Daily Intel Brief
Chinese Coast Guard forcibly seizes rocket debris from Philippine navy, Erdogan threatens a ground operation in Syria, and Houthi rebels launch a drone attack on a ship...
Counterterrorism
A lone gunman entered a military base in Somalia and killed at least three Kenyan peacekeepers Monday, the latest attack by extremist fighters who oppose the presence of foreigners in the Horn of Africa nation, according to Kenya's military. The gunman fired his…
Yemen's Houthi rebels targeted a ship at an oil terminal in the south of the country on Monday, the internationally recognized government said, in the latest in a series of recent attacks that threaten to escalate the conflict after months of relative calm. The government…
Military & Defense
The Chinese coast guard forcibly seized floating debris the Philippine navy was towing to its island in another confrontation in the disputed South China Sea, a Philippine military commander said Monday. The debris appeared to be from a Chinese rocket launch…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday he was mulling going beyond air strikes and launching a ground operation in Syria following a deadly rocket strike on a Turkish border town. Erdogan also renewed warnings that those attacking Turkey will pay dearly…
Cybersecurity
From the early 2000s to 2015, China’s hacking teams caused havoc for private companies and U.S. and allied governments. In a series of high-profile breaches, they poached government databases, weapon system designs and corporate IP. From the breach of the Office of…
The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) has warned that the time to act on securing the US's offshore oil and natural gas installations is now because they are under "increasing" and "significant risk" of cyberattack. A report to Congress looked at a network of "more than…
Counterintelligence & Espionage
Lessons from Ukraine and changes in irregular warfare will be reflected in the upcoming revision of the Pentagon’s information-operations strategy, defense policy leaders said. “Everyone has a cell phone; that’s what we’re seeing in the Ukraine. Not just soldiers having…
A man suspected of being a Mossad spy was arrested in Lebanon, Lebanese news site Al-Akhbar reported on Monday morning. According to the Al-Akbar report, the suspect is named Hussein H. and his father and uncles were leaders in Hezbollah. Hussein was reportedly…
Transnational Organized Crime
The European Commission is exploring legal options to confiscate Russian state and private assets as a way to pay for Ukraine's reconstruction, according to a document seen by POLITICO. The goal would be "identifying ways to strengthen the tracing, identification…
At least eight members of a Mexican drug cartel are dead after they tried to attack a police station on Sunday and were met with officers returning fire. The cartel members attacked a police station on the outskirts of Celaya, a city located in the north-central state of…