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Rerum Novarum // Intel, Breaking News, and Alerts 🇺🇸🇪🇹🇸🇩 - Unconfirmed reports: TPLF's Army 70 and Army 13 launched the offensive in response to an alleged Ethiopian military incursion into the al-Fashaga region of Sudan. If the reports are true, it would represent a major escalation in the civil war, as it…
🇪🇹🇸🇩🇪🇷 - Sheraro, in the northwest of the Tigray region, Ethiopia.
Both Ethiopian and Sudanese media have confirmed TPLF-70 are leading the military operation in Sheraro, alongside TPLF's Army 13.
Army 70 is based in Sudan and has fought alongside the Sudanese Armed Forces against the Rapid Support Forces in the Sennar region.
Thus, how did TPLF-70 get from the Sennar - al-Qadarif area of eastern Sudan to Sheraro in the Tigray? Eritrea?
Rerum Novarum // Intel, Breaking News, and Alerts 🇺🇸🇪🇹⚡- BREAKING: TPLF-70 and TPLF-13 have launched an offensive on the town of Sheraro, along Eritrea's border. The Ethiopian air force is responding to the attacks. Note, TPLF-70 is based in Sudan, while TPLF-13 is based along the Debre Damo Highlands. Both…
🇪🇹🇸🇩 - Unconfirmed reports: TPLF's Army 70 and Army 13 launched the offensive in response to an alleged Ethiopian military incursion into the al-Fashaga region of Sudan.
If the reports are true, it would represent a major escalation in the civil war, as it would be the first time Ethiopia's military crossed the international border into Sudan.
Rerum Novarum // Intel, Breaking News, and Alerts 🇺🇸🇪🇹⚡- Loud explosions heard in the northwest Tigray region of Ethiopia, along Eritrea's border.
🇪🇹⚡- BREAKING: TPLF-70 and TPLF-13 have launched an offensive on the town of Sheraro, along Eritrea's border. The Ethiopian air force is responding to the attacks.
Note, TPLF-70 is based in Sudan, while TPLF-13 is based along the Debre Damo Highlands. Both belong to the TPLF-D led separatist branch of the TPLF, the Tigray Defense Forces.
Rerum Novarum // Intel, Breaking News, and Alerts 🇺🇸🇪🇹⚡- The Tigray Defense Forces factions (TPLF-D led) of the TPLF have officially declared the Pretoria Agreement dead. TDF accused Addis Ababa of military mobilization in the region and announced that it would take reciprocal measures in response.
🇪🇹⚡- Loud explosions heard in the northwest Tigray region of Ethiopia, along Eritrea's border.
🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡- U.S. embassies across the Middle East have issued new security alerts today urging Americans to exercise heightened caution and urged citizens to depart the region.
The alerts were issued in the following countries: Oman, Iraq, the UAE, Qatar, Israel, Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Kuwait.
Rerum Novarum // Intel, Breaking News, and Alerts 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- Iranian media report an explosion in Kermanshah, western Iran approximately 40 minutes ago.
🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- "Around 1:00 PM today, a 120mm artillery shell, a remnant from the 8-year Iran-Iraq War, detonated due to the intense heat. Contrary to rumors, there was no attack on the bypass bridge, and the explosion of this ammunition left over from the war did not cause any damage to the bridge." - Iranian Governor of Islamabad-e-Gharby on the explosion in Kermanshah.
Rerum Novarum // Intel, Breaking News, and Alerts 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇦🇮🇱⚡- Haaretz reports that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declined to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. According to the report, Zelenskyy's office sought to arrange a meeting with Netanyahu on the sidelines of Senator Lindsey Graham's…
🇺🇸🇺🇦🇮🇱⚡- "In 2023, the late Republican senator Lindsey Graham led an effort to protect Ukrainian civilians from Russian attacks by supporting the transfer of Iron Dome air defense batteries from the United States to Ukraine. But he encountered an obstacle: Benjamin Netanyahu.
The Israeli prime minister vetoed the transfer by invoking the terms of a joint-production agreement that gives Israel final say over the system’s use even though the missile batteries in question were paid for by the U.S. government," - The Washington Post.
🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡️- "Overnight, the Russians launched 35 missiles at Ukraine, including 27 ballistic missiles, as well as 185 attack drones of various types. Kyiv was the primary target, but strikes also hit the Dnipro, Sumy, Kharkiv, and Poltava regions.
Only one ballistic missile was intercepted, simply because there are no interceptors for the Patriot systems." - Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine.
Rerum Novarum // Intel, Breaking News, and Alerts 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇦⚡- President announces he has given Ukraine the licenses to produce their own Patriot missiles in Ukraine.
