US still talking to countries about making 'over-the-horizon' counterterrorism strikes in #Afghanistan easier
"We continue to have conversations w/neighboring nations & partners in the region" per @PentagonPresSec
"We continue to have conversations w/neighboring nations & partners in the region" per @PentagonPresSec
NEW: Latest number on #Afghanistan refugees currently at US military bases
3,000 in @CENTCOM
463 in @US_EUCOM
5,300 in @USNorthernCmd
- per @PentagonPresSec
3,000 in @CENTCOM
463 in @US_EUCOM
5,300 in @USNorthernCmd
- per @PentagonPresSec
No comment from @PentagonPresSec about @Microsoft warning on #Russia #SVR #Nobelius attempts to infiltrate the supply chain
But he says, "Our networks on under siege every single day" and that @DeptofDefense, @SecDef is focused on the problem
But he says, "Our networks on under siege every single day" and that @DeptofDefense, @SecDef is focused on the problem
Developments in #Sudan: "We don't have a US military presence on the ground" per @PentagonPresSec, calling it a military takeover of the transition gvt
"We obviously have broader regional concerns" he adds
"We obviously have broader regional concerns" he adds
*correction:
53,000 #Afghanistan refugees are at bases within the @USNorthernCmd area of responsibility
also, about 6,700 have been resettled outside of US bases
53,000 #Afghanistan refugees are at bases within the @USNorthernCmd area of responsibility
also, about 6,700 have been resettled outside of US bases
#China - "We know that they're trying to advance military capabilities, capabilities that are only to increase tensions in the region and beyond" per @PentagonPresSec
"I'm not going to talk about our capabilities in return" he adds
"I'm not going to talk about our capabilities in return" he adds
Attack on #alTanf in #Syria?
@PentagonPresSec calls attack "complex...deliberate" but declines to attribute responsibility
"We're still working our way through" he says, adding US has seen similar attacks by Shia militias aligned w/#Iran in the past
@PentagonPresSec calls attack "complex...deliberate" but declines to attribute responsibility
"We're still working our way through" he says, adding US has seen similar attacks by Shia militias aligned w/#Iran in the past
https://twitter.com/jseldin/status/1451203403619655683?s=20
More on #Beijing - "There's no question #China tries to bully its neighbors" per @PentagonPresSec saying its not conducive to a free 7 open #IndoPacific
"We share their [@StateDept's] deep concerns w/the #Sudan|ese military's takeover of the transitional gvt, & the intent to maintain power until democratic elections are held' pr @PentagonPresSec
"We call on the [#Sudan] military to unconditionally release & reinstate all detained civilians in order to allow the civilian led transition to continue its progress toward elections" er @PentagonPresSec
"We also call on the #Sudan|ese security forces to respect the right of the Sudanese people to peacefully protest" per @PentagonPresSec
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