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Iraqi Army captures last road out of Mosul

March 2, 2017

The U.S.-backed Iraqi Army has taken control of the last major road out of Western Mosul, trapping ISIS in the city. The

Former CIA officer will not be extradited to Italy for kidnapping

March 2, 2017

MENA·MIDDLE EAST·News Wire·Politics

Former CIA officer Sabrina de Sousa will not be extradited from Portugal to Italy for her conviction in the kidnapping case of Egyptian Cleric

Palestinian leaders establish new political organization to support PLO

February 28, 2017

MENA·MIDDLE EAST·News Wire

In the wake of President Trump’s abandonment of the Israel-Palestine two-state solution at a joint press conference with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu two weeks

Iran finds extensive shale oil reserves

February 23, 2017

MENA·MIDDLE EAST·News Wire

The state-run National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) found 2 billion barrels of light crude shale oil reserves in the Khali Koh region

Colorado activists push legislator to sponsor Presidential Conflicts of Interest Act

February 21, 2017

AMERICAS·News Wire·Politics·U.S. | WASHINGTON D.C.·VETERANS

| Denver, CO – Activists, including veterans, protested in Denver today requesting that Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO) join Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) in

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

February 20, 2017

Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·News Wire

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

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

China suspends all coal imports from North Korea as tensions mount

February 20, 2017

ASIA·News Wire

Beijing, China – Tensions between North Korea and China continue to mount as the Beijing government announced it is suspending all coal

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

Syria: Russian Air Force pounds Deraa

February 18, 2017

MENA·News·News Wire

Russian air strikes on Syrian opposition positions in Deraa are into a fourth day. Syrian opposition groups are preventing Syrian government affiliated troops

Allegations of a ‘Chinese Blackwater’ continue to plague Erik Prince

February 17, 2017

AFRICA·ASIA·Headlines·News Wire·WORLD NEWS

On Thursday, BuzzFeed ran an investigative report about Frontier Services Group, a Hong Kong based company chaired by Blackwater founder Erik Prince.

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