Af/Pak & Other News (1/24/2021)

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Wave of killings targets Afghan female judges, journalists, intellectuals

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/wave-killings-targets-afghan-female-judges-journalists-intellectuals-n1255302



Afghan Official: 600 Freed Taliban Prisoners Rearrested

https://www.voanews.com/south-central-asia/afghan-official-600-freed-taliban-prisoners-rearrested



Force Taliban to reduce violence and agree to truce, Afghanistan tells Pakistan

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/force-taliban-to-reduce-violence-and-agree-to-truce-afghanistan-tells-pakistan-101611500417250.html



Taliban relaxes rules on music as insurgents rule rural Helmand almost unopposed

https://www.yahoo.com/news/taliban-relaxes-rules-music-insurgents-131537904.html



Terror groups in Pakistan switch to new messaging applications

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/terror-groups-in-pakistan-switch-to-new-messaging-applications/articleshow/80433185.cms









Iran said to lay out 7 preconditions to US for renewal of nuclear deal

https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-said-to-lay-out-7-preconditions-to-us-for-renewal-of-nuclear-deal/



Nukes, terror, Syria, Iraq, Hezbollah - Iran's tentacles are spreading

https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/what-is-the-real-problem-with-irans-threats-to-israel-and-the-region-656524









Airstrikes against ISIS continue as US troops leave

https://www.sandboxx.us/blog/airstrikes-against-isis-continue-as-us-troops-leave/









Company BMC from Turkey unveils new design for indigenous Altay Main Battle Tank

https://www.armyrecognition.com/defense_news_january_2021_global_security_army_industry/company_bmc_from_turkey_unveils_new_design_for_indigenous_altay_main_battle_tank.html









Israel allows US to deploy Iron Dome missile defence system in the Gulf: Report

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-gulf-us-iron-dome-missile-defence-system









Mercenaries remain in Libya despite deadline, calls for departure

https://www.dailysabah.com/world/africa/mercenaries-remain-in-libya-despite-deadline-calls-for-departure




Armed U.S. Army MQ-1C Gray Eagle Drone Performs Emergency Landing In Northern Niger

https://theaviationist.com/2021/01/24/armed-u-s-army-mq-1c-gray-eagle-drone-performs-emergency-landing-in-northern-niger/




W. Sahara rebels launch attack, warn Morocco of escalation

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210124-w-sahara-rebels-launch-attack-warn-morocco-of-escalation




Pirates attack Turkish ship off W. Africa; kill 1, kidnap 15

https://apnews.com/article/turkey-kidnapping-guinea-recep-tayyip-erdogan-africa-3e81771a22fd370744d5ff4c52204fb9









As Protests Shake Russia, Kremlin Drops Its ‘Navalny Who?’ Tack

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/24/world/europe/putin-navalny-russia-protests.html



Russian police violence under review after mass arrests at Navalny protests

https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20210124-russia-police-violence-under-review-after-mass-arrests-at-navelny-protests




US Navy starts first Black Sea operation of 2021

https://defbrief.com/2021/01/24/us-navy-starts-first-black-sea-operation-of-2021/




Asian 'El Chapo' Tse Chi Lop arrested in the Netherlands

https://news.yahoo.com/asian-el-chapo-tse-chi-032308903.html




Greek socialist ex-minister Valyrakis, 77, found dead at sea

https://apnews.com/article/greece-efff7a86d6f549829d9487fce786f29a



Greece, France formalize $3B Rafale fighter jet deal

https://defbrief.com/2021/01/24/greece-france-formalize-3b-rafale-fighter-jet-deal/




Nexter Katana Smart Artillery Ammunition Demonstrates Flight Control Capability

https://defpost.com/nexters-katana-smart-artillery-ammunition-demonstrates-flight-control-capability/




Spain to buy 55 advanced trainer jets, Airbus and Leonardo vie for deal

https://www.blogbeforeflight.net/2021/01/spain-to-buy-55-advanced-trainer-jets.html




Germans Started Solving Secret Soviet Crimes (A Piece At A Time)

https://www.cracked.com/article_29456_germans-started-solving-secret-soviet-crimes-a-piece-at-time.html




Scotland: Hackers publish thousands of files after government agency refuses to pay ransom

https://www.zdnet.com/article/hackers-publish-thousands-of-files-after-government-agency-refuses-to-pay-ransom/









Delfin Class: The Cuban Navy's Only Submarine

http://www.hisutton.com/Delfin-Class-Submarine.html









China's dam-building over Brahmaputra risks water war with India

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/chinas-dam-building-over-brahmaputra-risks-water-war-with-india/articleshow/80432810.cms



The JL-3: the new missile ‘raising the cost’ of a US fight with China

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3118960/jl-3-new-missile-raising-cost-us-fight-china



Five Takeaways From the Developing Space War Between China and the U.S.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/24/us/politics/space-war-takeaways-us-china.html



To Rule the Invisible Battlefield: The Electromagnetic Spectrum and Chinese Military Power

https://warontherocks.com/2021/01/to-rule-the-invisible-battlefield-the-electromagnetic-spectrum-and-chinese-military-power/



Chinese fighter jets enter Taiwan air space for second day as tensions rise days into Biden term

https://news.yahoo.com/chinese-fighter-jets-enter-taiwan-162430691.html





Indonesia says it has seized Iranian and Panamanian tankers

https://apnews.com/article/indonesia-iran-f8f4b6889418e3ad9ef798bc52a80774










Thousands of members of the National Guard will remain stationed in DC during Trump's impeachment trial

https://www.businessinsider.com/national-guard-to-stay-in-dc-through-impeachment-trial-2021-1



Lawmakers move to oust extremists from military

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/535503-lawmakers-move-to-oust-extremists-from-military



SEAL Sentenced to 10 Years in Death of Green Beret Logan Melgar

https://news.usni.org/2021/01/24/seal-sentenced-to-10-years-in-death-of-green-beret-logan-melgar



How Space Became the Next ‘Great Power’ Contest Between the U.S. and China

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/24/us/politics/trump-biden-pentagon-space-missiles-satellite.html



The KelTec Sub 2000: A Bug Out Blaster

https://sofrep.com/gear/the-keltec-sub-2000-a-bug-out-blaster/



The Army is officially buying the sniper rifle the entire US military wants

https://taskandpurpose.com/military-tech/army-barrett-mrad-sniper-rifle-buy/



Artillery: Bigger Is Better If Your Aim Is True

https://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htart/articles/20210124.aspx



GA-ASI Successfully Completes Self-Protection System Demo on MQ-9

https://www.ga.com/ga-asi-successfully-completes-self-protection-system-demo-on-mq-9



Why Was The U.S. Air Force B-21 First Flight Delayed?

https://aviationweek.com/defense-space/budget-policy-operations/why-was-us-air-force-b-21-first-flight-delayed



This is what this year’s US/UK carrier strike group will look like

https://www.sandboxx.us/blog/this-is-what-this-years-us-uk-carrier-strike-group-will-look-like/



U.S. carrier group enters South China Sea amid Taiwan tensions

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-southchinasea-usa-idUSKBN29T05J