🇺🇸🇺🇦⚡️- "Donald Trump has said he has not decided whether he will allow Ukraine to produce Patriot surface-to-air interceptor missiles, casting doubt on whether Washington will agree to one of Kyiv’s top priorities.
The US president said in a phone interview with the FT on Thursday that he was 'not sure' whether Washington would grant Ukraine a licence to produce Patriot missiles, adding that 'we’re looking at it'.
'It’s a very extraordinary weapon, and . . . we have to be a little bit careful of who we licence to. We don’t really licence equipment.'" - The Financial Times.
🇺🇸🇨🇳🇵🇭⚡️- "On August 1, the Chinese PLA Southern Theater Command conducted a joint training exercise of the navy and air force in the territorial sea and airspace of China’s Huangyan Dao [Disputed atoll Scarborough Shoal, which is claimed by China, Taiwan and the Philippines] and its surrounding areas.
The Chinese military’s joint training exercise of navy and air force in the territorial sea and airspace of China’s Huangyan Dao [and its surrounding areas is a necessary action taken in light of the current situation in the South China Sea and in response to the acts of certain countries within the region that have undermined regional peace and stability.
The training exercise aims to test and enhance the troops’ real combat capabilities to safeguard China’s territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests." - Chinese Armed Forces.
Australian and US signals intelligence aircraft have been monitoring the exercises.
🇪🇸🇲🇦⚡️- Spanish media, The Objective, reports that Spanish intelligence had warned the government of the Moroccan invasion of Ceuta well in advance, including reporting what Spanish intelligence believed were rehearsals, and were ignored.
"Intelligence reports warned the government of a possible migrant surge in the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla around the time of Morocco’s Throne Day [Public holiday in Morocco].
According to various military and civilian intelligence sources speaking to THE OBJECTIVE, the government systematically ignored the warnings. This was the case even days before the mass influx, when warnings were issued about the unusual arrival of a large number of coaches in the Moroccan town of Castillejos – the closest to the Ceuta border – where thousands of people had gathered. Shortly afterwards, they crossed en masse into Ceuta, as predicted.
These same sources explain that, coinciding with the monarchy’s celebrations, the intelligence services warned of the ‘likelihood’ of a ‘gesture of magnanimity’ on the part of King Mohammed VI. These initial warnings, however, were soon followed by all the crossings on foot that had previously been taking place from Castillejos and the mass arrival of coaches from various parts of the neighbouring country. Within ten days, around 1,000 migrants had managed to reach the autonomous city after crossing the sea. Intelligence services interpreted these flows as ‘test runs’ by Morocco and once again alerted the government." - The Objective.
🇺🇸🇨🇳⚡️- A new report by the Jamestown Foundation confirms China's AI systems have almost all leeched off American AIs. The think tank studied around 80 industrial and research articles published in China between 2024 and 2026 to back up their claims.
The article details how Chinese actors use "distillation" to constantly upgrade their AIs and are actively refining their techniques to avoid detection and improve industrial espionage. The findings also confirm the PLA is directly involved in this scheme.
🇺🇸🇰🇼🇮🇷⚡️- "Since dawn today, the Armed Forces have detected hostile drones within Kuwaiti airspace. These drones were engaged and destroyed.
The heinous Iranian aggression also targeted a number of vital installations, including a government facility in the north of the country, as well as civilian vehicles belonging to a civilian company on Bubiyan Island.
This resulted in material damage from falling shrapnel, but thankfully no casualties were reported." - Kuwait Ministry of Defence. " - Kuwait Ministry of Defence.
🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- "UKMTO has received a report of an incident 11NM northeast off Lima, Oman. The CSO of a tanker reports the vessel has been struck by an unknown projectile which has caused damage to the engine room. The tanker is not under command and the regional Coast Guard have been informed.
There are no reported causalities or environmental impact.
Authorities are investigating. Vessels are advised to transit with caution and report any suspicious activity to UKMTO." - UKMTO.
Rerum Novarum // Intel, Breaking News, and Alerts 🇺🇸🇺🇸⚡️- Denver International Airport announced a potential security threat has forced part of the terminal to close until further notice. Airport officials told FOX31 that a K-9 unit alerted on an unattended bag and that the Denver Police Department Bomb Squad…
🇺🇸⚡️- The airport announced that the potential security threat has been cleared.
🇺🇸⚡️- Denver International Airport announced a potential security threat has forced part of the terminal to close until further notice. Airport officials told FOX31 that a K-9 unit alerted on an unattended bag and that the Denver Police Department Bomb Squad is on the scene to investigate.
A ground stop is also currently in place at the airport due to incoming thunderstorms.
🇾🇪⚡️- The Houthis' Humanitarian Operations Coordination Center released a statement denying reports that it planned to impose tolls on ships transiting the Bab al-Mandeb Strait in the Red Sea.
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