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On January 2nd, SECDEF Mark Esper, following the U.S. airstrike assassination of Gen. Qaseem Soleimani, stated: “the game has changed.”

Terror groups, such as Boko Haram, are expanding attacks as they tap into terror networks worldwide which support them with arms and funds.

Iranian General Salami said that he would seek revenge for Soleimani’s death and it would be “decisive, serious, and real.”

“The United States does not seek conflict with any other nation in Syria, but will defend Coalition forces if necessary,” Urban said.

AFRICOM is requesting more flexibility in hitting the terrorist group al-Shabaab with drones when it advances from its enclaves in Somalia.

According to the intelligence reports, Iran has been planning on assassinating Lana Marks, American Ambassador to South Africa, for months.

Vindman told NBC’s Lester Holt on Monday night: “I had to choose between the president and the Constitution. I chose the Constitution.”

As U.S. and Afghan officials open peace talks with Taliban representatives in Qatar, Taliban fighters carried out attacks in 18 provinces across Afghanistan.

Saudi-led coalition jets conducted 14 airstrikes in Yemen early on Sunday. Targets included Houthi barracks and military sites near Sana’a.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported hearing loud explosions in Aleppo city and the surrounding countryside.

CENTCOM Commander McKenzie confirmed that U.S. troop presence is on track to drop to 4,500 in Afghanistan and 3,000 in Iraq by election day.

Berlin’s Charite hospital reports that Navalny has been removed from his medically induced coma and is being weaned off ventilation.