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Saudis In Their Sights: Congress Overrides Obama Risking Repercussions

October 6, 2016

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

Republicans handed President Obama the first veto override of his tenure allowing 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia. Some now question whether it

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Ethiopia Human Rights Abuses Spark U.S. Congressional Action

September 30, 2016

AFRICA·Headlines·Human Rights·MENA·U.S. | WASHINGTON D.C.

U.S. Representatives push for legislation targeting Ethiopia after Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch document human rights abuses. A bipartisan group of

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UPDATED: Suspected ISIS Chemical Attack on US Troops Tests Negative

September 30, 2016

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

Previous reports that U.S. Air Base in Iraq was hit with mustard gas by ISIS militants proven false. | UPDATED: As previously reported,

$1.15 Billion Saudi Arms Sale to Go Ahead Over Opposition in U.S. Congress

September 23, 2016

AFRICA·FOREIGN POLICY·Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY·News·Politics·SECURITY·U.S. | WASHINGTON D.C.·WORLD NEWS

U.S. Senators sought to block Saudi arms deal due to poor human rights record and issues of terrorism. | A bipartisan group of U.S.

ISIS Suspected of Chemical Attack on US Troops

September 21, 2016

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U.S. Air Base in Iraq hit with mustard gas after major air strike destroys chemical weapons facility near Mosul. |Islamic State (IS)

Russia-U.S. Tensions Mount After U.S. Syrian Air Strike – Syria Declares End to Cease Fire

September 19, 2016

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U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power chastised Russia at an emergency meeting before the UN Security Council amid claims the U.S. set out to

The Arab Sunni Doppelganger: Understanding the Islamic Caliphate Known as ISIL

September 14, 2016

FOREIGN POLICY·Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·RUSSIA·SECURITY·UNITED ARAB EMIRATES·WORLD NEWS

A US Army combat veteran offers sharp insight into the Islamic Caliphate, Arab Sunni influence and how to defeat ISIS. A Lima Charlie

Leave No One Behind: Our Noble Interpreters

September 7, 2016

FOREIGN POLICY·Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·Refugees

A combat officer’s tribute to those that helped him survive in a foreign and hostile land: the noble interpreter. As a young

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U.S. Shift From Saudi Arabia to Iran? A Western Dilemma

September 6, 2016

FOREIGN POLICY·Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·WORLD NEWS

A candid examination of the prospect of moving on from Saudi influence towards a partnership with Iran. | By John Sjoholm, Lima

Battlefield Yemen: Report Details High Stakes Poker Between US, Russia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, ISIS, Al Qaeda

August 27, 2016

AFRICA·FOREIGN POLICY·Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY·RUSSIA·WORLD NEWS

With the US, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Iran, ISIS and al Qaeda vying for control of a fractured country, Yemen has become an

GailForce: CENTCOM and the ISIS Threat – Was there a Politicization of Intelligence?

August 25, 2016

Cyber·FOREIGN POLICY·Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·WORLD NEWS

CENTCOM Accused of Downplaying Threat of ISIS in Intelligence Reports: Examining the Allegations “An old rule that I’ve used with my intelligence

Athens to See Construction of First Mosque in Almost 200 Years

August 4, 2016

AFRICA·Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·Refugees·WORLD NEWS

Greek Parliament Approves Construction of Mosque in Athens Athens, Greece – The Ottoman Empire left Greece along with its rule as a

ISIS Suicide Attacks Target Iraq Energy

July 31, 2016

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ISIS Attacks on Iraq’s Energy Infrastructure Continue | IRAQ (LC): #ISIS storms energy facilities in N. #Iraq on JUL31; Two separate attacks were carried

US Battle Against ISIS Incites Old Foe

July 29, 2016

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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.

Turkish Military Coup Fails to Oust Pro-Radical President

July 16, 2016

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President Erdogan Returns Vowing to “Cleanse the Army” On Friday night, the Turkish military—the second largest army in NATO—declared martial law, asserting