Af/Pak & Other News (1/31/2021)

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The US-Taliban Deal: A Year Later

https://thediplomat.com/2021/01/the-us-taliban-deal-a-year-later/



Foreign troops to stay in Afghanistan beyond May deadline

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-afghanistan-nato-exclusive/foreign-troops-to-stay-in-afghanistan-beyond-may-deadline-idUSKBN2A00AR



Pak army General admits China's role in 'crushing' Baloch freedom movement

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/pak-army-general-admits-chinas-role-in-crushing-baloch-freedom-movement/articleshow/80610778.cms









Iran hosts Afghan Taliban leader as peace talks stalled

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-afghanistan-usa/iran-hosts-afghan-taliban-leader-as-peace-talks-stalled-idUSKBN2A00KE



Iran’s Best Submarines Have Been Out of the Water for a Month

https://news.usni.org/2021/01/31/irans-best-submarines-have-been-out-of-the-water-for-a-month









CENTCOM developing contingency logistics sites in Saudi Arabia

https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/centcom-developing-contingency-logistics-sites-in-saudi-arabia



Saudi Arabia has been scrubbing its textbooks of anti-Semitic and misogynistic passages

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/saudi-arabia-textbooks-education-curriculum/2021/01/30/28ebe632-5a54-11eb-a849-6f9423a75ffd_story.html









String of car bombs kills 20 people in Turkish-held north Syria

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/string-car-bombs-kill-20-turkey-held-north-syria



Russia's Navy places stealth warship at Syrian port of Tartus

https://www.israeldefense.co.il/en/node/48060



Airstrikes in Syria pinpoint Iranian influence

https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/airstrikes-in-syria-pinpoint-iranian-influence-657309









Explained: Inside Israel’s Plans to Fight the Next Major War

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/explained-inside-israel%E2%80%99s-plans-fight-next-major-war-177389









Civilians killed in al-Shabaab attack on hotel in Somalia

https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20210131-somalia-s-al-shabaab-attack-hotel-in-mogadishu




Poor communications, lack of situational awareness lead to Cougar, Tiger collision in Mali

http://alert5.com/2021/01/31/poor-communications-lack-of-situational-awareness-lead-to-cougar-tiger-collision-in-mali/









Russian fighter jet buzzes USS Donald Cook in the Black Sea

https://taskandpurpose.com/news/russian-fighter-pass-uss-donald-cook/



Russia's Romeo-class Submarine: Really Old And Everywhere

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/russias-romeo-class-submarine-really-old-and-everywhere-177387



Russia Rises Up Against Putin as Thousands Defy Kremlin’s Medieval ‘Fortress’ Crackdown

https://www.thedailybeast.com/russia-rises-up-against-putin-as-thousands-defy-kremlins-medieval-castle-crackdown



Over 5,100 arrested at pro-Navalny protests across Russia

https://apnews.com/article/ap-top-news-moscow-coronavirus-pandemic-arrests-russia-085b16035e9c89ffb9919e4d94a2309c



Analysis: Why the Alexei Navalny protests just might restore hope to Russian politics

https://news.yahoo.com/analysis-why-alexei-navalny-protests-194754534.html




Belarus Police Detain More Than 160 As Protests Against Lukashenka's Rule Continue

https://www.rferl.org/a/belarus-160-protesters-detained-lukashenka/31079043.html




British Army show off new tank camouflage

https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/british-army-show-off-next-generation-tank-camouflage/









China may seek to close nuclear gap after US and Russia agree to extend New START treaty

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3119913/china-may-seek-close-nuclear-gap-after-us-and-russia-agree





Taiwan Strait Crises: How history is repeating itself in the Pacific

https://www.sandboxx.us/blog/taiwan-strait-crises-how-history-is-repeating-itself-in-the-pacific/



Taiwan says Chinese fighters, U.S. aircraft both entered defence zone

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-taiwan-china-security/taiwan-says-chinese-fighters-u-s-aircraft-both-entered-defence-zone-idUSKBN2A00I3



People on Frontline Taiwanese Island Unafraid as China Tensions Escalate

https://www.voanews.com/east-asia-pacific/people-frontline-taiwanese-island-unafraid-china-tensions-escalate





Why North Korea still shows off the US spy ship it captured in a deadly attack more than 50 years ago

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/why-north-korea-still-shows-off-the-us-spy-ship-it-captured-in-a-deadly-attack-more-than-50-years-ago/ar-BB1cXInq



The Truth About North Korea’s Ultra-Lockdown Against Covid-19

https://www.wired.com/story/truth-about-north-koreas-ultra-lockdown-covid-19/





South Korea: Defective inverter module blamed for towing of 214-class submarine

https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20210131001800325






Military stages coup in Myanmar, Suu Kyi detained

https://apnews.com/article/aung-san-suu-kyi-myanmar-dda3d013897e14d5d0bd44d19eac9cd1










Eyewitness Takes Photos of Alleged UFO Above California Freeway

https://www.complex.com/life/eyewitness-takes-photos-of-alleged-ufo-above-california-freeway



That Pantsir-S1 It Acquired From Libya Isn’t The First Russian Missile System The U.S. Has Gotten Its Hands On

https://www.forbes.com/sites/pauliddon/2021/01/31/that-pantsir-s1-it-acquired-from-libya-isnt-the-first-russian-missile-system-the-us-has-gotten-its-hands-on/



Facebook Ad Services Let Anyone Target US Military Personnel

https://www.wired.com/story/facebook-ad-targeting-us-military/



Hospitalized Fort Bliss soldiers mistook antifreeze for alcohol, Army says

https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/2021/01/30/Hospitalized-Fort-Bliss-soldiers-mistook-antifreeze-for-alcohol-Army-says/2931612040300/



Northrop Grumman Says It Will Walk Away From Cluster Bomb Contract

https://www.defenseone.com/business/2021/01/northrop-grumman-says-it-will-walk-away-cluster-bomb-contract/171713/



Future of War Will Be ‘Hyperactive Battlefields’: U.S. Army General

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/future-war-will-be-%E2%80%98hyperactive-battlefields%E2%80%99-us-army-general-177371



Maine company successfully launches prototype rocket

https://apnews.com/article/space-launches-brunswick-maine-062c942d4b4799097b6ca57c82ec54e9



Optical Links Key To SDA, MDA Missile Tracking

https://breakingdefense.com/2021/01/optical-links-key-to-sda-mda-missile-tracking-network/



American Marines Beat The Clock

https://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htamph/articles/20210131.aspx



General Atomics Reveals Self-Protection Pod For The MQ-9 Reaper

https://theaviationist.com/2021/01/31/general-atomics-reveals-self-protection-pod-for-the-mq-9-reaper/



US Navy second in class Yard Tug YT 809 harbor tugboat completed acceptance trials

https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/defence-news/2021/january/9622-us-navy-second-in-class-yard-tug-yt-809-harbor-tugboat-completed-acceptance-trials.html



Why the Age of the Aircraft Carrier Isn't Over Just Yet

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/why-age-aircraft-carrier-isnt-over-just-yet-177294