MIDDLE EAST Archives

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

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

Case dropped against Egyptian men in Christian-Muslim marriage dispute

January 17, 2017

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EGYPT, 17TH 2017, LIMA CHARLIE NEWS WIRE The noteworthy case against three Egyptian men who stood accused of forcing a 70 year-old

VBIED explosion in Baghdad likely ISIS retaliation for Mosul Offensive

January 17, 2017

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IRAQ, 17TH 2017, LIMA CHARLIE NEWS WIRE A VBIED in the Shiite neighborhood of Abu Dsheer, in Southern Baghdad, killed at least

Civilian death toll in Yemen reaches 10,000, with 10 million in urgent need of aid

January 17, 2017

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YEMEN, 17TH JAN. 2017, LIMA CHARLIE NEWS WIRE The civilian death toll in Yemen has now reached 10,000, with another 40,000 wounded,

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#BREAKING: Russia’s Ambassador to Yemen still alive and well

January 16, 2017

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A report on the scourge that is Fake News in the Middle East, and an ambassador’s murder that never was. Americans have

Ongoing US strikes target al Qaeda in Yemen as civil war rages on

January 15, 2017

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US Defense Department acknowledges January 8th airstrike that killed a senior al Qaeda leader in Yemen. “The United States remains committed to

As ISIS collapses, targeted killings by US Intelligence keep al Qaeda on the run

January 15, 2017

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Renewed intelligence efforts and targeted killings by the US Intelligence community continue to take down high level leadership in al Qaeda and affiliated

Image Taliban attack Afghan Parliament, Kabul

Dozens killed, wounded in Taliban suicide attack outside Afghan Parliament

January 10, 2017

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KABUL, AFGHANISTAN, JANUARY 10TH 2017, LIMA CHARLIE NEWS WIRE | Two explosions ripped through the Darulaman Road area, near the Parliament and

US Army Special Forces Soldier dies in Jordan

January 10, 2017

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AMMAN, JORDAN, JANUARY 10TH 2017, LIMA CHARLIE NEWS WIRE | The DOD has released the identity of the US Army Special Forces

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Jordan, a Middle East crossroads in crisis

January 9, 2017

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Op-Ed. A staunch US ally, Jordan has for a long time been a reliable recruiting ground for jihadist entities. In the midst

Oil power play: As US and Saudi interests wane, Iran steps up its game

January 6, 2017

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While international oil leviathan ExxonMobil is pulling out of half of its exploration blocks in the Kurdish region, Iran is pushing for

Brothers in Arms, Donald Trump, cigars and a fine steak dinner: The Library in Amman

January 3, 2017

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Reflections on a peaceful meal with brothers in arms at a Middle Eastern oasis. A review of the Library Lounge & Cigar

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ISIS attacks on Christian targets mark holidays in 2016

December 30, 2016

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Terror attacks in Berlin, Cairo and Jordan against Christian targets during the holidays mark ongoing extremist surge to push radical Islamic message

ISIS takes back Palmyra, may have scored Russian missile system

December 16, 2016

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ISIS may have obtained a high altitude Russian surface-to-air missile system after recapturing the ancient city of Palmyra, Syria. Palmyra, Syria – ISIS