5,000 Air Force strikes in the last 5 years

IAF releases data on the 'war between the wars' to prevent Iran's military entrenchment in Syria, transfer of weapons to terrorists.

The Israeli Air Force (IAF) presented today (Thursday) the data of the "battle between the wars," which is intended to weaken the enemies of the State of Israel and stop the transfer of weapons to terrorist organizations such as Hezbollah, without dragging Israel into a new war.

In the last five years, about 5,000 rounds of munitions of various kinds have been fired as part of the "battle between the wars campaign, in which the IDF has destroyed advanced and new weapons, as well as arms shipments that would be used operate Israel in the next war.

https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/285231

U.S. requires Confucius Institute center to register as foreign mission

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Thursday it was requiring the center that manages Chinese government-funded Confucius Institutes in the United States to register as a foreign mission, the latest sign of deteriorating relations between Washington and Beijing.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, in a statement, labeled the Confucius Institute U.S. Center in Washington "an entity advancing Beijing's global propaganda and malign influence campaign on U.S. campuses and K-12 classrooms."

https://news.yahoo.com/chinas-confucius-institutes-must-register-154926080.html

U.S. Military Defends Moves Near Taiwan, China Sends Forces to 'Safeguard' Territory

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Newsweek logoU.S. Military Defends Moves Near Taiwan, China Sends Forces to 'Safeguard' Territory

The United States is defending its military moves near Taiwan, where China has sent personnel in a show of force intended to defend Beijing's claims of sovereignty over the self-ruling island that receives support from Washington.

Air Force Senior Colonel Zhang Chunhui, spokesperson for the Chinese People's Liberation Army Eastern Theater Command, announced Thursday that his forces have recently conducted combat exercises from the northern to the southern stretches of the disputed Taiwan Strait. He said these were "necessary actions to be taken in response to the current security situation" in the region, where the U.S. military considers its growing presence within the Pentagon's purview of projecting power abroad.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/us-military-defends-moves-near-taiwan-china-sends-forces-to-safeguard-territory/ar-BB17VqHW

Islamist Insurgents Capture Strategic Port in Northern Mozambique

MAPUTO/WASHINGTON - Islamist insurgents have captured a strategic port in the restive province of Cabo Delgado in northern Mozambique, local military officials told VOA.

The takeover of the port of Mocimboa da Praia on Wednesday came after five days of fierce clashes between the insurgents and Mozambican security forces. The insurgents still held the port on Thursday, according to Mozambican officials.

Since 2017, Islamist militants, some of which are affiliated with the Islamic State terror group, have been carrying out attacks against civilians and Mozambican armed forces. The violence has killed more than 1,000 people and displaced over 210,000 others, according to the United Nations.

IS-affiliated media released images showing dead bodies allegedly of Mozambican soldiers, as well as weapons and ammunition seized from the military.

https://www.voanews.com/africa/islamist-insurgents-capture-strategic-port-northern-mozambique

Ammonium Nitrate Blew Up Beirut. It Also Fuels Africa’s Most Dangerous Illegal Mines.

ABUJA, Nigeria—The ammonium nitrate that exploded last week in Beirut—killing 154 people, injuring more than 5,000 and causing widespread destruction—was destined for Mozambique, a transit point for raw materials in the explosives trade, where shipments often end up in the hands of illegal Chinese-owned mining companies with dubious human rights records.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/ammonium-nitrate-blew-up-beirut-it-also-fuels-africas-most-dangerous-illegal-mines

US Special Ops secretly active in almost half of Africa, new report reveals, as military touts threat of China & Russia

US commandos operate in 22 African nations, making the continent its second-largest military footprint after the Middle East, a new report reveals. Locals and the US public are largely unaware of the extent of US presence there.

When four US military service members were killed in an ambush in Niger in 2017, it came as a surprise to many, including even sitting members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, who were not aware that US troops were in the African country in the first place.

Last year, some of the deadliest Pentagon combat troops were present in Algeria, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Côte D’Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Libya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, Tanzania and Tunisia.

https://www.rt.com/news/497891-africa-us-military-footprint/

Famed climate scientist Konrad Steffen dies on Greenland expedition

Aug. 13 (UPI) – Renowned Swiss-American glacier expert and climate scientist Konrad Steffen has died in an accident while performing field work in Greenland, his research institute said. He was 68.

The Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL) announced Steffen's death in a blog post Monday. It said he died after falling through broken ice last Saturday.

Steffan was on a expedition at the Swiss Camp weather station in Greenland when he was reported missing. Police found signs on Sunday that someone had fallen through a crack in an ice sheet and presumed the person had died.

Steffan's body has not been found.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/08/13/Famed-climate-scientist-Konrad-Steffen-dies-on-Greenland-expedition/5991597332326/

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>https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-53764943

>Mozambique says its troops are fighting to regain control of the key port of Mocimboa da Praia, following multiple reports that it had fallen to Islamist militants on Wednesday.

>The city is near the site of natural gas projects worth $60bn (£46bn).

>The military says there is ongoing action to "neutralise" the Islamic State group-linked militants, who have been using local people as shields.

>It follows days of fighting for the port in the country's gas-rich north.

>Dozens of soldiers are reported to have been killed, and a patrol boat sunk, while the army says it has killed about 60 militants.

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sorry that's the other port