🇺🇸 🇾🇪 #CENTCOM Announces New Round of Strikes Targeting #Houthi Forces in #Yemen: https://theatlasnews.co/latest/2024/02/25/centcom-announces-new-round-of-strikes-targeting-houthi-forces-in-yemen/

🇭🇺 🇸🇪 #Hungary Approves #Sweden’s Ascension to #NATO: https://theatlasnews.co/latest/2024/02/26/hungary-approves-swedens-ascension-to-nato/

🇪🇺 🇺🇦 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 🇵🇱 🇫🇷 #European Leaders Rule Out Deploying Troops to #Ukraine:

On February 27, it was reported that #Britain, #Germany, #Poland, and other European countries were against troop deployment in Ukraine.

These announcements were made after #French President Emmanuel Macron had said on February 26, that “There is no consensus at this stage … to send troops on the ground,” and that “Nothing should be excluded. We will do everything that we must so that Russia does not win”.

#Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov responded to the idea of #NATO members sending troops to fight in Ukraine by saying “In that case, we would need to talk not about the probability, but about the inevitability (of a direct conflict)”.

As a new round of American aid to Ukraine is being debated over in Congress, many European nations have increased their own aid to Ukraine to previously unseen levels.

This is developing.

https://theatlasnews.co/brief/2024/02/27/european-leaders-rule-out-deploying-troops-to-ukraine/

🇩🇪 🇺🇸 🇾🇪 #German Frigate Reportedly Fires on #American Reaper Drone Over #RedSea:

According to German media outlets BILD and Der Spiegel, the German Sachsen-class frigate Hessen mistakenly fired two SM-2 missiles at an American MQ-9 Reaper while operating in the Red Sea, however, both missiles malfunctioned and did not reach the drone.

The incident would technically mark the Hessen’s first engagement of an aerial target if confirmed. This was followed by the successful interception of two #Houthi drones with RAM missiles, marking its first engagement against Houthi forces. Via theatlasnews.co/brief/2024/02/28/german-frigate-reportedly-fires-on-american-reaper-drone-over-red-sea/

🇺🇸 #USMC Announces Second Successful Flight of XQ-58A “Valkyrie” in Testing for Future Conflict Capabilities: https://theatlasnews.co/latest/2024/02/28/usmc-announces-second-successful-flight-of-xq-58a-valkyrie-in-testing-for-future-conflict-capabilities/

🇦🇲 🇷🇺 #Armenia Clarifies Position on #CSTO Cooperation ‘Freeze’: https://theatlasnews.co/latest/2024/02/28/armenia-clarifies-position-on-csto-cooperation-freeze/

🇹🇩 #Chad Government Accuses Opposition Party of Attempting to Assassinate Supreme Court President, Attacking State Security HQ: https://theatlasnews.co/latest/2024/02/28/chad-government-accuses-opposition-party-of-attempting-to-assassinate-supreme-court-president-attacking-state-security-hq/

🇺🇸 🇵🇸 🇮🇱 Biden No Longer Hopeful of Temporary Ceasefire on Monday, #Gaza Fatalities Cross 30,000: https://theatlasnews.co/latest/2024/02/29/biden-no-longer-hopeful-of-temporary-ceasefire-on-monday-gaza-fatalities-cross-30000/

According to Palestinian sources, over 100 people were killed and several hundred injured after Israeli forces opened fire upon Palestinian civilians who were waiting to receive aid from a truck. Other claims estimate the deaths in the dozens. Some of these sources claim the casualties all came from Israeli fire, while others say it was a combination additionally of military vehicles/aid trucks running over people as the crowds grew larger and surrounded the convoy.

Israeli government sources said Israeli forces responded with “live fire” after the aid truck was surrounded, whereas the IDF stated they were reviewing the incident. They claimed initially only 10 casualties happened from the incident and that all were caused by people stampeding each other to get aid, and eventually being run over by trucks leaving.

Biden has stated the incident is likely to significantly harm ceasfire negotiations, prompting him to take back his former comments stating he was hopeful of a ceasefire being reached by Monday. He added that there were "two competing versions of what happened", and that the US was “checking” into what had happened. Exact casualties from the incident are disputed from dozens to hundreds.

The attack on the aid trucks, mixed with other recent fatalities, have caused deaths within Gaza to cross above 30,000, according to Gaza’s health ministry, and the UN.

Full article above.

🇺🇸 🇹🇼 🇨🇳 #UnitedStates Special Forces to be Permanently Stationed in #Taiwan

On February 29th, it was reported by UDN and Taiwan News that a U.S. special forces group would be permanently stationed in Taiwanese territory. Members of the 1st Special Forces Group would be stationed on the Kinmen and Pescadores Islands alongside members of the Taiwanese Marine Corps’ 101st Amphibious Reconnaissance Battalion.

The #Kinmen Islands are 6.2 miles from the Chinese coast. The #Pescadores Islands are off the western coast of Taiwan and are around 90 miles from the coast of #China.

Initially, these special forces operators were deployed temporarily until the decision was made to make the deployment permanent.

