Overseas Security Advisory Council Daily News 3/23/2023
March 23, 2023
Today's Headlines - OSAC's daily selection of global security news
Africa
As terrorists move south through the Sahel, the Pentagon’s annual Flintlock exercise reinforced the rule of law in a region roiled by coups.
Niger's army said its troops had killed around 20 jihadists and arrested 83 others in an operation against militants on its southeastern border with Nigeria.
The new law comes amid a widening crackdown on sexual minorities in the deeply conservative Christian nation in east Africa. It is likely to be challenged in court.
East Asia & Pacific
Two Cambodian opposition figures have been charged under the country's rarely used lese majeste law with insulting King Norodom Sihamoni for posts made on Facebook about a photograph of the king and Prime Minister Hun Sen.
Taiwan announced Thursday it will recall its ambassador to Honduras as ties between the two worsen, with the Central American nation preparing to switch diplomatic recognition from the self-governing island to China.
A total of 20 people — five Indian nationals and 15 Thais — have now been arrested for alleged involvement in a phone scam network preying on elderly Americans with damages exceeding 3 billion baht, police said on Wednesday.
Europe
Militant trade unionists closed down approach roads to Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris. “It is absolute pandemonium here,” said a would-be air passenger who asked to be referred to as Trevor, 19. “Taxis are all at a standstill, so we’re being ...
Russian drones attacked Ukrainian cities and missiles blasted an apartment block, but a months-long ground assault on the eastern town of Bakhmut could be stalling in the face of fierce resistance, according to Ukrainian and British military experts.
Turkey’s third-biggest political party has said it will not field its own candidate for president in May’s election, a move that is likely to boost support for the main opposition candidate hoping to end incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s two decades ...
Middle East & North Africa
The first daily fast of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan began Thursday, as hundreds of millions of Muslims worldwide enter a four-week period of worship.
Israel’s parliament on Thursday passed the first of several laws that make up its contentious judicial overhaul as protesters opposing the changes staged another day of demonstrations aimed at raising alarm over what they see as the country’s descen...
South & Central Asia
The epicenter of the earthquake was situated in the territory of Kyrgyzstan, 209 km southwest of Almaty city in Kazakhstan. The quake hit at a depth of 5 km at 5:03 am Almaty time. Earlier Kazinform reported that the Kazakh cities of Taraz and Shymk...
Says raids being conducted to make more arrests; Imran alleges custodial torture being inflicted on workers and leaders, including nephew.
Western Hemisphere
Colombia's majority state-owned oil company Ecopetrol on Wednesday criticized new attacks against an oil pipeline run by its subsidiary Cenit, saying the attacks harm the country's population and the economy.
Taiwan announced Thursday it will recall its ambassador to Honduras as ties between the two worsen, with the Central American nation preparing to switch diplomatic recognition from the self-governing island to China.
A dozen people are dead in Peru since February amid escalating violence involving the Shining Path guerrilla group.
OSAC Analysis - Unclassified OSAC analytical reports and other resources
East Asia & Pacific
In 2019, Indonesia announced that the country would move its capital city from Jakarta to a new, yet-to-be-built city known as Nusantara. Though the government is moving ahead with the project, it is likely to continue to take several decades to com...
Consular Messages - Department of State travel advisories and alerts
Africa
On March 21, the Government of Tanzania declared an outbreak of Marburg virus disease with confirmed cases in the Kagera Region in northwest Tanzania. There have been no cases found outside the Kagera Region.
Events - Upcoming OSAC meetings, webinars, and training courses
Global
OSAC Tanzania Country Chapter Meeting
The U.S. Embassy in Lilongwe invites you to attend U.S. Department of State’s Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC) Country Chapter meeting, on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, from 9am to 10:30am at Farmer’s Daughter Café.
The OSAC Academia Sector Committee cordially invites all ASC members to attend the Spring Health, Safety, & Security Seminar hosted by Vanderbilt University, April 13 - 14.
Africa
Tanzania Country Chapter Meeting
East Asia & Pacific
All OSAC Pan-Asia Regional Committee (PARC) members are invited to attend the "Bouncing Back: Security in 2023 & Beyond" PARC Summit on April 26 - 27, 2023 at Bloomberg in Singapore.
OSAC Phnom Penh country chapter members are invited to attend a chapter meeting at the US Embassy on 28 March from 3:30 - 5:30p local.
OSAC Tokyo country chapter members are invited to a meeting at the Disney Ambassador Hotel from 3-5p local on 29 March.
Join the Japan Country Chapter for our first in-person OSAC meeting in several years. During this kickoff meeting we will introduce the Japan Country Chapter Team and formulate OSAC priorities for the rest of 2023.
OSAC Manila country chapter members are invited to attend a meeting on 20 April 2023.
Europe
All OSAC Bulgaria Country Chapter members are invited to attend the Chapter's upcoming webinar, "How to Stop a Crisis," on March 30, 2023 at 3:00 PM Sofia local (EET).
Middle East & North Africa
The OSAC Middle East and North Africa Regional Committee (MENA RC) will hold its 9th annual conference May 31 - June 1 on the campus of NYU Abu Dhabi.
South & Central Asia
All OSAC Pan-Asia Regional Committee (PARC) members are invited to attend the "Bouncing Back: Security in 2023 & Beyond" PARC Summit on April 26 - 27, 2023 at Bloomberg in Singapore.
The OSAC Chennai Chapter is happy to invite you for their first meeting in 2023 hosted by BNY Mellon on March 24, 2023.
Western Hemisphere
Join OSAC Dominican Republic for their first Chapter meeting in several years on Thursday, April 13 at 8:15 AM ET!
The OSAC Jamaica Chapter is happy to invite all Chapter members to their first Country Chapter meeting in Montego Bay in several years on March 6 at 11:00 AM local.
OSAC FBSC members are invited to participate in our annual conference on 16 - 17 May hosted by the LDS Church in Salt Lake City, Utah.
All Full Access OSAC members are invited to participate in OSAC's 1.5 day intensive Crisis Management Forum May 9-10, 2023 at the US Department of State Headquarters in Washington, DC. Registration is required.
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