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MENA Report podcast: Democracy v. Dictatorship and ‘the Shifting Sands of the Dictator’

April 16, 2017

Lima Charlie News MENA Report covers Middle East / North Africa developments as reported by Lima Charlie’s MENA Bureau. This week, MENA

The Shifting Sands of the Dictator

April 16, 2017

Featured·Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis

John Sjoholm examines the West’s historic support of dictatorships in the Middle East, and asks whether the region is ready for true

Middle East – North Africa News Brief

April 10, 2017

MENA·MIDDLE EAST·News Wire

MENA Regional Low Intensity Conflicts, April 3 – April 8 [SYRIA]: Spanish authorities raided Rifaat al-Assad’s assets in a corruption inquiry on April 3rd. Rifaat

OpEd: The Real Cost of War In Syria

April 9, 2017

FOREIGN POLICY·Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·Politics·PTSD·RUSSIA·VETERANS

Here we go again. After nearly two decades of war, including the occupation of Iraq during the bloody sectarian violence caused by

Syrian missile strike: What do we know?

April 9, 2017

FOREIGN POLICY·Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY·Politics·RUSSIA·U.S. | WASHINGTON D.C.

Here is what we know: The U.S. launched a Tomahawk cruise missile attack from nearby destroyers in the east Mediterranean against a

OpEd: Welcome to Syria, why don’t you stay for awhile?

April 9, 2017

Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis

On April 4th the Syrian government, from its seat in Damascus, seemingly ordered a gas attack on the rebel-held, but predominantly civilian,

Syrian government attacks Idlib with gas, 58 reported dead, 11 children

April 4, 2017

MENA·MIDDLE EAST·News Wire

Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib Province, Syria – Air strikes began just after dawn at 06:40, with Syrian Air Force SU-22 military jet fighters deploying

Middle East – North Africa News Brief

April 4, 2017

MENA·MIDDLE EAST·News Wire

MENA Regional Low Intensity Conflicts, March 26 – April 2 [IRAN]: The American-Iranian, Gholam Reza “Robin” Shahini, 46 years-of-age, was released from Iranian prison

UPDATED: VICTORY – Mission Tabqa Dam Complete, joint US SpecOps retake vital dam from ISIS

April 1, 2017

Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY

| UPDATED from a story that ran March 26, 2017 Tabqa, Syria – It began mere minutes before the stroke of midnight, March

MENA Report podcast: the latest in the coalition offensive against ISIS in Syria

March 30, 2017

MENA·MIDDLE EAST·Podcasts·VETERANS

Lima Charlie News MENA Report covers Middle East / North Africa developments as reported by Lima Charlie’s MENA Bureau. This week, MENA

Middle East – North Africa News Brief: Regional Low Intensity Conflicts

March 26, 2017

MENA·MIDDLE EAST·News Wire

MENA Regional Low Intensity Conflicts, March 19 – 26 The US and UK governments announced an immediate travel ban on March 21st that

VICTORY – Mission Tabqa Dam Complete, joint US SpecOps retake vital dam from ISIS

March 26, 2017

Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY

Tabqa, Syria – It began mere minutes before the stroke of midnight, March 21st. Under cover of darkness, parachutes descended silently onto

Fierce battle rages over a key Syrian town

March 24, 2017

MENA·MIDDLE EAST·News Wire

Syria – The battle for Hama, a city in west-central Syria, and its surrounding areas, is in full swing. The al Qaeda-affiliated

DEVELOPING: Joint US offensive to take back Tabqa Dam from ISIS sees gains

March 24, 2017

Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY

BREAKING, and DEVELOPING: Syria – The US has launched an air assault on the Tabqa Dam, with both US Special Operations forces

US forces seek to take critical Tabqa dam before ISIS uses it as a weapon of terror

March 22, 2017

Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY

Raqqa, Syria – As reported previously by Lima Charlie News, the Tabqa Dam in the Syrian Euphrates Valley, and the Islamic Caliphate’s

Middle East – North Africa News Brief: Regional Low Intensity Conflicts

March 19, 2017

MENA·MIDDLE EAST·News Wire

| [BAHRAIN]: Continuous calls for protests rang throughout the week. The protests continued with near daily pro-Shiite protests. The majority are carried

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