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Trump honors fallen Guard member, Congress probes strike order, Gaza toll soars, and more. Here’s your Monday Morning Brief, December 1, 2025.

South Africa is hauling in suspects accused of recruiting locals for Russia’s war in Ukraine, while in Germany tens of thousands hit the streets to block and protest a far right party meeting that was launching a new club for younger supporters. On the front itself, Russia’s midrange, jam proof drones are shredding Ukrainian supply lines deep behind the lines, turning what used to be “safe” rear areas into the new kill zone.

In 2025, Canada’s special operations command balanced Arctic sovereignty patrols and cold-weather training with a major Indo-Pacific deployment, while sustaining elite readiness through specialized units like JTF 2, CSOR, CJIRU, and dedicated special operations aviation.

Congress is tightening bipartisan oversight on the Trump administration’s Caribbean counter-narco strikes even as the White House keeps pressure on cartel networks and Maduro’s inner circle. At the same time, Maduro is trying to project calm from behind blacked-out glass in Caracas, while New York’s anti-ICE protest at Federal Plaza crossed from lawful dissent into street-level disorder and drew a firm NYPD response.

From the Black Sea to Krasnodar and Kyiv, Ukraine and Russia are trading long‑range blows. Inside the U.S., an Afghan evacuee now charged over an alleged TikTok bomb plot in Texas.

Han Kuang 2025 shows that Taiwan can rehearse joint warfighting and whole-of-society defense, but as someone who has worn the uniform and still calls this island home, I know we have not yet built the integrated readiness required to deter, absorb, and survive the war Beijing is actively preparing to fight.

Germany braces against Russian gray-zone pressure, Washington greenlights action on Venezuela’s state-run cartel, and a filmed killing in Jenin sends another shock through an already volatile region, all signaling how fast today’s conflicts can widen when fragile lines snap. Welcome to Saturday, November 29, 2025. This is your SOFREP Morning Brief.

Guard joins D.C. patrols, Zelenskyy’s Chief of Staff resigns, Israel raid kills 13. Here’s what’s making headlines this Friday evening.

Trump tightens immigration, expands drug ops, and crises unfold from Ukraine to Hong Kong. Here’s your Friday Morning Brief, November 28, 2025.

Afghan vet shoots Guardsmen, Putin weighs Trump peace plan, and more. Here’s what’s making headlines this Thursday evening.

China’s bargain bin JF-17 is less about dogfights than deals, binding cash strapped air forces to Beijing with cut rate firepower, easy credit, and long term political leverage.

Thanksgiving dawns with parades, politics, and global unrest shaping this Thursday morning’s top stories, November 27, 2025.