Clash Report

The Alliance of Sahel States (AES) television channel, founded by Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, will be inaugurated today with the participation of the heads of state.

Tankers and AWACS Mass at Strategic U.S. Base Images show around 28 KC-135R tankers and 2 E-3C AWACS aircraft parked at MacDill AFB in Florida. READ MORE

Poland Buys Turkish Electronic Warfare Systems Poland signed $410 million contract with Türkiye's ASELSAN for electronic warfare systems covering surveillance, jamming, and electronic attack. READ MORE

After Andriy Yermak’s resignation from the Office of the President, his advisers were also dismissed, including Serhiy Leshchenko and Mykhailo Podolyak. Source: Ukranews

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa oversees prep of Shaheen drones ahead of the Deterring Aggression battle, describing efforts to merge air drones, ground robots, tanks, APCs, and artillery into one automated system. He says the goal is creating a “new creative state” by integrating everything electronically. Source: AlekhbariahSY

Trump is scheduled to make an announcement on Monday at 4:30 p.m. EST from Mar-a-Lago, joined by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Secretary of the Navy John Phelan.

Senator Lindsey Graham: We're going to sell F-35s to Saudi Arabia. I'm okay with that. I think giving Türkiye the F-35 would be a mistake.

TikTok War: A young Cambodian soldier films himself on the front line of the ongoing Thailand–Cambodia border conflict.

Israel approved 19 new settlements in the occupied West Bank, drawing international criticism and deepening concerns about the viability of a two-state solution. READ MORE

Burkina Faso: Footage has emerged showing a JNIM attack on a convoy near Arbinda in the Soum region.

BREAKING: Russia confirms the victim of the explosion on Yasenevaya Street in Moscow was Major General Fanil Fanisovich Sarvarov, head of operational training within the General Staff of the Russian Ministry of Defense.

Finnish President Stubb: Russia is not doing well on the battlefield. Remember, in the past 1,000 days Russia has advanced less than one percentage point of Ukrainian territory, so they’re not getting through their strategic military aims either.

Finnish President Stubb: The Russian economy is actually not doing that well. They have zero growth, they are out of reserves, they have high interest rates and high inflation. And it’s not improving.

Finnish President Stubb: I agree with Tulsi Gabbard’s assessment that the NATO resolve is so high that there’s no interest for Russia to attack.

Finnish President Stubb: I don’t think that Russia has changed its main aim, which is basically to destroy the existence of Ukraine.

NEW: Ukraine’s military intelligence says two Russian fighter jets (Su-30 and Su-27) were disabled in a sabotage operation at a military airbase near Lipetsk. The aircraft were set on fire inside a hangar after weeks of planning, with estimated losses of up to $100 million.

Nigeria: Authorities say the last 130 students abducted in November from a Catholic school in Niger State have been released.

Niger: MPLJ claims a successful sabotage of a pipeline south of Jaouro in the Agadem oil field, cutting supply to the SORAZ refinery and vowing continued attacks.

U.S.–Russia Talks on Ukraine Stall U.S.–Russia talks on Ukraine are active, but exploratory. Separate meetings in Miami show engagement, not agreement, with territory and security guarantees still unresolved. READ MORE

DR Congo: President Félix Tshisekedi says M23 rebels have not withdrawn from the strategic border town of Uvira. The group had claimed last week that it pulled out of the area.