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VICTORY – Mission Tabqa Dam Complete, joint US SpecOps retake vital dam from ISIS

March 26, 2017

Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY

Tabqa, Syria – It began mere minutes before the stroke of midnight, March 21st. Under cover of darkness, parachutes descended silently onto

DEVELOPING: Joint US offensive to take back Tabqa Dam from ISIS sees gains

March 24, 2017

Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY

BREAKING, and DEVELOPING: Syria – The US has launched an air assault on the Tabqa Dam, with both US Special Operations forces

US forces seek to take critical Tabqa dam before ISIS uses it as a weapon of terror

March 22, 2017

Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY

Raqqa, Syria – As reported previously by Lima Charlie News, the Tabqa Dam in the Syrian Euphrates Valley, and the Islamic Caliphate’s

U.S. troops deploying to Poland in support of NATO’s enhanced ‘Forward Presence’

March 21, 2017

NATIONAL SECURITY·News Wire·RUSSIA | FSU

A U.S.-led battalion of over 1,100 soldiers will be deployed to Poland starting in April, a U.S. commander announced. 900 U.S., 150 British

Assault on al Raqqa commences, but cooperation between coalitions is critical

March 15, 2017

Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY·RUSSIA

al Raqqa, Syria – With US Marines arriving to provide artillery, intelligence, and additional air support, all the pieces are in place.

Reports raise concerns of increased Russian influence in Libya, region

March 15, 2017

MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY·News Wire·RUSSIA

Over the weekend regional strongman and Libyan Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar launched attacks on the city of al Sidra, the country’s largest oil

China, North Korea tensions rise after a week of escalation

March 14, 2017

ASIA·Headlines·NATIONAL SECURITY

Escalation began last week after North Korea tested four medium range missiles, in response to annual U.S. and South Korea joint military exercises. Over the following

Mosul: The Longest, Hardest Slog

March 7, 2017

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

The fight for Mosul did not have to be this difficult. In the film Gettysburg, there is a scene where Confederate Maj.

Insider agent helped kill al Qaeda’s number 2 man, instrumental in 9/11 attacks

March 3, 2017

Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY

A spray painted sedan by an insider agent marked the kill for al Qaeda’s number two man, Abu al-Masri, instrumental in the

Former CIA officer extradited to Italy to serve 4 year prison sentence for kidnapping

February 23, 2017

EUROPE·FOREIGN POLICY·Headlines·NATIONAL SECURITY

Former CIA Foreign Service Officer Sabrina De Sousa (61) will be handed over to Italian authorities in the coming week to serve

VP Mike Pence presents Trump Admin policy to NATO

February 20, 2017

EUROPE·NATIONAL SECURITY·News Wire·Politics·SECURITY·U.S. | WASHINGTON D.C.

Vice President Mike Pence’s tour of Europe, the Trump administration’s debut on the continent, began with Pence attending the Munich Security Conference

Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster picked to replace Mike Flynn as National Security Advisor

February 20, 2017

Headlines·NATIONAL SECURITY·News Wire·Politics·SECURITY·U.S. | WASHINGTON D.C.

President Donald Trump announced today that Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster will fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Michael Flynn as

Germany escalates global military role and NATO spending

February 19, 2017

Cyber·EUROPE·Headlines·NATIONAL SECURITY·News Wire

On Friday, German Defense Minister Ursula Von der Leyen opened the Munich Security Conference reaffirming an increase in German military spending. “We are aware that