Wednesday, January 8, 2025

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT WEDNESDAY 1/8/2025*JIDHADIST ATTACK IN NATION OF CHAD*TWO RUSSIAN FIRST RESPONDERS DIE FIGHTING DRONE ATTACK FIRE*WILDFIRES RAGE IN LA AREA*

 



                                 (SERVICE WHEN ABLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING)




                   LATE NEWS TONIGHT:





The Houthis in Yemen report new air strikes by the US and UK...Israel National News





A MILITARY COMMANDER IN UKRAINE ARRESTED SUSPSECTED OF DESERTION IN A CASE INVOLVING MASS DESERTION.



HE LED A UNIT THAT TRAINED IN FRANCE BUT LOST HUNDREDS OF MEMBERS.



THAT COMMANDER SAID TO HAVE TOLD SOLDIERS TO LEAVE THEIR WEAPONS BEHIND AND DESERT.



DURING TRAINING IN FRANCE SOME SOLDIERS DISAPPEARED ACCORDING TO A FRENCH MILITARY OFFICER...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)






Three Israeli soldiers killed in fighting in northern Gaza...Israel National News





(UPDATED) GOVERNMENT MEDIA IN THE AFRICAN NATION OF CHAD SAY THAT A GROUP OF 24 BOKO HARAM JIHADISTS ATTACKED THE PRESIDENTIAL PALACE.


19 KILLED IN THE TERRORIST ATTACK, 18 OF THEM TERRORISTS.


PRESIDENT IDRISS DEBY THERE AT THE TIME OF THE ATTACK AND IS SAFE.    THE SITUATION DESCRIBED AS BEING 'UNDER CONTROL'...TASS RUSSIA...


THE FOREIGN MINISTER OF CHAD SPEAKING OF AN ATTEMPT TO DESTABILIZE THE COUNTRY...TASS RUSSIA...



                             TASS RUSSIA SUMMARY



                          NOS NETHERLANDS STORY




AN AIDE TO ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU SAYS THE PRIME MINISTER KNEW ABOUT PLANS TO LEAK A CLASSIFIED DOCUMENT TO FOREIGN NEWS MEDIA.



A LAWYER FOR ELI FELDSTEIN SAID THAT AT A DECEMBER 5TH COURT HEARING WHERE HE ARGUED FOR PRE-TRIAL RELEASE.


FELDSTEIN AND ANOTHER NETANYAHU ACCUSED IN THE CASE.   


THE LEAK OF THE DOCUMENT TO FOREIGN MEDIA DESIGNED TO HELP SUPPORT MR. NETANYAHU'S CASE AGAINST HOSTAGE NEGOTIATIONS WITH HAMAS...TIMES OF ISRAEL...



THE BODY OF AN ISRAELI HOSTAGE FOUND IN GAZA.  YOUSSEF ZIYADNE AND APPARENTLY HIS SON HAMZA ZIYADNE FOUND ACCORDING TO THE FAMILY...TIMES OF ISRAEL




Two Russian rescue workers dead fighting a fire caused by Ukrainian drone debris in the city of Engels.   One other person wounded.


The governor of the Saratov Region says there is now a State of Emergency due to the fire spreading...Tass Russia...RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt)



The Dutch Navy is watching Russian vessels that sail past the Netherlands.  Twenty such vessels escorted this year as opposed to 11 in 2023.  There are allegations that merchant vessels linked to Russia are engaging in sabotage of undersea cables...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)



The markets today.



The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 106.84 points.



The NASDAQ down 10.80 points.


At 436 pm New York Time the price of oil 73 dollars 34 cents a barrel down 91 cents or 1.23 percent...Marketwatch



At least six soldiers and 34 jihadists dead after a clash in northeastern Nigeria.   A surprise attack on soldiers in Borno state leading to a firefight...Associated Press USA-Africa News



In Lebanon a Presidential candidate favored by Hezbollah pulling out of the contest.


Suleiman Frangieh endorsing Lebanese Army chief Joseph Aoun for the post.


Lebanon's Parliament set to vote in a new president tomorrow after two years of disagreement...Israel National News



AN ORGANIZATION CALLED THE HIND RAJAB FOUNDATION IS PURSUING WAR CRIMES CASES AGAINST ISRAELI SOLDIERS OVER THE WAR IN GAZA.


 USING SOCIAL MEDIA VIDEOS TO GATHER EVIDENCE CASES HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED AGAINST ISRAELI SOLIDERS TRAVELING IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES.



LAST WEEK AN ISRAELI SOLDIER TAKEN OUT OF BRAZIL BY ISRAEL'S EMBASSY AFTER A WAR CRIMES CASE WAS OPENED AGAINST HIM...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)



An Italian journalist held by Iran after an Iranian was arrested in Italy at the request of the United States is now free.  Cecelia Sala returning to Italy after her release...BBC News



SEVEN PALESTINIANS KILLED IN AN ISRAELI DRONE STRIKE OVERNIGHT.   THE ATTACK IN AN AREA OF GAZA DESIGNATED AS A 'HUMANITARIAN ZONE' BY ISRAEL...ANADOLU AGENCY TURKEY (TURKIYE)




   WILDFIRES IN LOS ANGELES AREA


                     (Updated As Able)



A new wildfire forcing evacuations in the Hollywood Hills area this evening.



70,000 people evacuated due to wildfires in Southern California.


Four wildfires now burning in the Los Angeles area.


 Overnight a third wildfire in the Los Angeles area broke out amidst strong winds.


A second wildfire forced evacuation of residents late Tuesday night.   The fire in Eaton Canyon near Altadena.



Five reported dead in that fire.


Evacuations from that fire extended into the City of Pasadena.


Expanded evacuations resulting from the Pacific Palisades Fire with some residents of Santa Monica ordered from their homes...ABC 7 Los Angeles 



In South Korea rallies supporting impeached President Yoon Suk-Yeol continue outside the Presidential Residence.   

An arrest warrant for Mr. Yoon extended but police for now refusing to enforce it after an attempt last week failed.

Hundreds of supporters of Yoon facing a smaller group of dozens saying he should be arrested immediately...Yonhap News Agency South Korea


THE PRESIDENT OF KURDISH IRAQ MASROUR BARZANI MEETING THE TURKISH PRESIDENT RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN.


BOTH LEADERS DISCUSSING THE SITUATION IN SYRIA AND OTHER REGIONAL ISSUES.


BARZANI AND ERDOGAN SAID TO BE SEEKING CLOSER TIES BETWEEN IRAQ'S KURDISH REGION AND TURKEY...KURDISTAN 24...


MEANWHILE TURKEY'S FOREIGN MINISTER SAYING THAT KURDISH GROUPS IN SYRIA CONSIDERED TO BE TERRORISTS MUST BE DEALT WITH BY THE NEW REGIME THERE...TRT HABER (TRANSLATION PROMPT)



   THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA

                                                            (UPDATED WHEN ABLE)





RUSSIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY CLAIMS NEARLY 13,000 UKRAINIAN DEAD IN FIRST WEEK OF 2025



                            TASS RUSSIA ENGLISH NEWS


         RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)




Russia's Defense Ministry claiming almost 13,000 Ukrainian soldiers died in fighting in the first week of the new year.


9,700 of them dying in Ukraine and another 2,975 dying in Russia's Kursk Region.


In addition, 46 Ukrainian tanks said to have been destroyed...RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt)

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