‘What is Aleppo?’
OpEd examines our knowledge, or lack thereof, of a city and a people under siege. ‘What is Aleppo?’ The barrel bomb floated
Disrupting Geostrategic Thought
Lima Charlie News: Middle East Update
Lima Charlie News Middle East – North Africa (MENA) Update: A Week Gone By / MENA NEWS BLAST – OCT13 SITREP of the
Russian Syrian Airstrikes Devastate Aleppo – Ceasefire Talks Scheduled
Russian and Syrian airstrikes devastate Aleppo killing 81, injuring over 80; Russia, US call for ceasefire talks. Russian and Syrian airstrikes devastated
Battlefield Yemen Continues: Saudis Bomb Funeral Ceremony After al Houthi Attack
Yemen: Saudi airstrikes kill over 150, wound 534 at funeral ceremony the day after senior pro-Saudi commanders were killed in al Houthi
Saudis In Their Sights: Congress Overrides Obama Risking Repercussions
Republicans handed President Obama the first veto override of his tenure allowing 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia. Some now question whether it
Ethiopia Human Rights Abuses Spark U.S. Congressional Action
U.S. Representatives push for legislation targeting Ethiopia after Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch document human rights abuses. A bipartisan group of
UPDATED: Suspected ISIS Chemical Attack on US Troops Tests Negative
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
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
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
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
A US Army combat veteran offers sharp insight into the Islamic Caliphate, Arab Sunni influence and how to defeat ISIS. A Lima Charlie
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Leave No One Behind: Our Noble Interpreters
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
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
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?
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
Greek Parliament Approves Construction of Mosque in Athens Athens, Greece – The Ottoman Empire left Greece along with its rule as a
