India/Pakistan
Tensions still high along border with numerous firefights. Images coming out showing damaged buildings. Some reports overnight of an air skirmish between forces. India has reportedly deployed fleet on war footing.
Some cooler heads are trying to prevail but people and media on both sides at a blood frenzy.
India/Pakistan
Pakistan returned the captured pilot as an olive branch to encourage dialogue to deescalate the situation. India govt has been silent so far and Indian media ramping up ant-Pakistan propaganda again. Units on both sides still deploying to the border.
Retweeted Raj Shekhar Jha Jama’at Islami’s terror unit Al-Badar has threatened to send terrorists from Pakistan over the border to Kashmir. Not good for current situation
Venezula
Following the conflicts at border crossings over blockage of food / medical aid, the situation has hit a pause. Maudero enlisted prison innmates, uniformed and armed them to shoot civilians (something the military was very reluctant to do). Supporters of the opposition are meeting to plan their next efforts. Intervention by US forces currently unlikely unless some of the military cargo traffic designated aid actually carried supplies for forward deployment of US forces. US response probably be 82D or 101st. No carrier battle group or marine amphibious group are in the area that I’ve found reported.
N. Korea
Assessing N Korean potential responses. I read into Kim’s response that he didn’t understand Trump’s calculations to mean that he expected him to roll over like previous presidents. Trump was better prepared and like Regan in Iceland walked away from gorbachov, Trump did same. Analysts indicate that this puts pressure now on China and their negotiations with Trump over trade.