John Sjoholm

US Battle Against ISIS Incites Old Foe

July 29, 2016

Muqtada al Sadr calls for attacks against US Forces in Iraq IRAQ- (LC) In the two years since the United States officially

Lima Charlie: Weekend Update: Middle East-North Africa JUL23-24

July 25, 2016

AFRICA·Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·WORLD NEWS

Lima Charlie’s Middle East / North Africa Weekend Update for JUL23-24 | #BEIRUT: Thomas Sutherland has died at the age of 85.

US Embassy in South Sudan Stands Firm Amidst Bloody Civil War

July 14, 2016

AFRICA·Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·WORLD NEWS

US Orders All Non-Essential Personnel To Leave As Violence Escalates | On JUL9, South Sudan celebrated its fifth year of independence, as

Iranian al Houthi Arms Shipment Investigations Continue

July 13, 2016

Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·WORLD NEWS

Weapons Allegedly Headed for al Houthi Rebels Seized Yemen – On JUL8, troops loyal to the Hadi Government seized a vessel believed

Bangladesh Hostage Standoff: ISIS Claims Responsibility

July 1, 2016

Breaking News·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·WORLD NEWS

| Dhaka‬, Bangladesh (Lima Charlie News) – #Dhaka‬, #‎Bangladesh: at 1925(~)ZULU+2 JUL1 reports of gunfire were reported across the news wires. Local

UPDATE: Ataturk Airport Attack Leaves 41 Dead +230 Injured

June 29, 2016

Breaking News·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·WORLD NEWS

|ISTANBUL (LC-MENA), at 2140 ZULU+2 on JUN28-2016, three men armed with AK47’s and suicide vests arrived at Ataturk International Airport, outside of

Israel Turkey Reach Deal to Normalize Relations

June 28, 2016

Breaking News·MENA

| ISRAEL TURKEY reach deal to normalize diplomatic relations; According to Israeli media: Deal with Turkey ‘a strategic interest for Israel’. The

Lima Charlie Middle East / N. Africa Update – 27th June

June 27, 2016

MENA·MIDDLE EAST·WORLD NEWS

|27TH of June – #MENA Weekly News Update from Lima Charlie News: INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY The #UnitedNationsSecurityCouncil met this week for its quarterly

ISIS Deploys Nerve Gas Against Retreating Syrian Forces

June 23, 2016

Breaking News·Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·RUSSIA | FSU·WORLD NEWS

[LC Confidence Index (LCCI): 65/100] As Russia and Syria continue the #BattleForRaqqa in a race to ISIS’ self-declared capital, confirmed reports surfaced

Russia, Syria Rage Against ISIS to Take Back the Dam

June 13, 2016

MENA·MIDDLE EAST·RUSSIA | FSU·WORLD NEWS

Water: the unlikely WMD. As reported last week, Syrian Special Forces, supported by Russian Special Forces, made substantial gains in the march

Lima Charlie’s MENA Weekly Update – 13th June ‪‎

June 13, 2016

MENA·MIDDLE EAST·WORLD NEWS

13th of June – ‪‎#MENA Weekly News Update from Lima Charlie News: #OmarMateen, 29, the active shooter in the Orlando, Florida tragedy

Small Arms Imports to Middle East Double

June 12, 2016

Breaking News·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·WORLD NEWS

|By John Sjoholm and Associated Press Wire – Lima Charlie News June 12th/1303 ZULU+1 Small arms and light weapons imports in the

ISIS’ Weapon of Mass Destruction: Water

June 7, 2016

Breaking News·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·WORLD NEWS

Report about the Tabqa Dam and the battle to retake Raqqa from the ISIS stranglehold. Monday June 7th, 1222 ZULU +1 As

Lima Charlie’s MENA News Briefing – 6th June

June 6, 2016

MENA·MIDDLE EAST·WORLD NEWS

6th of June – ‪‎LimaCharlie’s ‪#MENA Weekly News Briefing: As the month of #Ramadan begins, the battle for #Aleppo has reached new

Review of “The Crusades Through Arab Eyes” by Amin Maalouf

June 5, 2016

BOOKS·Culture·Opinion | Analysis

The Lebanese French Melkite Greek Catholic journalist and novelist Amin Maalouf did not set out to write an accurate history book or

Breaking: Iranian Reformer Released After 7 Years In Solitary

June 3, 2016

Breaking News·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY·WORLD NEWS

ZULU+1 2311/JUNE 03 BREAKING: Famous Iranian reformist politician, and senior member of the Islamic Iran Participation Front, Seyyed Mostafa Tajzadeh (Persian: سید مصطفی تاج‌زاده‎‎)