Clash Report

Türkiye Awaits 80 More F110 Engines For KAAN Jet Turkish MoD says talks continue for 80 additional F110 engines for KAAN with the U.S. 10 engines were delivered by September 2025. KAAN will transition to the TF35000 indigenous engine in Block 30/40. READ MORE

China Sanctions U.S. Arms Firms Over Taiwan China sanctioned 20 U.S. defense companies. Beijing cited U.S. approval of an $11.1 billion Taiwan arms package. Measures include asset freezes and bans on China-based transactions. READ MORE

NEW: Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) announced it had detained an FSB-linked assassin in Kyiv who was preparing to kill a Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) officer. The suspect was allegedly recruited by Russia’s FSB, promised payment and assistance with legalization in the EU, and was caught with evidence of coordination with handlers.

Syria Questions SDF’s Commitments Damascus says unity rhetoric clashes with realities in northeast Syria. Syria criticizes continued armed formations outside the national army. Ministry warns of entrenched de facto entities. READ MORE

Israel bombs Lebanon again.

UAE-backed separatists in southern Yemen said Saudi Arabia launched airstrikes against their forces in Hadramout province.

Ukraine unveils Baba Yaga drone monument in Kyiv region.

Ukraine: Happy Soviet Union Collapse Day!

There is just no escape: Ukrainian FPV drones strike Russian troops near Lyman forests.

Zelensky: We have agreed on a meeting at the highest level—with President Trump in the near future. A lot could be decided before the New Year.

Japan Approves Record Defense Budget to Deter China Japan has approved a record defense budget exceeding $58 billion, accelerating missile, drone, and counterstrike capabilities as it moves to deter China and reshape its postwar security posture. READ MORE

North Korea’s Kim Orders Missile Factory Expansion New factories and capacity increases were ordered. Imagery showed about 100 Hwasong-11 missiles in storage. READ MORE

Niger: Two people were killed in an armed attack on a church near Dan Kassari.

Mali: JNIM attacked fuel tanker trucks on the Bamako–Bougouni road, setting several vehicles ablaze.

Trump:

Merry Christmas to all, including the many Sleazebags who loved Jeffrey Epstein, gave him bundles of money, went to his Island, attended his parties, and thought he was the greatest guy on earth, only to “drop him like a dog” when things got too HOT, falsely claimed they had nothing to do with him, didn’t know him, said he was a disgusting person, and then blame, of course, President Donald J. Trump, who was actually the only one who did drop Epstein, and long before it became fashionable to do so.

Nigeria: The government said that cooperation with the United States carried out precision airstrikes against terrorist targets in northwestern Nigeria.

Sudan: Footage shows hundreds of mercenaries from South Sudan fighting alongside UAE-backed RSF and Abdulaziz al-Hilu forces in the Um Adara area of West Kordofan.

U.S. airstrikes hit ISIS-linked militants in northwest Nigeria on Christmas night. Trump announced the strikes, citing attacks on Christians. Over a dozen Tomahawk missiles reportedly struck two camps; militants were killed.

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro released a handwritten letter confirming he is backing his eldest son, Flavio Bolsonaro, for the 2026 presidential race.

Zelensky's Adviser Mykhailo Podolyak says the UK, France, Germany, and Türkiye are open to sending troops to Ukraine after the war.