong signals but poses little threat: expert Global Times 16 Feb 2025 -- The island of Taiwan's external affairs authority said that a Canadian frigate sailed through the Taiwan Straits on Sunday while its defense authority claimed it detected 24 Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft conducting joint training with PLA vessels on the same day. A Chinese mainland expert said on Sunday that the Canadian warship sent wrong signals to "Taiwan independence" secessionist forces, but posed little military threat.
• U.S., Japan, S. Korea highlight Taiwan Strait peace at Munich meeting CNA 16 Feb 2025 -- The top diplomats from the United States, Japan and South Korea on Saturday reaffirmed their support for peace in the Taiwan Strait, following a trilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference.
• U.S. gov't fact sheet removes line on not supporting Taiwanese independence CNA 16 Feb 2025 -- A Taiwan-United States relations fact sheet published on the U.S. State Department website has recently updated its contents to remove a line indicating Washington's long-held stance of not supporting Taiwanese independence.
• Visiting U.K. parliamentary delegation to meet President Lai: MOFA CNA 16 Feb 2025 -- A U.K. parliamentary delegation led by co-chair of the British-Taiwanese All-Party Parliamentary Group Sarah Champion is visiting Taiwan and will meet with President Lai Ching-te (賴清德), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said Sunday.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 16 Feb 2025
• Chairman Kim Jong Il, Great Father of People KCNA 16 Feb 2025 -- Chairman Kim Jong Il 's whole life was a brilliant one of the genuine leader of the people who had always kept them in his mind all his life.
• Papers Dedicate Editorials to 83rd Birth Anniversary of Chairman Kim Jong Il KCNA 16 Feb 2025 -- Leading newspapers of the DPRK Sunday dedicate editorials to the 83rd birth anniversary of Chairman Kim Jong Il .
• US, Japan, S Korea renew calls for 'complete denuclearisation' of North Korea Press TV 16 Feb 2025 -- The United States, South Korea and Japan have once again called for "complete denuclearisation" of North Korea on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference.
• U.S. Officials In Rare Belarus Visit Seeking Deal On Political Prisoners, Sanctions RFE/RL 16 Feb 2025 -- Three senior U.S. officials traveled to Belarus to negotiate the possible release of a large number of political prisoners in return for an easing of sanctions, The New York Times reported, following the release of three detainees earlier in the week.
• Excerpts from PM Netanyahu's Remarks to the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations Israel - Prime Minister 16 Feb 2025
• African Leaders urge halt to normalization efforts with Israel IRNA 16 Feb 2025 -- The African Union (AU) has strongly condemned Israel's atrocities against the Palestinian people, calling for an end to any attempts at normalization with the Israeli regime and urging the prosecution of its authorities in international courts.
• Israel's internal spy agency probes Netanyahu office's ties to Qatar Press TV 16 Feb 2025 -- Israel's internal spy agency, Shin Bet, has launched an investigation into possible ties between prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's top advisors and Qatar.
• Visit of Director General International Atomic Energy Agency to Pakistan Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 16 Feb 2025 -- Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Mariano Grossi, visited Pakistan on 12-13 February 2025.
• HRH the Crown Prince and French President Discuss Regional and International Developments in Phone Call SPA 16 Feb 2025 -- His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, received a phone call today from French President Emmanuel Macron.
• Participation of Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emil Hurezeanu, in the Third Day of the International Security Conference in Munich Romania - Ministry of Foreign Affairs 16 Feb 2025 -- On Sunday 16 February, Minister of Foreign Affairs Emil Hurezeanu continued the series of meetings and discussions with his counterparts and representatives of the states and organizations present at the Munich Security Conference (MSC).
• Activities and Meetings of the Minister of Foreign Affairs on the Second Day of Participation in the Munich Security Conference Romania - Ministry of Foreign Affairs 16 Feb 2025 -- Minister of Foreign Affairs Emil Hurezeanu participated on Saturday, February 15, 2025, in the second day of the International Security Conference in Munich and in events on its margins, as well as in a series of bilateral meetings.
• Vietnam labels refugee aid group 'terrorist' organization Radio Free Asia 16 Feb 2025 -- Vietnam's Ministry of Public Security has added refugee aid organization Boat People SOS to its list of terrorist groups, saying it had carried out "anti-Vietnam activities," which the U.S.-based group denied.