Via https://theatlasnews.co/brief/2024/03/02/us-special-forces-to-be-permanently-stationed-in-taiwan/

🇮🇳 🇲🇺 #India and #Mauritius Inaugurate New Base in Indian Ocean: https://theatlasnews.co/latest/2024/03/01/india-and-mauritius-inaugurate-new-base-in-indian-ocean/

🇰🇪 🇭🇹 #Kenya and #Haiti Sign Security Deal: https://theatlasnews.co/latest/2024/03/02/kenya-and-haiti-sign-security-deal/

🇬🇷 🇦🇲 #Greece and #Armenia to Increase Military Cooperation: https://theatlasnews.co/latest/2024/03/02/greece-and-armenia-to-increase-military-cooperation/

🇦🇲 🇦🇿 Azerbaijani crews have demolished the Artsakh National Assembly building and other sections of Renaissance Square in the #NagornoKarabakh capital of #Stepanakert, which Azerbaijani officials say was built “illegally” following the establishment of the Republic of #Artsakh.

Stepanakert, as well as most of the Nagorno-Karabakh region, was abandoned following the 2023 fall offensive by Azerbaijani forces, which ultimately resulted in #Azerbaijan re-establishing control over the disputed region, the dissolution of the Armenian-backed Republic of Artsakh, and mass exodus of the regions’s ethnic Armenian population. Via theatlasnews.co

🇷🇺 🇺🇦 🇺🇸 First visually confirmed destruction of a US-supplied, #Ukraine operated M142 HIMARS, located near the village of Nikanorovka, #Donetsk.

Strike was carried out by what appears to be a Russian Iskander ballistic missile.

This does not mark the first losses however, as two damaged HIMARS were recently observed returning to the #UnitedStates for repairs at the Harrisburg International Airport. Via theatlasnews.co

🇺🇸 🇾🇪 🇧🇧 The #UnitedStates Central Command (CENTCOM) has reported that three crew were killed and four others were left wounded, three critically, following a #Houthi missile strike against the Barbados-flagged, Liberian-owned commercial bulk carrier M/V True Confidence in the Red Sea earlier today.

Coalition vessels responded to the scene as the crew abandoned ship after the vessel sustained “significant damage.”

The Houthis released a statement earlier that attacks against vessels will continue “until the aggression stops and the siege on the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip is lifted.”

This marks the first fatalities since Houthi forces began attacks against commercial shipping vessels in the region in November. Retaliatory air and missile strikes by #American naval forces are expected to be carried out in the coming hours. Via theatlasnews.co

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🇸🇪 #Sweden Officially Joins #NATO:

Sweden is set to officially join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization on Thursday, March 7th, 2024. Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson is in Washington D.C. to finalize documents with NATO officials.

🇺🇸 🇫🇮 🇭🇺 🇹🇷 🇺🇦 The White House said in a statement, “Having Sweden as a NATO Ally will make the United States and our Allies even safer.” Sweden’s ascension as the 32nd member of the alliance follows neighboring #Finland, after the two countries fought a lengthy political battle with #Turkey and #Hungary to receive the required unanimous consent among current member states. Sweden sought this alliance, along with Finland, shortly after the Russian invasion of #Ukraine.

The ceremony will likely take place on Monday, the 11th, at the NATO Headquarters in Brussels, #Belgium. During the ceremony, the Swedish flag will be raised for the first time among the flags of the other NATO members. Via theatlasnews.co

🇺🇸 🇷🇺 #UnitedStates State Department Issues Terrorism Alert in #Moscow:

The United States State Department has issued an urgent security alert warning that the American Embassy in #Russia is monitoring potential terrorist attacks in Moscow over the coming days.

They have advised all U.S. citizens to avoid large gatherings. Russia is currently classified at a level 4 “Do Not Travel” advisory by the State Department.

According to the advisory statement: “The Embassy is monitoring reports that extremists have imminent plans to target large gatherings in Moscow, to include concerts, and U.S. citizens should be advised to avoid large gatherings over the next 48 hours.”

https://theatlasnews.co/brief/2024/03/07/us-state-department-issues-terrorism-alert-in-moscow/

https://ru.usembassy.gov/security-alert-avoid-large-gatherings-over-the-next-48-hours/

🇺🇸 🇵🇸 #UnitedStates to Construct Aid Port in #Gaza:

US officials have stated that US President Joe Biden will be announcing the construction of an aid port on the Gazan coastline of #Palestine in order to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid to the strip by sea. The announcement is to come during the State of the Union address today, March 7th.

The announcement comes after a series of airdrops of aid carried out by the US, #France, #Jordan, and #Egypt over Gaza over the last week, following increased reports of famine throughout Gaza, particularly in the north, where the #UNRWA has halted aid deliveries due to the untenable security situation, as well as a lack of supplies.

Notably, the US is moving ahead with the plan to build the port without waiting for any sort of Israeli approval of the plan. They did specify that no US military personnel would be deployed to Gaza, leaving it unclear at this moment who will be in charge of facilitating the delivery of aid through the port. It is the US’ hope that the operation will move from a military operation to a commercial operation.

“We're not waiting on the Israeli's. This is a moment for U.S leadershp.” -U.S. Officials Statement

Although they are moving ahead regardless of Israeli approval, the US has stated they will coordinate with Israel on security issues for the port. The port is estimated to bring in “hundreds of additional truckloads” of aid per day into Gaza. Regarding aid delivery, the US stated they would coordinate with the UN and other aid groups which “understand the distribution of assistance within Gaza.”

There has been no established timeline for when the port will finish construction and be operational, with the US stating the full plan would “take a number of weeks to plan and execute.”

Aid entering Gaza in February was half of that in January, representing a dire situation for humanitarian operations that were already hanging on by a thread.

Full article: https://theatlasnews.co/latest/2024/03/07/u-s-to-construct-aid-port-in-gaza/