News Roundup 12/29/2023

by | Dec 29, 2023

News Roundup 12/29/2023

by | Dec 29, 2023

Venezuela

  • Venezuela Responds to UK Warship Deployment to Guyana By Conducting War Games AP

Ukraine

  • Russia Says US Demands Prevent Hostage Swap El Pais
  • US Announces $250 Million Arms Package for Ukraine AWC
  • Ukraine Beginning to Lose Gains Made During Costly Counter-Offensive NYT
  • Report: US Is Shifting Strategy on Ukraine AWC
  • Ukrainian Government Workers Will Face Salary and Pension Delays If US and EU Don’t Approve More Aid AWC

China

  • Chinese Military Says Pentagon Spending Bill Exaggerates China Threat AWC

Israel 

  • Witnesses Say Israeli Forces Executing Civilians in Gaza MEE
  • WashPo: Israeli Destruction of Gaza More Significant than Destruction of Aleppo WashPo
  • Israel Requesting Apache Attack Helicopters from US Ynet The Institute 
  • Israel’s Security Agency Ignored Warning from Gaza Source About October 7 Attack AWC
  • Over 500 Israeli Soldiers Killed Since October 7 The Institute 
  • Netanyahu Refuses to Discuss Post-War Plans for Gaza With Security Chiefs AWC
  • Turkey’s Erdogan Says Netanyahu Is No Different Than Hitler AWC
  • Biden Asks Netanyahu to Release Palestinian Tax Revenue Collected by Israel Axios 

Iran

  • Sen. Lindsey Graham Calls for US to Blow Parts of Iran ‘Off the Map’ AWC
  • Iran Atomic Chief: Claims of Escalated Enrichment Untrue, Nothing New in Nuclear Work AWC

Iraq

  • Israel Warns Time for Diplomacy with Hezbollah Is Running Out The Institute 
  • Biden Tells Congress He Launched Airstrikes in Iraq to ‘Deter’ Future Attacks AWC
  • Iraqi PM Says Baghdad Is ‘Heading Towards’ Ending the US Military Presence in the Country AWC

Yemen

  • US Issues Sanctions on Aledged Network Funding Houthi Red Sea Attacks Press Release
  • US Allies Reluctant to Join Anti-Houthi Red Sea Naval Coalition AWC
  • US Says It Shot Down 12 Houthi Drones, 5 missiles in Red Sea AWC
  • Pentagon Says US Downed Drone and Missile Fired By Houthis CENTCOM

Kyle Anzalone

Kyle Anzalone

Kyle Anzalone is news editor of the Libertarian Institute, opinion editor of Antiwar.com and co-host of Conflicts of Interest with Will Porter and Connor Freeman.

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