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Description: Yemeni’s Houthi rebels have vowed to limit all and any future attacks on Israeli – based ships as long as the ceasefire agreement holds. The announcement has been made through their Humanitarian Operations Coordination Center and reassurances have been made that other ships could finally start using the Suez Canal as one of the major trade shipping routes. Since the beginning of the Israel – Hamas war, the Houthis have seized one vessel and sunk two more in a constant campaign to impact world economic shipping trade and support Hamas and Hezbollah militarily within the Gaza Strip. Impact: The Houthi rebel movement in Yemen has seriously impacted
Description: The Syrian Democratic Forces have reported intensified clashes with several Turkish – backed armed groups in the northeastern parts of Syria, where territorial grapples have been going on since the ousting of ex – President Bashar al – Assad. The Turkish – backed armed groups have reportedly used drones and aerial attacks which were countered by a larger ground offensive by the SDF in the Tishreen Dam and the Deir Hafer front. SDF is still largely in control of the northeastern parts of Syria where they continue fighting against Turkish armed groups supported to topple senior military structures within the SDF linked to PKK. Impact: With in – co
Description: Statements from both IDF’s Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi and far – right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, indicate a return in fighting and violence in the West Bank as the ceasefire agreement is still in its early stages. Smotrich stated that Israel should occupy the entire Gaza Strip and the West Bank and establish a military rule in the region as there was no third – party force eligible for such action. IDF’s Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi on the other hand has supposedly instructed the military to mobilize for large scale attacks in the West Bank in the upcoming period as plans of actions were also being prepared for further invasion of the Gaza Strip and mili
Description: Chinese government officials have brokered a ceasefire agreement between the Myanmar military and the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) in an effort to de – escalate border fighting. The talks between the opposing sides were held in Kunming, Chinese city in the southwestern parts of the country where officials from MNDAA and the Myanmar military agreed on a temporary seizure of military operations on Myanmar’s border with China. The conflict began in 2021, when the Myanmar army overthrew the civilian government, with the Ta’ang National Liberation Army and the Arakan Army both launching operations against Myanmar’s military junta in 2023.
Description: Chinese crude – oil shipments from Russia were 1% higher than the ones recorded in 2023. China also increased oil imports from Venezuela and transitory hubs such as Malaysia, while oil imports from Saudi Arabia significantly fell behind. Imports from Iran haven’t been recorder although, Iran has been a significant crude – oil supplier for China as most of the Iranian oil previously ended up in Chinese independent refiners. Impact: As Russia’s closest ally, China’s aim is to lighten sanctions implications on Russia’s energy sector and indirectly support and assist the Russia economy while global sanctions intensify. With Trump now in power, China
Description: The 47th President of the United States after being sworn into office has issued plenty of controversial statements followed by the signing of questionable executive orders. His speech envisaged America’s future endeavors to be hostile towards practically the entire world. He signed executive orders tackling the migration crisis, reinstated Cuba as a state – sponsor of terrorism, declared national energy emergency and emergency on the south border with Mexico, fired 50 national security executives allegedly related to the investigation into Hunter Biden’s ties with Russia and withdrew the United States from the World Health Organization and the Paris
Description: Syria’s current Minister of Defense Murhaf Abu Qasra has denounced the proposal from the Kurdish SDF (Syrian Democratic Forces) regarding the establishment of their own military controlled bloc in the northeastern parts of the country. SDF’s commander Mazloum Abdi had stated that one of the most important demands of the organization is for Syria’s defense to be decentralized under several autonomous regions but was also open towards the idea of unified integration under the Defense Ministry. SDF’s position in a war – thorn Syria is complex, as they are one of the most reliable US allies in the fight against the Islamic State in the region but are considered a na
Description: The Colombian government faces severe uptick in violence as they have stopped the peace talks with the National Liberation Army (ELN). The ELN had several clashes with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in the Catatumbo region, near Colombia’s border with Venezuela, which is rich with coca leaf plantations. Colombia’s government had solved the problem with FARC by the signing of the peace deal in 2016, however, the internal conflict between the ELN and FARC over drug distribution has inflated the levels of violence and instability. Impact: Colombia’s constant war against narcoterrorism has significantly raised the level of instabi
Description: The US State Department has announced the approval of a $117 million in military aid package aimed to facilitate the establishment of an independent and sovereign Lebanese military and put a stop to the hostilities between the Israeli army and Hezbollah in country. With the Gaza ceasefire agreement initiated, the Israeli army is expected to withdraw from the country by 26 Jan 2025, while Hezbollah would dismantle their military infrastructure in the southern parts and withdraw north. Lebanon aimed to reestablish a national military force and rebuild the country in light of the 2019 economic crisis and the war between Israel and Hezbollah in the region. I
Description: Ukrainian President Volodymir Zelenskyy has announced that SBU (Ukraine’s internal security service) has uncovered several Russian spy networks and other Ukrainian nationals who were suspected of being sympathetic to the Russian cause. The SBU has reported that a head of department from a state – owned bank has been arrested, suspected of financing Russia’s war, while the spy networks had been operationally active in Kyiv, and Kharkiv. SBU also announced that a certain company from the Dnipropetrovsk region enabled Russian state – owned structures to build a laboratory for the development of nuclear weapons. Impact: With Russian hybrid threats o