MIDDLE EAST Archives

FROM THE FRONTLINES – The Mosul Offensive: Operation Western Bank Liberation

February 20, 2017

Below the Iraqi Air Force Mi-35M1 Hind attack helicopter, the khaki colored landscape becomes a sun bleached patchwork of brown, black, and

Taliban clash with Pakistani forces after renewed offensive

February 12, 2017

Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·News Wire

Khost, Pakistan – Pakistani Security Forces suffered casualties in a clash against Taliban sympathizers early Sunday (12th of February). The clashes occurred

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