🇺🇸🇹🇼❌🇨🇳 — The US State Department has revised the text on its website describing US-Taiwan relations, removing the words "we do not support Taiwan independence."

➡️When asked about the changed wording and whether it indicated that Washington no longer opposed Taiwan independence, a State Department spokesman rejected the suggestion.

➡️Taiwan's Foreign Minister Lin Jialong issued a statement today welcoming the changes, saying they reflect the reality of the friendly relations between Taiwan and the United States, Lin thanked the Trump administration for paying close attention to Taiwan affairs and said the island would continue to strengthen its self-defense capabilities .

➡️During the Biden administration, in May 2022, the State Department removed portions of the text that stated “Taiwan is part of China” and “the United States does not support Taiwan independence.”.

🏳️❌🇧🇯 — JNIM militants attacked a base of the Beninese army in Gourouberi, Karimama in nothern Benin, near the border with Niger.

➡️ 8 soldiers were reportedly killed and large amounts of weapons and ammunition were captured in the attack.

➡️ According to War Noir:

Militants captured rare Type 3 AK-47 with #USA-made 🇺🇸 M203 grenade launcher (!)

Additionally #Bulgaria-made 🇧🇬 Arsenal MG-1M machine gun, #China-made 🇨🇳 Type 69 RPG Launchers, W-85 heavy machine guns, Type 81-1 rifles, Type 56-1 rifles, Type 69 RPG Launchers, T69-1 Anti-Tank RPG projectiles and mortars were seized as well.

🏳️❌🇲🇱 — JNIM militants blew up two vehicles of the Malian Armed Forces and Wagner PMC between Souma and Djola, in the Mopti region, affirming losses in the ranks of the targeted units.

🏴❌🏴 — Peace talks between JAS and ISWAP collapse, violent battles ensue.

➡️ In the past few days violent battles have taken place between JAS and ISWAP on the Lake Chad waters and on the shores, in which dozens were killed on both sides.

➡️ The JAS faction, personally led by Bakura, is conducting an offensive on ISWAP bases in Abadam LGA on the shore of the Lake Chad, as ISWAP prepares for a counter offensive.

➡️ The clashes are likely to continue for the following days if not weeks from now.

🇺🇸❌🇾🇪🇮🇷 — US Central Command in a statement announced intercepting a shipment of "advanced Iranian weapons, drones and communications equipment that were on route to the Houthis."

Full statement by @CENTCOM :
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Congratulations to the Coast Guard of the legitimate government of Yemen on their interdiction of Iranian advanced weapon components, drones, and communications gear that was destined for the Iranian backed Houthi terrorists.

On February 12, the Yemen Coast Guard interdicted a Dhow in the Southern Red Sea that was destined for Hodeidah port and reportedly originated in Iran.

The dhow had a 40-foot container containing qualitative military equipment, including cruise missiles' structures, jet engines used in cruise missiles and suicide drones, reconnaissance drones, in addition to marine radars, a modern jamming system, and an advanced wireless communications system.