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Middle East – North Africa News Brief

September 17, 2017

MENA BRIEF, SITREP September 10 – September 17: Middle East and Northern Africa Regional Low Intensity Conflicts. [HIGHLIGHT]: Qatar The Qatari diplomatic crisis

China’s Surprise Attack Preparations: Defensive Posturing or Strategic Signaling?

September 14, 2017

ASIA·FOREIGN POLICY·Headlines·NATIONAL SECURITY·SECURITY·WORLD NEWS

Last Wednesday, China reportedly conducted military exercises as a means to cope with a sea-based “surprise attack” emanating from the Korean peninsula.

Image Russia began its newest round of war games, “Zapad-2017” (the Russian word for “West”), on Thursday.

Zapad 2017 kicks off as Russia’s “West” war games challenge NATO

September 14, 2017

ASIA·EUROPE·FOREIGN POLICY·News Wire·RUSSIA·RUSSIA | FSU·SECURITY·WORLD NEWS

Russia began its newest round of war games, “Zapad-2017” (the Russian word for “West”), on Thursday. According to Russian officials the exercise

Russia arms deal marks ever widening gap between NATO and Turkey

September 13, 2017

ASIA·Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·RUSSIA·RUSSIA | FSU·WORLD NEWS

Despite, or in spite, of its NATO allies’ objections Turkey has proceeded with the purchase of the Russian S-400 missile defense system.

The Final Movement of the Islamic State

September 13, 2017

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

The grand symphony of Death and Destruction continues to play itself out across the streets of Deir Ezzor. A mortar round detonates.

Middle East – North Africa News Brief

September 11, 2017

MENA·MIDDLE EAST·News Wire·WORLD NEWS

MENA BRIEF, SITREP September 3 – September 10: Middle East and Northern Africa Regional Low Intensity Conflicts. [BAHRAIN]: The past week saw an

Syrian Army breaks through ISIS lines at Deir Ezzor

September 7, 2017

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

The shadows of the Russian Air Force have been covering the ground of Deir Ezzor, striking Islamic State positions throughout. From moonless

The solution to North Korea won’t come from a tweet

September 5, 2017

ASIA·FOREIGN POLICY·Headlines·NATIONAL SECURITY·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·SECURITY·SOUTH EAST ASIA·WORLD NEWS

North Korea (‘DPRK’) announced it has tested a new ‘hydrogen bomb’ as its sixth test to date in the development of a

Middle East – North Africa News Brief

September 3, 2017

MENA·MIDDLE EAST·News Wire·WORLD NEWS

MENA BRIEF, SITREP August 26 – September 2: Middle East and Northern Africa Regional Low Intensity Conflicts. [GENERAL]: August 30th marked the official

ISIS is pushed to the brink of extinction in the race to Deir Ezzor

September 3, 2017

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

The last remaining major Islamic State enclave in Syria, Deir Ezzor, is stuck between a proverbial rock and a hard place. With

Tal Afar: Battle at the ‘Gates of Hell’

August 31, 2017

Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·WORLD NEWS

The soundtrack of war is playing across the Iraqi frontline. The white noise of monotonous clinks and thuds, shots and mortar rounds

Image Pakistani soldiers killed during search and destroy mission on Pakistan Afghan border

Pakistani soldiers killed during search and destroy mission on Pak Afghan border

August 28, 2017

MENA·MIDDLE EAST·News Wire·WORLD NEWS

Two Pakistani Army soldiers were killed and three others injured when a roadside Improvised Explosive Device (IED) detonated during a search and

Middle East – North Africa News Brief

August 28, 2017

MENA·MIDDLE EAST·News Wire·WORLD NEWS

MENA BRIEF, SITREP August 19 – August 26: Middle East and Northern Africa Regional Low Intensity Conflicts. [GENERAL]: The annual Hajj, the sacred

Rohingya Muslim militants wage coordinated attack against police, army base

August 25, 2017

ASIA·Human Rights·News Wire·SOUTH EAST ASIA·WORLD NEWS

Rakhine, Myanmar, LC The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) has claimed responsibility for the coordinated attack of upwards of 30 police posts

Secretary of Defense Mattis hints of arming Ukraine

August 25, 2017

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Kiev, Ukraine [LC] During the first visit to Ukraine by an American defense secretary in nearly a decade, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis

Jared Kushner’s Middle East tour hits Egypt, Israel

August 24, 2017

AFRICA·MENA·NATIONAL SECURITY·News Wire·WORLD NEWS

Jerusalem, Israel [LC] President Trump’s advisor and son-in-law Jared Kushner met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today in an effort to

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