Turkish President Erdogan:

The separatist terrorists in Syria have only two choices; either they will lay down their arms, or they will be wiped out.

Erdogan:

The terrorists in Syria are now looking for new masters after the fall of Assad.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was sworn in for a third presidential term.

Clash Report EXCLUSIVE: FPV drones expose YPG terror group’s links to the PKK.

Equipment smuggled from France, Germany, and Ukraine, via Iraq, Georgia, and Iran, is now being used against the Syrian Army on the Manbij and Tishrin Dam fronts.

The so-called Martyr Haroun Drone Unit, part of YPG’s US-trained YAT, operates with PKK-supplied technology.

In Benin, a helicopter belonging to foreign contractors supporting the army crashed near Sèdjè Dénou, Zé Commune.

Israeli forces murdered Saed Abu Nabhan, a freelance cameraman working for Anadolu Agency in Gaza, on January 10 Working Journalists' Day.

New Orleans police released body cam footage of shootout with the New Orleans attacker Shamsud-Din Jabbar.

California National Guard has been deployed to the areas affected by wildfires to prevent looting and support law enforcement.

Iran has unveiled a new underground missile base.

IRGC Chief Commander visited an underground missile base in Iran that was used in the confrontation with Israel back in October 2024.

Iranian forces parading with cardboard cut-outs of their dead leaders in Tehran.

Ukrainian shotgun drone targeting Russian drones and a Russian soldier.

Russian children in training "to fight and kill Ukrainians".

A cardboard cut-out of Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic in Iran, inspecting soldiers.

BIG: China is swiftly constructing specialized barges for amphibious landings, raising concerns over potential action against Taiwan.

Naval News reports at least five of these vessels are being built at the Guangzhou Shipyard.

With 120-meter-long road bridges, they can deliver heavy military equipment like tanks directly onto previously inaccessible beaches, potentially enabling large-scale assaults.

Source: CovertShores, Naval News

NEW: Biden administration plans stricter export controls on advanced AI chips to maintain U.S. leadership and block adversaries like China and Russia from accessing critical technologies.

The new rules divide countries into three tiers:

1. Tier 1: U.S. and 18 allies, including Germany and Japan, with full access.
2. Tier 2: Most countries face limits of 50,000 GPUs but can exceed them under a “validated end user” (VEU) designation by meeting U.S. standards.
3. Tier 3: Adversaries like China face near-total bans.

Türkiye likely falls under Tier 2, with its AI chip access dependent on compliance with U.S. rules.

Chipmakers, including Nvidia, criticized the policy, warning it could harm economic growth and bypass proper industry consultation.

Source: Bloomberg

IS praised the New Year’s Day truck attack in New Orleans that killed 14 but stopped short of claiming responsibility.

In a digital bulletin, the group said the attacker was “influenced by Islamic State rhetoric” spread online.

While not directly referencing New Orleans, the bulletin included a photo of the truck and mentioned the attacker, along with a reference to his Meta glasses.

Serbia canceled some arms contracts with Russia due to sanctions, Serbian Army Chief of Staff Milan Mojsilović says.

Despite the sanctions, Belgrade has secured stable and flexible supplies of Russian weapons and parts through licensed production in other countries.

Mojsilović stated that Serbia’s Army can now “conduct high-level maintenance and repair parts for much of this weaponry.”

He acknowledged that arms imports from Russia are “currently almost impossible,” with some contracts canceled and others postponed in hopes of normalization.

Polish Defense Minister dismissed Major General Artur Kępczyński, head of the Support Inspectorate, following a scandal over missing anti-tank mines.

The mines, lost since June 2024, were found in an IKEA warehouse after officials contacted the military. Local media allege Kępczyński concealed the issue from superiors.

The mishap occurred when soldiers failed to unload a shipment of over 1,000 tons of explosives, and false records were filed.

An investigation is ongoing, with no comments from Kępczyński or the Defense Ministry.

Source: Politico