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• Political Consultant Sentenced for Scheme Involving Illegal Foreign Campaign Contribution to 2016 Presidential Campaign US Dept. of Justice 17 Feb 2023 -- A Texas man was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for his role in funneling illegal foreign campaign contributions from a Russian national to a 2016 presidential campaign.
• ISIS Senior Leader Killed and Four U.S. Servicemembers Wounded in Helicopter Raid in Northeastern Syria CENTCOM 17 Feb 2023 -- Last night, during a partnered U.S. and Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) helicopter raid in northeastern Syria, an explosion on target resulted in four U.S. servicemembers and one working dog wounded. The targeted ISIS senior leader, Hamza al-Homsi, was killed. The U.S. servicemembers and working dog are receiving treatment in a U.S. medical facility in Iraq.
• US Hammers Islamic State With Multiple Raids VOA 17 Feb 2023 -- The United States struck additional key blows against the Islamic State terror group, removing a couple of senior leaders from the battlefield in two separate nighttime helicopter raids in northeastern Syria.
• Joint Statement of the United States of America and U.S.-Gulf Cooperation Council Counterterrorism Working Group US Dept. of State 17 Feb 2023 -- The text of the following joint statement was released by the Government of the United States of America and the U.S.-Gulf Cooperation Council Counterterrorism Working Group.
• Joint Press Release: 3rd Meeting of the India-Egypt Joint Working Group on Counter-Terrorism India MEA 17 Feb 2023 -- The 3rd Meeting of the India-Egypt Joint Working Group on Counter-Terrorism was held on 16 February 2023 in New Delhi.

COVID-19 Pandemic News

China

• Top leadership hails victory over COVID People's Daily 17 Feb 2023 -- China has secured a major, decisive victory in fighting COVID-19, creating a miracle in the history of human civilization of a country with a vast population successfully prevailing over a pandemic, according to a key meeting of the Communist Party of China on Thursday.
• China achieves major, decisive victory in COVID response: CPC leadership People's Daily 17 Feb 2023 -- The Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee said at a meeting on Thursday that China has achieved a major and decisive victory in its COVID-19 prevention and control since November 2022.

Iran

• Iran registers another death-free day in COVID-19 record IRNA 17 Feb 2023 -- The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran remained unchanged at 144,793 with no death by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Friday.

Taiwan

• Taiwan reports 15,440 new COVID-19 cases, 78 deaths CNA 17 Feb 2023 -- Taiwan reported 15,440 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday and 78 deaths from the disease, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).