MIDDLE EAST Archives

Trump’s Middle Eastern War, A Bay of Pigs in the making

February 8, 2017

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

OpEd: An open plea to the Trump Administration to not abandon America’s Kurdish allies as they wage war on the Islamic State. In

NATO Iraq training program launched to assist in fight against Islamic State

February 5, 2017

Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY

BAGHDAD, IRAQ, 5TH FEBRUARY 2017, LIMA CHARLIE NEWS WIRE Today, 5th of February, a new NATO training program is being launched in

Newly appointed CIA Deputy Director praised and criticized for operating torture black site

February 5, 2017

Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST

CIA Director Mike Pompeo’s appointment of Gina Haspel as Deputy Director while praised by some, has raised concerns about past torture allegations.

Tehran Stock Exchange takes hit

February 5, 2017

MENA·MIDDLE EAST·News Wire

TEHRAN, IRAN, 5TH FEBRUARY 2017, LIMA CHARLIE NEWS WIRE The Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE) was severely hit on January 24th, landing at a

Jordanian Air Force attacks ISIS in ‘payback’ strike

February 5, 2017

Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·News Wire

AMMAN, JORDAN, 5TH FEBRUARY 2017, LIMA CHARLIE NEWS WIRE The Jordanian Air Force attacked ground targets belonging to ISIS inside Southern Syria

Image Christian cross on a coptic church and cresent on the minaret of a muslim mosque in Upper Egypt

Egypt to legalize construction of new churches without permits

January 31, 2017

Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST

CAIRO, EGYPT, 31ST JANUARY 2017, LIMA CHARLIE NEWS WIRE Egyptian Prime Minister, Sherif Ismail, has announced the intent to make the construction

Suspect in $1 billion fraud case arrested by Interpol

January 31, 2017

MENA·MIDDLE EAST·News Wire

AMMAN, JORDAN, 31ST JANUARY 2017, LIMA CHARLIE NEWS WIRE | A man wanted by INTERPOL was arrested at the Queen Alia International

Jordan’s King Abdullah II to meet with Donald Trump

January 29, 2017

MENA·MIDDLE EAST·News Wire

AMMAN, 29TH JANUARY 2017, LIMA CHARLIE NEWS WIRE Jordan’s King Abdullah II will be meeting with the new US President, Donald Trump,

Image US Navy personnel disembark a V-22 Osprey

US Special Operations air and ground assault takes out al Qaeda compound in Yemen

January 29, 2017

Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY·News Wire·WORLD NEWS

Large scale US Special Operations assault in Yemen leaves 1 US Navy SEAL dead, 3 Special Operations members wounded, upwards of 45

Trump blocks slated payment of $221 million to Palestinian Authority

January 26, 2017

MENA·MIDDLE EAST·News Wire·Politics

Trump blocks payment to Palestinian Authority authorized hours before inauguration. The Trump Administration has reportedly blocked the transfer of $221 million to

US drone eliminates Abo Mus’ab al Jazrawi

January 26, 2017

Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·WORLD NEWS

On January 22nd the al Qaeda affiliated, former ISIS commander Abo Mus’ab al Jazrawi saw his timely end from a US Intelligence

US drone strikes continue to target al Qaeda leadership

January 22, 2017

MENA·MIDDLE EAST·News·News Wire·WORLD NEWS

Four al Qaeda affiliated militia fighters are taken out by US drone strikes in Yemen. Two separate US drone strikes in the

Denmark deploys Army Special Forces to Syria

January 22, 2017

Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY·News Wire·WORLD NEWS

Denmark has ordered its Armed Forces to begin deployment of its elite Special Forces Jægerkorpset and Frømandskorpset units to Syria to join

Updates from the Front Lines: Dier Ezzor, January 22nd

January 22, 2017

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

Update on the battle against ISIS in Syria: combined Russian, Syrian and US air assets pound Islamic State militants in defense of

Libyan MiG shot down as battle rages for control of Benghazi

January 18, 2017

AFRICA·Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·News·News Wire

LIBYA, 18TH JANUARY 2017, LIMA CHARLIE NEWS WIRE A MiG-23 jet fighter was shot down by “Islamist extremist militia” over Benghazi, Libya,

Soldiers battle in last stand against ISIS at Deir Ezzor

January 18, 2017

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

Wide Islamic State offensive on Deir Ezzor, Syria, splits the town in two, isolates a small detachment of protectors, preventing supply drops.

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Trump’s Middle Eastern War, A Bay of Pigs in the making

NATO Iraq training program launched to assist in fight against Islamic State

Newly appointed CIA Deputy Director praised and criticized for operating torture black site

Tehran Stock Exchange takes hit

Jordanian Air Force attacks ISIS in ‘payback’ strike

Egypt to legalize construction of new churches without permits

Suspect in $1 billion fraud case arrested by Interpol

Jordan’s King Abdullah II to meet with Donald Trump

US Special Operations air and ground assault takes out al Qaeda compound in Yemen

Trump blocks slated payment of $221 million to Palestinian Authority

US drone eliminates Abo Mus’ab al Jazrawi

US drone strikes continue to target al Qaeda leadership

Denmark deploys Army Special Forces to Syria

Updates from the Front Lines: Dier Ezzor, January 22nd

Libyan MiG shot down as battle rages for control of Benghazi

Soldiers battle in last stand against ISIS at Deir Ezzor

News Wire

The Currency War Nobody Wants to Name

Europe will survive only if it pays someone else to die in its place

Can the U.S. Counter China’s Growing Soft and Sharp Power Influence Through Sanctions?

Working Hypothesis: Europe Seeks Relative Advantage from US Overextension

Mission Profile: Soft Power as the New Dominion

Soft Power as Dominion: Speaking Softly, Building Systems

Cyber Warfare Now – Tales from the Digital Battlefield

Israel-Hamas Cyberwar, when old warfare meets new

Huawei – China’s telecom giant hits a giant wall

Strike a deal with which devil? The many faces of the Taliban

The fate of Afghanistan’s NATO Generation

Afghanistan – A Bold Solution